Here is a fun one for those level 1 wizards out there.

Cold Snap

1st-level evocation

Casting Time: 1 action
Range: Self (20-foot cone)
Components: V, S
Duration: Instantaneous

A blast of frigid air shoots from your outstretched palm. Each creature in a 20-foot cone originating from you must make a Dexterity saving throw. On a failed save, a creature takes 2d8 cold damage and is restrained till the end of your next turn as they are frozen in place. On a successful save, the creature takes half as much damage and isn’t restrained.

At Higher Levels: When you cast this spell using a spell slot of 2nd level or higher, the damage increases by 1d8 for each slot level above 1st.

I saw a meme about killing a person and bringing them back to do it again.  You can’t do that in straight vanilla DnD.  Let’s make that happen in vanilla DnD!

 

Forced Return

7th-level necromancy

Casting Time: 1 hour
Range: Touch
Components: V, S, M (a noose made of gold worth 10,000 gp)
Duration: Instantaneous

You touch a creature that has been dead for no longer than 200 years forcing its return to the mortal plane.  This spell functions like raise dead, except that target of the spell may  not wish to be return or the soul of the target may be captured somehow.  That creature may make a Wisdom saving throw to prevent the effects of raise dead.  You may attempt this spell up to three times on one corpse.  If the creature succeeds on three saving throws, the target of the spell may never be affected by another forced return and your material components for the spell crumple into dust.  That creature can only be brought back to life via a wish spell or similar effect or spell.

If the target of the spell is being held by another creature or effect, you can also use this spell to force the return of the body and escape capture.  If the soul of the creature is being held by a spell, any spell of 7th level or lower on the target is freed ends. For each spell of 8th level or higher on holding the target, make an ability check using your spellcasting ability. The DC equals 10 + the spell’s level. On a successful check, the target is freed and restored to life via raise dead.  If a creature is holding the target’s soul, that creature must attempt a Wisdom saving throw to prevent freeing the targets soul.  You must be on the same plane of existence as the creature holding the target’s soul to affect the creature.  In either case, if you fail to restore the target to life after three castings of  forced return,  the target of the spell may never be affected by another forced return and your material components for the spell crumple into dust.  That creature can only be brought back to life via a wish spell or similar effect or spell.

At Higher Levels: When you cast this spell using a spell slot of 8th level or higher, you automatically end the effects of a spell on the target if the spell’s level is equal to or less than the level of the spell slot you used.

 

 

Thoughts?

How about some spells?

 

Sudden Rest

3rd-level enchantment

Casting Time: 1 action
Range: Touch
Components: V, S
Duration: Instantaneous

You touch a willing person and instantly fill them with calm and comfort.  The target of the spell instantly gains the effect of a short rest spending as many hit dice as they want and using any class abilities they want regarding short rests.  No abilities that affect multiple characters can be triggered by this effect.

At Higher Levels: When you cast this spell using a spell slot of 4th level or higher, another creatures may be targeted for each slot level above 3rd.

I’m playing in a Middle Earth 5e game.  Not NEAR as much healing as regular DnD, and thats ok.  But, I’ve been thinking about playing with the short rest.  Here is a possible spell for that.

 

 

Restful Pace

2nd-level abjuration(ritual)

Casting Time: 1 minute
Range: 30 feet
Components: V, S
Duration: 8 hours

Your spell lets your allies allies rest and recuperate while they lightly walk across the country. Choose up to eight creatures within range. Each target can take a light rest for each hour of travel at a normal pace.  Traveling through difficult terrain or any mode of travel more difficult that walking will not allow the creature to rest.

At Higher Levels: When you cast this spell using a spell slot of 3rd level or higher,  increase the number of targets by 1  for each slot level above 2nd.