New Spell Descriptions

New Spell Descriptions

Level 1 Spells

Name: Charm Animal
Discipline: Hedge 
Duration: The charm lasts indefinitely, but the subject is allowed to make further  once per month.
Range: 120’
Description: Similar to Charm Person but on any normal, non-magical Animal up to 5 Hit Dice. The spell does not allow the caster to speak to, command or understand the animal, but the creature will behave in a friendly, non-hostile manner.  Domesticated animals will obey simple, commands they would normally understand.

Incantation: Heddwch, ffrind fonheddig. Bydd lonydd

[Phoentic: Heth-auk, Frind fon-hethig, bith lon-ith  [translation: Peace, noble friend.  Be still.]

 

Name: Flame
Discipline: Hedge, Arcane, Sorcery
Duration: 1 turn per level of caster
Range: Caster
Description: A small flame like that of a candle, lights in the palm of the caster’s hand for a number of minutes equal to their intelligence or until extinguished by closing the hand.

 

Name: Gift of Tongues
Discipline: Hedge, Arcane, Sorcery
Duration: 1 turn per level of caster
Range: Caster
Description: The caster may understand and speak (but not read) any humanoid language for a number of minutes equal to their intelligence.

 

Name: Gust
Discipline: Hegde
Duration: Instant
Range: 60'
Description: The caster causes a gust a wind to blow.  The gust is strong enough to extinguish fire equivalent of a torch, or knock over objects of up to 2lbs in weight

 

Name: Herb Heal
Discipline: Hedge
Duration: 6 Hours
Range: Touch
Description: The caster prepares and administers a herbal poultice to a wound, transferring nature's healing power from the plants to the wound in the process.  Providing the poultice is continuously worn for 6 hours, the target is restored by 1d3 hit points.

 

Name: Lure
Discipline: Sorcery 
Duration: 1 Turn
Range: 120’
Description: The caster compels 1D4 targets per level of the caster to move to a specific location in range for 1 turn.  The targets maintain all other aspects of free-will, and will not put themselves in clear danger, for example, by walking off a cliff,  but the overwhelming desire to move to the location cannot be ignored. The targets maintain all other aspects of free-will but the overwhelming desire to move to the location cannot be ignored.  If restrained, the target will attempt to continue, but not act with hostility to those attempting the restraint.  Line of sight is not required, but an awareness of the target's presence and location is.  Targets may attempt a save v spell to resist the effects.

Incantation: Dewch ataf, ildio eich hun, a rhyddhau eich awydd. [phonetic: du-k a-taf il-di-o eye-k hin a rhith-eye eye-k ar-with [translation: come to me, surrender yourself, and release your desire]

 

Name: Marsh Lights
Discipline: Hedge
Duration: 1 turn per level of caster
Range: 240ft
Description: The caster create 3D6 lights, like distant torches or lanterns.  Whilst in sight, the caster may move them in specific directions, at a move rate of up to 120', but may not take any other action while doing do.  Otherwise, the lights will move independently in a random direction, slowly fading as the duration ends.

 

Name: Nauseate
Discipline: Sorcery
Duration: 3 rounds
Range: 60ft
Description: The caster cause 1 target to vomit violently for 3 rounds.  The target cannot take any action.  There move is reduced to a quarter.  Any attack on the target during the spell effect is made at a +2 to hit.  If the target makes a successful save versus spell, the effect is reduced to 1 round.

 

Name: Push
Discipline: Hedge, Arcane, Sorcery
Duration: Instant
Range: 120’
Description: The caster causes an invisible force to push the target back 1D8 yards.  Any collision with hard objects causes 1D4 hit points of damage.  In addition, there is a 3-in-6 chance that the target is knocked prone.  The caster can target inanimate objects as well as living creatures.  Targets more than twice the size of the caster are pushed 1D4 yards and will never be knocked prone.  Targets more than 3 times the size of the caster are unaffected.

 

Incantation: bydded i chi fod gwrthyrru [Phonetic: Bith-ed i hhi fod gwer-theri] [Translation: Be you repelled] 

 

Name: Shield
Discipline: Hedge, Arcane
Duration: 2 Turns
Range: Self
Description: Conjures a barrier of magic that gives the caster an improved AC:

• Against missile attacks: AC 2 [17].
• Against other attacks: AC 4 [15].

