Spell List Analysis

22 thoughts on “Spell List Analysis”

1. 2,4,6,8,10

2. i don’t understand. 

3. Maybe he meant that you could add spells for those levels.

4. That was my thinking yes. Control and utility have been the two things I find most lacking in the Wizard spell lists.

5. Control and utility spells are the bread and butter of wizard characters I’ve enjoyed in non-DW games. Being able to kind of throw together tricks and traps is a solid niche.

6. Maybe we should put together a nice 2,4,6,8 list of spells? It could be a collaborative effort, maybe with Josh as an editor. It shouldn’t have more than a few per level, to be consistent with the main rules.

7. Summoning Daniele Di Rubbo too.

8. /sub

9. Here’s a list of spells I’ve come up with in the last hour:

   Conjure Grease

   Magical Wall

   Affix Object

   Spatial Awareness

   Language Relay (set up translation or long distance communication)

   Language Manipulation (improve or impede communication)

   Obscuring Mist

   Animate Object

   Enervating Terrain (confuse and slow)

   Curse of Weakness (inflict negative physical condition)

   Curse of Idiocy (Inflict negative mental condition)

   Sapper’s Delight (move earth, dig trenches)

   Elemental Influence (produce or manipulate a small amount of an element)

   I was trying to look for instant or quick effects, since anything that might take longer could just be a ritual.

10. I definitely agree that they must be instant/quick effects.

    Interesting list, I will have a deeper look at it tonight.

11. I also really like the potential of Spell Defense, so some of the spells listed could be “ongoing” to make that a bit more useful (e.g. Wall, Affix Object, Language Relay, Animate Object).

12. Yes. Spells should be cast “instantenous” but can have longer lasting effects. 

13. https://docs.google.com/spreadsheet/ccc?key=0AqIBGwIOI-BadElZRTZRS2RFeHJkMWlQRzc3REYyRFE&usp=sharing 

14. I have put together a list with Chris’ spells plus a few more from me, with a possible level subdivision. If anybody is interested, we can divide the spells among us and flesh them out a bit. Levels and descriptions are of course open to debate.

15. i will take a few. Let’s say

    Wall of Water Level 2 😛

    Affix Object

    Elemental Influence 

    Curse of Idiocy 

16. I have, for the sake of uniformity, split them in several groups, e.g. all the walls, all the terrains, etc. So you could for example start with the four walls, and I will do the four terrains?

17. i would like multiple people to do “similiar” spells so that the wording is more diverse on all of those spells. Give them different voices. 

18. No problem, in that case you can start with those you mentioned, and I will cherry pick those I like best:

    Disintegrate Object

    Stinking Cloud

    Fatal Terrain

    Conjure Grease

    🙂

19. My thought for Affix Object was to position an object, either attached to something or in mid-air, and it would be stuck there. A wizard could pin a weapon to the ground, block a door, hang a rope from nothing, etc. I though it might be a good, creativity-provoking spell.

    Spatial Awareness is sort of a tactical knowledge of the area the wizard is in, sort of like a radar HUD in a video game – you know where walls, furniture, living beings, etc are and can act accordingly (perhaps +1 forward when you act on the info, something like that).

20. Ask 2 discern questions and +1 If you use the answers?

21. What levels would you suggest for those two spells?

22. Maybe 4 for Affix and 2 for Awareness? I’m really bad at gauging that sort of thing. Since Awareness is basically just a magical way to gather information about your surroundings, it doesn’t need to be to high level. Affix could be really powerful if it actually makes it impossible (or nearly impossible) to move the object while the spell is ongoing. Think of the trick with Thor’s hammer on Loki’s chest…

    I think Awareness should probably work like Discern Realities, but with some different questions. It could theoretically show where hidden things are, and definitely the position and disposition of people/monsters nearby that you can’t see.

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