Generic Spells License and Use

The new spells (marked with ^K) presented here are meant to be as generic, universal, and generally useful as possible, and consequently are created with the intention of open and free use.

Feel free to use them with or without credit for whatever you want. You can import them to your VTT of choice, you can include them in your supplements or character options or whatever you want to use them for.

My only goal here is to provide additional spells for 5e. If you want to credit or support me, I certainly welcome it, but do not require it.

Fire

Fire spells are largely complete in the default list, and consequently get the fewest new items. Fire spells typically deal the most damage, and typically operate with consistent d6 dice, and sometimes ignite for additional damage. Generally feature dexterity saves.

Acid

Widely features damage over time, acid deals damage with smaller initial damage and typically deals its damage in consistent d4s. Generally features Dexterity saving throws.

Cold

Cold spells deal less than other types of spells, often using d8 damage dice they tend to debuff the target, slowing them, restraining them, or leaving difficult terrain. They most often feature Constitution saves.

Earth

In the unusual position of dealing a physical damage type (bludgeoning) this type most often uses d10 damage and targets Dexterity saves, often having secondary elements knocking targets around, creating difficult terrain, or creating obstacles and cover.

Erode

3rd-level conjuration

• Classes: Occultist, Wizard
• Casting Time: 1 action
• Range: 20 feet
• Components: V, S
• Duration: Instantaneous.

You blast a target with a glob of acid. The target must make a Dexterity saving throw. On failure, the target takes 8d4 acid damage immediately and becomes covered in acid. On a success, the target takes half as much damage and is not covered in acid. While covered in acid, the target takes 2d4 acid damage at the end of each of its turns. The target or a creature within 5 feet of it can end this damage by using its action to clear away the acid.

At Higher Levels. When you cast this spell using a spell slot of 4th level or higher, the damage (both initial and later) increases by 1d4 for each slot level above 3rd.

Acid Rain

5th-level conjuration

• Classes: Druid, Occultist, Wizard
• Casting Time: 1 action
• Range: 300 feet
• Components: V, S
• Duration: Concentration, up to 1 minute.

Acid rain begins falling within a 40-foot-radius 60-foot-high cylinder centered on a point you choose within range. When a creature moves into the spell's area for the first time on a turn or starts its turn there, the creature must succeed on a Dexterity saving throw or take 8d4 acid damage, and becomes covered in acid.

A creature takes 2d4 acid damage if it ends its turn while covered with acid. A creature can clear the acid with an action.

Arctic Breath

1st-level conjuration

• Classes: Druid, Sorcerer, Wizard
• Casting Time: 1 action
• Range: Self (30 ft line)
• Components: V, S
• Duration: Instantaneous.

A line of freezing arctic wind 30 feet long and 5 feet wide blasts out from you in a direction you choose. Each creature in the line must make a Dexterity saving throw. On a failed save, a creature takes 2d8 cold damage and their movement speed is reduced by 10 feet until the end of their next turn. On a successful save, a creature takes half as much damage and isn't slowed.

At Higher Levels. When you cast this spell using a spell slot of 2nd level or higher, the damage increases by 1d8 for each slot level above 1st.

Entomb

1st-level transmutation

• Classes: Wizard
• Casting Time: 1 action
• Range: 60 feet
• Components: V, S
• Duration: Concentration, up to 1 minute..

You attempt to encase a Medium or smaller creature you can see within ice. The creature must make a Strength saving throw or become restrained by ice for the duration. At the end of each of its turns, the target takes 1d8 cold damage and can make another Strength saving throw. On success, the spell ends on the target.

If the creature takes more than 5 fire or bludgeoning damage from a single damage roll while restrained, the ice breaks and the target is freed, ending the spell for the target.

At Higher Levels: When you cast this spell using a spell slot of 2nd level or higher, the damage increases by 1d8 for each slot level above 1st.

Cold Snap

2nd-level evocation

• Classes: Sorcerer, Wizard
• Casting Time: 1 action
• Range: 90 ft (5 ft radius)
• Components: V, S
• Duration: Instantaneous.

