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Hearing Voices
Level: 4
Magic Points: 32
Discipline: Ether
Range: Touch
Area: Self
Duration: 2 rounds to an exponential power equal
to the level of the caster
Chant: See Chapter 11: Magic
Ingredients: See Chapter 11: Magic
Ritual: See Chapter 11: Magic
Description: Casting this spell allows the caster to
bestow an ability by touch (though usually
the caster touches their own head) to detect
supernatural voices. The surrounding air and
ether are said to be populated with spirits,
angels, and demons. With the birth of every
human, an agathodemon and
cacodemon are also created (see Neveria).
The chance that the caster or target
of the spell hears a voice is 10% per caster
level. If a voice is heard (which the Aedile
must portray), the voice usually does not
state its identity, and the caster must attempt
to determine the identity of the voice without
aid from this spell. Most voices, when
heard, occur as whispers in which the gender
is difficult-to-impossible to distinguish.
If the spell is cast frequently, and if
supernatural entities continually attend to the
caster or target, such as in the case of an
agathodemon or cacodemon, it is possible
for the caster or target to build a relationship
with the entity, allowing them to better
determine whether the voice heard upon the
next casting is actually that entity or another
pretending to be that entity.
Though some entities are friendly
and helpful, most resent the living and will
misdirect or lead the caster or target into
trouble. Moral casters or targets usually seek
their agathodemon. Immoral casters or targets
usually seek their cacodemon.
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Heating
Level: 1
Magic Points: 8
Discipline: Earth
Range: 50’
Area: 30 lbs. of wood or metal per level of the caster
Duration: 1 round per 2 levels of the caster
Chant: See Chapter 11: Magic
Ingredients: See Chapter 11: Magic
Ritual: See Chapter 11: Magic
Description: Casting this spell heats wood and metal
enough to scorch and melt it, provided it is
seen by the caster. Should a living or animated
target be wearing or touching this
wood or metal, they will suffer damage.
Metal will become scorched during
the 2nd round of application, and will melt
during the 5th round of Heating. Wood becomes
scorched immediately, and catches
aflame if subjected to Heating for more than
1 round, distributing an additional 1d6 LP
of damage per round afterwards to those in
contact. Wood will become cinders in 4
rounds.
Any living or animated target in contact
with the affected metal or wood will
suffer damage. The damage is proportionate
to the percent of their body that is affected.
For instance, if only 50% of a
creature’s body is in contact, then they will
only receive 50% of the damage listed below.
The 1st round of contact, flesh dehydrates
and melts away as it absorbs 3d6
Life Points of damage. The 2nd round of
contact, muscles melt away, and an additional
3d6 LP of damage is distributed. The 3rd round, the portion of the sorry son-of-abitch’s
skeleton in contact is scorched for all
eternity, and an additional 3d6 LP of damage
is accrued. Finally, the 4th round of contact,
the structure of any mortal creature is
reduced to a burnt, powdery, smelly, sootlike
substance. LP are irrelevant at this stage;
no mortal is able to survive this fiery onslaught.
Chapter 12: Spells