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<blockquote data-quote="Greenfield" data-source="post: 6698690" data-attributes="member: 6669384">At one time there was a spell simply called Cantrip that did a lot of what you're suggesting.&nbsp; The problem was that it specifically said that it couldn't duplicate the effect of any other spell.&nbsp; So, with Poly Any Object, that shut down all transformations.&nbsp; With Silent Image out there all forms of minor Glamer were outlawed.&nbsp; And, realistically, with Wish, Limited Wish and Miracle out there, every possible function becomes illegal.In play, we use Prestidigitation to:&nbsp; Dry things, clean things, color things, warm things, flavor things, add sparkle to the waving of wands, do petite creations and transformations, and as a distinctly inferior form of Mage Hand.&nbsp; In short, just about any minor magical effect, more for show than for anything else.You see, many at my table have been playing so long that we've seen the various versions and revisions, and kind of mashed them together in our minds.&nbsp; It's been changed so many times that, at this point, we &quot;play to the spirit&quot; rather than the letter.</blockquote>

[QUOTE="Greenfield, post: 6698690, member: 6669384"] At one time there was a spell simply called Cantrip that did a lot of what you're suggesting. The problem was that it specifically said that it couldn't duplicate the effect of any other spell. So, with Poly Any Object, that shut down all transformations. With Silent Image out there all forms of minor Glamer were outlawed. And, realistically, with Wish, Limited Wish and Miracle out there, every possible function becomes illegal. In play, we use Prestidigitation to: Dry things, clean things, color things, warm things, flavor things, add sparkle to the waving of wands, do petite creations and transformations, and as a distinctly inferior form of Mage Hand. In short, just about any minor magical effect, more for show than for anything else. You see, many at my table have been playing so long that we've seen the various versions and revisions, and kind of mashed them together in our minds. It's been changed so many times that, at this point, we "play to the spirit" rather than the letter. [/QUOTE]

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