The very act of reading a scroll could have its own magic.
"Ok I read this scroll of fireball I found in the wizard's lab...."
- Each word ignites as it is read. The smoke coalescing at the target.
- Like the caterpillar in wonderland, each word emerges from the reader's mouth as colorful smoke letters.
- The smell of ozone fills the air as small arcs of electricity dance across the scroll.
- The reader's eyes glow with increasing brightness as it is read. Blinded for 1 turn after reading.
- The reader becomes quieter as they read. As the spell takes effect the reader is surrounded by a circle of silence (10' radius) for 1 round.
- As each word leaves the reader's mouth, so does a fly.
- Ice crystals form on the face and mouth of the reader. Take 1hp cold damage per level of the spell.
- The reader's shadow becomes detached for 24 hours and gets into mischief that the character would approve of if they could let themselves go with no consequences.
- Blood is pulled from the reader's hands and paints each word as it is read. 1hp damage per spell level.
- The reader's mouth fills with ink as it is read. Mouth fills completely per level of the spell and spitting/swallowing does not interrupt casting.
- Words drip off as fresh ink as the scroll is read. The reader drips spots of black ink as they walk around for the next 30 minutes.
- Vermin, no larger than a rat, within 1000' of the reader emerge and swarm around their feet for 1 minute. Are non-aggressive unless stepped on or otherwise disturbed.
- Ice encases the reader's feet, freezing them to the floor until it melts or breaks. Encases one additional [random] target within 60' per spell level. If no suitable target is found the ice encases 1 additional foot of the reader per spell level.
- Each word evaporates when read and floats to a spot above the reader's head, eventually forming a small black storm cloud. Follows the reader. Cumulative 10% chance each hour to rain itself out of existence.
- Shining golden scales of light encase the reader, beginning at the fingertips, then disappear in a bright flash as the spell is cast.
- The smell of cinnamon and baked pastries fills the air. When the spell casts the scroll is replaced with a purple paper bag containing 40 freshly baked snickerdoodles. Each cookie heals d4hp when eaten. Remove 4 cookies per spell level.
- Small yellow flowers bloom from the ground around the reader then scream and die as each word is read. 20% chance to find a wondrous seed of some type among their desicated corpses after the spell is cast.
- As the spell is read, a nasaly voice explains in pedantic detail what the spell will do and the particulars of its effects.
- Knobby, black, curved horns grow painlessly from the head of the reader. 4" per spell level. If sawn off the stumps vanish in 24 hours. Otherwise permanent.
- As each word is read the ground beneath the reader's feet grows hotter. 10 words will ignite dry vegetation. 100 will make rock molten.
- Shadows flash before the reader's eyes as each word is read. When the spell is cast a new spell of the same level will be on the backside of the scroll.
- The words spill from the reader's mouth as iridescent beams. For the next 7 days the reader will release a cloud of iridescent bubbles when they burp.
- The reader's tongue forks, scales cover their body and as they read they transform into a venomous bright green palm viper. They stay a snake until they move (attacking doesn't count and neither does being thrown by a friend).
- Black metallic spikes grow from the exposed flesh of the reader. Upon completion of the reading they shoot off and "become" the spell in whatever flashy way makes sense.
- Each word grows legs like a spider and runs off the scroll as it is read. If the spell is not read fast enough, a word or two may escape, causing the spell to change or fail.
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