Spell Descriptions

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This listing contains all spells available to all magic users, but not every spell is usable by every magic user. A list of spells by occupation also is available.

Knight List

Thaumaturge List

Thief List

Wizard List

Most spells require warming before use. Warmed spells cancel if you rest, cast them, or take significant damage (requiring rewarming).

Offensive spells may be resisted by targets with inherent abilities, leaving them unaffected despite successful casting.

Spell Types

• Character Spells: Target yourself, another player, a creature, or a group.
• Path Spells: Directed geographically, into a location, or along a path.
• Self Spells: Target only yourself.

Thaumaturges can attempt spells above their skill level if recorded in their Spell Book, but success chance decreases with the gap.

Icon	Spell Name	Caster Class	Skill Level	Magic Points	Type	Cost	Duration	Description/Effects
	Banish	Thaumaturge	7	7	Character	6,400	NA	Banishes a summoned creature. Never fails on your own summons. May banish others based on your willpower vs. theirs. Always fails on invalid targets.
	Blind Resistance	Thaumaturge	11	11	Character	4,000	Based on magic skill level	Improves odds of saving against blindness spells (successful save prevents blindness). The effects of this spell are subtle, boosting natural resistance by a small amount, so benefits aren't always obvious.
	Blind	Thaumaturge	3	4	Character	0	Based on magic skill level	Target creature must pass their save against blindness or become blinded temporary. Blinded creatures typically wander aimlessly and cannot attack.
	Bonfire	Wizard	3	4	Path	0	Based on magic skill level	Creates a small bonfire on a single space. Deals damage comparable to a fireball. Useful for destroying corpses, and blocking passageways.
	Breathe Water	Wizard Thief	3 3	6 6	Character Character	500 500	About 5 minutes	Prevents drowning.
	Close/Open Door	Wizard Thief	2 2	3 3	Path Path	50 50	NA	Opens or closes a visible door.
	Concussion	Wizard	8	10	Path	1,000	NA	Creates an explosion that stuns and maims creatures in the blast radius; can also knocks down walls and doors. Power and radius increase with magic skill. Use cautiously to avoid unintended devastation.
	Create Lava	Wizard	19	33	Path	30,000	NA	Creates a flowing mass of molten rock dealing damage to everything in its path. As it advances, it can push creatures, players, and items along.
	Create Portal	Wizard Thief	5 5	5 5	Path Path	400 400	Based on magic skill level	Creates a short-lived portal through an adjacent wall. If occupied when when the spell ends, the wall collapses on the occupant, damaging both and potentially creating a semi-permanent passage.
	Create Snake	Thaumaturge	10	7	Character	800	NA	Conjures a snake that attacks the target.
	Create Web	Wizard	5	4	Path	100	Hours	Creates a semi-permanent web on a ground tile that may temporarily halt movement over it.
	Cure	Thaumaturge Knight	5 NA	3 3	Character Character	0 0	NA	Restores a portion of lost hit points to the target (self or other). Knights must share the target's hex. Thaumaturges can cast at any target they can see.
	Curse	Thaumaturge	1	3	Character	0	NA	Inflicts damage on a visible target. Damage scales with magic skill level.
	Darkness	Wizard Thief	4 4	4 4	Path Path	300 300	Based on magic skill level	Creates a region of darkness centered on the target hex. Can adjust power beforehand to vary radius.
	Death Resistance	Thaumaturge	16	17	Character	8,000	Based on magic skill level	Improves odds of saving against death spells (successful save reduces damage). The effects of this spell are subtle, boosting natural resistance by a small amount, so benefits aren't always obvious.
	Death	Thaumaturge	7	6	Character	0	NA	Inflicts significant damage on a visible target. Damage scales with magic skill level.
	Disintegrate	Wizard	10	12	NA	6,000	NA	Eliminates all visible ground items except for recent corpses or very valuable items. Useful for clearing junk.
	Dispel Illusion	Wizard	9	7	Path	500	NA	Dispels any active illusion on the target hex.
	Dragon Breath	Wizard	16	18	Path	12,000	NA	A cone of Fire, Ice, or Lightning extends from the caster in the chosen direction. If the target hex is solid, the cone begins on the caster and reverses direction.
	Enchant	Knight	na	3	Character (Weapon)	0	Semi-permanent	Enchants a weapon, adding +250 Attack Rating. Enchantment ends if the weapon touches the ground (e.g. set down or fumbled).
