Magic & Spells

Magic is more than bigger heals and luckier loot — it's a real casting system. Burn scrolls to learn spells forever, keep them on your Character Sheet, and assign them to your action loadout like any other move.

The Magic floor

You need Magic 10 or higher to cast any spell — including Fireball. Drop below that (or hot-swap a frail build) and casts fail with a chat nudge.
Each spell also has its own minimum Magic. You can still assign a spell you can't cast yet; the cast just won't go off until your Magic catches up.
Magic still helps heals from food/drink and loot luck when you work the land — see Traits, Leveling & XP.

Learning spells — burn a scroll

New travelers start with a Scroll of Fireball on the hotbar. Use it to burn the scroll and learn Fireball forever.
Learning is permanent for that character. If you already know the spell, a duplicate scroll refuses without burning — you keep the scroll.
Right now the starter Fireball scroll is the main way to learn. More scrolls and gear that grants spells while worn are on the way — the tables below are the full catalog.

Your spellbook (Character Sheet)

Open the Character Sheet → Spells section. Spells you know (and gear-granted spells while equipped) show up in a grid.
Tap a spell to assign it to ✋ Activity, ⚔️ Melee, or 🏹 Ranged— matching that spell's channel. You can also pick from the loadout buttons in the bottom bar.
Cast with the same keys as other actions: melee on S / Numpad ., ranged on D / Numpad Enter (see Keybindings).

How casting feels

Ranged spells fly as spell-orbs (bows stay arrows; guns stay bullets).
Some spells apply status effects: poison ticks over time; root pins movement while the target can still swing.
Spells still cooking return a friendly “still in the oven” chat line instead of a fake effect.

Live spells

These cast for real once you know them and meet the Magic minimum (starter path today: Fireball):

Spell	Channel	Min Magic	What it does
🔥 Fireball	Ranged	10	Exploding blast — starter scroll
✨ Lightmend	Melee	10	Soft heal for you or a fren you face
🤢 Venom Fan	Ranged	12	Bolt + poison ticks
🌿 Rootgrip	Ranged	12	Bolt + roots movement briefly
💫 Arcane Missile	Ranged	10	Reliable multi-sting bolt
🌊 Fire Wave	Ranged	10	Short-range wave of heat
🖐️ Palm Inferno	Melee	12	Close-range fire from your palms
❄️ Frost Needle	Ranged	10	Chill needle from range
💖 Deepmend	Melee	16	Stronger heal than Lightmend
😇 Halo Spark	Ranged	10	Radiant poke from above

Still in the oven

These names are in the book, but casting them just gets a mud line until the mechanics ship:

Spell	Channel	Min Magic
Wizard Shield	Activity	10
Hexweave Coat	Activity	14
Thunderwall	Ranged	14
Greenheart Bless	Activity	12
Beacon Bolt	Ranged	12
Now You Don't	Activity	16
Foghop	Activity	14
Silk Snare	Ranged	14
Nap Trap	Ranged	14
Spookwave	Ranged	14
Zoom Zoom	Activity	16
Molasses	Ranged	14
Nope Spell	Activity	18
Unweave	Activity	16

On the horizon

Scroll Cases — containers that hold multiple scrolls so you can burn what you need without all-or-nothing bundles.
Equipped Spellbook— a one-hand item that grants a kit of spells while you hold it (on top of what you've permanently learned).
More scroll drops & gear grants — ways to find every live spell beyond the starter Fireball scroll.
More status types — poison and root are the start; more sticky effects are cooking.