Bard's Tale II: The Destiny Knight


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Bard's Tale 2 has five spellcaster classes: Conjurer, Magician, Sorcerer, Wizard, and Archmage (having mastered all lesser classes). New spell levels can be purchased for every 3 character levels earned, and after 3 spell levels the spellcaster may choose to change to a different available class if desired.

The following spell data is compiled from the Bard's Tale 2 Manual

Terminology:

Range
View: spell affects line of sight
1 Foe: spell affects a single monster, regardless of how many you face.
All Foes: spell affects all the monsters your party faces.
1 Wall: spell affects a wall in the direction the spellcaster faces.
Group: spell affects 1 of up to 4 monster groups
Self: spell affects spellcaster only
(##'): affects anything in the direction the spellcaster is facing for the number of feet specified with ##.
Char: affects the party member you designate.
Party: spell affects all party members
Special: affects the special member you designate.
+: signifies a spell that hits with full effectiveness up to the listed range, and at reduced effectiveness when it hits at double the listed range. For instance, if you use a spell with a listed range of 30' against a foe who is 60' feet away, the spell will hit your foe with reduced effectiveness.
Duration
Combat: spell lasts until combat ends through party victory, monster victory, or running away.
Short: spell lasts only a few minutes.
Medium: spell lasts several minutes.
Long: spell lasts twice as long as "Short".
Indef.: spell lasts until party enters the Adventurer's Guild or an anti-magic zone
1 Move: spell lasts for exactly one move.
1 Round: spell lasts for the entire round of combat.
Misc: spell has multiple or variable ranges.

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Conjurer

Level 1

MAFL2 sp
Mage FlameRange: ViewDuration: Medium
A small self-propelled "torch" appears and floats above the spellcaster as he travels.
ARFI3 sp
Arc FireRange: 1 Foe (10')
A fan of blue flame jets from the spellcaster's fingers, inflicting 1 to 4 hits of damage, which are multiplied by the spellcaster's level, on the selected opponent.
TRZP2 sp
Trap ZapRange: 30'
Disarms any trap within 30 feet (3 squares), in the direction the spellcaster is facing. TRZP also works on chests, but still costs the same amount of spell points.

Level 2

FRFO3 sp
FreezeRange: GroupDuration: Combat
Foes binds your enemies in magical force, slowing them down and making them easier to hit.
MACO3 sp
Kiel's Magic CompassRange: N/ADuration: Medium
A compass of shimmering magelight appears above the party and shows the direction they face.
WOHL4 sp
Word Of HealingRange: Char
Lets the spellcaster heal a party member who suffers from 4 to 16 points of damage by uttering a single word.

Level 3

LERE5 sp
Lesser RevelationRange: ViewDuration: Long
An extended MAGE FLAME spell that also reveals secret doors.
LEVI4 sp
LevitationRange: PartyDuration: Short
Partially nullifies gravity causing the party to float over traps, or up or down through portals.
WAST5 sp
WarstrikeRange: Group (20')
An energy strewn shot from the spellcaster's finger that sizzles a group of Foes for 5 to 20 hits of damage.

Level 4

INWO6 sp
Elik's Instant WolfRange: Party
Summons a giant, extremely fierce wolf to join your party.
FLRE6 sp
Flesh RestoreRange: Char
A powerful healing spell that restores 10 to 40 hit points to a party member, including those stricken with insanity or poisoning.

Level 5

GRRE7 sp
Greater RevelationRange: ViewDuration: Long
Operates like LESSER REVELATION, but illuminates a wider area for a longer period of time.
SHSP7 sp
Shock-sphereRange: Group (30')
Creates a large globe of intense electrical energy that envelops a group of enemies and inflicts 10 to 40 hits of damage.

Level 6

INOG9 sp
Elik's Instant OgreRange: Party
Materializes the biggest, meanest ogre you've ever met to ally with your party.
MALE8 sp
Major LevitationRange: PartyDuration: Indef.
Operates like LEVI from level 3, but it lasts until dispelled (i.e., until the spell is terminated by some event such as activating an anti-magic square).

Level 7

FLAN12 sp
Flesh AnewRange: Party
Operates like FLRE, but affects every member of the party.
APAR15 sp
Apport ArcaneRange: Party
Teleports the party within a dungeon to any location that's not protected by a teleportation shield. Also teleports the party between cities that are in the range of +1 to 6. Your party always arrives in the city's Adventurers' Guild.
FAFO18 sp
Far FoeRange: Group
Moves a group of Foes 40 feet further away from your party, up to a maximum distance of 90 feet.
INSL12 sp
Elik's Instant SlayerRange: Party
Materializes a slayer that joins your party. What's a slayer? The name speaks for itself...
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Magician

Level 1

VOPL3 sp
Vorpal PlatingRange: CharDuration: Combat
Causes the weapon (or hands) of a party member to emit a magical field that inflicts 2 to 8 points of additional damage.
QUFI3 sp
Quick FixRange: Char
Regenerates a character for precisely 8 hit points up to the character's maximum hit point level.
SCSI2 sp
Scry SiteRange: Party
Causes a dungeon or wilderness pathway to reveal the party's location.

