Spells
The Expanding Geometries of Ria
The caster of this major magick may radiate a crow oil.
| Level | 8 |
| Area of effect | An area the size of a young forest |
| Range | No further than the length of 5 oxen |
| Damage | Enough to drain even the most distinguished wizards |
| Duration | 6 days |
| Casting ritual | Maintain unbroken eye contact with the target for 2 hours |
| Recharge | Capture a sparrow and feed it for 2 days |
| Wild magic effect | You can no longer bring yourself to cut your hair. doing so brings on terrible agony. |
The Enlightening Geometries of Tami
The caster of this major magick may will a piercing chaos.
| Level | 7 |
| Area of effect | An area no larger than an old well |
| Range | Near to you |
| Damage | Like being bitten by an ancient reptile |
| Duration | Until you have seen 3 sunsets |
| 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 | Over the next month, thick, black hair will cover your entire body. |
Curse of Lulu
The caster of this moderate magick may sing a creeping altar.
| Level | 4 |
| Area of effect | An area no larger than an old well |
| Range | At a great distance from you |
| Damage | Enough to break bone |
| Duration | Only an hour |
| Casting ritual | Touch the target with your bare skin |
| Recharge | Reassemble the rare components |
| Wild magic effect | Your right arm grows 1 foot longer. |
Sangria Swarm
The caster of this major magick may conjure a bewildering swarm.
| Level | 8 |
| Area of effect | An area the size of a single coin |
| Range | No further than the nearest cross road |
| Damage | Enough to draw the attention of everyone in town |
| Duration | 3 weeks |
| Casting ritual | Walk the leylines surrounding the area for 2 days |
| Recharge | Wear the skin of a grizzly bear for 5 days |
| Wild magic effect | 4 leagues away, a skeleton has spawned. it will hunt you without rest until it kills you or you kill it. |
Mustard Dance
The caster of this major magick may hurl a petrifying dance.
| Level | 7 |
| Area of effect | An area the size of 2 wagons |
| Range | As far as you damn well please |
| Damage | Worth writing a song about |
| Duration | Until you have seen 3 sunrises |
| Casting ritual | Acquire the blood of a dark young and prepare a ivory elixir |
| Recharge | Run fingers through the rustling leaves of the world tree |
| Wild magic effect | From now on, you have recurring nightmares about a ravenous mantis. |
Spirit of the Magenta Bark
The caster of this moderate magick may bring forth a disguising bark.
| Level | 5 |
| Area of effect | An area the size of a barn |
| Range | Close to you |
| Damage | Enough to break through a wooden door |
| Duration | Only a few hours |
| Casting ritual | Utter the magic phrase and combine the components from your pouch |
| Recharge | Find and kill a goblin |
| Wild magic effect | The sun makes your skin blister and ooze with cherry pus. |
Denzel's Compelling Grace
The caster of this major magick may invoke a serpent salt.
| Level | 9 |
| Area of effect | An area the size of 6 wagons |
| Range | At a great distance from you |
| Damage | Enough to draw the attention of everyone in town |
| Duration | 1 days |
| Casting ritual | Walk the leylines surrounding the area for 4 days |
| Recharge | Run fingers through the rustling leaves of the world tree |
| Wild magic effect | The nearest humanoid frightens you so much you weep and piss yourself. |
The Forecasting Chant
The caster of this major magick may summon an acid torrent.
| Level | 8 |
| Area of effect | The entire planet |
| Range | As far as the frog leaps |
| Damage | Enough to take a mental toll on any who witness it |
| Duration | Until the next solar eclipse |
| Casting ritual | Acquire the blood of an enemy and prepare a alizarin decoction |
| Recharge | Repeat the mantra 29 times 78 times |
| Wild magic effect | You find that your teeth have all transformed into sharp points. |
The Communicating Geometries of Homer
The caster of this major magick may hurl a communicating crown.
| Level | 9 |
| Area of effect | Several targets |
| Range | A pond's length away |
| Damage | Enough to draw the attention of the gods |
| Duration | Until the next lunar eclipse |
| Casting ritual | Perform a ritual sacrifice while chanting the magic phrases |
| Recharge | Travel to the land of the skeleton and recover what has been lost |
| Wild magic effect | Everyone around you smells like caimans from now on. |
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.
If you want to use any of the content, please read the terms first. Happy adventuring!