Incantation: bydded ewyllys yn darian i mi [Phonetic: Bith-ed ewy-lhis un darian i mee] [Let Will by my shield] 

 

Name: Sounds
Discipline: Arcane
Duration: 1 round per level of the caster
Range: 120'
Description: The caster create a sound up to the maximum volume of the human voice.  The sound can be anything familiar to the caster.

 

Name: Spring
Discipline: Hedge & Arcane
Duration: 1 turn per level of caster
Range: Touch
Description: Touching bare earth the spell brings forth a spring of clean water which flows for a number of minutes equal to the caster’s intelligence

 

Name: Whispers on the Wind
Discipline: Hedge
Duration: up to 1 turn
Range: 1 Mile
Description: The casters can whisper a single sentence, which is carried on the wind for up to a mile to the ears of a specific target.  The caster do not need to see the target, but they must know them i.e. have previously met them in person.  The whispers travel at 90' per round.

Level 2 Spells

Name: Acute Sense
Discipline: Hedge & Arcane
Duration: 1 Turn
Range: Self / Variable
Description:  The caster amplifies one of their senses allowing a greater degree of perception.  The difficulty of any tests involving the senses is halved (rounded down)

 

Name: Camouflage
Discipline: Hedge
Duration: 1 Turn
Range: Self
Description:  The caster's form is disguised against any natural material (for example, Vegetation, Rock, Ice), taking on it's appearance, and becoming invisible to natural sight.  The caster may move, and the illusion is maintained, providing a natural backdrop persists, however, anyone looking in the caster's direction during movement will notice something on a successful versus spell.  Any action on the caster part to interact with living creatures will also break the spell.

Incantation: Cuddio fel neidr yn y glaswellt [Coo-thee-oh fell nay-dr un er glaz-wehlt] [Hide like a snake in the grass] 

Name: Entangle
Discipline: Hedge
Duration: 2D6 Rounds
Range: 60'
Description:  Surrounding vegetation shoots tendrils which entangle a single target for 2D6 rounds, after which the vegetation recedes.  Entangled creatures may not move or take any action.  Each subsequent round after the first, the target can attempt to break free by making a successful strength check

Incantation: Cyfodwch o'r ddaear a rhwymwch hwy [Kuh-voh-dookh ohr thie-ar ah hruym-ookh hooy]  [Rise from earth and bind them]

 

Name: Flash
Discipline: Hedge & Arcane
Duration: 1 Round
Range: 30'
Description:  The caster causes a sudden flash of intense light to emanate from the front of their body.  Any sighted creature within 30' of the caster is stunned, unable to move or act for 1 round, and will automatically lose the initiative on the next round.

 

Name: Remember/Forget

Discipline: Hedge & Arcane
Duration: 1 day
Range: Self/120'
Description:  The caster causes the target to remember a single known spell that has already been cast that day.  In reverse, the target forgets 1d4 random, known spells for the rest of that day.  When cast as 'Forget', the target may attempt a save vs spell to resist

 

Name: Revive (Subdue)
Discipline: Hedge, Arcane, Sorcery
Duration: Instant / 1 Turn
Range: Touch
Description: Revive - The caster revives an unconscious target, even if caused by magic.  If the unconsciousness was caused by reaching zero hit points, then 1 hit point is restored. If cast as 'Subdue' - Target immediately is knocked unconscious for 1 Turn and cannot be revived by non-magical means.  If the target is resisting, then a successful attack roll is required to touch the target.  

