All The Magic

AD&D1 is the maxnificence for spells. 

It has versions of nearly everything that was in the previous editions, plus the ones afterward were never as weird.

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Well for a long time there's been this which has all 770-odd AD&D spells. Which is nice but hard to search.

There's also this which is searchable but doesn't have all the spells.

Now just today, Adam T has produced a new one, viewable in Firefox and Chrome which I'll let him explain...


It contains write-ups of 95% of the traditional AD&D list, most of them renamed, all of them rewritten as necessary for clarity, logic and balance. There are also spells from many other sources, very possibly including ones I have gleaned from you (yes, you, the reader). Apologies; happy to give credit if you let me know that's the case.

This is my home campaign spell list, based on a hybridised 2nd Ed system. It ought to be very translatable to your system of choice, but there will be some leakage of campaign material into the spell descriptions. Some of that will hopefully be evocative enough by itself, but much of it will need to remain mysterious.

...add him on Google + to get it.

EDIT: Oh wait, now Ram just went and put it up here.

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This is a step toward the Holy Grail--a complete, searchable list:

-of all spells in all not-in-print editions of D&D,
-downloadable and editable
-rewritten so the descriptions are as short as possible (like the 3.5 srd) and easy to reference

And why is this a big deal?

Because as of 2013, for nearly every single working part of D&D there is at least one DIY-made replacement part available on-line. There are alternate takes on races, on classes, on monsters, alternate planes, alternate combat systems, save systems, everything.

The possibility of a totally fan-made game just as fat as the original D&D game is just around the corner--in effect a complete "OSR edition" of D&D containing all the best and coolest stuff, totally playable as its own game with no reference to any other product.

But I did say nearly. Most of the missing parts are within trivial reach--if nobody's built a better Giant Ant yet we can get someone on that. The spells, however, are a big hurdle.

One day I hope to be able to turn to Evard's Black Tentacles and get a fucking spell where I can fucking understand what it does in the middle of the game at a glance, but this is not that day. It's getting closer, though.

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For the record, here's all the spells in AD&D:

