Candlekeep

Punishing Strike
necromancy cantrip
Casting Time: 1 action
Range: 5 feet
Components: V
Duration: 1 round
As part of the action used to cast this spell, you must make an unarmed strike or melee weapon attack against one creature within the spell's range, otherwise the spell fails. On a hit, the target suffers Page 236 the attack's normal effects. In addition, a black web of necrotic energy radiates across its skin from where it was struck until the start of your next turn. If the target willingly takes a reaction before then, it immediately takes 1d8 necrotic damage, and the spell ends. This spell's damage increases when you reach higher levels.

At 5th level, the melee attack deals an extra 1d8 necrotic damage to the target, and the damage the target suffers for taking a reaction increases to 2d8. Both damage rolls increase by 1d8 at 11th level and 17th level.


Chill of the Grave
1st-level necromancy
Casting Time: 1 action
Range: 50 feet
Components: V, S, M (a knuckle bone)
Duration: Concentration, up to 1 minute
Choose one undead creature within 50 feet. For the duration, whenever the target hits with a melee attack, that attack inflicts an extra 1d8 cold damage.


Withering Smite
1st-level necromancy
Casting Time: 1 bonus action
Range: Self
Components: V
Duration: Concentration, up to 1 minute
Your weapon radiates terrible energy that empowers the next strike you make with it. The next time you hit with a melee weapon attack during this spell’s duration, your attack deals an extra 1d6 necrotic damage. If the target of that attack was a creature, it must make a successful Constitution saving throw or take 1d6 necrotic damage at the start of each of its turns for the spell’s duration, its flesh rotting around the wound. An affected creature can repeat the saving throw at the end of each of its turns, ending the effect on a success. The rotting effect also ends if the affected creature receives magical healing.

At Higher Levels. When you cast this spell using a spell slot of 2nd level or higher, the extra damage dealt by the weapon’s hit increases by 1d6 for each slot level above 1st. Subsequent necrotic damage doesn’t increase.