Do Unto Others

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Additional Bible5e spell option. Apply the current spellcasting and condition rules unless this spell states an exception.

Do Unto Others

1st-level enchantment

"Give to anyone who begs from you. Do unto others as you would have them do to you."
Luke 6:30

Casting Time: 1 reaction

Range: Special

Components: V, S, M (a selfless action, done out of concern for another's wellbeing)

Duration: Instantaneous

You weave magic into a simple action, sending ripples into the metaphysical world. After you offer aid to a creature in need of help (offering money to a beggar, healing a wounded animal, performing a favor for a town priest), you can use your reaction to consecrate the act as a truly selfless offering to God.

If the act was done out of concern for the wellbeing of the creature rather than out of selfish gain (at the discretion of the GM), then the fabric of universe shifts in your favor. At some time in the next 3 days, it will be given to you in kind taking a form chosen by the GM. Typically, the aid you receive will reflect your original selfless action (if you make an offering of money, you may stumble upon some hidden fortune; if you cast a 3rd-level spell to heal a creature's affliction, you may receive a boon equal to the effects of another 3rd-level spell); however, the aid you receive is determined by the GM and is not restricted by the original action you performed.

You may also cast this spell as a reaction to your own inaction. For example, if a pickpocket steals your party's Bag of Holding and you cast this spell as a reaction rather than giving chase or seeking revenge, then the spell functions as normal, treating the contents of the theft as it would an offering to a beggar. Similarly, casting this spell as you choose not to engage in a bar fight or other warranted act of aggression may result in bandits choosing not to attack your party the road during the following evening.