Cantrips are simple magical spells. Each mystery has a set list of cantrips, which are learnt as techniques. The easiest cantrips are level 1, then proceeding 3, 5, 7, 9, 12, 15, 18, 21, 25, 30. Those above 15 are pretty much reserved for the use of non-mortals.
See Air, Spirit Cantrips, Water Cantrips, Earth Cantrips, Iron Cantrips and Fire for the list of cantrips for each Mystery.
Cantrips are easy to cast, requiring no material components, and the minimum of vocals or gestures. All can be cast in a single round.
There may be multiple level 1 cantrips for a given Mystery - normally two or three which start the trees for each aspect of the Mystery.
The properties of a cantrip are as follows:
| Range | Description |
|---|---|
| Touch | Must be touching the target. |
| Reach | Should be touching the target. -5 each metre range. |
| Short | No penalty out to 10m. -5 each 10m beyond that. |
| Medium | No penalty out to 50m. -5 each 50m beyond that. |
| Long | No penalty out to 1km. -5 each 1km beyond that. |
| Communication | Must be able to talk to target. |
| Relationship | As long, but no line of sight requirement. Must be to a target that is known to some degree. Level of degree affects range. |
| Duration | Description |
|---|---|
| Momentary | Does one immediate effect (e.g. fireball) then ends. |
| Concentration | As long as the wizard concentrates. |
| Natural | As long as the effect naturally lasts. |
| Target | Description |
|---|---|
| Self | Can only affect the caster. |
| One | Can affect one single individual, which may be the caster. |
| Individual | Can affect one single individual at no penalty, -5 each beyond that. |
| Few | Up to three individuals at no penalty, -5 each 3 beyond that. |
| Dozen | Up to a dozen individuals at no penalty, -5 each dozen beyond that. |
| Crowd | Up to 50 individuals at no penalty, -5 each 50 beyond that. |
| Range | Everything within range of the cantrip. |
Instead of a target, it may have a radius. A radius affects everything in a given area, centred at some point within range of the cantrip.
| Radius | Description |
|---|---|
| Tiny | 1m radius for free, -5 each multiple. |
| Small | 3m radius for free, -5 each multiple. |
| Medium | 10m radius for free, -5 each multiple. |
| Large | 25m radius for free, -5 each multiple. |
| Village | 100m radius for free, -5 each multiple. |
| Town | 500m radius for free, -5 each multiple. |