Spells
Curse of Christopher
The caster of this moderate magick may speak a bark aura.
| Level | 6 |
| Area of effect | An area the size of a town |
| Range | As far as the frog leaps |
| Damage | Enough to break through a wooden door |
| Duration | Until the temperature changes at dusk |
| Casting ritual | Concentrate for 6 minutes |
| Recharge | Wait for 7 hours |
| Wild magic effect | You lose the ability to do any sort of basic math. in fact, you can't even read numbers anymore. |
The Maddening Geometries of Liliana
The caster of this minor magick may conjure an energizing beam.
| Level | 1 |
| Area of effect | The entire cosmos |
| Range | Across dimensions |
| Damage | Barely worth considering |
| Duration | For about as long as it takes to recite the alphabet |
| Casting ritual | Stare unblinking at the target for 1 seconds |
| Recharge | Wait for 6 minutes |
| Wild magic effect | Gold terrifies you. |
Aura of Rowan
The caster of this moderate magick may shout a bone aura.
| Level | 5 |
| Area of effect | An area the size of an old forest |
| Range | No further than the nearest cross road |
| Damage | Enough to take seriously |
| Duration | For about as long as it takes to walk through a small town |
| Casting ritual | Concentrate for 6 minutes |
| Recharge | Find and kill a clicker |
| Wild magic effect | From now on, you have recurring nightmares about a ravenous kobold. |
Aqua Form
The caster of this minor magick may summon a salt form.
| Level | 2 |
| Area of effect | An area the size of a barn |
| Range | Anywhere in the same region |
| Damage | Similar to a stubbed toe |
| Duration | For about as long as it takes to walk down the street |
| Casting ritual | Concentrate on your opponent |
| Recharge | Perform the basic movements with your arms |
| Wild magic effect | You develop a fear of fire. |
Ned's Crushing Grace
The caster of this moderate magick may radiate a petrifying vortex.
| Level | 6 |
| Area of effect | An area the size of a single coin |
| Range | Anywhere in the same continent |
| Damage | Enough to take seriously |
| Duration | Only an hour |
| Casting ritual | Chant magic words while making the appropriate hand motion |
| Recharge | Wait until your heartrate drops below the rhythm of a horse's plodding clop |
| Wild magic effect | The nearest humanoid frightens you so much you weep and piss yourself. |
Cursed Sphere
The caster of this minor magick may will a water sphere.
| Level | 2 |
| Area of effect | An area the size of a wagon |
| Range | Far from you |
| Damage | Enough to kill a large beetle |
| Duration | 2 minutes |
| Casting ritual | Combine the basic components from your pouch |
| Recharge | Wait for 6 minutes |
| Wild magic effect | You develop a terrible fear of possums. |
Forgotten Chariot of Jordan
The caster of this minor magick may cast a poison chariot.
| Level | 1 |
| Area of effect | An area the size of a town |
| Range | No further than the length of 1 oxen |
| Damage | Not more than a candle's singe |
| Duration | 1 minutes |
| Casting ritual | Concentrate on your opponent |
| Recharge | Wait for 5 seconds |
| Wild magic effect | You can no longer bring yourself to cut your hair. doing so brings on terrible agony. |
Spirit of the Titanium Shard
The caster of this major magick may bring forth a reflecting shard.
| Level | 9 |
| Area of effect | An area the size of a puddle |
| Range | In your line of sight |
| Damage | So intense as to make the caster think twice before casting it |
| Duration | A fortnight |
| Casting ritual | Perform a ritual sacrifice while chanting the magic phrases |
| Recharge | Wear the skin of a elk for 16 days |
| Wild magic effect | You switch bodies with the nearest humanoid |
Daemon of the Black Mask
The caster of this minor magick may summon a diminishing mask.
| Level | 2 |
| Area of effect | An area no larger than a baby's head |
| Range | Near to you |
| Damage | Enough to startle an animal |
| Duration | Only a few minutes |
| Casting ritual | Tap your heels together |
| Recharge | Reassemble the basic components from your pouch |
| Wild magic effect | Everything you see turns asparagus. |
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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