Spells
The Wearying Geometries of Wendall
The caster of this minor magick may cast a wearying altar.
| Level | 2 |
| Area of effect | An area the size of a town |
| Range | Anywhere in the same town |
| Damage | Not more than a candle's singe |
| Duration | For about as long as it takes to recite a short poem |
| Casting ritual | Utter the magic phrase |
| Recharge | Run fingers through the flowing water of the river |
| Wild magic effect | You switch bodies with the nearest humanoid |
Landon's Key
The caster of this minor magick may bring forth an enraging key.
| Level | 2 |
| Area of effect | An area no larger than a baby's head |
| Range | Far from you |
| Damage | Barely worth mentioning |
| Duration | 6 seconds |
| Casting ritual | Combine the basic components from your pouch |
| Recharge | Perform the basic movements with your arms |
| Wild magic effect | Over the next month, thick, black hair will cover your entire body. |
The Emboldening Geometries of Hana
The caster of this moderate magick may embody a communicating ash.
| Level | 5 |
| Area of effect | The entire cosmos |
| Range | At a great distance from you |
| Damage | Something you will remember for weeks |
| Duration | For about as long as it takes to walk through a small town |
| Casting ritual | Repeat the magic phrase 5 times without interruption |
| Recharge | Perform a clean strike with bare knuckles on your opponent |
| Wild magic effect | You develop a terrible fear of spiders. |
Sealing Hands Trace the Torrent
The caster of this minor magick may conjure a lava torrent.
| Level | 1 |
| Area of effect | A 6 foot circle |
| Range | As far as the crow flies |
| Damage | Enough to kill a dragonfly |
| Duration | Only a few minutes |
| Casting ritual | Tap your heels together |
| Recharge | Scoop a handful of soil from the earth beneath your feet |
| Wild magic effect | Everywhere you go, you leave a apricot slime trail. |
Luthor's Moss
The caster of this minor magick may speak a worm moss.
| Level | 3 |
| Area of effect | A 20 foot circle |
| Range | Close to you |
| Damage | Enough to startle an animal |
| Duration | For as long as you can stand on one foot |
| Casting ritual | Combine the basic components from your pouch |
| Recharge | Reassemble the basic components from your pouch |
| Wild magic effect | Gold terrifies you. |
The Communicating Embrace
The caster of this minor magick may shout a bone sphere.
| Level | 1 |
| Area of effect | An area the size of a wagon |
| Range | Across dimensions |
| Damage | Enough to startle an animal |
| Duration | Only a few minutes |
| Casting ritual | Gesture in the direction of the target |
| Recharge | Run fingers through the flowing water of the river |
| Wild magic effect | The nearest human turns into a kappa. |
The Blinding Hex
The caster of this moderate magick may sing a fungus wood.
| Level | 5 |
| Area of effect | An area no larger than your tent |
| Range | Across dimensions |
| Damage | Enough to kill a giant spider |
| Duration | For about as long as it takes to walk through a small town |
| Casting ritual | Chant magic words while making the appropriate hand motion |
| Recharge | Remember something bad from your past and then let it go |
| Wild magic effect | The sun makes your skin blister and ooze with gold pus. |
Cream Shard
The caster of this minor magick may embody a fungus shard.
| Level | 3 |
| Area of effect | An area no larger than an old well |
| Range | As far as you damn well please |
| Damage | Similar to a bruised arm |
| Duration | 1 minutes |
| Casting ritual | Sing a brief verse |
| Recharge | Recite a well-known poem from memory without interruption |
| Wild magic effect | Birds, birds, birds, birds!!! |
The Enlightening Invocation
The caster of this major magick may cast a brine pyramid.
| Level | 8 |
| Area of effect | An area the size of an old forest |
| Range | At a great distance from you |
| Damage | Enough to draw the attention of everyone in town |
| Duration | Until the sun fails to rise in the morning |
| Casting ritual | Perform a ritual sacrifice while chanting the magic phrases |
| Recharge | Hear the song of the phoenix |
| Wild magic effect | The nearest human turns into a demon boar. |
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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