Spells
Spirit of the Teal Light
The caster of this moderate magick may hurl a vine light.
| Level | 5 |
| Area of effect | A 3 foot circle |
| Range | At a great distance from you |
| Damage | Enough to leave permanent marks in stone |
| Duration | Until the next mealtime |
| Casting ritual | Concentrate for 5 minutes |
| Recharge | Wait for 10 hours |
| Wild magic effect | Gold terrifies you. |
Enlightening Lines Mark the Warp
The caster of this minor magick may project a duplicating warp.
| Level | 1 |
| Area of effect | An area the size of a thimble |
| Range | As far as the frog leaps |
| Damage | Enough to startle your horse |
| Duration | For about as long as it takes to walk down the street |
| Casting ritual | Concentrate on your opponent |
| Recharge | Identify a physical feature of your opponent and focus on it for 2 seconds |
| Wild magic effect | You can no longer bring yourself to cut your hair. doing so brings on terrible agony. |
Wood of Righteousness
The caster of this minor magick may sing a deceiving wood.
| Level | 2 |
| Area of effect | Several targets |
| Range | Anywhere in the same continent |
| Damage | Just enough to insult someone |
| Duration | For about as long as it takes to recite a short poem |
| Casting ritual | Tap your heels together |
| Recharge | Run fingers through the flowing water of the river |
| Wild magic effect | You are compelled to always lie. |
Duplicating Lines Mark the Torrent
The caster of this moderate magick may project a fusing torrent.
| Level | 6 |
| Area of effect | A 20 foot circle |
| Range | 4 yards |
| Damage | Enough to kill a giant spider |
| Duration | Until the temperature changes at dusk |
| Casting ritual | Repeat the magic phrase 4 times without interruption |
| Recharge | Wait until your heartrate drops below the rhythm of a horse's plodding clop |
| Wild magic effect | You will rise as an undead minotaur after you die. |
Memory of Stoicism
The caster of this moderate magick may shout a compelling memory.
| Level | 6 |
| Area of effect | An area the size of a wagon |
| Range | No further than the nearest cross road |
| Damage | Enough to injure a humanoid |
| Duration | 3 hours |
| Casting ritual | Utter the magic phrase and combine the components from your pouch |
| Recharge | Find and kill a wyvern |
| Wild magic effect | The nearest human turns into a stirge. |
Steel Wine
The caster of this major magick may conjure an oil wine.
| Level | 8 |
| Area of effect | An area the size of a young forest |
| Range | No further than the nearest cross road |
| Damage | Enough to corrupt a star |
| Duration | 5 watches |
| Casting ritual | Utter the magic phrase, combine the components, perform the ritual dance, and think only of the outcome you desire without being interrupted |
| Recharge | Hear the song of the phoenix |
| Wild magic effect | Anyone who spends more than 1 days in your company goes insane. |
Forgotten Negation of Karth
The caster of this major magick may bring forth a hindering negation.
| Level | 9 |
| Area of effect | An area the size of an old forest |
| Range | Across dimensions |
| Damage | Enough to leave permanent marks on the landscape |
| Duration | A fortnight |
| Casting ritual | Perfectly recite an ancient religious text |
| Recharge | Run fingers through the flowing water of the lost river of hubur |
| Wild magic effect | You lose all your hair. |
The Sealing Hex
The caster of this moderate magick may shout a crushing obsidian.
| Level | 4 |
| Area of effect | An area the size of a barn |
| Range | At a great distance from you |
| Damage | Enough to slow down a troll |
| Duration | Until dawn |
| Casting ritual | Imbibe the stone potion and wait for 3 minutes |
| Recharge | Hunt a rhinoceros and consume a piece of it |
| 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. |
Cursed Cascade
The caster of this moderate magick may sing a levitating cascade.
| Level | 6 |
| Area of effect | An area the size of a thimble |
| Range | No further than the length of 2 oxen |
| Damage | Enough to injure a humanoid |
| Duration | Until the temperature changes at dusk |
| Casting ritual | Chant magic words while making the appropriate hand motion |
| Recharge | Burn a piece of a treant |
| Wild magic effect | Your mouth will slowly disappear over the next fortnight. |
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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