Spells
Copper Pit
The caster of this moderate magick may sing a clay pit.
| Level | 4 |
| Area of effect | A single target |
| Range | At a great distance from you |
| Damage | Enough to leave permanent marks in stone |
| Duration | Only an hour |
| Casting ritual | Touch the target with your bare skin |
| Recharge | Wait for 11 hours |
| Wild magic effect | Your leg turns chestnut. |
Marcellus's Withering Grace
The caster of this minor magick may conjure a blinding ash.
| Level | 1 |
| Area of effect | An area the size of a barn |
| Range | 5 yards |
| Damage | Similar to a stubbed toe |
| Duration | Only as long as you can concentrate on it |
| Casting ritual | Utter the magic phrase |
| Recharge | Run fingers through the flowing water of the river |
| Wild magic effect | You lose your hair over the next 6 days. |
Pursuing Hands Trace the Dance
The caster of this major magick may project a warding dance.
| Level | 7 |
| Area of effect | A 3 foot circle |
| Range | Anywhere in the same province |
| Damage | Enough to take a mental toll on any who witness it |
| Duration | Until the end of all things |
| Casting ritual | Acquire the blood of an enemy and prepare a indigo decoction |
| Recharge | Recite one of the epic poems from memory without interruption |
| Wild magic effect | You can no longer bring yourself to cut your hair. doing so brings on terrible agony. |
Curse of Arianna
The caster of this minor magick may speak a lava chain.
| Level | 3 |
| Area of effect | A 4 foot circle |
| Range | Anywhere in the same region |
| Damage | Barely worth considering |
| Duration | For about as long as it takes to recite the alphabet |
| Casting ritual | Stare unblinking at the target for 4 seconds |
| Recharge | Recite a well-known poem from memory without interruption |
| Wild magic effect | You now have the head of a black sea anemone. |
The Excruciating Hex of Finley
The caster of this minor magick may conjure a levitating wave.
| Level | 2 |
| Area of effect | An area the size of a barn |
| Range | In your line of sight |
| Damage | Similar to a small gust of wind |
| Duration | Only as long as you can concentrate on it |
| Casting ritual | Stare unblinking at the target for 6 seconds |
| Recharge | Wait until your mind is clear |
| Wild magic effect | The nearest humanoid suddenly ages 10 years. |
Curse of Dolan
The caster of this major magick may materialize a creeping throne.
| Level | 8 |
| Area of effect | A 1 foot circle |
| Range | 4 yards |
| Damage | Enough to draw the attention of everyone in town |
| Duration | Until the end of all things |
| Casting ritual | Perform a ritual sacrifice while chanting the magic phrases |
| Recharge | Pluck a stone from the depths of the underworld |
| Wild magic effect | Your left arm grows shorter. |
Lars's Compelling Curse
The caster of this minor magick may radiate a shapeshifting swarm.
| Level | Cantrip |
| Area of effect | A 5 foot circle |
| Range | Across dimensions |
| Damage | Enough to kill a dragonfly |
| Duration | For about as long as it takes to recite the alphabet |
| Casting ritual | Combine the basic components from your pouch |
| Recharge | Scoop a handful of soil from the earth beneath your feet |
| Wild magic effect | You see dead people though you cannot communicate with them. |
The Expanding Chant
The caster of this moderate magick may bring forth a dispelling soul.
| Level | 5 |
| Area of effect | An area the size of a puddle |
| Range | As far as a cat leaps |
| Damage | 11 hit points |
| Duration | 2 hours |
| Casting ritual | Utter the magic phrase and combine the components from your pouch |
| Recharge | Burn a piece of a scavenger |
| Wild magic effect | Smoke of auburn color pours from your mouth, eyes, and ears for 1 minutes. any who touch it turn into pathetic mushroom creatures. |
Cursed Wall
The caster of this major magick may hurl a withering wall.
| Level | 9 |
| Area of effect | The entire planet |
| Range | Anywhere in the same continent |
| Damage | So intense as to make the caster think twice before casting it |
| Duration | Until the next lunar cycle begins |
| Casting ritual | Maintain unbroken skin contact with the target for 1 hours |
| Recharge | Destroy the source of dryad |
| Wild magic effect | You lose your privates over the next 1 days. |
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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