Zork magic

In the Zork series of interactive fiction computer games, created by Infocom and Activision, spells, potions, and other magical concoctions are used throughout the Great Underground Empire, formerly known as the Kingdom of Quendor.

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Table of contents
1 Spells
     1.1 Official Spells
     1.2 Unnamed Spells
     1.3 Unofficial Spells
2 Cubes of Foundation
3 Potions
     3.1 Official Potions
     3.2 Unnamed Potions
     3.3 Unofficial Potions

Table of contents
1 Spells
1.1 Official Spells
1.2 Unnamed Spells
1.3 Unofficial Spells
2 Cubes of Foundation
3 Potions
3.1 Official Potions
3.2 Unnamed Potions
3.3 Unofficial Potions

Spells

The following are known spells, along with their magical category and cubes of influence, if known. Magical categories include High for Creation spells, Middle for Enlightenment or Divination, and Deep or Low for Transmutation. The Cubes of Influence are Cubes of Foundation which increase a person's chances of successfully casting a spell. Spells shown in bold are known to be too powerful to gnusto.

Official Spells
Name Description Category Cubes
aimfiz transport caster to someone else’s location -- booznik'd zifmia.
bayala deform body -- related: musdex
beburtt create the illusion of inclement weather high
bittyjoo make lies undetectable (and vaporize chocolate)
blorb safely protect a small object as though in a strong box
blorple explore an object's mystic connections
boor***uil possibly cause teeth to fall out
booznik reverse spells in spellbook deep
borch put insects to sleep -- related: espnis
caskly cause perfection change,
connectivity
cleesh change a creature into a small amphibian
conbak build strong bodies 12 different ways
dabhhu ensure complete obedience (for one hour)
dratsay willfully avoid sending spirit through time -- booznik'd yastard middle
drilbo strip a floor of yellowed wax -- related: egdelp
eliwran deactivate time tunnels -- booznik'd narwile middle
espnis sleep -- related: borch mind,
death
exex make things move with greater speed
faift change appearance to look younger
filfre create gratuitous fireworks
fizmo cause stopped-up pipes to unclog
fripple fails at protecting towns from wild beasts
frolg tie knots -- booznik'd glorf deep
frotz cause something to give off light change,
light
fweep turn caster into a bat
gaspar provide for your own resurrection
gilch astral travel
girgol stop time
ghel-ooh suspend subject in a gelatinous substance
givans make a conscious effort to stay out of other bodies -- booznik'd snavig
gizgum predict visits from relatives
glorf untie knots -- related: rezrov deep
gloth fold dough 83 times -- doesn't always work correctly
gnusto write a magic spell into a spell book change,
earth
golgatem create a bridge over a body of water high
golmac travel temporally
gondar extinguish fire -- booznik'd radnog
gorch possibly create a ladder
grigpo unknown
guncho banish victim to another plane of existence
imali worsen eyesight
igram turn purple things invisible deep
izyuk fly like a bird
jindak detect magic light,
connectivity
kcorht cause vegetation to wilt -- booznik'd throck -- related: meef deep
kepmkomn cause massive destruction to specified edifices
kendall simplify instructions middle
koaasst play soothing ambient music
krak slow time drastically
krebf repair willful damage
kulcad dispel a magic spell
lesoch gust of wind air,
fire
lexdom create lock and key middle
lidibo make a creature think you’re really, really ugly high
liskon shrink a living thing change,
earth
lladnek make instructions more complicated -- booznik'd kendall middle
lobal sharpen hearing
loktar cause temporal distension
malyon animate fire,
life
margi turn invisible things purple -- booznik'd igram deep
maxov bind the energies of different magics -- booznik'd voxam high
meef cause plants to wilt
melbor protect magic users from harm by evil beings
metaglog destroy a bridge over a body of water -- booznik'd golgatem high
musdex deform body -- related: bayala
narwile activate time tunnels middle
nerzo balance checkbook
nikmo cause urge to initiate a temporary relationship
nitfol converse with beasts in their own tongue
obidil make caster more attractive to other creatures high
onkik unknown
otsung erase spell written in book with gnusto -- booznik'd gnusto
ozmoo survive unnatural death
pax-ten slow productivity through confusion
pulver dry liquids
quelbo transmute coconuts into gold
rezrov open even locked or enchanted objects middle change,
earth
snavig change shape to that of target creature deep change,
dark
stegaw turn eggs into ripe guano
swanzo exorcise an inhabiting presence
throck grow vegetation deep life,
water
tinsot freeze water,
fire
tossio turn granite to fettuccini
ttrubeb create the illusion of pleasant weather -- booznik'd beburtt high
umboz obviate need for dusting
vardik shield a mind from an evil spirit
vaxum make a hostile creature your friend
vezza view the future
vorzer seal open doors shut -- booznik'd rezrov middle
voxam separate the energies of different magics high
yastard send spirit through time middle
yimfil unknown
yomin mind probe mind,
light
yonk augment the power of certain spells
yozozzo turn person into mallard, or vice versa
zemdor turn original into triplicate
zifmia magically summon a being -- booznik'd aimfiz
zimbor turn one really big city into lots of tiny, little ashes
zimdor triple quantity of intoxicating beverages -- usage regulated by the Frobozz Magic Alcoholic Beverage Company. (a variant of zemdor) deep
zooka turn eggs into overripe cabbage
zugthug automatically correct spelling errors
Unnamed Spells
scroll of Fireworks -- related: filfre
scroll of Honing
scroll of Mischief
scroll of Protection
scroll of Recall
turn embarrassing photo invisible
Unofficial Spells
badkeb turn rust to iron -- booznik'd bekdab
beeyok resist gravity -- booznik'd koyeeb -- related: feeyuk
bekdab turn iron to rust -- booznik'd badkeb
bozbar cause an animal to sprout wings
egdelp create waxy build-up on wood -- related: drilbo
feeyuk allow creature to resist gravity -- related: beeyok
fiznav make boat sea-worthy
hseelc change an amphibian into a greater creature -- booznik'd cleesh
huncho send object to a higher plane
iswow unknown
katpil dig
koyeeb increase gravity -- booznik'd beeyok
ledak detect forgery
lleps reverse effect of memorized spell -- related: booznik
louganis cause creature to repel water
luncho send object to lower plane
mortin cause the immediate death of the caster
nonav navigation and boat-guiding aid
partay unknown -- available at Ye Olde Magick Shoppe, with a money-back guarantee
plasto look like someone else
qwerty unknown
radnog ignite a fire -- booznik'd gondar
satchmoz spatial shift -- related: trizbort
shazok call lightning from storm
swanko banish spirit
taclor heal wounds
trizbort spatial shift -- related: satchmoz
urbzig turn a dangerous object into a harmless one
wigro turn undead
yumzo possibly defeat a mongoose
zikkle possibly make invisible things appear

