The DM has decided that finding, understanding and interpreting the information correctly so that he can use it to his advantage has a difficulty rating of 15. Moorlock the Rogue opens the book and finds the relevant pages about the Lich-King.

The players believe that in the Book of the Dead which is housed here, they might find information about this dreaded creature which will help them defeat it. They are seeking information about The Lich-King, a terrible undead lord who has taken an interest in the party and has become their nemesis. The players have fought, tricked, and charmed their way into The Temple of Salmasis, a heavily guarded fountain of knowledge. This is what gives non-magical classes the ability to wield magic like a low-level magic-user. The DnD world is a magical place, even if you are the most staunch fighter or shadow-hugging rogue, eventually, some of the magic from the world around you will, over time, ooze into your being. And as the spell is a Touch spell, the caster could use it on themselves.Īlthough Cantrips are magical, many non-magical classes gain access to the use of them at higher levels. Think of it as a boast, a short duration power up to help the target player temporarily tap into some sort of magically-induced additional prowess.

Once the ability check is rolled, regardless of success, and once a minute has elapsed the spell ends. Casting time takes only one action in the sequence of events, the spell is activated by the caster touching the designated target, and whilst the caster maintains concentration, for the next minute, that player may add the additional 1d4 roll to the ability check in question. In the player’s world, this can be seen as the spell enabling them to unlock knowledge, strength, dexterity, etc that they didn’t know that they had to improve their chances of successfully passing an ability check.īeing a Cantrip, it is a simple spell. In terms of game mechanics, the player casting it elects another player as a target and adds 1d4 to any ability for the duration of one ability check. It is not available to all DnD classes generally the Cleric and all Divine subclasses such as the Paladin etc. Think of them as a magical reflex that you have gained through repeated use in the past so that now you come with them pre-loaded and ready to cast. Guidance is a Cantrip, a zero-level spell that players can wield as a prepared magical action without the usual requirements of it taking time to activate or taking up a slot in the player’s spell ranking.

5e guidance