Spells
Ricon's Enveloping Spell
The caster of this major magick may will an avenging beam.
| Level | 8 |
| Area of effect | An area the size of a barn |
| Range | No further than the length of 3 oxen |
| Damage | Enough to corrupt a star |
| Duration | Until the seasons change |
| Casting ritual | Acquire the blood of an enemy and prepare a thistle decoction |
| Recharge | Wait for 2 days |
| Wild magic effect | Everywhere you go, you attract flocks of brightly colored birds. |
Ricon's Echo
The caster of this minor magick may invoke an acid echo.
| Level | 1 |
| Area of effect | An area no larger than an old well |
| Range | Anywhere in the same region |
| Damage | Enough to startle an animal |
| Duration | Only a few minutes |
| Casting ritual | Sing a brief verse |
| Recharge | Wait for 1 seconds |
| Wild magic effect | Everything you see turns titanium. |
The Sealing Embrace
The caster of this minor magick may embody a poison sand.
| Level | 3 |
| Area of effect | A single target |
| Range | Within 2 paces |
| Damage | Enough to kill a dragonfly |
| Duration | Only a few minutes |
| Casting ritual | Point towards the target |
| Recharge | Identify a physical feature of your opponent and focus on it for 5 seconds |
| Wild magic effect | Birds, birds, birds, birds!!! |
Forgotten Dust of Larson
The caster of this major magick may sing a mindreading dust.
| Level | 9 |
| Area of effect | A single target |
| Range | A pond's length away |
| Damage | Enough to draw the attention of everyone in town |
| Duration | 5 days |
| Casting ritual | Maintain unbroken eye contact with the target for 4 hours |
| Recharge | Complete a hero's journey |
| Wild magic effect | Your finger doubles in size. |
Maddening Lines Mark the Thunder
The caster of this moderate magick may radiate a banishing thunder.
| Level | 4 |
| Area of effect | The entire cosmos |
| Range | As far as the crow flies |
| Damage | Enough to injure a humanoid |
| Duration | Only a few hours |
| Casting ritual | Chant magic words while making the appropriate hand motion |
| Recharge | Perform a clean strike with bare knuckles on your opponent |
| Wild magic effect | Anyone who spends more than 1 days in your company goes insane. |
Forgotten Hammer of Rory
The caster of this moderate magick may radiate a diminishing hammer.
| Level | 6 |
| Area of effect | An area no larger than an old well |
| Range | In your line of sight |
| Damage | Enough to break through a wooden door |
| Duration | Until the temperature changes at dusk |
| Casting ritual | Chant magic words while making the appropriate hand motion |
| Recharge | Perform the complex movements with your arms |
| Wild magic effect | The nearest humanoid frightens you so much you weep and piss yourself. |
The Animating Hex
The caster of this major magick may materialize a warding beacon.
| Level | 8 |
| Area of effect | An area the size of an old forest |
| Range | Within 5 paces |
| Damage | So intense as to make the caster think twice before casting it |
| Duration | Until the next lunar cycle begins |
| Casting ritual | Perfectly recite an ancient religious text |
| Recharge | Breed four and ten deer |
| Wild magic effect | You grow a gnarly hunchback. |
Curse of Yazid
The caster of this major magick may speak a deafening lightning.
| Level | 7 |
| Area of effect | An area the size of a wagon |
| Range | No further than the nearest cross road |
| Damage | Like the cuts of 100 blades |
| Duration | Until the end of all things |
| Casting ritual | Acquire the blood of an enemy and prepare a grey decoction |
| Recharge | Travel to the land of the hydra and recover what has been lost |
| Wild magic effect | You suddenly age 10 years. |
Daemon of the Russet Fungus
The caster of this major magick may materialize a wood fungus.
| Level | 9 |
| Area of effect | An area the size of an old forest |
| Range | Anywhere in the same province |
| Damage | Worth writing a song about |
| Duration | Until the next solar eclipse |
| Casting ritual | Walk the leylines surrounding the area for 1 days |
| Recharge | Pluck a stone from the depths of the underworld |
| Wild magic effect | The moon makes you horny. |
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!