Acid Splash

Description

You conjure a small burst of corrosive magical liquid around one creature within range. The primary target can avoid the brunt of the Acid D&D Portal - Acid Damage type Acid is a damage type used by attacks, spells, class features, resistance, immunity, and vulnerability. Full link: https://dnd-portal.com/rules/damage-types/acid/ with a successful saving throw D&D Portal - Saving Throw D20 test rule Saving Throw is a d20 test rule used to resolve uncertain outcomes during play. Full link: https://dnd-portal.com/rules/d20-tests/saving-throw/ vs. spell; on a failure, it suffers 1d4 Acid D&D Portal - Acid Damage type Acid is a damage type used by attacks, spells, class features, resistance, immunity, and vulnerability. Full link: https://dnd-portal.com/rules/damage-types/acid/. A small amount of Acid D&D Portal - Acid Damage type Acid is a damage type used by attacks, spells, class features, resistance, immunity, and vulnerability. Full link: https://dnd-portal.com/rules/damage-types/acid/ sprays onto nearby creatures, which must make their own saves or take 1 point of Acid D&D Portal - Acid Damage type Acid is a damage type used by attacks, spells, class features, resistance, immunity, and vulnerability. Full link: https://dnd-portal.com/rules/damage-types/acid/. The Acid D&D Portal - Acid Damage type Acid is a damage type used by attacks, spells, class features, resistance, immunity, and vulnerability. Full link: https://dnd-portal.com/rules/damage-types/acid/ exists only for the instantaneous magical effect and does not continue burning in later rounds.

How Acid Splash Works

Acid Splash is a 1st-level Wizard D&D Portal - Wizard Character class An Intelligence-based prepared full caster with the largest spell-learning system, ritual flexibility, and subclass traditions focused on schools or specialist theories. Full link: https://dnd-portal.com/classes/wizard/ spell created as a D&D Portal conversion for AD&D 2nd Edition. It was not published as an official 2e spell. The conversion is designed to use 2e spell terminology and resolution rather than importing the later-edition cantrip structure unchanged.

The spell belongs to the Conjuration/Summoning school, takes a casting time of 1 segment, and requires verbal and somatic components. The caster chooses one creature within 30 yards as the primary target.

The primary target makes a saving throw D&D Portal - Saving Throw D20 test rule Saving Throw is a d20 test rule used to resolve uncertain outcomes during play. Full link: https://dnd-portal.com/rules/d20-tests/saving-throw/ vs. spell. On a failed save, it takes 1d4 Acid D&D Portal - Acid Damage type Acid is a damage type used by attacks, spells, class features, resistance, immunity, and vulnerability. Full link: https://dnd-portal.com/rules/damage-types/acid/. On a successful save, the primary damage is completely negated.

The Acid D&D Portal - Acid Damage type Acid is a damage type used by attacks, spells, class features, resistance, immunity, and vulnerability. Full link: https://dnd-portal.com/rules/damage-types/acid/ also splashes onto nearby creatures. Every other creature within 3 feet of the primary target makes its own saving throw D&D Portal - Saving Throw D20 test rule Saving Throw is a d20 test rule used to resolve uncertain outcomes during play. Full link: https://dnd-portal.com/rules/d20-tests/saving-throw/ vs. spell. A creature that fails takes 1 point of Acid D&D Portal - Acid Damage type Acid is a damage type used by attacks, spells, class features, resistance, immunity, and vulnerability. Full link: https://dnd-portal.com/rules/damage-types/acid/; a successful save prevents that splash damage.

The spell is instantaneous. It does not continue dealing damage on later rounds, create a persistent pool of Acid D&D Portal - Acid Damage type Acid is a damage type used by attacks, spells, class features, resistance, immunity, and vulnerability. Full link: https://dnd-portal.com/rules/damage-types/acid/, or remain on the target as an ongoing corrosive effect.

Range and Targeting

Acid Splash has a range of 30 yards. The caster selects one creature within that distance as the primary target; the spell does not require a missile attack roll against armor class D&D Portal - Armor Class Combat rule Armor Class is a combat rule used by attacks, damage, defenses, or turn order. Full link: https://dnd-portal.com/rules/combat/armor-class/ or THAC0.

