Toll the Dead

• School: Necromancy cantrip
• Casting Time: 1 action
• Range: 60 feet
• Components: V, S
• Duration: Instantaneous

Description: You point at one creature you can see within range, and the sound of a dolorous bell fills the air around it for a moment. The target must succeed on a Wisdom saving throw or take necrotic damage. If the target is missing any of its hit points, it instead takes necrotic damage.

• Damage:
  • At 1st level: 1d8 necrotic damage (1d12 if the target is missing any hit points).
  • At 5th level: 2d8 necrotic damage (2d12 if the target is missing any hit points).
  • At 11th level: 3d8 necrotic damage (3d12 if the target is missing any hit points).
  • At 17th level: 4d8 necrotic damage (4d12 if the target is missing any hit points).

Higher Levels: The spell's damage increases by one die when you reach 5th level (2d8 or 2d12), 11th level (3d8 or 3d12), and 17th level (4d8 or 4d12).