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| Mind Jolt | |
|---|---|
| Level | Cantrip |
| MP cost | 0 (free) |
| Tradition | Divine, Occult |
| Cast with | 2 actions |
| Range | 60 ft |
| Target | One enemy |
| Area | — |
| Defense | Will |
| Damage | Spellcasting modifier |
| Damage type | Mental |
| Duration | By save result (see Outcomes) |
| Grows | +1d6 per 2 levels above its own |
Mind Jolt
Mind Jolt is a cantrip of the Divine, Occult traditions.
Effect
A jolt to the mind deals mental damage equal to the caster’s spellcasting modifier (basic Will), +1d6 per two levels. A critical failure leaves the foe stunned 1.
Outcomes
| Save result | Effect | Duration |
|---|---|---|
| Critical success | No effect | — |
| Success | Half damage | Instant |
| Failure | Full damage | Instant |
| Critical failure | Double damage and stunned 1 | Stunned: its next turn |
A cantrip costs 0 MP and grows with the caster: it is cast at half his level, rounded up. The class focus is still required.
Who casts it, and where it comes from
- Cast by a hero Cleric or Bard (Divine, Occult lists).
- Casting from personal MP costs 0 MP at its starting level. Cantrips stay free as they grow.
- Personal MP casting requires the class focus: a Spellbook in the Wizard’s bag, a Score in the Bard’s bag, or the Cleric’s own Holy Relic on an equipped item. Without it, use a Scroll (or Sheet Music as a Bard). See Magic Points.
- At the Wizard School Writing table, a caster can scribe a spell he can cast. Each Scroll uses 1 Paper, 1 Ink, a fee equal to its sell value and the spell's full MP. A Bard makes Sheet Music at the Theatre's Sheet Music Stand on the same terms. Read either once to use it up without spending the reader's MP, or bind it into the matching book. See Magic Crafting.
- A Bard binds its Sheet Music into a Score and can tear it out again. The first song in a Blank Book makes it a Score.
Other cantrips
Acid Splash · Cold Hand · Twin Spark · Spark of Flame · Ray of Frost · Shield · Snaring Vines