2024 Character Creation Challenge Day 18
You can read more about the challenge here and here.
Dedicated to Niko whom once lamented “man you have SW in the scene for like 10 or more years and you cannot get a supplement with pregens.”
In Swords & Wizardry Complete Intelligence determines minimum and maximum amount of spells understandable per level, as well as chance to understand a new spell:
| Score | Max Spell Level | Chance to Understand New Spell | Min/Max Number of Basic Spells Understandable per Level |
|---|---|---|---|
| 3–7 | 4 | 30% | 2/4 |
| 8 | 5 | 40% | 3/5 |
| 9 | 5 | 45% | 3/5 |
| 10 | 5 | 50% | 4/6 |
| 11 | 6 | 50% | 4/6 |
| 12 | 6 | 55% | 4/6 |
| 13 | 7 | 65% | 5/8 |
| 14 | 7 | 65% | 5/8 |
| 15 | 8 | 75% | 6/10 |
| 16 | 8 | 75% | 6/10 |
| 17 | 9 | 85% | 7/All |
| 18 | 9 | 95% | 7/All |
Selecting and then rolling, and then re-rolling if necessary, can be very time consuming at the table. Hence I decided to roll-up 20 spellbooks, one for each unique INT bracket (min/max + chance to understand). I determined spell selection at random, and then rolled if spell is known or not. As you will see, if you have INT below 13, you are much more likely to end up with your minimum amount of spells known, rather than maximum. And even having INT 18 doesn't guarantee you will end up with all ten spells.
If you are in a hurry, or you are creating pregens or retainers, you can substitute above rolling with a single d20 roll, look-up relevant INT score, and take that spellbook.
Here they are, split into three tables for readibility.
| d20 | INT 3–7 | 2/4 | INT 8 | 3/5 | INT 9 | 3/5 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Detect Magic, Shield | Magic Missile, Read Languages, Sleep | Hold Portal, Read Magic, Sleep |
| 2 | Light, Sleep | Light, Read Languages, Read Magic | Detect Magic, Read Languages, Read Magic |
| 3 | Charm Person, Magic Missile | Charm Person, Hold Portal, Read Languages | Detect Magic, Shield, Sleep |
| 4 | Detect Magic, Light | Detect Magic, Light, Sleep | Detect Magic, Light, Read Magic |
| 5 | Magic Missile, Protection from Evil | Charm Person, Protection from Evil, Shield | Charm Person, Light, Read Languages |
| 6 | Read Languages, Read Magic | Light, Protection from Evil, Read Languages | Charm Person, Hold Portal, Read Magic |
| 7 | Magic Missile, Read Magic | Detect Magic, Magic Missile, Shield | Detect Magic, Read Magic, Sleep |
| 8 | Shield, Sleep | Hold Portal, Read Languages, Shield | Hold Portal, Protection from Evil, Sleep |
| 9 | Detect Magic, Magic Missile | Hold Portal, Light, Protection from Evil | Hold Portal, Protection from Evil, Read Languages |
| 10 | Detect Magic, Hold Portal, Magic Missile, Shield | Hold Portal, Light, Read Languages | Charm Person, Light, Protection from Evil |
| 11 | Detect Magic, Hold Portal | Charm Person, Light, Magic Missile | Hold Portal, Magic Missile, Shield |
| 12 | Magic Missile, Sleep | Magic Missile, Protection from Evil, Read Magic | Hold Portal, Protection from Evil, Read Languages |
| 13 | Magic Missile, Read Magic | Charm Person, Magic Missile, Read Languages, Sleep | Charm Person, Detect Magic, Read Magic |
| 14 | Magic Missile, Shield | Detect Magic, Read Languages, Shield | Protection from Evil, Read Languages, Sleep |
| 15 | Magic Missile, Protection from Evil | Charm Person, Detect Magic, Magic Missile | Charm Person, Detect Magic, Light |
| 16 | Magic Missile, Protection from Evil, Read Languages | Detect Magic, Read Magic, Shield | Charm Person, Hold Portal, Read Languages |
| 17 | Charm Person, Magic Missile | Hold Portal, Magic Missile, Read Magic | Light, Shield, Sleep |
