Weird Spells & Powers

[Caliburn]

ACTIVITY: Try to come up with the weirdest spells or magical effects you can. No rules here, just be as weird as you can.

I'm thinking about a psychedelic magic system that doesn't have any discernable underlying structure or logical framework (I guess that means it isn't a system), and I wanted to give you fine people an excuse to think outside the box in terms of magical spells and effects.

I've been very influenced by a comic book series called The Invisibles, if that means anything to you.

Here's a random idea for a spell-thingy to start things off:
The caster rolls a pair of dice and something happens based on the number rolled. The higher the stakes set by the caster, the greater the potential calamities and rewards. It could be relevant to some kind of wish on part of the caster, or a completely random effect.

Have fun

 

[Queshire]

the ability to change non-living matter into cheese! In my stories this is a common effect of untrained mages just coming into their powers or buggy spells. Nobody really knows why uncontrolled magic tends to turn stuff into cheese, (rule of funny actually) but it does.

 

[Ireth]

A magical character suffering the common cold, which causes random things to happen around them every time they sneeze. Things suddenly appearing, disappearing, turning into other things... XD Happened to Jareth in a fancomic called Roommates.

 

[Saigonnus]

Bodily functions provide "power" for spells... for example farting can cause deadly poison gas clouds. Burping could lead to stinky whirlwinds (the aroma dependant on what the mage had to eat recently) and peeing could cause a flood. Picking one's nose could create bombard boogers (as opposed to magic missiles).

 

[Caliburn]

the ability to change non-living matter into cheese! In my stories this is a common effect of untrained mages just coming into their powers or buggy spells. Nobody really knows why uncontrolled magic tends to turn stuff into cheese, (rule of funny actually) but it does.

hahaha. Do different kinds of failures create different cheeses? xD

A magical character suffering the common cold, which causes random things to happen around them every time they sneeze. Things suddenly appearing, disappearing, turning into other things... XD Happened to Jareth in a fancomic called Roommates.

Haha cool some kind of sinus-magic...

Bodily functions provide "power" for spells... for example farting can cause deadly poison gas clouds. Burping could lead to stinky whirlwinds (the aroma dependant on what the mage had to eat recently) and peeing could cause a flood. Picking one's nose could create bombard boogers (as opposed to magic missiles).

Cool! Why isn't that in an RPG? Stinkmage! Gastromancer!
What about the 'other' bodily functions? My imagination soars! .....


Hmmm what else...

- speaking of bodily functions, how about a "you are what you eat" spell? I would eat a flan.
- teleporting by jumping into a puddle of water and coming out another one (not oceans, only puddles on roadsides)
- A spell that summarises the point someone is trying to make if they are taking forever to get to it, so you can think about something else and still seem like you are actively listening. Oh wait, that's just intuition *facepalm*
- Beardsense: the hairs of your beard become mobile and work like feeler tendrils
- Beardshot: you fire dozens of needle-sharp hairs from your beard. Why you do it? No one knows.
- Channel Rockstar: you channel the essence of a rockstar, adopting their mannerisms, behaviour, memories, songwriting and performing abilities. (early in the comic book I am reading, the protagonist contacts a deified John Lennon)

I also kind of like the idea of commonplace items and trash becoming magical tools or foci. For instance:
- a discarded microphone that is used to speak with otherwordly beings
- a "trashbag of holding"
- a kettle that can summon genies by filling the kettle with specific mixtures of liquids, plugging it in and boiling it.

 

[Ireth]

Haha cool some kind of sinus-magic...

Actually it's because he's one of the Fae (specifically the Goblin King), and his magic went wonky when he got sick. But sinus magic is funny. XD

 

[They'reWatchingUs]

What about if whenever you point at something, it blows up? It's simple but effective

"Where's Bob?"
Points at Bob, "Over the- Oops..."

 

[Caliburn]

"SommmeWHERRRE oover the raiinbowww"

 

[Saigonnus]

What about if whenever you point at something, it blows up? It's simple but effective

"Where's Bob?"
Points at Bob, "Over the- Oops..."

Could be dangerous even to the user... what if someone asked him what he pees with?? *points down and Boom*

 

[Benjamin Clayborne]

The ability to find a convenient parking space but only when someone's life is in danger.

 

[Caliburn]

Ahhhhahahahahaha