Set |
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In brightest day, in blackest night,
No undead shall escape my smite,
Let those whose touch chills with fright,
Burn like tinder before Searing Light!
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Sharp as a flowering thistle,
Through the air, hear it whistle,
Hither comes your dismissal,
In your face, magic missile!
baron arem heshvaun |
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(sung very fast and boastful as in this example)
I truly am the very model of a modern day High Arch-Wizard,
Just for kicks I've Empowered Ice Storms in the middle of a blizzard.
Truth be told I have spell slots to spare of thus I have the wherewithal,
I can easily Heighten Rays of Frosts and even Quicken my Featherfall!
An unchallenged Grandmaster of the mystic Art I am as all can plainly see,
With skill ranks aplenty I can out climb a Rogue and out dance Eilistraee.
Why cast Light on a pebble when I can Summon a Greater Salamander to scorch my torch?
I've Gated Elementals, Solars and Pit Fiends to Prestidigitate the cleaning of my tower's porch.
Why open complex and tiresome locks when I can Disintigrate an Ademantine crate?
Why waste diplomacy on a lovely Princess when I can easily enunciate a Dominate?
Even my very Familiar Is a well trained double headed Advanced Fiendish Dragon blooded Unicorn,
At night I lay in my silken bed while forlorn Succubi and Erinyes read me Iggwilv's treaties on porn.
But by far my favorite Incantation of all up my arcanist sleeve,
And trust me here please, for in this matter I would not deceive.
When at times I am threatened by two hit dice worth of insects seeking to do me harm,
How I relish the simple joy of dispatching the diminutive vermin with a Maxmized Meteor Swarm.
hedgeknight |
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Here's a couple of 1E spells I wrote incantations for waaay back in the day:
Jump > "Not a toad, not a roo - 'tis locust power I imbue."
Catapult > "Line of sight...and pointed path...mark your destination."
Armor > "Cured and blessed, I weave a vest, to keep me whole and hale.
From head to toe, for weal or woe, I don the mystic mail."
Found this thread while searching for spell incantations > looking for something for a levitation spell. Couldn't find anything, so I put this together quickly:
"A tiny cup of golden wire
Bear me up or down...as I desire."
Set |
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More random rhymes. So terribly easy, just find some rhyming words and run with it.
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Against my magic, you will not dare
Cowering like a frightened hare
Your secret fears, I now lay bare
Before me flee, as I you scare.
Harnessed sun will clear the way
Burning hotter than brightest day
It matters not, beast, troll or fey
All will burn before scorching ray.
Pay ye now the Reaper’s toll
Within your body, a gaping hole
An empty vessel, your only role
As with this magic, I trap your soul.
Hotter than the desert sands
Or scented oils from distant lands
With fingers curled like fiery bands
I call forth now the burning hands.
Bonds of love, like unto a mother
I grasp you tight, as would a brother
Flesh and soul, embraced like a lover
Your pain is mine, so I shield other.
Flesh and bone, I do afflict
Blood and organs, into conflict
Your mortal span, let be restrict
Upon you wounds, I now inflict.
Humbly ‘fore my god I kneel
Let Heaven’s golden bells peal (Let Hell’s iron bells now peal)
Life and light, brings only weal (Blood and fire your wounds will seal)
By divine grace, I you heal.
Above the world, I soar so high
For you the ground, for me the sky
Amongst the clouds, I now shall lie
On unseen wings, let me fly.
Never captured, ever chased
Time and space, their rules erased
Through your ranks, we will lay waste
Enspell our limbs with arcane haste.
Verdant vines move to strangle
Helpless foes, from trees will dangle
Assault our foes from every angle
Nature’s growth shall now entangle.
Your continued health, I assure
The gods above, their intent pure
Blood and pain, to thee inure
By divine grace, your wounds I cure.
Silak |
I’m a bit of an amateur writer, and I’ve written a modern fantasy story about a pair of boys who were friends through first grade, but starting in their second year, one bullied the other till until they were juniors in high school. The problem was that the one being bullied was a wizard. (Not like an RPG wizard, the magic works differently)
The bullied wizard came up with a nasty curse and slapped it on his tormentor. I thought it was rather clever, if I do say so myself:
“I curse thee, NAME!
I curse thee Once,
I curse thee Twice,
I curse thee Thrice.
I curse thee Once for torment given when naught was done to you.
I curse thee Twice for kindness withheld when much was due.
I curse thee Thrice for friendship denied when ‘twas freely given to you.
From bad to ever worse, now till the end of your days, everything you do shall come to naught.
All of your gain shall turn to loss, and plenty shall turn to drought.
Till lesson is learned and forgiveness earned,
My curse shan’t be overturned!”
I withheld the actual name I gave the character, but the effect is still there.
