Spells
The Describing Wish
The caster of this moderate magick may bring forth an enraging cascade.
| Level | 4 |
| Area of effect | An area the size of a town |
| Range | As far as you damn well please |
| Damage | Similar to a burn from a blazing torch |
| Duration | Only an hour |
| Casting ritual | Touch the target with your bare skin |
| Recharge | Cook a 3 course meal and serve it to someone |
| Wild magic effect | You switch bodies with the nearest humanoid |
The Revealing Embrace
The caster of this major magick may speak a regenerating beast.
| Level | 9 |
| Area of effect | A single target |
| Range | Anywhere in the same province |
| Damage | Like the cuts of 100 blades |
| Duration | Until the next solar eclipse |
| Casting ritual | Acquire the blood of a hellhound and prepare a seashell elixir |
| Recharge | Destroy the source of skeleton |
| Wild magic effect | You are compelled to only tell the truth. |
Trap of Prophecy
The caster of this moderate magick may conjure an emboldening trap.
| Level | 4 |
| Area of effect | An area no larger than an old well |
| Range | A pond's length away |
| Damage | Of serious concern |
| Duration | Until dawn |
| Casting ritual | Concentrate for 1 minutes |
| Recharge | Reassemble the rare components |
| Wild magic effect | Birds, birds, birds, birds!!! |
Foul Spray
The caster of this moderate magick may summon an encoding spray.
| Level | 4 |
| Area of effect | An area the size of a puddle |
| Range | Within 6 paces |
| Damage | Enough to get your enemy's full attention |
| Duration | For about as long as it takes to read a fairy tale |
| Casting ritual | Chant magic words while making the appropriate hand motion |
| Recharge | Hunt a wolf and consume a piece of it |
| Wild magic effect | A strange, cruel mouth appears somewhere near your hand. the things it says upset you. |
Curse of Dorian
The caster of this major magick may shout a reflecting chariot.
| Level | 8 |
| Area of effect | The entire planet |
| Range | A pond's length away |
| Damage | Fatal to most humanoids |
| Duration | 2 days |
| Casting ritual | Acquire the blood of an enemy and prepare a russet decoction |
| Recharge | Steal something important from a god |
| Wild magic effect | You develop a crippling fear of books. |
Forgotten Shard of Josua
The caster of this moderate magick may sing a tar shard.
| Level | 6 |
| Area of effect | An area no larger than a baby's head |
| Range | At a short distance from you |
| Damage | Something you will remember for weeks |
| Duration | Only a few hours |
| Casting ritual | Repeat the magic phrase 1 times without interruption |
| Recharge | Find and kill a zombie bear |
| Wild magic effect | Your mouth will slowly disappear over the next fortnight. |
Arios's Withering Spell
The caster of this moderate magick may will a duplicating moss.
| Level | 6 |
| Area of effect | The entire cosmos |
| Range | No further than the nearest cross road |
| Damage | Like a strong hit from a quarterstaff |
| Duration | Only an hour |
| Casting ritual | Imbibe the cyan potion and wait for 2 minutes |
| Recharge | Remember something bad from your past and then let it go |
| Wild magic effect | You develop a fear of fire. |
Nexus of Joy
The caster of this minor magick may bring forth a bewildering nexus.
| Level | Cantrip |
| Area of effect | A 2 foot circle |
| Range | As far as you damn well please |
| Damage | Not more than a candle's singe |
| Duration | 1 minutes |
| Casting ritual | Stare unblinking at the target for 5 seconds |
| Recharge | Recite a well-known poem from memory without interruption |
| Wild magic effect | Over the next month, thick, black hair will cover your entire body. |
The Phasing Embrace
The caster of this minor magick may embody a mesmerizing lightning.
| Level | 2 |
| Area of effect | The entire planet |
| Range | In your line of sight |
| Damage | Enough to startle your horse |
| Duration | 2 seconds |
| Casting ritual | Utter the magic phrase |
| Recharge | Run fingers through the rustling leaves of an adult tree |
| Wild magic effect | You lose the ability to do any sort of basic math. in fact, you can't even read numbers anymore. |
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.
If you want to use any of the content, please read the terms first. Happy adventuring!