	Fear Resistance	Thaumaturge	9	9	Character	1,000	Based on magic skill level	Improves odds of saving against fear spells (successful save prevents effects). The effects of this spell are subtle, boosting natural resistance by a small amount, so benefits aren't always obvious.
	Fear	Thaumaturge	2	4	Character	0	Based on magic skill level	Target creature must pass their save against fear or flee temporarily.
	Feather Fall	Thief	9	8	Self	20,000	Based on magic skill level	Prevents fall damage from heights of 5,000 feet or less.
	Find Secret Doors	Wizard Thief	5 5	4 4	NA NA	400 0	NA	Opens all secret doors within sight.
	Fire Bolt	Wizard	12	10	Path/Character	5,000	NA	Creates a stream of fire along a visible path. Length and damage scale with magic skill.
	Fireball	Wizard	6	5	Path	600	NA	Creates a region of fire centered on the target hex. Can adjust power beforehand to vary radius.
	Firestorm	Wizard	15	16	Path	10,000	Based on magic skill level	Creates a persistent firestorm that repeatedly casts fireballs on the target hex and surrounding area (up to 3 hexes away).
	Hide Door	Thief	7	9	Path	1,200	Based on magic skill level	Conceals a closed door.
	Hide in Shadows	Thief	1	3	Self	0	Semi-permanent	Allows thief to hide in shadows, invisible to non-adjacent mobs. Hide level = thief's level + magic skill (e.g., 18 + 12 = 30). Mobs detect if their detection level > hide level; may cause "blinking" (occasional visibility) if within 3 points. Requires no large weapons and adjacency to shadow-casting terrain. Breaks if hit or if stepping away from cover (terrain); not if spotted.
	Ice Spear	Wizard	14	14	Character	15,000	NA	Launches a high-speed ice shard at a target, ignoring armor. Affects even cold-immune creatures via physical impact. Damage scales with magic skill level.
	Ice Storm	Wizard	7	6	Path	800	NA	Creates a region of ice storm centered on the target hex. Can adjust power beforehand to vary radius.
	Identify	Thief	3	3	NA	200	NA	Identifies item in right hand, revealing additional details about the item.
	Illusion	Wizard	9	9	Path	2,000	Hours	Alters appearance of target adjacent hex to wall, sea, bridge, ruins, water, fire, or ice. Can be dispelled or overridden by other illusions. Realistic, fooling some creatures into avoiding perceived dangers.
	Light	Thaumaturge Knight Wizard	3 NA 3	3 3 3	Path Path Path	0 0 200	Based on magic skill level	Dispels darkness in a region centered on the target hex. Wizards and Thaumaturges can adjust power beforehand to vary radius. Knights have fixed radius.
	Lightning Bolt	Thaumaturge	6	5	Path/Character	0	NA	Summons a lightning bolt from above, damaging everything on the target hex. Damage scales with magic skill.
	Lightning Lance	Wizard	17	20	Path/Character	20,000	NA	Creates a chain of lightning bolts along a visible path.
	Lightning Resist	Thaumaturge	13	13	Character	6,000	Based on magic skill level	Improves odds of saving against lightning spells (successful save reduces damage). The effects of this spell are subtle, boosting natural resistance by a small amount, so benefits aren't always obvious. (Need to confirm, it might just always reduce damage like protection from ice or fire.)
	Lightning Storm	Thaumaturge Wizard	18 18	32 32	Path Path	25,000 25,000	Based on magic skill level	Creates a persistent lightning storm that repeatedly casts lightning bolts on the target hex and surrounding area (up to 2 hexes away).
	Locate	Knight	NA	3	Character	0	NA	Locates the nearest specified creature or adventurer, providing direction and approximate distance.
	Magic Missile	Wizard	1	3	Character	0	Not specified	Inflicts damage on a visible target. Damage scales with magic skill level.
	Make Recall Ring	Thief	4	7	NA	600	Semi-permanent	Conjures a recall ring that sets a return location upon equipping. Removing it teleports the wearer back and consumes the ring. Can adjust power beforehand for variants.
	Neutralize Poison	Thaumaturge Thief	5 5	4 4	Character Character	0 300	NA	Completely neutralizes all poison in the target's system.
	Night Vision	Thief	6	8	Self	25,000	Based on magic skill level	Grants vision in darkness.
	Peek	Wizard	11	14	Character	10,000	A few seconds.	Allows wizard to glimpse the map from another creature's perspective.
	Poison Cloud	Thaumaturge	14	24	Path	8,000	Based on magic skill level	Creates a cloud 3 hexes wide that rolls in the specified direction, blinding and poisoning creatures that come in contact with it. (Need someone with this spell to confirm, does it blind?)