Tynor |
I use an Old Norse--English dictionary for my Boreal Sorcerer. He casts spells by drawing runes in the air (leaving a visible trail of frost) and speaking the names of the runes. These are the ones I have written down for him, although they don't include UM/UC spells:
Ray of Frost -- Kaldr (Cold)
Light -- Ljos (Light)
Enlarge Person -- Vaxa (Grow)
Mage Armor -- Herklaedi (Armor)
Shield -- Rond (Shield)
Nerveskitter -- Breyta (Act)
Expeditious Retreat -- Sok (Charge)
Magic Weapon -- Skod Frodleikr (Weapon Magic)
Rage -- Geisa (Rage)
Frost Breath -- Kaldr Ond (Cold Breath)
Stone Call -- Bjarg (Stone)
See Invisibility -- Sja Fela (See Hide)
Fog Cloud -- Thoka (Fog)
Kelgore's Grave Mist -- Draugr Thoka (Ghost Fog)
Elemental Aura -- Skikkja Kaldr (Cloak Cold)
Cloak of Winds -- Skikkja Vethr (Cloak Wind)
Versatile Weapon -- Herr Skod (Many Weapon)
Wind Wall -- Balkr Vethr (Wall Wind)
Greater Magic Weapon -- Storr Skod Frodleikr (Great Weapon Magic)
Wall of Ice -- Balkr Kaldr (Wall Cold)
Solid Fog -- Storr Thoka (Great Fog)
Summon Undead IV -- Draugr (Ghost)
River of Wind -- Heror Vethr (Arrow Wind)
Greater Mirror Image -- Soma Herr (Become Many)
Cone of Cold -- Storr Kaldr Ond (Great Frost Breath)
Summon Undead V -- Storr Draugr (Great Ghost)
Overland Flight -- Hjuka (Fly Off)
Suffocation -- Vaetr Ond (Nothing Breath)
Teleport -- Fara (Travel)
Transformation -- Skipta (Change)
Freezing Sphere -- Knottr Kaldr (Ball Cold)
Elemental Body III -- Soma Kaldr (Become Cold)
Extract Water Elemental --Soma Vatn (Become Water)
Giant Form I -- Soma Jotunn (Become Giant)
Elemental Body IV -- Soma Storr Kaldr (Become Great Cold)
Control Weather -- Vald Vethr (Control Weather)
Polar Ray -- Storr Kaldr Heror (Great Cold Arrow)
Mind Blank -- Soma Vaetr (Become Nothing)
Wall of Lava -- Balkr Hraun (Wall Lava)
Stormbolts -- Vethr Geisa (Weather Rage)
Meteor Swarm -- Stjarna Fall (Star Fall)
Winds of Vengeance -- Vethr Hefnd (Wind Vengeance)
Fiery Body -- Kaldr Likami (Cold Body)
Clashing...
Reading this and I'm quite happy, since being an Icelander we kept much of the old norse langue and did not change like our cousins in scandinavia so I can read that and know most of their meaning :>
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Reminded myself of this thread, and a few more crept into my head.
A witches brew, I now steep,
into your dreams, I shall creep,
or perhaps instead, your flesh I'll reap,
as you fall into enchanted sleep.
Rainbow colors in bright display,
your senses now they do dismay,
and reason itself does but betray,
as I strike you down with color spray.
Corpses rise, on souls they've fed,
needing not breath, nor wine, nor bread,
for life itself, they hunger instead,
dark forces come to disturb the dead.
Hissing like a deadly asp,
storm's fury lurks within my clasp,
from you comes a final gasp,
as I touch you with my shocking grasp.
This day you'll not live to rue,
With arcane sight my blade will hew,
All will know that you I slew,
Forever shall my strike be true.
