Linguistic Archaeology: First level Magicuser Spells (BX)

1st level Spells

1. Charm Person
2. Detect Magic
3. Floating Disc
4. Hold Portal
5. Light
6. Magic Missile
7. Protection from Evil
8. Read Languages
9. Read Magic
10. Shield
11. Sleep
12. Ventriloquism

Popularity of use
A        %          E            %          I           %         O       %       U         %
7         58%      9             75%     8           66%    5        41%   2         16%

B         %         C            %         D        %          F       %         G         %
0          0%       5           41%     6         50%      2       16%     4          33%


H        %          J         %        K          %          L          %          M        %
4          33%    0         0%      0           0%       9         75%       6          50%


N        %         P         %       Q           %          R         %          S          %
3         25%    4          33%   1          8%         6        50%      5         41%

T         %           V     %            W         %          X       %          Y            %
6         50%       2     16            0          0%        0       0%       0             0%


Z       %
0       0%


Popularity of use
75% E, L:

66% I, E, L: Lie,

58% A, I, E, L:

50% M, R, D, T, A, I, E, L:

41% C, O, S, M, R, D, T, A, I, E, L: Steal, Detect {Metal, Lie}, 

        Create {Steel, Iron, Meat, Rat, Metal, Tar, Meal, Eel, Toad, Cat, 

        Air, Lead, Scroll, Storm}, Seal,

33% G, P, H, C, O, S, M, R, D, T, A, I, E, L: Sleep, Shield, Light, 

         Hold Portal, Magic Missile, Read Magic, Charm Person, 

         Detect Magic,

25% N, G, P, H, C, O, S, M, R, D, T, A, I, E, L: Create Poison

16% U, F, V, N, G, P, H, C, O, S, M, R, D, T, A, I, E, L: Read Languages, 

        Protection from Evil, Floating Disc,

8% Q, U, F, V, N, G, P, H, C, O, S, M, R, D, T, A, I, E, L: Ventriloquism,

0% B, J, K, W, X, Y, Z


Conclusion: There are a number of potential spells before the appearance of of the first level spell list. The first potential spell is Lie at 66%, then at 41% we have Steal (for konosuba fans), minor detection magic (Metal, Lie), and minor creation magic (Steel, Meat, Rat, Metal, Iron, Tar, Meal, Toad, Eel, Cat, Air, Scroll, Storm).

Unknown spells contribute A at 58%, followed by M, R, D, T at 50%. Then at 25% a spell employing N.

Spell Development:

Spells created at 33% are: Sleep, Shield, Light, Hold Portal, Magic Missile, Read Magic, Charm Person, Detect Magic. At 16% the spells Read Languages, Protection from Evil, Floating Disc are created. Then at 8% Ventriloquism is created. This implies three different spell development periods for existing 1st level spells.

Forgotten 1st Level Magicuser Spells

Lie

Range: touch

Duration: Permanent

Effect: lie to 1 person

Description: the caster may tell a lie that is believed by the target of the spell if they fail to save vs magic. They must make physical contact with the target.

Steal

Range: 10' caster level

Duration: Instantaneous

Effect: 1 Object

Description: on a failed save vs spell by the target, the caster may teleport one object of value from the person of the target of the spell to the hand of the spell caster at a range of 10ft per caster level.

Detect Lie

Range: 0'

Duration: 1 round per level

Effect: detect any lie

Description: the spell caster may detect any lie including a lie spell as long as the teller of the lie is less levels than the caster of the detect lie spell.

Detect Metal

Range: 10'

Duration: Instantaneous

Effect: detect metal

Description: the caster may detect any metal within ten feet. The metal will glow.

Create Air

Range: 0'

Duration: permanant

Effect:  may create up to 10cn of Air

Description: the caster permanantly creates 12 cubic feet of air which fills the volume with increased pressure if within an airtight space.

Create

Range: 0'

Duration: see description

Effect: see description.

Description: the caster may create a living Rat, Cat, Eel, or Toad for 1 round per level of caster. Alternatively the caster may permanantly create 1cn Meal (milled grain), 1cn Meat, 1cn of metal, 1cn steel, 1cn Iron, 1cn lead, 1cn Tar, or a Scroll.

Create Storm

Range: 0'

Duration: instantaneous

Effect: create a storm of wind and rain

Description: the caster may create a small storm effect of light rain and cold gusting wind centred on the caster.

Create Seal

Range: touch

Duration: permanent until broken

Effect: create a seal enclosing one container, document, or portal

Description: the caster may create a lead seal to close a container, document, or portal. The seal may be broken by inflicting hitpoints damage equal to the spell caster.

Create Poison
Range: 0'
Duration: Permanent until neutralized
Effect: 1 container of liquid
Description: creates a poison from a container of liquid that causes sickness until a neutralize poison is applied. If they fail to save vs poison the victim dies.