lvl 1 arcane spells

Type: Evocation, Transmutation, Arcane 1
Casting time: 1 action
Components: verbal, somatic
Duration:  1d4 rpimds
Range: 20/40 ft spell attack.
Target: creature

Effect: As an action, conjure a blue sphere of energy in your palm, it remains stable in your palm for 1d4 rounds and can be discharged as a free action to deal 1d4 * 1d4 + casting bonus damage to a target within range as a ranged spell attack. If you exceed the duration, the target is you and it automatically hits. Roll 1d4 to determine the outcome:

• 1 - Damage is fire, target is ignited.

• 2 - Damage is cold, target is slowed by half for 1d4 rounds.

• 3 - Damage is bleeding, target gains an instance of bleed if unblocked and has disadvantage on block checks..

• 4 - Damage is lightning, cannot be blocked, target is shocked for 1d4 rounds, and if exposed to water or metal, also deals the attacks damage to creatures within 15ft who are also in contact with the material.

Once used, roll a 1d4 chance dice. On a 4 or higher, any spell slots or resources used to cast it are not expended.

At higher levels: Per level above 1st, increase all dice used by 1 size category, adding the following new outcomes when reachable:

• 5 - Damage is piercing, crit range of the spell attack is increased by 1. Targets are pinned for 1d4 rounds on a critical strike.

• 6 - Damage is force, target is stunned for 1d4 rounds on a critical hit.

• 7 - Damage is sonic, target is distracted for 1d4 rounds.

• 8 - Damage is poison, target must make a constitution save and becomes sickened and poisoned for 1d4 minutes on a failure.

• 9 - Damage is psychic, target has a -1d4 penalty vs saves you cast for next 1d4 rounds.

• 10 - Damage is acid, target is weakened and takes 1d4 acid damage at the start of their round for 1d4 rounds on a failed constitution save if hit, or a -1 to ac and block checks for 1d4 rounds if blocked.

• 11 - Damage is necrotic, grants 2d4 arcane health if it slays the target.

• 12 - Damage is radiant, causes target to become blinded and deafened for 1d4 rounds if unblocked.

If cast at 6th level, instead of graning further bonuses, roll 1d4(unaltered) when casting the spell, and deal that much extra damage dice to the target.

Type: transmutation, abjuration, arcane 1
Casting time: 1 action
Components: somatic
Range: melee weapon attack

Effect: As an action, invoke arcane power in a melee slashing or piercing weapon you wield, allowing you to make one attack with it as a free action until the start of your next round. This attack deals an extra 1d6 force damage, and allows you to apply a weapon maneuver to it without expending a bonus action.

At higher levels: Per spell slot level above 1st, increase force damage by 1d6.

Type: arcane 1, conjuration, evocation
Casting time: 1 action
Components: verbal, somatic
Duration: 4 rounds
Range: 40ft.

Effect: As an action, conjure 1d4+1 arcane darts that hover above your person for up to 4 rounds before vanishing. At any time for the duration of the spell, you can launch any number of bolts as a bonus action. Each bolt can target a separate creature or object within range and deals 1d4 + 1 force damage. 

If a targeted creature has a reaction, they can spend it to make a dexterity save against all incoming bolts and negate the damage on a success.

At higher levels: Per spell slot level above 1st, increase number of bolts by 1 and increase the duration of the spell by 1 round.

Type: arcane 1, illusion
Casting time: 1 action
Components: somatic, concentration
Duration: 1d4 rounds
Range: 30 feet

Effect: As an action, shroud yourself or an ally within 30 feet and blur their image for 1d4 rounds. So long as the target has moved, cast a spell, or attacked since the beginning of their last turn, all attacks against them have disadvantage.

At higher levels: For every spell slot level above 1st, increase the duration by 1d4 rounds.

Type: arcane 1, evocation
Casting time: 1 action
Components: verbal, somatic
Range: 15 ft cone

Effect: As an action, conjure an arcane gesture with one or both hands to manifest a cone of fire from it at a range of 15 ft, dealing 2d6 damage to all creatures caught in the flames. Creatures hit must make a dexterity save to halve the damage. Creatures that fail this save are set on fire.

If both hands are used(free) during the casting of this spell, the damage is increased by 1d6 and the range is increased by 5 feet.

At higher levels: Per spell slot level above 1st, you can increase the damage by 1d6, and the max range by 5ft.

Type: arcane 1, abjuration
Casting time:  action or reaction
Components: verbal, somatic
Range: self

Effect: As an action grant yourself 2 temporary block for 1d4 turns. This spell can be cast as a reaction to an incoming attack, reducing the amount of temporary block to 1 and the duration to 1 turn.

At higher levels: If cast using a 3rd level spell slot, increase the amount of block gained in either case by 1.