| 18 | Detect Magic, Hold Portal, Magic Missile | Charm Person, Detect Magic, Magic Missile | Detect Magic, Magic Missile, Read Languages, Read Magic |
| 19 | Charm Person, Magic Missile | Hold Portal, Protection from Evil, Sleep | Detect Magic, Hold Portal, Read Magic, Shield |
| 20 | Protection from Evil, Read Languages | Charm Person, Light, Magic Missile | Charm Person, Magic Missile, Protection from Evil |
| d20 | INT 10–11 | 4/6 | INT 12 | 4/6 | INT 13–14 | 5/8 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Hold Portal, Light, Read Languages, Read Magic | Charm Person, Protection from Evil, Read Magic, Shield | Charm Person, Protection from Evil, Read Languages, Read Magic, Sleep |
| 2 | Magic Missile, Protection from Evil, Shield, Sleep | Detect Magic, Magic Missile, Read Languages, Read Magic | Hold Portal, Light, Protection from Evil, Shield, Sleep |
| 3 | Detect Magic, Read Magic, Shield, Sleep | Charm Person, Light, Read Languages, Sleep | Detect Magic, Hold Portal, Light, Magic Missile, Protection from Evil, Read Languages, Sleep |
| 4 | Charm Person, Magic Missile, Protection from Evil, Shield | Charm Person, Detect Magic, Light, Protection from Evil | Magic Missile, Protection from Evil, Read Languages, Read Magic, Sleep |
| 5 | Protection from Evil, Read Languages, Read Magic, Shield | Charm Person, Magic Missile, Shield, Sleep | Detect Magic, Hold Portal, Protection from Evil, Read Languages, Read Magic |
| 6 | Charm Person, Detect Magic, Hold Portal, Protection from Evil | Charm Person, Detect Magic, Hold Portal, Read Magic | Light, Magic Missile, Read Languages, Read Magic, Shield, Sleep |
| 7 | Detect Magic, Read Languages, Shield, Sleep | Light, Protection from Evil, Read Languages, Shield, Sleep | Light, Magic Missile, Read Languages, Read Magic, Sleep |
| 8 | Hold Portal, Magic Missile, Protection from Evil, Sleep | Charm Person, Detect Magic, Light, Read Magic | Charm Person, Light, Protection from Evil, Read Magic, Shield |
| 9 | Charm Person, Read Languages, Read Magic, Shield | Hold Portal, Light, Protection from Evil, Shield, Sleep | Charm Person, Detect Magic, Magic Missile, Protection from Evil, Read Languages, Sleep |
| 10 | Hold Portal, Light, Shield, Sleep | Charm Person, Light, Protection from Evil, Read Languages, Read Magic | Charm Person, Detect Magic, Hold Portal, Light, Magic Missile, Read Magic, Shield |
| 11 | Charm Person, Magic Missile, Protection from Evil, Sleep | Detect Magic, Hold Portal, Protection from Evil, Read Languages | Charm Person, Detect Magic, Hold Portal, Light, Magic Missile, Protection from Evil, Read Languages |
| 12 | Charm Person, Hold Portal, Magic Missile, Shield | Detect Magic, Read Magic, Shield, Sleep | Detect Magic, Protection from Evil, Read Languages, Shield, Sleep |
| 13 | Hold Portal, Light, Protection from Evil, Shield | Charm Person, Detect Magic, Hold Portal, Read Languages, Read Magic, Sleep | Detect Magic, Light, Magic Missile, Read Magic, Sleep |
| 14 | Detect Magic, Hold Portal, Read Languages, Shield | Detect Magic, Magic Missile, Read Languages, Read Magic | Charm Person, Hold Portal, Protection from Evil, Shield, Sleep |
| 15 | Detect Magic, Light, Read Languages, Shield | Detect Magic, Magic Missile, Protection from Evil, Read Languages | Charm Person, Detect Magic, Light, Magic Missile, Protection from Evil, Read Languages, Shield |
| 16 | Charm Person, Hold Portal, Read Languages, Shield | Detect Magic, Light, Protection from Evil, Read Languages, Shield | Charm Person, Detect Magic, Hold Portal, Magic Missile, Read Magic, Shield |
| 17 | Charm Person, Read Magic, Shield, Sleep | Charm Person, Light, Protection from Evil, Read Languages | Charm Person, Detect Magic, Magic Missile, Protection from Evil, Shield, Sleep |