1Acid Arrow  

2Acid Cloud  

3Advanced Illusion  

4Adventurer's Luck  

5Aerial Servant 

6Affect Normal Fires  

7Aid  

8Air Breathing 

9Air Walk  

10Airy Water  

11Alarm  

12Alter Reality  

13Alter Self  

14Animal Friendship  

15Animal Growth  

16Animal Summoning I  

17Animal Summoning II  

18Animal Summoning III  

19Animate Dead  

20Animate Dead Monsters  

21Animate Object  

22Animate Rock  

23Anti-Animal Shell  

24Anti-Magic Shell  

25Antipathy/Sympathy  

26Anti-Plant Shell  

27Armor  

28Aspiration  

29Astral Spell  

30Atonement  

31Attraction  

32Audible Glamer  

33Augury  

34Avoidance  

35Babble  

36Badberry  

37Banishment  

38Barkskin  

39Battering Gauntlets  

40Beast of Burden  

41Beckon  

42Bee  

43Beguiling  

44Belch  

45Benediction  

46Beneficent Polymorph  

47Besieging Bolt  

48Bestow Curse  

49Bind  

50Binding  

51Black Tentacles  

52Blacklight Burst  

53Blackmote 

54Blade Barrier  

55Bladethirst  

56Blazing Beam  

57Bless  

58Blindness  

59Blink  

60Bluelight  

61Blur  

62Boiling Bath  

63Bookworm Bane  

64Brawl  

65Breath of Life  

66Bubbling Buoyancy  

67Bug  

68Burning Hands  

69Cacodemon  

70Call Lightning  

71Call Woodland Beings  

72Candle  

73Canticle  

74Cause Blindness  

75Cause Critical Wounds  

76Cause Disease  

77Cause Fear  

78Cause Light Wounds  

79Cause Paralysis  

80Cause Serious Wounds  

81Ceremony  

82Ceremony: Oath  

83Chain Lightning  

84Change  

85Change Self 

86Changestaff  

87Chant  

88Chaos  

89Chariot of Fire  

90Charm Monster  

91Charm Person  

92Charm Person or Mammal  

93Charm Plants  

94ChiII  

95Chill Metal  

96Chill Touch  

97Chime of Release  

98Chromatic Orb  

99Clairvoyance  

100Clean  

101Clenched Fist  

102Cloak of Bravery  

103Cloak of Fear  

104Cloak Undead  

105Clone  

106Cloudburst  

107Cloudkill  

108Color  

109Color Spray  

110Colored Lights  

111Combine  

112Command  

113Command Earth  

114Commune  

115Commune with Nature  

116Communicate  

117Comprehend Languages  

118Conceal Alignment  

119Conceal Charm  

120Cone Of Cold  

121Confuse Tongues  

122Confusion  

123Conjure Animals  

124Conjure Earth Elemental  

125Conjure Elemental  

126Conjure Fire Elemental  

127Construction Crew  

128Contact Other Plane  

129Contaminate Water  

130Contingency  

131Continual Darkness  

132Continual Light  

133Control Temperature  10’ Radius  

134Control Undead  

135Control Weather  

136Control Winds  

137Corpselight  

138Cough  

139Creak  

140Create Food & Water  

141Create Water  

142Creeping Doom  

143Crushing Hand  

144Crystal Dagger  

145Crystal Dirk  

146Crystal Rhythms  

147Crystalbrittle  

148Curdle 

149Cure Blindness  

150Cure Critical Wounds  

151Cure Disease  

152Cure Light Wounds  

153Cure Minor Wounds  

154Cure Serious Wounds  

155Dampen  

156Dancing Lights  

157Dancing Werelight  

158Darkness  

159Darkness 10’ Radius  

160Deadly Strike  

161Deafness  

162Death Fog  

163Death Screen  

164Death Spell  

165Death’s Door  

166Deep Pockets  

167Defense Against Lycanthropes  

168Defense Against Reptiles  

169Delayed Blast Fire Ball  

170Delude  

171Demand  

172Demi-Shadow Magic  

173Demi-Shadow Monsters  

174Destroy Water  

175Destruction  

176Detect Balance  

177Detect Charm  

178Detect Curse  

179Detect Evil  

180Detect Good  

181Detect Illusion  

182Detect Invisibility  

183Detect Lie  

184Detect Life  

185Detect Magic 

186Detect Pits & Snares  

187Detect Poison  

188Detect Undead  

189Dextrous Digits  

190Diamond Screen  

191Dig  

192Digit of Disruption  

193Dim  

194Dimension Door  

195Dirty  

196Disc of Concordant Opposition  

197Disguise Undead  

