SPELL PREREQUISITES

Last update: Sat. September 12 2009

This list tells you the number of prerequisite spells and helps you using ritual magic.

Spells: The name of the spell.
NoPS: The minimum number of prerequisite spells, considering any non-spell prerequisites (with the exception of Power Investiture, which enables a character to learn spells without prerequisites) to be satisfied.

SpellsNoPS
Accelerate Pregnancy [1] 4
Accelerate Time14
Accuracy12
Acid Ball8
Acid Jet10
Adjustable Clothing11
Affect Spirits4
Age6
Agonize5
Air Jet3
Air Vision3
Air Vortex5
Alarm1
Alertness2
Alter Body10
Alter Nanovirus [1] 7
Alter Terrain11
Alter Visage9
Alter Voice8
Ambidexterity4
Amulet9
Analyze Heredity [1] 1
Analyze Magic2
Analyze Raw Magic [2] 2
Ancient History5
(Animal) Control1
Animate Machine14
Animate Object6
Animate Plant7
Animate Shadow8
Animation2
Apportation0
Arboreal Immurement7
Armor1
Astral Block5
Astral Vision6
Atmosphere Dome9
Attune9
Aura1
Avoid7
Awaken2
Awaken Computer10
Awaken Craft Spirit3
Balance4
Ball of Lightening9
Bane8
Banish7
Beacon5
Beast Link2
Beast Posession4
Beast-Routher0
Beast Seeker3
Beast-Soother0
Beast Speech2
Beast Summoning1
Berserker2
Bind Spirit (type)10
Blackout3
Bladeturning1
Blank Spell Arrow18
Bless [3] 0
Bless Plants3
Blight4
Blink5
Blink Other5
Block0
Blossom4
Blur3
Body of Air3
Body of Flames8
Body of Ice5
Body of Lightening7
Body of Metal9
Body of Plastic10
Body of Shadow7
Body of Slime11
Body of Stone6
Body of Water4
Body of Wind3
Body of Wood7
Body-Reading1
Boil Water8
Boost Dexterity5
Boost Health3
Boost Intelligence7
Boost Strength2
Borrow Language4
Borrow Skill6
Bravery1
Breathe Air6
Breathe Fire [4] 3
Breathe Radiation9
Breathe Steam14
Breathe Water [4] 1
Bright Vision1
Burning Death10
Burning Touch6
Cadence5
Catch Missile2
Catch Spell4
Charge Powerstone9
Charm8
Choke5
Clean2
Cleansing12
Climbing0
Clouds4
Cloud-Vaulting12
Cloud-Walking9
Clumsiness2
Cold4
Colors1
Command2
Command Spirit4
Communication9
Compel Lie4
Compel Truth [4] 0
Complex Illusion2
Conceal4
Conceal Magic1
Concussion5
Condense Steam5
Conduct Power1
Continual Light1
Continual Mage Light4
Continual Sunlight5
Contract Object15
Control Air Elemental9
Control Creation10
Control Earth Elemental9
Control Fire Elemental9
Control Gate9
Control Illusion4
Control Limb5
Control Person5
Control Water Elemental9
Control Zombie5
Converse4
Cook3
Cool9
Coolness5
Copy5
Cornucopia10
Corpulence18
Counterspell0
Create Acid7
Create Air1
Create Air Elemental10
Create Animal12
Create Chimera [1] 15
Create Door10
Create Earth3
Create Earth Elemental10
Create Fire1
Create Fire Elemental10
Create Food5
Create Fuel5
Create Gate10
Create Ice5
Create Mount13
Create Object8
Create Plant4
Create Servant9
Create Spring8
Create Steam9
Create Warrior10
Create Water2
Create Water Elemental10
Crystal Ball8
Cure Disease5
Cure Radiation12
Current6
Curse14
Dancing Object1
Dancing Shield9
Dancing Weapon9
Dark Vision2
Darkness2
Daze1
Deathtouch7
Death Vision0
Debility0
Decapitation11
Decay1
Defending Shield10
Defending Weapon9
Deflect8
Deflect Energy2
Deflect Missile1
Dehydrate5
Delay15
Delayed Message3
Destroy Air2
Destroy Water3
Detect Magic0
Detect Poison1
Detect Raw Magic [2] 1
Devitalize Air3
Disintegrate17
Disorient1
Dispel Creation11
Dispel Illusion5
Dispel Magic13
Dispel Posession0
Displace Spell10
Distant Blow1
Distill7
Divert Teleport6
Divination (Astrology)9
