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Compendium of Forgotten Secrets - Awakening

Animate Skull

0-level (Cantrip) Necromancy

Casting Time: 1 action
Range/Area: Touch
Components: V, S, M
Materials: a skull
Duration: 1 hour
“The saying "Dead men tell no tales." isn't always true.”   You imbue a skull with necromantic magic, granting it an eerie semblance of life. When you cast this spell, you can speak a phrase of 10 words or fewer. Whenever a creature touches the skull or enters a space within 5 feet of it, the skull speaks the phrase. You can also choose to infuse the skull with malicious energy. When you do, once per turn when a creature other than you touches the skull, it will snap at them with its teeth. The creature must make a Dexterity saving throw. If they fail, they take 1d4 piercing damage. An animated skull has 6 AC and 1 hit point.
At higher levels: This spell's piercing damage increases by 1d4 when you reach 5th level ( 2d4 ), 11th level ( 3d4 ), and 17th level ( 4d4 ).

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Spell

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