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Message: <blockquote data-quote="Dausuul" data-source="post: 6267626" data-attributes="member: 58197">I prefer "Grampa Simpson Magic," because you forget stuff that happened three seconds ago.As for the idea that casters no longer have to use judgement in casting spells--that's ridiculous. I've played a wizard in 5E and I can say that it's much more demanding than either 3E or 4E, and close to AD&D, in terms of resource management. Cantrips won't get you very far; when you have to fall back on attack cantrips, it's not much better than falling back on crossbow and dagger.The one cantrip that is arguably overpowered is minor illusion, especially in the hands of an illusionist (who can create both sound and image instead of having to choose one or the other). A clever wizard can do some really heinous things with that. But the ability to shoot a cold beam for 1d8 damage? Meh. If you have a decent Dexterity, a crossbow will do just as well--you sacrifice a couple points off your attack in exchange for adding a couple to your damage. The cantrip does get better starting at level 5, but by that point you have enough proper spell slots that your at-will options are becoming less significant.It's a derogatory term for at-will attack cantrips (currently ray of frost, chill touch, and shocking grasp).</blockquote>