Spells
The Deafening Wish
The caster of this moderate magick may speak an opening swarm.
| Level | 6 |
| Area of effect | An area no larger than an old well |
| Range | Close to you |
| Damage | A cause for insistent pain |
| Duration | Until dawn |
| Casting ritual | Touch the target with your bare skin |
| Recharge | Cook a 3 course meal and serve it to someone |
| Wild magic effect | Any iron you touch becomes rusted. |
The Seeking Invocation
The caster of this major magick may summon an encoding field.
| Level | 8 |
| Area of effect | An area the size of a thimble |
| Range | A pond's length away |
| Damage | Enough to draw the attention of the gods |
| Duration | Until a child is born |
| Casting ritual | Perform a ritual sacrifice while chanting the magic phrases |
| Recharge | Breed four and ten red pandas |
| Wild magic effect | The moon makes you horny. |
Burgundy Shadow
The caster of this moderate magick may embody a worm shadow.
| Level | 6 |
| Area of effect | Several targets |
| Range | As far as the frog leaps |
| Damage | Enough to break bone |
| Duration | 3 hours |
| Casting ritual | Touch the target with your bare skin |
| Recharge | Find and kill a djinn |
| Wild magic effect | An enormous smalt fireball appears in the sky and falls towards the nearest town. |
Spirit of the Sandy Servant
The caster of this moderate magick may sing a soothing servant.
| Level | 4 |
| Area of effect | A 7 foot circle |
| Range | As far as a cat leaps |
| Damage | Enough to kill a sickly deer |
| Duration | Only an hour |
| Casting ritual | Utter the magic phrase and combine the components from your pouch |
| Recharge | Burn a piece of a black slime |
| Wild magic effect | Everywhere you go, you attract flocks of brightly colored birds. |
Helena's Illuminating Grace
The caster of this major magick may invoke a transmuting nexus.
| Level | 8 |
| Area of effect | A 5 foot circle |
| Range | Far from you |
| Damage | Worth writing a song about |
| Duration | Until you have seen 3 sunsets |
| Casting ritual | Walk the leylines surrounding the area for 2 days |
| Recharge | Run fingers through the rustling leaves of the world tree |
| Wild magic effect | Your right arm grows 1 foot longer. |
The Foreseeing Hex
The caster of this minor magick may embody a wearying star.
| Level | 2 |
| Area of effect | An area no larger than an old well |
| Range | Anywhere in the same region |
| Damage | Enough to startle your horse |
| Duration | For about as long as it takes to walk down the street |
| Casting ritual | Tap your heels together |
| Recharge | Run fingers through the rustling leaves of an adult tree |
| Wild magic effect | The nearest humanoid frightens you so much you weep and piss yourself. |
Spring Harmony
The caster of this minor magick may shout a mindreading harmony.
| Level | 2 |
| Area of effect | An area no larger than an old well |
| Range | In your line of sight |
| Damage | Enough to cause a puddle to ripple |
| Duration | For about as long as it takes to recite a short poem |
| Casting ritual | Combine the basic components from your pouch |
| Recharge | Scoop a handful of soil from the earth beneath your feet |
| Wild magic effect | You believe you are the most beautiful person on earth. |
Spirit of the Lilac Coil
The caster of this minor magick may speak a regenerating coil.
| Level | 1 |
| Area of effect | The entire planet |
| 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 rustling leaves of an adult tree |
| Wild magic effect | One of your family members turns into a dark gnome. |
Daemon of the Stone Portal
The caster of this major magick may bring forth a sap portal.
| Level | 7 |
| Area of effect | An area no larger than a baby's head |
| Range | Anywhere in the same region |
| Damage | Like the deadly sting of a scorpion king |
| Duration | Until the end of all things |
| Casting ritual | Prepare a casting ground 19 days in advance |
| Recharge | Hear the song of the phoenix |
| Wild magic effect | You develop insanity: always polite |
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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