The Grimoire - Homebrew Spells and Spell Compilation

[ScrapyardDragon]

I have nerfed kunda and dim by making clear, in no uncertain terms, that even if the saving throw fails, it can still mitigate the effects of the spell. As far as I know, there are no spells with a saving throw that have raise-based efficacy. I had presumed that, much like dodging a full auto or aimed accurate weapon attack, even a failed save would still mitigate the effects. That is not, in fact, how it works with saving throws, because this game runs off of spaghetti code.

I request that the masterposts be edited accordingly.

[Amanojyaku]

Going to clarify that for those who weren't in on the discussion: Spells that scale with raises typically determine said scaling by the result of the Focus Power test. The result of the Focus Power test then becomes the TN for any Saving Throw made against it.

A spell that allows a Saving Throw is not an opposed test and would not have raises over the result of the Saving Throw; rather, the Saving Throw would instead have checks under the result of the Focus Power test.

[Amanojyaku]

Updating once more, with visibility!

Dragon Slave
Evocation 5
Test: Evocation + Charisma
Target Number: 35
Action: Full Action
Keywords: Attack, Ranged Touch, Somatic, Verbal
Duration: Instant

This spell is treated as a surface bombardment with a lance weapon, except you roll Evocation + Charisma for the damage caused by the blast wave. You can use the results of this spell's magic test in place of a Ballistics test made as part of a Shot Guns action, in which case the caster is treated as an Orgone Heavy Cannon emplacement instead.

[ScrapyardDragon]

Send Item
Conjuration 2
Test: Conjuration + Willpower
Target Number: 20
Action: Full Action
Keywords: Touch, Social
Duration: Indefinite
You cast this spell on a container with at least 1 cubic meter's worth of storage space. You may teleport any item you are holding with both hands to that container, from any distance, as a half action. You may only have one container prepared in this way at a time.

[Traskus]

Ashtar
Conjuration 1
Test: Conjuration + Willpower
Target Number: 15
Action: Half Action
Keywords: Somatic, Verbal
Duration: 1 round/level

Conjure a small mote of dim, red light (an ashtar) that may travel up to 100m away from you (any more and the spell ends). The ashtar qualifies as an origin point for your spells. If attacked, the ashtar has your static defense, cannot take reactions, and is destroyed upon a hit.


Blood of the Martyr
Healing 3
Test: Healing + Wisdom
Target Number: 25
Action: Full Action
Keywords: Somatic, Verbal
Duration: Instant

The caster gives their life force for the sake of the target. The caster may spend up to five of his true hit points and one target within 30m heals that many hit points up to their normal maximum.


Dream Walk
Conjuration/hypnothaumy 3
Test: Conjuration + Willpower OR Hypnothaumy + Composure
Target Number: 25
Action: Full Action
Keywords: Saving Throw, Social, Somatic, Verbal
Duration: Instant (see text)

You move yourself or some other creature into the Dreamlands either as they sleep or the next time they sleep. You must either be able to see the dreamer (directly or indirectly) whose dreams you wish to enter or be within 10m of them. If cast on an unwilling target, they may resist with an arcana + willpower test. While in the dream of another, the dreamwalker more or less has control of the situation. They may converse and otherwise interact with the dreamer. The dreamer go along with it without too much fuss, vividly remembering the dream when they wake. If the dreamwalker wishes to give them a nightmare or get them to divulge sensitive information, they may resist with an arcana + willpower test. If the dreamer fails, they gain a level of fatigue upon waking.

I think this is comparable but distinct from the dream spell. This has more hurdles to effectiveness and lower damage potential, but has fewer limits of interaction.


Oath of Blood
Necromancy 3
Test: Necromancy + Intelligence
Target Number: 25
Action: Half Action
Keywords: Focus, Material, Mind-Affecting, Somatic, Verbal
Duration: Instant
Focus: a charm or implement
Material: grave dirt with crushed onyx

Not even in death does duty end. Select a target that has been successfully put under the effect of an enchantment spell that compels action (like suggestion, demand, etc.) but has not completed their task. If they die or have died this scene, they come back with the undead trait and continue their task to completion, at which point they die again.


Weapon Investiture
Transmutation 1
Test: Transmutation + Wisdom
Target Number: 15
Action: Half Action
Keywords: Focus, Material, Somatic
Duration: One scene
Focus: The item in question
Material: A roll of duct tape

The caster binds a personal scale weapon to the target's body (usually their arm). The target cannot be disarmed of that weapon nor can it be destroyed for the duration of the spell. If it were to be destroyed, it is when the spell ends.

