Which function would you think spells with name like these have?

[CheertheSecond]

This isn't asking for help. This is an idea prompt.
This thread's purpose is to encourage discussion and to share creative ideas.
Replies such as "you can do how ever you want" defeats the spirit of an idea prompt.

Edit: Do let me apologize for the sudden retardation. I promise it is not a frequent occurrence.

Spell name. Please ensure each of them will not have overlapped function. Something that heals 50% vs something that heals a fixed amount of damage are still the same things as healing spells.

Category 1
Valhalla
Sanctuary
Haven
Jade City

Category 2
Gehenna
Pandemonium
Sheol
Purgatory

Category 3
Intelligence Degradation
Retardation
Mindrot
Neuron Extinction
Dumb Brain
Logic Impairment

Category 4
Flame Thrower
Flame Barrage
Flame Stream
Flame Starter

Category 5
Sharpened Slash
Empowered Slash
Enhanced Slice

 

[Representing_Tromba]

Spells having names are moreso for the caster to remember what it does. However, as long as you know the spells contents, the name doesn't matter to those who don't care what they cast or understand the general gist of the spells effects.

 

[NotaNuffian]

For chinese reason?

Showing off the spell's might as well as the creative thinking into the name.

风花雪月 or MTL wind flower snow moon/ Google Trans as Romantic has four elements in it, namely Wind, Wood, Cold Water and Yin.

Stylistic wise, the average chinese reader can immediately come up with the scene of a blizzard night with winds cutting the air like petals of flower

English is a hardsell, it is not built for short form showboat.

You can have "Time and Tide waits for no man" as a Time/ Rot spell but the phrase does not really roll well. I can imagine the river of time literally washing over people, but that's just me

 

[ThrillingHuman]

Don't know about "spells" (some things are not formalised and thus are on shaky grounds when it comes to their boundaries), but rituals have names for the sake of formalisation, standartisation and record-keeping. So do curses. Most magical actions that have specific names have legal bindings associated with their names. Unless you want to sift through existing precedents during final judgement to determine their price and protocols around it, you use things that have already been formalised to Hell and back.

 

[Rhaps]

There are two magic systems in my world, one using spoken language and one using written words. Both are used to communicate the intention of the caster to the world, so that the world create the spell effects.

There are no need to speak in an ancient language, it depend on if the world chooses to listen or not. Those who the world response to are Magus, which there aren't many of.

Writing spells is a more forceful way of using magic, by writing Runes to form sentences, since its the language of the world, it will automatically succeed. The catch is you have to write the Runes perfectly or else it won't work, and you must use organic things as a medium for casting.

 

[CheertheSecond]

Spells having names are moreso for the caster to remember what it does. However, as long as you know the spells contents, the name doesn't matter to those who don't care what they cast or understand the general gist of the spells effects.

For chinese reason?

Showing off the spell's might as well as the creative thinking into the name.

风花雪月 or MTL wind flower snow moon/ Google Trans as Romantic has four elements in it, namely Wind, Wood, Cold Water and Yin.

Stylistic wise, the average chinese reader can immediately come up with the scene of a blizzard night with winds cutting the air like petals of flower

English is a hardsell, it is not built for short form showboat.

You can have "Time and Tide waits for no man" as a Time/ Rot spell but the phrase does not really roll well. I can imagine the river of time literally washing over people, but that's just me

Don't know about "spells" (some things are not formalised and thus are on shaky grounds when it comes to their boundaries), but rituals have names for the sake of formalisation, standartisation and record-keeping. So do curses. Most magical actions that have specific names have legal bindings associated with their names. Unless you want to sift through existing precedents during final judgement to determine their price and protocols around it, you use things that have already been formalised to Hell and back.

There are two magic systems in my world, one using spoken language and one using written words. Both are used to communicate the intention of the caster to the world, so that the world create the spell effects.

There are no need to speak in an ancient language, it depend on if the world chooses to listen or not. Those who the world response to are Magus, which there aren't many of.

Writing spells is a more forceful way of using magic, by writing Runes to form sentences, since its the language of the world, it will automatically succeed. The catch is you have to write the Runes perfectly or else it won't work, and you must use organic things as a medium for casting.

