Spells & Magic - Orbis Terrarum RPG

magical item he once made a temporary version of, his
research time and expense is reduced to its minimum valuesee
Chapter 7.) Mficers gain a +lo% bonus to their chance to
successfully enchant items.
In addition, artificers have a 20% chance at 1st level to
identify the general purpose and function of any magical
item simply by examining it for one full turn. This is similar
to the bards ability, but is based on the artificer's ability to
analyze the construction and enchantments on the item, not
the item's historical significance. This chance increases by
5% per level, so a 5th-level artificer can identify items with a
40% chance of success.
While artificers are fairly weak at first, once they Each
middle levels they can quickly become some of the most useful
and powerfd wizards in the game. The DM should always
consider the artificer's proposed item research and construction
very carefully; any item that the DM feels is too powerful
or out-of-character can be disallowed. In particular, items with
nbmrpfion or negation powers should be considered very carefully-these
can be very unbalancing in a game.
Geometer: Like the alchemist, the geometer was intre
duced in PLAYER'S OPTION: Skills b Powers. Geometers seek to
control magical forces by creating symbols and diagrams of
mystical significance. The tools of the geometer's trade range
from runes drawn on paper or carved in stone to free-floating
constructs of energy woven by the somatic gestuies of a spell.
Naturally, geometers excel in the caskg of any spell that
involves the drawing of a rune, mark, or diagram. In order to
choose this specialty, a wizard must have an Intelligence
(Intelligence/Reason) of 15 or better and a Wisdom WISdom/Intuition)
of 14 or higher. The spells used by the school
of geometry are described in Appendix 3 of this book.
Geometers gain the usual advantages for specialization,
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but like the alchemist, they gain no modifiers to their saving
throws and inflict no saving throw penalties on their tar-
gets. Beginning at 4th level, a geometer may create scrolls
by committing a spell he knows to paper. He can cast the
spell from the scroll at some later time simply by reading
the scroll, which requires one full round; once read, the
scroll is consumed and the spell expended. The geometer
may not have more than one spell-scroll per character level
prepared at any given time, so a 6th-level geometer may
have as many as six scrolls ready
Transcribing a spell to a scroll requires one full day per
spell level; a 5th-level spell requires five days of uninter-
rupted work. The materials cost 100 gp per spell level, and
the wizard needs a suitable laboratory or library to work in.
Only spells of the school of geometry can be transcribed to
scrolls, but a geometer can engage in spell research to find a
diagram for spells outside the school of geometry. In any
event, a geometer must succeed in a learn spells check to
see if he is successful in scribing the scroll.
Geometers may also attempt to create various forms of
protection scrolls, begimhg at 7th level. The geometer must
first research the scmll's diagram through normal spell
research. To figure out how much time and money should be
spent on mearching a particular profection scroll, take a look
at its experience point value. Basically, a scroll's effective spell
level is determined by dividmg the experience point value by
500 and then adding 2 (i.e., Level = xF/500 + 2) For example,
if a scroll is worth 500 W, it is considered a 3rd-level spell
(SO0 divided by 500 equals 1; 1 plus 2 equals 3). The research
time is two weeks per effective level, at a cast of 1,000 gp per
level; the geometer must pass a leam spells check to success-
fully research the diagram. Once the geometer knows the dia-
gram, he can produce one scroll by investing in 3d6 x 100 gp