Spells
Disk of Hardwin
The caster of this moderate magick may bring forth a mindreading disk.
| Level | 6 |
| Area of effect | The entire cosmos |
| Range | As far as you damn well please |
| Damage | Like a clean slice from a sword |
| Duration | Only until you fall asleep |
| Casting ritual | Perform a basic dance |
| Recharge | Compose a short song and perform it |
| Wild magic effect | You are convinced that nothing can hurt you. |
Revealing Hands Trace the Ember
The caster of this minor magick may summon a brine ember.
| Level | 1 |
| Area of effect | An area the size of a single coin |
| Range | At a short distance from you |
| Damage | Quite forgettable |
| Duration | Only as long as you can concentrate on it |
| Casting ritual | Point a focus, such as a wand or crystal, towards the target |
| Recharge | Wait until your mind is clear |
| Wild magic effect | Everywhere you go, you attract flocks of brightly colored birds. |
Gwendolyn's Charming Grace
The caster of this minor magick may bring forth a fungus rat.
| Level | 2 |
| Area of effect | A single target |
| Range | Near to you |
| Damage | Enough to kill a dragonfly |
| Duration | 3 seconds |
| Casting ritual | Stare unblinking at the target for 5 seconds |
| Recharge | Run fingers through the rustling leaves of an adult tree |
| Wild magic effect | You can no longer bring yourself to cut your hair. doing so brings on terrible agony. |
Crimson Armor
The caster of this moderate magick may summon a glass armor.
| Level | 4 |
| Area of effect | An area the size of a wagon |
| Range | No further than the length of 6 oxen |
| Damage | Something you will remember for weeks |
| Duration | Until dawn |
| Casting ritual | Perform a basic dance |
| Recharge | Compose a short song and perform it |
| Wild magic effect | You can no longer bring yourself to cut your hair. doing so brings on terrible agony. |
The Compelling Chant
The caster of this minor magick may summon a repelling smoke.
| Level | Cantrip |
| Area of effect | An area no larger than a baby's head |
| Range | Anywhere in the same province |
| Damage | Similar to a bruised arm |
| Duration | For about as long as it takes to recite the alphabet |
| Casting ritual | Stare unblinking at the target for 2 seconds |
| Recharge | Identify a physical feature of your opponent and focus on it for 4 seconds |
| Wild magic effect | Your left arm grows shorter. |
The Regenerating Embrace
The caster of this minor magick may shout a deciphering wood.
| Level | 2 |
| Area of effect | An area no larger than your tent |
| Range | Anywhere in the same continent |
| Damage | Barely worth considering |
| Duration | For as long as you can stand on one foot |
| Casting ritual | Utter the magic phrase |
| Recharge | Recite the words of magic with confidence |
| Wild magic effect | The nearest human turns into a goblin. |
The Conjuring Geometries of Ego
The caster of this minor magick may emanate a charming torrent.
| Level | 2 |
| Area of effect | An area no larger than an old well |
| Range | Anywhere in the same region |
| Damage | Similar to a stubbed toe |
| Duration | For about as long as it takes to recite the alphabet |
| Casting ritual | Quaff the cardinal elixir |
| Recharge | Recite the words of magic with confidence |
| Wild magic effect | Fog appears in any town you sleep in for more than 2 days. |
Favian's Divining Curse
The caster of this minor magick may materialize a hastening beacon.
| Level | 3 |
| Area of effect | An area the size of 6 wagons |
| Range | As far as the frog leaps |
| Damage | 2 hit points |
| Duration | Only as long as you can concentrate on it |
| Casting ritual | Point towards the target |
| Recharge | Hear the sound of the sparrow's call |
| Wild magic effect | You lose all your hair. |
Trixie's Ectoplasm
The caster of this major magick may hurl an energizing ectoplasm.
| Level | 9 |
| Area of effect | An area the size of a wagon |
| Range | Across dimensions |
| Damage | Like the threshing of a wyrms many claws |
| Duration | Until the sun fails to rise in the morning |
| Casting ritual | Acquire the blood of a mantis and prepare a shamrock elixir |
| Recharge | Entirely rediscover the spell from first principles |
| Wild magic effect | Any iron you touch becomes rusted. |
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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