Magic

As with many CRPGs, Deathlord’s magic is divided into different schools, and each class of spellcaster has access to exactly one school.

Spells may Target one or more creatures (either a party member or a monster), the whole party, or an entire group of enemies.

Spells also have a Category that indicates what they’re used for:

Buff+ spells improve the attributes of one or more party members. Buff– spells hinder your opponents.
Fear causes your opponents to flee combat; spells of this type seem to be particularly dependent on the enemy type.
Flee spells give your party a chance of fleeing combat, which is generally better than using the (F)lee action. This is the Genkai specialty.
Heal (health) and Cure (status) spells only ever affect one party member at a time.
Hold prevents one or more opponents from acting for a certain number of turns. The manual includes some flavor text describing the ‘style’ of effect, but as far as I can tell it makes no difference; you can put a Skeleton to ‘sleep’, for instance.
Light does what you think it does, but it has a limited range and only works inside dungeons.
Slay spells kill instantly, but they’re always subject to some sort of defensive saving throw; more powerful monsters seem to be less likely to be affected.
Zap spells are direct-damage, although the amount is random and seemingly level-dependent. (The point about flavor text in the manual applies here, too.) Often when you first get a new ZAP spell the damage will be lower, but it will go up over time; don’t expect to roll a 30 hp casting of M3:ZUMA at 6th level. Numbers reported here are rounded and based on my experimental evidence, so you may get higher results and you’ll definitely get lower ones.

Lvl	Spell	Category	Targets	Effect
1	NASU	Heal	1	1–8 hp
1	AKARI	Light		3 square radius, ~200 turns
1	KATAI	Buff+	1	AC+2, can be cast multiple times
2	MOTU	Hold	1–3
2	DOSOI	Buff+	1	Halves the damage from poison (TOX)
2	TSUIHO	Fear	group	Undead only; only works once per combat This is basically a “turn undead” spell that ‘banishes’ enemies
3	MOAKARI	Light		4 square radius, ~300 turns
3	MOTUNASU	Cure	1	Paralysis (PAR)
3	ONKEI	Buff+	party	attacks
4	DONASU	Cure	1	Poison (TOX)
4	MONASU	Heal	1	17–32 hp
4	MAKATAI	Buff+	party	AC+1
5	HINAGU	Zap	group	up to 30 hp; doesn’t work in dungeons
5	INOCHI	Cure	1	Death (RIP); raised character loses 1 CON
5	HONASU	Heal	1	33–64 hp
6	ALNASU	Heal	1	all hp
6	KURENZA	Zap	group	up to 40 hp
6	KAERU	Misc.		Casting this spell sets a ‘homing beacon’. Enter a word, then later have the same caster `(Y)ell` the recall word to teleport to the spot where you cast the spell. Casting a second time will remove the first beacon.
7	SHINSEIGO	Slay	group	enemies that fail their save are ‘damned’
7	MOINOCHI	Cure	1	Death (RIP); no loss of CON
7	YAWARISHI	Cure	1	Petrification (STO)

Lvl	Spell	Category	Targets	Effect
1	KUSAMOTSU	Hold	1–4	‘entanglement’, only works while standing on grass, bushes, trees, etc.
1	HIKAKOMU	Buff+	1	attacks
1	ICHIHAN	Misc.		Divine the current dungeon level, but see here for some notes on how dungeons are laid out
2	KINO	Buff+	1	AC+?, can be cast more than once
2	DUNASU	Heal	1	1–8 hp
2	MOYA	Flee	party
3	BYOKINASU	Cure	1	Disease (ILL)
3	KONPASU	Misc.		Divine the direction to the nearest island, while at sea
3	YOBUZUMA	Zap	group	up to 30 hp; ‘lightning’, only works outdoors
4	HITATE	Misc.	party	Prevents damage from fire for ~32 steps
4	SANTATE	Misc.	party	Prevents damage from acid for ~32 steps
4	TABEMONO	Misc.	1	Creates ~10-15 food; only works while standing on grass, bushes, trees, etc.
5	HIKABE	Zap	group	up to 50 hp; ‘fire’
5	DRUNASU	Heal	1	17–32 hp
5	JISHIN	Zap	group	up to 50 hp; ‘earthquake’
6	HIARASHI	Zap	group	up to ???; ‘fire’
6	KYOKI	Buff–	group	Causes ‘insanity’, with a variety of random effects.
6	TSUKAKUSU	Misc.	party	Hides the party from wandering monsters, even while moving
7	KONRAN	Hold	group
7	KOMARU	Slay	1
7	DRUINOCHI	Cure	1	Death (RIP); raised character loses 1 CON

Lvl	Spell	Category	Targets	Effects
1	TODO	Zap	1	1-8 hp; 2x1-8 hp at level 4, 3x1-8 hp at level 8 The manual claims 4x at level 12, but I never got it.
1	NERU	Hold	group	‘sleep’
1	TATE	Buff+	1	AC+2, can be cast more than once
2	CHIKARA	Buff+	party	attacks, can be cast more than once
2	YOWAMERU	Buff–	group	attacks, can be cast more than once
2	KOWA	Fear	1	doesn’t work on undead
3	ZUMA	Zap	group	up to 30 hp; ‘lightning’
3	ISOGU	Buff+	party	+1 attack next round; ‘haste’
3	KUMO	Hold	group	‘web’
4	HITAMA	Zap	group	up to 30 hp; ‘fire’
4	UGOKU	Misc.	party	Randomly teleports the party 1–8 squares
4	MOKOWA	Fear	group
5	DOKUMO	Slay	group	‘black smoke’; affects entire group or nobody
5	KOORI	Zap	group	up to 50 hp; ‘ice’
5	HOHYO	Buff+	party	AC+2
6	KOROSU	Slay	group
6	UNMEI	Slay	1
6	ARASHI	Zap	group	up to 50 hp; ‘fire’
7	TOKI	Hold	group	‘time stop’
7	UNPAN	Misc.	party	Teleports the party up or down 1–4 dungeon levels
7	TAIYOHI	Zap	group	up to 75 hp; ‘fire’

Lvl	Spell	Category	Targets	Effects
1	KIRI	Flee	party
1	HIBANA	Zap	group	1-2 hp; 1-4 hp at level 3; 1-6 hp at level 5
1	SHOTEN	Buff+	1	attacks
2	NIKKO	Light		3 square radius, ~200 turns
2	NIJIN	Buff+	1	AC+2
2	MEKURA	Hold	group	‘mind blast’
3	KAWA	Fear	1–3
3	NIGERU	Flee	party
3	MAMOTU	Hold	group
4	MANIJIN	Buff+	party	AC+2
4	KAKUSU	Misc.	party	Hides the party from wandering monsters; moving cancels
4	GENEITODO	Zap	group	up to 30 hp; ‘phantom missiles’; targets can save
5	MEIRO	Hold	group	‘mesmerized’
5	MANIGERU	Flee	party
5	YUJO	Hold	group	‘charm’
6	UKU	Misc.	party	Allows party to walk on water for ~20 steps
6	MAKAWA	Fear	group
6	KOTOBA	Zap	group	up to 50 hp; targets can save
7	HONIGERU	Flee	party
7	YUREI	Misc.	party	Hides the party from wandering monsters for ~20 steps
7	TSUKIHI	Zap	group	up to 75 hp; ‘fire’