Spells
Duplicating Hands Trace the Gaze
The caster of this major magick may speak a worm gaze.
| Level | 9 |
| Area of effect | An area the size of a town |
| Range | At a short distance from you |
| Damage | Fatal to most humanoids |
| Duration | Until the sun fails to rise in the morning |
| Casting ritual | Prepare a ritual circle 1 days in advance |
| Recharge | Breed four and ten bighorn sheep |
| Wild magic effect | You develop a terrible fear of arctic foxs. |
Blossoming Lines Mark the Cloud
The caster of this major magick may speak an obsidian cloud.
| Level | 9 |
| Area of effect | An area the size of a barn |
| Range | No further than the nearest cross road |
| Damage | Written about in many stories |
| Duration | 4 days |
| Casting ritual | Perform a ritual sacrifice while chanting the magic phrases |
| Recharge | Run fingers through the rustling leaves of the world tree |
| Wild magic effect | You develop an unseemly fascination with legs. |
The Blinding Geometries of Clark
The caster of this minor magick may shout a fusing memory.
| Level | 2 |
| Area of effect | An area the size of a puddle |
| Range | At a great distance from you |
| Damage | Enough to kill a dragonfly |
| Duration | For about as long as it takes to recite a short poem |
| Casting ritual | Combine the basic components from your pouch |
| Recharge | Perform the basic movements with your arms |
| Wild magic effect | Anyone who spends more than 1 days in your company goes insane. |
The Banishing Geometries of Kael
The caster of this major magick may radiate a creeping thunder.
| Level | 7 |
| Area of effect | A 5 foot circle |
| Range | Close to you |
| Damage | Worth writing a song about |
| Duration | Until the next solar eclipse |
| Casting ritual | Perfectly recite an ancient religious text |
| Recharge | Complete a hero's journey |
| Wild magic effect | The nearby forest sprouts 2d6 dark gnomes. |
The Conjuring Hex of Jen
The caster of this moderate magick may invoke a bark lightning.
| Level | 5 |
| Area of effect | An area the size of a thimble |
| Range | As far as a cat leaps |
| Damage | Enough to slow down a troll |
| Duration | For about as long as it takes to walk through a small town |
| Casting ritual | Concentrate for 5 minutes |
| Recharge | Burn a piece of a nomad |
| Wild magic effect | Over the next 3 weeks, you will slowly transform into a djinn. |
The Reflecting Invocation
The caster of this major magick may radiate a glass ectoplasm.
| Level | 9 |
| Area of effect | Several targets |
| Range | As far as the frog leaps |
| Damage | So intense as to make the caster think twice before casting it |
| Duration | 4 watches |
| Casting ritual | Acquire the blood of an enemy and prepare a white decoction |
| Recharge | Travel to the land of the werewolf and recover what has been lost |
| Wild magic effect | You develop a fear of fire. |
The Attracting Wish
The caster of this major magick may speak a wine steed.
| Level | 7 |
| Area of effect | An area the size of a wagon |
| Range | Far from you |
| Damage | Like the scorching blast of a meteor |
| Duration | Until the next time you cast a spell |
| Casting ritual | Acquire the blood of a merchant and prepare a amber elixir |
| Recharge | Wear the skin of a giant rat for 18 days |
| Wild magic effect | The nearest human turns into a incubus. |
The Hastening Invocation
The caster of this major magick may emanate a rending smoke.
| Level | 8 |
| Area of effect | The entire planet |
| Range | Far from you |
| Damage | Like being bitten by an ancient reptile |
| Duration | Until the next time you cast a spell |
| Casting ritual | Acquire the blood of an enemy and prepare a ultramarine decoction |
| Recharge | Capture a sparrow and feed it for 1 days |
| Wild magic effect | Over the next month, thick, black hair will cover your entire body. |
Aptal's Blinding Curse
The caster of this major magick may invoke a foreseeing worm.
| Level | 8 |
| Area of effect | Several targets |
| Range | As far as a cat leaps |
| Damage | So intense as to make the caster think twice before casting it |
| Duration | 3 watches |
| Casting ritual | Perfectly recite an ancient religious text |
| Recharge | Recite one of the epic poems from memory without interruption |
| 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. |
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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