Cantrips

Cantrips are spells that can be cast at will, without expending a spell slot and without being prepared. They represent minor magical effects that a caster has practiced so thoroughly they can produce them effortlessly.

• No spell slot required: Cast as many times as you want per day.
• Known permanently: Once you learn a cantrip, it is always available. You cannot swap cantrips on a daily basis (unlike prepared spells), though some classes allow swapping a cantrip on a level-up.
• Casting time: Most cantrips have a casting time of 1 action, making them a viable combat option every turn.

Damage cantrips scale with character level (not class level), adding additional damage dice at levels 5, 11, and 17:

• Level 1-4: Base damage (e.g., 1d10 for Fire Bolt)
• Level 5-10: 2 dice (e.g., 2d10)
• Level 11-16: 3 dice (e.g., 3d10)
• Level 17-20: 4 dice (e.g., 4d10)

This scaling ensures cantrips remain competitive with weapon attacks at higher levels, even for multiclass characters.

• Fire Bolt (Wizard/Sorcerer): 1d10 fire, 120 ft range, attack roll.
• Eldritch Blast (Warlock): 1d10 force, 120 ft range; fires additional beams at levels 5, 11, 17. Uniquely powerful among cantrips.
• Sacred Flame (Cleric): DEX save or 1d8 radiant, ignores cover.
• Toll the Dead (Cleric): WIS save or 1d8 necrotic (1d12 if already injured).
• Guidance (Cleric/Druid): Add 1d4 to one ability check within 1 minute. Concentration.
• Mage Hand, Prestidigitation, Minor Illusion: Utility cantrips with creative out-of-combat applications.