Witchcraft • Legacy Sleep Cantrip
Quick Sleeping
Quick Sleeping lets a willing creature fall asleep almost immediately and remain asleep until awakened normally. It is preserved as legacy Witch magic; modern editions use their own spell lists and action rules.
Quick Sleeping at a Glance
| 5.5e / 2024 | No standard spell by this name |
|---|---|
| 5e / 2014 | No standard spell by this name |
| Pathfinder 1e | No standard spell by this name |
| D&D 3.5e | No core spell by this name; legacy d20 rules preserved below |
| Witch archive | Legacy Witch spell |
Spell Rules by Edition
Quick Sleeping — 5.5e / 2024
Status: this spell is not part of the standard 5.5e / 2024 spell list. Do not import the legacy mechanics below automatically.
Quick Sleeping — 5e / 2014
Status: this spell is not part of the standard 5e / 2014 spell list. Do not import the legacy mechanics below automatically.
Quick Sleeping — Pathfinder 1e
Status: this spell is not part of the standard Pathfinder 1e spell list. Do not import the legacy mechanics below automatically.
Quick Sleeping — D&D 3.5e
Status: this spell is not part of the standard D&D 3.5e spell list. Do not import the legacy mechanics below automatically.
Legacy d20 Rules
| School | Transmutation |
|---|---|
| Level | Witch 0, Cleric 0 |
| Components | V, S, M |
| Casting Time | 1 round |
| Range | Touch |
| Target | One willing creature |
| Duration | 8 hours or until awakened |
| Saving Throw | None |
| Spell Resistance | Yes |
The spell cannot affect an unwilling target. A willing creature falls asleep after the casting round and remains asleep for up to eight hours unless awakened normally.
The caster can target themself. Doing so naturally ends any activity requiring the caster to remain awake.
Material component: a ritual focus or sacred token and a small amount of sand.
What Changed?
No automatic modern conversion is assumed. The willing-target, eight-hour legacy effect remains confined to the preserved d20 Witch archive.
Using Quick Sleeping in Play
Use Quick Sleeping when ordinary sleep is possible but time, anxiety or discomfort would otherwise delay it. It is not a way to incapacitate an unwilling enemy and does not override magical wakefulness or sleep-immunity rules from another edition.
Related Witch Magic
Rules Sources and Licensing
Legacy source: The Gates of Hell / Grimoire of Cosmic Entities, Volume One, by Eli Atkinson, William Church and Serge W. Desir, Jr.
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