Fixed!

Do let me apologize for the sudden retardation. I promise it is not a frequent occurrence.

Spell name. Please ensure each of them will not have overlapped function. Something that heals 50% vs something that heals a fixed amount of damage are still the same things as healing spells.

Category 1
Valhalla
Sanctuary
Haven
Jade City

Category 2
Gehenna
Pandemonium
Sheol
Purgatory

Category 3
Intelligence Degradation
Retardation
Mindrot
Neuron Extinction
Dumb Brain
Logic Impairment

Category 4
Flame Thrower
Flame Barrage
Flame Stream
Flame Starter

Category 5
Sharpened Slash
Empowered Slash
Enhanced Slice

 

[MintiLime]

Category 1
Valhalla
Sanctuary
Haven
Jade City

Category 3
Intelligence Degradation
Retardation
Mindrot
Neuron Extinction
Dumb Brain
Logic Impairment

Category 4
Flame Thrower
Flame Barrage
Flame Stream
Flame Starter

Category 1
Valhalla- Type: Summoning, Subtype: Necromancy. Brave soldiers of old await the apocalyptic battle of the ages amidst food, drink, and revelry. Summon their spirits from beyond the grave to support you in your time of need. Necessary components: Camaraderie, Battle Honor, Offerings for the Dead. Warnings: If you are a trickster following the path of Loki, beware! These soldiers are proud, honest men. Be prepared for a mutiny. If you are miser, beware! These brave souls demand an offering in return for their service. Should you attempt to cheat them, be prepared to experience retribution!

Sanctuary - Type: Summoning, Subtype: Shield
Call upon the deities to protect you and demand sanctuary from the True Church. Necessary components: Cathedral Doorknocker, Piety Warning: Heretics shall be burnt by divine fire! Do not call upon the heavens, those of demonic power!

 

[Rhaps]

Pandemonium - Type: Enhancement - Subtype: Debuff: The Capital of Hell, a city where demonic beings thrive and reign without limit. Those who commit evil and debauchery are welcomed, they are granted the Blessings of the Primordial Liar, Lucifer, and those who follow him. Those who perform good deeds and saints are not welcomed, they gain the Curse of Pandemonium, draining their sanity slowly.

Formation: Summons a part of the Citadel of Hell into the real world.

Component: draw a Summoning Circle of at least 1 kilometer in radius, lives of at least 666 humans (the more sacrifice the magic last longer and more powerful)

Main effect:
Apply to those who are deemed Evil, they gain these effects: enhance overall body consitution, enhance the power of all Elemental magic, greatly increase Hell magic, greatly increase Soul magic.
Apply to does who are deemed Good, they gain these debuffs: greatly reduce overall body consitution, greatly reduce the power and effect of all spells, nullify Holy magic.

Drawback: the longer you stay in Pandemonium the more it drain your sanity, this affect both Good and Evil.

 

[Deleted member 84247]

Retardation: you become @RepresentingEnvy

 

[RepresentingPride]

I will try to write what I thoughts this spells was by her name. Don't know if you want more description about them.

Category 1
Valhalla : Domain spell, help the soul leaving the world so they can rest in piece and not transform into monster (in a story with that theme).
Sanctuary : Domain spell with healing and dispell effet.
Haven : Domain spell who appease and calm the mind of everyone in his area.
Jade City : A spell who create a fortress of jade to defend an area.

Category 2
Gehenna : A high level fire magic.
Pandemonium : This one is quite weird since it's the capital of hell. If I should create a spell with this name it would be a high level dark magic.
Sheol : A necromancy magic
Purgatory : A spell used to steal the souls.

Category 3
Intelligence Degradation : A cursed spell used to degrade the intelligence of the target.
Retardation : A spell used to retard the cast of another spell be it enemy or allies. With a high comprehension of this spell, the user can cast his spell and delay his launch while being able to cast another spell, letting the caster have a multiple spell casting in some way.