 

Name: Serpent Staff
Discipline: Sorcery
Range: Touch
Duration: 1 round per level of the caster
Description: The caster's staff transforms into a live snake.  If the snake is killed, the staff is destroyed, otherwise, it returns to its normal state at the end of the spell. Snake: AC 6 [13], HD2 (9hp), Att 1x Bite (1D4 + Poison), THACO 18 [+1], MV 90' (30'), SV D12 W13 B15 S16. Poison - Save v Death or take 1D6 wounds for 6 Turns

 

Name: Soothe
Discipline: Hedge & Arcane
Duration: 8 Hours
Range: Touch
Description: The caster upon touch causes the target to fall into a deep, healing sleep.  The target impossible to wake, nor do they feel pain, which also allows surgery to be undertaken pain-free.  Such is the restorative nature of the sleep, that upon waking the target is restored by 1D6 Hit Points

Name: Strength (Weakness)
Discipline: Hedge, Arcane, Sorcery
Duration: 1D6 rounds
Range: 120'
Description: Target immediately gains/loses 2D6 points of strength (with its associated attack/damage bonuses), to a maximum of Strength 18 and a minimum of Strength 0.  A save vs spell may be attempted to resist the effect of Weakness.  Should the target’s strength fall to 0, then they fall prone, unable to support their own weight.

 

Name: Wrack

Discipline: Sorcery

Range: 60'
Duration: up to 1 round per level of the caster
Description: The caster bends their will to cause the target to be wracked with pain throughout their entire body, suffering 1d4 points of damage for each round the caster concentrates on the target.  The target may neither move nor take any action whilst this happen.  A Save vs Spell may be attempted in the first round to resist the effects.  If successful, the spell ends.  The caster may also choose to end the spell at any time, and equally the spell ends if the caster's concentration is interrupted e.g. should they suffer any damage

 

Level 3

Name: Frostbite
Discipline: Hedge

Range: Touch'
Duration: Instant
Description: The caster's touch becomes sub-zero, freezing anything it comes into contact with.  The caster must make a successful attack roll against the target’s base armour class.  A successful hit deals 2d6 points of magical cold damage.

Beyond the damage, the cold is so intense it numbs any limb it touches. The target must Save vs. Paralysis:

• Failure: The struck limb (arm or leg) is frozen solid and becomes useless for 1 turn. A frozen arm drops weapons/shields; a frozen leg reduces movement to 1/3 and prevents running.

• Non-Living Objects: If the mage touches a lock, a sword, or a chain, the metal becomes brittle. The next physical strike against that object will shatter it instantly.

 

Name: Hydrate / Dehydrate

Discipline: Hedge, Arcane
Duration: 1 day
Range: 120'
Description:  The caster causes the target to become fully hydrated for 1 day, requiring no other source of water and leaving the target feeling alert.  Any tests which are physically or mentally challenging, including saving throws are made at a +1 bonus.  When cast as Dehydrate, the opposite effects occur, and are compounded against any natural dehydration.  Any target which is already severely dehydrated (i.e. 3 days without water) are killed.

 

Name: Ignite

Discipline: Hedge
Range: 60'
Duration: Instant
Description: The caster causes any flammable object to spontaneously. catch on fire. This includes things like clothing and hair. Any living creature coming into contact with the fire immediately suffers 1d4+1 points of damage.  A further 1d4+1 points of damage is sustained for each round that contact is maintained, for example if clothing is still worn. 

Incantation: Elfen o dân. Rwy'n eich gwisio! [Phonetic: El-ven o dan. Ruin Eich gwish-io]  (English Translation: Element of fire. I summon you)

 

Name: Reveal

Discipline: Hedge, Arcane, Sorcery
Range: 0' (Caster only)
Duration: 6 Turns
Description: The caster gains the ability to see things as they truly are within 60'. This includes seeing through normal and magical darkness, spotting secret doors, seeing invisible or displaced creatures, as well as revealling if a creature is an enemy. Crucially, it also highlights the "weak point" of any mechanical trap or magical ward, giving the party a +2 bonus to all checks made to disarm or bypass them while the caster directs them

 

Level 4

 

Name: Alchemy

Discipline: Arcane, Sorcery
Range: Touch
Duration: Permanent
Description: With a laboratory and the correct apparatus, the caster transmutes 1lb of lead (1 small ignot) into 10 gold coins.

 

Name: Bear Claws

Discipline: Hedge
Range: Self
Duration: 1 Round per level of the caster
Description: The caster causes the nails on their hands to grow into long, razor sharp talons, resembling the claws of a bear with the following benefits:

Combat: The caster may make 2 attacks per round at a +4 to hit (or they usual bonus, whichever is higher). Each claw attack deals 1D8+2 point of damage.  The attacks are considered magical.

