Spells
Virginia's Blinding Grace
The caster of this moderate magick may will an amber acid.
| Level | 5 |
| Area of effect | An area the size of a thimble |
| Range | As far as a cat leaps |
| Damage | Enough to kill a giant spider |
| Duration | Only until you fall asleep |
| Casting ritual | Touch the target with your bare skin |
| Recharge | Rest by an open fire with someone you trust |
| Wild magic effect | Everywhere you go, you attract flocks of brightly colored birds. |
Combining Hands Trace the Shield
The caster of this minor magick may sing an oil shield.
| Level | 3 |
| Area of effect | A 4 foot circle |
| Range | Across dimensions |
| Damage | Enough to kill a large beetle |
| Duration | Only a few minutes |
| Casting ritual | Point towards the target |
| Recharge | Pluck a stone from a running river |
| Wild magic effect | Over the next month, thick, black hair will cover your entire body. |
The Bewildering Invocation
The caster of this minor magick may will a sealing light.
| Level | 1 |
| Area of effect | The entire cosmos |
| Range | Anywhere in the same town |
| Damage | Barely worth considering |
| Duration | Only a few seconds |
| Casting ritual | Quaff the brass elixir |
| Recharge | Spin in 1 circles while facing the sky |
| Wild magic effect | You begin to hallucinate the eyes of a large cat peering at you from every dark corner. |
The Banishing Hex of Aela
The caster of this minor magick may bring forth an emboldening loop.
| Level | Cantrip |
| Area of effect | An area the size of a thimble |
| Range | As far as the frog leaps |
| Damage | Enough to kill a large beetle |
| Duration | For about as long as it takes to recite the alphabet |
| Casting ritual | Tap your heels together |
| Recharge | Wait until your mind is clear |
| Wild magic effect | The nearest humanoid suddenly ages 10 years. |
Cursed Star
The caster of this major magick may bring forth a petrifying star.
| Level | 9 |
| Area of effect | A 4 foot circle |
| Range | Within 4 paces |
| Damage | Worth writing a song about |
| Duration | Until the next time you cast a spell |
| Casting ritual | Acquire the blood of a flame salamander and prepare a tawny elixir |
| Recharge | Capture a sparrow and feed it for 2 days |
| Wild magic effect | The nearby forest sprouts 2d6 vampires. |
Forgotten Chaos of Lydia
The caster of this minor magick may hurl an acid chaos.
| Level | 3 |
| Area of effect | A 2 foot circle |
| Range | No further than the nearest cross road |
| Damage | Enough to startle an animal |
| Duration | 3 seconds |
| 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 develop a crippling fear of books. |
Skylar's Piercing Spell
The caster of this moderate magick may bring forth a regenerating fog.
| Level | 5 |
| Area of effect | An area no larger than three fighting beggars |
| Range | Across dimensions |
| Damage | Enough to make this spell dangerous |
| Duration | 5 hours |
| Casting ritual | Repeat the magic phrase 1 times without interruption |
| Recharge | Reassemble the rare components |
| Wild magic effect | Smoke of cyan color pours from your mouth, eyes, and ears for 1 minutes. any who touch it turn into pathetic mushroom creatures. |
The Levitating Chant
The caster of this minor magick may project a shielding obsidian.
| Level | Cantrip |
| Area of effect | An area the size of a barn |
| Range | In your line of sight |
| Damage | 6 hit points |
| Duration | Only as long as you can concentrate on it |
| Casting ritual | Gesture in the direction of the target |
| Recharge | Scoop a handful of soil from the earth beneath your feet |
| Wild magic effect | You are convinced that nothing can hurt you. |
Horn of Nev
The caster of this minor magick may cast a fusing horn.
| Level | 3 |
| Area of effect | Several targets |
| Range | 19 feet |
| Damage | Enough to startle an animal |
| Duration | 2 minutes |
| Casting ritual | Gesture in the direction of the target |
| Recharge | Reassemble the basic components from your pouch |
| Wild magic effect | Your right arm grows 1 foot longer. |
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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