Mindrot : A cursed spell who rot the mind of the target through time.
Neuron Extinction : A cursed spell who eradicate a neuron within the brain of the target.
Dumb Brain : A cursed spell that target an area, letting all people inside of it becombe dumb.
Logic Impairment : A cursed spell, hard to detect, used to perturb a person’s train of thought. If used against mage, the spell perturbs their concentration and their cast.

Category 4
Flame Thrower : Create a flame thrower who brun an area of ten-meter in front of it's caster.
Flame Barrage : Create multiple flames that surround the caster before they fell on the target like a barrage.
Flame Stream : Create a flame who can be controlled by his caster like a river. The distance the flame can reach depend on the comprehension of the caster with this spell.
Flame Starter : Used to learn fire magic spell, this spell are used as practice material and can be used to light a campfire.

Category 5
Sharpened Slash : This spell create a surge of energy who flows through a weapon, letting this energy move with each movement of the weapon. With a higher comprehension of this spell, the caster can let the energy leave the weapon and cut thing far from him.
Empowered Slash : This spell create vibration through a weapon to let it's blade vibrate.
Enhanced Slice : This spell creates an energy aura surrounding the weapon blade, which repulses the wind around it, enhancing a user slice power.

 

[LunaSoltaer]

Trick question

The answer is whatever the caster damn well wants.

 

[NotaNuffian]

There are two magic systems in my world, one using spoken language and one using written words. Both are used to communicate the intention of the caster to the world, so that the world create the spell effects.

There are no need to speak in an ancient language, it depend on if the world chooses to listen or not. Those who the world response to are Magus, which there aren't many of.

Writing spells is a more forceful way of using magic, by writing Runes to form sentences, since its the language of the world, it will automatically succeed. The catch is you have to write the Runes perfectly or else it won't work, and you must use organic things as a medium for casting.

So other than vocal and hand signs, you separate talisman/ spell scrolls into another category?

So other than the difference between being the written is clearer and stronger because it is written, the casting time is also significantly greater because speaking is faster than writing.

Fixed!

Do let me apologize for the sudden retardation. I promise it is not a frequent occurrence.

Spell name. Please ensure each of them will not have overlapped function. Something that heals 50% vs something that heals a fixed amount of damage are still the same things as healing spells.

Category 1
Valhalla
Sanctuary
Haven
Jade City

Category 2
Gehenna
Pandemonium
Sheol
Purgatory

Category 3
Intelligence Degradation
Retardation
Mindrot
Neuron Extinction
Dumb Brain
Logic Impairment

Category 4
Flame Thrower
Flame Barrage
Flame Stream
Flame Starter

Category 5
Sharpened Slash
Empowered Slash
Enhanced Slice

Cat 1
Valhalla: It is literally viking heaven. Provides a calming effect to all warrior types and burns all cowards, evil and traitors with holy light. Also, mead river baby~

Sanctuary: a safe place, creating a boundary within the physical realm that all aggression inside is restricted.

Haven: also a safe place, but creates a pocket of space outside of the physical realm, with a 30 feet cubic worth of spaces with running water and food provided to last for a year.

Jade city: literal jade city. Creates a physical construst of a city made of jade.

 

[Rhaps]

So other than vocal and hand signs, you separate talisman/ spell scrolls into another category?

So other than the difference between being the written is clearer and stronger because it is written, the casting time is also significantly greater because speaking is faster than writing.

The mainstream two both offer the same amount of firepower. The main difference is who can draw better and who the world favors.

As for hand signs and and talismans, they do belongs to another seperate catergory: Soul magic.

Hand signs aren't a part of the mainstream system. Instead of communicating with the world, they uses the life force of the caster, shortening the lifespan of the user. Hence why it isn't commonly used and is mostly forgotten.

Talismans also uses the life force of the one who draws them. The firepower depends on how much life force is put into it, but since they are usually single use, not many people put a large amount into a single piece of paper.

There is also Hell magic, which came from God, an Eldritch God in my story. But I'll leave that for another day.

 

[NotaNuffian]

The mainstream two both offer the same amount of firepower. The main difference is who can draw better and who the world favors.

