Spells
Dianne's Charming Grace
The caster of this moderate magick may shout a shielding colossus.
| Level | 5 |
| Area of effect | An area the size of a barn |
| Range | 19 feet |
| Damage | A cause for insistent pain |
| Duration | Only an hour |
| Casting ritual | Stare unblinking at the target for 3 minutes |
| Recharge | Wait for 8 hours |
| Wild magic effect | Everywhere you go, you attract flocks of brightly colored birds. |
The Deceiving Wish
The caster of this moderate magick may bring forth a warding storm.
| Level | 4 |
| Area of effect | An area the size of a wagon |
| Range | Anywhere in the same town |
| Damage | Enough to break bone |
| Duration | Only until you fall asleep |
| Casting ritual | Chant magic words while making the appropriate hand motion |
| Recharge | Wait until your heartrate drops below the rhythm of a horse's plodding clop |
| 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. |
Creeping Lines Mark the Plasma
The caster of this minor magick may emanate a deafening plasma.
| Level | 2 |
| Area of effect | An area the size of a thimble |
| Range | Anywhere in the same region |
| Damage | Enough to startle an animal |
| Duration | For as long as you can hold your breath |
| Casting ritual | Combine the basic components from your pouch |
| Recharge | Recite a well-known poem from memory without interruption |
| Wild magic effect | The nearby forest sprouts 2d6 black molds. |
Forgotten Spear of Penelope
The caster of this major magick may radiate a regenerating spear.
| Level | 8 |
| Area of effect | An area the size of an old forest |
| Range | As far as the frog leaps |
| Damage | So intense as to make the caster think twice before casting it |
| Duration | Until you have seen 3 sunsets |
| Casting ritual | Perfectly recite an ancient religious text |
| Recharge | Destroy the source of black mold |
| Wild magic effect | Any iron you touch becomes rusted. |
Forgotten Amber of Robert
The caster of this minor magick may bring forth an obsidian amber.
| Level | 1 |
| Area of effect | A 7 foot circle |
| Range | 2 feet |
| Damage | Similar to a stubbed toe |
| Duration | For about as long as it takes to recite a short poem |
| Casting ritual | Point towards the target |
| Recharge | Wait for 5 seconds |
| Wild magic effect | You switch bodies with the nearest humanoid |
Tentacle of Savagery
The caster of this moderate magick may conjure an enlightening tentacle.
| Level | 6 |
| Area of effect | The entire planet |
| Range | At a great distance from you |
| Damage | Like a strong hit from a quarterstaff |
| Duration | For about as long as it takes to walk through a small town |
| Casting ritual | Touch the target with your bare skin |
| Recharge | Wait for 18 hours |
| Wild magic effect | Every 1 day cycle you get progessively weaker and more terrified. by the end of each cycle you are so weak you can hardly walk. only the murder of an innocent resets the cycle and restores your health. |
The Maddening Embrace
The caster of this minor magick may conjure a piercing prison.
| Level | 1 |
| Area of effect | A 12 foot circle |
| Range | 5 feet |
| Damage | 10 hit points |
| Duration | 5 seconds |
| Casting ritual | Concentrate on your opponent |
| Recharge | Run fingers through the flowing water of the river |
| Wild magic effect | You now have the head of a black whale. |
The Paralyzing Hex of Rylan
The caster of this moderate magick may speak a nullifying blob.
| Level | 5 |
| Area of effect | An area no larger than a baby's head |
| Range | No further than the nearest cross road |
| Damage | Like a clean slice from a sword |
| Duration | Only an hour |
| Casting ritual | Perform a basic dance |
| Recharge | Hunt a kangaroo rat and consume a piece of it |
| Wild magic effect | An enormous maroon fireball appears in the sky and falls towards the nearest town. |
The Piercing Chant
The caster of this minor magick may bring forth a brine flesh.
| Level | 2 |
| Area of effect | An area the size of a single coin |
| Range | At a short distance from you |
| Damage | Similar to a small gust of wind |
| Duration | For as long as you can hold your breath |
| Casting ritual | Quaff the mauve elixir |
| Recharge | Hear the sound of the sparrow's call |
| Wild magic effect | A strange, cruel mouth appears somewhere near your foot. the things it says upset 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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