	Protection from Blind and Fear	Thaumaturge	17	27	Character	20,000	Based on magic skill level	Significantly improves odds of saving against blindness and fear spells (successful save prevents blindness or fear effects) by boosting natural resistance by a large amount.
	Protection from Ice Spell	Thaumaturge Wizard	4 4	5 5	Self Self	0 300	Increases with magic skill level	Thaumaturges and Wizards gain some protection from cold with this spell. First warm the spell, then double left click on the spell icon in the warmed-spell rack. This is a personal spell that can only be cast on the Wizard or Thaumaturge. The spell icon will appear in the active-spell rack for as long as the spell is in effect. The period of protection increases with magic skill level. When active, this spell will reduce the damage taken from cold by half. Also known as Protection from Ice
	Protection from Fire and Ice Spell	Thaumaturge Wizard	12 12	21 21	Self Self	2,000 2,000	Increases with magic skill level	Thaumaturges and Wizards use this spell to give themselves better protection against fire and cold damage than either protection from fire or protection from cold cast separately. First warm the spell, then double left click on the spell icon in the warmed-spell rack. This is a personal spell that can only be cast on the Wizard or Thaumaturge. The spell icon will appear in the active-spell rack for as long as the spell is in effect. The period of protection increases with magic skill level.
	Protection from Fire Spell	Thaumaturge Wizard	3 3	4 4	Self Self	0 300	Increases with magic skill level	Thaumaturges and Wizards use this spell to reduce the damage received from fire. First warm the spell, then double left click on the spell icon in the warmed-spell rack. This is a personal spell that can only be cast on the Wizard or Thaumaturge. The spell icon will appear in the active-spell rack for as long as the spell is in effect. The period of protection increases with magic skill level. When active, this spell will reduce the damage taken from fire by half.
	Protection from Poison Spell	Thaumaturge	14	21	Self	12,000	Increases with magic skill level	This spell protects the Thaumaturge from the deadliest effects of poison. It does not completely negate the damage done by poison, but it will greatly reduce it, which may give the caster sufficient time to warm and cast the Neutralize Poison spell to completely negate the toxin. First warm the spell, then double left click the spell icon in the warmed-spell rack. This is a personal spell that will only benefit the Thaumaturge casting it. The spell icon will appear in the active-spell rack for as long as the spell is in effect. The duration of this spell will increase as the Thaumaturge's magic skill improves.
	Protection from Stun and Death Spell	Thaumaturge	19	52	Self	30,050	Not specified	Thaumaturges use this spell to become immune to stun spells and reduce the damage from a death spell by half. First warm the spell, then double left click on the spell icon in the warmed-spell rack. This is a personal spell that can only be cast on the Thaumaturge. The spell icon will appear in the active-spell rack for as long as the spell is in effect.
	Raise Dead Spell	Thaumaturge	8	10	NA	0	Not specified	Thaumaturges can use this spell to attempt to raise player characters from the dead. The higher the Thaumaturge's magic skill level, the better the chance of success. The Raise Dead spell will cause the skills and vital statistics of the patient to suffer somewhat from the ordeal, but much less so than if the player is restored to life by the gods, who are often hap-hazard in their attentions to mere mortals. You must be standing in the same game space as the corpse you wish to resurrect. First warm the spell, and then double left click on the spell icon to cast the spell. If multiple corpses are present, the spell will be applied to the top corpse in a pile. You should double check the corpses first and make sure that you are working with the correct body. This spell will not revive non-player characters (NPCs), so if you attempt to do so mistakenly, the spell will fail with an appropriate reduction in magic points. Alternatively, you can use the "push" text command to move the corpse to an unoccupied game space, if time permits. Be aware that if you do not move or carry the corpse, the player character may be resurrected by the gods if you delay too long before casting your spell. By moving or carrying the corpse, you are indicating to the gods that you are