The primary target’s saving throw D&D Portal - Saving Throw D20 test rule Saving Throw is a d20 test rule used to resolve uncertain outcomes during play. Full link: https://dnd-portal.com/rules/d20-tests/saving-throw/ vs. spell determines whether it suffers the main 1d4 Acid D&D Portal - Acid Damage type Acid is a damage type used by attacks, spells, class features, resistance, immunity, and vulnerability. Full link: https://dnd-portal.com/rules/damage-types/acid/. This keeps the resolution compact and gives the conversion a distinctly AD&D-style defensive roll rather than reproducing the ranged touch attack D&D Portal - Attack Roll Combat rule Attack Roll is a combat rule used by attacks, damage, defenses, or turn order. Full link: https://dnd-portal.com/rules/combat/attack-roll/ used by 3e.

The 3-foot splash is measured from the primary target. Other creatures inside that distance are not additional primary targets; they are exposed only to the minor secondary Acid D&D Portal - Acid Damage type Acid is a damage type used by attacks, spells, class features, resistance, immunity, and vulnerability. Full link: https://dnd-portal.com/rules/damage-types/acid/ effect.

Each creature caught by the splash resolves its own saving throw D&D Portal - Saving Throw D20 test rule Saving Throw is a d20 test rule used to resolve uncertain outcomes during play. Full link: https://dnd-portal.com/rules/d20-tests/saving-throw/. The primary creature might succeed while a nearby creature fails, or the primary creature might take damage while every nearby creature avoids the splash.

Acid Splash does not use the grenade-like missile scatter system. There are no thrown-object range bands, miss-location rolls, bottle-breakage checks, or scatter distances associated with this spell.

Damage and Saving Throws

The primary target takes 1d4 Acid D&D Portal - Acid Damage type Acid is a damage type used by attacks, spells, class features, resistance, immunity, and vulnerability. Full link: https://dnd-portal.com/rules/damage-types/acid/ on a failed saving throw D&D Portal - Saving Throw D20 test rule Saving Throw is a d20 test rule used to resolve uncertain outcomes during play. Full link: https://dnd-portal.com/rules/d20-tests/saving-throw/ vs. spell. A successful saving throw D&D Portal - Saving Throw D20 test rule Saving Throw is a d20 test rule used to resolve uncertain outcomes during play. Full link: https://dnd-portal.com/rules/d20-tests/saving-throw/ negates the primary damage completely; there is no half-damage result.

Creatures caught only by the splash take 1 point of Acid D&D Portal - Acid Damage type Acid is a damage type used by attacks, spells, class features, resistance, immunity, and vulnerability. Full link: https://dnd-portal.com/rules/damage-types/acid/ on a failed save. The small fixed amount is intentional: it gives the spell a recognizable splash effect without turning a 1st-level spell into a strong area-damage option.

The conversion does not increase its damage with caster level. A higher-level Wizard D&D Portal - Wizard Character class An Intelligence-based prepared full caster with the largest spell-learning system, ritual flexibility, and subclass traditions focused on schools or specialist theories. Full link: https://dnd-portal.com/classes/wizard/ gains no additional dice, additional splash damage, or larger splash radius from the base spell.

That fixed damage helps preserve space for stronger Acid D&D Portal - Acid Damage type Acid is a damage type used by attacks, spells, class features, resistance, immunity, and vulnerability. Full link: https://dnd-portal.com/rules/damage-types/acid/ magic at higher spell levels. Acid Splash is intended as a minor offensive spell rather than a replacement for more powerful projectile, persistent, or area Acid D&D Portal - Acid Damage type Acid is a damage type used by attacks, spells, class features, resistance, immunity, and vulnerability. Full link: https://dnd-portal.com/rules/damage-types/acid/ spells.

Creatures with magic resistance use the normal AD&D 2e magic-resistance rules when the spell would directly affect them. If magic resistance does not negate the spell, any saving throw D&D Portal - Saving Throw D20 test rule Saving Throw is a d20 test rule used to resolve uncertain outcomes during play. Full link: https://dnd-portal.com/rules/d20-tests/saving-throw/ normally allowed by Acid Splash is then resolved as usual.

Class Availability

The D&D Portal conversion is a Wizard D&D Portal - Wizard Character class An Intelligence-based prepared full caster with the largest spell-learning system, ritual flexibility, and subclass traditions focused on schools or specialist theories. Full link: https://dnd-portal.com/classes/wizard/ spell. AD&D 2nd Edition does not use the later standard Sorcerer D&D Portal - Sorcerer Character class A Charisma-based known-spell full caster whose Sorcery Points and Metamagic reshape spells in ways other casters cannot. Full link: https://dnd-portal.com/classes/sorcerer/ class that shares Acid Splash with Wizard D&D Portal - Wizard Character class An Intelligence-based prepared full caster with the largest spell-learning system, ritual flexibility, and subclass traditions focused on schools or specialist theories. Full link: https://dnd-portal.com/classes/wizard/ in 3e and 5e, so the conversion does not invent a Sorcerer D&D Portal - Sorcerer Character class A Charisma-based known-spell full caster whose Sorcery Points and Metamagic reshape spells in ways other casters cannot. Full link: https://dnd-portal.com/classes/sorcerer/ spell-list entry.

