Spell

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Spells are magical rituals that an investigator can perform using the Lore skill. They usually grant magical Combat bonuses and are effective against almost every monster - even those that are resistant or immune to physical damage.

An investigator must successfully cast a spell in order to gain its benefits. If an investigator fails to cast a spell it provides no bonuses for the combat at all: this means spells are more powerful and versatile than regular weapons, but are not always a sure thing.

Every spell has a casting modifier, and most have a Sanity cost. To cast a spell, an investigator must pay its Sanity cost and then pass a Spell check. To pay the Sanity cost of a spell, the player simply removes a number of Sanity tokens from his total equal to the cost of the spell. Players must always pay the Sanity cost of a spell, whether or not the investigator subsequently passes the Spell check.

Spells typically last until the end of a combat or the end of a turn; most spells state their duration directly on the card. You can choose to stop using a spell you have cast, but if you do so the spell does not work again for that combat. Once exhausted, spells do not become refreshed until the next Upkeep phase, meaning that most spells only work for a single combat. If you fight multiple monsters in one turn the spell will not be available for another fight.

Spell check: A Spell check is a skill check that uses the investigator’s Lore value, adjusted by the spell’s casting modifier. If the Spell check fails, the spell has no effect. If the check succeeds, the spell takes effect.

List of spells

Spell Casting modifier Sanity cost Hands Expansion Count
Alchemical Process +0 1 2Dunwich Horror 2
Arcane Insight -4 1 3The King in Yellow 2
Astral Travel -1 2 1Curse of the Dark Pharaoh 3
Astral Travel (Revised) -2 1 1Curse of the Dark Pharaoh (Revised Edition) 3
Bind Monster +4 2 2 2
Bless -1 2 2Dunwich Horror 1
Call Ancient One -X X 5The Black Goat of the Woods 1
Call Down the Storm +1 1 1 7The Lurker at the Threshold 2
Call Friend +0 1 2Dunwich Horror 2
Call the Azure Flame +1 1 3The King in Yellow 3
Cloud Memory +1 0 2Dunwich Horror 3
Control Gate -1 1 7The Lurker at the Threshold 2
Curse of Darkness -1 2 7The Lurker at the Threshold 2
Denying the Ancient One -1 1 1Curse of the Dark Pharaoh 2
Denying the Ancient One (Revised) -1 2 1Curse of the Dark Pharaoh (Revised Edition) 2
Dread Curse of Azathoth -2 2 2 4
Enchant Weapon +0 1 3
Feeding the Mind -1 0 1Curse of the Dark Pharaoh 2
Feeding the Mind (Revised) -2 0 1Curse of the Dark Pharaoh (Revised Edition) 2
Find Gate -1 1 4
Fist of Yog-Sothoth +2 1 1 4Kingsport Horror 4
Flesh Ward -2 1 4
Forced Learning -1 2 4Kingsport Horror 2
Foresee -1 1 2Dunwich Horror 3
Greater Banishment -2 2 2Dunwich Horror 2
Heal +1 1 3
Implant Suggestion -2 0 4Kingsport Horror 2
Intervene -1 2 2 7The Lurker at the Threshold 2
Lure Monster -1 1 2Dunwich Horror 2
Markings of Isis Special 0 1 1Curse of the Dark Pharaoh 3
Markings of Isis (Revised) Special 0 1Curse of the Dark Pharaoh (Revised Edition) 3
Mists of Releh Special 0 4
Open the Third Eye +0 0 3The King in Yellow 2
Plague of Locusts -2 1 1Curse of the Dark Pharaoh 3
Plague of Locusts (Revised) +0 2 1Curse of the Dark Pharaoh (Revised Edition) 3
Plumb the Void +0 2 7The Lurker at the Threshold 2
Premonition -1 1 1Curse of the Dark Pharaoh 2
Red Sign of Shudde M'ell -1 1 1 2
Revelation of Script +1 0 1Curse of the Dark Pharaoh 3
Revelation of Script (Revised) -1 0 1Curse of the Dark Pharaoh (Revised Edition) 3
Shrivelling -1 1 1 5
Shroud of Shadow -1 Special 1Curse of the Dark Pharaoh 3
Shroud of Shadow (Revised) -2 1 1Curse of the Dark Pharaoh (Revised Edition) 3
Sigil of Hermes Trismegistus -1 1 7The Lurker at the Threshold 2
Spectral Razor +2 2 2 4Kingsport Horror 3
Steal Life -2 1 2 5The Black Goat of the Woods 2
Storm of Spirits -1 0 2 3The King in Yellow 4
Summon Monster +0 1 5The Black Goat of the Woods 1
Summon Shantak -1 1 2Dunwich Horror 2
Summon the Beast Within -2 0 3The King in Yellow 2
The Yellow Mist -3 1 3The King in Yellow 2
Vision Quest +0 1 2Dunwich Horror 2
Voice of Ra -1 1 3
Wither 0 0 1 6
Wrack -2 1 2Dunwich Horror 2