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This is the tenth collection of spells for my GURPS Dungeons & Sorcery project. Which means there’s now over 100 spells for it, which I didn’t initially think I’d do, and this is still finishing off 2nd level spells, and moving into 3rd level, with Fly as the headliner old-time spell.

Earthen Grasp (SC)
Alteration, Somatic, Verbal
9 points
Casting Time: 2 seconds
Casting Roll: Innate Attack (Gaze) to aim.
Range: 20 yards
Duration: 30 seconds

An earthen arm comes up out of the ground and attempts to grasp the leg of the target of the spell. If the target is hit, the arm will hold him in place and keep him from moving away, Changing Posture or facing, and confers a -4 DX penalty.

The target can break free by winning a Quick Contest against ST 15. Each attempt to do so takes one second, and costs 1 FP, but there is no other penalty to trying again. The arm can be attacked, and Innate attacks from the victim will automatically hit, while all others suffer a -4 penalty. Other characters can attempt to attack the arm, but they might hit the character instead (see Striking into Close Combat, B392). The arm can only be damaged by crushing damage, and has DR 5, but each point of damage reduces the arm’s ST by one, and is destroyed when at ST 0.

This spell can only be used when there’s appropriate ground or turf under the character to be grasped. It will not work on stone, or inside a building.

Binding 15 (Environmental, Earth, -20%; One-Shot, -10%; Only Damaged By Crushing, +30%; Reduced Duration, 1/2, -5%; Reduced Range, 1/5, -20%; Requires Gestures, -10%; Requires Magic Words, -10%; Sorcery, -15%; Takes Extra Time, x2, ‑10%) [0.3×30]
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Here’s another set of ten spells for my GURPS Dungeons & Sorcery project. Many of them are from later sources, but we headline with the old classic, Blink, and something of an emphasis on getting away.

Blink (C)
Alteration, Somatic, Verbal
35 points
Casting Time: 3 seconds
Casting Roll:
Range: none
Duration: 10 seconds

Casting this spell causes the magic-user to randomly teleport, or “blink”, once a second for the next ten seconds. Since it is random, it becomes hard for opponents to target the caster, as he may well shift out of range between attacks, and no amount of mind reading or analysis will predict where the caster will go. Of course, the same problem can inconvenience the caster.

Because this is happening without the caster’s control, he may try to perform other actions while blinking, but he must make a DX roll if he wants to perform an action before he blinks out of his current location. He must make this decision before he finds out the destination of his current blink (Wait maneuvers may be handy here, though casting a self-buff spell is still reasonable). Once an action is decided (or performed), roll for scatter (B414) with the distance halved, and the magic-user blinks to the nearest hex to that spot that is not obstructed (i.e., does not contain a wall, or other bulky object, such as a barrel; blinking into close combat with someone is possible) facing the same direction as when he started.

Note that actually performing any actions after the spell effect starts will depend on the caster making Body Sense rolls (B181) to keep from being disoriented/distracted. Finally, while the caster can take up to medium encumbrance worth of equipment with him (anything over that amount being left behind in the first blink), he will never take another creature with him. (e.g., if grasping a fairy in his hand, it would be left behind when he blinked. This is also handy for getting out of a grapple, if the caster can manage three seconds of gestures.)

Warp (Always On, -20%; Cosmic: No Die Roll Required, +50%; Extra Carrying Capacity, Medium, +20%; Range Limit, 3 yards, -50%; Requires Gestures, 10%; Requires Magic Words, -10%; Reduced Duration, 1/6, -15%; Sorcery, -15%; Takes Extra Time, x2, -10%; Uncontrollable, Random, -15%) [0.35×100] Note: “Uncontrollable” is boosted from its normal 10% for ‘harmless power’ as there is no Will roll to gain control.
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I’ve been off of this project for a while, but here’s another ten spells for my GURPS Dungeons & Sorcery system. Most of these deal changing form, or related ideas, but I’ve also finally included write ups for Identify, and Dispel Magic, the last basic utility spells.

Alter Self (C)
Alteration, Somatic, Verbal
20 points + 5 points/level
Casting Time: 2 seconds
Casting Roll: None
Range: None
Duration: 3 minutes

Casting this spell allows the magic-user to alter his appearance. While he cannot imitate the appearance of a specific person, he can change his apparent height, weight, race, or species.

In all cases, his new appearance must roughly correspond with his own: He can only take on the appearance of a humanoid race (well, as humanoid as he is—a dragon magic-user would have to appear as something suitably draconic), and must keep the same Size Modifier, though he could appear shorter or taller within the bounds of that SM.

