Arcane spells are learned from books, scrolls, and teachers. The **Thaumaturge** keeps them in a spellbook; see [Spells](/rules/spells/) for who else may learn them and how casting works. ## Cantrips ### Bolt **Tier:** Cantrip (Tier 0) **Tags:** Arcane, Evocation **Roll:** Attack: your Domain Aspect vs. Evasion **Range:** 60 feet **Target:** One creature **Duration:** Instant **Action Cost:** 1 You hurl raw elemental energy. Choose the damage type when you learn it: **Fire**, **Cold**, **Lightning**, or magical **Bludgeoning**. You can change it by spending one Quick Rest activity. On a hit, the target takes **1d8** damage (+1d8 per caster Tier above 1, max 4d8). ### Unseen Hand **Tier:** Cantrip (Tier 0) **Tags:** Arcane, Utility **Roll:** None **Range:** 30 feet **Target:** An object up to 10 lb **Duration:** Scene **Action Cost:** 1 A spectral hand lifts, carries, opens, or pours. It can't attack or carry more than 10 lb, and it moves up to 30 feet each time you spend 1 Action Load on it. ### Glowmote **Tier:** Cantrip (Tier 0) **Tags:** Arcane, Light **Roll:** None **Range:** Touch **Target:** An object **Duration:** 1 hour **Action Cost:** 1 The object sheds bright light in a 20-foot radius. You can end it at any time (0 Action Load). ### Minor Trick **Tier:** Cantrip (Tier 0) **Tags:** Arcane, Illusion, Utility **Roll:** None **Range:** 10 feet **Target:** An object, surface, or space **Duration:** 1 hour **Action Cost:** 1 A small harmless wonder: clean or soil an object, warm or chill food, make a sound, smell, or puff of color, or leave a small mark. Up to three can last at once. ### Whisper Thread **Tier:** Cantrip (Tier 0) **Tags:** Arcane, Communication **Roll:** None **Range:** 120 feet **Target:** One creature you can see **Duration:** Instant **Action Cost:** 1 Whisper a short message; only the target hears it and may whisper back. ### Parting Spark **Tier:** Cantrip (Tier 0) **Tags:** Arcane, Evocation, Reaction **Roll:** Attack: your Domain Aspect vs. Evasion **Range:** 10 feet **Target:** One creature **Duration:** Instant **Action Cost:** 1 (Reaction) **⚡ Reaction:** when a creature within **10 feet** of you **moves away from you**. Hurl a spark of the same element as your *Bolt* (or Fire if you don't know *Bolt*). On a hit, **1d6** damage of that type (+1d6 per caster Tier above 1, max 4d6). ## Tier 1 ### Magic Missile **Tier:** Tier 1 **Tags:** Arcane, Evocation **Roll:** None (auto-hit) **Range:** 60 feet **Target:** Any creatures in range **Duration:** Instant **Action Cost:** 2 Fire **1 glowing dart** that always hits. Each dart makes its target **lose 1 HP**, ignoring Evasion, armor, and Damage Thresholds. Divide darts freely among targets. **Enhancements:** * **+1 dart** each at caster Tier 2, Tier 3, and Tier 4 * **+1 dart** (once per casting) if you **mark 1 Stress** * **+1 dart** (once per casting) if you **add 1 Action Load** > Dart math: Tier 1 is 1 dart for 2 AL, up to **3 darts** (3 HP) for 3 AL + 1 Stress. Tier 4 is 4 darts for 2 AL, up to **6 darts** (6 HP) for 3 AL + 1 Stress. Because it skips Evasion and thresholds, every dart is a guaranteed point of HP. ### Pillow Catch **Tier:** Tier 1 **Tags:** Arcane, Abjuration **Roll:** None **Range:** 60 feet (or self) **Target:** A point, 10-foot radius **Duration:** Until the end of your next turn **Action Cost:** 1 A shimmering cushion of air fills a 10-foot radius. Any creature that **falls** into it lands gently and takes **no falling damage**. You can cast it while you are falling, as long as you cast it before you hit the ground (it is a 1-cost action you may take off-turn, like a Reaction). **Enhancements:** * **20-foot radius** at caster Tier 3 > **D&D players:** this is like *Feather Fall*. ### Arcane Shell **Tier:** Tier 1 **Tags:** Arcane, Abjuration, Reaction **Roll:** None **Range:** Self **Target:** You **Duration:** Until the start of your next turn **Action Cost:** 1 (Reaction) **⚡ Reaction:** when you are hit by an attack. You gain **+3 Evasion** against that attack (possibly turning it into a miss) and until the start of your next turn. **Enhancements:** * **+4 Evasion** (instead of +3) at caster Tier 3; **+5** at Tier 4 > **D&D players:** this is like *Shield*. ### Drowse **Tier:** Tier 1 **Tags:** Arcane, Enchantment **Roll:** Willpower Resistance **Range:** 60 feet **Target:** Up to 3 creatures within 10 feet of a point **Duration:** 1 minute **Action Cost:** 2 Each target rolls **Willpower** Resistance against your casting roll. On a failure it falls asleep (**Unconscious**) until it takes damage or someone spends 1 Action Load to shake it awake. Creatures in a fight are harder to lull: they roll with Advantage. **Enhancements:** * **+1 creature** (same cluster) at caster Tier 2, Tier 3, and Tier 4 * **+10 feet** to the cluster radius for **+1 Action Load** > **D&D players:** this is like *Sleep*. ### Sense Arcana **Tier:** Tier 1 **Tags:** Arcane, Divination, Ritual **Roll:** None **Range:** Self, 30 