Divination (Augury)7
Divination (Cartomancy)7
Divination (Crystal-Gazing)7
Divination (Dactylomancy)7
Divination (Extispicy)9
Divination (Gastromancy)8
Divination (Genomancy) [1] 8
Divination (Geomancy)7
Divination (Hoard-Reading) [5] 5
Divination (Lecanomancy)7
Divination (Numerology)5
Divination (Oneiromancy)9
Divination (Physiognomy)9
Divination (Pyromancy)8
Divination (Sortilege)7
Divination (Symbol-Casting)5
Doppelgänger29
Drain Magery15
Drain Mana14
Draw Power18
Dream Projection4
Dream Sending3
Dream Viewing3
Drunkenness4
Dry Spring6
Dullness2
Dull (Senses)0
Duplicate14
Dye4
Earthquake6
Earth to Air4
Earth to Stone2
Earth to Water5
Earth Vision2
Ease Labor [1] 2
Echoes of the Past7
Ecstasy4
Effigy8
Emotion Control3
Enchant7
Encrypt2
Enlarge [4] 6
Enlarge Object16
Enlarge Other12
Enslave15
Ensorcel10
Enthrall5
Entombment5
Entrap Spirit9
Essential Acid15
Essential Air6
Essential Earth6
Essential Flame6
Essential Food8
Essential Fuel6
Essential Water6
Essential Wood6
Ethereal Body4
Evisceration6
Exchange Bodies15
Exclude (Ethical Category) [6] 0
Explode8
Explosive Fireball4
Explosive Lightening7
Extend Object15
Extinguish Fire1
Extinguish Radiation8
False Aura3
False Memory7
False Tracks5
Far-Feeling0
Far-Hearing4
Far-Tasting1
Fascinate2
Fast Fire3
Fasten10
Fear0
Final Rest0
Find Direction0
Find Weakness4
Fireball3
Fire Cloud7
Fireproof2
Flame Jet3
Flaming Armor7
Flaming Missiles5
Flaming Weapon4
Flash2
Flesh to Ice7
Flesh to Stone3
Flight2
Flying Carpet3
Fog4
Foolishness0
Fool's Banquet5
Force Dome10
Force Wall11
Forest Warning1
Forgetfulness1
Fortify8
Foul Water4
Frailty1
Freedom8
Freeze4
Frost3
Frostbite6
Fumble3
Garble2
Gauntness15
Geyser10
Ghost Weapon13
Gift of Letters5
Gift of Tongues5
Glass Wall3
Glib Tongue6
Glitch12
Gloom2
Glow2
Glue1
Golem12
Grace3
Graceful Weapon8
Grease1
Great Geas15
Great Hallucination8
Great Haste1
Great Healing4
Great Shapeshift15
Great Voice3
Great Ward1
Great Wish13
Hail8
Haircut8
Hair Growth5
Hallucination7
Halt Aging8
Hang Spell16
Hardiness1
Haste0
Hawk Flight3
Hawk Vision1
Healing Slumber6
Heal Plant2
Heat3
Hellspawn [1] 8
Hex8
Hide1
Hideaway16
Hide Emotion2
Hide Object18
Hide Path3
Hide Thoughts3
Hinder1
History4
Hold Breath3
Hold Fast1
Homunculus12
Hunger3
Hush2
Hybrid Control3
Ice Dagger5
Ice Slick4
Ice Sphere4
Icy Breath12
Icy Missiles4
Icy Touch4
Icy Weapon4
Identify Metal1
Identify Plant1
Identify Plastic1
Identify Spell1
Ignite Fire0
Illusion Disguise1
Illusion Shell1
Images of the Past6
Imitate Voice2
Impression Blocker10
Increase Burden1
Independence1
Infravision1
Initiative9
Inscribe7
Insignificance8
Inspired Creation0
Instant Neutralize Poison1
Instant Regeneration6
Instant Restoration5
Invisibility6
Invisible Wizard Ear14
Invisible Wizard Eye10
Iron Arm4
Irradiate4
Itch0
Jump1
Keen (Senses)0
Knot9
Know Illusion1
Know Location2
Know Recipe4
Know True Shape3
Leak17
Lend Energy0
Lend Language3
Lend Power1
Lend Skill5
Lend Spell9
Lend Vitality1
Lengthen Limb7
Lesser Geas10
Lesser Wish8
Levitation2
Lich17
Light0
Lighten8
Lighten Burden1
Lightening6
Lightening Armor12
Lightening Missiles8
Lightening Stare8
Lightening Weapon7
Lightening Whip7
Light Jet2
Light Tread3
Limit8
Link16
Lockmaster1
Locksmith1
Long March1
Loyal Sword8
Loyalty4
Loyalty of (Ethical Category) [6] 0
Lure4
Machine Control11
Machine Posession16
Machine Speech13
Machine Summoning12
Madness1
Mage Light2
Magelock0
Mage Sense1
