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Book of Knots - Magicians Level Cost Notes 1 1 2 2 3 4 4 8 104 Sciomancy The first knowledge the Magician learns is that of contacting his Shadow. Sciomancy allows the character to both utilize his Shadow’s perceptions and give orders to it. A Sciomancer can order his Shadow to go answer the door on Chessboard One and know who’s knocking on Chessboard Zero. Communication with one’s Shadow, even at high skill levels, is more conceptual than direct: Shadows don’t “talk back” to the character (unless you have an unusually intelligent one). Orders are usually relayed as “intent” rather than actual specific terms. Most importantly, information that comes back from a person’s Shadow comes as insights and flashes of thought—not as “audio and video.” Depending on your level of expertise you get some data as a feeling or intuition and some as actual pictures (often distorted) in your mind’s eye. The amount of data you are getting from your environment depends on the Tricks you do and how good you are. The example we’re using is a school test where you don’t know any answers but send your Shadow to look at a complete text on the teacher’s desk: it can see all the answers— what do you get (assuming it’s an essay test and you’d get a solid F since you can’t guess answers!). The grade given for each level indicates the amount of information you receive in a general sense. A Shadow operating under Sciomancy orders has a good deal more composure and intent than Shadows normally do and can therefore be more effective at getting things done (it won’t make them fight much better but it can make them use better tactics, for example). Sciomancy Levels The character can get sensory information from his Shadow in the forms of dreams and riddles. Insight may not come immediately (or not all at once). The simpler the task the more directly the character can receive the information. If you used Level 1 Sciomancy to cheat on a test by sending your Shadow to look at the answers you’d get a D (60%) The character can issue fairly simple commands that do not take the Shadow away from the Magician’s general location. The Shadow can be induced to do specific things differently (carry a piece of gear the character has put down, for example) but will not stray too far from the character. If you used Level 2 Sciomancy to cheat on a test by sending your Shadow to look at the answers you’d get a C (70%). The Magician can order his Shadow to leave the location and work remotely from the caster for up to 24 hours. If you used Level 3 Sciomancy to cheat on a test by sending your Shadow to look at the answers you’d get a B (80%). The Magician can send his Shadow on lengthy quests and to other Chessboards of reality. If you used Level 4 Sciomancy to cheat on a test by sending your Shadow to look at the answers you’d get an A (90%).
Running Shadows There is a difference between Commanding a Shadow and Inhabiting it. A character with Sciomancy Levels 1 or 2 may command their Shadow and will “get reports from” their Shadow. We advise that the GM will not usually “play out” a character’s Shadow performing tasks (for one thing, the Shadow might try something over and over). For tasks a Shadow is sent to perform we advise the GM assign a success number (usually between 6- and a 13-) and roll that to see how well the Shadow performs (and make an estimate as to how long it will take for the results to come in). When the character is at Sciomancy Level 3 or 4, they may choose to “inhabit” their Shadow and steer it directly. When this is being done the Magician is meditative and isn’t acting (they are controlling their Shadow). Binding The second knowledge the Magician learns is to “bind” a Shadow to Chessboard Zero more tightly. This reduces the Disassociation that occurs when one’s Shadow does something. Thus, if the Magician wishes to damage someone on Chessboard Zero they will bind that target to their Shadow and then kill their Shadow. If the target’s Shadow is tightly bound they will die when their Shadow does! If the target’s Shadow is more loosely bound they might just get sick. When the Magician binds his own Shadow to Chessboard Zero then the Shadow’s actions have more effect there. If you command your Shadow to wash your car and bind it, your car will get mysteriously cleaner (but probably not completely clean unless your binding is very strong!). Level Cost Notes 1 4 2 8 3 16 4 24 Weak Binding: Only effects that seem “reasonable” will happen on Chessboard Zero. They will take time to happen as the Magician’s Shadow must work on the target over and over and over. Damage done to a bound Shadow may appear as simply getting sick or having some other negative effect. In the case of actual damage getting through (GM’s call) the damage is quartered and must come from some potential viable source (if there is none in the GM’s opinion then no damage will be done). Binding: Only effects that can translate as “plausible” will happen on Chessboard Zero (even if very unlikely). Damage done to a bound Shadow is halved and will appear from some other form (a slip and fall, a collapse of a wall-rack, sudden internal bleeding, etc.) Strong Binding: the effects of actions will have a very close effect but will usually still appear to have “no obvious cause.” Effects will usually only last no more than 2 seconds (i.e. if the Magician has his Shadow lift a pen it’ll be seen to float up, hover, and then fall). Damage done to a bound Shadow is taken directly but may appear to be some other form of injury. Perfect binding: the actions taken by the Shadow will reflect exactly on Chessboard Zero. Effects persist so long as the caster wants. Damage done to a bound Shadow is taken directly and appears as the type of damage it was. Binding: Double Attacks? Let’s say a Magician with Level 4 Binding punches you. His Shadow punches you too (well, your Shadow). Does that act like you got hit twice? It doesn’t unless the Magician is doing a specific kind of Trick (Double Team). 105 Book of Knots - Magicians
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Disposition Towards Man 36 Encounte
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The Three Knowledges 103 Sciomancy
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