feet **Target:** Area **Duration:** Scene **Action Cost:** 1 You sense magic within 30 feet and its general type (Fire, Illusion, Charm…). Cast as a ritual (10 minutes), it costs no Action Load. > **D&D players:** this is like *Detect Magic*. ### Borrowed Face **Tier:** Tier 1 **Tags:** Arcane, Illusion **Roll:** Insight Resistance (to see through) **Range:** Self **Target:** You **Duration:** 1 hour **Action Cost:** 1 Change your appearance, clothes, and voice. A creature that studies you closely rolls **Insight** Resistance against your casting roll to notice the illusion. > **D&D players:** this is like *Disguise Self*. ## Tier 2 ### Fireball **Tier:** Tier 2 **Tags:** Arcane, Evocation, Fire **Roll:** Reflex Resistance **Range:** 150 feet **Target:** 20-foot radius around a point **Duration:** Instant **Action Cost:** 3 A bead of flame bursts into a roaring sphere. Each creature in the area rolls **Reflex** Resistance against your casting roll. On a failure it takes **3d8 Fire** damage; on a success, half. Unattended flammable objects catch fire. **Enhancements:** * **Upcast:** +1d8 for each caster Tier above 2 * **+1d8** for each extra **1 Action Load** you add (max +2) ### Unseen **Tier:** Tier 2 **Tags:** Arcane, Illusion **Roll:** None **Range:** Touch **Target:** One willing creature **Duration:** 1 minute (sustain: 1 AL per turn) **Action Cost:** 2 The target becomes invisible and **Hidden** while it sustains the spell. Attacking or casting a spell at another creature ends it. **Enhancements:** * **+1 willing creature** you touch at caster Tier 3 > **D&D players:** this is like *Invisibility*. ### Sticky Strands **Tier:** Tier 2 **Tags:** Arcane, Conjuration **Roll:** Agility Resistance **Range:** 60 feet **Target:** 20-foot cube **Duration:** 1 minute **Action Cost:** 2 Thick sticky webbing fills the area; it is difficult terrain. A creature that starts its turn there or enters it rolls **Agility** Resistance or is **Restrained** (breaking free: 1 Action Load and the same roll). Fire burns it away in one round. **Enhancements:** * **+10-foot cube** for each extra **1 Action Load** (max +20) > **D&D players:** this is like *Web*. ### Blink Step **Tier:** Tier 2 **Tags:** Arcane, Movement **Roll:** None **Range:** Self **Target:** You **Duration:** Instant **Action Cost:** 1 You vanish and reappear at a spot you can see within **30 feet**. This doesn't provoke reaction attacks. **Enhancements:** * **60 feet** at caster Tier 4 > **D&D players:** this is like *Misty Step*. ## Tier 3 ### Storm Lance **Tier:** Tier 3 **Tags:** Arcane, Evocation, Lightning **Roll:** Reflex Resistance **Range:** 100-foot line, 5 feet wide **Target:** Each creature in the line **Duration:** Instant **Action Cost:** 3 Each creature in the line rolls **Reflex** Resistance; on a failure it takes **5d8 Lightning** damage, half on a success. **Enhancements:** * **Upcast:** +1d8 at caster Tier 4 > **D&D players:** this is like *Lightning Bolt*. ### Wings of Wind **Tier:** Tier 3 **Tags:** Arcane, Movement **Roll:** None **Range:** Touch **Target:** One willing creature **Duration:** 10 minutes **Action Cost:** 2 The target gains a **flying speed of 60 feet**. If the spell ends while it is aloft, it falls (a *Pillow Catch* helps). **Enhancements:** * **+1 willing creature** you touch at caster Tier 4 > **D&D players:** this is like *Fly*. ### Firewall **Tier:** Tier 3 **Tags:** Arcane, Evocation, Fire **Roll:** Reflex Resistance **Range:** 120 feet **Target:** A wall up to 60 feet long, 20 feet high **Duration:** 1 minute (sustain: 1 AL per turn) **Action Cost:** 3 A wall of flame. A creature that enters it or starts its turn within 5 feet of its burning side rolls **Reflex** Resistance; it takes **4d8 Fire** damage on a failure, half on a success. **Enhancements:** * **Upcast:** +1d8 Fire at caster Tier 4 * **+30 feet** of wall length for **+1 Action Load** > **D&D players:** this is like *Wall of Fire*. ## Tier 4 ### Far Step **Tier:** Tier 4 **Tags:** Arcane, Movement, Ritual **Roll:** None **Range:** Self + up to 6 willing creatures you touch **Target:** Group **Duration:** Instant **Action Cost:** — (10-minute ritual, 2 Stress) Transport the group to a place you know well, anywhere in the same world. Somewhere you have only seen or heard described: roll your Domain Aspect against DC 16 or arrive off-target (GM's choice of how far). > **D&D players:** this is like *Teleport*. ### Unmaking Ray **Tier:** Tier 4 **Tags:** Arcane, Evocation **Roll:** Fortitude Resistance **Range:** 60 feet **Target:** One creature or object **Duration:** Instant **Action Cost:** 4 A pale green ray. The target rolls **Fortitude** Resistance; on a failure it takes **8d8** magical Bludgeoning damage, or a nonmagical object or structure up to a 10-foot cube is reduced to dust. On a success, half damage and the object is cracked. **Enhancements:** * **+1d8** for each extra **1 Action Load** (max +2) > **D&D players:** this is like *Disintegrate*.