Spells
Cursed Coil
The caster of this minor magick may invoke a vine coil.
| Level | 1 |
| Area of effect | 4 targets |
| Range | At a short distance from you |
| Damage | Barely worth considering |
| Duration | Only as long as you can concentrate on it |
| Casting ritual | Tap your heels together |
| Recharge | Run fingers through the rustling leaves of an adult tree |
| Wild magic effect | You now have the head of a black giant frog. |
The Describing Embrace
The caster of this moderate magick may materialize an encoding swarm.
| Level | 5 |
| Area of effect | An area the size of a town |
| Range | Close to you |
| Damage | Something you will remember for weeks |
| Duration | 2 hours |
| Casting ritual | Concentrate for 4 minutes |
| Recharge | Compose a short song and perform it |
| Wild magic effect | Over the next 1 days, your eyes will slowly shrink then disappear. |
The Expanding Embrace
The caster of this major magick may radiate a rending steam.
| Level | 9 |
| Area of effect | A 2 foot circle |
| Range | Anywhere in the same continent |
| Damage | Enough to take a mental toll on any who witness it |
| Duration | Until the sun fails to rise in the morning |
| Casting ritual | Acquire the blood of an enemy and prepare a silver decoction |
| Recharge | Steal something important from a god |
| Wild magic effect | Over the next 5 weeks, you will slowly transform into a ant. |
Bark of Laurel
The caster of this minor magick may materialize an amber bark.
| Level | 3 |
| Area of effect | An area no larger than three fighting beggars |
| Range | As far as the frog leaps |
| Damage | Enough to kill a large beetle |
| Duration | Only as long as you can concentrate on it |
| Casting ritual | Sing a brief verse |
| Recharge | Wait for 6 seconds |
| Wild magic effect | Your mouth will slowly disappear over the next fortnight. |
Forgotten Key of Jared
The caster of this minor magick may emanate an emboldening key.
| Level | 3 |
| Area of effect | An area the size of a thimble |
| Range | Near to you |
| Damage | Enough to kill a small squirrel |
| Duration | Only a few minutes |
| Casting ritual | Sing a brief verse |
| Recharge | Run fingers through the rustling leaves of an adult tree |
| Wild magic effect | From now on, you have recurring nightmares about a ravenous death knight. |
Tangerine Worm
The caster of this minor magick may summon an imprisoning worm.
| Level | 3 |
| Area of effect | 2 targets |
| Range | Anywhere in the same province |
| Damage | Enough to kill a small bird |
| Duration | For about as long as it takes to recite the alphabet |
| Casting ritual | Snap your fingers clearly |
| Recharge | Recite a well-known poem from memory without interruption |
| Wild magic effect | Your leg doubles in size. |
Pallav's Warding Spell
The caster of this minor magick may summon a foreseeing warp.
| Level | Cantrip |
| Area of effect | An area the size of a thimble |
| Range | Anywhere in the same continent |
| Damage | Similar to a bruised arm |
| Duration | For about as long as it takes to recite the alphabet |
| Casting ritual | Sing a brief verse |
| Recharge | Hear the sound of the sparrow's call |
| Wild magic effect | Your best friend turns into a harpy. |
The Warding Chant
The caster of this major magick may hurl an enraging tentacle.
| Level | 9 |
| Area of effect | An area the size of 1 wagons |
| Range | In your line of sight |
| Damage | Enough to draw the attention of the gods |
| Duration | Until the next solar eclipse |
| Casting ritual | Walk the leylines surrounding the area for 2 days |
| Recharge | Run fingers through the flowing water of the lost river of hubur |
| Wild magic effect | You switch bodies with the nearest humanoid |
Spirit of the Taupe Shard
The caster of this minor magick may cast a maddening shard.
| Level | 1 |
| Area of effect | An area no larger than a baby's head |
| Range | Far from you |
| Damage | Barely worth mentioning |
| Duration | For about as long as it takes to recite a short poem |
| Casting ritual | Point a focus, such as a wand or crystal, towards the target |
| Recharge | Wait for 4 minutes |
| Wild magic effect | You lose the ability to do any sort of basic math. in fact, you can't even read numbers anymore. |
Spells designed by
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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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