198Disintegrate  

199Disjunction  

200Dismiss Earth Elemental  

201Dismiss Fire Elemental  

202Dismissal 

203Dispel Evil  

204Dispel Exhaustion  

205Dispel Good  

206Dispel Illusion  

207Dispel Magic  

208Dispel Silence  

209Dispelling Screen  

210Distance Distortion  

211Distract  

212Divination  

213Dolor  

214Dream  

215Drums of Despair  

216Dry  

217Duo-Dimension  

218Dust  

219Dust Devil  

220Dusty  

221Earthquake  

222Ebony Tendrils  

223Electric Arc  

224Electrical Screen  

225Emotion  

226Empathic Perception  

227Enchant An Item  

228Enchanted Weapon  

229Encode Illusionist Magic  

230Encompassing Vision  

231Endure Cold  

232Endure Heat  

233Energy Drain  

234Enlarge  

235Enmeshment  

236Ensnarement  

237Entangle  

238Enthrall  

239Enveloping Darkness  

240Erase  

241ESP  

242Exaction  

243Excruciating Screen  

244Exorcise  

245Expenitious Fire Extinguisher  

246Explosive Runes  

247Extension I  

248Extension II  

249Extension III  

250Exterminate  

251Extinguish Fire  

252Eye of the Eagle  

253Eye of the Tiger  

254Eyebite  

255Fabricate  

256Faerie Fire  

257Faithful Hound  

258Faithful Phantom Defenders  

259Faithful Phantom Guardian  

260Faithful Shield-Maidens  

261False Seeing  

262False Trap  

263Fantastic Fencers  

264Fascinate  

265Fear  

266Feather Fall  

267Feeblemind  

268Feeling Fingers  

269Feign Death  

270Find a Stray  

271Find Familiar  

272Find the Path  

273Find Traps  

274Finger of Death  

275Fire and Ice  

276Fire Charm  

277Fire Quench  

278Fire Seeds  

279Fire Shield  

280Fire Storm 

281Fire Trap  

282Fireball  

283Firefinger  

284Firewater  

285First Level Magic-user Spells  

286Flame Arrow  

287Flame Blade  

288Flame Strike  

289Flame Walk  

290Flaming Blade  

291Flaming Sphere  

292Flare  

293Flash  

294Flavor  

295Flesh to Stone  

296Floating Disc  

297Fly 

298Flying Feat  

299Fog Cloud  

300Fool's Gold  

301Footfall  

302Footsore 

303Forbiddance  

304Force Sculpture 

305Force Umbrella  

306Forcecage  

307Forcecube  

308Forget  

309Fortunes of War  

310Freedom  

311Freezing Sphere  

312Freshen  

313Friends  

314Fumble  

315Gate  

316Gather  

317Gaze Reflection  

318Geas  

319Giant Insect  

320Giant Strength  

321Giggle  

322Glassee  

323Glassteel  

324Globe Of Invulnerability  

325Glyph of Warding 

326Gnats  

327Go Down  

328Golden Revelation  

329Golem  

330Gong of Isolation  

331Goodberry  

332Grasping Hand  

333Grease  

334Groan  

335Grue Conjuration  

336Guards & Wards  

337Gust of Wind  

338Hairy  

339Hallucinatory Forest  

340Hallucinatory Terrain  

341Hand Fire 

342Handy Timepiece  

343Harm  

344Haste  

345Haze  

346Heal  

347Heat Metal  

348Heroes’ Feast  

349Hide  

350Hold Animal  

351Hold Monster  

352Hold Person  

353Hold Plant  

354Hold Portal  

355Hold Undead  

356Holy Symbol  

357Holy Word  

358Hunting Hawk  

359Hypnotic Pattern  

360Hypnotism  

361Ice Storm  

362Identify  

363Illusionary Script  

364Imbue Undead  

365Imbue With Spell Ability  

366Implore  

367Imprisonment  

368Improved Invisibility  

369Improved Phantasmal Force  

370Incendiary Cloud  

371Infravision  

372Insect Plague  

373Instant Daylight  

374Instant Exit  

375Instant Summons  

376Interposing Hand  

377Invisibility  

378Invisibility 10’ Radius  

379Invisibility to Animals  

380Invisibility to Undead  

381Invisible Stalker  

382Iron Sack  

383Irresistible Dance  

384Irritation  

385Item  

386Jump  

387Knock  

388Knot  

389Know Alignment  

390Lamentable Belabourment  

391Legend Lore  

392Levitate  

393Light 

394Light Step  

395Lightburst  

396Lightning Bolt  