taking responsibility for the slain adventurer, and they will return to their amusements for the time being. If for any reason you are unable to resurrect the slain adventurer, he or she may recapture the attention of the gods by pressing the "EXIT THE GAME" button, or entering the "quit" text command. The Raise Dead spell will restore the slain adventurer to life, but it will not cure all the damage that led to death. The usual means of eliminating damage (balm, berries, Cure spell, rest) may be applied after resurrection. The resurrected adventurer will find that his or her stamina points will need to be built up as well; stamina can be restored by resting, or by drinking a stamina potion (sometimes sold in the Apothecary shop). Remember that you can converse with the ghost of the slain adventurer, if you wish to get his or her opinion on the best course of action. In a very dangerous environment, restoring an adventurer to life on the spot may be no favor. Once revived, the adventurer will have half their normal hit points and no stamina, and, unable to put up much of a fight, may be killed again (thereby possibly losing more hit points, constitution points, skill, etc.).
	Shield Spell	Wizard	2	3	Character	300	Increases with magic skill level	Wizards use this spell to provide temporary shielding to its recipient. To cast this spell on yourself, first warm the spell, then double left click on the spell icon in the warmed-spell rack. The mouse cursor will change to a crosshair; place the crosshair over your character's icon, and left click once to cast the spell. To cast the spell on another person, place the crosshair over the target character's icon, and left click once to cast the spell. The period of protection increases with magic skill level. The spell has a probability of blocking any blow made at the Wizard proportional to the magic skill level of the spell caster, and inversely proportional to the mass of the object. Thus, the spell has greater effectiveness against arrows, but is less effective against massive objects like greatswords. The spell icon will appear in the active-spell rack of the recipient for as long as the spell is in effect. Magic rings which provide shield spell protection are sometimes found; the spell does not have to be cast when the ring is worn.
	Speed Spell	Thief	8	20	Self	10,000	Increases with magic skill level	A Thief using this spell can run twice as fast as normal. No other skills, such as fighting or casting, are affected, but this spell can be mighty useful when the best strategy is a hasty retreat. First, warm the spell by double clicking on the spell icon, then double click on the spell icon in the warmed-spell rack to cast it. This is a personal spell that will only benefit the Thief casting it. The spell icon will appear in the active-spell rack for as long as the spell is in effect. The duration of this spell will increase as the Thief's magic skill improves.
	Strength Spell	Thaumaturge Knight	1 NA	3 3	Character Character	0 0	Increases with magic skill level	Thaumaturges and Knights cast this spell, which imbues the recipient with temporary strength. It is standard practice for Knights and Thaumaturges to keep the Strength spell active at all times. The spell icon will appear in the active-spell rack of the recipient for as long as the spell is in effect. The period of protection increases with magic skill level. Magic rings which provide strength spell protection are sometimes found; the spell does not have to be cast when the ring is worn. Thaumaturges To cast this spell on yourself, first warm the spell, then double left click on the spell icon in the warmed-spell rack. The mouse cursor will change to a crosshair; place the crosshair over your character's icon, and left click once to cast the spell. To cast the spell on another person, place the crosshair over the target character's icon, and left click once to cast the spell. Knights To cast this spell on yourself, double left click on the spell icon. The mouse cursor will change to a crosshair; place the crosshair over your character's icon, and left click once to cast the spell. To cast the spell on another person, place the crosshair over the target character's icon, and left click once to cast the spell.
