Asiendalian Grimoire: School of Evocation - Novice Level Spells

“Evocation or Destruction, as some of you might call it, is not merely the act of tearing down. It is the reshaping of matter through elemental force. An Evocation mage is not cruel—only efficient.” — Archmagus Rikkis Siarius Tonnos Vinnus Mordos.
Flame

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• Level: Novice Rank 1

• Element: Fire

• Range: 5 m / 15 ft (line of sight)

• Duration: Instantaneous

• Mana Cost: Very Low

• Description: Ejects a jet of fire from the palm, enough to light candles, burn parchment, or mildly scorch skin.

• Effect: 1d4 fire damage; ignites flammable materials.

• Upgrades Into: Unbound Flame

Unbound Flame

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• Level: Novice Rank 2

• Element: Fire

• Range: 5 m / 15 ft cone

• Duration: Instantaneous

• Mana Cost: Very Low

• Description: A wild burst of uncontrolled flame, covering a wider area but with reduced accuracy.

• Effect: 1d6 fire damage in a cone; 50% chance to ignite targets.

• Risk: May hit allies or unintended targets.

• Upgrades Into: Controlled Flame

Controlled Flame

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• Level: Novice Rank 3

• Element: Fire

• Range: 6 m / 20 ft cone

• Mana Cost: Low

• Description: Mastery over cone fire. Flames swirl around allies and burn only selected targets.

• Effect: 2d6 fire damage; full control over shape and direction.

• Visual: Fire dances like liquid silk across space.

Arc Spark

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• Level: Novice Rank 1

• Element: Lightning

• Range: 13 m / 40 ft

• Duration: Instantaneous

• Mana Cost: Very Low

• Description: A bolt of crackling electricity that leaps from your hand to a target.

• Effect: 1d4 lightning damage; can disable small tech or magitech.

• Side Effect: 10% chance to jump to nearby metal objects.

• Upgrades Into: Arc Burst

Arc Burst

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• Level: Novice Rank 3

• Element: Lightning

• Range: 13 m / 40 ft (jump range: 5 m / 15 ft)

• Mana Cost: Low

• Description: The spark jumps from one target to another, chaining up to 3 enemies.

• Effect: 1d6 lightning damage to first target, then 1d4 to each subsequent.

• Notable Use: Common spell used in simulated urban combat to disarm trainee magitech guards for a short period of time.

Ice Needle

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• Level: Novice Rank 1

• Element: Ice

• Range: 20 m / 60 ft

• Mana Cost: Very Low

• Description: Creates and hurls a razor-sharp shard of ice.

• Effect: 1d4 piercing + 1 cold; target speed reduced slightly.

• Visual: Crystal-like, high-speed ice dart.

• Upgrades Into: Reinforced Ice Needle

Reinforced Ice Needle

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• Level: Novice Rank 2

• Element: Ice

• Range: 20 m / 60 ft

• Mana Cost: Very Low

• Description: Creates and hurls a stronger razor-sharp shard of ice.

• Effect: 1d4 piercing + 4 cold; target speed reduced slightly.

• Visual: Crystal-like, high-speed ice dart.

Glacial Touch

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• Level: Novice Rank 3

• Element: Ice

• Range: Melee

• Mana Cost: Low

• Description: Touch a creature and freeze its extremities.

• Effect: 2d4 cold damage and reduces movement by 10 ft for 1 round.

• Bonus: May cause objects held by target to shatter if brittle.

Type

Study, Magical

Medium

Paper

Authoring Date

100 320

Authors

• Rikki Mordos

Signatories (Characters)

• Rikki Mordos

Signatories (Organizations)

• Kingdom of Asiendal