Spells
Spirit of the Indigo Light
The caster of this major magick may emanate an imprisoning light.
| Level | 8 |
| Area of effect | An area the size of a wagon |
| Range | As far as the frog leaps |
| Damage | Enough to draw the attention of the gods |
| Duration | Until the next lunar cycle begins |
| Casting ritual | Prepare a casting ground 9 days in advance |
| Recharge | Recite one of the epic poems from memory without interruption |
| Wild magic effect | Over the next 4 days, your eyes will slowly shrink then disappear. |
Sienna Nexus
The caster of this minor magick may speak a vine nexus.
| Level | Cantrip |
| Area of effect | A single target |
| Range | 17 feet |
| Damage | Barely worth considering |
| Duration | For as long as you can hold your breath |
| Casting ritual | Stare unblinking at the target for 1 seconds |
| Recharge | Reassemble the basic components from your pouch |
| Wild magic effect | You develop 5 extra privatess. |
Aura of Ambition
The caster of this moderate magick may sing a honey aura.
| Level | 6 |
| Area of effect | 4 targets |
| Range | Across dimensions |
| Damage | Enough to get your enemy's full attention |
| Duration | For about as long as it takes to read a fairy tale |
| Casting ritual | Touch the target with your bare skin |
| Recharge | Perform the complex movements with your arms |
| Wild magic effect | Your skin turns white. |
The Summoning Hex of Ember
The caster of this moderate magick may speak a water oil.
| Level | 4 |
| Area of effect | Several targets |
| Range | No further than the nearest cross road |
| Damage | 11 hit points |
| Duration | 1 hours |
| Casting ritual | Imbibe the aqua potion and wait for 3 minutes |
| Recharge | Find and kill a scavenger |
| Wild magic effect | An enormous ash fireball appears in the sky and falls towards the nearest town. |
The Trying Invocation
The caster of this minor magick may speak a salt plague.
| Level | 2 |
| Area of effect | An area the size of an old forest |
| Range | At a great distance from you |
| Damage | Not more than a candle's singe |
| Duration | Only a few seconds |
| Casting ritual | Gesture in the direction of the target |
| Recharge | Run fingers through the rustling leaves of an adult tree |
| Wild magic effect | Every 2 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. |
Spirit of the Green Thorn
The caster of this minor magick may shout a hastening thorn.
| Level | Cantrip |
| Area of effect | An area no larger than your tent |
| Range | A pond's length away |
| Damage | Similar to a small gust of wind |
| Duration | 2 seconds |
| Casting ritual | Tap your heels together |
| Recharge | Pluck a stone from a running river |
| Wild magic effect | You lose your nose over the next 5 days. |
Joel's Fortifying Grace
The caster of this moderate magick may emanate an illuminating poison.
| Level | 5 |
| Area of effect | An area the size of an old forest |
| Range | A pond's length away |
| Damage | Of serious concern |
| Duration | For about as long as it takes to read a fairy tale |
| Casting ritual | Touch the target with your bare skin |
| Recharge | Reassemble the rare components |
| Wild magic effect | An enormous copper fireball appears in the sky and falls towards the nearest town. |
Enlightening Lines Mark the Rot
The caster of this major magick may hurl a mindreading rot.
| Level | 9 |
| Area of effect | An area the size of a puddle |
| Range | Far from you |
| Damage | Fatal to most humanoids |
| Duration | Until the next solar eclipse |
| Casting ritual | Maintain unbroken eye contact with the target for 3 hours |
| Recharge | Recite one of the epic poems from memory without interruption |
| Wild magic effect | Gold terrifies you. |
Cursed Time
The caster of this minor magick may emanate an enlightening time.
| Level | 2 |
| Area of effect | An area no larger than your tent |
| Range | Across dimensions |
| Damage | Quite forgettable |
| Duration | 1 minutes |
| Casting ritual | Tap your heels together |
| Recharge | Recite the words of magic with confidence |
| Wild magic effect | You develop an unseemly fascination with hands. |
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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