Magic

Straightforward damage plus Haste, the single best early-game buff. Fire Aura is the standard weapon enchantment.

• L1Torch LightNWidens the party's circle of light underground.
• L2Fire BoltNCheap single-target fire damage. The reliable early attack.fire
• L3Fire ResistanceNRaises the party's fire resistance for an hour per skill point.
• L4Fire AuraNEnchants a plain weapon with fire damage. Permanent at Grandmaster.
• L5HasteEParty-wide recovery speed buff. Leaves everyone Weak when it ends.
• L6FireballEBursts on the target and hurts everything nearby — the party included, if it is too close.fire
• L7Fire SpikeELays a proximity mine that waits for a monster and lasts until you leave the map.fire
• L8ImmolationMWreathes the party in fire, burning every monster that stays close.fire
• L9Meteor ShowerMRains rock over a wide area around the target. Outdoors only.fire
• L10InfernoMBurns every monster in sight. Clears a crowded room in a casting or two.fire
• L11IncinerateGMThe school's heaviest single-target nuke.fire

The utility school: Wizard Eye, Feather Fall, Fly, and the Shield spell that halves ranged damage. Implosion is one of the hardest-hitting spells in the game.

• L1Wizard EyeNShows monsters and points of interest on the minimap.hire a Cartographer
• L2Feather FallNCancels falling damage for the whole party.air
• L3Air ResistanceNRaises the party's air resistance for an hour per skill point.
• L4SparksNFires bouncing lightning balls. Best in a small room full of weak monsters.air
• L5JumpELaunches the party forward about sixty feet, landing without damage.
• L6ShieldEHalves incoming ranged damage by slowing missiles before they land.
• L7Lightning BoltESingle-target lightning that always hits.air
• L8InvisibilityMHides the party until it attacks or speaks. Cannot be cast with hostiles nearby.
• L9ImplosionMHeavy single-target damage from a collapsing pocket of air.air
• L10FlyMOutdoor flight, draining a spell point every few minutes aloft.hire a Wind Master
• L11StarburstGMCalls twenty stars down over a wide area. Outdoors only.air

Travel and item management. Town Portal and Lloyd's Beacon alone justify a Water caster in the party.

• L1AwakenNWakes the party from ordinary sleep, and from magical sleep if caught in time.
• L2Poison SprayNSprays poison forward. Low damage, but few monsters resist water.water
• L3Water ResistanceNRaises the party's water resistance for an hour per skill point.
• L4Ice BoltNSingle-target ice damage that always hits.water
• L5Water WalkEWalk on water outdoors, draining a spell point every twenty minutes.hire a Water Master
• L6Recharge ItemERefills a charged item, permanently lowering the charges it can hold.water
• L7Acid BurstESingle-target acid damage that always hits.
• L8Enchant ItemMChance to make a plain item magical. Better results at Grandmaster.water
• L9Town PortalMTeleports the party to any town it has visited. Can fail, less often with skill.hire a Gate Master
• L10Ice BlastMAn ice ball that shatters into ricocheting shards.water
• L11Lloyd's BeaconGMSets a marker and returns to it later. Beacons decay a week per skill point.

Defensive buffs and heavy area damage. Stone Skin is the party's Armour Class buff; Telekinesis pulls levers and chests from a distance.

• L1StunNKnocks a monster back and makes it recover before it can act.earth
• L2SlowNHalves a monster's speed and doubles the time it needs to recover.earth
• L3Earth ResistanceNRaises the party's earth resistance for an hour per skill point.
• L4Deadly SwarmNSummons biting insects at one target. Modest damage, never misses.earth
• L5Stone SkinERaises the whole party's Armour Class.
• L6BladesEFires a spinning blade at a single monster.earth
• L7Stone to FleshERemoves the Stoned condition, if cast in time.
• L8Rock BlastMReleases a bouncing stone that bursts on contact or after a delay.earth
• L9TelekinesisGMThrows switches, opens doors and lifts objects from a safe distance.
• L10Death BlossomMLobs a stone that bursts overhead and rains explosive shards.earth
• L11Mass DistortionGMDamages a monster for a share of its own health. The bigger it is, the worse it hurts.earth

Death insurance and party buffs. Resurrection, Preservation and Heroism live here.