Utility: The claws allow the caster to climb wooden, earth or rock surfaces at their normal movement rate while the spell is active.

Magic Use: Wgile in effect, no other spells may be cast, due to teh mage's fingers being unable to make complex somatic gestures

Spell Termination: The mage may voluntarily end the spell through 1 round of concentration, where they may not move or otherwise act.

 

Name: Cure Disease

Discipline: Hedge, Arcane
Range: Touch
Duration: Instant
Description: The caster causes the target to be healed of one disease, and all its negative effects.

 

Name: Dragon's Breath

Discipline: Hedge
Range: 240 yards / 720'
Duration: up to 1 turn per level of the caster
Description: A supernatural fog spews forth from the caster's mouth, filling a space up to 240 square yards within 10 rounds.. Any creature in the fog has their visibility reduced to 3 feet, regardless of infravision.  In addition, the fog can be used to fill a gulf or chasm, forming a cloud bridge which can support the weight of human sized creatures.  The spell lasts 1 turn per level of the caster, after which the fog dissipates.

Incantation: Deffro draig fawr, anfon allan dy anadl sarff [translation: Awaken great dragon, send forth thy serpent breath]

 

Name: Earth Heal

Discipline: Hedge
Range: Touch
Duration: Instant
Description: The caster, upon touching bare earth, draws from it the power of life, which they can then bestow upon another, restoring 2d6 hit points.

Name: Fae Friend

Discipline: Hedge
Range: Self
Duration: 1 Turn
Description: Fae creatures perceive the caster as a friend and ally, bestowing a +4 to any reaction roll or charm test for the duration.

 

Name: Seal/Unseal

Discipline: Hedge, Arcane, Sorcery
Range: 30'
Duration: 6 Turns / 1 Turn
Description: The caster conducts a complex ritual to seal an opening, portal or doorway. The ritual may put place specific conditions (a phrase, objects etc) that must be met in order to break the seal. The effect cannot be bypassed by the 2nd level Knock spell, but can be by the use of the counter spell, Unseal.

 

Name: Telepathy

Discipline: Hedge, Arcane, Sorcery
Range: 30'
Duration: 1 Turn
Description: The caster creates a connection with the mind of another, allowing communication between the pair as thought alone.

 

Name: Traverse Hedge

Discipline: Hedge
Range: Self
Duration: 1 Turn
Description: This spell can only be cast within a place sacred to the Old Ways, for example, a stone circle.  When cast, the mage's spirit leaves their body, and is able to pass through the veil to the Otherworld, where the Ancestors reside. Here they may interact with the Ancestors. While in this state, the caster's body is unable to move and is completely vulnerable.  

 

Name: Walk on Water

Discipline: Hedge, Arcane
Range: Self
Duration: 1 Turn
Description: On casting this spell, the caster is able to walk upon the surface of a body of still water, for example a pond, lake or still seawater, without sinking.  The spell does not work on fast moving water, such as a river or where the sea is typically agitated.

 

Level 5

Name: Animal Form

Discipline: Hedge
Range: 0 (Self)
Duration: 12 Turns
Description: The caster (and any non-magical equipment they carry) assumes the form of any normal animal known to them, ranging from small (e.g., a mouse) to large (e.g., a bear), while retaining their human consciousness. The transformation has the following effects:

• Combat Prowess: The caster uses the animal’s AC, movement, and number of attacks. However, the caster uses either the animal’s ‘to hit’ bonus or their own, whichever is greater.

• Physical Buffer: Upon transforming, the caster gains 2 Hit Points per level as a temporary buffer. Any damage sustained is subtracted from these points first. If these extra points are lost, the spell does not end, but further damage comes from the caster’s base HP.

• Wild Senses: The caster gains the specific senses of the animal (Infravision for nocturnal predators, keen smell for tracking, etc.).

• Death: If the caster’s animal form is killed, the spell ends immediately and the caster returns to their true form. The caster must make a save versus death. Success means they survive with 1 HP though unconscious. Failure results in death.

