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Can either flavor of Restoration remove the Frightened condition?

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The characters in our party got a minor boon that allows us to cast either Minor or Major Restoration on ourselves once as a bonus action.

We're about to face off against an enemy that has Frightful Presence. Basically, they can cause mass fear with a high DC.

So the question is: Is Frightened a condition that either of these spells would remove?

Lesser Restoration

You touch a creature and can end either one disease or one condition afflicting it. The condition can be Blinded, Deafened, Paralyzed, or Poisoned.

Greater restoration

You imbue a creature you touch with positive energy to undo a debilitating effect. You can reduce the target's Exhaustion level by one, or end one of the following effects on the target.

• One effect that Charmed or Petrified the target
• One curse, including the target's Attunement to a cursed magic item
• Any reduction to one of the target's Ability Scores
• One effect reducing the target's hit point maximum

No explicit mention of Frightened in either one and the Fear spell (the closest thing to Frightful Presence) makes no mention of Restoration as a clearing effect (unlike other spells like Geas, Feeblemind, etc.)

So according to RAW, the answer would appear to be No, but this just seems wrong. Why would these spells remove more serious effects but not cover a much more minor one?

Am I missing some detail, or is Fear actually a special effect that completely bypasses Restoration or does it fall under the "undo a debilitating effect" wording of Greater Restoration?


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