| 18 | Hold Portal, Light, Magic Missile, Shield | Charm Person, Hold Portal, Protection from Evil, Shield | Detect Magic, Hold Portal, Magic Missile, Read Languages, Shield |
| 19 | Detect Magic, Read Languages, Read Magic, Sleep | Charm Person, Light, Read Languages, Read Magic | Detect Magic, Hold Portal, Light, Magic Missile, Protection from Evil |
| 20 | Hold Portal, Light, Shield, Sleep | Charm Person, Detect Magic, Light, Read Magic | Charm Person, Detect Magic, Hold Portal, Read Languages, Sleep |
| d20 | INT 15–16 | 6/10 | INT 17 | 7/ALL | INT 18 | 8/ALL |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Charm Person, Detect Magic, Hold Portal, Magic Missile, Read Magic, Shield | Detect Magic, Hold Portal, Light, Magic Missile, Protection from Evil, Read Languages, Read Magic, Shield, Sleep | Charm Person, Detect Magic, Hold Portal, Light, Magic Missile, Protection from Evil, Read Languages, Read Magic, Shield, Sleep |
| 2 | Charm Person, Detect Magic, Hold Portal, Magic Missile, Shield, Sleep | Detect Magic, Hold Portal, Light, Magic Missile, Protection from Evil, Read Languages, Read Magic, Sleep | Charm Person, Detect Magic, Hold Portal, Light, Magic Missile, Protection from Evil, Read Languages, Read Magic, Sleep |
| 3 | Charm Person, Detect Magic, Hold Portal, Light, Magic Missile, Read Magic, Shield, Sleep | Charm Person, Light, Magic Missile, Protection from Evil, Read Languages, Read Magic, Shield, Sleep | Charm Person, Detect Magic, Hold Portal, Light, Magic Missile, Protection from Evil, Read Languages, Shield, Sleep |
| 4 | Charm Person, Detect Magic, Hold Portal, Light, Magic Missile, Read Magic, Shield, Sleep | Charm Person, Detect Magic, Hold Portal, Magic Missile, Read Languages, Read Magic, Shield, Sleep | Charm Person, Detect Magic, Hold Portal, Light, Magic Missile, Protection from Evil, Read Languages, Read Magic, Shield, Sleep |
| 5 | Detect Magic, Light, Magic Missile, Protection from Evil, Read Languages, Read Magic, Shield | Charm Person, Detect Magic, Hold Portal, Light, Magic Missile, Read Magic, Shield, Sleep | Charm Person, Detect Magic, Hold Portal, Light, Magic Missile, Protection from Evil, Read Languages, Read Magic, Shield, Sleep |
| 6 | Charm Person, Detect Magic, Hold Portal, Magic Missile, Protection from Evil, Read Languages, Read Magic, Shield | Charm Person, Detect Magic, Light, Magic Missile, Protection from Evil, Read Languages, Read Magic, Shield, Sleep | Charm Person, Detect Magic, Hold Portal, Magic Missile, Protection from Evil, Read Languages, Read Magic, Shield |
| 7 | Hold Portal, Light, Magic Missile, Protection from Evil, Read Languages, Read Magic, Shield | Charm Person, Hold Portal, Light, Magic Missile, Protection from Evil, Read Languages, Read Magic, Shield, Sleep | Charm Person, Detect Magic, Hold Portal, Light, Magic Missile, Protection from Evil, Read Languages, Read Magic, Shield, Sleep |
| 8 | Charm Person, Light, Magic Missile, Protection from Evil, Read Languages, Read Magic, Shield, Sleep | Charm Person, Detect Magic, Hold Portal, Light, Magic Missile, Protection from Evil, Read Magic | Charm Person, Detect Magic, Hold Portal, Light, Magic Missile, Protection from Evil, Read Languages, Read Magic, Shield, Sleep |
| 9 | Hold Portal, Light, Magic Missile, Read Languages, Read Magic, Sleep | Charm Person, Detect Magic, Hold Portal, Light, Magic Missile, Protection from Evil, Read Languages, Shield | Charm Person, Detect Magic, Hold Portal, Light, Magic Missile, Protection from Evil, Read Languages, Read Magic, Sleep |
