Corva's Curious Compendium is for the compassionate adventurer who prefers non-violent solutions.

All entries are welcome to be used for personal and home games. In fact I encourage it!

I'll share a new one every week until I run out of ideas, get bored, or forget.

ENTRY 1

Ever wanted to harness the power of a housecat in your adventures?

Now you too can spend decades studying the intricacies of arcane magic in order to force someone to remain seated in a non-hostile manner.

ENTRY 2

Sometimes what a studious spellcaster really needs is to be given some space.

Fortunately, Corva's Curious Compendium has just the spell for you!

Soap not included.

ENTRY 3

Poisoning people is wrong. Making people think they are poisoned is ... still wrong but certainly has its uses!

Corva's Curious Compendium provides a wondrous magical item that will certainly make a banquet more interesting ...

ENTRY 4

Sometimes to get through a tough time, what you really need is for someone to believe in you.

If friends are temporarily absent, magic can provide!

Corva's Curious Compendium provides a spell for just this eventuality.

ENTRY 5

It's dangerous to go alone. But don't take a sword -- take a magical creature!

It might seem inconvenient to bring a firebreathing lion or an allosaur with you wherever you go, but Corva's Curious Compendium has the space-saving solution you've been looking for.

ENTRY 6

Sending letters takes a long time and sometimes the intrepid arcanist needs something a little speedier.

Enter this spell from Corva's Curious Compendium, which will get your message across lickety-split.

Well ... more or less ...

ENTRY 7

Not every creature you encounter wants to kill you. That doesn't mean they aren't dangerous!

Enter the Slobbafrog, a sticky-tongued monster with a fear of cats, catalogued by Corva's Curious Compendium.

How will your party fare?

ENTRY 8

When is giving people wings *ever* a bad idea?

Corva's Curious Compendium says: never, that's when!*

*mythological precedents apply

ENTRY 9

There are many strange and powerful artifacts in the universe, but none so dangerous as those that challenge who we are.

Corva's Curious Compendium asks: when faced with who you could have been, what do you do next?

ENTRY 10

Walking a day in someone else's shoes?

It might be easier than you think, thanks to this innovative spell from Corva's Curious Compendium.

ENTRY 11

Sometimes what the intrepid adventurer needs isn't a spell or weapon, but a good laugh.

So here's a classic jape courtesy of Corva's Curious Compendium.

ENTRY 12

We at Corva's Curious Compendium think the most important part of any curse is the omens. So why bother with the rest?

Here's the perfect spell for the spooky season.