As for hand signs and and talismans, they do belongs to another seperate catergory: Soul magic.

Hand signs aren't a part of the mainstream system. Instead of communicating with the world, they uses the life force of the caster, shortening the lifespan of the user. Hence why it isn't commonly used and is mostly forgotten.

Talismans also uses the life force of the one who draws them. The firepower depends on how much life force is put into it, but since they are usually single use, not many people put a large amount into a single piece of paper.

There is also Hell magic, which came from God, an Eldritch God in my story. But I'll leave that for another day.

"Who the world favors"?

Dafug.

 

[Rhaps]

"Who the world favors"?

Dafug.

Just as it said. Speaking with the world to perform magic needs the favor of the world itself. Only about one per five hundred million people have that special favor, but they rarely knows they have it. The World has its own ego, which is a psychopath, should've mentioned that. And it can also revoke the favor whenever it like.

 

[NotaNuffian]

Just as it said. Speaking with the world to perform magic needs the favor of the world itself. Only about one per five hundred million people have that special favor, but they rarely knows they have it. The World has its own ego, which is a psychopath, should've mentioned that. And it can also revoke the favor whenever it like.

Damn.

Literal deus.

That makes religions hard sells or gods (plural, not just referring to the Trinity) are separate entities to the world?

 

[Rhaps]

Damn.

Literal deus.

That makes religions hard sells or gods (plural, not just referring to the Trinity) are separate entities to the world?

Gods are seperate entities from the world, but not entirely. Some are created by Chaos, which is the literal Will of the Universe, who is the main antagonist in a way, can give consciousness to Concepts passively. Like the Greek Pantheon or Shinto gods

Then there are the Eldritch Gods, who are the manifestations of the Stars and Nebulas, descending onto Earth for their own personal reasons. They get progessively weaker the further they are away from their Stars, you can calculate easily by how bright they are in the sky. For example, capital-G God is the manifestation of Alpha Centauri, the closest system to our system, which also is a system with three Stars, three minds to create the Trinity.

Our Sun also have an Eldritch God, Shemiss Aluqdim, the First Harbinger of Life. But widely known in the Eldritch community as The Pale Court, due to their habit of destroying life on other planets with a rigged justice system.

In my verse, our system was the first to harbor life, by the will of Shemiss Aluqdim. Thus holding the Template of Life, making other planets with life copycats. And as the First Harbinger of Life, they have the Authority to fuck over all other life in the universe.

 

[NotaNuffian]

Gods are seperate entities from the world, but not entirely. Some are created by Chaos, which is the literal Will of the Universe, who is the main antagonist in a way, can give consciousness to Concepts passively. Like the Greek Pantheon or Shinto gods

Then there are the Eldritch Gods, who are the manifestations of the Stars and Nebulas, descending onto Earth for their own personal reasons. They get progessively weaker the further they are away from their Stars, you can calculate easily by how bright they are in the sky. For example, capital-G God is the manifestation of Alpha Centauri, the closest system to our system, which also is a system with three Stars, three minds to create the Trinity.

Our Sun also have an Eldritch God, Shemiss Aluqdim, the First Harbinger of Life. But widely known in the Eldritch community as The Pale Court, due to their habit of destroying life on other planets with a rigged justice system.

In my verse, our system was the first to harbor life, by the will of Shemiss Aluqdim. Thus holding the Template of Life, making other planets with life copycats. And as the First Harbinger of Life, they have the Authority to fuck over all other life in the universe.

Go rigged justice system go~

My team! My team! Go team "genociding other people but me"!

 

[Rhaps]

Go rigged justice system go~

My team! My team! Go team "genociding other people but me"!

There is an odd fact about our system: we are further away from other stars when compare to the rest of the galaxy, like in a containment bubble made of cosmic dust.

I used this fact as the universal genocide of our star was bad enough to give our Sun a restraining order.

 

[NotaNuffian]

There is an odd fact about our system: we are further away from other stars when compare to the rest of the galaxy, like in a containment bubble made of cosmic dust.

I used this fact as the universal genocide of our star was bad enough to give our Sun a restraining order.

Nice.