spellcasting
Performing magical rituals
Spellcasting is the practice of performing magic through spoken words, gestures, or rituals—central to fantasy fiction, role-playing games, and occult traditions.
In games like Dungeons & Dragons, spellcasting follows specific rules: Her spellcasting ability uses intelligence.
The term also describes any practice of casting spells in magical or spiritual contexts.
Thin ceremonial stick
- staffOrganization's workers collectively
- grimoireTextbook of sorcery
- spellbookVolume containing magical instructions
- orbLuminous celestial body
crystal · rune · sigil · talisman · amulet · chalice · pentagram · candles
Calling forth to mind
- abjurationSworn repudiation of allegiance
- conjurationMagical act of summoning
- divinationForetelling through mystical means
- illusionMisleading sensory impression
transmutation · necromancy · enchantment · alteration · restoration · destruction · elemental · summoning
Spoken magical formula
- gestureCommunicative body movement
- somaticConcerning the body
- verbalOf or in words
- materialPhysical matter; pertinent
focus · reagent · mantra · chant · invocation · spoken word · hand signs · ritual dance
Attractive personal quality
- hexMalevolent incantation
- curseInvoked harm through words
- enchantmentMagical influence over someone
- glamourFascinating, elegant attractiveness
ward · barrier · transformation · teleportation · levitation · invisibility · fireball · lightning bolt
Supernatural indwelling power
- channelingDirecting flow or energy
- concentrationSustained single-minded attention
- cooldownGradual intensity reduction
- rangeExtent of variation
duration · area of effect · target · saving throw · counterspell · recharge · fizzle · misfire
Practitioner of sorcery
- magePractitioner of sorcery
- sorcererWielder of arcane power
- witchPractitioner of dark arts
- warlockMale practitioner of dark magic
enchanter · magus · conjurer · necromancer · shaman · druid · thaumaturge · spellbinder
wand
Thin ceremonial stick
- staffOrganization's workers collectively
- grimoireTextbook of sorcery
- spellbookVolume containing magical instructions
orb · crystal · rune · sigil · talisman · amulet · chalice · pentagram · candles · altar
evocation
Calling forth to mind
- abjurationSworn repudiation of allegiance
- conjurationMagical act of summoning
- divinationForetelling through mystical means
illusion · transmutation · necromancy · enchantment · alteration · restoration · destruction · elemental · summoning · banishment
incantation
Spoken magical formula
material · focus · reagent · mantra · chant · invocation · spoken word · hand signs · ritual dance · eye contact
charm
Attractive personal quality
- hexMalevolent incantation
- curseInvoked harm through words
- enchantmentMagical influence over someone
glamour · ward · barrier · transformation · teleportation · levitation · invisibility · fireball · lightning bolt · healing
mana
Supernatural indwelling power
- channelingDirecting flow or energy
- concentrationSustained single-minded attention
- cooldownGradual intensity reduction
range · duration · area of effect · target · saving throw · counterspell · recharge · fizzle · misfire · backlash
wizard
Practitioner of sorcery
warlock · enchanter · magus · conjurer · necromancer · shaman · druid · thaumaturge · spellbinder · hedge witch
- fantasywizard, witch, magic, dragon, elf
- magicwizard, wand, sorcerer, witchcraft, mage
- witchcraftwitch, witches, hex, hexes, potion
- spellsconjure, curse, enchantment, fireball, counterspell
- RPG mechanicsmin-maxing, level up, XP, HP, power leveling
- RPGsDungeons and Dragons, Final Fantasy, Skyrim, GM, Baldur's Gate
spellcastingdispelling
Scattering or eliminating
disenchantment · counterspell · nullification · unbinding · exorcism
spellcastingscience
Systematic study through observation
rationalism · empiricism · scientific method · materialism · skepticism
cast, spell, spells, casting, spelling, dispel, spellbound, misspell, caster