Spells
Cursed Brine
The caster of this minor magick may will a hastening brine.
| Level | 2 |
| Area of effect | An area the size of a young forest |
| Range | 18 feet |
| Damage | Just enough to insult someone |
| Duration | For as long as you can stand on one foot |
| Casting ritual | Utter the magic phrase |
| Recharge | Recite a well-known poem from memory without interruption |
| Wild magic effect | The ground around you turns to quicksand. |
The Nullifying Hex of Kandon
The caster of this minor magick may speak a shielding loop.
| Level | 3 |
| Area of effect | An area the size of a young forest |
| Range | Anywhere in the same town |
| Damage | Enough to kill a small bird |
| Duration | 6 seconds |
| Casting ritual | Combine the basic components from your pouch |
| Recharge | Pluck a stone from a running river |
| Wild magic effect | You develop 2 extra heads. |
The Consuming Hex
The caster of this moderate magick may shout a bark brine.
| Level | 5 |
| Area of effect | The entire planet |
| Range | 9 yards |
| Damage | Like a strong punch to the face |
| Duration | Only an hour |
| Casting ritual | Chant magic words while making the appropriate hand motion |
| Recharge | Reassemble the rare components |
| Wild magic effect | The nearest human turns into a bean-nighe. |
The Forecasting Embrace
The caster of this major magick may conjure a disguising insect.
| Level | 9 |
| Area of effect | An area the size of a wagon |
| Range | Anywhere in the same continent |
| Damage | So enormous as to make the caster avoid casting it at all costs |
| Duration | Until all civilizations fade to myth |
| Casting ritual | Acquire the blood of a basilisk and prepare a puce elixir |
| Recharge | Travel to the land of the wraith and recover what has been lost |
| Wild magic effect | Gold terrifies you. |
The Emboldening Geometries of Gwendolyn
The caster of this moderate magick may materialize a pursuing distortion.
| Level | 5 |
| Area of effect | An area no larger than three fighting beggars |
| Range | As far as you damn well please |
| Damage | Like a clean slice from a sword |
| Duration | Only a few hours |
| Casting ritual | Touch the target with your bare skin |
| Recharge | Burn a piece of a draugr |
| Wild magic effect | Food and water no longer sustain you. only blood. |
Daemon of the Rust Fire
The caster of this major magick may cast an ice fire.
| Level | 7 |
| Area of effect | The entire cosmos |
| Range | A pond's length away |
| Damage | Written about in many stories |
| Duration | 3 weeks |
| Casting ritual | Utter the magic phrase, combine the components, perform the ritual dance, and think only of the outcome you desire without being interrupted |
| Recharge | Pluck a stone from the depths of the underworld |
| Wild magic effect | You lose all your teeth |
Cursed Salt
The caster of this minor magick may speak a mesmerizing salt.
| Level | 1 |
| Area of effect | An area no larger than an old well |
| Range | As far as a cat leaps |
| Damage | Similar to a stubbed toe |
| Duration | Only as long as you can concentrate on it |
| Casting ritual | Quaff the chestnut elixir |
| Recharge | Hear the sound of the sparrow's call |
| Wild magic effect | Everyone around you smells like seals from now on. |
Marcel's Paralyzing Curse
The caster of this major magick may cast a maddening blast.
| Level | 8 |
| Area of effect | An area the size of a puddle |
| Range | As far as you damn well please |
| Damage | Written about in many stories |
| Duration | 4 weeks |
| Casting ritual | Maintain unbroken eye contact with the target for 2 hours |
| Recharge | Run fingers through the rustling leaves of the world tree |
| Wild magic effect | 4 leagues away, a troglodyte has spawned. it will hunt you without rest until it kills you or you kill it. |
Green Swarm
The caster of this major magick may cast a concealing swarm.
| Level | 9 |
| Area of effect | An area no larger than your tent |
| Range | As far as you damn well please |
| Damage | Like the cuts of 100 blades |
| Duration | Until the next lunar eclipse |
| Casting ritual | Utter the magic phrase, combine the components, perform the ritual dance, and think only of the outcome you desire without being interrupted |
| Recharge | Run fingers through the flowing water of the lost river of hubur |
| Wild magic effect | Your left arm grows shorter. |
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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