Prestidigitation uses revisited

[MarauderX]

Just some more ideas for my favorite 0-level spell, and forgive any redundancies from other threads:

1. Spice someone so he smells more tasty to wandering critters

2. Make someone's pants uncomfortably hot at important social events

3. Instead of cleaning, unclean someone. Add splotches of dirt and tinge clothing with stains.

4. Fade or change the color of clothing to be opposite of what the person likes - wearers of black are suddenly wearing a dull gray; vibrant yellows and reds dim to off-white and pink, respectively, etc.



Add your own or dredge up the old threads, as I am looking to have some scenes with a half dozen apprentices that will be playing some jokes on the PCs.

 

[maddman75]

I used this spell to uncover an important clue last game.

We saw a statue with outstreched arms, made up in the magical religious regalia that we (and every other faith in Oerth) were desperately searching for. Before it was a model of a maze, with a small barely visible flaw in the center. We didn't have a magnifying glass, so I used Prestidigitation to gently illuminate and clean the area around the imperfection. We could then see it was a tiny, tiny replica of the statue. With a couple other clues we already had we figured it out pretty quick - there's a maze under this tower with a statue like this one in the center. Get the items there and put them on the statue. Oh, and did I mention that in addition to our Pelorian group, there were followers of Ehlonna, Heironious, Tharizdun, Istar, Hextor and countless others trying to get the same items to seize a nexus of power. We have three of the four items, but the fourth is in the hands of the Hextorians.

Prestidigitation may be humble, but it's played a big role in this campaign. By figuring it out first then having the cleric Stone Shape the maze over to hide it from the others, we got a big head start.

 

[Saeviomagy]

Give someone serious pimples. Not harmful, just ugly-looking.

Really, really polish the floor. (similar to a grease spell, but needs 10 minutes or more of cantrip use).

Label the salt as pepper and vice versa (or reflavour the two).

Make food taste horrible.

Make horrible food taste and smell good (then remove the effects while the victim is still chewing).

 

[XCorvis]

... I used Prestidigitation to gently illuminate and clean the area around the imperfection...

It can also create small, crude items, so I wonder if you could've made a magnifying glass or lense instead. Two lenses and a leather tube make a spyglass. Or just one to burn ants.

 

[Dalamar]

4. Fade or change the color of clothing to be opposite of what the person likes - wearers of black are suddenly wearing a dull gray; vibrant yellows and reds dim to off-white and pink, respectively, etc.

I actually used this one recently in a PbP game running here on the boards (House Millithor in the City of the Spider Queen, for those interested). Pissed off the House Wizard by adding a pink plotch to his black robes.

And to not be completely off topic: use it to create small balls of (illusionary of course) fire and start juggling with them.

 

[Agback]

It can also create small, crude items, so I wonder if you could've made a magnifying glass or lense instead. Two lenses and a leather tube make a spyglass. Or just one to burn ants.

A magnifying glass is not what I call crude. Simple, yes, but precisely shaped and highly finished.

Regards,


Agback

 

[maddman75]

A magnifying glass is not what I call crude. Simple, yes, but precisely shaped and highly finished.

Regards,


Agback

Yup, that's why I didn't create one. I thought about it, but the term 'crude' ruled out a magnifying glass. I'm sure I could conjure a temporary chunk of clear glass, but not shaped precisely enough to magnify.

 

[Wombat]

If Prestidigitation worked in The Real World (tm), I think it would be the single most commonly used spell. Look at all the things it can do on a regular basis, all of them nifty, friendly, helpful, and obliging

Personally, if I were someone who could cast D&D style magic, I'd never memorize anything else!

 

[GuardianLurker]

Sheep dip an orc (anyone really).

Cover the mayor's bald spot (temporarily).

Joy-buzzer.

Fire-finger.

Glowing runes in the air.

Fine, flour-like powder, colored as desired.

Perfume.

Whoopi cushion.

Skunk pipeweed. (and the converse)

Insta-sundial.

One snowball.

One bucket of water.

Handful of muck.

 

[Pagan priest]

I'm currently playing a samurai of high birth, wandering in a foriegn land without proper attendants. He uses prestidigitation to keep his appearances proper.