Hypnic Jerk
Hypnic Jerk is a Cantrip illusion available to Bard, Wizard.
Strange things happen in the mind and body in that moment between waking and sleeping. One of the most common is being startled awake by a sudden feeling of falling. With a snap of your fingers, you trigger that sensation in a creature you can see within range. The target must succeed on a Wisdom saving throw or take 1d6 force damage. If the target fails the saving throw by 5 or more, it drops one object it is holding. A dropped object lands in the creature's space.
Mechanics
- level:
- 0
- range:
- 60 Feet
- ritual:
- false
- school:
- illusion
- classes:
- Bard, Wizard
- duration:
- Instantaneous
- casting time:
- 1 action
- concentration:
- false
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Sources
- Warlock Archives·OGL-1.0a·© Warlock Archives. OGL-1.0a. Via Open5e (open5e.com).
Last updated 6/19/2026·Tags: spell, illusion, bard, wizard