Abjuration • Legacy Vitality Cantrip

Virtue

Allegory of Virtue illustrating the protective vitality of the Virtue spell

Choose the rules edition before using this spell. Where an edition does not contain a spell by this name, that panel is a status note rather than an invented conversion.

Virtue at a Glance

5.5e / 2024 No standalone Virtue spell in SRD 5.2.1
5e / 2014 No core spell by this name
Pathfinder 1e Level 0; grants 1 temporary Hit Point
D&D 3.5e Level 0; grants 1 temporary Hit Point
Witch archive Linked from the legacy Witch spell list; modern Witch access follows the edition’s own class rules.

Spell Rules by Edition




Virtue — 5.5e / 2024

Status: Virtue is not a named spell in SRD 5.2.1. Use the edition’s current temporary-Hit-Point and protective magic instead.

Virtue — 5e / 2014

Status: Virtue is not a named core 2014 spell.

Virtue — Pathfinder 1e

Cleric orison (level 0). Edition source.

School transmutation
Level cleric 0, druid 0, paladin 1
Casting Time 1 standard action
Components V, S, DF
Range touch
Target creature touched
Duration 1 min.
Saving Throw none
Spell Resistance yes (harmless)

With a touch, you infuse a creature with a tiny surge of life, granting the subject 1 temporary hit point.

Virtue — D&D 3.5e

Cleric orison (level 0). Edition source.

School Transmutation
Level Clr 0, Drd 0, Pal 1
Components V, S, DF
Casting Time 1 standard action
Range Touch
Target Creature touched
Duration 1 min.
Saving Throw Fortitude negates (harmless)
Spell Resistance Yes (harmless)

The subject gains 1 temporary hit point.

What Changed?

  • 5.5e / 2024 and 5e / 2014: no standalone Virtue cantrip.
  • Pathfinder 1e and D&D 3.5e: Virtue grants a small pool of temporary vitality under the older temporary-Hit-Point rules.

Using Virtue in Play

Virtue is preparation magic: cast it before a dangerous door is opened, before a vulnerable ally enters a fight, or whenever a single point of extra durability may matter. Temporary Hit Points follow the rules of the selected edition and are not ordinary healing.

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