Treacherous Advice

Written by Tiirikka

Favoured by the perpetual pranksters, Treacherous Advice is a nasty little trick that lulls its target in the false security of gaining help from the caster. The joke should be done responsibly though, too many tricksters have lost the trust of their fellow travellers thanks to one too many Treacherous Advices.

Effect

You touch one creature and offer them advice. The target makes a Charisma saving throw, which they can choose to fail. Once before the spell ends, you can force the target to reduce d4 from one of their ability checks. You can roll the die before or after the target has made the ability check. The spell then ends.

Target becomes aware of the spell's effect after the d4 decrease is applied if they were not aware of the spell beforehand.

Manifestation

The actual casting of the spell is indistinguishable from the casting of the Guidance cantrip for the uninitiated, though there are few key differences. Guidance is a Divination spell, where Treacherous Advice is an Enchantment, and Treacherous Advice leaves a faint feel of tickle to the person whom it was casted on, instead of usual warmth of the Guidance.

Material Components

V, S

Related Discipline

Bard, Cleric, Druid

Related School

Enchantment

Effect Duration

Concentration, up to 1 minute

Effect Casting Time

1 action

Range

Touch

Level

Cantrip

Source(s): Original Melyria creation, by Tiirikka

Treacherous Advice

Enchantment Cantrip

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Casting time

1 action

Range

Touch

Components

V, S

Duration

Concentration, up to 1 minute

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You touch one creature and offer them advice. The target makes a Charisma saving throw, which they can choose to fail. Once before the spell ends, you can force the target to reduce d4 from one of their ability checks. You can roll the die before or after the target has made the ability check. The spell then ends.

Target becomes aware of the spell's effect after the d4 decrease is applied if they were not aware of the spell beforehand.

Damage type(s)

None

Available to

Bards, Clerics, Druids

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Quick tags:

lvl0 spell, lvl0 enchantment spell, no-dmg spell, lvl0 bard spell, lvl0 cleric spell, lvl0 druid spell, OMC