First Circle Spells

This is a list of commonly-known First Circle magic spells. If you know First Circle magic, you may fill one of your spell slots with a spell from this list between adventures if you wish. If you do, please inform a ref so we can update your known spells.

Mage Skin

Casting Time: 3 second verbal.

Effect:

You may call RESIST to the next strike or call that hits you.

Suggested verbal:

   “Heed my call, steel and stone // protect my body, blood and bone.”

Fear

Casting Time: 3 second verbal.

Effect:

Choose a single target at close range and call REPEL at them. You may do this up to three times. If the encounter ends, remaining charges are lost.

Suggested Verbal:

   “Nightmare, shadow, creeping near // fill their minds with chilling fear.”

Hatred

Casting Time: 3 second verbal.

Effect:

Choose a single target at close range and call WOULD YOU KINDLY: “Fight me now.” at them. This will cause them to attack you rather than your allies, and can be useful to pull enemies out of position.

Suggested Verbal:

   “Release your hatred from its cage // and roar the storm’s unending rage!”

Enervate

Casting Time: 3 second verbal.

Effect:

Choose a single target at close range and call WEAKNESS at them. You may do this up to three times. If the encounter ends, remaining charges are lost.

Suggested verbal:

   “Feel the bony grasp of death // tear out your last still-living breath.”

Disruption Bolt

Casting Time: 3 second verbal.

Effect:

Choose a single target at close range and call SINGLE DISRUPT at them. You may do this up to three times. If the encounter ends, remaining charges are lost.

This spell doesn't do much damage, but it is useful against spectral beings specifically.

Suggested verbal:

   “Mana to a vortex form // and fly, my magic, as a storm!”

Form of Terror

Casting Time: None, no verbal required.

Effect:

You immediately call MASS REPEL. You can’t indicate an arc for this MASS call; it always affects everyone in close range.

Chains of Binding

Casting Time: 3 second verbal.

Effect:

Choose a single target at close range and call WEAKNESS. Every time you repeat the verbal, you may repeat the WEAKNESS call.

Once you’ve called WEAKNESS with this spell three times, you may call PARALYSE on the same target instead.

This spell lasts as long as you continue casting and do not attack or cast another spell.

Suggested verbal:

   “Chains to hold and chains to bind // chains to keep the world confined.”

Surge of Emotion

Casting Time: 3 second verbal.

Effect:

Choose a single target at close range and call WOULD YOU KINDLY: “Feel <emotion>.” at them.

Suggested Verbal:

 “Hearts will pound and blood will burn // By magic’s power, emotions turn.!”

Emotion Wave

Casting Time: 3 second verbal.

Effect:

This spell is only usable when not under pressure. Call MASS WOULD YOU KINDLY: Feel <an emotion>.

Voice of Command

Casting time: None.

Effect:

Can’t be cast when under pressure. You may call “WOULD YOU KINDLY” with a single-word command.