Spells
Aura's Wine
The caster of this moderate magick may summon a wood wine.
| Level | 5 |
| Area of effect | The entire cosmos |
| Range | At a great distance from you |
| Damage | Something you will remember for weeks |
| 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 | Remember something bad from your past and then let it go |
| Wild magic effect | You believe you are the most beautiful person on earth. |
The Scrying Invocation
The caster of this minor magick may summon an emboldening ash.
| Level | 2 |
| Area of effect | An area no larger than an old well |
| Range | As far as the frog leaps |
| Damage | Enough to startle your horse |
| Duration | Only as long as you can concentrate on it |
| Casting ritual | Tap your heels together |
| Recharge | Run fingers through the flowing water of the river |
| Wild magic effect | Everywhere you go, you leave a tyrian slime trail. |
The Forecasting Geometries of Mia
The caster of this moderate magick may radiate a dividing web.
| Level | 4 |
| Area of effect | Several targets |
| Range | At a great distance from you |
| Damage | Enough to leave permanent marks in stone |
| Duration | Only until you fall asleep |
| Casting ritual | Chant magic words while making the appropriate hand motion |
| Recharge | Burn a piece of a flame salamander |
| Wild magic effect | Your skin turns cerulean. |
Rolf's Attracting Grace
The caster of this moderate magick may project a maddening dance.
| Level | 6 |
| Area of effect | An area the size of an old forest |
| Range | 5 feet |
| Damage | Enough to break bone |
| Duration | For about as long as it takes to walk through a small town |
| Casting ritual | Perform a basic dance |
| Recharge | Find and kill a warrior |
| Wild magic effect | You begin to hallucinate the eyes of a large cat peering at you from every dark corner. |
Cloud of Ambition
The caster of this minor magick may radiate a consuming cloud.
| Level | 1 |
| Area of effect | An area the size of a young forest |
| Range | Within 4 paces |
| Damage | Enough to startle your horse |
| Duration | For as long as you can stand on one foot |
| Casting ritual | Stare unblinking at the target for 1 seconds |
| Recharge | Hear the sound of the sparrow's call |
| Wild magic effect | You now have the same mating preferences of mosquitos. |
Qualen's Prison
The caster of this moderate magick may summon a poison prison.
| Level | 5 |
| Area of effect | An area the size of an old forest |
| Range | No further than the nearest cross road |
| Damage | Something you will remember for weeks |
| Duration | Only until you fall asleep |
| Casting ritual | Imbibe the sepia potion and wait for 1 minutes |
| Recharge | Repeat the mantra 27 times |
| Wild magic effect | Everywhere you go, you leave a vermilion slime trail. |
The Blossoming Hex
The caster of this minor magick may hurl an enveloping steam.
| Level | 1 |
| Area of effect | The entire planet |
| Range | Near to you |
| Damage | 3 hit points |
| Duration | For about as long as it takes to walk down the street |
| Casting ritual | Point a focus, such as a wand or crystal, towards the target |
| Recharge | Hear the sound of the sparrow's call |
| Wild magic effect | You now have the head of a black griffon. |
Spirit of the Firebrick Shadow
The caster of this moderate magick may speak a brine shadow.
| Level | 6 |
| Area of effect | A 6 foot circle |
| Range | 9 feet |
| Damage | Of serious concern |
| Duration | For about as long as it takes to read a fairy tale |
| Casting ritual | Touch the target with your bare skin |
| Recharge | Perform the complex movements with your arms |
| Wild magic effect | Over the next month, thick, black hair will cover your entire body. |
The Imprisoning Invocation
The caster of this major magick may sing a clay arrow.
| Level | 8 |
| Area of effect | An area the size of a wagon |
| Range | In your line of sight |
| Damage | Enough to draw the attention of everyone in town |
| Duration | Until the seasons change |
| Casting ritual | Maintain unbroken eye contact with the target for 4 hours |
| Recharge | Remove one finger from your main hand and burn it at an altar using rare firesalts |
| Wild magic effect | The sun makes your skin blister and ooze with bistre pus. |
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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