Glyph of Warding: Cold

Glyph of Warding: Cold is a level 3 abjuration spell. This spell is a variant of the Level 3 Abjuration Spell,

 Glyph of Warding. It allows spellcasters to inscribe a ward which explodes and deals Cold damage to enemies when triggered.

Description

The glyph explodes, dealing ⁠Cold damage to enemies in the vicinity. Creatures who pass the  Dexterity Saving Throw still take half damage.

The glyph will last until triggered, or until a Long Rest.

Only one glyph can be active at a time.

Cost:  Action +  Level 3 Spell Slot
Damage: 5~40: 5d8⁠Cold
Details:  DEX Save (On Save: Targets still take half damage);  Range: 9 m (30 ft);  AoE: 4 m (13 ft) Radius

Upcasting: Casting this spell at a higher level deals an extra 1d8⁠⁠Cold damage for each spell slot level above 3rd.

UIDs

Target_GlyphOfWarding_Cold

Projectile_GlyphOfWarding_Cold_Trap

Triggered effect

Spell flags

CanAreaDamageEvade, CannotTargetItems, HasSomaticComponent, HasVerbalComponent, IsSpell, IsTrap

This spell is a variation of:
Glyph of Warding

If cast on a wet surface to create  Ice, the DC to avoid falling  Prone from the Ice surface is based on the entity which created the wet surface instead of the spell's caster.
- For example, if a druid casts  Create Water and a wizard casts Glyph of Warding: Cold, the DC to avoid Ice's Prone would be: $8 + druid's INT modifier + druid's proficiency bonus + other bonuses$ , instead of $8 + wizard's INT Modifier + wizard's proficiency bonus + other bonuses$ .
- The saving throw is only based on spell save DC if the water first had contact with enemies (e.g., casting Create Water on top of them), otherwise, if water is created or thrown to the ground and then frozen by this spell, the Prone saving throw has the default DC of 12.

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