A swirling burst of freezing wind erupts at a point you choose within range. Each creature in a 5-foot-radius sphere centered on that point must make a Constitution saving throw. On a failed save, a creature takes 3d8 cold damage and becomes stuck in the ice, reducing their movement speed on their next turn by 10 feet. On a success, the target takes half as much damage and is not stuck in ice.

The ground in the area is covered with slick ice and snow, making it difficult terrain until the start of your next turn.

At Higher Levels: When you cast this spell using a spell slot of 3rd level or higher, the damage increases by 1d8 for each slot level above 2nd.

Flash Freeze

3rd-level evocation

• Classes: Sorcerer, Wizard
• Casting Time: 1 action
• Range: Self(30-foot cone)
• Components: V, S
• Duration: Instantaneous.

A freezing wind ripples outward. Each creature in a 30-foot cone must make a Constitution saving throw. On a fail save, a creature takes 4d8 cold damage and is restrained by ice until the start of your next turn. On a successful save, the target takes half as much damage and isn't restrained.

At Higher Levels: When you cast this spell using a spell slot of 4th level or higher, the damage increases by 1d8 for each slot level above 3rd.

Earth Ripple

2nd-level transmutation

• Classes: Druid, Occultist, Sorcerer, Wizard
• Casting Time: 1 action
• Range: 60 feet
• Components: V, S
• Duration: Instantaneous.

You cause the earth to deform and ripple, a target creature must make a Dexterity saving throw or suffer one of the following effects (your choice):

• It is pulled into the earth, taking 1d8 bludgeoning damage and reducing its movement speed to zero until a creature spends an action to dig it free.
• It is slammed 5 feet in a direction of your choice by a wave of earth, taking 2d8 bludgeoning damage and being knocked prone.
• It is impaled by a spike of earth, taking 4d8 piercing damage.

Fissure

5th-level transmutation

• Classes: Druid, Sorcerer, Wizard
• Casting Time: 1 Action
• Range: Self (60 foot line)
• Components: V, S
• Duration: Instantaneous

You rend asunder the earth in a 60-foot-long 5-foot-wide line, targeting an area of dirt, sand, or rock at least 10 feet deep.

Creatures in that line must make a Dexterity save. On a failure, a creature falls into a suddenly opened crevice in the ground, falling into it before it snaps shut, crushing them. From the fall and crush, creatures that fail the saving throw take 6d10 bludgeoning damage. The creature is buried in 10 feet of rubble, and creatures without a burrowing speed require 30 feet of movement to extract themselves from the loose rubble to return to where they failed the saving throw. If they end their turn while buried, they take an additional 1d10 bludgeoning damage.

Orbital Stones

4th-level transmutation

• Classes: Druid, Sorcerer, Wizard
• Casting Time: 1 action
• Range: Self
• Components: V, S
• Duration: Concentration, Up to 1 Minute.

You lift three inanimate Small or Medium sized rocks or similar objects from within 10 feet of you, causing them to defy gravity and slowly circle you. With all three stones orbiting, you have three quarters cover. With at least one stone remaining, you have half cover.

As a bonus action while at least one stone remains in orbit, you can magically fling a stone at target within 60 feet. Make a ranged spell attack roll. On hit, the target takes 3d10 bludgeoning damage and is knocked backward 5 feet.

Stone Fist

1st-level transmutation

• Classes: Druid, Occultist, Sorcerer, Warlock, Wizard
• Casting Time: 1 action
• Range: Self
• Components: V, S
• Duration: 1 round.

You turn your hand and forearm (or similar appendage) to stone until the start of your next turn. As part of casting the spell, you can make a melee spell attack against one creature you can reach. On a hit, the target takes 2d10 bludgeoning damage.

Until the start of your next turn, you can use your reaction when you take slashing or piercing damage from an attack to gain resistance to damage from that attack.

At Higher Levels. When you cast this spell using a spell slot of 2nd level or higher, the damage increases by 1d10 for each slot level above 1st.