• Magic Use: While in animal form, the caster may not cast any other spells or use any magic items. Any spells previously cast upon themselves are instantly negated.

• Spell Termination: The caster may end the spell at any point by focusing and taking no move or action for 1 round.

Incantation: ?

Name: Arctic Blast

Discipline: Hedge, Arcane
Range: 60'
Duration: 1 Round
Description: On casting this spell, the caster projects a blast of freezing air, which causes 3d6 points of cold damage to any creature in its path.  The damage can be halved (rounded down) on a successful save versus spell.

Incantation: 

Gadewch i wynt droi'n iâ ! [Phonetic: Gad-eh-k i wint droy-n yah]

(English Translation: Let wind become ice)

Name: Earth's Teeth 

Discipline: Hedge, Arcane
Range: 60'
Duration: Instant
Description: The caster slam there fist or staff into the ground, causing a localised shift in the tectonic plates. A violent tremor ripples out in a line. All creatures in its path takes 3d6 of damage, as the ground beneath their feet tears up, jagged stone cutting and crushing their feet and legs. In addition, those affected must make a save vs paralysis or become trapped in the earth, resulting in a minus 4 penalty to Armour Class until they can be dug out by an ally (taking 1d6+1 rounds) 

Incantation: Dannedd y ddaear, cnoi’r gelyn (Teeth of the earth, bite the enemy)

 

Name: Mantle of Quelling

Discipline: Hedge, Arcane, Sorcery
Range: Self / Touch (0)
Duration: 6 Turns (1 hour)
Description: This powerful enchantment creates a "dead zone" of magic around a person or object. It has two distinct uses:

Absolute Stealth: The caster (or a creature touched) is completely shielded from all magical detection, including spells such as reveal, esp or clairvoyance, and even the gaze of powerful extra-planar beings. While the mantle is active, the subject is also immune to all 'non-physical' spells of 3rd level or lower. Spells which create a physical phenonemon e.g. a force or fire cannot be avoided. While subject to the spell, the target cannot cast any spells or use magic items while shielded; any attempt to do so automatically fails. An unwilling target may make a Save vs. Spells to resist.

Greater Suppression: The caster touches a magical item or a permanent magical effect (such as a ward or wizard lock). That magic is completely suppressed for the duration. If the item is held by a creature with more Hit Dice than the caster, the target receives a Save vs. Spells to resist.

Incantation: ?

Name: Shock Wave

Discipline: Hedge, Arcane
Range: 60' radius
Duration: 1 Round
Description: The caster releases a violent, invisible wave of kinetic force in all directions. The caster and all equipment they carry are unaffected by the pressure.

All creatures and loose objects within 60' are pushed 2d8 yards away from the caster. Any creature or object that strikes a hard surface (walls, pillars, or other creatures) takes 3d6 damage. Any creature pushed by the wave must Save vs. Death or be knocked prone and Stunned for 1 round (cannot move or act).

Large Creatures:

2x Caster Size: Pushed 1d8 yards; cannot be stunned; impact damage is 1d6+1.

3x Caster Size: Pushed 1d4 yards; cannot be stunned; impact damage is 1d4.

Incantation: ?

Level 6

Name: Dragon’s Maw

Discipline: Hedge
Duration: 1 turn (10 minutes)
Range: 60’ Line
Description: The caster strikes the ground, and a jagged fissure 10’ wide tears open in a straight line from the caster. Creatures caught in the path must Save vs. Paralysis or fall 30' into the dark, taking 3d6 falling damage. At the end of the turn, the fissure ‘snaps shut’ with such force that anything inside is instantly crushed and buried forever.

Name: Eyes of the Dragon
Discipline: Hedge 
Duration: 3 rounds

Range: 60’
Description: The caster’s eyes become deep wells of nature’s grandeur and savage indifference. Once per round, by making a successful gaze attack (hitting the target’s base AC), the caster forces the victim to Save vs. Spells. On a failure, the victim is struck by a terrifying sense of their own insignificance. They fall into a catatonic state, unable to act or move for 1d6 rounds.