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Toni Sihvonen (order #92780) 6
Magic
Extra Sources of Life Force
Battlefields: Saxon magicians (and perhaps others who
love “dark” or warlike gods) gain Life Force from battlefields,
usable only for Curse, Berserker Magic,
Necromancy (for which the site may also count as a
cemetery), or to affect weapons or warriors. This additional
Life Force is available during the battle itself and
lingers on afterward, slowly decreasing over time.
Find the time since the battle ended on the Duration
Costs chart (Pendragon page 276). The indicated number
subtracts from the battle’s Life Force: thus the site of a
Medium battle fought one month ago generates 3d20-40
Life Force.
If the enemy has been given to Wotan (page 127), double
the battle’s Life Force for its duration. If Wotan is
cheated, this Life Force becomes a Curse against all who
thwarted him.
Runes: A magician using Talent adds 2d6 Life Force to a
normal magic casting per rune he has gained (page 132)
that applies to that casting, up to a limit of +8d6. This
does not apply to Rune Magic itself.
Sacred Days: See the sidebars on pages 25 and 132 for a
description of the Saxon calendar.
Sacrifice: If a godere is present and passes a Religion
(Wotanic) roll, boost the Life Force yield of a Sacrifice by
+ld6 per 3 points of Item Glory, 2f worth, or 500 points
of regular Glory the sacrifice has earned.
Skills: Saxons can gain extra Life Force by successful skill
use (see sidebar).
Berserker Magic
Persons in a True Berserk state (page 124) can perform
magic using their Berserk Passion as a Talent (note that it
cannot be inspired). The hours or minutes of ritual
required to cast the magic do not break the Berserk state:
the Berserk is wandering around howling and gibbering
even if he is not killing people at that moment.
Berserks using magic have the restrictions noted in the
boxed text. Some of these restrictions would not apply to
Berserks with real Talent, but real Talent does not work in
a Berserk state.
Battle Size
Small
Medium
Large
Huge
Sacred Days
Ceol days
Additional Life Force Sources
Litha
Fourth Day following Solstice or
Equinox
Every day of Haligmonath
During Cart Ceremony
Full Moon
Skill Use
Skill Result
Critical
Success
Fa i I u re
Fumble
Life Force
+ld20
+3d20
+5d20
+6d20
+4d20 (and ld20 more
dedicated to the god
presiding over that
day)
+4d20
+3d20
+ld20
+2d20 Bless
+2d20 (toward effects
consistent with that
moon’s influence)
+ld20
+ld6
-1d20
Automatic failure
(cannot be attempted
again today)
Goderes can use both Religion (Motanic) and Read (Runes)
on this table. Wiccas/wicces can use one of the following
rolls: Celestial Lore, Folk Lore, Industry, Read (Runes),
Singing, Hate (any).
Berserk Magic Restrictions
Berserks gain full Life Force benefits from Battlefields,
Personal Life Force, and sacrifice - if they personally kill or
wreck the sacrifice - but only half Life Force benefits from
other sources.
Berserks cannot use talismans or preparation time: they
must pay the price in aging or sleep.
Berserks cannot use magic to benefit others.
Berserks gain no benefits from groups.
Berserks have no magical defenses or Sight.
Lacking Talents, Berserks can only work Curses and gain
limited Shapeshift and Animal Friend effects. For the latter,
a Berserk must choose Wolf, Bear, or Boar as his
totem, further limiting Shapeshift and Animal Friend to
effects associated with that creature.