This acts as replacing the caster’s racial template with a new one, but at the base level of the spell, the new racial template can cost no more that the caster’s actual one. In many cases, the caster can cheat this by just taking the cosmetic 0-point Features of the template for his new form (e.g., a human magic-user could use alter self to turn into an elf with none of their advantages—but if all elves are beautiful, and he is not, he will make a fairly ugly elf, even though he has the pointed ears).

Each level of the spell allows the caster to take an extra 25 points of advantages in his new ‘racial template’. He can use this to ignore any racial mental disadvantages (which would raise the cost of the template), and to pick up physical advantages like gills or winged flight. He will never gain any magical advantages of the race, like innate spell-like abilities.

Morph (Cannot Imitate Specific Person, -10%; Cannot Memorize Forms, -50%; Extended Duration, x3, +20%; Requires Gestures, -10%; Requires Magic Words, -10%; Retains Shape, -20%; Sorcery, -15%; Takes Extra Time, x2, -10%) [0.2×100] Each level adds 25 points to the value of Morph.
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Here’s another ten spells for my GURPS Dungeons & Sorcery project. This set is mostly 1st and 2nd level spells that are non-charm ways to influence or communicate with another person.

Bind (C)
Enchantment, Somatic, Verbal
45 points
Casting Time: 2 seconds
Casting Roll: none
Range: 10 yards
Duration: 1 minute

Casting this spell allows the magic-user to command any one length of rope (or rope-like object, like vines; yarn, string, and thread also work, but may be less than useful) for one minute. The caster can easily command the rope to neatly coil itself up, or stretch itself taught as a tripline. More complex actions will require rolls. Wrapping around a person is an attack, and will require a DX + Talent roll. Tying a knot similarly requires a DX or Knot-Tying roll.

The rope acts as if being manipulated by a ST 12 person, and heavy lines will move more slowly, though only part of the rope could be manipulated to lighten the load, without giving up the option to manipulate the rest later. The caster must concentrate to order the rope, but it will continue to carry out a task without him (e.g., it will continue to attack and attempt to bind someone without further input).

Telekinesis 12 (Accessibility: Ropes, -40%, Independent, +70%; One Item, -10%; Requires Gestures, -10%; Requires Magic Words, -10%; Sorcery, -15%; Takes Extra Time, x2, -10%) [0.75×60] Note: “One Item” is effectively a second Accessibility, covering the fact that you cannot switch from one targeted item to another.
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Here’s another set of ten spells adapted from AD&D to add to my Dungeons & Sorcery system for GURPS. I’m still concentrating on 1st Level spells, though more of these are from Unearthed Arcana/2e Players Handbook, and branch out into illusions.

Chill Touch (C)
Necromancy, Somatic, Verbal
67 points + 66 points/level
Casting Time: 1 second
Casting Roll: Innate Attack
Range: Touch
Duration: Instantaneous

This spell tries to drain some of the life force out of a creature. If the caster hits a living creature with a chill touch, it feels a chilling sensation and takes 1d-1 of damage (crushing, DR protects as normal, but there is no blunt trauma or knockback). Assuming the attack penetrates DR, the target makes an unmodified HT roll and loses 1 point of ST for a number of minutes equal to his MoF. Further successful attacks will drain more ST!

If chill touch is used on an undead creature, it takes no damage, but may gain a Dread of the caster (with an 11 yard range) as its link to the Negative Material Plane is disrupted. Do a quick contest of the caster’s Will+Talent vs the target’s HT, and the dread will last for MoS minutes.

This spell has no effect on inanimate objects, nor creatures animated by magical means (such as golems). Each level of the spell adds a -1 penalty to the HT of the target.

Innate Attack, 1d-1 (cr) (Accessibility: Living Creatures, -10%; Link, +10%; Melee Attack, C, 1, -20%; No Blunt Trauma, -20%, No Knockback, -10%; Requires Gestures, -10%; Requires Magic Words, -10%; Sorcery, -15%) [0.2×4] + Affliction 1 (HT; -1 ST, +5%; Accessibility: Living Creatures, -10%; Cumulative, +400%; Follow-Up, -20%; Requires Gestures, -10%; Requires Magic Words, -10%; Sorcery, -15%) [4.6×10] + Affliction (HT; Disadvantage: Dread, Caster, 11 yards, +40%; Accessibility: Undead, -35%; Based on Will, Own Roll, +20%; Link, +10%; Malediction 1, +100%; Requires Gestures, -10%; Requires Magic Words, -10%; Sorcery, -15%) [2.0×10]
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