Spells
The Duplicating Geometries of Galen
The caster of this minor magick may materialize a glass acid.
| Level | 1 |
| Area of effect | A single target |
| Range | Within 2 paces |
| Damage | Enough to kill a large beetle |
| Duration | For about as long as it takes to recite a short poem |
| Casting ritual | Stare unblinking at the target for 6 seconds |
| Recharge | Wait for 4 seconds |
| Wild magic effect | The sun makes your skin blister and ooze with dandelion pus. |
Ralph's Shapeshifting Curse
The caster of this minor magick may will a tar water.
| Level | 2 |
| Area of effect | The entire cosmos |
| Range | At a short distance from you |
| Damage | Like a slap from a small child |
| Duration | Only as long as you can concentrate on it |
| Casting ritual | Stare unblinking at the target for 3 seconds |
| Recharge | Run fingers through the rustling leaves of an adult tree |
| Wild magic effect | The wings of a bat sprout from your back. |
The Inscribing Embrace
The caster of this minor magick may hurl a duplicating negation.
| Level | 1 |
| Area of effect | Several targets |
| Range | As far as a cat leaps |
| Damage | 9 hit points |
| Duration | For about as long as it takes to recite the alphabet |
| Casting ritual | Sing a brief verse |
| Recharge | Run fingers through the flowing water of the river |
| Wild magic effect | Your right arm grows 1 foot longer. |
Rust Flesh
The caster of this moderate magick may cast an illuminating flesh.
| Level | 4 |
| Area of effect | A 3 foot circle |
| Range | 16 feet |
| Damage | Enough to kill a giant spider |
| Duration | Only until you fall asleep |
| Casting ritual | Touch the target with your bare skin |
| Recharge | Remember something bad from your past and then let it go |
| Wild magic effect | You develop a strong attraction to death knights. |
The Creeping Geometries of Hector
The caster of this moderate magick may summon an avenging crystal.
| Level | 5 |
| Area of effect | An area no larger than your tent |
| Range | As far as a cat leaps |
| Damage | A cause for insistent pain |
| Duration | Only an hour |
| Casting ritual | Touch the target with your bare skin |
| Recharge | Wait until your heartrate drops below the rhythm of a horse's plodding clop |
| Wild magic effect | Anyone who spends more than 1 days in your company goes insane. |
Resurrecting Hands Trace the Fire
The caster of this moderate magick may radiate a transporting fire.
| Level | 5 |
| Area of effect | An area the size of a barn |
| Range | No further than the nearest cross road |
| Damage | Enough to slow down a troll |
| Duration | For about as long as it takes to walk through a small town |
| Casting ritual | Stare unblinking at the target for 3 minutes |
| Recharge | Cook a 3 course meal and serve it to someone |
| Wild magic effect | 1 leagues away, a crab has spawned. it will hunt you without rest until it kills you or you kill it. |
The Hindering Wish
The caster of this major magick may invoke a concealing trap.
| Level | 8 |
| Area of effect | An area the size of a single coin |
| Range | As far as the frog leaps |
| Damage | So intense as to make the caster think twice before casting it |
| Duration | Until the next time you cast a spell |
| Casting ritual | Perfectly recite an ancient religious text |
| Recharge | Run fingers through the rustling leaves of the world tree |
| Wild magic effect | Everything you see turns cream. |
The Phasing Hex of Jericho
The caster of this minor magick may hurl a reflecting circle.
| Level | 1 |
| Area of effect | A single target |
| Range | 4 feet |
| Damage | Enough to kill a small squirrel |
| Duration | For about as long as it takes to recite the alphabet |
| Casting ritual | Combine the basic components from your pouch |
| Recharge | Wait until your mind is clear |
| Wild magic effect | Your nose turns burgundy. |
Steed of Apathy
The caster of this moderate magick may conjure a resurrecting steed.
| Level | 6 |
| Area of effect | Several targets |
| Range | No further than the length of 6 oxen |
| Damage | Like a clean slice from a sword |
| Duration | Until the temperature changes at dusk |
| Casting ritual | Concentrate for 1 minutes |
| Recharge | Perform the complex movements with your arms |
| Wild magic effect | Your best friend turns into a vampire bat. |
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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