Official Spells
Name	Description	Category	Cubes
*aimfiz*	transport caster to someone else’s location -- *booznik'd* zifmia.
bayala	deform body -- related: musdex
beburtt	create the illusion of inclement weather	high
bittyjoo	make lies undetectable (and vaporize chocolate)
blorb	safely protect a small object as though in a strong box
blorple	explore an object's mystic connections
boor*uil	possibly cause teeth to fall out
*booznik*	reverse spells in spellbook	deep
borch	put insects to sleep -- related: espnis
caskly	cause perfection		change, connectivity
cleesh	change a creature into a small amphibian
conbak	build strong bodies 12 different ways
dabhhu	ensure complete obedience (for one hour)
dratsay	willfully avoid sending spirit through time -- *booznik'd* yastard	middle
drilbo	strip a floor of yellowed wax -- related: egdelp
eliwran	deactivate time tunnels -- *booznik'd* narwile	middle
espnis	sleep -- related: borch		mind, death
exex	make things move with greater speed
faift	change appearance to look younger
*filfre*	create gratuitous fireworks
fizmo	cause stopped-up pipes to unclog
fripple	fails at protecting towns from wild beasts
frolg	tie knots -- *booznik'd* glorf	deep
frotz	cause something to give off light		change, light
fweep	turn caster into a bat
gaspar	provide for your own resurrection
gilch	astral travel
*girgol*	stop time
ghel-ooh	suspend subject in a gelatinous substance
givans	make a conscious effort to stay out of other bodies -- *booznik'd* snavig
gizgum	predict visits from relatives
glorf	untie knots -- related: rezrov	deep
gloth	fold dough 83 times -- doesn't always work correctly
gnusto	write a magic spell into a spell book		change, earth
golgatem	create a bridge over a body of water	high
golmac	travel temporally
gondar	extinguish fire -- *booznik'd* radnog
gorch	possibly create a ladder
grigpo	unknown
*guncho*	banish victim to another plane of existence
imali	worsen eyesight
igram	turn purple things invisible	deep
izyuk	fly like a bird
jindak	detect magic		light, connectivity
kcorht	cause vegetation to wilt -- *booznik'd* throck -- related: meef	deep
kepmkomn	cause massive destruction to specified edifices
kendall	simplify instructions	middle
koaasst	play soothing ambient music
krak	slow time drastically
krebf	repair willful damage
*kulcad*	dispel a magic spell
lesoch	gust of wind		air, fire
lexdom	create lock and key	middle
lidibo	make a creature think you’re really, really ugly	high
liskon	shrink a living thing		change, earth
lladnek	make instructions more complicated -- *booznik'd* kendall	middle
lobal	sharpen hearing
loktar	cause temporal distension
malyon	animate		fire, life
margi	turn invisible things purple -- *booznik'd* igram	deep
maxov	bind the energies of different magics -- *booznik'd* voxam	high
meef	cause plants to wilt
melbor	protect magic users from harm by evil beings
metaglog	destroy a bridge over a body of water -- *booznik'd* golgatem	high
musdex	deform body -- related: bayala
narwile	activate time tunnels	middle
nerzo	balance checkbook
nikmo	cause urge to initiate a temporary relationship
nitfol	converse with beasts in their own tongue
obidil	make caster more attractive to other creatures	high
onkik	unknown
otsung	erase spell written in book with gnusto -- *booznik'd* gnusto
ozmoo	survive unnatural death
pax-ten	slow productivity through confusion
pulver	dry liquids
quelbo	transmute coconuts into gold
rezrov	open even locked or enchanted objects	middle	change, earth
snavig	change shape to that of target creature	deep	change, dark
stegaw	turn eggs into ripe guano
swanzo	exorcise an inhabiting presence
throck	grow vegetation	deep	life, water
tinsot	freeze		water, fire
tossio	turn granite to fettuccini
ttrubeb	create the illusion of pleasant weather -- *booznik'd* beburtt	high
umboz	obviate need for dusting
vardik	shield a mind from an evil spirit
vaxum	make a hostile creature your friend
vezza	view the future
vorzer	seal open doors shut -- *booznik'd* rezrov	middle
voxam	separate the energies of different magics	high
yastard	send spirit through time	middle
yimfil	unknown
yomin	mind probe		mind, light
*yonk*	augment the power of certain spells
yozozzo	turn person into mallard, or vice versa
zemdor	turn original into triplicate
zifmia	magically summon a being -- *booznik'd* aimfiz
*zimbor*	turn one really big city into lots of tiny, little ashes
*zimdor*	triple quantity of intoxicating beverages -- usage regulated by the Frobozz Magic Alcoholic Beverage Company. (a variant of zemdor)	deep
zooka	turn eggs into overripe cabbage
zugthug	automatically correct spelling errors
Unnamed Spells
	scroll of Fireworks -- related: *filfre*
	scroll of Honing
	scroll of Mischief
	scroll of Protection
	scroll of Recall
	turn embarrassing photo invisible
Unofficial Spells
badkeb	turn rust to iron -- *booznik'd* bekdab
beeyok	resist gravity -- *booznik'd* koyeeb -- related: feeyuk
bekdab	turn iron to rust -- *booznik'd* badkeb
bozbar	cause an animal to sprout wings
egdelp	create waxy build-up on wood -- related: drilbo
feeyuk	allow creature to resist gravity -- related: beeyok
fiznav	make boat sea-worthy
hseelc	change an amphibian into a greater creature -- *booznik'd* cleesh
huncho	send object to a higher plane
iswow	unknown
katpil	dig
koyeeb	increase gravity -- *booznik'd* beeyok
ledak	detect forgery
lleps	reverse effect of memorized spell -- related: *booznik*
louganis	cause creature to repel water
luncho	send object to lower plane
mortin	cause the immediate death of the caster
nonav	navigation and boat-guiding aid
partay	unknown -- available at Ye Olde Magick Shoppe, with a money-back guarantee
plasto	look like someone else
qwerty	unknown
radnog	ignite a fire -- *booznik'd* gondar
satchmoz	spatial shift -- related: trizbort
shazok	call lightning from storm
swanko	banish spirit
taclor	heal wounds
trizbort	spatial shift -- related: satchmoz
urbzig	turn a dangerous object into a harmless one
wigro	turn undead
yumzo	possibly defeat a mongoose
zikkle	possibly make invisible things appear