Mage Sight1
Mage-Stealth3
Magic Resistance4
Magnetic Vision1
Maintain Spell17
Major Healing3
Malefice9
Malfunction13
Manastone8
Manipulate2
Manipulate DNA [1] 4
Mapmaker9
Mass Daze2
Mass Sleep3
Mass Suggestion6
Mass Zombie5
Master [4] 0
Materialize2
Mature3
Measurement0
Melt Ice4
Memorize6
Mental Stun2
Message7
Metal Vision9
Might [4] 0
Mindlessness2
Mind-Reading3
Mind-Search4
Mind-Sending4
Minor Healing2
Mirror2
Missile Shield1
Monk's Banquet [3] 0
Move Terrain28
Mud Jet8
Musical Scribe5
Mystic Mark9
Mystic Mist1
Name8
Nauseate5
Neutralize Poison1
Nightingale1
Nightmare5
Night Vision1
Noise3
No-Smell1
Oath4
Odor2
Pain2
Panic1
Paralyze Limb5
Partial Petrifaction4
Partial Shapeshifting12
Partial Shapeshifting (Crocodile Jaws) [4] 3
Partial Shapeshifting (Feathered Arms) [4] 3
Partial Shapeshifting (Tiger Paws) [4] 3
Password8
Pathfinder2
Peaceful Sleep5
Penetrating Spell16
Penetrating Weapon9
Pentagram7
Perfect Illusion3
Perfume3
Permanent Beast Posession5
Permanent Forgetfulness2
Permanent Machine Posession17
Permanent Madness2
Permanent Posession6
Permanent Shapeshifting7
Persuasion2
Pestilence7
Phantom7
Phantom Flame1
Phase5
Phase Other6
Planer Summons7
Planer Visit7
Plane Shift8
Plane Shift Other9
Plant Control6
Plant Form6
Plant Form Other7
Plant Growth3
Plant Sense5
Plant Speech6
Plant Vision3
Plastic Vision10
Poison Food3
Pollen Cloud3
Poltergeist1
Possession5
Power9
Powerstone8
Predict Earth Movement4
Predict Weather4
Prehistory6
Prepare Game3
Presence8
Preserve Food2
Preserve Fuel1
Projection6
Propel8
Process Raw Magic [2] 2
Protect Animal7
Protection from (Ethical Category) [6] 0
Puissance12
Pull4
Purify Air0
Purify Earth8
Purify Food2
Purify Fuel2
Purify Water1
Quick-Aim10
Quick-Draw8
Quick March1
Radiation Jet8
Radio Hearing1
Rain5
Rain of Acid7
Rain of Fire2
Rain of Ice Daggers12
Rain of Nuts6
Rain of Stones4
Raise Cone of Power [7] 9
Rapid Journey5
Rear Vision3
Rebuild23
Recall8
Reconstruct Spell7
Recover Energy1
Reflect1
Reflect Gaze3
Reflex16
Reflexes5
Regeneration5
Rejoin7
Rejuvenate Plant4
Relieve Addiction2
Relieve Madness9
Relieve Paralysis5
Relieve Sickness2
Remember Path8
Remove Aura14
Remove Contagion2
Remove Curse11
Remove Enchantment8
Remove Fetus [1] 4
Remove Reflection2
Remove Shadow1
Repair8
Repel4
Repel Animal2
Repel (Ethical Category) [6] 0
Repel Hybrids4
Repel Spirits10
Reshape7
Resist Acid8
Resist Cold4
Resist Disease3
Resist Enchantment9
Resist Fire3
Resist Lightning6
Resist Pain3
Resist Poison3
Resist Pressure9
Resist Radiation7
Resist Sound4
Resist Water2
Restoration4
Restore1
Restore Hearing4
Restore Mana14
Restore Memory3
Restore Sight4
Restore Speech6
Resurrection9
Retch7
Retrogression6
Return Missile3
Reveal Function1
Reverse Missiles2
Rider2
Rider Within3
Rive7
Rooted Feet2
Rotting Death9
Roundabout4
Ruin8
Sanctuary19
Sand Jet4
Sandstorm8
Scents of the Past8
Schematic7
Scribe4
Scroll0
Scryfool3
Scry Gate9
Scryguard0
Scrywall1
Season1
See Invisible3
See Radiation0
See Secrets5
Seek Air0
Seek Coastline1
Seek Earth0
Seeker2
Seek (Ethical Category) [6] 0
Seek Fire0
Seek Food0
Seek Fuel0
Seek Gate8
Seek Machine0
Seek Magic1
Seek Path1
Seek Plant0
Seek Plastic0
Seek Power0
Seek Radiation1
Seek Water0
Sense Danger0
Sense Disease [1] 1
Sense Emotion1
Sense (Ethical Category) [6] 0
Sense Foes0
Sense Life0
Sense Mana1
Sense Nano [1] 2
Sense Observation1
Sense Spirit1
Sentisize4
Sequence DNA [1] 4
Shade1
Shape Air2
