Spells
Curse of Tavi
The caster of this moderate magick may speak a crow obsidian.
| Level | 4 |
| Area of effect | Several targets |
| Range | Close to you |
| Damage | Something you will remember for weeks |
| Duration | Only a few hours |
| Casting ritual | Concentrate for 1 minutes |
| Recharge | Find and kill a sea serpent |
| Wild magic effect | The wings of a bat sprout from your back. |
Marlon's Repelling Curse
The caster of this major magick may bring forth an oil loop.
| Level | 8 |
| Area of effect | 2 targets |
| Range | Across dimensions |
| Damage | So intense as to make the caster think twice before casting it |
| Duration | Until you have seen 3 sunsets |
| Casting ritual | Prepare a casting ground 10 days in advance |
| Recharge | Complete a hero's journey |
| Wild magic effect | You develop a strong attraction to bean-nighes. |
The Communicating Wish
The caster of this minor magick may will a blood portal.
| Level | 2 |
| Area of effect | An area the size of a single coin |
| Range | 7 feet |
| Damage | Not more than a candle's singe |
| Duration | Only as long as you can concentrate on it |
| Casting ritual | Quaff the cinnabar elixir |
| Recharge | Spin in 2 circles while facing the sky |
| Wild magic effect | A strange, cruel mouth appears somewhere near your butt. the things it says upset you. |
Spear of Charlotte
The caster of this minor magick may bring forth a wood spear.
| Level | Cantrip |
| Area of effect | An area the size of a town |
| Range | Anywhere in the same continent |
| Damage | Just enough to insult someone |
| Duration | For as long as you can hold your breath |
| Casting ritual | Quaff the pear elixir |
| Recharge | Wait for 3 seconds |
| Wild magic effect | Over the next 1 weeks, you will slowly transform into a spectre. |
Rat of Trixie
The caster of this major magick may will a dividing rat.
| Level | 7 |
| Area of effect | The entire planet |
| Range | No further than the nearest cross road |
| Damage | Enough to draw the attention of the gods |
| Duration | 2 days |
| Casting ritual | Acquire the blood of a wight and prepare a cherry elixir |
| Recharge | Steal something important from a god |
| 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 Seeking Chant
The caster of this minor magick may hurl a petrifying lava.
| Level | 2 |
| Area of effect | A single target |
| Range | 17 feet |
| Damage | Enough to startle your horse |
| Duration | For as long as you can stand on one foot |
| Casting ritual | Snap your fingers clearly |
| Recharge | Scoop a handful of soil from the earth beneath your feet |
| Wild magic effect | The wings of a bat sprout from your back. |
Cube of Nikolas
The caster of this moderate magick may cast a summoning cube.
| Level | 5 |
| Area of effect | An area the size of a town |
| Range | No further than the nearest cross road |
| Damage | Enough to kill a sickly deer |
| Duration | 6 hours |
| Casting ritual | Perform a basic dance |
| Recharge | Repeat the mantra 9 times |
| Wild magic effect | You develop a crippling fear of books. |
Stone Golem
The caster of this major magick may materialize a dividing golem.
| Level | 7 |
| Area of effect | An area no larger than your tent |
| Range | As far as a cat leaps |
| Damage | Enough to drain even the most distinguished wizards |
| Duration | Until the next lunar eclipse |
| Casting ritual | Perfectly recite an ancient religious text |
| Recharge | Run fingers through the rustling leaves of the world tree |
| Wild magic effect | You lose your eye over the next 2 days. |
The Concealing Geometries of Kael
The caster of this minor magick may summon a vine claw.
| Level | 3 |
| Area of effect | An area the size of a puddle |
| Range | A pond's length away |
| Damage | Barely worth considering |
| Duration | Only a few minutes |
| Casting ritual | Gesture in the direction of the target |
| Recharge | Identify a physical feature of your opponent and focus on it for 6 seconds |
| Wild magic effect | Everything you see turns tyrian. |
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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