Cubes of Foundation

The Cubes of Foundation are the fundamental building blocks of the universe, fused with elemental powers and forces. Of the seventeen known to exist, only thirteen have been specifically identified:

Property	Totem Animal	Blorple Destination
Earth	moles	Packed Earth
Water	dolphins	Water Room
Air	eagles	Air Room
Fire	salamanders	Fire Room
Dark	grues	Dark Room
Connectivity	spiders	String Room
Light	fireflies	Light Room
Death	worms	Boneyard
Life	rabbits	Soft Room
Mind	owls	No Place
Change	butterflies	Changing Room
Time	turtles	Sand Room
Magic	unicorns	Magic Room

Potions

The following are known potions, along with their color and flavor. After the Age of Magic, people had no desire to remember obscure potion names, and simply referred to them by their abilities, such as the "potion of Healing."

Name	Description	Color	Flavor
Official Potions
berzio	obviate the need for food or drink -- the first potion ever created; named after the inventor of spell books	ochre	tasteless
blort	see in dark places	amber	chives
flaxo	exquisite torture	indigo	anchovies, prune juice, and garlic powder
fooble	increase muscular coordination	aqua	lime jelly
ignatz
knalb
kwin
onbit	walk on the ceiling	luminous black	grass
sirano	speak in poetry
vilstu	obviate the need for breathing	orange	pepper
waldoe
Unnamed Potions
	talk to plants	yellow‐green
	potion of Death
	potion of Enlightenment
	potion of Forgetfulness
	potion of Healing
	potion of Might
Unofficial Potions
govake	heal minor wounds (not to be ingested)	reddish-orange

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