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Book of Knots - Magicians 3 The trick lasts WIL x 4 minutes. 4 The trick lasts WIL x 10 minutes. Effect: The effect is based on the level of Twist. Level Notes Twist 0 Twist 4 Twist 8 116 Small objects can be levitated within 4 yards of the Magician’s body. Movement speed is 4 / Mass yards per second. The Magician can levitate at 16 / Mass yards per second. Vanish Stress: 5 Requires: Sciomancy 2, Binding 2,3,4 Twist Shadow 8 Description: The Magician’s Shadow turns invisible and that makes the Magician hard to see. NOTE: the character really is invisible on Chessboard One but is purely visible on Chessboard Zero. Cameras and other security devices will tend to show the character … or fail. Ritual: This depends on the Magician’s skill level. The ritual may be enacted and then “carried” for WIL x Skill Roll x Level minutes (activated as an 8 REA action). Level Notes 2 The “Invisibility” works so long as the character does not interact (touch, attack, make a loud noise, etc.) with anyone or anything. Hearing perception rolls will suddenly get the character noticed if he is making noise (use Stealth). The effect last WIL x 10 seconds. 3 The Invisibility works for WIL minutes. 4 The Invisibility works for WIL x 5 minutes. Effect: Depending on the level of Binding the effect to other people will be as follows: Binding Notes 2 3 4 People still “see” the character but do not notice him. A guard will stop the character but in a crowded area the magician will be unmolested. Characters searching for the character must make Perception rolls at -3 to see the character in “plain sight.” If the character is concealed or using Stealth, add that negative modifier. If missed, the character will be unnoticed. If seen (and someone makes a fuss) the effect is ended. People respond to the character as a blind spot. A Perception roll at -6 will let people know “something is strange” but they won’t see him. Artifact Stress: 12 Requires: Sciomancy 4, Binding 4 Description: The Magician can create a short-lived bleed and actually bring things up from the lower Chessboards to Chessboard Zero. This is considered one of the most dangerous magics possible (often above summoning). The risk of Infection is very high. This is not good for taking up objects from Chessboards One and Two: Shadows of real objects can be brought back but they tend to quickly decay and break down (after all, they only existed because the real object existed). They usually last 1-6 days. Objects (or beings) native to Chessboards Three and below can be recovered, however. The item will be permanent until its presence Infects too many people and the Normalization functions of the universe removes it to a lower Chessboard. Ritual: The ritual is only a small part of the time necessary to perform this spell. There is a search time for the Magician’s Shadow to find the object to be recovered. The Magician’s experience is crucial here. Objects usually “appear” on Chessboard Zero out of sight of even the Magician. There are ceremonial boxes (now called Schrödinger Boxes) that are used to hold the object during its elevation to Chessboard Zero).
The Quest time is based on the Magician’s level and the rarity or value of the object. Rarity Negative Example Common -0 Uncommon -6 Rare -9 Very Rare -12 A Chessboard One item (remember, it’ll decay quickly). A magic knife from Chessboard Three. Inspiration mined from Chessboard Four. A vorpral blade. A magic box full of horrific fates. NOTE: If the Magician knows where something is because he has been there (and is Infected) that’s a roll at -0. Additionally, if the Magician is simply “fishing” and doesn’t have something in mind, almost anything can be brought up. A roll can be made at -4 to see if “something is found.” A ritual gives one roll. The Magician then continues extending the search if it wasn’t found. Level Notes 2 3 4 Extensions (one additional roll) cost 4 Stress and take 2 hours. Extensions (one additional roll) cost 2 Stress and take 1 hour. Extensions (one additional roll) cost 1 Stress and take 30 minutes. Effect: The object appears in the container. Sleight Stress: 2 Requires: Sciomancy 2, Binding 2,3,4 Description: The Magician has his Shadow do things to assist him “as though by magic.” A Magician might touch a doorknob while his Shadow picks the lock, for example. NOTE: The Stress for Sleight is so low because the manipulation is done sight unseen. If someone or some recording device would show the manipulation it will fail. Ritual: The ritual must be done but the Shadow can be “ready” for Skill x Level x 10 minutes after it is performed to do two tasks per Level of Occult. Effect: This depends on the character’s level of Binding. If the character wishes to pick locks or some such, the Shadow must be capable of doing it. Usually the Stress doubles for each point of Mass—but it’s said someone found a way to Vanish an elephant so who knows if there’s a shortcut? Binding Level Notes 2 3 4 Objects can only be moved and arranged. Objects can be “teleported” around within 4 yards of the Magician’s body. Objects can be “vanished” down to Chessboard One and their Reflection vanished. This means the object can be recalled at any time to the Magician’s area. Awareness Stress: 2 Requires: Sciomancy 2,3,4 Description: The Magician’s Shadow “stands guard” and performs tasks like answering the telephone or getting the door before the Magician. It’ll also walk ahead of him (when possible) and may even discorporate and reappear at various locations around the Magician. The Magician receives a steady stream of data about what is going on around him. Ritual: When the ritual is performed the effects last for Occult Skill Roll x Level x 10 minutes. Effect: This is based on the Magician’s level of Sciomancy. Sciomancy Level Notes 2 The Magician gets +2 to Perception rolls. A Perception roll will give general information about things in nearby (accessible) rooms. If the Magician concentrates on something he gets roughly 70% of the relevant data about it. The Magician’s Shadow will get the door and the phone but usually only a vague sense of who is calling will be transmitted. 117 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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