Kindling Curse

1st-level transmutation

Casting Time: 1 action

Range: 60 ft.

Components: V, S, M* (a handful of dried twigs)

Duration: Concentration, until the end of the target creature’s next turn

You target a creature and attempt to make it mimic the properties of kindling. The target creature must make a Wisdom saving throw or it will receive a curse, making it vulnerable to fire damage until the end of its next turn. If a creature cursed in this way takes fire damage while under the effects of this spell, it catches fire for 1 minute, and takes 1d4 fire damage at the start of each of its turns. A creature can use its action to pat out the flames.

If it has resistance to fire damage, it loses this resistance but is not vulnerable and will not catch fire. If it is immune to fire damage, it instead becomes resistant until the end of its next turn, and will also not catch fire.

At Higher Levels. When you cast this spell using a 3rd level spell slot, the duration increases to up to 1 minute using your concentration. If you cast this spell using a 6th level or higher, the duration increases to up to 10 minutes using your concentration.