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{{Quote frame |quote=...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. |author=[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jack_Vance Jack Vance]|title=[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mazirian_the_Magician Mazirian the Magician]}}
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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.
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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.
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.


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.


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| Acid Splash || ???
| Acid Splash || ???
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! B
! colspan="2" | B
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|-
| Blade Ward || ???
| Blade Ward || ???
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|-
! C
! colspan="2" | C
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|-
| Charm Person || The Hypnotic Charm
| Charm Person || The Hypnotic Charm
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! 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
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! E
! colspan="2" | E
|-
|-
| Eldritch Blast || ???
| Eldritch Blast || ???
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| Expeditious Retreat || The Expeditious Retreat
| Expeditious Retreat || The Expeditious Retreat
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! F
! colspan="2" | F
|-
|-
| Find Familiar || The Call to the Familiar Spirit
| Find Familiar || The Call to the Familiar Spirit
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|-
! G
! colspan="2" | G
|-
|-
| Grease|| Evard's Frictionless Field
| Grease|| Evard's Frictionless Field
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|-
! H
! colspan="2" | H
|-
|-
| Hellish Rebuke || ???
| Hellish Rebuke || ???
|-
|-
! I
! colspan="2" | I
|-
|-
| Identify || ???
| Identify || ???
|-
|-
! M
! colspan="2" | M
|-
|-
| Magic Missile || ???
| Magic Missile || ???
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| Mending || The Spell of Pragmatic Amalgamation
| Mending || The Spell of Pragmatic Amalgamation
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! P
! colspan="2" | P
|-
|-
| Prestidigitation || ???
| Prestidigitation || ???
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| Protection from Poison || Tasha's Tempered Toxicity
| Protection from Poison || Tasha's Tempered Toxicity
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! S
! colspan="2" | S
|-
|-
| Shield || ???
| Shield || ???
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| Spider Climb || Otto's Arachnid Grip
| Spider Climb || Otto's Arachnid Grip
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! T
! colspan="2" | T
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| Tasha's Hideous Laughter || Tasha's Hideous Laughter
| Tasha's Hideous Laughter || Tasha's Hideous Laughter
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| Thunderwave || ???
| Thunderwave || ???
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|-
! U
! colspan="2" | U
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| Unseen Servant || The Call to the Unseen Servant
| Unseen Servant || The Call to the Unseen Servant

Revision as of 12:03, 17 February 2020

...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 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.

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.

A
Acid Splash ???
B
Blade Ward ???
C
Charm Person The Hypnotic Charm
D
Detect Magic The Discerner of Enchantments
Dispel Magic Dweomerbane
E
Eldritch Blast ???
Expeditious Retreat The Expeditious Retreat
F
Find Familiar The Call to the Familiar Spirit
G
Grease Evard's Frictionless Field
H
Hellish Rebuke ???
I
Identify ???
M
Magic Missile ???
Mending The Spell of Pragmatic Amalgamation
P
Prestidigitation ???
Protection from Poison Tasha's Tempered Toxicity
S
Shield ???
Shocking Grasp ???
Silence Cugel's Countered Cacophony
Spider Climb Otto's Arachnid Grip
T
Tasha's Hideous Laughter Tasha's Hideous Laughter
Thunderwave ???
U
Unseen Servant The Call to the Unseen Servant
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