Shape Darkness2
Shape Earth1
Shape Fire1
Shape Light1
Shape Metal8
Shape Plant2
Shape Plastic9
Shapeshifting6
Shapeshift Others7
Shape Stone [8] 4
Shape Water3
Share Energy1
Share Vitality2
Sharpen9
Shatter6
Shatterproof10
Shield0
Shocking Touch7
Shrink11
Shrink Object16
Shrink Other12
Sickness5
Silence1
Silver Tongue6
Simple Illusion0
Simulacrum17
Skull-Spirit4
Sleep2
Slide3
Slow2
Slow Fall1
Slow Fire2
Slow Healing6
Slow Time14
Small Vision1
Smoke3
Snow7
Snow Jet6
Snow Shoes4
Soilproof3
Solidify3
Soul Jar9
Soul Rider4
Soul Stone17
Sound0
Sound Jet4
Sound Vision0
Spark Cloud7
Spark Storm7
Spasm1
Spectrum Vision2
Speed8
Speed Spell Arrow18
Spell Arrow17
Spellgraft [1] 8
Spellguard14
Spell Shield6
Spell Stone16
Spell Wall7
Spider Silk2
Spit Acid12
Staff8
Steal Beauty15
Steal Dexterity8
Steal Energy3
Steal Might6
Steal Power6
Steal Skill8
Steal Spell11
Steal Vigor5
Steal Vitality4
Steal Wisdom6
Steal Youth12
Steam Jet10
Steelwraith5
Stench1
Stiffen8
Stone Missile4
Stone to Earth3
Stone to Flesh5
Stop Bleeding2
Stop Healing7
Stop Paralysis4
Stop Power1
Stop Spasm2
Storm10
Strengthen Will6
Strike Barren7
Strike Blind4
Strike Deaf4
Strike Dumb4
Strike Numb4
Stun3
Suggestion5
Summon Air Elemental8
Summon Demon [9] 0
Summon Earth Elemental8
Summon Fire Elemental8
Summon Shade2
Summon Spirit1
Summon Water Elemental8
Sunbolt6
Sunlight4
Suspend Curse8
Suspended Animation7
Suspend Enchantment8
Suspend Magery14
Suspend Magic9
Suspend Mana10
Suspend Spell1
Suspend Time15
Swim6
Talisman8
Tanglefoot3
Tangle Growth4
Telecast9
Telepathy5
Teleport4
Teleport Other5
Teleport Shield7
Tell Position1
Tell Time0
Temporary Enchantment8
Terror1
Test Food0
Test Fuel0
Test Load1
Thirst5
Throw Spell16
Thunderclap1
Tickle2
Tide8
Time Out15
Timeport5
Timeport Other6
Timeslip6
Timeslip Other7
Total Paralysis6
Touch0
Toughen11
Trace3
Trace Teleport5
Transfer Pregnancy [1] 5
Transform Body12
Transform Object14
Transform Other14
Transmogrification32
Transparency9
Truthsayer2
Turn Blade1
Turn Spirit3
Turn Zombie0
Umbrella1
Undo2
Utter Dome14
Utter Wall16
Vexation2
Vigil0
Vigor [4] 0
Voices1
Volcano13
Walk on Air3
Walk on Water4
Walk Through Earth4
Walk Through Plants5
Walk Through Water4
Walk Through Wood6
Wall of Light2
Wall of Lightening7
Wall of Silence2
Wall of Wind3
Wallwalker1
Ward0
Warm8
Warmth4
Warp Fetus [1] 7
Watchdog1
Water Jet4
Water to Wine5
Water Vision4
Waves4
Weaken5
Weaken Blood5
Weaken Will1
Weapon Self12
Weapon Spirit10
Weather Dome8
Whirlpool4
Will Lock4
Wind4
Windstorm3
Winged Knife2
Wisdom6
Wish11
Wither Limb6
Wither Plant5
Wizard Ear6
Wizard Eye2
Wizard Hand4
Wizard Mouth7
Wizard Nose3
Wraith21
Youth9
Zombie4
Zombie Summoning5

Notes:

[1]: These spells are not listed in GURPS Magic . See GURPS Bio-Tech , P.30-33.
[2]: These spells are not listed in GURPS Magic . See GURPS Thaumatology , P.228-229.
[3]: "Holy" spells: See GURPS Magic , P.200.
[4]: World-dependent: See GURPS Dragons , P.138.
[5]: This spell is not listed in GURPS Magic . See GURPS Dragons , P.86.
[6]: These spells are not listed in GURPS Magic . See GURPS Thaumatology , P.49-50. These spells (only) are considered to be in their own colleges.
[7]: This spell is not listed in GURPS Magic . See GURPS Thaumatology , P.52.
[8]: This spell is not listed in GURPS Magic . See GURPS Fantasy , P.169.
[9]: World-dependent: See GURPS Magic , P.156.

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