Spells
Compelling Lines Mark the Field
The caster of this minor magick may invoke a silencing field.
| Level | 1 |
| Area of effect | A 13 foot circle |
| Range | At a short distance from you |
| Damage | Not more than a candle's singe |
| Duration | For about as long as it takes to walk down the street |
| Casting ritual | Tap your heels together |
| Recharge | Pluck a stone from a running river |
| Wild magic effect | You are compelled to sing the same song every day at midday. if you try to resist, you find that you cannot breathe until the song is complete. |
The Wishing Invocation
The caster of this moderate magick may speak a regenerating cloak.
| Level | 6 |
| Area of effect | A 5 foot circle |
| Range | No further than the length of 1 oxen |
| Damage | Similar to a burn from a blazing torch |
| Duration | Until dawn |
| Casting ritual | Perform the ritual song |
| Recharge | Perform a clean strike with bare knuckles on your opponent |
| Wild magic effect | Food and water no longer sustain you. only blood. |
Copper Pulse
The caster of this minor magick may speak a consuming pulse.
| Level | 1 |
| Area of effect | An area no larger than your tent |
| Range | As far as a cat leaps |
| Damage | Similar to a bruised arm |
| Duration | 2 seconds |
| Casting ritual | Utter the magic phrase |
| Recharge | Reassemble the basic components from your pouch |
| Wild magic effect | Anyone who spends more than 2 days in your company goes insane. |
Beast of Prophecy
The caster of this minor magick may materialize a crushing beast.
| Level | 2 |
| Area of effect | An area the size of a barn |
| Range | At a great distance from you |
| Damage | Like a slap from a small child |
| Duration | For about as long as it takes to walk down the street |
| Casting ritual | Combine the basic components from your pouch |
| Recharge | Recite the words of magic with confidence |
| Wild magic effect | You develop insanity: fears the moon |
The Emboldening Hex of Crispin
The caster of this minor magick may speak a banishing crystal.
| Level | 1 |
| Area of effect | An area the size of a thimble |
| Range | No further than the nearest cross road |
| Damage | Only slightly uncomfortable |
| Duration | For about as long as it takes to walk down the street |
| Casting ritual | Snap your fingers clearly |
| Recharge | Hear the sound of the sparrow's call |
| Wild magic effect | A strange, cruel mouth appears somewhere near your privates. the things it says upset you. |
The Forking Hex
The caster of this major magick may radiate a banishing cube.
| Level | 7 |
| Area of effect | An area the size of an old forest |
| Range | No further than the nearest cross road |
| Damage | 45 hit points |
| Duration | 3 watches |
| Casting ritual | Perfectly recite an ancient religious text |
| Recharge | Remove one finger from your main hand and burn it at an altar using rare firesalts |
| Wild magic effect | One of your family members turns into a djinn. |
Enraging Hands Trace the Gate
The caster of this minor magick may project a poison gate.
| Level | 3 |
| Area of effect | An area the size of an old forest |
| Range | 12 feet |
| Damage | Similar to a small stone that was hurled |
| Duration | 5 minutes |
| Casting ritual | Stare unblinking at the target for 2 seconds |
| Recharge | Recite a well-known poem from memory without interruption |
| Wild magic effect | Your mouth will slowly disappear over the next fortnight. |
Lionheart's Opening Spell
The caster of this minor magick may shout a mindreading sphere.
| Level | Cantrip |
| Area of effect | 3 targets |
| Range | Anywhere in the same town |
| Damage | Enough to startle an animal |
| Duration | Only a few minutes |
| Casting ritual | Snap your fingers clearly |
| Recharge | Wait until your mind is clear |
| Wild magic effect | You lose your finger over the next 2 days. |
The Deafening Embrace
The caster of this major magick may summon a transporting aura.
| Level | 7 |
| Area of effect | An area the size of a town |
| Range | As far as the frog leaps |
| Damage | Like the deadly sting of a scorpion king |
| Duration | Until the next time you cast a spell |
| Casting ritual | Maintain unbroken skin contact with the target for 4 hours |
| Recharge | Travel to the land of the patchwork and recover what has been lost |
| Wild magic effect | You can no longer bring yourself to cut your hair. doing so brings on terrible agony. |
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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