Spells
The Seeking Hex
The caster of this minor magick may bring forth a nullifying ghost.
| Level | 3 |
| Area of effect | A 14 foot circle |
| Range | Anywhere in the same province |
| Damage | Enough to startle your horse |
| Duration | 2 seconds |
| Casting ritual | Point a focus, such as a wand or crystal, towards the target |
| Recharge | Recite a well-known poem from memory without interruption |
| Wild magic effect | The nearest human turns into a raider. |
The Enveloping Invocation
The caster of this minor magick may hurl a spawning bubble.
| Level | 1 |
| Area of effect | An area the size of 6 wagons |
| Range | As far as the frog leaps |
| Damage | Not more than a candle's singe |
| Duration | Only a few minutes |
| Casting ritual | Combine the basic components from your pouch |
| Recharge | Reassemble the basic components from your pouch |
| Wild magic effect | Birds, birds, birds, birds!!! |
Forgotten Wave of Hardwin
The caster of this moderate magick may shout a transmuting wave.
| Level | 4 |
| Area of effect | An area the size of a puddle |
| Range | Anywhere in the same province |
| Damage | Enough to kill a sickly deer |
| Duration | Until the next mealtime |
| Casting ritual | Perform the ritual song |
| Recharge | Hunt a wallaby and consume a piece of it |
| Wild magic effect | You lose your nose over the next 4 days. |
Diminishing Hands Trace the Snow
The caster of this moderate magick may summon a shielding snow.
| Level | 6 |
| Area of effect | An area the size of a young forest |
| Range | 8 feet |
| Damage | Something you will remember for weeks |
| Duration | For about as long as it takes to read a fairy tale |
| Casting ritual | Concentrate for 1 minutes |
| 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. |
Russet Torch
The caster of this moderate magick may embody a worm torch.
| Level | 5 |
| Area of effect | An area the size of a young forest |
| Range | Across dimensions |
| Damage | A cause for insistent pain |
| Duration | Until the next mealtime |
| Casting ritual | Perform a basic dance |
| Recharge | Wait for 1 hours |
| Wild magic effect | You suddenly age 10 years. |
Foul Beam
The caster of this moderate magick may shout a grasping beam.
| Level | 6 |
| Area of effect | An area the size of a barn |
| Range | As far as you damn well please |
| Damage | Of serious concern |
| Duration | For about as long as it takes to read a fairy tale |
| Casting ritual | Stare unblinking at the target for 3 minutes |
| Recharge | Repeat the mantra 9 times |
| Wild magic effect | Over the next 3 days, your eyes will slowly shrink then disappear. |
Kharda's Heat
The caster of this minor magick may summon an avenging heat.
| Level | 3 |
| Area of effect | An area the size of a young forest |
| Range | As far as you damn well please |
| Damage | Enough to kill a small bird |
| Duration | 3 seconds |
| Casting ritual | Utter the magic phrase |
| Recharge | Run fingers through the flowing water of the river |
| Wild magic effect | A strange, cruel mouth appears somewhere near your eye. the things it says upset you. |
Cursed Tar
The caster of this minor magick may speak a warding tar.
| Level | 2 |
| Area of effect | An area the size of a thimble |
| Range | Far from you |
| Damage | Similar to a small gust of wind |
| Duration | For about as long as it takes to walk down the street |
| Casting ritual | Point towards the target |
| Recharge | Scoop a handful of soil from the earth beneath your feet |
| Wild magic effect | You develop an unseemly fascination with fingers. |
The Transmuting Chant
The caster of this minor magick may bring forth a concealing circle.
| Level | 3 |
| Area of effect | An area the size of a puddle |
| Range | Anywhere in the same continent |
| Damage | Quite forgettable |
| Duration | 4 seconds |
| Casting ritual | Quaff the mustard elixir |
| Recharge | Spin in 1 circles while facing the sky |
| Wild magic effect | You are compelled to always lie. |
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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