• L1Detect LifeNShows a monster's exact remaining health.
• L2BlessNRaises the party's chance to hit, in melee and with missiles.hire a Chaplain
• L3FateNRaises one character's chance to hit, or lowers a monster's, until the target next attacks.spirit
• L4Turn UndeadNMakes every visible undead flee for the duration.spirit
• L5Remove CurseERemoves the Cursed condition, if cast in time.
• L6PreservationEDelays death from heavy damage, though not unconsciousness.
• L7HeroismERaises the whole party's damage on a successful hit.hire a Piper
• L8Spirit LashMClose-range damage that loosens the tie between body and soul.spirit
• L9Raise DeadMReturns a dead character to life, if cast in time. They come back Weak.
• L10Shared LifeMPools the party's hit points and shares them out evenly, with a bonus on top.
• L11ResurrectionGMRestores an eradicated character. Recovery is very slow.

Crowd control and the cures for Fear, Insanity and Paralysis. Also the source of Berserk and Mass Fear.

• L1Remove FearNRemoves the Afraid condition, if cast in time.
• L2Mind BlastNSingle-target mental damage.mind
• L3Mind ResistanceNRaises the party's mind resistance for an hour per skill point.
• L4TelepathyNReveals exactly what gold and items a creature is carrying.
• L5CharmECalms a creature until something damages it.mind
• L6Cure ParalysisERemoves paralysis, if cast in time.mind
• L7BerserkEDrives a monster to attack whatever is nearest, its own side included.mind
• L8Mass FearMRouts every creature in sight. Undead are unaffected.mind
• L9Cure InsanityMRemoves the Insane condition, if cast in time.
• L10Psychic ShockMA far heavier Mind Blast against a single target.mind
• L11EnslaveGMTakes a creature under the party's control for the duration.mind

The workhorse healing school. Heal, Cure Disease, Cure Poison, Regeneration and Power Cure.

• L1Cure WeaknessNRemoves the Weak condition, if cast in time.
• L2HealNRestores hit points to one character.
• L3Body ResistanceNRaises the party's body resistance for an hour per skill point.
• L4HarmNDirect magical damage to a single creature.body
• L5RegenerationEHeals one character steadily while it lasts.
• L6Cure PoisonERemoves poison, if cast in time.
• L7HammerhandsEAdds Body damage to unarmed strikes, scaled to the character's own damage.
• L8Cure DiseaseMRemoves disease, if cast in time.
• L9Protection from MagicMMakes the party immune to the conditions monsters inflict — poison, disease, stone, paralysis and the rest.
• L10Flying FistMHeavy single-target force damage.body
• L11Power CureGMHeals every character in the party at once.

Available on the Light path. Day of the Gods and Hour of Power are the strongest party buffs in the game; Divine Intervention fully restores the party.

• L1Light BoltNSingle-target light damage, doubled against undead.light
• L2Destroy UndeadNHeavy damage to one target. Works on undead and nothing else.light
• L3Dispel MagicNStrips every spell from every creature in sight, helpful ones included.
• L4ParalyzeNHolds a monster still and defenceless, briefly.light
• L5Summon ElementalESummons one light elemental to fight for the party until it dies or the spell ends.
• L6Day of the GodsERaises all seven statistics for the whole party until you rest. The strongest buff in the game.
• L7Prismatic LightMDamages every creature in sight. Indoors only.light
• L8Day of ProtectionMCasts all six resistance buffs plus Feather Fall and Wizard Eye on the party at once.
• L9Hour of PowerMCasts Haste, Heroism, Shield, Stone Skin and Bless on the party at once.hire a Fallen Wizard
• L10SunrayMEnormous single-target damage. Outdoors, in daylight, only.light
• L11Divine InterventionGMFully heals the party, restores spell points and clears every condition — at the cost of ageing the caster. Three times a day.

Available on the Dark path. Shrapmetal and Souldrinker scale brutally with skill, and Armageddon damages everything on the map.

• L1ReanimateNRaises a corpse as a zombie that fights for the party until it falls or you leave the map.
• L2Toxic CloudNRolls a poison cloud away from the caster, damaging what it touches.dark
• L3Vampiric WeaponNEnchants a weapon to return the damage it deals as hit points.
• L4Shrinking RayNShrinks a monster so it deals a fraction of its normal damage.dark
• L5ShrapmetalESprays jagged metal in a cone. Scales brutally with skill.dark
• L6Control UndeadETakes an undead creature under the party's control for the duration.dark
• L7Pain ReflectionETurns damage back on whatever hits the protected character.dark
• L8SacrificeMKills one hireling to fully restore the caster. Costs the party significant reputation.
• L9Dragon BreathMThe single most damaging spell in the game, hitting a target and everything near it.dark
• L10ArmageddonMDamages every creature outdoors, the party included. Three times a day.dark
• L11SouldrinkerGMDrains every creature in sight, friend or enemy, and gives the life to the party.dark