diff --git a/res/e3a/spells.xml b/res/e3a/spells.xml
index 498777952..4bb3470d8 100644
--- a/res/e3a/spells.xml
+++ b/res/e3a/spells.xml
@@ -585,7 +585,7 @@
     <!-- Schutzzauber -->
     <resource name="aura" amount="5" cost="level"/>
   </spell>
-  <spell name="protective_runes" rank="2" index="99" parameters="kc" ship="true">
+  <spell name="protective_runes" rank="2" index="99" parameters="kc" regiontarget="false" unittarget="false" buildingtarget="true" shiptarget="true" ship="true">
     <resource name="aura" amount="20" cost="fixed"/>
   </spell>
   <spell name="analyze_magic" rank="5" index="102" parameters="kc?" los="true" ship="true" variable="true">
diff --git a/res/eressea/spells.xml b/res/eressea/spells.xml
index 6bd5fc9c4..015d64a7e 100644
--- a/res/eressea/spells.xml
+++ b/res/eressea/spells.xml
@@ -313,7 +313,7 @@
   <spell name="keeploot" rank="5" index="98" variable="true" combat="3">
     <resource name="aura" amount="1" cost="level"/>
   </spell>
-  <spell name="protective_runes" rank="2" index="99" parameters="kc" ship="true">
+  <spell name="protective_runes" rank="2" index="99" parameters="kc" regiontarget="false" unittarget="false" buildingtarget="true" shiptarget="true" ship="true">
     <resource name="aura" amount="20" cost="fixed"/>
   </spell>
   <spell name="song_resist_magic" rank="2" index="100" far="true" variable="true">
@@ -332,7 +332,7 @@
     <resource name="aura" amount="10" cost="fixed"/>
   </spell>
   <spell name="analyse_object" rank="5" index="105" parameters="kc+" ship="true" variable="true">
-    <resource name="aura" amount="3" cost="level"/>
+    <resource name="aura" amount="3" cost="level" regiontarget="true" unittarget="false" buildingtarget="true" shiptarget="true"/>
   </spell>
   <spell name="destroy_magic" rank="2" index="106" parameters="kc+" los="true" ship="true" far="true" variable="true">
     <resource name="aura" amount="4" cost="level"/>
diff --git a/src/kernel/xmlreader.c b/src/kernel/xmlreader.c
index 28a351a72..d5aba590b 100644
--- a/src/kernel/xmlreader.c
+++ b/src/kernel/xmlreader.c
@@ -1484,6 +1484,16 @@ static int parse_spells(xmlDocPtr doc)
                 sp->sptyp |= FARCASTING;
             if (xml_bvalue(node, "variable", false))
                 sp->sptyp |= SPELLLEVEL;
+
+            if (xml_bvalue(node, "buildingtarget", false))
+                sp->sptyp |= BUILDINGSPELL;
+            if (xml_bvalue(node, "shiptarget", false))
+                sp->sptyp |= SHIPSPELL;
+            if (xml_bvalue(node, "unittarget", false))
+                sp->sptyp |= UNITSPELL;
+            if (xml_bvalue(node, "regiontarget", false))
+                sp->sptyp |= REGIONSPELL;
+
             k = xml_ivalue(node, "combat", 0);
             if (k >= 0 && k <= 3)
                 sp->sptyp |= modes[k];
diff --git a/src/report.c b/src/report.c
index 42a9e8cdf..6cafe1d9d 100644
--- a/src/report.c
+++ b/src/report.c
@@ -305,7 +305,7 @@ void nr_spell(stream *out, spellbook_entry * sbe, const struct locale *lang)
             if (sp->sptyp & SPELLLEVEL) {
                 bytes =
                     _snprintf(bufp, size, "  %d %s", itemanz, LOC(lang, resourcename(rtype,
-                    itemanz != 1)));
+                        itemanz != 1)));
                 if (wrptr(&bufp, &size, bytes) != 0)
                     WARN_STATIC_BUFFER();
                 if (costtyp == SPC_LEVEL || costtyp == SPC_LINEAR) {
@@ -464,24 +464,24 @@ void nr_spell(stream *out, spellbook_entry * sbe, const struct locale *lang)
                 if (sp->sptyp & targetp->flag)
                     ++maxparam;
             }
-            if (maxparam > 1) {
+            if (!maxparam || maxparam > 1) {
                 bytes = (int)strlcpy(bufp, " (", size);
                 if (wrptr(&bufp, &size, bytes) != 0)
                     WARN_STATIC_BUFFER();
             }
             i = 0;
             for (targetp = targets; targetp->flag; ++targetp) {
-                if (sp->sptyp & targetp->flag) {
+                if (!maxparam || sp->sptyp & targetp->flag) {
                     if (i++ != 0) {
                         bytes = (int)strlcpy(bufp, " |", size);
                         if (wrptr(&bufp, &size, bytes) != 0)
                             WARN_STATIC_BUFFER();
                     }
-                    if (targetp->param) {
+                    if (targetp->param && targetp->vars) {
                         locp = LOC(lang, targetp->vars);
                         bytes =
                             (int)_snprintf(bufp, size, " %s <%s>", parameters[targetp->param],
-                            locp);
+                                locp);
                         if (*params == '+') {
                             ++params;
                             if (wrptr(&bufp, &size, bytes) != 0)
@@ -497,7 +497,7 @@ void nr_spell(stream *out, spellbook_entry * sbe, const struct locale *lang)
                         WARN_STATIC_BUFFER();
                 }
             }
-            if (maxparam > 1) {
+            if (!maxparam || maxparam > 1) {
                 bytes = (int)strlcpy(bufp, " )", size);
                 if (wrptr(&bufp, &size, bytes) != 0)
                     WARN_STATIC_BUFFER();