cantrip
Small magical trick
A cantrip is a minor spell or magical trick, especially one requiring no significant expenditure of power.
The word comes from Scots, where it originally meant a charm or incantation.
In tabletop roleplaying games like Dungeons & Dragons, cantrips are the simplest spells a caster can perform, often usable without limit: She cast a cantrip to light the torch.
Spoken magical formula
- enchantmentMagical influence over someone
- conjurationMagical act of summoning
- hexMalevolent incantation
- wardProtected person; division
evocation · abjuration · divination · thaumaturgy · summoning · transmutation · mantra · sigil
Playful trick on someone
- trickDeliberate deception
- hoaxDeliberate deception for effect
- shenanigansMischievous or deceitful behavior
- tomfooleryFoolish or silly behavior
impishness · devilry · naughtiness · playfulness · knavery · high jinks · roguery · antic
Imaginatively unrealistic
- playfulInclined toward fun
- quirkyIdiosyncratically unusual
- whimsicalPlayfully fanciful or erratic
- lightheartedCheerful and without worry
caprice · frolic · levity · frivolity · drollery · flights of fancy · sprightly · pixieish
Worn protective token
- talismanMagical protective charm
- trinketSmall worthless ornament
- fetishIrrational devotion to something
- totemSpiritual clan symbol
lucky charm · bauble · curio · gewgaw · knickknack · token · keepsake · rabbit foot
incantation
Spoken magical formula
- enchantmentMagical influence over someone
- conjurationMagical act of summoning
- hexMalevolent incantation
ward · evocation · abjuration · divination · thaumaturgy · summoning · transmutation · mantra · sigil · glamour
prank
Playful trick on someone
- trickDeliberate deception
- hoaxDeliberate deception for effect
- shenanigansMischievous or deceitful behavior
tomfoolery · impishness · devilry · naughtiness · playfulness · knavery · high jinks · roguery · antic · caper
fanciful
Imaginatively unrealistic
lighthearted · caprice · frolic · levity · frivolity · drollery · flights of fancy · sprightly · pixieish · elfin
amulet
Worn protective token
- talismanMagical protective charm
- trinketSmall worthless ornament
- fetishIrrational devotion to something
totem · lucky charm · bauble · curio · gewgaw · knickknack · token · keepsake · rabbit foot · horseshoe
- magicwizard, wand, sorcerer, witchcraft, mage
- spellsspell, cast, conjure, curse, enchantment
- spellcraftspell casting, incantation, hex, jinx, cursing
- arcane textsgrimoire, spellbook, tome, rune, glyph
cantripmagnum opus
Creator's supreme achievement
divine intervention · blood pact · binding ritual · summoning · necromancy