Arcane Spells Vol. I

We love the Raw Arcane in this house.

In this PDF are 6 original playtested and balanced spells for Dungeons and Dragons 5th edition.  Four of them are following suit of being 100% arcane-based.  Each of them is unique and creates an intriguing concept for spellcasters.  I spend lots of time balancing and writing my spells, so I hope you can safely enjoy them at your table.  

Other Editions:

Arcane Spells Vol. V

Arcane Spells Vol. IV

Arcane Spells Vol. III

Arcane Spells Vol. II

Arcane Spells Vol. I

Changelog:

- 12/28/2018

Brand new cover image for the PDF and the product's page on DM's Guild!  I hope you guys like the new look!

- 10/11/2018

Renamed the PDF and Title to Volume 1 to embrace the new Volume 2! Check it out!

Changed the wording on Arcane Charge from "Once per turn" to "Once on your turn" to avoid confusion - even though this damage is a free action, you cannot do it as an opportunity attack, nor as a part of someone else's turn

Changed some more spells' wordings to make the effects a little more clear.

Changed Arcane Bore to deal 21d8 instead of 20d8 when cast using a spell slot of 8th or higher.  This follows the algorithm much better as opposed to being a clean number.  (1 + 2 + 3 + 4 + 5 + 6)

Changed Imbue Toxins so it no longer requires you to continuously spend an action to deal the damage, else the spell fails.  This way, after having dealt the initial poison damage, you may let the target remained poisoned, but take no damage.

- 5/24/2018

Reuploaded the PDF so its quality issues are fixed (finally)

Changed some wording in the spells to make them a little more comprehensive.

Buffed Rune of Warding to have the first barrier absorb 4x your spellcasting ability score instead of 3x

Renamed "Streak" to "Mordenkainen's Arcane Bore"

Changed Localized Blizzard to require Strength saving throws, and no longer persists after a failed save, however, grows more rapidly, and gives more debuffs such as disadvantage to both Strength and Dexterity checks and saving throws.  In addition, the range that the flurry can extend out to is now 30 feet, and increases in range by 5 feet every time ANY damage is inflicted, instead of just when the vortex's damage is inflicted.

Changed Nova Burst to reflect its intended purpose- when cast at higher levels, the radius of effect increases instead of damage.  Spellcasting range increased to 90 feet.

- 3/1/2023

Hey y'all, been a while.

I've recently found some time to touch these up and create some new additions to the compendium.  Here's some changes I've made:

Altered the wording of the spells to better reflect their intention and to make their effects more clear, concise, and effective.

Changed Nova Burst so that it no longer requires a Saving Throw, much akin to Cloud of Daggers.  Changed the damage value to reflect this change.