Eposic RPG: Magical Effects Generator

A JavaScript RPG aid by Michael Eidson


Random Magical Effect:

There are currently a total of magical effects that may be produced by this generator.


Instructions: Click on the Generate button. A randomly generated magical effect will appear in the text field. Use this generated effect in your campaign as you see fit. Click the Generate button as many times as necessary to generate as many effects as you need. If you seem to be getting a lot of repeats of a particular effect, it can't really be helped, but you can always reset the random number generator by reloading this page.

You must decide who or what exactly are the targets of the effect, as well as any other unspecified particulars, such as range, duration, and whether or not the effect can be resisted. Any words inside angle brackets (<like this>) designate an unspecified particular that you must supply. Since this generator is not specific to a particular gaming system, it cannot generate all the specifics for an effect, so leaves all the particulars up to you. The wording of the generated effects is very general, using words like creatures and objects, and avoiding references to any specific race, sex, age, animal, or item. The plural case is used in the wording of these effects, but feel free to limit the plural case to the singular case as you deem fit. These effects are not meant to be considered permanent, but it is up to you to determine which effects are temporary and which aren't, and how long any temporary effects will last.

Other tools on this site, especially the GM Decision Maker, can be useful in helping you to determine unspecified details of an effect. Not all of the effects built into this generator may be applicable to your campaign at any given time. As with any Eposic tool, feel free to ignore any results that do not fit your campaign.

Uses for this tool include determining effects of spells with random outcomes, such as wild magic in AD&D, or determining effects of magic items, or creating new spells for your campaign.

You may suggest effects to be added to this generator. To do so, send your suggestions to us using the Email link in the left margin.

The EPOSIC RPG Magical Effects Generator is intended for use by Game Masters of RPGs. It is intended for use in sparking ideas for magical effects in your RPG campaign. Use it at your own risk and discretion.