Decaying Touch

0-level (Cantrip) Necromancy

Casting Time: 1 Action

Range/Area: touch

Components: V,S,M

Materials: (powdered remains of a dead animal)

Duration: instant

Attack/Save: melee

Damage/Effect: necrotic

You wreath your hand in necrotic decay that causes anything you touch to wither and die. Make a melee spell attack against a creature or object within range. On hit, the target takes 1d6 necrotic damage is starts to flake and decay. The first time they take damage from another source before the start of your next turn, they take an additional 1d6 necrotic damage. Targets immune to diseases are immune to this effect.

At higher levels: Both the initial and secondary damage of the spell increases by 1d6 when you reach 5th level (2d6), 11th level (3d6), and 17th level (4d6).

Available for: Druid, Occultist, Sorcerer, Warlock