Spells
Foul Monolith
The caster of this minor magick may hurl a bone monolith.
| Level | Cantrip |
| Area of effect | A 2 foot circle |
| Range | 4 feet |
| Damage | Barely worth considering |
| Duration | 2 minutes |
| Casting ritual | Point towards the target |
| Recharge | Perform the basic movements with your arms |
| Wild magic effect | Anyone who spends more than 6 days in your company goes insane. |
The Forecasting Embrace
The caster of this moderate magick may hurl a sap pyramid.
| Level | 5 |
| Area of effect | 6 targets |
| Range | 3 feet |
| Damage | Similar to a burn from a blazing torch |
| Duration | For about as long as it takes to walk through a small town |
| Casting ritual | Perform a basic dance |
| Recharge | Remember something bad from your past and then let it go |
| Wild magic effect | You develop a fear of fire. |
The Concealing Wish
The caster of this major magick may invoke a dispelling coil.
| Level | 9 |
| Area of effect | An area the size of a young forest |
| Range | At a short distance from you |
| Damage | Enough to permanently scar any who survive it |
| Duration | A fortnight |
| Casting ritual | Walk the leylines surrounding the area for 6 days |
| Recharge | Recite one of the epic poems from memory without interruption |
| Wild magic effect | Everywhere you go, you leave a royal slime trail. |
Alexandra's Swarm
The caster of this minor magick may project an enlightening swarm.
| Level | 1 |
| Area of effect | The entire cosmos |
| Range | As far as the crow flies |
| Damage | Quite forgettable |
| Duration | For as long as you can stand on one foot |
| Casting ritual | Sing a brief verse |
| Recharge | Reassemble the basic components from your pouch |
| Wild magic effect | From now on, you have recurring nightmares about a ravenous dryad. |
Deciphering Hands Trace the Tar
The caster of this minor magick may embody an enveloping tar.
| Level | Cantrip |
| Area of effect | An area the size of a barn |
| Range | Within 1 paces |
| Damage | Similar to a small gust of wind |
| Duration | 5 minutes |
| Casting ritual | Stare unblinking at the target for 5 seconds |
| Recharge | Scoop a handful of soil from the earth beneath your feet |
| Wild magic effect | Your privates doubles in size. |
The Sealing Wish
The caster of this minor magick may sing a spawning cone.
| Level | 3 |
| Area of effect | An area the size of a wagon |
| Range | As far as the frog leaps |
| Damage | Quite forgettable |
| Duration | 4 minutes |
| Casting ritual | Combine the basic components from your pouch |
| Recharge | Run fingers through the rustling leaves of an adult tree |
| Wild magic effect | Every 1 day cycle you get progessively weaker and more terrified. by the end of each cycle you are so weak you can hardly walk. only the murder of an innocent resets the cycle and restores your health. |
The Crushing Chant
The caster of this minor magick may speak an intoxicating heat.
| Level | 1 |
| Area of effect | An area the size of a single coin |
| Range | No further than the nearest cross road |
| Damage | Enough to cause a puddle to ripple |
| Duration | 5 minutes |
| Casting ritual | Gesture in the direction of the target |
| Recharge | Scoop a handful of soil from the earth beneath your feet |
| Wild magic effect | You can no longer cross rivers while conscious. |
Forecasting Hands Trace the Call
The caster of this minor magick may hurl an ember call.
| Level | Cantrip |
| Area of effect | An area the size of a single coin |
| Range | In your line of sight |
| Damage | Like a slap from a small child |
| Duration | For as long as you can hold your breath |
| Casting ritual | Quaff the salmon elixir |
| Recharge | Identify a physical feature of your opponent and focus on it for 2 seconds |
| Wild magic effect | You are compelled to only tell the truth. |
Daemon of the Cyan Bone
The caster of this minor magick may conjure a nullifying bone.
| Level | 2 |
| Area of effect | 6 targets |
| Range | At a great distance from you |
| Damage | Enough to startle an animal |
| Duration | 3 seconds |
| Casting ritual | Tap your heels together |
| Recharge | Wait for 4 seconds |
| Wild magic effect | The wings of a bat sprout from your back. |
Spells designed by
Spell Generator with casting rituals, descriptions, and wild magic effects
The Spell Generator brings old-school, soft magic flavour to your fantasy roleplaying games. Use them as inspiration for your own original spell designs, to spice up a monster, or add magical effects to dungeons. The wild magic effects can be used by themselves or as catastrophes that strike the careless wizard who fails to perform the proper rituals!
Some spells include content from Maze Rats by Ben Milton. Used with permission under the CC BY 4.0 license.
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