Cantrip

Version 0.25: This article may not be up to date for the latest stable release of Crawl.

Casts one of a number of minor spells, aimed at trying to bolster the caster's morale. They have no noticeable effect.

Cantrip is a monster-only spell which does nothing. It is equivalent to passing a turn, but provides intimidating flavor text. It is often used to water down particularly dangerous early-game spellcasters and many early uniques.

The following enemies cast Cantrip:

• o Blork the orc
• w Gastronok
• K Kobold demonologist
• o Orc priest
• @ Psyche

Possible Messages

"The [monster] casts a cantrip, but nothing happens." "The [monster] begins to cast a cantrip, but forgets the words!" "The [monster] miscasts a cantrip." "The [monster] looks braver for a moment." "The [monster] looks encouraged for a moment." "The [monster] looks satisfied for a moment."