| 10 | Detect Magic, Hold Portal, Light, Magic Missile, Protection from Evil, Read Languages, Read Magic, Shield, Sleep | Charm Person, Detect Magic, Hold Portal, Light, Magic Missile, Read Magic, Shield, Sleep | Charm Person, Detect Magic, Hold Portal, Light, Magic Missile, Protection from Evil, Read Languages, Read Magic, Shield, Sleep |
| 11 | Charm Person, Light, Magic Missile, Protection from Evil, Read Languages, Read Magic, Shield, Sleep | Detect Magic, Hold Portal, Light, Protection from Evil, Read Languages, Read Magic, Shield, Sleep | Charm Person, Detect Magic, Hold Portal, Light, Magic Missile, Protection from Evil, Read Languages, Read Magic, Shield, Sleep |
| 12 | Charm Person, Detect Magic, Hold Portal, Light, Magic Missile, Protection from Evil, Read Languages, Shield, Sleep | Charm Person, Detect Magic, Hold Portal, Light, Protection from Evil, Read Languages, Read Magic, Shield, Sleep | Charm Person, Detect Magic, Hold Portal, Light, Magic Missile, Protection from Evil, Read Languages, Read Magic, Shield, Sleep |
| 13 | Charm Person, Detect Magic, Hold Portal, Light, Magic Missile, Protection from Evil, Read Languages, Shield, Sleep | Charm Person, Hold Portal, Light, Magic Missile, Read Languages, Read Magic, Shield, Sleep | Charm Person, Detect Magic, Hold Portal, Light, Read Languages, Read Magic, Shield, Sleep |
| 14 | Charm Person, Hold Portal, Light, Magic Missile, Protection from Evil, Read Magic, Shield | Charm Person, Detect Magic, Hold Portal, Light, Magic Missile, Read Languages, Read Magic, Sleep | Charm Person, Detect Magic, Hold Portal, Light, Magic Missile, Protection from Evil, Read Languages, Read Magic, Shield, Sleep |
| 15 | Charm Person, Hold Portal, Light, Protection from Evil, Read Languages, Read Magic, Shield | Charm Person, Detect Magic, Hold Portal, Light, Magic Missile, Read Magic, Shield, Sleep | Charm Person, Detect Magic, Hold Portal, Magic Missile, Protection from Evil, Read Languages, Read Magic, Shield, Sleep |
| 16 | Charm Person, Detect Magic, Hold Portal, Light, Magic Missile, Protection from Evil, Read Languages, Shield, Sleep | Charm Person, Detect Magic, Hold Portal, Magic Missile, Protection from Evil, Read Languages, Sleep | Charm Person, Detect Magic, Hold Portal, Light, Magic Missile, Protection from Evil, Read Languages, Read Magic, Shield, Sleep |
| 17 | Charm Person, Detect Magic, Light, Protection from Evil, Read Languages, Read Magic, Sleep | Charm Person, Detect Magic, Magic Missile, Protection from Evil, Read Magic, Shield, Sleep | Charm Person, Detect Magic, Hold Portal, Light, Magic Missile, Protection from Evil, Read Languages, Read Magic, Shield, Sleep |
| 18 | Detect Magic, Light, Magic Missile, Protection from Evil, Read Languages, Shield, Sleep | Hold Portal, Light, Magic Missile, Protection from Evil, Read Languages, Shield, Sleep | Charm Person, Detect Magic, Hold Portal, Light, Magic Missile, Protection from Evil, Read Languages, Read Magic, Shield, Sleep |
| 19 | Charm Person, Detect Magic, Hold Portal, Light, Magic Missile, Protection from Evil, Read Languages, Read Magic, Sleep | Detect Magic, Hold Portal, Light, Magic Missile, Read Languages, Read Magic, Shield, Sleep | Charm Person, Detect Magic, Hold Portal, Light, Magic Missile, Protection from Evil, Read Languages, Read Magic, Shield, Sleep |
| 20 | Charm Person, Detect Magic, Hold Portal, Light, Protection from Evil, Read Languages, Read Magic, Shield, Sleep | Charm Person, Detect Magic, Hold Portal, Light, Read Languages, Read Magic, Shield, Sleep | Charm Person, Detect Magic, Hold Portal, Light, Magic Missile, Protection from Evil, Read Languages, Read Magic, Shield, Sleep |
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Tomorrow I'll finally make ten Magic-Users!
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