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Druidcraft

Transmutation
Level: Cantrip
Casting Time: 1 action
Range: 30 feet
Duration: Instantaneous
Components: V, S

Whispering to the spirits of nature, you create one of the following effects within range:
- You create a tiny, harmless sensory effect that predicts what the weather will be at your location for the next 24 hours. The effect might manifest as a golden orb for clear skies, a cloud for rain, falling snowflakes for snow, and so on. This effect persists for 1 round.
- You instantly make a flower blossom, a seed pod open, or a leaf bud bloom.
- You create an instantaneous, harmless sensory effect, such as falling leaves, a puff of wind, the sound of a small animal, or the faint odor of skunk. The effect must fit in a 5-­--foot cube.
- You instantly light or snuff out a candle, a torch, or a small campfire.

Spell Details

School: Transmutation
Level: Cantrip
Ritual: No
Concentration: No
Classes: Druid
C-Tier Purely utility with no combat application; useful for roleplay and environmental information gathering outside of conflict.

Player Guide

Use Druidcraft before combat to gather intelligence about incoming weather that might affect the battlefield. The spell excels at providing narrative flavor and helping druids prepare for environmental hazards. While it offers no direct tactical advantage in combat, predicting weather conditions can inform your party's strategy for positioning and spell selection. Save this cantrip for exploration and roleplay while relying on damaging cantrips like Fire Bolt or Thorn Whip during encounters.

DM Tips

Druidcraft predictions should be genuine; let them meaningfully affect your world's weather patterns within the next 24 hours. Allow creative players to use this for light manipulation of plants and sensory effects to solve problems outside combat.