	Stun Resistance Spell	Thaumaturge	15	15	Self	9,000	Increases with magic skill level	This spell gives you better odds of saving against the effect of a stun spell. Saving against a stun spell means that you will not be stunned. The effects of the resistance spells are very subtle, and highly dependent upon the power of the attacker's magic versus the defender's experience level. Since everyone already has some degree of natural resistance to magic, and resistance spells merely boost this natural resistance by a small amount (usually 3 or 4), the benefits are not always immediately apparent. For example, if your natural resistance would result in a 10 in 20 chance of saving against a harmful spell, a resistance spell would increase that to a 13 in 20 chance. To cast this spell, first warm it, then double left click on the spell icon in the warmed-spell rack. The spell icon will appear in the active-spell rack for as long as the spell is in effect. The period of protection increases with magic skill level. This is a personal spell that will only affect the person casting the spell.
	Stun Spell	Thaumaturge	4	4	Character	0	Governed by the difference between the Thaumaturge's magic skill level and the victim's experience level	Thaumaturges use this spell to stun individuals or groups of enemies. First warm the spell, then double left click on the spell icon in the warmed-spell rack. The mouse cursor will change to a crosshair; place the crosshair over the icon of the targeted creature or creatures that you wish to strike. Left click once to cast the spell. If the enemies fail to resist the spell, they will be stunned for a period of time governed by the difference between the Thaumaturge's magic skill level and the victim's experience level. A stun spell cannot be broken or extended.
	Summon Demon Spell	Thaumaturge	12	14	NA	3,200	Not specified	Fearless Thaumaturges can use this spell to summon a fearsome Demon from the depths of Hell. Once summoned, you can try to force the Demon to do your bidding, if you can exert mastery over it. After warming the spell, double left click on the spell icon. An Information Query Pop-up will appear for you to enter the actual name of the Demon you wish to summon. After entering the name, left click on "OK" or press the <Enter> key on your keyboard. With the use of this spell, you can call up more powerful demons than can be summoned by any other spell. If your will is greater than that of the Demon, the Demon will wait for your command. Should the Demon be more powerful than you, run for your life. Note that some of the more powerful demons cannot be called from certain locales, as the crust of the earth is too thick for them to hear you.
	Summon Phantasm Spell	Thaumaturge	11	20	NA	1,600	Until slain or returns to its plane	Thaumaturges use this spell to call Phantasms, including Phantoms, Djinn, Salamanders and Efreet, which are ethereal beings summoned from another plane. The Phantasm will follow commands, and fight in your behalf with weapons or magic, until it is slain through hostile contact, or until it is time for Phantasm to return to its own plane. The more powerful the Thaumaturge, the greater the powers of the Phantasm summoned. The Thaumaturge may choose to create a Phantom less powerful than the maximum which could be summoned. Spells with power of five or six will summon Djinn. A Djinn is far more powerful than an ordinary Phantom. Djinn are nearly as knowledgeable as Demons, and can perform most of the same feats. Unlike the other Phantoms and Djinn, a Salamander has very low intelligence and cannot be truly controlled, although it will not deliberately attack the Thaumaturge. After warming the spell, double left click on the spell icon. This will call forth the most powerful Phantasm you are capable of summoning. If you wish to call forth a less powerful Phantasm, you may adjust the intensity of the spell. To do so, you must make the adjustment before you warm the spell. Open the spell palette and left click once on the Summon Phantasm spell icon. Use the intensity bar to select the spell power you want: Spell Power Type of Phantasm summoned 1-5 Phantom 6 Djinn 7 Djinn 8 Salamander 9 Efreet 10 Efreet After adjustment, you may warm the spell, or, if it is already warmed, proceed to cast it. A general rule of thumb is that a Thaumaturge cannot specify a power greater than half the Thaumaturge's magic skill level rounded up. Thus, a Thaumaturge with the title of Prophet/Prophetess (Skill Level 13) could summon a seventh level Djinn at best.
