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The Helping Hands (Enchantment)   

• Duration: 1 minute
• Range: touch 
• Subjects: one 
• Damage: n/a 
• Save:  Evade or Parry
• Casting Modifier: 0

• Spectral hands will appear to assist the target ascend or descend a cliff, rope, etc. +1 to Climbing skill per 3 spell levels.

Chee-bo's Aura of Armor (Enchantment)    

• Duration: 1 minute
• Range: touch
• Subjects: one
• Damage: n/a 
• Save:  Evade or Parry
• Casting Modifier: 0

• The target's surface takes on a glinting, metallic sheen. +1 PR per 3 spell levels.

The Glib Deceiver (Enchantment)

• Duration: 2 minutes
• Range: touch
• Subjects: one
• Damage: n/a 
• Save:  Evade or Parry
• Casting Modifier: -1

• The target's voice takes on a resonant, louder tone, easily heard by an audience; translucent sheets of pale colors (somewhat like the aurora) wash up behind the target. +1 to Oratory skill per 3 spell levels.

Elements of Tactical Opportunity (Enchantment)

• Duration: 2 minutes
• Range: touch 
• Save:  Evade or Parry
• Subjects: one
• Damage: n/a
• Casting Modifier: -1

• The target and his/her sword leave a brief, black angular trail in the air as they move; the target sees the trail extending a bit 'ahead' in a useful direction. +1 to Attack (Sword) per 3 spell levels.

Master Fardane's Paws for Discipline (Enchantment)

• Duration: 2 minutes
• Range: touch
• Subjects: one
• Damage: n/a 
• Save:  Evade or Parry
• Casting Modifier: -1 
• The target's hands, arms and shoulders swell up to a size commensurate with the new strength provided; great pulsing veins and tendons curve across the new skin. +1 to Strength attribute per 5 spell levels. 

The Desert-Crosser's Lesser Refreshment (Conjuration)

• Duration: 2 minutes
• Range: up to 50 feet
• Subjects: n/a
• Damage: n/a
• Casting Modifier: -2 (includes spell level 1)

• Great bluish, vertical streaks of light quickly descend with a static-y noise to form a gallon pitcher of icewater.

Vibdor's Better Quenching (Conjuration)

• Duration: 5 minutes
• Range: up to 50 feet
• Subjects: n/a
• Damage: n/a
• Casting Modifier: -10 (includes spell level 1)

• A flash of sparkles and the sound of a gong announce the appearance of a one-gallon pitcher of wine (quality "competent").

Cleansing Interval of Minty Freshness (Conjuration)

• Duration: 1 minute
• Range: up to 50 feet
• Subjects: n/a
• Damage: n/a
• Casting Modifier: -2 (includes spell level 2)

• The caster presses his palms together, and as he pulls them apart (like stretching taffy or making a cat's cradle) beams of bright light shimmer and coruscate, dimming down as a gleaming two-gallon bowl of hot, soapy water is revealed. When used at range, the beams travel to where the bowl is to form.

The Academic Sigil of Epulation (Conjuration)

• Duration: 5 minutes
• Range: up to 50 feet
• Subjects: n/a
• Damage: n/a
• Casting Modifier: -10 (includes spell level 1)

• Spinning and whirling out of a point in space, a colorful vortex resolves into a checkered cloth, some tableware and four pleasant student lunches -- each has a roasted and herbed qwuk, some slices of fruit, and a small cup of sorbet; food is of Cooking skill 5.

The Thrall Breakfast (Conjuration)

• Duration: 2 minutes
• Range: up to 50 feet
• Subjects: n/a
• Damage: n/a
• Casting Modifier: -5 (includes spell level 1)

• The wizard proclaims a variety of guttural (for Archaen) phrases, and a steaming, crackling opening appears in the air. Five bowl-shaped chunks of freshly-toasted provender bread fall from the portal, followed in a few seconds by a warm, gurgling, glutinous stream of browned, ground dirge meat cooked in flour and butter. The food is of Cooking skill 3.

Neez-Bok's Rungs of Victory (Conjuration)

• Duration: 1 minute
• Range: up to 50 feet
• Subjects: n/a
• Damage: n/a
• Casting Modifier: -4 (includes spell level 4)

• While saying a few mystic words, the caster rises from a crouch, drawing a crackling, glowing ladder shape between his or her hands. With a final clap of energy, a narrow wooden ladder is formed, rising up from the floor before the caster. After one minute, it crumbles away; it can support up to 300 pounds until then. The ladder is 16' tall and 40 pounds in weight.

A Spirit of Sharpness (Conjuration)

• Duration: 5 minutes
• Range: up to 50 feet
• Subjects: n/a
• Damage: n/a
• Casting Modifier: -5 (includes spell level 1)

• The hilt of a translucent longsword (DR 8, minimum STR 0) emerges from some surface (the floor preferably), rising until it is standing on its tip.

The Nok-Anq Cushion (Conjuration)

• Duration: 4 minute
• Range: up to 50 feet
• Subjects: n/a
• Damage: n/a
• Casting Modifier: -6 (includes spell level 3)

• A line of steam rises between the caster and the target location; at the target a bright line appears in the air, from which the cushion squeezes forth; after it emerges, the line snaps shut. 3 cubic feet of cushion (64 pounds of bouyancy in water).

Lord Vellius's Profound Incantation (Transmutation)

• Duration: instant
• Range: touch
• Subjects: one
• Damage: n/a 
• Save:  Evade or Parry
• Casting Modifier: -10 (includes spell level 10)

• The target's body produces a glow from within the general part (arm, leg, belly, chest, head) being healed. Heals 10 point of damage.

