Common Magic Spells
A good spell can accomplish anything. What is possible with magic is only limited by your own imagination. However, certain spells and their effects seem to be commonplace across a plethora of worlds. Below are some such spells. These spells have been grouped into rough categories, but know that these designations are meaningless unless you wish to incorporate them into your own world.
WARDS
- Ward
- Alarm
- Entrap
- Banish
- Sanctuary
- Bless
DESTRUCTION
- Fireball
- Explosion
- Thunderbolt
- Melt
- Earthquake
TRANSMUTATION
- Stone Skin
- Transform into Animal
- Transform into Object
- Transform into Person
- Animate Object
- Purify
- Electricity
- Pass Through Solid
- Heat
- Cool
- Shrink
- Enlarge
- Dry
- Breathe Underwater
- Hasten
DIVINATION
- Scry
- Find
- Detect
- Detect Magic
- Know Future
- Far See
ILLUSION
- Invisibility
- Create Illusion
- Fake Death
- Darkness
HEALING
- Heal
- Revive
- Spare From Death
- Cure Disease
- Cure Poison
- Regeneration
NECROMANCY
- Reanimate Skeleton
- Reanimate Corpse
- Raise Undead
- Drain Life
- Zombify
WEATHER MAGIC
- Fog
- Storm
- Lightning
- Hail
- Rain
- Ice
- Calm
- Summon Sun
ELEMENTAL
- Control Fire
- Control Air
- Control Earth
- Control Water
- Breathe Element
- Become Element
HEXES & CURSES
- Poison
- Paralyze
- Stun
- Blister
- Age
- Fear
- Slow
- Decay
- Rot
- Blind
- Silence
- Witch Bolt
CONJURATION
- Barrier/Shield
- Light
- Create Portal
- Wall of Stone
- Conjure Food
- Mage Armor
- Summon
CHARM
- Mind Control
- Sleep
- Read Thoughts
- Control Animal
- Control Human
ENCHANTMENT
- Enchant Object
- Luck
- Love
- Wealth
- Fertility
- Bind
- Jump
- Feather Fall
- Dispel Magic
- Levitate
- Unlock
- Comprehend Language
- Speak Language
- Travel Through Time
- Teleport
- Message
DRUIDIC
- Communicate with Animal
- Plant Growth
- Speak with Trees
- Control Plants
- Animal Companion
Keep in mind that these spells can exist in slightly different forms or intensities. For example, conjuring a shield may magically create a literal shield in front of the caster, or it may create a bubble of protection surrounding the caster. A fireball could be the size of a baseball, or the size of a comet.