Aether Lance

3rd-level evocation

• Classes: Sorcerer, Wizard
• Casting Time: 1 Action
• Range: Self (30-foot line)
• Components: V, S
• Duration: Instantaneous

You gather raw aether in your hand and expel it in a lance of power forming a line 30 foot long and 5 foot wide. Each creature in a line takes 8d4 force damage.

At Higher Levels. When you cast this spell using a spell slot of 4th level or higher, the damage increases by 1d4 for each slot level above 3rd.

Shocked

Shocked is a pseudo condition used in many Lightning spells that stuns a target until the start of their next turn. This effectively means they cannot take reactions, are incapacitated (interrupting some effects such as concentration), automatically fail Strength and Dexterity saves, and attacks against them have advantage.

This is a very powerful condition, but far less powerful than stunning them until the end of the turn, which also makes them lose their action.

Shocked will always be described inline (as "shocking the target, stunning them until the start of the next turn").

Crackle

2nd-level evocation

• Classes: Druid, Occultist, Sorcerer, Warlock, Wizard
• Casting Time: 1 action
• Range: 60 feet
• Components: V, S
• Duration: Instantaneous

You create three arcs of lightning striking targets in range. You can direct them at one target or several.

Make a ranged spell attack for each arc. On a hit, the target takes 1d12 lightning damage. If three or more arcs hit a single target, they must make a Constitution saving throw or become shocked, stunning them until the start of their next turn.

At Higher Levels. When you cast this spell using a spell slot of 3rd level or higher, you create one additional arc for each slot level above 2nd.

Bad Blood

1st-level necromancy

• Classes: Druid, Occultist, Warlock, Wizard
• Casting Time: 1 action
• Range: 60 ft
• Components: V, S, M (a piece of rotten meat)
• Duration: Concentration, up to 1 minute.

Targeting a creature you can see within range, you attempt to corrupt its blood. Creatures without blood are immune to this effect. The target must make a Constitution saving throw. On failure, they take 1d12 poison damage and become poisoned for the duration.

At the end of each of its turns, the target can make another Constitution saving throw. On a success, the spell ends on the target, on failure; they take an additional 1d4 poison as the poison continues to ravage them.

At Higher Levels. When you cast this spell using a spell slot of 2nd level or higher, you can target one additional target for each slot level above 2nd. The targets must be within 30 feet of each other when you target them.

Nauseating Poison

1st-level necromancy

• Classes: Druid, Occultist, Warlock
• Casting Time: 1 bonus action
• Range: Self
• Components: V, S
• Duration: 1 round.

You shroud your hand, a weapon you are holding, or a natural weapon in dark ichorous miasma. The next time you hit a creature with a melee attack (including a melee spell attack) before the start of your next turn, the attack deals an extra 1d12 poison damage and the target must succeed on a Constitution saving throw or be poisoned until the end of your next turn.

The spell ends after dealing damage, or at the start of your next turn, whichever occurs first.

Poison Dart

2nd-level transmutation

• Classes: Occultist, Warlock, Wizard
• Casting Time: 1 action
• Range: 60 ft
• Components: V, S
• Duration: Instantaneous.

You conjure a dart of pure poison and hurl it at a creature you can see within range. Make a ranged spell attack. On a hit, the target takes 3d12 poison damage and must succeed a Constitution saving throw or become poisoned until the start of your next turn.

At Higher Levels. When you cast this spell using a spell slot of 3rd level or higher, the damage increases by 1d12 for each slot level above 2nd.

Poison Puff

4th-level transmutation

• Classes: Druid, Occultist, Warlock, Wizard
• Casting Time: 1 action
• Range: Self (30-foot cone)
• Components: V, S
• Duration: 1 round.

You exhale a cloud of poison that magically expands to fill a 30 foot cone. Creatures in that area must make a Constitution saving throw. On a failure, they take 4d12 poison damage and become poisoned until the start of their next turn. On a success, the target takes half as much damage and is not poisoned.

The area is lightly obscured until the start of your turn, and any creature that ends their turn within the area takes 2d4 poison damage.