Type: arcane 1, evocation
Casting time: 1 action
Components: verbal, somatic
Duration: instant
Range: melee

Effect: As an action make a melee spell attack against a creature. On a successful hit, the target takes 3d6 lightning damage and must make a constitution save, becoming stunned for 1 round on a failure.

Type: arcane 1, abjuration, evocation
Casting time: 1 action
Components: somatic, concentration
Duration: special
Range: 60 feet

Effect: As an action, cause one of the following effects:

• Stop a falling characters descent, taking 1d4 psychic damage per every 10 feet fallen past 40.

• Create a barrier around a target creature or object, stopping all attacks and projectiles until the start of your next turn, but taking half the damage they would otherwise take as psychic damage.

• Propel a small or smaller object, such as a stone or tool at a creature within range as a spell attack, dealing 4d4 damage of whatever kind that the object would deal(Subject to GM.) 

• Leap to a target destination within range. If you need to make acrobatics checks for this, add your intelligence modifier as a bonus to the roll.

• Lift a large or smaller object up to 10 feet in the air, being able to move it 5ft as a move action so long as you retain concentration. If the object is heavier than you, you take 1d4 psychic damage at the start of every turn that you maintain concentration on this spell.

Type: transmutation, Arcane 1
Casting time: 1 action
Components: verbal, somatic, material(1 phial of salt worth 1 gold)
Range: ranged 40/80 foot spell attack

Effect: As an action, launch a bolt of acid at a target within range as a spell attack, dealing 2d8 + casting bonus acid damage. A hit creature continues to take 1d4 acid damage at the start of their turn for the next 1d4 turns even if they block the attack.

At higher levels: Per spell slot level above 1st, you can increase the damage dealt by 1d8 and increase the acid duration by 1 turn.

Type: Necromancy, Arcane 1
Casting time: action
Components: verbal, somatic, material(1 skull, a drop of blood worth 1 hp)
Range: touch

Effect: As an action, touch a dead medium or small creature's skull, and animate it as a sentient floating servant. 

A skull servant lasts until destroyed, dispelled, or dismissed. It understands the casters commands, and is loyal to them. It cannot speak, but it can spend a bonus action to mentally message the caster. You are limited to as many skull servants as your casting bonus. A skull servant has the following stats(MOD represents the casting modifier. min 1):

Type: Evocation, Arcane 1
Casting time: action
Components: verbal, somatic
Range: 20/40

Effect: As an action, make a ranged spell attack against a target creature within range. Dealing 1d6 + casting bonus lightning damage to the target. The damage cannot be blocked. On a successful hit, make the attack again against the closest enemy creature within range of the previously hit target, repeating the spell effect up to as many times as your casting bonus. You cannot retarget an already hit creature.

If the target is wearing metal armor, the spell attack has advantage. 

At higher levels: Per spell slot level above 1st, increase the damage by 1d6.

Type: Enchantment, Arcane 1
Casting time: reaction
Components: none
Range: self

Effect: As an action, alter your appearance, or the appearance of an item you are holding in one of several ways. 

• Dangerous - Creatures that see the effect must make an intelligence save. On a failure, they are shaken for 1d6 turns, and may make a check to exit combat and run away, or hide. The effect is instantaneous.

• Foul - Creatures that see the effect must make an intelligence save. On a failure, they are sickened for 1d6 rounds, and may take an action to throw up and end the effect early. The effect is instantaneous

• Unimportant - Creatures that see the effect must make an intelligence save. On a failure, they will believe ignore you. Lasts for 1d12 rounds, or until you move more than 5 feet while they observe you, or until you make an attack. Once the duration is over, they will have the urge to check up on where they last saw you. If the creature was not keenly aware of you, and they do not find you, they will forget about you. If you are in a crowd, all creatures have disadvantage.

• Friendly - Creatures that see the effect must make an intelligence save. On a failure, they will believe you to be friendly. The effect ends once you attack or damage them or their allies, or make hostile demands of them. Lasts 1 hour

Type: Enchantment, concentration, Arcane 1
Casting time: reaction
Components: verbal
Duration: 1d6 rounds.
Range: 30 feet

Effect: As an action, assume the voice of the banshee. For the duration of the spell, you can speak as a bonus action and deal 1d6 + casting modifier sonic damage to a creature within range. The creature must make a constitution save. On a success, the damage is halved.

For the duration of the spell, whenever you deal sonic damage, you deal an additional 1d4 unblockable sonic damage.

At higher levels: Per spell slot level above 1st, increase the unblockable damage by 1d4.

