Attack Cantrip Evocation
Traditions divine
Cast somatic, verbal
Range Touch; Targets 1 creature
You summon and swing a weapon made of divine force. Make a melee spell attack roll against your target’s AC. On a success, you deal 1d6 force damage plus your spellcasting ability modifier. On a critical success, the target takes double damage.
Heightened (+1) Increase the damage by 1d6.
This builds of yesterdays ideas. What about a control wizard?
enchantment cantrip
Casting Time:1 action
Range:60 feet
Components: V, S
Duration: 1 round
You lock another targets mind and prevent it from doing an action. Choose a target in range and an action it can not do. A target must succeed on a Charisma saving throw or on its next turn it must make another Wisdom saving throw to do that action. If it fails, it can not take that action and must choose another thing to do on its turn.
Thoughts?
Time to keep rolling with this spell into DnD 5e
transmutation cantrip
Casting Time: 1 action
Range: 60 feet
Components: V, S
Duration: 1 round
You alter the subtle balances the keep the creature moving causing chaos in essence of the target. Choose a creature in range to makes a Constitution saving throw. On a failure the creature takes 1d6 acid damage. At the start of the creatures next turn, it must succeed at another Constitution saving throw or take the same damage again.
This spell’s damage increases by 1d6 when you reach 5th level (2d6), 11th level (3d6), and 17th level (4d6).
Thoughts? Does the second saving throw prevent the damage from being too high for a cantrip?
Been running through different systems, so why not take an idea from one to another?
Acid Cantrip Transmutation
Traditions arcane, primal
Cast [two-actions] somatic, verbal
Saving Throw Fortitude
Range 30 feet; Targets 1 creature
You subtly change the chemistry of a creature altering the small balances they keep them working dealing 1d4 acid damage this turn and the same damage the next turn. If the creature critically fails the save, it is also dealt the acid damage for a third turn.
Heightened (3rd) The damage increases to 1d4+ your spellcasting ability modifier.
Heightened (5th) The initial damage increases to 2d4 + your spellcasting ability modifier.
Heightened (7th) The initial damage increases to 3d4 + your spellcasting ability modifier.
Heightened (9th) The initial damage increases to 4d4 + your spellcasting ability modifier.
Thoughts?
How about some love for Pathfinder 2e?
MENTAL Attack Cantrip Evocation
Traditions arcane, occult
Cast [two-actions] somatic, verbal
Range touch; Targets 1 creature
You whisper into your fist and punch into a creatures head a mind. Make a melee spell attack. If you hit, you deal 1d4 mental damage . On a critical success, the target is stupefied 1.
Heightened (3rd) The initial damage increases to 1d4 + your spellcasting ability modifier and the target is stupefied 1. On a critical success, the target is stunned 1.
Heightened (5th) The initial damage increases to 2d4 + your spellcasting ability modifier and the target is stunned 1 and stupefied 1. On a critical success, the target is stupefied 2 instead.
Heightened (7th) The initial damage increases to 3d4 + your spellcasting ability modifier and the target is stunned 1 and stupefied 2. On a critical success, the target is stunned 2 and stupefied 2 instead.
Heightened (9th) The initial damage increases to 4d4 + your spellcasting ability modifier and the target is stunned 1 and stupefied 2. On a critical success, the target is instead stunned 2 and stupefied 3.
Thoughts?
How about a cantrip to do some psychic damage, up close and personal?
evocation cantrip
Casting Time: 1 action
Range: Touch
Components: V, S
Duration: Instantaneous
Finishing the final words of the spell, you real back and punch the target in the head. Make a melee spell attack against the target. On a hit, the target takes 1d8 psychic damage, and the target has disadvantage on Wisdom(perception) and Intelligence(investigation) checks for one round.
The spell’s damage increases by 1d8 when you reach 5th level (2d8), 11th level (3d8), and 17th level (4d8).
Thoughts?
I want to keep exploring the idea of giving every character something for each action. How about a quick cantrip for the wizards and warlocks out there?
evocation cantrip
Casting Time: reaction
Range: 20 feet
Components: V, S
Duration: Instantaneous
When a creature enter within 20 feet of you, as a reaction, you can cause the creature to make a Dexterity saving throw. If the creature fails the save, it is dealt lightning damage equal to your level divided by 2, minimum 1.
Thoughts?
How about we go the other way with bonuses?
Enchantment cantrip
Casting Time: reaction
Range: 50 feet
Components: V, S
Duration: next action
You curse one creature making an ability check. If the target fails a Wisdom saving throw, the target must roll a d2 and subtract the number rolled to the ability check.
Thoughts?
Been a bit since I wrote some 2nd ed, but here is an idea that needs to be out in the world. Sometimes you just need a hammer when everyone else looks like a nail!
Conjuration Cantrip
Traditions arcane, divine, occult, primal
Cast [two-actions] verbal,somatic; Duration 1 minute
You summon a melee weapon made of base materials for the type. You must be proficient in the wapon. The weapon is not made of any special materials and possesses no special qualities aside from those it would normally have. Upon the spell ending or if the weapon gains the broken condition, the weapon disappears.
Thoughts?
How about the anti-true strike?
Enchantment cantrip
Casting Time: 1 action
Range: 30 feet
Components: S
Duration: Concentration, up to 1 round
You extend your hand and point a finger at a target in range. If the target fails a Wisdom saving throw, it gains disadvantage on its first attack it makes in the next round.
Thoughts?
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