The Book of Knots - Jags
The Book of Knots - Jags
The Book of Knots - Jags
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<strong>Book</strong> <strong>of</strong> <strong>Knots</strong> - Magicians<br />
3 <strong>The</strong> trick lasts WIL x 4 minutes.<br />
4 <strong>The</strong> trick lasts WIL x 10 minutes.<br />
Effect: <strong>The</strong> effect is based on the level <strong>of</strong> Twist.<br />
Level Notes<br />
Twist 0<br />
Twist 4<br />
Twist 8<br />
116<br />
Small objects can be levitated within<br />
4 yards <strong>of</strong> the Magician’s body.<br />
Movement speed is 4 / Mass yards<br />
per second.<br />
<strong>The</strong> Magician can levitate at 16 /<br />
Mass yards per second.<br />
Vanish<br />
Stress: 5<br />
Requires: Sciomancy 2, Binding 2,3,4<br />
Twist Shadow 8<br />
Description: <strong>The</strong> Magician’s Shadow turns invisible<br />
and that makes the Magician hard to see. NOTE: the<br />
character really is invisible on Chessboard One but is<br />
purely visible on Chessboard Zero. Cameras and other<br />
security devices will tend to show the character … or<br />
fail.<br />
Ritual: This depends on the Magician’s skill level.<br />
<strong>The</strong> ritual may be enacted and then “carried” for WIL<br />
x Skill Roll x Level minutes (activated as an 8 REA<br />
action).<br />
Level Notes<br />
2<br />
<strong>The</strong> “Invisibility” works so long as the<br />
character does not interact (touch, attack,<br />
make a loud noise, etc.) with anyone or<br />
anything. Hearing perception rolls will<br />
suddenly get the character noticed if he is<br />
making noise (use Stealth). <strong>The</strong> effect last<br />
WIL x 10 seconds.<br />
3 <strong>The</strong> Invisibility works for WIL minutes.<br />
4 <strong>The</strong> Invisibility works for WIL x 5 minutes.<br />
Effect: Depending on the level <strong>of</strong> Binding the effect to<br />
other people will be as follows:<br />
Binding Notes<br />
2<br />
3<br />
4<br />
People still “see” the character but do<br />
not notice him. A guard will stop the<br />
character but in a crowded area the<br />
magician will be unmolested.<br />
Characters searching for the<br />
character must make Perception rolls<br />
at -3 to see the character in “plain<br />
sight.” If the character is concealed<br />
or using Stealth, add that negative<br />
modifier. If missed, the character will<br />
be unnoticed. If seen (and someone<br />
makes a fuss) the effect is ended.<br />
People respond to the character as<br />
a blind spot. A Perception roll at -6<br />
will let people know “something is<br />
strange” but they won’t see him.<br />
Artifact<br />
Stress: 12<br />
Requires: Sciomancy 4, Binding 4<br />
Description: <strong>The</strong> Magician can create a short-lived<br />
bleed and actually bring things up from the lower<br />
Chessboards to Chessboard Zero. This is considered<br />
one <strong>of</strong> the most dangerous magics possible (<strong>of</strong>ten<br />
above summoning). <strong>The</strong> risk <strong>of</strong> Infection is very high.<br />
This is not good for taking up objects from<br />
Chessboards One and Two: Shadows <strong>of</strong> real objects<br />
can be brought back but they tend to quickly decay<br />
and break down (after all, they only existed because<br />
the real object existed). <strong>The</strong>y usually last 1-6 days.<br />
Objects (or beings) native to Chessboards Three and<br />
below can be recovered, however. <strong>The</strong> item will be<br />
permanent until its presence Infects too many people<br />
and the Normalization functions <strong>of</strong> the universe<br />
removes it to a lower Chessboard.<br />
Ritual: <strong>The</strong> ritual is only a small part <strong>of</strong> the time<br />
necessary to perform this spell. <strong>The</strong>re is a search time<br />
for the Magician’s Shadow to find the object to be<br />
recovered. <strong>The</strong> Magician’s experience is crucial here.<br />
Objects usually “appear” on Chessboard Zero out<br />
<strong>of</strong> sight <strong>of</strong> even the Magician. <strong>The</strong>re are ceremonial<br />
boxes (now called Schrödinger Boxes) that are used<br />
to hold the object during its elevation to Chessboard<br />
Zero).