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Book of Knots - Magicians Binding Block A Magician may use his Binding directly against another Magician’s Binding as a block. This is done by bidding Stress. The Blocking Magician pays 3 REA and makes an Occult Skill roll. If made, he may bid any number of Stress up to his Threshold (initially). The target Magician may bid to counter. Each may only increase the Stress by one pt each round. Whoever wins pays the entire Stress amount. If the Blocking Magician won, the target’s Binding Level is reduced by 1⁄2 (round down) the Blocking Magician’s level for up to the Blocker’s WIL x 10 minutes. Corruption When a Magician’s defenses fail entirely he becomes a Hunger Disciple. These are Infected beings who have become Twisted in such a way that they can Infect others (although they usually must be alone with the victim) or feed on the Infected to prolong their life. This transformation is not simply a change to the subject’s body: their psyche becomes shot through with subtle fault-lines and deep, disturbing, desires. Hunger Disciples are explained in more detail in the Creature’s Appendix. 106 Twist Shadow The third knowledge that Magicians learn is to “edit” their Shadows and give them impossible abilities. This relies on an intuitive understanding of the “literary nature” of Wonderland. This greatly improves what a Shadow can be asked to do for the character. A Magician who is Twisted will be able to manifest his abilities in his Shadow at will but Magicians can learn some additional, specifi c, talents. Unlike Sciomancy and Binding, Each Twist Shadow ability is purchased separately. The cost is on a per-Twist basis and is determined either by the Trick description or by the GM (if the Player wants something that is not listed in the book). Other Rules Damage: Overdoing Magic Since ancient times, Magicians have known that there are dangers to doing too much magic. Working in the lower-spaces and working with one’s Shadow makes the Magician vulnerable to certain infl uences. Magicians who over-exert the bond between human and Shadow can become Damaged. This is the same type of negative-twist that characters without Survival Traits can get (although having a Survival Trait won’t stop Damage from magical over-use). Each trick has a certain “stress” which is applied to the character when they do it: these points accumulate. When they exceed the Magician’s Threshold, the Magician starts suffering Damage. Fortunately, in most cases, Damage is not permanent and the effects can be fought off after a day or two. Unfortunately, suffi cient abuse and bad luck can shatter the protective Egg and the Magician that happens to will not recover! Threshold: WIL + (Occult Skill Level 2 ) Example: A Magician with a 12 WIL and Level 3 Occult has a Threshold of 21. When the Magician performs a Trick, causing Stress, he adds that Stress number to his total score. The negative effects of too much Stress don’t happen immediately. About a minute or two after the use of magic (usually after a magical battle) the total Stress accumulated is compared to Threshold. The Player has the option to either “reduce his Threshold” temporarily (taking a few days to return to normal) or risk a WIL roll against suffering Damaging Twists (or possibly even Corruption, the Magician’s fate-worse-than-death). The amount of Stress the Magician has above his Threshold is checked on the chart below and the Magician can choose to reduce his Threshold statistic by 1⁄4 per rank the results are reduced.
Points above Threshold WIL Roll Effect 0 or less No Roll Needed NONE 1 to 4 -2 2pts, Recovers within 1 day 4 to 5 -3 2pts, Recovers within 1 week 6 to 10 -4 4pts, Recovers within 1 month 11 to 15 -5 4pts (no specified recovery) 16+ -6 Corrupted If the Magician cannot reduce the Effects to NONE, then the Magician must make the WIL roll. If the roll is made, the Magician suffers no ill effect. If the roll is missed, the Magician suffers the listed effect. If the roll is missed by 5+, the Magician suffers one rank lower (worse) Example: The Magician expends 24pts of Stress in a mystical operation. He has a Threshold of 18 so he is 6 points of Stress above his Threshold. On the chart that is 4 pts of Damage Twists (which will last a month!). He doesn’t want to risk that so he reduces his Threshold by 50% (to 9) moving the effect two levels down (2pts Damage, recover within 1 day). He makes a 13- WIL roll, reduced to an 11- and rolls a 9, no effect. Recovery of Stress A Magician who has Stress equal to 1⁄4 or less of his Threshold after about 2 minutes of magic will recover it all within 2 minutes. If, after 2 minutes of doing magic the Magician is above that level, his total Stress will still be reduced by 1⁄4 his Threshold but the remainder will go away at a rate of 1pt per hour. Recovery of Threshold A Magician who has reduced his Threshold will get it back at WIL/10pts per day. Meditation and Other Techniques There are numerous methods for recovering Stress and Threshold faster. Burning certain herbs, drinking certain potions, and other rituals can mend the Magician’s Shadow-egg more quickly. The GM may determine what methods are available. Ritual: Doing Magic A Magician’s ultimate tool is his mind but the methods man has discovered of learning and teaching magic rely on a complex and poorly understood network of thought-forms that is usually accessed through certain repetitive steps: ritual. The art of walking the inner pathways of the mind is not easily reduced to scientific equations or basic simple elements (although many have and continue to try). The way that a Magician invokes his magic is by the use of Occult skill. The level of skill in Occult will determine how quickly and easily the character can use the Magical knowledge they’ve learned. 107 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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