Spellslinging Sellsword
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Think about what spells your party members cast during any given day of adventuring. How often are they casting cantrips?
D&D 5E How many times in an adventuring day does your party spellcaster cast a cantrip spell?
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Light, so now no one has to worry about a hand for a torch. Mage Hand to handle simple dungeon inconveniences. Guidance, for every single skill check that the GM will OK it for.
These happen very frequently; if you add in attack cantrips, and figure the "average adventuring day" like payn mentioned, then 11-15.
These happen very frequently; if you add in attack cantrips, and figure the "average adventuring day" like payn mentioned, then 11-15.
Paul Farquhar
Legend
Also class. Warlock casts more cantrips, even at high level.
I would estimate that for warlock and EK about 2/3 of all spells cast are cantrips. As already mentioned, for others it decreases with level.
I couldn’t say how many per day, since we have no fixed number of encounters, it varies wildly.
I would estimate that for warlock and EK about 2/3 of all spells cast are cantrips. As already mentioned, for others it decreases with level.
I couldn’t say how many per day, since we have no fixed number of encounters, it varies wildly.
Spellslinging Sellsword
Explorer
I was just looking at the old BECMI and AD&D 1E tables and trying to figure out if what difference in casting spells at the table with at-will cantrips available. So I guess no particular class or level per se, but yeah I can see levels 1-10 vs a level 20 caster being different.
Obviously it depends on level and caster type. In general, I feel about a dozen or two times per adventuring day is about right. We tend towards more encounters per day, however, averaging about 6 combats and 3 exploration encounters per adventuring day (social encounters vary too much to give an average).
Depends on a lot of factors, level and build/game style especially.
Imon some level though I want to say "too often" because I think that getting away from charges wands of past editions detracts from the game by robbing casters of important incentives tobe excited inthe prospect of finding treasure
Imon some level though I want to say "too often" because I think that getting away from charges wands of past editions detracts from the game by robbing casters of important incentives tobe excited inthe prospect of finding treasure
