Spells
Samir's Praying Curse
The caster of this moderate magick may cast a deciphering altar.
| Level | 5 |
| Area of effect | The entire planet |
| Range | Near to you |
| Damage | Enough to make this spell dangerous |
| Duration | Until the next mealtime |
| Casting ritual | Utter the magic phrase and combine the components from your pouch |
| Recharge | Wait until your heartrate drops below the rhythm of a horse's plodding clop |
| Wild magic effect | You find that your teeth have all transformed into sharp points. |
The Shielding Hex of Patrick
The caster of this minor magick may embody an avenging trap.
| Level | Cantrip |
| Area of effect | An area the size of a puddle |
| Range | 18 feet |
| Damage | Enough to kill a large beetle |
| Duration | For about as long as it takes to recite the alphabet |
| Casting ritual | Utter the magic phrase |
| Recharge | Scoop a handful of soil from the earth beneath your feet |
| Wild magic effect | Your mouth will slowly disappear over the next fortnight. |
Sienna Dust
The caster of this moderate magick may embody an animating dust.
| Level | 6 |
| Area of effect | A 17 foot circle |
| Range | As far as you damn well please |
| Damage | Enough to take seriously |
| Duration | Until the temperature changes at dusk |
| Casting ritual | Touch the target with your bare skin |
| Recharge | Perform the complex movements with your arms |
| Wild magic effect | 2 leagues away, a siren has spawned. it will hunt you without rest until it kills you or you kill it. |
Monica's Fog
The caster of this minor magick may will a concealing fog.
| Level | 1 |
| Area of effect | An area the size of a town |
| Range | As far as you damn well please |
| Damage | Quite forgettable |
| Duration | Only a few minutes |
| Casting ritual | Concentrate on your opponent |
| Recharge | Wait for 5 seconds |
| Wild magic effect | You switch bodies with the nearest humanoid |
The Duplicating Geometries of Hayden
The caster of this moderate magick may speak a serpent stone.
| Level | 6 |
| Area of effect | An area the size of a thimble |
| Range | Anywhere in the same town |
| Damage | Something you will remember for weeks |
| Duration | 3 hours |
| Casting ritual | Perform the ritual song |
| Recharge | Compose a short song and perform it |
| Wild magic effect | You now have the same mating preferences of alligators. |
Torrent of Liliana
The caster of this moderate magick may summon an emboldening torrent.
| Level | 4 |
| Area of effect | An area the size of 6 wagons |
| Range | 2 yards |
| Damage | Enough to kill a sickly deer |
| Duration | Only a few hours |
| Casting ritual | Perform the ritual song |
| Recharge | Remember something bad from your past and then let it go |
| Wild magic effect | You develop 2 extra toes. |
Ruth's Echo
The caster of this moderate magick may embody a diminishing echo.
| Level | 6 |
| Area of effect | An area the size of a barn |
| Range | 19 yards |
| Damage | Something you will remember for weeks |
| Duration | Only a few hours |
| Casting ritual | Utter the magic phrase and combine the components from your pouch |
| Recharge | Compose a short song and perform it |
| Wild magic effect | Smoke of brass color pours from your mouth, eyes, and ears for 6 minutes. any who touch it turn into pathetic mushroom creatures. |
Spear of Cunning
The caster of this minor magick may cast an intoxicating spear.
| Level | 3 |
| Area of effect | An area no larger than three fighting beggars |
| Range | As far as the frog leaps |
| Damage | Similar to a small stone that was hurled |
| Duration | For about as long as it takes to walk down the street |
| Casting ritual | Quaff the sangria elixir |
| Recharge | Recite a well-known poem from memory without interruption |
| Wild magic effect | You are compelled to only tell the truth. |
The Hastening Embrace
The caster of this minor magick may hurl an acid bubble.
| Level | 2 |
| Area of effect | An area no larger than a baby's head |
| Range | No further than the length of 3 oxen |
| Damage | Quite forgettable |
| Duration | For about as long as it takes to recite a short poem |
| Casting ritual | Combine the basic components from your pouch |
| Recharge | Run fingers through the flowing water of the river |
| 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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