Spells
Arthur's Smoke
The caster of this minor magick may bring forth a vine smoke.
| Level | 3 |
| Area of effect | An area the size of a town |
| Range | Anywhere in the same continent |
| Damage | Enough to kill a small bird |
| Duration | Only a few seconds |
| Casting ritual | Tap your heels together |
| Recharge | Identify a physical feature of your opponent and focus on it for 5 seconds |
| Wild magic effect | You develop an unseemly fascination with legs. |
Daemon of the Aqua Lava
The caster of this moderate magick may will a pursuing lava.
| Level | 5 |
| Area of effect | An area the size of 5 wagons |
| Range | At a great distance from you |
| Damage | Enough to make this spell dangerous |
| Duration | Only a few hours |
| Casting ritual | Concentrate for 1 minutes |
| Recharge | Find and kill a cave bear |
| Wild magic effect | You lose all your teeth |
Curse of Munir
The caster of this moderate magick may embody a hastening moss.
| Level | 4 |
| Area of effect | An area the size of a town |
| Range | At a short distance from you |
| Damage | Similar to a burn from a blazing torch |
| Duration | Until the next mealtime |
| Casting ritual | Perform the ritual song |
| Recharge | Burn a piece of a wendigo |
| Wild magic effect | Birds, birds, birds, birds!!! |
Curse of Olivia
The caster of this major magick may conjure a blinding serpent.
| Level | 8 |
| Area of effect | An area no larger than a baby's head |
| Range | As far as you damn well please |
| Damage | Enough to draw the attention of everyone in town |
| Duration | Until the next time you cast a spell |
| Casting ritual | Acquire the blood of a demon boar and prepare a titanium elixir |
| Recharge | Run fingers through the rustling leaves of the world tree |
| Wild magic effect | Over the next 5 days, your eyes will slowly shrink then disappear. |
The Spawning Chant
The caster of this major magick may shout a resurrecting altar.
| Level | 9 |
| Area of effect | An area the size of a thimble |
| Range | No further than the nearest cross road |
| Damage | Like the cuts of 100 blades |
| Duration | 5 weeks |
| Casting ritual | Maintain unbroken skin contact with the target for 2 hours |
| Recharge | Capture a sparrow and feed it for 1 days |
| Wild magic effect | You can no longer cross rivers while conscious. |
Lightning of Ruther
The caster of this minor magick may shout a reflecting lightning.
| Level | 2 |
| Area of effect | Several targets |
| Range | Within 5 paces |
| Damage | Similar to a small gust of wind |
| Duration | For about as long as it takes to recite the alphabet |
| Casting ritual | Sing a brief verse |
| Recharge | Recite a well-known poem from memory without interruption |
| Wild magic effect | Everywhere you go, you leave a rust slime trail. |
Spirit of the Pumpkin Cloud
The caster of this major magick may emanate a shapeshifting cloud.
| Level | 8 |
| Area of effect | An area no larger than an old well |
| Range | Within 1 paces |
| Damage | Like the threshing of a wyrms many claws |
| Duration | A fortnight |
| Casting ritual | Acquire the blood of an enemy and prepare a carmine decoction |
| Recharge | Wait for 1 days |
| Wild magic effect | The moon makes you horny. |
The Testing Embrace
The caster of this moderate magick may radiate a compelling amber.
| Level | 4 |
| Area of effect | Several targets |
| Range | Near to you |
| Damage | Enough to kill a large dog |
| Duration | Only an hour |
| Casting ritual | Chant magic words while making the appropriate hand motion |
| Recharge | Repeat the mantra 47 times |
| Wild magic effect | You lose the ability to do any sort of basic math. in fact, you can't even read numbers anymore. |
Lois's Warding Spell
The caster of this minor magick may summon a creeping gate.
| Level | 3 |
| Area of effect | An area no larger than a baby's head |
| Range | Anywhere in the same region |
| Damage | Barely worth considering |
| Duration | Only as long as you can concentrate on it |
| Casting ritual | Snap your fingers clearly |
| Recharge | Wait until your mind is clear |
| 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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