Curse (5e Spell)
| Necromancy cantrip | |
| Casting time: | 1 action |
|---|---|
| Range: | Touch |
| Components: | V, S |
| Duration: | Concentration, up to 1 minute |
You bestow a minor curse on a creature, causing one of many detrimental effects. Make a melee spell attack against a target you can reach. On a hit, you choose one of the following curses to be inflicted for the duration:
- The target takes an additional 1d4 necrotic damage the first time each turn that they are hit by an attack.
- The target cannot take bonus actions.
- The target cannot take reactions.
- The target's speed is reduced by 10 feet.
- The target's vision is reduced such that everything appears lightly obscured.
When you cast this spell, you can choose to target an object or a 5-foot square instead of a creature.
If you cast this spell on an object, any creature that starts its turn carrying that object must succeed on a Charisma saving throw or suffer the effects of the chosen curse for the duration. If you cast this spell on a 5-foot square, any creature that enters that space for the first time on a turn or starts its turn there must succeed a Charisma saving throw or suffer the effects of the chosen curse for the duration.
This spell's damage increases by 1d4 when you reach 5th level (2d4), 11th level (3d4), and 17th level (4d4).
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