Spells
The Deciphering Wish
The caster of this moderate magick may shout a poison mask.
| Level | 6 |
| Area of effect | A 19 foot circle |
| Range | Far from you |
| Damage | 21 hit points |
| Duration | For about as long as it takes to read a fairy tale |
| Casting ritual | Perform the ritual song |
| Recharge | Perform the complex movements with your arms |
| Wild magic effect | Everywhere you go, you attract flocks of brightly colored birds. |
Celina's Fire
The caster of this major magick may shout a moss fire.
| Level | 9 |
| Area of effect | A 19 foot circle |
| Range | 17 feet |
| Damage | Deadly serious |
| Duration | Until the next time you cast a spell |
| Casting ritual | Maintain unbroken eye contact with the target for 5 hours |
| Recharge | Travel to the land of the djinn and recover what has been lost |
| Wild magic effect | You lose your arm over the next 3 days. |
The Disguising Chant
The caster of this minor magick may bring forth a screaming disk.
| Level | 3 |
| Area of effect | An area no larger than three fighting beggars |
| Range | 13 yards |
| Damage | Enough to startle an animal |
| Duration | For as long as you can hold your breath |
| Casting ritual | Sing a brief verse |
| Recharge | Run fingers through the rustling leaves of an adult tree |
| Wild magic effect | You develop an unseemly fascination with foots. |
Fletch's Expanding Spell
The caster of this moderate magick may invoke an avenging swarm.
| Level | 6 |
| Area of effect | The entire cosmos |
| Range | 15 feet |
| Damage | Like a strong punch to the face |
| Duration | For about as long as it takes to walk through a small town |
| Casting ritual | Perform a basic dance |
| Recharge | Hunt a lion and consume a piece of it |
| Wild magic effect | You believe you are the most beautiful person on earth. |
The Fortifying Wish
The caster of this moderate magick may embody an obsidian probability.
| Level | 6 |
| Area of effect | The entire cosmos |
| Range | No further than the length of 4 oxen |
| Damage | Like a strong hit from a quarterstaff |
| Duration | For about as long as it takes to read a fairy tale |
| Casting ritual | Utter the magic phrase and combine the components from your pouch |
| Recharge | Perform the complex movements with your arms |
| Wild magic effect | One of your family members turns into a old one. |
Yasmeen's Salt
The caster of this moderate magick may materialize a mindreading salt.
| Level | 6 |
| Area of effect | An area the size of a young forest |
| Range | 14 yards |
| Damage | 19 hit points |
| Duration | For about as long as it takes to walk through a small town |
| Casting ritual | Concentrate for 1 minutes |
| Recharge | Remember something bad from your past and then let it go |
| Wild magic effect | Any iron you touch becomes rusted. |
Forgotten Plasma of Renee
The caster of this minor magick may project a slime plasma.
| Level | 3 |
| Area of effect | An area the size of an old forest |
| Range | Far from you |
| Damage | Quite forgettable |
| Duration | For as long as you can stand on one foot |
| Casting ritual | Point a focus, such as a wand or crystal, towards the target |
| Recharge | Run fingers through the rustling leaves of an adult tree |
| Wild magic effect | Everyone around you smells like boars from now on. |
The Encoding Chant
The caster of this major magick may project a salt worm.
| Level | 8 |
| Area of effect | An area no larger than an old well |
| Range | Anywhere in the same town |
| Damage | 45 hit points |
| Duration | A fortnight |
| Casting ritual | Prepare a casting ground 9 days in advance |
| Recharge | Hear the song of the phoenix |
| Wild magic effect | Smoke of champagne color pours from your mouth, eyes, and ears for 3 minutes. any who touch it turn into pathetic mushroom creatures. |
Curse of Dax
The caster of this minor magick may materialize a terrifying steed.
| Level | 1 |
| Area of effect | A 13 foot circle |
| Range | 18 yards |
| Damage | Just enough to insult someone |
| Duration | 6 minutes |
| Casting ritual | Tap your heels together |
| Recharge | Recite a well-known poem from memory without interruption |
| Wild magic effect | You are convinced that nothing can hurt you. |
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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