Stinging Swarm

4th-level conjuration

• Classes: Druid, Occultist, Warlock, Wizard
• Casting Time: 1 action
• Range: 60 ft
• Components: V, S
• Duration: Concentration, up to 1 minute.

You conjure a magical swarm of flying insects that fill a 5 foot cube within range. For the duration of the spell, the swarm is magically replenished and cannot be destroyed. As a bonus action, you can direct the swarm to move up to 30 feet. If the swarm enters another creature's space, it stops and swarms them, stinging repeatedly, and cannot be moved until the start of your next turn. The creature takes 2d4 piercing damage and must make a Constitution saving throw, taking 2d12 poison damage on failure.

Spider Bite

3rd-level transmutation

• Classes: Druid, Occultist, Warlock, Wizard
• Casting Time: 1 action
• Range: Touch
• Components: V, S
• Duration: Instantaneous

You prick a target with a tiny magical fang of venom. Make a melee spell attack against a creature within reach. On a hit, the target takes 4d12 poison damage and must succeed on a Constitution saving throw or becoming poisoned for 1 minute. At the end of each of its turns, the target can make another Constitution saving throw. On a success, the target is no longer poisoned.

If you miss your melee attack roll, you can concentrate (as if concentrating on a spell) to maintain the attack for another attempt until the end of your next turn.

At Higher Levels. When you cast this spell using a spell slot of 4th level or higher, the damage increases by 1d12 for each slot level above 3rd.

Echoing Lance

4th-level evocation

• Classes: Occultist, Sorcerer, Wizard
• Casting Time: 1 action
• Range: 60 feet
• Components: V, S
• Duration: Concentration, up to 1 minute.

You emit a targeted burst of intense sonic energy at a target within range. The target must make a Constitution saving throw. On failure, they take 3d8 thunder damage and become deafened and stunned for the duration by the intense sound. On a successful save, the target takes half as much damage and is not stunned.

At the end of each of its turns, the target can make another Constitution saving throw. On a success, the spell ends on the target; on failurem they take an additional 1d8 thunder from the echoes within their mind.

Sonic Shriek

5th-level evocation

• Classes: Bard, Occultist, Sorcerer, Wizard
• Casting Time: 1 action
• Range: Self(120-ft cone)
• Components: V, S
• Duration: Instantaneous.

You emit a sonic blast covering a huge area. Each creature in a 120 foot cone must make a Constitution saving throw. On a failed save, a creature takes 6d8 damage and is deafened if they are within 60 feet of you, or 3d8 damage if they are further than 60 feet from you. On a successful save, a creature takes half as much damage. The spell emits a ringing shriek audible out to 300 feet in the direction cast.

At Higher Levels. When you cast this spell using a spell slot of 6th level or higher, the damage increases by 1d8 for each slot level above 5th.

Thunder Pulse

3rd-level evocation

• Classes: Sorcerer, Wizard
• Casting Time: 1 action
• Range: Self(15-foot cone)
• Components: V, S
• Duration: Concentration, up to 1 minute.

You gather sonic energy and can expel it in shockwaves for the duration. Until the spell ends, you can use an action to emit a shockwave in a 15-foot cone. Each creature in that area must make a Constitution saving throw, taking 3d8 thunder damage and being knocked 10 feet away from you on a failed save, or half as much damage and not being knocked away on a successful one.

At Higher Levels. When you cast this spell using a spell slot of 3rd level or higher, the damage increases by 1d8 for each slot level above 2nd.

Thunder Punch

1st-level evocation

• Classes: Sorcerer, Wizard
• Casting Time: 1 action
• Range: Touch
• Components: V, S
• Duration: Instantaneous.

You charge your hand (or similar appendage) with thunder power. Make a melee spell attack against the target. On a hit, there is a thunderous crash audible from up to 300 feet of you and the target takes 3d8 thunder damage, and is knocked 10 feet away from you.

At Higher Levels. When you cast this spell using a spell slot of 2nd level or higher, the damage increases by 1d8 for each slot level above 1st.

