

You can cause one creature you touch to become sterile for one hour.You cause a glowing green arrow to appear it will point in a cardinal direction you choose for 1 round.You cause a page of a book to appear blank for 1 hour.Some example Prestidigitation “secrets” includes: Many arcanists are happy to teach traveling magic-users unique uses for spells they both know (in return for similar magical knowledge, of course). High-level magic can demonstrate the pure strength of a wizard/bard/warlock/sorcerer, but the versatility of their magic demonstrates how well-traveled they are. Very few people learn to play an instrument just to play “Hot Cross Buns” and just as many people learn magic just to cast “Prestidigitation.” However, many circles of mages across the material plane have their own unique uses for the cantrip. Shocking Grasp cantrip evocation wizard sorcerer D&D dungeons and dragons D&D homebrew dnd homebrew worldbuilding If an ally takes more than 9 lightning damage this way, they can immediately use a bonus action as a reaction. If an artificer traps a few teaspoons worth of Ochre in a specially-designed machine, they can power all sorts of electrical machines with spells that can normally only target creatures.įurthermore, skilled, Machiavellian mages are fond of targeting allies with this spell.

Thanks to a creature called “Ochre Jelly.” This small ooze is immune to lightning damage, but can still be targeted by Shocking Grasp. “Shocking Wands” are common magic items that can be used to cast Shocking Grasp (dealing only one damage at a time), but they’re more popular among cattle-ranchers than mages.Īmong Wizard artificers, the on-demand electricity provided by this spell has a great deal of utility. Among mages who study magic in dangerous settings (a crime-ridden city, a monster-infested forest, a bully-ridden academy, etc) Shocking Grasp is typically one of the first “Self Defense” cantrips a young Sorcerer/Wizard learns.
