Cantrips
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Nullach's Berry Bomb
Renfrew's Jelly Sandwich
Mosquito Swarm

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Cantrip - Nullach's Berry bomb (enchantment,alteration)

Range: touch  Components: V,S,M  Duration: 2 rounds/level  Casting Time: 1

Area of Effect: special  Saving Throw: none

        A favorite spell of apprentices, Nullach's Berry Bomb is a 

relatively harmless, though quite messy, enchantment.  Known for his 

repetoire of explosive and bomb-like spells, Nullach developed this cantrip 

as a form of revenge to be taken on a bully who harassed him during his 

apprenticeship.  When the spell is cast, the mage enchants a number of 

berries, up to two per level, or whatever amount can fit in his hand 

(whichever is smaller).  From then on, whenever any of these berries are 

crushed, dropped or thrown they will explode in a spray of sticky juice.  

This causes no damage, but has been known to have a disruptive effect on 

foes, depending on where the berries detonate.  If a berry is thrown into 

the face of an enemy, requiring a called shot at -4 (the berries can only be 

thrown from a very close range, say 3' or so), there is a chance that the 

enemy may be blinded.  This chance is 25%, reduced 5% for every point of 

dexterity the target has over 12.  The chance is increased by 5% for every 

plus the thrower has with his missile attack adjustment.  The berry bomb 

can disrupt spellcasting only if cast into the face of the enemy mage.  If a 

berry bomb explodes in the face of an enemy, they suffer a -1 to hit, or -4 

if blinded.  Blindness is only temporary, taking the target only a few 

moments to wipe the juice from its eyes.  A favorite game of apprentices 

is to fire the berries from a blowgun, to a range of 10 yards.  The 

enchantment on the berries lasts 2 rounds for every level the caster has 

gained.  

        Nullach offered the bully a handful of his enchanted berries as a 

truce.  The bully lived, and never bothered Nullach again.



Cantrip - Renfrew's Jelly Sandwich (invocation)

Range: 0  Components: V,M  Duration: permanent  Casting Time: 1 

Area of Effect: Special  Saving Throw: none 

        This cantrip allows the caster to create, from an enchanted fruit

and a grain of wheat (or any other grain), 1 delicious jelly sandwich for 

every level they have gained.  These sandwiches are a good source of 

energy and 1 counts as a meal for a person per day.  When the caster 

has uttered the cantrip, he holds up any berry which has been enchanted 

with this spell beforehand (20 berries can be enchanted at once), and a 

grain of wheat.  Instantly, a jelly sandwich of the appropriate berry type 

appears in his hand.   This can greatly cuts down the cost of food for the 

mage, as only a small bag of grain is needed.  The berries can be picked 

by hand.  Any variety will suffice, but if they are poison, the spell will 

not function.  Peanuts can be added as an optional ingredient, requiring 

1 peanut per sandwich and allowing the mage to produce a peanut butter 

and jelly sandwich.  



Cantrip - Mosquito Swarm (conjuration/summoning)

Range: 10'/level  Components: V,S,M  Duration: 1 round/3 levels  

Casting Time: 1  Area of Effect: 5 foot cube  Saving Throw: special

        When this spell is cast a small cloud of swarming, biting 

insects forms centred on a target specified with the casting of the spell.  

The swarm is composed of mosquitos, one of the most hated blood 

sucking vermin known on the face of the planet.  The mosquitos cause a 

great deal of distraction.  Enemies in the cloud suffer but one point of 

damage for every 3 rounds spent in the swarm.  During the first round, no 

action can be taken by any being who fails a save vs. spells, those who 

save are able to move out of harms way.  Any creature caught in the cloud 

in the first round can not cast spells or attack.  There is also a 10% 

chance that a victim will become temporarilary blinded (-4 att, ac) due to 

mosquitos flying into the individual's eyes.  Victims must spend one round 

clearing their eyes of mosquitos.  On the following rounds, the mosquitos 

cause those inside to suffer -1 to attack, damage and armor class, due to 

the great annoyance they cause.  Enemy spellcasters can cast spells on 

the second and following rounds, but add 2 to their initiative.  Any fire 

can dispel the mosquitos, but they are too small to be affected by weapons.  

Usually, no more than one person can be the target of this spell, however, 

individuals standing within 3 feet of each other may be in the area of 

effect (they save at +1, as the spell was not centred on them).  At the end 

of the spell's duration, the mosquito swarm disappears in a last loud buzz 

of insect wings.

        The material component for this spell is a live mosquito, which 

must be held by he caster.



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