Crashing Wave

1st-level conjuration

• Classes: Druid, Sorcerer, Wizard.
• Casting Time: 1 Action
• Range: Self (15 foot cone)
• Components: V, S
• Duration: Instantaneous

A wave of water sweeps out from you. Each creature in a 15-foot cone must make a Strength saving throw. On a failed save, a creature takes 2d6 bludgeoning damage and is knocked 10 feet away from you. If a creature is knocked into a wall, another creature, or fails by 5 or more, it is additionally knocked prone. On a successful save, the creature takes half as much damage and is not knocked back. If you have a source of water at least 5 cubic feet within 5 feet when you cast the spell, you can displace that water, increasing the range of the spell to a 25 foot cone.

At higher levels: When you cast this spell using a spell lot of 2nd level or higher, the damage increases by 1d6 for each level above 1st.

Dancing Wave

2nd-level conjuration

• Classes: Druid, Occultist, Sorcerer, Wizard.
• Casting Time: 1 Action
• Range: 30 feet
• Components: V, S
• Duration: Concentration, up to 1 minute.

You summon a surging mass of water into existence at a point on the ground within range. The mass of water remains cohesive filling a 5 foot radius, though only rises 3 feet from the ground. The area is difficult terrain for any creature without a swimming speed.

For the duration of the spell, as a bonus action you can move the wave of water up to 30 feet along a surface in any direction. The first time the wave enters any creature's space during a your turn, they must make a Strength saving throw or take 1d6 bludgeoning damage and be knocked prone. A creature automatically fails the saving throw against this spell if they are prone.

Geyser

4th-level conjuration

• Classes: Druid, Sorcerer, Wizard.
• Casting Time: 1 Action
• Range: 120 feet
• Components: V, S
• Duration: Instantaneous

You cause a massive eruption of water to blast upwards from the ground at a point within range. Creatures within 10 feet of the point must make a Dexterity saving throw or take 4d6 bludgeoning damage and be knocked 60 feet into the air. On a successful save, creatures take half as much damage, and are instead knocked their choice of 10 feet away from the point or 10 feet upward.

Pressure Cutter

5th-level conjuration

• Classes: Sorcerer, Wizard.
• Casting Time: 1 Action
• Range: Self (60 foot line)
• Components: V, S
• Duration: Instantaneous

You unleash a blast of highly pressurized water in a 60-foot-long 15-foot-wide line, slashing through everything in its path. Each creature in the line must make a Dexterity saving throw, taking 10d6 slashing damage on a failure. On a successful save, a creature takes half as much damage.

At higher levels: When you cast this spell using a spell lot of 6th level or higher, the damage increases by 1d6 for each level above 5th.

Water Blast

1st-level conjuration

• Classes: Druid, Occultist, Sorcerer, Wizard.
• Casting Time: 1 Action
• Range: 30 feet
• Components: V, S
• Duration: Instantaneous

You conjure a ball of water before hurling it at a target. Make a ranged spell attack against the target. On a hit, the target takes 3d6 bludgeoning damage and if it is Large or smaller must make a Strength saving throw or be knocked prone.

At higher levels: When you cast this spell using a spell lot of 2nd level or higher, the damage increases by 1d6 for each level above 1st.

Water Cannon

3rd-level evocation

• Classes: Druid, Occultist, Sorcerer, Wizard.
• Casting Time: 1 Action
• Range: Self (30 foot line)
• Components: V, S
• Duration: Instantaneous

You unleash a spout of water that blasts out in a line 30-foot-long and 5 foot-wide-line. Creatures in the area must make a Strength saving throw, or take 6d6 bludgeoning damage and be pushed to an open space at the end of the line away from you. If there is no open space to move to (for example they would move into a wall or another creature), they are pushed to the closest space and take an additional 2d6 bludgeoning damage and are knocked prone. On a successful save, they take half as much damage and are not pushed.

Aero Barrage

4th-level transmutation

• Classes: Sorcerer, Wizard.
• Casting Time: 1 Action
• Range: 120 feet
• Components: V, S
• Duration: Instantaneous

You create four lances of rapidly spinning condensed wind and hurl them at targets within range. You can hurl them at one target or several.

