Level
5th
Casting Time
1 Minute
Range/Area
30 ft.
(5 ft. )
Components
V, S, M *
Duration
Special
School
Illusion
Attack/Save
None
Damage/Effect
Creation
You pull wisps of shadow material from the Shadowfell to create an object within range. It is either an object of vegetable matter (soft goods, rope, wood, and the like) or mineral matter (stone, crystal, metal, and the like). The object must be no larger than a 5-foot Cube, and the object must be of a form and material that you have seen.
The spell’s duration depends on the object’s material, as shown in the Materials table. If the object is composed of multiple materials, use the shortest duration. Using any object created by this spell as another spell’s Material component causes the other spell to fail.
Material | Duration |
---|---|
Vegetable matter | 24 hours |
Stone or crystal | 12 hours |
Precious metals | 1 hour |
Gems | 10 minutes |
Adamantine or mithral | 1 minute |
Using a Higher-Level Spell Slot. The Cube increases by 5 feet for each spell slot level above 5.
* - (a paintbrush)
Fabricate, we hardly knew you. Now we're left with a sickly pint-sized temporary Creation.
This spell is brutal with an Illusionist lol. The party can attempt to sneak up to a target and if the Illusionist has at least 1 minute, they could make an Adamantine Cage of variable size from 90ft away or drop a 5ft cube of granite stone on an enemy.
Can I create a ball of iron inside an enemy within 30 ft? Right where its brain was. No attack. No save?
Doubt it. It's up to the DM, though.
In my opinion, it looks too powerful. With the same logic you can use cantrip "Shape Water" to finish off any bleeding creature.
When casting a spell, you generally can't target a point that you can't see, unless the spell description explicitly says you can.
Using this spell and Nystul's Magic Aura you can create an expensive object, like a work of art, a fine piece of furniture or a suit of armor, and make it appear real, even to Detect Magic. You could then sell it. I of course recommend you don a disguise when doing so, or make sure you leave town immediately after, as the object will disappear within an hour or a day,
1. alchemist artificer spends years creating even the smallest amount of plutonium
2. spellcaster #2 creates a magical barrier (idk what spell) between the party and the bbeg
3. win DND