Spells
The Searching Hex
The caster of this minor magick may emanate a mindreading shadow.
| Level | 3 |
| Area of effect | An area the size of 3 wagons |
| Range | As far as the frog leaps |
| Damage | Similar to a stubbed toe |
| Duration | For about as long as it takes to walk down the street |
| Casting ritual | Point towards the target |
| Recharge | Run fingers through the rustling leaves of an adult tree |
| Wild magic effect | You develop a terrible fear of chickens. |
Field of Bitterness
The caster of this moderate magick may sing a thorn field.
| Level | 6 |
| Area of effect | An area the size of a thimble |
| Range | Anywhere in the same town |
| Damage | Enough to kill a large dog |
| Duration | 6 hours |
| Casting ritual | Perform a basic dance |
| 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. |
Compelling Lines Mark the Trap
The caster of this minor magick may emanate a bone trap.
| Level | Cantrip |
| Area of effect | An area the size of a single coin |
| Range | In your line of sight |
| Damage | Enough to kill a small bird |
| Duration | For as long as you can hold your breath |
| Casting ritual | Concentrate on your opponent |
| Recharge | Wait for 2 seconds |
| Wild magic effect | Over the next 5 days, your eyes will slowly shrink then disappear. |
The Petrifying Hex
The caster of this minor magick may summon a charming probability.
| Level | 2 |
| Area of effect | An area the size of 5 wagons |
| Range | At a short distance from you |
| Damage | Like a slap from a small child |
| Duration | For about as long as it takes to walk down the street |
| Casting ritual | Combine the basic components from your pouch |
| Recharge | Identify a physical feature of your opponent and focus on it for 1 seconds |
| 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. |
Daemon of the Amethyst Monolith
The caster of this major magick may bring forth a moss monolith.
| Level | 8 |
| Area of effect | The entire planet |
| Range | At a great distance from you |
| Damage | Enough to draw the attention of everyone in town |
| Duration | 2 weeks |
| Casting ritual | Maintain unbroken eye contact with the target for 5 hours |
| Recharge | Run fingers through the flowing water of the lost river of hubur |
| Wild magic effect | Every 4 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. |
Foul Chariot
The caster of this moderate magick may embody an illuminating chariot.
| Level | 4 |
| Area of effect | A single target |
| Range | Across dimensions |
| Damage | Like a strong punch to the face |
| Duration | Only until you fall asleep |
| Casting ritual | Touch the target with your bare skin |
| Recharge | Rest by an open fire with someone you trust |
| Wild magic effect | You now have the same mating preferences of cows. |
The Expanding Hex
The caster of this minor magick may shout an attracting bark.
| Level | 3 |
| Area of effect | An area the size of a town |
| Range | Anywhere in the same region |
| Damage | Enough to cause a puddle to ripple |
| Duration | 1 minutes |
| Casting ritual | Quaff the turquoise elixir |
| Recharge | Scoop a handful of soil from the earth beneath your feet |
| Wild magic effect | You believe you are the most beautiful person on earth. |
Clio's Reflecting Curse
The caster of this major magick may emanate a revealing vortex.
| Level | 8 |
| Area of effect | An area no larger than an old well |
| Range | 1 yards |
| Damage | So enormous as to make the caster avoid casting it at all costs |
| Duration | Until you have seen 3 sunrises |
| Casting ritual | Acquire the blood of an enemy and prepare a lilac decoction |
| Recharge | Travel to the land of the banshee and recover what has been lost |
| Wild magic effect | Fog appears in any town you sleep in for more than 5 days. |
The Paralyzing Geometries of Cynthia
The caster of this minor magick may hurl a paralyzing chaos.
| Level | 2 |
| Area of effect | The entire planet |
| Range | Across dimensions |
| Damage | 3 hit points |
| Duration | Only as long as you can concentrate on it |
| Casting ritual | Concentrate on your opponent |
| Recharge | Pluck a stone from a running river |
| Wild magic effect | You believe you are the most beautiful person on earth. |
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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