Make a ranged spell attack for each lance. On a hit, the target takes 2d8 slashing damage and is knocked 10 feet backwards.

At Higher Levels: When you cast this spell using a spell slot of 5th level or higher, you create one additional lance for each slot level above 4th.

Gale Bolt

1st-level evocation

• Classes: Druid, Occultist, Ranger, Sorcerer, Wizard.
• Casting Time: 1 Action
• Range: 120 feet
• Components: V, S
• Duration: Instantaneous

A blast of concentrated wind streaks toward a creature of your choice within range. Make a ranged spell attack against the target. On a hit, the target takes 2d8 bludgeoning damage and if it is Large or smaller is knocked 10 feet away from you.

At higher levels: When you cast this spell using a spell lot of 2nd level or higher, the damage increases by 1d8 for each level above 1st.

Windborne Weapon

transmutation cantrip

• Classes: Druid, Sorcerer, Wizard
• Casting Time: 1 action
• Range: 150 feet
• Components: V, S
• Duration: Instantaneous

Make an attack with a weapon with the ammunition or thrown property as part of the action used to cast this spell, turning it into a ranged spell attack. This attack ignores cover. On hit, it deals 1d8 damage of the weapon's damage type.

At higher levels: This spell's damage increases by 1d8 when you reach 5th level (2d8), 11th level (3d8), and 17th level (4d8).

Hurricane Slash

2nd-level evocation

• Classes: Druid, Occultist, Ranger, Sorcerer, Wizard.
• Casting Time: 1 Action
• Range: Self (30-foot line)
• Components: V, S
• Duration: Instantaneous

You condense wind into a razor sharp blast that shreds a 30-foot-long 5-foot-wide line. Creatures in the area must make a Dexterity saving throw. A creature takes 3d8 slashing damage on a failed save or half as much on a success.

At Higher Levels: When you cast this spell using a spell slot of 3rd level or higher, you can create an additional line of effect. A creature in the area of more than one slash is affected only once

Suffocate

4th-level transmutation

• Classes: Occultist, Sorcerer, Wizard.
• Casting Time: 1 Action
• Range: 60 feet.
• Components: V, S
• Duration: Concentration, up to 1 minute.

You create a whirling sphere of air around a target that causes them to struggle to breathe. The target must make a Constitution saving throw. On a failure, the target loses 5d8 hit points due to lack of air, has disadvantage on all ability checks, and cannot speak. On a success, the target takes half as much damage and suffers no other effects. For the duration, as an action, you can force the creation to make a saving throw against the ability again.

If a target fails their saving throw against this spell 3 times in a row, they become incapacitated until they succeed on a save or the spell ends. If you don’t use your action to force the target to make a save, it counts as a success.

A creature that does not breathe is unaffected by this spell.

Tornado

5th-level transmutation

• Classes: Druid, Sorcerer, Wizard.
• Casting Time: 1 Action
• Range: 120 feet.
• Components: V, S
• Duration: Concentration, up to 1 minute.

A whirling tornado erupts, filling a 20-foot-radius, 40-foot-high cylinder centered on a point within range.

Any creature that starts its turn within the tornado must make a Strength saving throw. On a failed save, the creature takes 4d8 bludgeoning damage and is pushed 10 feet away and 40 feet up. On a successful save, the creature takes half as much damage and isn't pushed.

As a bonus action, you can move the tornado up to 30 feet in any direction. Any ranged weapon attack against a target within 20 feet of the tornado has disadvantage, and any ranged attack that passes through it automatically misses.

Vortex Blast

3rd-level evocation

• Classes: Occultist, Sorcerer, Wizard.
• Casting Time: 1 Action
• Range: Self (30 foot cone)
• Components: V, S
• Duration: Instantaneous

You create a sudden violent vortex that blasts outwards in a cone, tossing characters and objects within the area. Creatures take 2d6 bludgeoning damage and must succeed a Strength saving throw or be knocked 20 feet backward and 40 feet upward.

At Higher Levels. When you cast this spell using a spell slot of 4th level or higher, the damage increases by 1d6 for each slot level above 3rd.

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