Type: conjuration, Arcane 1
Casting time: action
Components: verbal, somatic
Range: 15 feet
Duration: special

Effect: As an action, conjure a tiny flying elemental wisp. It can be immediately told to either:

• Follow a creature - if you can see the creature, or are keenly aware of them, the wisp will pursue it at a speed of 25 feet per round for 1d12 minutes.

• Bother a creature - If you can see the creature, or are keenly aware of them, the wisp will pursue the creature at a speed of 60 feet per round for 1 minute, and once it reaches it, the creature must make a dexterity save every round, for the next 1d6 rounds. On a failure, the creature is distracted for that round, and must remake any concentration concentration check.

• Protect a creature - If you can see the creature, or are keenly aware of them. the wisp will pursue the creature at a speed of 60 feet per round. Once it is reached, they can grant disadvantage to one incoming attack per turn. 

A wisp cannot make any other actions. A creature can attempt to target the wisp with an attack. The wisp is always aware of it's target, has an AC of 20, and an HP of 4. The wisp automatically fails all saves.

At higher levels: When cast from a 2nd level spell slot, when told to bother a creature, the wisp will also deal 1d4 lightning damage, and when told to protect, the protected creature can choose to grant advantage to one of their saving throws instead.

Type: necromancy, Arcane 1
Casting time: 1 action
Components: verbal, somatic, material(medium skeleton or decaying corpse)
Range: 15

Effect: As an action, animate an medium undead skeleton. The skeleton is subservient to you and can understand your commands, but cannot speak. The skeleton has the following stats:

Type: Divination, Arcane 1
Casting time: reaction
Components: verbal, somatic
Range: self/special

Effect: As a reaction to a roll made by a character within 60 feet, make a prediction: The roll will either succeed, will fail, and what specific number the rolls result will be. On a successful guess, you may, as a bonus action, bestow an ally within 60 feet advantage on their next d20 roll. If you guess the exact number correctly, you may immediately replace the outcome of the roll with whatever roll you wish(so long as they are possible. Someone with a +5 in athletics cannot roll a 26 or above even with a nat 20. Subject to GM) and restore 1 rest dice to yourself.

At higher levels: When you cast this spell using a 2nd level spell slot, the spell is not wasted if the prediction is true, and you regain 1 rest dice if you guess the number exactly.

Type: Evocation, Arcane 1
Casting time: action
Components: verbal, somatic
Range: 60 feet

Effect: Target a point within range. All creatures within 10 feet of the point must make a constitution save. On a failure, they take 1 damage to fatigue and take 2d6 cold damage. On a success, they take only half damage instead. If a creature is submerged, they gain disadvantage on the save, and it bypasses resistance. 

If this reduces the creature to 0 hp, it is frozen solid instead.

At higher levels: Per spell slot level above 1st, increase the damage by 1d6.

Type: Enchantment, Arcane 1
Casting time: reaction
Components: verbal, somatic
Range: 60 feet

Effect: As an action, cause a creature within range to make an intelligence save. On a failure, they take 2d6 unblockable psychic damage and 1 damage to fatigue.

On a critical failure, the target takes an extra 1d8 bleed damage.

At higher levels: Per spell slot level above 1st, increase the damage by 1d6.

Type: Illusion, Arcane 1
Casting time: action
Components: semantic
Duration: 2d4 rounds
Range: self

Effect: As an action, cause yourself to become invisible. So long as you stand still, or move slowly(min 15 feet per turn) you will remain invisible. The moment you move quickly (cast another spell that requires a verbal component, deal damage to a creature, collide with something significant, or make an attack) you become visible until you end your movement at some location. 

At higher levels: Per spell slot level above 1st, either target an additional creature within touch range to also benefit from the effect, or increase the duration by 2d4 rounds.

Type: Enchantment, Arcane 1
Casting time: action
Components: somatic
Range: 60 feet

Effect: As an action, target a creature within 60 feet. The creature must make a wisdom save. On a failure, the target becomes mute for 1d4 + your casting bonus rounds, and is shaken for 1 round. On a success, the duration is halved, and the target is not shaken.

At higher levels: Per spell slot level above 1st, you can either increase the duration by 1d4 rounds, or affect an additional target within range.

Type: Enchantment, Arcane 1
Casting time: reaction
Components: verbal, somatic
Range: special

Effect: As an action, target an area within 80 feet. All creatures in a 15 foot radius target area, starting with the highest health creature, must make a constitution save. On a failure, the creature falls asleep. Once a number of creatures equal to your casting bonus(min 1) have fallen asleep, the spell no longer targets additional creatures, and you must make a wisdom save against the spell DC yourself. On a failure, you can either fall asleep yourself, or take 1 point of damage to fatigue.

At higher levels: Per spell slot level above 1st, you can either increase the creature limit by 1, or increase the radius by 10 feet.