Icyshadow |
I use an Old Norse--English dictionary for my Boreal Sorcerer. He casts spells by drawing runes in the air (leaving a visible trail of frost) and speaking the names of the runes. These are the ones I have written down for him, although they don't include UM/UC spells:
Ray of Frost -- Kaldr (Cold)
Light -- Ljos (Light)
Enlarge Person -- Vaxa (Grow)
Mage Armor -- Herklaedi (Armor)
Shield -- Rond (Shield)
Nerveskitter -- Breyta (Act)
Expeditious Retreat -- Sok (Charge)
Magic Weapon -- Skod Frodleikr (Weapon Magic)
Rage -- Geisa (Rage)
Frost Breath -- Kaldr Ond (Cold Breath)
Stone Call -- Bjarg (Stone)
See Invisibility -- Sja Fela (See Hide)
Fog Cloud -- Thoka (Fog)
Kelgore's Grave Mist -- Draugr Thoka (Ghost Fog)
Elemental Aura -- Skikkja Kaldr (Cloak Cold)
Cloak of Winds -- Skikkja Vethr (Cloak Wind)
Versatile Weapon -- Herr Skod (Many Weapon)
Wind Wall -- Balkr Vethr (Wall Wind)
Greater Magic Weapon -- Storr Skod Frodleikr (Great Weapon Magic)
Wall of Ice -- Balkr Kaldr (Wall Cold)
Solid Fog -- Storr Thoka (Great Fog)
Summon Undead IV -- Draugr (Ghost)
River of Wind -- Heror Vethr (Arrow Wind)
Greater Mirror Image -- Soma Herr (Become Many)
Cone of Cold -- Storr Kaldr Ond (Great Frost Breath)
Summon Undead V -- Storr Draugr (Great Ghost)
Overland Flight -- Hjuka (Fly Off)
Suffocation -- Vaetr Ond (Nothing Breath)
Teleport -- Fara (Travel)
Transformation -- Skipta (Change)
Freezing Sphere -- Knottr Kaldr (Ball Cold)
Elemental Body III -- Soma Kaldr (Become Cold)
Extract Water Elemental --Soma Vatn (Become Water)
Giant Form I -- Soma Jotunn (Become Giant)
Elemental Body IV -- Soma Storr Kaldr (Become Great Cold)
Control Weather -- Vald Vethr (Control Weather)
Polar Ray -- Storr Kaldr Heror (Great Cold Arrow)
Mind Blank -- Soma Vaetr (Become Nothing)
Wall of Lava -- Balkr Hraun (Wall Lava)
Stormbolts -- Vethr Geisa (Weather Rage)
Meteor Swarm -- Stjarna Fall (Star Fall)
Winds of Vengeance -- Vethr Hefnd (Wind Vengeance)
Fiery Body -- Kaldr Likami (Cold Body)
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These would be perfect for my Winter Witch. However, I have no idea how to pronounce ANY of these!! XD
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Not enough whacky druid incantations!
Winter’s embers I do make use,
Flesh will burn like autumn spruce,
Let summer’s fires be now let loose,
As conjured Flames I now Produce.
Yes, it would have been way easier to find rhymes for 'flame' than 'produce,' but I like a challenge!
Nature’s growth, measured daily,
A drummer’s beat, I will regale ye,
As upon your skull, I pound so gaily,
This simple stick, I name Shillelagh.
Finding meaningful words that rhyme with shillelagh? Fun!
Justin Rocket |
rather than just having arbitrary rhymes for each spell, I think the incantations would seem much more real if they were based on correspondences (for example, creation spells (ex. fabricate) include references to a particular stellar object or a particular terrestrial object or legendary item).
perhaps clerical spells make reference to items of legend important to the church, druid spells make reference to beasts or elemental forces, and arcane spells make reference to stellar objects
so, two fire spells are identifiable as arcane fire spells because of the correspondences used
Death_Keeper |
I'll try... don't know if this has been done but....
Antimagic field:
When water Burns and rocks blow, when beasts are men and weapons glow,
When words harm and darkness settles, when time stops and hands melt metals
Life restored and death rejected, with sight obscured and all things detected.
I reject the touch of gods, I suppress the works of devils.
All things restored to as they were.
Third Mind |
Suffocation:
Gasp for breath in desperation,
Pray that it won't be your last.
Writhing offers only exacerbation,
Air is just a feint memory in the past.
Fire Breath:
As dragon's do,
So I will follow.
Breathing fire,
Corpses burnt and hollow.
Suggestion:
Best consider my suggestions,
Mindful of my every word.
I only have the best intentions,
Now please do as you have heard.
Marius Castille |
You could also borrow Zatanna's schtick and recite the name of the spell or effect backwards:
Cigam Elissim! Magic Missile
Etativel! Levitate
Lepsid Cigam! Dispel Magic
Etavacxe eht skcor! Excavate the rocks! (Dig, Passwall)
Knis Otni Eht Dnuorg! Sink into the ground (Transmute Rock to Mud, Imprisonment)
Tel Yadot Eb A Wons Yad! Let today be a snow day! (Control Weather)
Sivle Sah Tfel Eht Gnidliub! Elvis Has Left The Building (Dimension Door, Teleport)
fictionfan |
Darkness beyond twilight
Crimson beyond blood that flows
Buried in the stream of time is where your power grows
I pledge myself to conquer all the foes who stand
before the mighty gift bestowed in my unworthy hand
Let the fools who stand before me be destroyed
by the power you and I possess...
Storm of Vengeance
It works because it is a divine spell.
NoncompliAut |
Plagarized from Shakespeare, should be suitable for any spell that transports the caster..
Excerpt from Sonnet 44:
If the dull substance of my flesh were thought,
Injurious distance should not stop my way;
For then despite of space I would be brought,
From limits far remote where thou dost stay.
No matter then although my foot did stand
Upon the farthest earth removed from thee;
For nimble thought can jump both sea and land
As soon as think the place where he would be.
Larkos |
Explosive Runes (as prepared by a gnome): Scribble scribble, write and doodle. I only need to attract attention long enough for someone random to read my Explosive Runes!
Roses are red
Violets are blueGuess What Spell I cast
It's Explosive Runes
The best part is that you can put that actual poem on something and then have it go off at the last word.