[ScrapyardDragon]

so.
The polymorph spell's drastic rework in this thread. it turns a "touch someone else to turn them into a wolf (and absolutely nothing else" to "the caster (and only the caster) may wild shape without needing the wild shape feats". It also still has the touch keyword and I'm convinced that not being able to put it onto others is a result of copypaste error made at some point along the way because of that. So, I'm proposing tweaking the spell effect to the following:

The touched creature may turn into an animal. This allows them to shift their physical stats around slightly, taking up to two points from one of their physical stats (to a minimum of 1 - if you only have 1 in a stat you cannot remove that last point from it) and put them on other physical stats. they may also choose to gain one of the following traits: Quadruped, Crawler, Amphibious, Armor Plating (2), Dark Sight, Flyer, Aura (2). While using this spell, the creature appears as a normal animal of whatever type they've chosen to turn into, and gain a natural weapon with the following profile; 1k1, R or I, Brawling. Their equipment melds into their new form and they lose any effects it gives. The touched creature remains in animal shape until the spell ends, and they may end it early as a full action.

aside from that; death ward. a spell that seems simple but is vague enough to be an argument starter, as learned by recent experience. The final interpretation that the table came to is it negates the killing blow in its entirety but going no further, so I'm proposing changing the spell to the following form because of that.

Death Ward Healing 2 Test: Healing + Wisdom Target Number: 20 Action: Full Action Keywords: Touch, Somatic, Verbal, Social Duration: One Day The touched target is warded against death. The next time the target would die during the duration of the effect, he survives, with the killing blow or effect being completely negated, and the spell immediately ending thereafter. This means the spell does not continuously protect against continuous effects that would kill someone, such as being dropped into the Astral Sea unprotected, walking out of an airlock on Venus in your underwear, or falling into molten lava.

Basically; you eat a big ball of acid to the face and die? the big ball of acid somehow *doesn't* hit you now. you *continue* standing where whatever shot you with acid can easily shoot you with it again? thats your own fault. I suppose this also means if you need only a moment or two (ie; a single round, basically) to get yourself *out* of that continuous effect? then sure yeah you'd live unless something unfortunate happened such as you beefing the focus power test for your teleport spell or something. The spell is a one-time safety net not a "you are never going to lose hero points to combat ever again" button.

[GuardianTempest]

Polymorph is now the book 2 version. The previous iteration was likely a copypaste error from an earlier iteration in Tapatalk/Zetaboards. Here's the previous edition for comparison

Polymorph (adjusted version?)
Transmutation 3
Test: Transmutation + Wisdom
Target Number: 25
Action: Full Action
Keywords: Material, Somatic, Touch, Verbal
Duration: One scene.
You can turn into an animal. This allows you to shift your physical stats around slightly, taking up to two points from one of your physical stats (to a minimum of 1 - if you only have 1 in a stat you cannot remove that last point from it) and put them on other physical stats. You may also choose to gain one of the following traits: Quadruped, Crawler, Amphibious, Armor Plating (2), Dark Sight, Flyer, Aura (2). While using this spell, you appear as a normal animal of whatever type you've chosen to turn into, and gain a natural weapon with the following profile; 1k1, R or I, Brawling. Your equipment melds into your new form and you lose any effects it gives. Using this spell to turn to or from an animal form is a Full Action, and you can remain in animal shape until the spell ends.
Material: A lock of your hair.

[ScrapyardDragon]

So, if I may throw my own 2 cents into the ring, why not bring back the "animal form polymorph" spell as a new thing. I'm still advocating for making it a touch spell you can cast on whoever you touch, but I *also* think it should be made a level 4 spell, and probably have the TN bumped up to 30. I already posted my personal take on effect text but given that improved wild shape was a 5th level feat (even if it was from one of the easiest classes to speedlevel through) I think a level and TN increase is appropriate. something like this.

