Shocking Grasp Variants

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Acidic Touch

Evocation Cantrip
Casting Time: 1 action
Range: Touch
Components: V, S
Duration: Instantaneous

Acid coats your hand to melt away the defenses of a creature you try to touch. Make a melee spell attack against the target. On a hit, the target takes 1d8 acid damage, and has a -2 to their AC until the start of your next turn.

The spell's damage increases by 1d8 when you reach 5th level (2d8), 11th level (3d8), and 17th level (4d8)

Deafening Burst

Evocation Cantrip
Casting Time: 1 action
Range: Touch
Components: V, S
Duration: Instantaneous

A condensed burst of sonic energy explodes from your outstretched hand, deafening a target you try to touch. Make a melee spell attack against the target. On a hit, the target takes 1d8 thunder damage, and is deafened until the start of your next turn. If the target is of the Construct type, it instead takes 1d12 thunder damage.

The spell's damage increases by one die when you reach 5th level (2d8 or 2d12), 11th level (3d8 or 3d12), and 17th level (4d8 or 4d12)

Flaming Touch

Evocation Cantrip
Casting Time: 1 action
Range: Touch
Components: V, S
Duration: Instantaneous

Fire springs forth from your hand to ignite a creature you try to touch. Make a melee spell attack against the target. On a hit, the target takes 1d8 Fire damage, and 1d4 fire damage at the end of the target's next turn. The target may take an action to pat out the flames, preventing this damage.

The spell's damage increases by 1d8 and 1d4 when you reach 5th level (2d8 and 2d4), 11th level (3d8 and 3d4), and 17th level (4d8 and 4d4)

Freezing Grasp

Evocation Cantrip
Casting Time: 1 action
Range: Touch
Components: V, S
Duration: Instantaneous

Frigid air blasts forth from your hand to slow the movement of a creature you try to touch. Make a melee spell attack against the target. On a hit, the target takes 1d8 cold damage, and has their movement speed halved until the end of their next turn.

The spell's damage increases by 1d8 when you reach 5th level (2d8), 11th level (3d8), and 17th level (4d8)

Touch of Death

Necromancy Cantrip
Casting Time: 1 action
Range: Touch
Components: V, S
Duration: Instantaneous

Withering energy creeps forth from your hand to decay a creature you try to touch. Make a melee spell attack against the target. On a hit, the target takes 1d8 necrotic damage, and they cannot be healed until the start of your next turn.

The spell's damage increases by 1d8 when you reach 5th level (2d8), 11th level (3d8), and 17th level (4d8)

Touch of Radiance

Evocation Cantrip
Casting Time: 1 action
Range: Touch
Components: V, S
Duration: Instantaneous

Blinding light flows forth from your hand to impair the sight of a creature you try to touch. Make a melee spell attack against the target. On a hit, the target takes 1d8 radiant damage, and has disadvantage on their next attack roll.

The spell's damage increases by 1d8 when you reach 5th level (2d8), 11th level (3d8), and 17th level (4d8)

Touch of Venom

Evocation Cantrip
Casting Time: 1 action
Range: Touch
Components: V, S
Duration: Instantaneous

Toxic venom seeps from your hand, making a creature you try to touch lethargic and weak. Make a melee spell attack against the target. On a hit, the target takes 1d8 poison damage, and the they cannot take bonus actions until the start of your next turn.

The spell's damage increases by 1d8 when you reach 5th level (2d8), 11th level (3d8), and 17th level (4d8)

 

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