Dealing with the Pact Magic (Single Level Spellcasting) Cantrips | Foundry VTT | Page 1

somber lake Apr 9, 2026, 1:59 PM

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Tidy adopted the system's 5.3 changes (as yet unreleased in Tidy), so my next release would have done the same thing the system is doing. Here's a screenshot of a test warlock's spellbook in Tidy's upcoming release.
I can clearly see this is a problem and would be confusing in practice.
If I'm able to do it, would it be better to put these cantrips in a section called "Pact Magic - Cantrips"? Likewise, if Apothecary magic is similarly Single-Level, it would do the same thing. I don't have that content module, so I cannot test it.

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@heady sequoia @agile rover Pardon the ping, but do you have any opinions on how one should handle this from the user's perspective? Note how in the screenshot, Eldritch Blast is just folded into the Pact Magic section along with the levelled spells. Default is the same way because ~~I stole it from them~~ I adopted their methodologies.

obtuse anchor Apr 9, 2026, 2:01 PM

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Cantrips being in a spell slot section seems like a bug

somber lake Apr 9, 2026, 2:03 PM

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It definitely does. If Kim and Jeff think so, too, then they may solve the problem themselves.
@obtuse anchor , you worked on the module with Apothecary Magic, right? Would you put cantrips from other spell methods into their own sections, if you could choose?

obtuse anchor Apr 9, 2026, 2:04 PM

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I implemented that, yes, and no - spells that consume said spell slots would go in those spell slot sections

somber lake Apr 9, 2026, 2:04 PM

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Are cantrips able to consume a slot in alternate single-level spellcasting methods?

obtuse anchor Apr 9, 2026, 2:05 PM

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Cantrips are never able to consume a spell slot of any kind.

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Wouldnt be a cantrip if it was

somber lake Apr 9, 2026, 2:05 PM

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Would the ideal be that all cantrips just be in the Cantrips section?

obtuse anchor Apr 9, 2026, 2:05 PM

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imo yes

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This is the first I've seen that this wasnt the case.

somber lake Apr 9, 2026, 2:06 PM

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Ok, I'll go with that and make the adjustments. Whatever I find, I can submit it as a PR / Issue

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5.3 caused this change here: https://github.com/foundryvtt/dnd5e/commit/323b91ac0aa56f2e6f73036f2c27f96cf9cfaa2a

GitHub

[#6742] Don't assume pact slot level w/o pact casting · foundryvtt...

Tweaks how spellbook sections are prepared on actor sheets so they
no longer populate the spell level for SingleLevelSpellcasting
methods if the actor doesn't already have slots in that m...

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This, or some subsequent changes in the spellbook prep area, but I believe it happened here.

obtuse anchor Apr 9, 2026, 2:08 PM

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Probably.
The commit message doesnt mention cantrips, so we can assume this must be a bug.

somber lake Apr 9, 2026, 2:09 PM

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Thank you for the insights

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This fixes it. I'll set up an Issue / PR for this on the system

agile rover Apr 9, 2026, 2:26 PM

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I concur. Good work, team

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