	Turn Undead Spell	Thaumaturge	6	5	NA	0	Not specified	Thaumaturges use this spell to chase away Undead creatures such as skeletons, wights, and wraiths. Undead creatures can actually be destroyed by this spell, depending on the magic skill level of the Thaumaturge. First warm the spell, and then double left click once on the spell icon to cast the spell. All the Undead within view of the Thaumaturge can be affected. The higher the magic skill level of the Thaumaturge, the more powerful the type of Undead that can be influenced by this spell.
	Venom Spell	Thief	11	10	NA	25,000	Until the weapon draws blood	A Thief may cast this spell upon a dagger or shuriken to tip the weapon with a lethal venom. Whether wielded or thrown, the weapon will be enhanced by the effects of the poison. For most victims, this promises a slow and painful death, unless an antidote � either magical or natural � is applied. The lethality of the poison will increase as the Thief's magic skill improves. To obtain this deadly spell, the Thief must visit a particular master thief trainer in one of the advanced lands. It is said that a poisoned dagger marks the secret doorway to the cave where this reclusive trainer resides. To cast this spell, first warm it, then double click on the spell icon in the warmed-spell rack while holding an appropriate weapon in your right hand. The venom will be visible on the tip of the weapon, where it will remain until the weapon draws blood. Lawful citizens are strictly forbidden from using poisoned weapons. Violation of this law will change the offender's alignment to neutral, thus making them subject to attack by the sheriff and his deputies.
	Wall of Fire Spell	Wizard	6	5	Path	700	Roughly 10 seconds times the magic skill level of the Wizard	Wizards can create a wall of fire 30 feet wide with this spell. First warm the spell, then double left click on the spell icon in the warmed-spell rack; the mouse cursor changes to a crosshair. Click out the path for the spell to follow as you would click out a movement path. Cast the spell by double left clicking on the final (target) hex � the intended center of the wall of fire. The path must lead to a place you can see, passing through only places you can see. The wall runs perpendicular to the direction it was thrown. The wall of flame will last for roughly 10 seconds times the magic skill level of the Wizard, and does roughly the same damage as a fireball.
	Whirlwind Spell	Wizard	13	20	Path	7,500	Number of rounds dependent upon the magic skill level of the Wizard	Wizards use this spell to create a whirling vortex of air that exists for a number of rounds, dependent upon the magic skill level of the Wizard. Creatures caught in the path of the whirlwind will take some hit points from flying debris. In addition, the whirlwind may knock down smaller creatures. First warm the spell, then double left click on the spell icon in the warmed-spell rack; the mouse cursor changes to a crosshair. Click out the path for the spell to follow as you would click out a movement path. Cast the spell by double left clicking on the final (target) hex. The path must lead to a place you can see, passing through only places you can see. The whirlwind will move in the direction it was cast, throwing off smaller whirlwinds in nearby hexes. A word of warning: whirlwinds may deflect unpredictably off of solid terrain.
	Wizard Eye Spell	Wizard Thief	10 10	13 13	NA NA	4,000 4,000	Until damaged or canceled	Thieves and Wizards use this spell, allowing them to exchange consciousness with a small animal created by the spell. Wizards create toads, and Thieves create rats. Use this spell to explore without subjecting your person to any nastiness that might be lurking about. When Wizard Eye is cast, you immediately hear and see things from the vantage point of the creature created; the creature is not easily seen, but it is easily killed. First warm the spell, and then double left click once on the spell icon to cast the spell. You should be careful to make sure your character's body is in a safe place, or being watched over by trusted friends, since while your consciousness is in the body of the toad or rat, the consciousness of the rat or toad will be in your body. Unfortunately, the shock to the lesser intelligence's mind is such that it will not attempt to defend your body, and simply remains there in a comatose state. This spell is broken if either your character's body or the creature's body is damaged. Also, you may break this spell voluntarily by using the "rest" text command. The Wizard Eye spell icon will appear in the active-spell rack for as long as the spell is in effect.