Spells

#Magic #Treasures

Spells are living spirits trapped by runes carved on obsidian tablets. Spells are usually found in deep and dangerous places. The creation of spells is an art lost to all but the most learned wizards.

Designer's Note

Be creative. Magic allows for a variety of solutions. Sometimes simple damage is less effective than illusions or pure wickedness.

Spellcasting Rules

Casting spells takes one action if cast during combat. The GM is the final arbiter of how the spell manifests and how it affects the situation.

To cast a spell, you must hold the spell tablet in one hand and read it aloud. Casting a spell is super obvious.

Add a Exhausted condition to inventory, occupying one slot.
Decide the Power to cast it with, up to the number of usage dots remaining on the spell.
Roll a number of d6 equal to the power the spell is cast with. The spell has an effect, which varies on the number of DICE invested, and the SUM of the dice results and the level "L" of the caster.

Playtest for later

If a caster rolls a 6, he must roll another $d 6$ and add it to the spell result.

Miscasts

Whenever one or more 6s are rolled when casting a spell, the caster takes d6 damage to WIL for each 6 rolled. Then make a WIL Danger Roll.

If failed, take the Mad condition and figure out with the players what Miscast actually does.

You find a Spell!

Roll on this table of spells as loot, or use these spells as examples for creating your own.

1d20	Spell	Effect
1	Babel Tongues	Whisper unintelligibly and stare intently at a target's eyes of level `L` or lower. Whilst this continues, he will splutter confusedly. You may force him to say `SUM` + `DICE` words.
2	Be understood	Make your meaning clear to `DICE` creatures of another species for `L` turns.
3	Charm Person	A single humanoid who makes eye contact must make a WIL Danger Roll or be charmed for `DICE` days, viewing the caster as a close friend and obeying commands, with suicidal commands always being refused. Undead and monsters of level higher than `L` are not affected.
4	Darkness	Create a zone-wide sphere of pure night for `DICE` turns.
5	Fireball	Shoot a fireball Far. Deal `SUM` + `DICE` damage to all creatures Close to the blast. Flammable objects ignite instantly.
6	Form Familiaris	Destroy another cast spell by feeding it to a Familiar. Match the power of the other spell with `DICE`. If the your `SUM` < their `SUM`, roll for Miscasts: a familiar to appear in the material world, though fat and sated with the magic.
7	Ghost hog	Create an illusory pig that can carry 6 inventory slots for `DICE` turns.
8	Grow	Grow a creature to `DICE` + 1 times its original size for 1 turn.
9	Heal	Heal `SUM` STR damage and remove the Injured condition from a creature.
10	Invisibility	Make creature invisible for `DICE` turns. Any movement reduces duration by 1 turn.
11	Invisible ring	Creates a ring of magic that can fit `DICE` + `L` creatures. It is invisible and immovable. Lasts `DICE` turns.
12	Knock	Open a door or container, as if a Danger Roll were made with STR score of 10 + `DICE` + `L`.
13	Lich Craft	Animate `DICE` undead of level `L` or lower. The risen are wide eyed, eager to serve. Stupid and obey simple orders. After 3 days, a vengeful ghost will appear every d4 days and seek to kill the one holding the spell.
14	Light	Force `DICE` creatures to make a WIL save or become stunned. Alternatively, create light as bright as a torch for `SUM` turns.
15	Lightning Bolt	Cast a bolt of magical lightning with `SUM` damage and shocks with `DICE` DEX damage. Will ricochet and also damage up to `L` closest targets.
16	Phantasmal Form	Create an illusion. It will disperse when touched. If used to “create” a monster, it will have Armour = `DICE` and HP = `SUM` (will scatter when reaching 0 HP).
17	Restore	Remove Exhausted or Injured condition from 1 + `DICE` creatures.
18	Skybolt	Deal `SUM` + `DICE` damage to a creature within sight.
19	Sleep	Creatures totaling up to `SUM` levels within eye contact fall into magical slumber for `DICE` Rounds, affecting lowest-level creatures first; single creatures above level `L` or undead are immune, and sleepers awaken if slapped or harmed.
20	Wizard Lock	Magically seals a Nearby door, gate, or lockable item. The seal is permanent but can be bypassed by the caster, a Knock spell, or any magic-user of at least `DICE` + `L` levels. Bypassing does not dispel the lock.