Baleful Polymorph
Transmutation 4
Test: Transmutation + Wisdom
Target Number: 30
Action: Full Action
Keywords: Material, Somatic, Touch, Verbal, Saving Throw
Duration: One scene.
The touched creature is turned into an animal. This allows you to shift their physical stats around slightly, taking up to two points from one of their physical stats (to a minimum of 1 - if you only have 1 in a stat you cannot remove that last point from it) and put them on other physical stats. You may also choose to give them one of the following traits: Quadruped, Crawler, Amphibious, Armor Plating (2), Dark Sight, Flyer, Aura (2). While using this spell, the creature appears as a normal animal of whatever type they've been turned into, and like most animals cannot cast spells or manipulate objects particularly well. Their equipment melds into their new form and they lose any effects it gives. The touched creature remains in animal shape until the spell ends, and the caster may end it early as a full action. The target may resist this spell with an Arcana + Wisdom roll, and may also spend a full action to make an Arcana + Wisdom roll to end the spell early. Characters with natural shapechanging abilities (such as the wild shape feat or a werewolf's shifting power) may automatically succeed tests to resist or end this spell.

aside from the level increase of the spell, compared to my prior proposition for this spell I also removed it giving a free natural weapon and tweaked it so that its a forced thing with the caster determining the exact outcome, but also gave it a save, with shapechangers able to automatically resist if they want. Another key thing is that since its a level 4 spell, that means it competes with primal power, so getting it means giving up *that* spell, or going out of your way to grab a spell book.

[GuardianTempest]

With the grand rituals thread a thing, I feel there's a better home for Path to Victory. A replacement spell has been added called Portent, based on the subclass feature from D&D 5e.

"That's a very nice roll you got there, I'll take it for myself. Here, have a 35 for your troubles."

EDIT: Current spell is now Greater Portent while its name goes to a weaker Level 2 variant. It also specifies tests instead of any roll.

[Amanojyaku]

Charnel Touch
Necromancy 1
Test: Necromancy + Intelligence
Target Number: 15
Action: Half Action
Keywords: Attack, Combo-OK, Somatic, Touch
Duration: Instant

The caster brushes a hand against a nearby creature, giving it a nasty dose of necrotic energy. The touched creature takes 1k1 E damage with the Brawling quality. Add your Intelligence in rolled dice to this damage.

Scabrous Touch
Necromancy 3
Test: Necromancy + Intelligence
Target Number: 25
Action: Half Action
Keywords: Attack, Combo-OK, Saving Throw, Somatic, Touch
Duration: One day

This spell functions as Charnel Touch, except that the target also becomes Diseased for the duration. The target can resist this effect with an Arcana + Constitution test.

Enervating Touch
Necromancy 4
Test: Necromancy + Intelligence
Target Number: 30
Action: Half Action
Keywords: Attack, Combo-OK, Somatic, Touch
Duration: Instant

This spell functions as Charnel Touch, except that the target also gains a level of Fatigue for each raise on the magic test.

Touch of Death
Necromancy 5
Test: Necromancy + Intelligence
Target Number: 35
Action: Half Action
Keywords: Attack, Combo-OK, Saving Throw, Somatic, Touch
Duration: Indefinite (see text)

This spell functions as Charnel Touch, except that the target also becomes Prone, Stunned, and Helpless, appearing as if killed by the minimum amount of critical damage to the hit location. This effect can be resisted with an Arcana + Constitution test. This saving throw can be repeated once per round whenever the target is struck by an ally. Additionally, any character who recognizes the effect of the spell can attempt to end the effect with an Arcana + Wisdom test as a Full Action that provokes opportunity attacks.

[ScrapyardDragon]

Mass Charm
Enchantment 4
Test: Enchantment + Charisma
Target Number: 30
Action: Half Action
Keywords: Mind-Affecting, Social, Subtle
Duration: One scene.
As charm person, but the spell may affect everyone within a blast 10 area you can see.

[GuardianTempest]

I understand what you're going for but that wording feels so wrong even though Hellzone Grenade is also a thing which doesn't have an attack roll. Doesn't Charm Person also have a range limit? It doesn't although charming people from kilometers away has little effect if they're not aware of who they're charmed for.

Still adding it.

[methodia]

Most of the spells accredited to me are actually by Yulond and Doc-- but we all collaborated on them so I can't tell you who actually made what.

[Traskus]

Detect Thots
Divination 1
Target Number: 15
Action: Half Action
Duration: Instant
Keywords: Subtle, Social, Mind-Affecting

You are able to detect surface thots. This allows you to discern the existence of female sentients of loose moral and low conscientiousness within 1km above ground. If you pass the test, you can more accurately discern their locations and severity of demeanor, even detecting the thots underground.

[Amanojyaku]

Update wording for the Dragon Slave once more...