Level 2

HOWA4 sp
Holy WaterRange: 1 Foe (10')
Holy water sprays from the spellcaster's fingers, inflicting 6 to 24 points of damage on any foe of evil or supernatural origin.
MAGA5 sp
Mage GauntletsRange: CharDuration: Combat
Makes the hands (or weapon) of a party member more deadly by adding 4 to 16 points of damage to every wound it inflicts on a foe.
AREN5 sp
Area EnchantRange: 30'Duration: Short
Causes the dungeon walls within 30 feet (3 squares) of a stairway to call out if the party is headed toward the stairs.

Level 3

MYSH6 sp
Ybarra's Mystic ShieldRange: PartyDuration: Medium
Causes the air in front of the party to form an invisible shield that's as hard as metal and precedes the party as they move.
OGST6 sp
Oscon's OgrestrengthRange: CharDuration: Combat
Endows a specific party member with the strength of Elik's ogre for the duration of the battle.
STFL6 sp
StarflareRange: Group (40') +
Ignites the air around your enemies, scorching them for 10 to 40 damage points.

Level 4

SPTO8 sp
Spectre TouchRange: 1 Foe (70')
Drains a single enemy of 15 to 60 hit points; like a touch from death itself.
DRBR7 sp
Dragon BreathRange: Group (30')
Lets the spellcaster breathe fire at a group of monsters, inflicting 11 to 44 points of damage on each monster.

Level 5

ANMA8 sp
Anti-magicRange: PartyDuration: Combat
Causes the ground to absorb a portion of the spells cast at the party by monsters. Often allows the party to escape unharmed. This spell also aids in disbelieving illusions and shielding against magical fire such as Dragon Breath.
STTO8 sp
Stone TouchRange: 1 Foe (10')
Usually turns an enemy to stone (except those already made of stone), instantly killing the enemy.

Level 6

PHDO9 sp
Phase DoorRange: 1 WAllDuration: 1 Move
Turns almost any wall to air for exactly one move.
YMCA10 sp
Ybarra's Mystical Coat Of ArmorRange: PartyDuration: Indef.
Operates like YBARRA'S MYSTIC SHIELD, but lasts indefinitely.

Level 7

REST12 sp
RestorationRange: Party
Regenerates the body of every party member to perfect condition; it even cures insanity or poisoning.
DEST14 sp
DeathstrikeRange: 1 Foe (10')
Very likely to instantly kill one selected enemy.
WZWA11 sp
Wizard WallRange: Party
Creates a wall of force that travels with the party and absorbs many of the enemy's attacks.
SASP30 sp
Safety SpellRange: Party
Teleports your entire party to the Adventurers' Guild in Tangramayne, minus all gold. Use this spell only in dire emergencies because it is not 100% reliable.
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Sorcerer

Level 1

MIJA3 sp
Mangar's Mind JabRange: 1 Foe (40') +
Casts a concentrated blast of energy at one opponent, inflicting 2 to 8 points of damage for each experience level of the spellcaster.
PHBL2 sp
Phase BlurRange: PartyDuration: Combat
Causes the entire party to waver and blur in the sight of the enemy, rendering your party difficult to strike.
LOTR2 sp
Locate TrapsRange: 30'Duration: Short
Heightens the spellcaster's awareness in order to detect traps within 30' along the direction the spellcaster is facing.

Level 2

DISB4 sp
DisbelieveRange: Party
Reveals the true nature of any attacking illusion, causing it to vanish.
WIWA5 sp
Wind WarriorRange: Party
Creates the illusion of a battle-ready ninja among the ranks of your party. The illusionary ninja will fight until defeated or disbelieved.
FEAR4 sp
Word Of FearRange: GroupDuration: Combat
An incantation that causes a group of enemies to quake in fear, thus reducing their ability to attack and inflict damage.

Level 3

WIOG6 sp
Wind OgreRange: Party
Similar to ELIK'S OGRE, but the WIOG is an illusion.
INVI6 sp
Kylearan's Invisibility SpellRange: Party
An invocation that renders the entire party nearly invisible to the enemy.
SESI6 sp
Second SightRange: 30'Duration: Medium
Heightens the awareness of the spellcaster in order to detect all manner of traps and tricks that lie directly ahead.

Level 4

CAEY7 sp
Cat EyesRange: ViewDuration: Indef.
Endows the entire party with perfect night vision for an indefinite period of time.
WIDR12 sp
Wind DragonRange: Party
Creates an illusionary red dragon to join the ranks of your party.

