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Arcane Cantrips

Caustic Blast^H Fling a glob of acid that splashes a small area.

Daze^H Cloud a creature’s mind to make it off-guard or slow.

Detect Magic^H Sense whether magic is nearby.

Electric Arc^H Zap one or two creatures with lightning.

Figment Create a simple auditory or visual illusion.

Frostbite^H Damage a creature with bitter cold.

Gouging Claw^H Morph your limb into a claw and attack with it.

Ignition^H Burn a creature up close or at range.

Light^H Make an object glow.

Message^H Speak a message to a distant creature, who can reply.

Prestidigitation Perform a minor magical trick.

Read Aura^H Detect if an object is magical.

Shield^H A shield of magical force blocks attacks and spells.

Sigil^H Leave a magical mark.

Summon Instrument^H Call an instrument that only you can play.

Tangle Vine^H Conjure a vine to entangle a creature.

Telekinetic Hand^H Move an object with a floating hand.

Telekinetic Projectile^H Fling an object at a creature.

Void Warp^H Damage and weaken the living with void energy.

Arcane 1st-Rank Spells

Air Bubble React to create air for a creature to breathe.

Alarm^H Be alerted if a creature enters a warded area.

Ant Haul Target can carry more.

Breathe Fire^H Release a small cone of flame from your mouth.

Charm^H A creature becomes more friendly to you.

Command^H Bid a creature approach, run, drop something, lie prone, or stand up.

Create Water Conjure 2 gallons of water.

Disguise Magic^H Mask the aura of a spell or item.

Dizzying Colors Swirling colors blind, dazzle, or stun creatures.

Enfeeble Sap a creature’s strength.

Fear^H Frighten a creature, possibly making it flee.

Fleet Step Make your Speed much faster.

Force Barrage^H Pelt creatures with unerring shards of magical force.

Gentle Landing React to save a falling creature.

Goblin Pox Infect a creature with goblin pox.

Grease Cover a target or an area with slippery grease.

Grim Tendrils^H Creatures in a line take void damage and bleed.

Gust of Wind Wind blows out fires and knocks back objects and creatures.

Hydraulic Push^H Damage and push a creature with a blast of water.

Illusory Disguise^H Make yourself look like a different creature.

Illusory Object^H Form a convincing illusion of an object.

Item Facade^H Disguise an item to look perfect or shoddy.

Jump^H Make an impressive leap.

Lock^H Make a lock much harder to open.

Mending^H Repair one non-magical item.

Mindlink Mentally impart 10 minutes worth of information in an instant.

Mystic Armor^H Ward yourself with magical armor.

Pest Form^H Turn into a nonthreatening animal.

Pet Cache Hide a familiar or animal companion in a pocket dimension.

Phantasmal Minion Create a creature of force to perform minor tasks.

Pummeling Rubble^H Hurl a cone of rocks to batter creatures.

Runic Body^H Temporarily apply magical runes to a creature’s unarmed attacks.

Runic Weapon^H Temporarily apply magical runes to a weapon.

Sleep^H Put creatures in a small area to sleep.

Spider Sting Damage a creature and afflict it with spider venom.

Summon Animal^H Conjure an animal to fight for you.

Summon Construct^H Conjure a construct to fight on your behalf.

Summon Undead^H Conjure an undead to fight on your behalf.

Sure Strike Your next attack is especially accurate.

Tailwind^H Increase your speed for an hour.

Thunderstrike^H Call down a thunderbolt.

Ventriloquism^H Throw your voice.

Arcane 2nd-Rank Spells

Acid Grip^H Move and harm foes with a hand of acid.

Blazing Bolt^H Fire one to three flaming bolts at different foes.

Blood Vendetta^H Cause a creature that attacks you to start bleeding.

Blur Target’s form becomes blurry and hard to hit.

Create Food^H Feed multiple creatures with conjured food.

Darkness^H Suppress all light in an area.

Darkvision^H See in the dark.

Deafness Make a creature deaf.

Dispel Magic End a spell or suppress an item’s magic.

Embed Message^H Leave an illusory message to be triggered at a later date.

Enlarge^H Cause a creature to grow in size.

Entangling Flora Sprout plants to hinder movement in an area.

Environmental Endurance^H Protect a creature from severe cold or heat.

Everlight Cause a gem to glow eternally.

False Vitality^H Gain temporary Hit Points.

Floating Flame^H Summoned fire moves at your command.

Gecko Grip^H Give a creature a climb Speed.

Ghostly Carrier Create a semicorporeal figure that carries your touch spells to targets.

Humanoid Form^H Take the shape of a humanoid.

Illusory Creature^H Form a convincing illusion of a creature.

Invisibility^H A creature can’t be seen until it attacks.

Knock Make a door, lock, or container easier to open, and possibly open it immediately.

Laughing Fit Laughter impedes a creature’s actions.

Marvelous Mount^H Conjure a fantastical mount.

Mist Conceal creatures with a cloud of mist.

Noise Blast^H Damage and deafen creatures with a powerful din.

Oaken Resilience^H Confer a tree’s resilience and flammability.

Peaceful Rest^H A corpse doesn’t decay and can’t become undead.

Resist Energy^H Protect a creature from one type of energy damage.

Revealing Light Dazzling light counters invisibility and concealment.

See the Unseen^H Reveal invisible creatures to your sight.

Shape Wood Transform unworked wood into a shape of your choice.

Shrink^H Reduce a willing creature to Tiny size.

Stupefy Dull a target’s mind and make spell casting unreliable.

Summon Elemental^H Conjure an elemental to fight on your behalf.

Telekinetic Maneuver Disarm, Reposition, Shove, or Trip a creature telekinetically.

Translate^H Grant understanding of a language to one creature.

Water Breathing^H Allow creatures to breathe underwater.

Water Walk^H Buoy a creature so it can walk on water.

Arcane 3rd-Rank Spells

Aqueous Orb Roll a ball of water to put out fires and engulf creatures.

Bind Undead Take control of a mindless undead.

Blindness Strike a target blind.

Clairaudience Hear through an invisible magical sensor.

Cozy Cabin Conjure a temporary cabin sheltered from the elements.

Dream Message^H Send a message that arrives in a dream.

Earthbind Bring a flying creature to the ground.

Enthrall Your speech makes creatures fascinated with you.

Feet to Fins^H Turn a creature’s feet into fins, enabling it to swim but slowing it on land.

Fireball^H An explosion of fire in an area burns creatures.

Ghostly Weapon Make a weapon affect incorporeal creatures.

Grease Coat a surface or object in slippery grease.

Haste^H Speed up a creature so it can attack or move more often.

Hypnotize Shifting colors dazzle and fascinate creatures.

Insect Form^H Turn into a dangerous giant insect.

Levitate Float an object or creature a few feet off the ground.

Lightning Bolt^H Lightning strikes all creatures in a line.

Locate^{H, U} Learn the direction to an object.

Mind Reading^U Read a creature’s surface thoughts.

One with Stone Meld into or turn into a stone.

Paralyze^H Freeze a creature in place.

Safe Passage^H Make an area safe to move through.

Slow^H Make a creature slower, reducing its actions.

Vampiric Feast^H Deal void damage and gain temporary Hit Points with a touch.

Veil of Privacy^U Protect a creature or object from magical detection.

Wall of Thorns^H Grow a wall of brambles.

Wall of Wind Create a wall of gusting winds that hinders movement and ranged attacks.