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To give magic some more flavour it's fun to use Vancian names for all the spells. Not during play as that would slow things down but in descriptions on here it definitely works.
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...when black night lay across the forest, he would seek through his books for spells to guard him through the unpredictable glades. They would be poignant corrosive spells, of such a nature that one would daunt the brain of an ordinary man and two render him mad. Mazirian, by dint of stringent exercise, could encompass four of the most formidable, or six of the lesser spells....[He] made a selection from his books and with great effort forced five spells upon his brain: Phandaal's Gyrator, Felojun's Second Hypnotic Spell, The Excellent Prismatic Spray, The Charm of Untiring Nourishment, and the Spell of the Omnipotent Sphere. This accomplished, Mazirian drank wine and retired to his couch.
 
[[wikipedia:Mazirian_the_Magician|Mazirian the Magician]] - [[wikipedia:Jack_Vance|Jack Vance]]
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To give magic some more flavor it's fun to use Vancian names for all the spells. Not during play as that would slow things down but in descriptions on here it definitely works.


Fortunately more people have had the same idea of converting D&D spell names to more Vancian names; [http://www.infinitedragons.com/files/dying-earth-cleric-1/Dying%20Earth%20Spells.pdf here's] one I found to use as inspiration. But feel free to come up with better ones.
Fortunately more people have had the same idea of converting D&D spell names to more Vancian names; [http://www.infinitedragons.com/files/dying-earth-cleric-1/Dying%20Earth%20Spells.pdf here's] one I found to use as inspiration. But feel free to come up with better ones.


 
[[File:Dying Earth.jpg|right|390px|The Dying Earth]]Izzy's spells are flavored a bit differently. They can be found here:  [[Izzy's Flavour]]
{| class="wikitable"
{| class="wikitable"
|-
|-
! A
! colspan="2" | A
|-
|-
| Acid Splash || ???
| Acid Splash || Boadric's Caustic Bubble
|-
|-
! B
! colspan="2" | B
|-
|-
| Blade Ward || ???
| Blade Ward || Armor of Fortification
|-
|-
! C
! colspan="2" | C
|-
|-
| Charm Person || The Hypnotic Charm
| Charm Person || The Hypnotic Charm
|-
|-
! D
! colspan="2" | D
|-
|-
| Detect Magic || The Discerner of Enchantments
| Detect Magic || The Discerner of Enchantments
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| Dispel Magic || Dweomerbane
| Dispel Magic || Dweomerbane
|-
|-
! E
! colspan="2" | E
|-
|-
| Eldritch Blast || ???
| Eldritch Blast || The Lance of Hell
|-
|-
| Expeditious Retreat || The Expeditious Retreat
| Expeditious Retreat || The Expeditious Retreat
|-
|-
! F
! colspan="2" | F
|-
|-
| Find Familiar || The Call to the Familiar Spirit
| Find Familiar || The Call to the Familiar Spirit
|-
|-
! G
! colspan="2" | G
|-
|-
| Grease|| Evard's Frictionless Field
| Grease|| Evard's Frictionless Field
|-
|-
! H
! colspan="2" | H
|-
|-
| Hellish Rebuke || ???
| Hellish Rebuke || The Wrath of Hell
|-
|-
! I
! colspan="2" | I
|-
|-
| Identify || ???
| Identify || Boaldric's Discerning Eye
|-
|-
! M
! colspan="2" | M
|-
|-
| Magic Missile || ???
|Mage Armor
|Spell of Spectral Protection
|-
| Magic Missile || Karloff's Magical Darts
|-
|-
| Mending || The Spell of Pragmatic Amalgamation
| Mending || The Spell of Pragmatic Amalgamation
|-
|-
! P
! colspan="2" | P
|-
|-
| Prestidigitation || ???
| Prestidigitation || A Wizards Handy Tricks
|-
|-
| Protection from Poison || ???
| Protection from Poison || Tasha's Tempered Toxicity
|-
|-
! S
! colspan="2" | S
|-
|-
| Shield || ???
| Shield || Price's Negating Wave
|-
|-
| Shocking Grasp|| ???
| Shocking Grasp|| Price's Sizzling Sparks
|-
|-
| Silence|| ???
| Silence|| Cugel's Countered Cacophony
|-
|Slow
|Curse of the Sloth
|-
|-
| Spider Climb || Otto's Arachnid Grip
| Spider Climb || Otto's Arachnid Grip
|-
|-
! T
! colspan="2" | T
|-
|-
| Tasha’s Hideous Laughter || Tasha’s Hideous Laughter
| Tasha's Hideous Laughter || Tasha's Hideous Laughter
|-
|-
| Thunderwave || ???
| Thunderwave || Wave of Thunderous Rejection
|-
|-
! U
! colspan="2" | U
|-
|-
| Unseen Servant || The Call to the Unseen Servant
| Unseen Servant || The Call to the Unseen Servant
|-
! colspan="2" |W
|-
|Web
|Otto's Arachnid Entrapment
|}
|}




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Latest revision as of 20:31, 26 December 2024

...when black night lay across the forest, he would seek through his books for spells to guard him through the unpredictable glades. They would be poignant corrosive spells, of such a nature that one would daunt the brain of an ordinary man and two render him mad. Mazirian, by dint of stringent exercise, could encompass four of the most formidable, or six of the lesser spells....[He] made a selection from his books and with great effort forced five spells upon his brain: Phandaal's Gyrator, Felojun's Second Hypnotic Spell, The Excellent Prismatic Spray, The Charm of Untiring Nourishment, and the Spell of the Omnipotent Sphere. This accomplished, Mazirian drank wine and retired to his couch.

Mazirian the Magician - Jack Vance

To give magic some more flavor it's fun to use Vancian names for all the spells. Not during play as that would slow things down but in descriptions on here it definitely works.

Fortunately more people have had the same idea of converting D&D spell names to more Vancian names; here's one I found to use as inspiration. But feel free to come up with better ones.

The Dying Earth
The Dying Earth

Izzy's spells are flavored a bit differently. They can be found here: Izzy's Flavour

A
Acid Splash Boadric's Caustic Bubble
B
Blade Ward Armor of Fortification
C
Charm Person The Hypnotic Charm
D
Detect Magic The Discerner of Enchantments
Dispel Magic Dweomerbane
E
Eldritch Blast The Lance of Hell
Expeditious Retreat The Expeditious Retreat
F
Find Familiar The Call to the Familiar Spirit
G
Grease Evard's Frictionless Field
H
Hellish Rebuke The Wrath of Hell
I
Identify Boaldric's Discerning Eye
M
Mage Armor Spell of Spectral Protection
Magic Missile Karloff's Magical Darts
Mending The Spell of Pragmatic Amalgamation
P
Prestidigitation A Wizards Handy Tricks
Protection from Poison Tasha's Tempered Toxicity
S
Shield Price's Negating Wave
Shocking Grasp Price's Sizzling Sparks
Silence Cugel's Countered Cacophony
Slow Curse of the Sloth
Spider Climb Otto's Arachnid Grip
T
Tasha's Hideous Laughter Tasha's Hideous Laughter
Thunderwave Wave of Thunderous Rejection
U
Unseen Servant The Call to the Unseen Servant
W
Web Otto's Arachnid Entrapment
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