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<blockquote data-quote="seregil" data-source="post: 6362563" data-attributes="member: 38425">While you are certainly free to let your players get it all the time, as I stated above, it simply is not realistic to say that the cleric can constantly recast the spell every minute. They can certainly get it on any on any deliberate roll (e.g. pick locks) and even I would even let it be given to a thief about to sneak off to check something ahead. However, any check that they can't plan for (e.g. a perception check during travel) can't get the extra 1d4 because the cleric can't predict when it will be needed and he can't cast it constantly.And, as mentioned, a cleric that would spam blessings 'just in case' would be disciplined by his hierarchy or agents of his deity. His powers are given to him to further the goals of his deity and walking around saying 'bless you' every minute will certainly not help the prestige of his faith. As you say, magic should be magical and I would add holy power should be holy and awe inspiring. Using it constantly to give you +1d4 on your using the spittoon doesn't strike me as a respectful use of the power of a god.Again, this is me and your table is yours but I believe that the spell simply can't be spammed that much. That being said, is the actual spell overpowered for a cantrip? I can't say until I have played a while but, on paper, it doesn't seem too bad.My 0,05$ CDN.</blockquote>

[QUOTE="seregil, post: 6362563, member: 38425"] While you are certainly free to let your players get it all the time, as I stated above, it simply is not realistic to say that the cleric can constantly recast the spell every minute. They can certainly get it on any on any deliberate roll (e.g. pick locks) and even I would even let it be given to a thief about to sneak off to check something ahead. However, any check that they can't plan for (e.g. a perception check during travel) can't get the extra 1d4 because the cleric can't predict when it will be needed and he can't cast it constantly. And, as mentioned, a cleric that would spam blessings 'just in case' would be disciplined by his hierarchy or agents of his deity. His powers are given to him to further the goals of his deity and walking around saying 'bless you' every minute will certainly not help the prestige of his faith. As you say, magic should be magical and I would add holy power should be holy and awe inspiring. Using it constantly to give you +1d4 on your using the spittoon doesn't strike me as a respectful use of the power of a god. Again, this is me and your table is yours but I believe that the spell simply can't be spammed that much. That being said, is the actual spell overpowered for a cantrip? I can't say until I have played a while but, on paper, it doesn't seem too bad. My 0,05$ CDN. [/QUOTE]

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