Are cantrips and spells different?

A cantrip is a spell that can be cast at will, without using a spell slot and without being prepared in advance.
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Does cantrip count as a spell?

You can't cast another spell during the same turn, except for a cantrip with a casting time of 1 action." So - IF you cast ANY spell as a bonus action (remember that cantrips are also spells) then the only spells that can be cast with your action during the same turn are cantrips with a casting time of one action.
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Can you turn a spell into a cantrip?

All you have to do is down level a spell. Take that downlevel'd spell and remove and re-add the feat, and repeat til lvl 9 spells are cantrips.
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Are cantrips level 0 spells?

Cantrips are in fact 0th level spells.
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Are cantrips part of spells known?

No. Each caster class has a specific number of known cantrips at each level. By defeault, you can't swap, prepare, or unprepare them. Unless your class has a feature which lets you swap them at level up or long rest, they're permanent and separate from your known or prepared spells.
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Are spells and cantrips the same?

A cantrip is a spell that can be cast at will, without using a spell slot and without being prepared in advance. Repeated practice has fixed the spell in the caster's mind and infused the caster with the magic needed to produce the effect over and over.
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What is the strongest cantrip?

More About Eldritch Blast:

The warlock-exclusive Eldritch Blast is one of the most powerful combat cantrips in D&D, but it works a little differently than the others. Rather than simply increasing in damage at later levels, Eldritch Blast adds more attacks, each of which has the potential to damage separately.
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Are cantrips endless?

Unlike multi-tiered spells that use finite resources, Cantrips can be cast an unlimited amount of times. However, their power tends to be low or situational.
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Are cantrips prepared spells?

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Specifically, it appears that cantrips are now considered 0-level spells and can be prepared like any other spell. Further, like other prepared spells, they can be swapped out after a Long Rest.
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Do wizards know all cantrips?

At 1st level, you know three cantrips of your choice from the wizard spell list. You learn additional wizard cantrips of your choice at higher levels, as shown in the Cantrips Known column of the Wizard table.
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Can you twin spell a cantrip?

Twinned Spell

When you cast a spell that targets only one creature and doesn't have a range of self, you can spend a number of sorcery points equal to the spell's level to target a second creature in range with the same spell (1 sorcery point if the spell is a cantrip).
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Can you counterspell a cantrip?

Can you counterspell cantrips? Yes. Cantrips are considered level 0, which is automatically counterspelled.
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Can you cast two spells if one is a cantrip?

Using one, and then casting a cantrip lets you do 2 spells, but you are somewhat limited. There are several things that can let you basically cast extra spells, or spells differently.
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Can I cast a cantrip and a spell?

Só you can cast a bonus action spell (leveled or not) and then cast a cantrip with your action. But you cannot cast a bonus action spell and then use your action or reaction to cast a leveled spell (even if your bonus action spell was a cantrip).
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Is fireball a cantrip?

Level - Fire Bolt is a cantrip and Fireball is a third level spell.
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Is there a cantrip limit?

Cantrips can be cast at will. Both sorcerers and wizards can keep on recasting the cantrips in their head, as much as they want, all day long. The difference is that wizards can know a lot more total, but can only have a few in their head at a time.
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How do cantrips and spells work?

Cantrips: are like spells, but you can cast them infinitely, and they don't require spell slots. Spell Slots: these are the limited resource for casting spells that can be replenished on long rest. Spell Levels: this refers to the potency and level of the spell, in BG3 they will go up to level 5.
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Is a cantrip magic?

The word "cantrip", of Scots origin, possibly comes from the Gaelic term canntaireachd, a piper's mnemonic chant. A Wiccan Dictionary defines a cantrip as "a magickal spell".
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Are cantrips full actions?

Most spells including cantrips require your full action so in most circumstances you will have to choose between a circle spell or a cantrip.
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What is the point of cantrips?

A cantrip can effectively "thin" a deck, so more useful cards can be drawn faster, while at the same time not losing card advantage. It can also inexpensively increase the number of spells played in a turn, which is a key factor in some decks, most notably those using the Storm mechanic.
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Can cantrips be switched out?

No, there is no way to change cantrips in all classes. This is basically D&D5 rule. Once you chose cantrip and you never change it.
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Can cantrips be cast at any time?

Being a cantrip means that they don't use up a spell slot to cast them, so they can indeed cast them as many times as they want, but are still restricted by all other rules of casting.
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What is the best offensive cantrip in D&D?

For a single answer, that's Eldritch Blast. The obvious use for a cantrip is as a workhorse damage-dealing option. In that, nothing competes with the boostable, nobody-resists-it, Swiss Army Knife of a blast cantrip that half of the Warlock class is built around. If you're playing a Warlock, that is.
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What is thunderclap cantrip?

The Thunderclap cantrip says that "You create a burst of thunderous sound that can be heard up to 100 feet away." A normal speaking voice can be heard 100 feet away. A normal human speaking voice can in fact be heard over 500' away. 100 is not all that impressive for 'thunder'. Doing damage to 100' would be impressive.
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What class knows the most cantrips?

The sorcerer starts with 4 cantrips - more than any other class.
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