Spells
Forgotten Void of Mikael
The caster of this major magick may materialize a piercing void.
Level | 9 |
Area of effect | An area the size of a barn |
Range | Anywhere in the same town |
Damage | Enough to permanently scar any who survive it |
Duration | A fortnight |
Casting ritual | Maintain unbroken eye contact with the target for 5 hours |
Recharge | Steal something important from a god |
Wild magic effect | You lose the ability to do any sort of basic math. in fact, you can't even read numbers anymore. |
The Hastening Hex of Stewert
The caster of this major magick may sing a clay torch.
Level | 7 |
Area of effect | Several targets |
Range | Near to you |
Damage | Like being bitten by an ancient reptile |
Duration | Until the next solar eclipse |
Casting ritual | Walk the leylines surrounding the area for 5 days |
Recharge | Wear the skin of a bighorn sheep for 16 days |
Wild magic effect | The ground around you turns to quicksand. |
The Animating Geometries of Michelle
The caster of this minor magick may embody a moss moss.
Level | Cantrip |
Area of effect | An area no larger than a baby's head |
Range | Anywhere in the same province |
Damage | Enough to kill a large beetle |
Duration | For as long as you can hold your breath |
Casting ritual | Combine the basic components from your pouch |
Recharge | Spin in 4 circles while facing the sky |
Wild magic effect | You see dead people though you cannot communicate with them. |
Curse of Favian
The caster of this major magick may conjure an oil probability.
Level | 8 |
Area of effect | An area no larger than your tent |
Range | As far as you damn well please |
Damage | Deadly serious |
Duration | 5 watches |
Casting ritual | Maintain unbroken eye contact with the target for 6 hours |
Recharge | Recite one of the epic poems from memory without interruption |
Wild magic effect | You find that your teeth have all transformed into sharp points. |
The Forking Embrace
The caster of this minor magick may materialize a fungus negation.
Level | Cantrip |
Area of effect | An area no larger than three fighting beggars |
Range | As far as the frog leaps |
Damage | Barely worth mentioning |
Duration | 5 seconds |
Casting ritual | Gesture in the direction of the target |
Recharge | Recite a well-known poem from memory without interruption |
Wild magic effect | The wings of a bat sprout from your back. |
The Rending Chant
The caster of this minor magick may will a hastening glass.
Level | 2 |
Area of effect | An area the size of a thimble |
Range | Far from you |
Damage | Quite forgettable |
Duration | For about as long as it takes to recite a short poem |
Casting ritual | Quaff the sandy elixir |
Recharge | Wait for 4 minutes |
Wild magic effect | You see dead people though you cannot communicate with them. |
Abdul's Heat
The caster of this minor magick may embody a crystal heat.
Level | 3 |
Area of effect | An area the size of a puddle |
Range | As far as the crow flies |
Damage | Enough to kill a dragonfly |
Duration | 2 seconds |
Casting ritual | Tap your heels together |
Recharge | Pluck a stone from a running river |
Wild magic effect | You lose the ability to do any sort of basic math. in fact, you can't even read numbers anymore. |
Bronze Star
The caster of this major magick may radiate a hindering star.
Level | 7 |
Area of effect | 1 targets |
Range | No further than the nearest cross road |
Damage | So intense as to make the caster think twice before casting it |
Duration | Until you have seen 3 sunsets |
Casting ritual | Walk the leylines surrounding the area for 1 days |
Recharge | Hear the song of the phoenix |
Wild magic effect | 1 leagues away, a phoenix has spawned. it will hunt you without rest until it kills you or you kill it. |
Cursed Beast
The caster of this minor magick may invoke an attracting beast.
Level | 3 |
Area of effect | An area no larger than your tent |
Range | Close to you |
Damage | Quite forgettable |
Duration | For about as long as it takes to walk down the street |
Casting ritual | Quaff the myrtle elixir |
Recharge | Wait for 1 minutes |
Wild magic effect | Over the next 4 days, your eyes will slowly shrink then disappear. |
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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