To add more character to my NPCs, I wanted to give important spellcasters a couple of personalised spells. If the caster is willing to teach a player character, that player may learn one such spell for 1 xp / rank, assuming they already posses the corresponding talent. If trying to learn a custom spell by studying a scroll or a grimoire, the cost is tripled.
I thought I'd share a few of them for my upcoming campaign. More may be added later. Critique and ideas are welcome.
LEOFGAR THE STONE SINGER
Leofgar has developed three unique STONE SONG spells:
BECKON THE PEBBLES
✥ RANK 1
✥ RANGE: Near
✥ DURATION: Immediate
✥ INGREDIENT: A piece of mountainous rock
This spell must be cast in a natural environment. Emerging from the ground beneath your feet is [[1d6]] rocks with a +1 Gear Bonus. For each Power Level beyond the first, you may summon an additional rock. If you cast this spell again, any rocks you have previously summoned lose their Gear Bonus.
CLEAR THE PATH
✥ RANK 2
✥ RANGE: Near
✥ DURATION: Immediate
✥ INGREDIENT: A chisel
By clapping your hands together, you create a wave of force which extends outwards. Objects and creatures are unaffected, but the spell clears any rubble or uneven terrain, thereby clearing the zone you're standing in of the rough feature. For each Power Level beyond the first, you may force a non-monster enemy in the zone to test agility or fall prone as the terrain shifts beneath them.
LEOFGAR'S ENCAPSULATING SKIN OF STONE
✥ RANK 3
✥ RANGE: You
✥ DURATION: 1 quarterday for each Power Level
✥ INGREDIENT: A mask of stone
As you lift your hands above your head, the colour quickly drains from your skin, leaving it a pale grey. The first time you would suffer damage to your strength, you reduce that damage to zero and end this spell.
STURKAS THE RUST BROTHER
The clergy of Rust have taught Sturkas three unique BLOOD spells.
BLESSING OF RUST
✥ RANK 1
✥ RANGE: Near
✥ DURATION: Immediate
✥ INGREDIENT: A pinch of rust dust
Letting the God breathe through your lungs, you exhale a corroding mist. For each Power Level of the spell, one iron item within near range of the caster loses one Gear Bonus.
LESSON OF SUFFERING
✥ RANK 2
✥ RANGE: Near
✥ DURATION: One quarterday for each Power Level.
✥ INGREDIENT: An effigy of the god Rust, which can be reused
By castigating a being in front of you, you wrack their body with a deliberating pain, thereby imposing a -1 to their rolls.
THE ARDUOUS TRIALS OF FAITH
✥ RANK 3
✥ RANGE: Arms length
✥ DURATION: Varies
✥ INGREDIENT: The fingerbone of a criminal
Men are tempered in hardship. As you stand above a broken creature, you clench your fist above their body and command them to rise and undertake a sacred trial, chosen by the caster from the list below. The target heals one point in all broken attributes as well as a lethal critical injury. For the duration of the spell, the target must seek to accomplish the trial you've chosen for them.
- VOW OF THE ASCETIC: Doff all your equipment down to the simplest garments, any rusty weapons and perhaps an effigy of Rust or Heme. Refuse other worldly possessions.
- VOW OF SILENCE: Speak only in the hymns and psalms of The God and His Wife.
- TRIAL OF SACRIFICE: Protect the servants of Rust from any who would seek to harm them.
- TRIAL OF ENMITY: Seek out and slay servants of the Raven.