397Limited Wish  

398Liveoak  

399Lizard to Log  

400Locate Animals  

401Locate Object  

402Locate Plants  

403Log to Lizard  

404Lose the Path  

405Lower Water  

406Lucubration  

407Magic Aura  

408Magic Font  

409Magic Jar  

410Magic Mirror  

411Magic Missile  

412Magic Mouth  

413Magic Stone 

414Magical Vestment  

415Magnificent Mansion  

416Magnify  

417Major Creation  

418Major Ward  

419Malediction  

420Marvelous Shield  

421Mask  

422Mass Charm  

423Mass Invisibility  

424Mass Suggestion  

425Massmorph  

426Master of Arms  

427Masterpiece Force Sculpture  

428Material  

429Maze  

430Meditation  

431Meld Into Stone  

432Melt  

433Memory Alteration  

434Mending  

435Merciful Metamorphosis  

436Message  

437Messenger  

438Meteor Swarm  

439Meteors  

440Mind Blank  

441Mind Scan  

442Mind Shield  

443Minor Creation 

444Minor Curse  

445Minor Globe of Invulnerability  

446Minor Ward  

447Minute Meteors  

448Mirage  

449Mirage Arcane  

450Mirror Image  

451Misdirection  

452Mislead  

453Mnemonic Enhancer  

454Moan  

455Monster Summoning I  

456Monster Summoning II  

457Monster Summoning III  

458Monster Summoning IV  

459Monster Summoning V  

460Monster Summoning VI  

461Monster Summoning VII  

462Moonbeam  

463Mount  

464Mouse  

465Move Earth  

466Mummy Touch  

467Mute  

468Negative Plane Protection  

469Neutralize Poison  

470Nod  

471Noise  

472Non-detection  

473Obscure Alignment  

474Obscure Object  

475Obscurement  

476Orb of Containment  

477Palm  

478Paralyzation  

479Part Water  

480Pass Plant  

481Pass Without Trace  

482Passwall  

483Penetrate Disguise  

484Penultimate Cogitation 

485Permanency  

486Permanent Illusion  

487Petition  

488Phantasmagoria  

489Phantasmal Force  

490Phantasmal Killer  

491Phantom Armor  

492Phantom Steed  

493Phantom Wind  

494Phase Door  

495Plague  

496Plane Shift  

497Plane Truth  

498Plant Door  

499Plant Growth  

500Poison  

501Poison Touch  

502Polar Screen  

503Polish  

504Polymorph Any Object  

505Polymorph Other  

506Polymorph Self  

507Portent  

508Power Word, Blind  

509Power Word, Kill  

510Power Word, Stun  

511Prayer  

512Precipitation  

513Predict Weather  

514Present  

515Preserve  

516Primal Fury  

517Prismatic Sphere  

518Prismatic Spray  

519Prismatic Wall  

520Private Sanctum  

521Produce Fire  

522Produce Flame  

523Programmed Illusion  

524Projected Image  

525Protection from Avians  

526Protection from Cantrips  

527Protection from Evil  

528Protection from Evil 10’ Radius  

529Protection from Fire  

530Protection from Gas  

531Protection from Good  

532Protection from Good 10’ Radius  

533Protection from Insects  

534Protection from Lightning  

535Protection from Normal Missiles  

536Protection from Scrying  

537Protection from Slime  

538Pugnacious Pugilist  

539Purify Food & Drink  

540Purify Water  

541Push 

542Putrefy Food & Drink  

543Pyrotechnics  

544Quest  

545Radiant Arch  

546Radiant Baton 

547Radiant Screen  

548Rainbow  

549Rainbow Pattern  

550Raise Dead  

551Raise Water  

552Rattle  

553Ravel  

554Ray of Enfeeblement  

555Read Illusionist Magic  

556Read Magic  

557Reduce  

558Reflecting Pool  

559Regenerate  

560Reincarnate  

561Reincarnation  

562Remove Curse  

563Remove Fear  

564Remove Paralysis  

565Repel Insects  

566Replay of the Past  

567Repulsion  

568Resilient Sphere  

569Resist Cold  

570Resist Fire  

571Restoration  

572Resurrection  

573Revenance  

574Reverse Gravity 

575Reversed Temporal Fugue  

576Ripen  

577Rope Trick  

578Run  

579Running Warrior  

580Salt  

581Sanctuary  

582Scare  

583Scent Mask  

584Scratch  

