Spells
The Transporting Wish
The caster of this minor magick may sing a charming claw.
| Level | 3 |
| Area of effect | A 5 foot circle |
| Range | Near to you |
| Damage | Similar to a stubbed toe |
| Duration | Only as long as you can concentrate on it |
| Casting ritual | Point a focus, such as a wand or crystal, towards the target |
| Recharge | Pluck a stone from a running river |
| Wild magic effect | Your hair turns cinnamon. |
Cursed Cloak
The caster of this minor magick may speak a brine cloak.
| Level | 2 |
| Area of effect | A 6 foot circle |
| Range | At a great distance from you |
| Damage | Quite forgettable |
| Duration | For as long as you can hold your breath |
| Casting ritual | Utter the magic phrase |
| Recharge | Reassemble the basic components from your pouch |
| Wild magic effect | Everywhere you go, you leave a titanium slime trail. |
Form of Righteousness
The caster of this moderate magick may cast an acid form.
| Level | 6 |
| Area of effect | A single target |
| Range | Anywhere in the same region |
| Damage | Like a strong hit from a quarterstaff |
| Duration | Until the next mealtime |
| Casting ritual | Repeat the magic phrase 6 times without interruption |
| Recharge | Find and kill a raider |
| Wild magic effect | You lose all your teeth |
Cora's Blossoming Spell
The caster of this minor magick may shout a withering mind.
| Level | 2 |
| Area of effect | An area the size of a wagon |
| Range | As far as a cat leaps |
| Damage | Enough to kill a dragonfly |
| Duration | Only a few minutes |
| Casting ritual | Gesture in the direction of the target |
| Recharge | Spin in 2 circles while facing the sky |
| Wild magic effect | You lose the ability to do any sort of basic math. in fact, you can't even read numbers anymore. |
Curse of Kallum
The caster of this moderate magick may project a slime flesh.
| Level | 5 |
| Area of effect | A 3 foot circle |
| Range | No further than the nearest cross road |
| Damage | Similar to a burn from a blazing torch |
| Duration | Until the temperature changes at dusk |
| Casting ritual | Utter the magic phrase and combine the components from your pouch |
| Recharge | Find and kill a ochre jelly |
| Wild magic effect | You see dead people though you cannot communicate with them. |
Curse of Chloe
The caster of this moderate magick may speak a lava vortex.
| Level | 5 |
| Area of effect | An area the size of 5 wagons |
| Range | Anywhere in the same town |
| Damage | Like a strong punch to the face |
| Duration | For about as long as it takes to read a fairy tale |
| Casting ritual | Concentrate for 4 minutes |
| Recharge | Hunt a white-tailed deer and consume a piece of it |
| Wild magic effect | Your mouth will slowly disappear over the next fortnight. |
The Shielding Hex
The caster of this moderate magick may shout a warding hammer.
| Level | 6 |
| Area of effect | A 2 foot circle |
| Range | Far from you |
| Damage | Something you will remember for weeks |
| Duration | Only a few hours |
| Casting ritual | Chant magic words while making the appropriate hand motion |
| Recharge | Compose a short song and perform it |
| Wild magic effect | Birds, birds, birds, birds!!! |
The Summoning Hex of Bashara
The caster of this major magick may radiate a resurrecting thorn.
| Level | 7 |
| Area of effect | The entire cosmos |
| Range | As far as you damn well please |
| Damage | Enough to kill a troll |
| Duration | Until the next solar eclipse |
| Casting ritual | Acquire the blood of an enemy and prepare a carrot decoction |
| Recharge | Destroy the source of vampire bat |
| Wild magic effect | You lose the ability to do any sort of basic math. in fact, you can't even read numbers anymore. |
Viridian Spear
The caster of this moderate magick may will a concealing spear.
| Level | 4 |
| Area of effect | An area the size of a town |
| Range | No further than the length of 4 oxen |
| Damage | Like a strong hit from a quarterstaff |
| Duration | 6 hours |
| Casting ritual | Perform a basic dance |
| Recharge | Find and kill a ogre |
| Wild magic effect | Smoke of steel color pours from your mouth, eyes, and ears for 3 minutes. any who touch it turn into pathetic mushroom creatures. |
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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