Free magic system generator Roll a magic system, down to what it costs the caster.

Each roll names a magic system and spells out where its power comes from, who can use it, what it costs, and what it can’t do, along with the one use the law forbids. It’s free and needs no account, and there’s no AI in it, since every line is picked from tables we wrote. Use the result in your campaign, or open it in LoreWeaver as a world you can play.

Tables
553 entries
AI
None
Cost
Free, no account
Magic system generator
Roll 1

Hearth singing, magic drawn from the weight of old stone

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What it’s called
Hearth singing
Where the power comes from
The weight of old stone
Who can use it
Anyone who can sing in tune
How it’s done
Drumming until the caster’s heartbeat matches the drum
What it costs
The caster’s good name, as rumors start after every working and never quite stop.
What it can’t do
Every working leaves a mark that another practitioner can read.
How you can tell
Shadows in the room point toward the caster, wherever the light is.
What people think of it
Practitioners are blamed for anything that goes wrong within a mile of them.
The forbidden use
Using it on someone who hasn’t asked for it is the worst crime a practitioner can commit.

Every line is picked at random from tables we wrote, with no AI. The arrow beside a line rolls just that line.

The short answer

How do I create a magic system for my world?

Start with where the power comes from and what it costs, then decide who can use it and what it can’t do, because a real price and a firm limit are what make magic feel believable. Add how ordinary people treat it and one use that’s against the law, and you already have the start of a plot. LoreWeaver’s free magic system generator rolls all of these at once from tables we wrote, with no AI and no account. Reroll any line that doesn’t fit and keep the rest.

Updated

entries in its tables, picked at random
553
lines in every magic system, each rolled on its own
9
tables, one for each part of a result
10
AI models involved in a roll
0

Three rolls

Three magic systems rolled for this page.

These came from the tables behind the generator at the top of the page, so they show the range you can expect. Some combinations line up neatly and some pull against each other, and the second kind often gives you the better story.

Roll 01

Owl craft, magic drawn from the love people have for their homes

What it’s called
Owl craft
Where the power comes from
The love people have for their homes
Who can use it
Anyone who has saved a stranger’s life
How it’s done
Braiding a lock of hair and tying it off with a knot that can’t be undone
What it costs
The caster’s warmth, so they shiver for a day afterward.
What it can’t do
Every working leaves a mark that another practitioner can read.
How you can tell
Hens nearby stop laying for a week.
What people think of it
It brings travelers to the valley, and the inns charge them accordingly.
The forbidden use
Using it within a mile of the king is punished as an attack on the crown.
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Roll 02

Frost rites, magic drawn from coins that melt away as they’re spent

What it’s called
Frost rites
Where the power comes from
Coins that melt away as they’re spent
Who can use it
Anyone handed the gift by a dying practitioner
How it’s done
Stamping a rhythm on bare ground with bare feet
What it costs
The caster’s sense of smell for a week.
What it can’t do
Nothing it does lasts past the next full moon.
How you can tell
A smell of wet earth fills the room.
What people think of it
It’s a respectable trade, about as ordinary as baking.
The forbidden use
Using it on the dead is a hanging offense, because it works.
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Roll 03

Moss craft, magic drawn from promises spoken aloud

What it’s called
Moss craft
Where the power comes from
Promises spoken aloud
Who can use it
Anyone who has worked a full season at sea
How it’s done
Pricking a finger on a thorn and letting one drop fall
What it costs
The caster’s balance, so they stumble about for an hour.
What it can’t do
Stepping on the caster’s shadow breaks whatever they’re working.
How you can tell
Ink on any page nearby runs as if it were still wet.
What people think of it
Soldiers distrust it, and most armies refuse to march with a practitioner.
The forbidden use
Making someone forget a crime they saw is punished as if the caster had done the crime.
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Using a result

Put the magic to work at the table or in a story.

  1. 01

    Read it

    Start with the price

    Look at the cost and the limit before anything else. Ask who pays that price most often, who can’t afford it, and what someone would risk to get around the limit. The answers usually point to your first scene.