As a Conjuration/Summoning spell, Acid Splash follows the normal school access and opposition-school restrictions used by the campaign. A specialist Wizard D&D Portal - Wizard Character class An Intelligence-based prepared full caster with the largest spell-learning system, ritual flexibility, and subclass traditions focused on schools or specialist theories. Full link: https://dnd-portal.com/classes/wizard/ must still be permitted to use the school before the spell can be learned or prepared.

The spell is learned, written into a spellbook, memorized, and expended using the normal AD&D 2e Wizard D&D Portal - Wizard Character class An Intelligence-based prepared full caster with the largest spell-learning system, ritual flexibility, and subclass traditions focused on schools or specialist theories. Full link: https://dnd-portal.com/classes/wizard/ spellcasting system. It is not at-will magic and cannot be repeatedly cast without being prepared again.

Campaign-specific classes, kits, magical research, or other rules may provide additional ways to learn the spell. Those options are separate from the base D&D Portal conversion and should follow their own access rules.

Why This Is Not a Cantrip

The name Acid Splash is strongly associated with cantrips in later editions, but AD&D 2e uses the term differently. The edition includes a 1st-level Wizard D&D Portal - Wizard Character class An Intelligence-based prepared full caster with the largest spell-learning system, ritual flexibility, and subclass traditions focused on schools or specialist theories. Full link: https://dnd-portal.com/classes/wizard/ spell named Cantrip that produces minor magical effects rather than a modern level-0 spell category.

Those minor effects are not intended to inflict direct hit point damage. Treating Acid Splash as one of those effects would therefore conflict with the limits of the 2e Cantrip spell.

D&D Portal instead represents Acid Splash as its own 1st-level Wizard D&D Portal - Wizard Character class An Intelligence-based prepared full caster with the largest spell-learning system, ritual flexibility, and subclass traditions focused on schools or specialist theories. Full link: https://dnd-portal.com/classes/wizard/ spell. This preserves the spell’s offensive identity while fitting the way AD&D 2e separates minor magical tricks from spells that directly injure creatures.

The level change is therefore a deliberate edition conversion, not a claim that an official 2e version of Acid Splash existed at 1st level.

D&D Portal Conversion Notes

Acid Splash was first published in a later edition, so this AD&D 2e entry is original D&D Portal homebrew rather than recovered historical content. The page should be visibly labelled as a D&D Portal Conversion.

The conversion uses the 3e spell as its conceptual starting point, but its mechanics were redesigned for 2e. The ranged touch attack D&D Portal - Attack Roll Combat rule Attack Roll is a combat rule used by attacks, damage, defenses, or turn order. Full link: https://dnd-portal.com/rules/combat/attack-roll/ became a saving throw D&D Portal - Saving Throw D20 test rule Saving Throw is a d20 test rule used to resolve uncertain outcomes during play. Full link: https://dnd-portal.com/rules/d20-tests/saving-throw/ vs. spell, the spell became 1st level, and the school terminology changed to Conjuration/Summoning.

The 1-point secondary splash is a new Portal design choice inspired by the way AD&D 2e handles minor Acid D&D Portal - Acid Damage type Acid is a damage type used by attacks, spells, class features, resistance, immunity, and vulnerability. Full link: https://dnd-portal.com/rules/damage-types/acid/ splash around grenade-like Acid D&D Portal - Acid Damage type Acid is a damage type used by attacks, spells, class features, resistance, immunity, and vulnerability. Full link: https://dnd-portal.com/rules/damage-types/acid/ attacks. The spell intentionally does not inherit the complete physical grenade or scatter subsystem.

By default, the conversion also avoids automatic item saving throw D&D Portal - Saving Throw D20 test rule Saving Throw is a d20 test rule used to resolve uncertain outcomes during play. Full link: https://dnd-portal.com/rules/d20-tests/saving-throw/s against equipment carried by the target. That keeps a small 1st-level spell from gaining disproportionate equipment-destruction utility unless the DM chooses a special environmental ruling.