585Scribe  

586Scroll  

587Secret Chest  

588Secret Page  

589Secure Shelter  

590Sending  

591Sepia Snake Sigil  

592Sequester  

593Serpent Missile  

594Shades  

595Shadow Door  

596Shadow Magic  

597Shadow Monsters  

598Shadow Walk  

599Shape Change  

600Shatter  

601Shave  

602Shield  

603Shillelagh  

604Shine  

605Shocking Grasp  

606Shout  

607Shrink Animal  

608Shrink Insect  

609Siege Sphere  

610Silence 10’ Radius  

611Silencing Hand  

612Silver Tongue  

613Simulacrum  

614Sink  

615Skull Watch  

616Slay Living  

617Sleep  

618Slow  

619Slow Poison  

620Smokepuff  

621Smoky Sphere  

622Snake Charm  

623Snakes to Sticks  

624Snare  

625Sneeze  

626Solid Fog  

627Soothing Vibrations  

628Sour  

629Speak with Animals 

630Speak with Dead  

631Speak with Monsters  

632Speak with Plants  

633Speak with the Dead  

634Spectral Force  

635Spectral Guard  

636Spectral Wings  

637Spell Enhancer  

638Spell Immunity  

639Spice  

640Spider  

641Spider Climb  

642Spike Growth 

643Spike Stones  

644Spill  

645Spiritual Hammer  

646Spiritwrack  

647Spittle  

648Spook 

649Sprout  

650Staff of Smiting  

651Stalk  

652Starshine  

653Statue  

654Steady Aim  

655Steaming Sphere  

656Sticks to Snakes  

657Stinking Cloud  

658Stitch  

659Stone Shape 

660Stone Tell  

661Stone to Flesh  

662Stoneskin  

663Strangling Grip  

664Strength  

665Succor  

666Suggestion  

667Summon Insects  

668Summon Shadow  

669Summons  

670Sunburst  

671Sunray  

672Superior Force Sculpture  

673Superior Identification  

674Superior Spell Enhancer  

675Sure-Footed Shuffle  

676Sweeten  

677Swift Mount  

678Sword  

679Symbol  

680Tangle  

681Tap  

682Tarnish  

683Taunt  

684Telekinesis  

685Telekinetic Sphere  

686Telepathic Bond  

687Teleport  

688Teleport Dead  

689Teleport Without Error  

690Temporal Fugue  

691Temporal Reinstatement  

692Temporal Stasis  

693Thump  

694Tie  

695Time Stop  

696Tin Soldiers  

697Tiny Hut  

698Tonal Attack  

699Tones of Forgetfulness  

700Tongues  

701Tool Box  

702Torment  

703Transformation  

704Translate  

705Transmute Dust to Water 

706Transmute Metal to Wood  

707Transmute Mud to Rock  

708Transmute Rock to Mud  

709Transmute Water to Dust 

710Transport via Plants  

711Trap  

712Trap The Soul  

713Tree  

714Trip  

715True Seeing  

716True Sight  

717Truename  

718Turn Wood  

719Tweak  

720Twitch  

721Two-D’lusion  

722Ultravision  

723Uncontrollable Laughter  

724Undead Drain  

725Undead Mount  

726Undetectable Lie  

727Unholy Word  

728Unlife  

729Unlock  

730Unreadable Magic  

731Unseen Servant 

732Untie  

733Urgent Utterance  

734Vacancy  

735Vanish  

736Veil  

737Ventriloquism  

738Vicissitude  

739Vision  

740Vocalize  

741Volley  

742Wall of Fire  

743Wall of Fog  

744Wall of Force  

745Wall of Ice  

746Wall of Iron  

747Wall of Stone  

748Wall of Thorns  

749Ward Against Undead  

750Warding 

751Warding Tones  

752Warm  

753Warp Wood  

754Water Breathing  

755Water Walk  

756Weather Summoning 

757Web  

758Weird  

759Whip  

760Whispering Wind  

761Whistle  

762Wilt  

763Wind Walk  

764Wind Wall  

765Wink  

766Wish  

767Withdraw  

768Wither  

769Wizard Eye  

770Wizard Lock  

771Wizard Mark  

772Word of Recall  

773Wraithform  

774Wrap  

775Write  

776Wyvern Watch  

777Yawn  

778Zephyr  

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Also, here's a fan-made list of peoples' favorite spells from lots of other games that have no AD&D equivalent. If you can't see it, add me on Google+ along with a note that you want to be in my RPG circle.

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