Researcher/Spell List

Researcher Spell List

The following spells are available to all researchers. The School of Research you choose at 2nd level expands your spell list. See technomancer, twilit, witch, or wizzrobe for the respective school's expanded spell list.

Cantrips (0-points)

Air Slash	You form a blade of air to strike a distant creature. If the target is airborne, you have advantage on the attack roll.
Blast Bolt	You detonate volatile energy with a melee spell attack. If your attack misses, you take damage and are pushed back.
Candle	Create a five-foot sphere of flame which lingers for a minute, damaging creatures it touches.
Cryonis	Upon a relatively flat plane of liquid water at least five by five feet, you create a pillar of magic ice.
Light	You touch one object, causing it to shed bright light in a 20-foot radius and dim light for an additional 20 feet
Mending	This spell repairs a single break or tear in an object you touch.
Minor Illusion	You create a sound or an image of an object (not a creature) within range that lasts for 1 minute.
Prestidigitation	You create one of several minor magical effects.
Ray of Radiance	You hurl a ball of light, dealing radiant damage and briefly illuminating the target.
Razor Tome	Razor-sharp parchment flies out to slash one or more nearby creatures.
Sage Hand	Conjure a translucent, floating hand that can manipulate objects at range.
Sandcast	You hurl a swirling mass of sand at a creature to deal damage. A hit creature is damaged and suffers disadvantage on a Wisdom (Perception) checks or ranged attack roll.
Shocking Grasp	Lightning springs from your hand to deliver a shock to a creature you try to touch.
Touch Wind	You seize the air and compel it to create one of several minor effects.

1-point

Flying Object	A Small nearby object shoots up to 100 feet in a straight line, potentially damaging a creature in its path.
Illusory Script	You write a script that appears true to creatures you designate, but illusory to all other creatures.
Tremor	You cause the ground around you to wildly shake, knocking nearby creatures prone and creating difficult terrain.
Warping Step	You teleport to an unoccupied space you can see up to 30 feet away.

2-point

Detect Magic	Sense the presence of magic within 30 feet of you.
Disguise Self	Cause yourself to appear different for the duration.
Feather Fall	Your reaction safely slows the descent for up to five creatures within 60 feet of you.
Fog Cloud	You create a sphere of fog within range.
Grease	Slick grease covers a patch of ground, potentially knocking creatures prone.
Identify	You identify what spells are affecting a creature or object, or learn a magic item's properties.
Image	Create the image of an object, a creature, or some other visible phenomenon that is no larger than a 20-foot cube.
Mage Armor	A creature you touch gains an AC of 13 + its Dexterity modifier.
Perceive Invisibility	For at least 1 minute, you see invisible creatures and objects as if they were visible.
Unseen Servant	Create an invisible, Medium object that performs simple tasks at your bonus action command until the spell ends.

3-point

Darkness	Create magical darkness out to a radius of 15 feet for 10 minutes or longer.
Gust of Wind	You create a sustained blast of wind in a line at least 60 feet long and 10 feet wide for up to 1 minute.
Illumination	Create daylight out to a wide radius for 10 minutes or longer.
Knock	You magically open a lock or similar opening, but create a loud knock audible from up to 300 feet away.
Mirror Image	You create three illusory duplicates of yourself to distract attacks away from you.
Seizing Bolt	A ray of flashing white-and-yellow lightning springs from you to seize the muscles of a creature.
Spider Climb	A creature you touch can climb across vertical surfaces and ceilings while leaving its hands free, for up to an hour.

4-point

Invisibility	A creature you touch becomes invisible until it attacks or casts a spell, for up to 1 hour.
Sending	You send a short message to any creature with which you are familiar over any possible distance.

5-point

Counterspell	You attempt to interrupt a creature in the process of casting a spell.
Dispel Magic	You attempt to end a spell effect in range.
Fly	A willing creature you touch gains a flying speed of 60 feet for the duration.
Magic Circle	You create a 10-foot radius cylinder that prevents certain creature types from entering.
Nondetection	For 8 hours, you hide a target that you touch from divination magic.
Slow	Up to six creatures are slowed in time, diminishing their effectiveness in combat.
Stinking Cloud	Conjure a 20-foot radius cloud that heavily obscures. A creature that starts its turn in the cloud must succeed a Con save or lose its action.

6-point

Delayed Flying Object
Dimension Door	You teleport yourself and up to one other creature up to 500 feet away to a point you specify.
Greater Invisibility	A creature you touch becomes invisible for 1 minute.
Locate Creature	Sense the direction of a familiar creature you specify if it is within 1,000 feet of you.

7-point

Cloudkill	Conjure a 20-foot radius cloud that heavily obscures and deals poison damage to creatures inside of it.
Passwall	A passage appears for 1 hour in a surface you specify, and reaches up to 20 feet deep.
Scrying	You can see and hear a particular creature you choose that is on the same plane of existence as you.
Seeming	Give numerous creatures an illusory disguise that lasts up to 8 hours.

8-point

Programmed Illusion

You create a potentially complex illusion that activates when a certain criteria is met, and can activate repeatedly until dispelled.

9-point

True Seeing

A creature you touch gains truesight out to a range of 120 feet for 1 hour.

10-point

Project Duplicate

For up to 1 day, project a convincing illusory copy of yourself up to 500 miles away.

11-point

Antimagic Field

A 10-foot radius sphere around you suspends or dispels all magic effects within it.