Difference between revisions of "Groan (cantrip)"

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{{Spelltable
 
{{Spelltable
 
| name = Groan
 
| name = Groan
| range = 10 ft.
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| range = 20 ft.
 
| duration = 1 round
 
| duration = 1 round
 
| area of effect = animals within a 30 ft. circle; or<br>up to 1 creature
 
| area of effect = animals within a 30 ft. circle; or<br>up to 1 creature
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| level = [[Cantrip|cantrip]]
 
| level = [[Cantrip|cantrip]]
 
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Produces the sound of a creature in pain.
 
  
The sound is unpleasant and will cause animals of 1 intelligence to move 10 ft. away from the caster if they fail to save against magic.
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The cantrip produces various sounds that may be interpreted as a creature in pain.  This may feel like a general groan, as a person dying in pain, or it may be more acute, as a figure wounded on a battlefield.  While the cantrip cannot produce audible speech, it can make a sound that will give the impression of a name being called out, over and over — though this specific effect need not be employed by the caster.
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The cantrip can be used to cause others to investigate the sound, which they will do if they fail a [[Saving Throws|saving throw against magic]].  Otherwise, the unpleasant sound of the grown can be used to force [[Animal|animals]] of 1 to 2 [[Intelligence (ability stat)|intelligence]] to move 10 ft., or two [[Combat Hex|combat hexes]], from the point where the sound emanates after [[Spellcasting|discharged]].
  
The cantrip can also be cast against 1 creature who is wounded, diseased or below zero in hit points; those who do not make save will suffer 2 additional damage from pain.
 
  
 
See [[Haunting Sound Cantrips]]
 
See [[Haunting Sound Cantrips]]

Revision as of 17:03, 4 April 2021

Groan
Range 20 ft.
Duration 1 round
Area of Effect animals within a 30 ft. circle; or
up to 1 creature
Casting Time 2 action points
Saving Throw negates
Level cantrip

The cantrip produces various sounds that may be interpreted as a creature in pain. This may feel like a general groan, as a person dying in pain, or it may be more acute, as a figure wounded on a battlefield. While the cantrip cannot produce audible speech, it can make a sound that will give the impression of a name being called out, over and over — though this specific effect need not be employed by the caster.

The cantrip can be used to cause others to investigate the sound, which they will do if they fail a saving throw against magic. Otherwise, the unpleasant sound of the grown can be used to force animals of 1 to 2 intelligence to move 10 ft., or two combat hexes, from the point where the sound emanates after discharged.


See Haunting Sound Cantrips