Spells
Spirit of the Red Time
The caster of this moderate magick may will a tar time.
| Level | 6 |
| Area of effect | An area the size of 5 wagons |
| Range | At a short distance from you |
| Damage | Enough to take seriously |
| Duration | Until dawn |
| Casting ritual | Chant magic words while making the appropriate hand motion |
| Recharge | Rest by an open fire with someone you trust |
| Wild magic effect | Your best friend turns into a striga. |
Qualen's Dispelling Spell
The caster of this minor magick may radiate a spawning rat.
| Level | 2 |
| Area of effect | Several targets |
| Range | Close to you |
| Damage | Similar to a small stone that was hurled |
| Duration | 2 minutes |
| Casting ritual | Quaff the plum elixir |
| Recharge | Spin in 4 circles while facing the sky |
| Wild magic effect | Smoke of emerald color pours from your mouth, eyes, and ears for 1 minutes. any who touch it turn into pathetic mushroom creatures. |
Blinding Lines Mark the Bark
The caster of this moderate magick may will a blossoming bark.
| Level | 5 |
| Area of effect | The entire planet |
| Range | As far as you damn well please |
| Damage | Enough to kill a giant spider |
| Duration | For about as long as it takes to walk through a small town |
| Casting ritual | Chant magic words while making the appropriate hand motion |
| Recharge | Perform the complex movements with your arms |
| Wild magic effect | Everywhere you go, you attract flocks of brightly colored birds. |
Cursed Chain
The caster of this moderate magick may will a banishing chain.
| Level | 6 |
| Area of effect | Several targets |
| Range | As far as you damn well please |
| Damage | Enough to kill a sickly deer |
| Duration | Only an hour |
| Casting ritual | Stare unblinking at the target for 4 minutes |
| Recharge | Wait until your heartrate drops below the rhythm of a horse's plodding clop |
| Wild magic effect | A strange, cruel mouth appears somewhere near your head. the things it says upset you. |
Cursed Void
The caster of this minor magick may emanate a banishing void.
| Level | Cantrip |
| Area of effect | An area the size of a town |
| Range | In your line of sight |
| Damage | Enough to kill a dragonfly |
| Duration | For as long as you can stand on one foot |
| Casting ritual | Quaff the persimmon elixir |
| Recharge | Run fingers through the rustling leaves of an adult tree |
| Wild magic effect | Food and water no longer sustain you. only blood. |
The Levitating Hex of Bashara
The caster of this major magick may embody an encoding portal.
| Level | 8 |
| Area of effect | An area the size of a town |
| Range | As far as a cat leaps |
| Damage | So enormous as to make the caster avoid casting it at all costs |
| Duration | Until the next lunar cycle begins |
| Casting ritual | Maintain unbroken skin contact with the target for 3 hours |
| Recharge | Hear the song of the phoenix |
| Wild magic effect | From now on, you have recurring nightmares about a ravenous brigand. |
Foul Key
The caster of this minor magick may shout an energizing key.
| Level | Cantrip |
| Area of effect | An area the size of a thimble |
| Range | As far as the crow flies |
| Damage | Enough to cause a puddle to ripple |
| Duration | For about as long as it takes to walk down the street |
| Casting ritual | Utter the magic phrase |
| Recharge | Wait until your mind is clear |
| Wild magic effect | You switch bodies with the nearest humanoid |
Forking Hands Trace the Water
The caster of this major magick may bring forth a dividing water.
| Level | 9 |
| Area of effect | An area no larger than your tent |
| Range | At a great distance from you |
| Damage | Enough to draw the attention of the gods |
| Duration | Until the end of all things |
| Casting ritual | Acquire the blood of a orc and prepare a sepia elixir |
| Recharge | Pluck a stone from the depths of the underworld |
| Wild magic effect | Everywhere you go, you attract flocks of brightly colored birds. |
Steed of Stoicism
The caster of this minor magick may radiate a glass steed.
| Level | 2 |
| Area of effect | An area no larger than an old well |
| Range | 11 yards |
| Damage | Not more than a candle's singe |
| Duration | 4 seconds |
| Casting ritual | Utter the magic phrase |
| Recharge | Recite a well-known poem from memory without interruption |
| Wild magic effect | You develop a strong attraction to vampire bats. |
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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