Level 5

DIIL8 sp
Disrupt IllusionRange: All FoesDuration: Combat
Destroys any illusions among the ranks of the enemy and prevents new illusions from appearing. This spell also exposes any Dopplegangers within the party.
MIBL10 sp
Mangar's Mind BladeRange: All Foes (30') +
Strikes every opposing group within range with an explosion of energy capable of inflicting 25 to 100 points of damage.

Level 6

WIGI13 sp
Wind GiantRange: Party
Creates an illusionary storm giant that joins and fights for your party.
SOSI11 sp
Sorcerer SightRange: 30'Duration: Indef.
Operates like the SECOND SIGHT spell, but lasts indefinitely.

Level 7

WIMA14 sp
Wind MageRange: Party
Creates an illusionary Archmage to join your party.
WIHE16 sp
Wind HeroRange: Party
Creates an illusionary hero to join your party.
MAGM40 sp
Mage MaelstromRange: Group (90')
Assaults a group of spellcasters and may do one of the following: inflict 60 to 240 points of damage, turn them to stone, or kill them outright. However, because the maelstrom is illusionary in nature, a disbelieving monster can totally disarm it.
????100 sp
????Range: UnknownDuration: Unknown
Known only as "The Dreamspell," it is the subject of myth and speculation and no one knows this spell's code. Legend has it that this is a spell of such magnitude that it can actually rip the fabric of reality in half.
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Wizard

Level 1

SUEL10 sp
Summon ElementalRange: Party
Creates a fire-being from the raw elements of the universe to join and fight for your party.
FOFO11 sp
Fanskar's Force FocusRange: Group (10')
Lands a cone of gravitational energy on a group of your Foes, inflicting 25 to 100 points of damage.

Level 2

GATE12 sp
GateRange: Party
Bids a shadowy wraith to unwillingly join your party.
DEBA11 sp
Demon BaneRange: 1 Foe (30')
Inflicts 100 to 400 points of damage on a single creature of evil or supernatural origin.

Level 3

FLCO14 sp
Flame ColumnRange: Group (30')
Creates a cyclone of flame that lashes out and delivers 22 to 88 points of damage to a group of your Foes.
DISP12 sp
DispossessRange: Char
Returns a possessed party member to the normal state of consciousness.

Level 4

PRSU15 sp
Prime SummoningRange: Party
Forces a powerful undead creature to join and fight for your party.
ANDE14 sp
Animate DeadRange: CharDuration: Combat
Reanimates a dead character with living strength so he or she attacks enemies as if truly alive -- combat only spell.

Level 5

SPBI16 sp
Baylor's Spell BindRange: 1 Foe
If successful, this spell possesses the mind of an enemy and forces him to join and fight for your party.
SOWH13 sp
Storal's Soul WhipRange: 1 Foe (70')
Whips out a tendril of psionic (mind) power to strike a selected foe, inflicting 50 to 200 damage points.

Level 6

GRSU22 sp
Greater SummoningRange: Party
Operates like PRIME SUMMONING but causes a powerful elemental creature to appear and fight for the party.
BEDE18 sp
Beyond DeathRange: Char
Restores life and one hit point to a deceased character.

Level 7

WIZW16 sp
Wacum's Wizard WarRange: Group (50')
Creates a pyrotechnical storm over a group of monsters, inflicting 50 to 200 damage points.
HERB25 sp
Summon HerbRange: Party
Summons Herb to join your party. Herb is really busy, but he'll hang out with your party for a while if you need him.
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Archmage

Level 1

HAFO15 sp
Oscon's HaltfoeRange: All FoesDuration: 1 Round
If successful, this spell causes every attacking group to do nothing during the next round.
MEME20 sp
Melee MenRange: Group
Pulls an attacking group into melee range (10') regardless of how far they were when they began attacking.

Level 2

BASP28 sp
BatchspellRange: PartyDuration: Misc.
Performs the following multiple spells: GREATER REVELATION, YBARRA'S MYSTICAL COAT OF ARMOR, SORCERER SIGHT, MAJOR LEVITATION, and KIEL'S MAGIC COMPASS.

Level 3

CAMR26 sp
CamaraderieRange: Party
Has a 50% chance of calming any or all monsters in your party that have turned hostile.

Level 4

NILA30 sp
Fanskar's Night LanceRange: Group (60')
Launches a chilling missile against a group of Foes, inflicting 100 to 400 damage points.

Level 5

HEAL50 sp
Heal AllRange: Party
A Beyond Death spell that resurrects every dead party member and heals all wounds, paralysis, and insanity.

Level 6

BRKR60 sp
The Brothers KringleRange: Party
The brothers are always ready to help friends in trouble. Enough brothers appear to fill the empty slots in your party.

Level 7

MAMA80 sp
Mangar's MalletRange: All Foes (90')
Inflicts 200 to 800 bone-crushing damage points against every monster group you face.
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