From: Stefan Matthias Aust <sma@informatik.uni-kiel.d400.de>
Subject: Three New Spells
System: Elric!

This time I plundered the german role playing game MIDGARD for some interesting spell ideas...

Shadow Fighter (2-6) [Spell of War]

"Rhowan and Fenshia could retreat no further. Just behind them were the cliffs. Far below, the ocean smashed into the beach caves. The hostile warriors approached. 'I'll stop them. Use your rope,' Fenshia shouted. Then, she cast a spell. While Rhowan tied his rope around a rotten stump, the noises of ancient battles became audible - the combat cries, the clash of swords, the groans of fighting and dying men. The attackers froze, confused. As they watched, four shadowlike forms grew out of the ground, black shapes of fighters, armed and prepared."

Range is sight. Chaotic. Calls 1D6 shadows of warriors and controls them as long the sorcerer concentrates. The number of magic points spent determines the HP of each of the ghostly images. Damage done by the shadow fighters isn't real unless they kill someone. All other damage will vanish together with the shadows.

Shadow Fighter statistics

STR    -    -
CON    -    -
SIZ    2D6+8    15
POW    -    -
DEX    3D6+6    16-17
MOV run-6

Has HP equal to MP spent. Attacks with hand-to-hand weapon at DEXx3%
(or 50%) with 1D8+1D4 damage. Armor absorbs 1D6+3 points. (Optional:
Normal weapons only inflict half damage)

Spell of Pain (2) [Spell of War]

"'You can't escape! Stand and fight!' Rhowan shouted as he rushed towards the mage he had searched for so long. The mage pointed at Rhowan, weaving a magic spell. Crying in pain, Rhowan dropped."

Range is sight. Chaotic. The victim is attacked by stunning pain if a POW:POW roll on the resistance table is successful. He loses 1 HP. All of the target's skills, his damage bonus and his MOV are halved for the duration of the spell.

Nameless Dread (2) [Spell of Being]

"The night is dark. Clouds hide the stars. Dull moonlight throws dark shadows. Fenshia is on her way home when suddenly two thugs block her way. They try to grab her. Then, one of them yells, turns, and runs away, an insane look upon his face, not stopping until he breaks down from exhaustion. Fenshia draws her dagger, and rams it into the other before he can move. That's Fenshia."

Range is touch. Chaotic. If a POW:POW resistance roll is successful, the victim is frightened like never before. It is a terror the victim will never be able to describe, nor even remember. When horror and fear seize the victim, he...

    1D6
    1 - runs and runs, as never before
    2 - drops, crying, yelling, creeping, hiding
    3 - stands, laughing insanely, noticing nothing
    4 - curls up into a fetal position
    5 - attacks all near objects berzerkly
    6 - falls down, unconscious

(Optional: If the victim succeeds at an idea roll, he will remember both the caster and the horror. Surely, he will hate the caster for his nightmares.)

--Stefan Matthias Aust