The Enquiring Student (Transmutation)

• Duration: 5 minutes
• Range: touch
• Subjects: one
• Damage: n/a 
• Save:  Evade or Parry
• Casting Modifier: -9 (includes spell level 5)

• To the sound of a strange music ("bunka bunka chow chow"), the target glows brightly and changes their gender. Affects any species of plant or animal with gender.

The Best Excuse (Transmutation)

• Duration: 5 minutes
• Range: touch
• Subjects: one
• Damage: n/a 
• Save:  Evade or Parry
• Casting Modifier: -9 (includes spell level 5)

• The target apparently spins rapidly around once, "vhoosh"; after the rotation, their appearance is that of a distinguished, elderly person (same species and gender, different facial features however).

Gala Transformation (Transmutation)

• Duration: 5 minutes
• Range: touch
• Subjects: one
• Damage: n/a 
• Save:  Evade or Parry
• Casting Modifier: -7 (includes spell level 3)

• The target glows and shimmers in a lovely array of rainbow colors, changing throughout the duration. Think a combination of lava lamp and glowstick.

Donvort's Big Friend (Transmutation)

• Duration: 2 minutes
• Range: touch
• Subjects: one
• Damage: n/a 
• Save:  Evade or Parry
• Casting Modifier: -18 (includes spell level 17)

• The target swells, as terrible rending and leathery twisting noises occur; they turn into a Mangar, of Ability Rating 7. Only affects humanoid targets.

Chant of the Lesser Crested Avir (Transmutation)

• Duration: 3 minutes
• Range: touch
• Subjects: one
• Damage: n/a 
• Save:  Evade or Parry
• Casting Modifier: -20 (includes spell level 18)

• The target disappears in a loud puff of vapor, leaving their garments and gear behind; a colorful avir flutters down from above, as tiny chimes tinkle and shimmer. The avir can mutter (parrot-like, only repeating words which it hears during the duration of the spell), fly, perch, etc.; it has Ability Rating 3.

The Wisest Fish In The Sea (Transmutation)

• Duration: 3 minutes
• Range: touch
• Subjects: one
• Damage: n/a 
• Save:  Evade or Parry
• Casting Modifier: -20 (includes spell level 18)

• The target turns blue-ish and then falls down in a splash; among the puddles and clothing is a shimmering fish (which may need help getting into a lake, sea, fishtank, etc.). The fish can poke its head out of the water to say (only, and in Archaen) "yes", "no", or "Banovar is the greatest wizard ever!". Otherwise, it is a fairly ordinary fish, and can do fish things with Ability Rating 3.

The Third Whisp (Transmutation)

• Duration: 3 minutes
• Range: touch
• Subjects: one
• Damage: n/a 
• Save:  Evade or Parry
• Casting Modifier: -15 (includes spell level 13)

• The target's skin suddenly glows aqua, and they rapidly shrink down to 6" tall (or grow, I suppose), taking the form of a waterwhisp (their gender and rough facial appearance is unchanged). This spell can only affect humanoid creatures. The waterwhisp has Ability Rating 3, and can fly (slowly) or swim.

The Glare of Abbot Wong (Illusion)

• Duration: 5 rounds (30 seconds)
• Range: up to 50 feet
• Subjects: n/a
• Damage: n/a
• Save:  d20 + (2*PER) - spell level 7
• Casting Modifier: -7 (includes spell level 7)

• A spark is flung by the caster to the place where a powerful bluish light is to appear, as bright as a campfire; the light is immobile.

The Celebratory Comet Chant (Illusion)

• Duration: 1 minute
• Range: up to 50 feet
• Subjects: n/a
• Damage: n/a 
• Save:  d20 + (2*PER) - spell level 10
• Casting Modifier: -10 (includes spell level 10)

• A whizzing, crackling sort of comet is created, with a long trail of vapor and sparks. Has features: motion, sound, and 1 level increase in brightness.

The Revelatory Ritual of Ty-Nyra (Divination)

• Duration: 1 minute
• Range: per spell level
• Subjects: n/a
• Damage: n/a
• Save:  Wards or Conceal
• Casting Modifier: -6

• Beams of rainbow light shoot out a few feet from the caster's face while the spell is in effect, and a sparkling ball a foot or so across appears at the destination. The sights and sounds at the ball's location appear in some shiny surface used by the wizard to prepare the spell. Range 1 mile per spell level (variable).

The Arcane Mark (Divination)

• Duration: 1 minute
• Range: up to 50 feet
• Subjects: n/a
• Damage: n/a 
• Save:  Wards or Conceal
• Casting Modifier: 0

• Raising his or her hands in the air, the caster calls upon mystic powers, and the hands emit static lightning sparks during the duration of the spell, and make a slight crackling, humming noise. Magic items, beings and effects, regardless of Order, become apparent by trails of sparks and lightning striking out to them from the wizard's hands, with the intensity somewhat proportional to the detected enchantment's power. The spell level (variable) is used on the Action Table vs the level of the magic being detected.

Deception's Inner Truth (Divination)

• Duration: 3 minutes
• Range: up to 50 feet
• Subjects: n/a
• Damage: n/a 
• Save:  Wards or Deception (or Conceal?)
• Casting Modifier: -2

• The caster makes a series of passes and gestures, while droning an arcane phrase rapidly and repeatedly. A slight static spark runs through the people in range. The heads of those who speak knowing lies while the spell persists glow with a reddish nimbus. The spell level (variable) is used on the Action Table vs the appropriate skill of the target(s), such as Deception.

Original contents copyright 2003-2009 by Michael Blum and Kirk Eichler. Talislanta game and setting are by Stephan Michael Sechi.