  2. 02

    Campaign

    Bring it to your table

    Give the players a practitioner they can hire, or make one of them a person who can use it. The sign tells you what other characters notice when it happens, and the forbidden use gives the law or a rival a reason to come knocking.

  3. 03

    Novel

    Fold it into a draft

    Copy the text into your notes, keep the lines that suit the book you already have, and rewrite the others in your own words. Whatever you keep is yours to use.

  4. 04

    Play

    Play a world built on it

    Press “Build this world” and LoreWeaver’s world builder opens with the result already typed in, after a free sign-up if you don’t have an account. It turns that one idea into a playable world, where an AI storyteller runs the story and you act in it as someone who can use the magic.

The tables

What the generator draws on, list by list.

The tables the magic system generator draws from, with how many entries each holds and the first few
TableEntriesThe first few
Subjects54Salt; Ash; Bone
Practices10magic; witchery; craft
Sources75The tides; Promises spoken aloud; The warmth of living things
Who can use it60Anyone born during a storm; Only those who have been taught by a living master; Anyone who has nearly drowned
Methods70Tying knots in red thread while saying what each one holds; Pouring a ring of salt and speaking the working inside it; Writing the wish on a dry leaf and burning it
Costs60A memory for every working, chosen by the magic, not the caster.; A night’s sleep for every working.; The caster’s warmth, so they shiver for a day afterward.
Limits55It can’t touch iron, so a horseshoe over a door keeps it out.; It can’t cross running water.; It can’t reach farther than the caster’s voice carries.
Signs58Candles nearby gutter and lean toward the caster.; Milk in the house turns sour.; Dogs in the street bark, then go quiet all at once.
How people see it58The church licenses every practitioner and taxes them twice.; Villages pay practitioners in grain and keep their names out of every written record.; Practitioners must wear a grey cord at the wrist so everyone knows what they are.
Forbidden uses53Using it on the dead is a hanging offense, because it works.; Making someone forget a crime they saw is punished as if the caster had done the crime.; Calling a storm onto a neighbor’s harvest gets the caster driven out of the valley for good.

Every line of a result comes from one of these lists, 553 entries in all. The name joins a subject and a practice, and every other line is a single pick, so any entry can turn up next to any other.

Questions

Questions, answered.

01Is this magic system generator free, and does it use AI?

Yes, it’s free and needs no account, and it doesn’t use AI. Every result is put together from tables we wrote, picked at random, which is also why the same link always brings back the same magic system.

02Can I use these magic systems in my campaign, book or game?

Yes. Whatever you roll is yours to use and change, whether that’s for a tabletop campaign, a novel, a game you’re making, or a world you play on LoreWeaver.

03How do I share or save a magic system?

Every result has its own link, because the codes for each line are in the page address. Copy the link to share that exact result or to come back to it later, or copy the text if you’d rather paste it into your notes.

04Can I reroll just one part of a result?

Yes. Each line rolls on its own, so you can reroll the cost or the forbidden use and keep everything else as it is. The new version gets its own link too.

05How many different magic systems can it make?

It can roll 100,080,648,360,000,000 different ones. Each line comes from its own table, and the name joins two of them, so the chance of rolling the same magic system twice is close to nothing.

06What makes a magic system feel real?

Costs and limits. Magic that can do anything for free solves every problem before it becomes a story, while a price someone feels and a rule that can’t be bent force hard choices. That’s why every result here comes with both, along with how ordinary people react to it, which shows how the world has changed around the magic.

07Can I play a world with this magic on LoreWeaver?

Yes. Press “Build this world” on any result and LoreWeaver’s world builder opens with it already typed in. If you don’t have an account yet, you make a free one first. It turns the idea into a world where an AI storyteller runs the story and you act in it. A lore card holds the magic’s rules so the storyteller sticks to them, and story memory writes down what happens every few replies, so a price you paid early on still matters later.

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