Spells
Ember's Gate
The caster of this minor magick may project a duplicating gate.
| Level | Cantrip |
| Area of effect | An area the size of a thimble |
| Range | At a short distance from you |
| Damage | Quite forgettable |
| Duration | Only a few minutes |
| Casting ritual | Point towards the target |
| Recharge | Run fingers through the flowing water of the river |
| Wild magic effect | You develop a strong attraction to sea serpents. |
Tarc's Diminishing Curse
The caster of this minor magick may conjure an animating insect.
| Level | 3 |
| Area of effect | An area the size of a young forest |
| Range | At a great distance from you |
| Damage | Enough to cause a puddle to ripple |
| Duration | 4 seconds |
| Casting ritual | Tap your heels together |
| Recharge | Run fingers through the rustling leaves of an adult tree |
| Wild magic effect | You begin to hallucinate the eyes of a large cat peering at you from every dark corner. |
The Consuming Hex
The caster of this minor magick may radiate a sealing beast.
| Level | 2 |
| Area of effect | Several targets |
| Range | 14 feet |
| Damage | Enough to startle an animal |
| Duration | Only as long as you can concentrate on it |
| Casting ritual | Point towards the target |
| Recharge | Run fingers through the rustling leaves of an adult tree |
| Wild magic effect | The nearest humanoid frightens you so much you weep and piss yourself. |
The Blossoming Hex
The caster of this moderate magick may speak an energizing cloud.
| Level | 4 |
| Area of effect | An area the size of 6 wagons |
| Range | Anywhere in the same continent |
| Damage | Enough to slow down a troll |
| Duration | Until the temperature changes at dusk |
| Casting ritual | Stare unblinking at the target for 5 minutes |
| Recharge | Wait until your heartrate drops below the rhythm of a horse's plodding clop |
| Wild magic effect | You develop insanity: fears silence |
The Charming Embrace
The caster of this moderate magick may sing an obsidian pulse.
| Level | 5 |
| Area of effect | An area the size of a puddle |
| Range | Far from you |
| Damage | Enough to slow down a troll |
| Duration | Until the temperature changes at dusk |
| Casting ritual | Repeat the magic phrase 3 times without interruption |
| Recharge | Remember something bad from your past and then let it go |
| Wild magic effect | Over the next 5 days, your eyes will slowly shrink then disappear. |
The Concealing Invocation
The caster of this minor magick may speak a crow servant.
| Level | Cantrip |
| Area of effect | The entire cosmos |
| Range | Close to you |
| Damage | Enough to kill a dragonfly |
| Duration | For about as long as it takes to walk down the street |
| Casting ritual | Concentrate on your opponent |
| Recharge | Reassemble the basic components from your pouch |
| Wild magic effect | You find that your teeth have all transformed into sharp points. |
Lana's Monolith
The caster of this major magick may sing a nullifying monolith.
| Level | 9 |
| Area of effect | The entire planet |
| Range | In your line of sight |
| Damage | Written about in many stories |
| Duration | Until the seasons change |
| Casting ritual | Maintain unbroken eye contact with the target for 2 hours |
| Recharge | Wear the skin of a ferret for 4 days |
| 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 Describing Hex of Eldon
The caster of this major magick may invoke a hindering hammer.
| Level | 9 |
| Area of effect | An area the size of a single coin |
| Range | As far as the frog leaps |
| Damage | Enough to kill a troll |
| Duration | Until the sun fails to rise in the morning |
| Casting ritual | Acquire the blood of a raven and prepare a magnolia elixir |
| Recharge | Travel to the land of the wight and recover what has been lost |
| Wild magic effect | The moon makes you horny. |
Curse of Trixie
The caster of this major magick may materialize a phasing blast.
| Level | 9 |
| Area of effect | An area no larger than an old well |
| Range | 16 yards |
| Damage | So intense as to make the caster think twice before casting it |
| Duration | Until the end of all things |
| Casting ritual | Perform a ritual sacrifice while chanting the magic phrases |
| Recharge | Run fingers through the rustling leaves of the world tree |
| Wild magic effect | A strange, cruel mouth appears somewhere near your eye. the things it says upset you. |
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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