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Resist Pain
Regular
The subject becomes temporarily impervious to pain. He may ignore
Spasm and other pain-causing spells. He cannot be stunned in combat, and
does not lose DX when wounded, or slow down when his HT is reduced to
3. However, he does not gain any actual resistance to injury - only to the
pain it causes.
Duration: 1 minute.
Cost: 4 to cast; 2 to maintain.
Prerequisite: Pain, Magery 2.
Item: Any item. Affects wearer only. Energy cost to create: 800.
Alter Visage
Regular; Resisted by HT
Changes the subject’s face as the caster wills. Any new organs added
(e.g., extra eyes) will not really function. Other than that, any change is
possible. If the caster is trying to duplicate an existing face, he is at -1 if he
does not have the model (or a good picture) available; if he is not too
familiar with the model, -2 or worse.
This spell cannot be used to injure the subject. Mages do not get an
automatic IQ + Magery roll to realize someone is under this spell.
If this spell or Alter Body (below) is used to permanently improve a
PC’s looks, the GM should require them to pay the appropriate character
points for the improvement!
Duration: 1 hour unless made permanent. May be removed by Alter
Visage, Alter Body or Remove Curse.
Cost: 4 to cast, 3 to maintain. May be made permanent, as an
enchantment, for an energy cost of 40.
Time to cast: 1 minute.
Prerequisite: 8 Body Control spells, and either Shapeshifting or
Perfect Illusion.
Item: Any, but usually clothing or jewelry. Gives wearer a new face,
pre-set by the caster. Energy cost to create: 1,000.
Alter Body
Regular; Resisted by HT
As for Alter Visage, except that the subject’s entire body (e.g., skin,
hair, limbs) may be altered. The subject’s general form cannot change:
humanoids stay humanoid. No extra limbs, wings, etc., may be added.
Simpler additions are possible (non-prehensile tails, horns, hooves), but
the subject will be unfamiliar with them, and may suffer penalties to DX
until a suitable adjustment period (GM’s decision) has passed. The
subject’s mass must remain the same; basic stats do not change.
Duration: 1 hour unless made permanent. May be removed by Alter
Body or Remove Curse.
Cost: 8 to cast, 6 to maintain. May be made permanent, as an
enchantment, for an energy cost of 200.
Time to cast: 2 minutes.
Prerequisite: Alter Visage.
Item: Any, but usually clothing or jewelry. Gives wearer a new
appearance. pre-set by the caster. Energy cost to create: 4,000.
COMMUNICATION AND EMPATHY SPELLS
Sense Life
Information; Area
Tells the caster if there is any life in the subject area, and gives a
general impression (on a good roll) of what kind. Caster can also specify
he is looking for a specific sort of life; plants, elves, redheaded girls, or a
named person who the caster knows.
Base Cost: ½ (minimum 1).
Item: Staff, wand or jewelry. Energy cost to create: 80.
Sense Foes
Information; Area
Tells the caster if the subject has hostile intent, and what the degree of
hostility is. Can be cast on one person, or a whole area. If cast over an
area, it will only detect that someone is hostile, without telling who.
Base Cost: 1 (minimum 2).
Item: Staff, wand or jewelry. Energy cost to create: 200.
Sense Emotion
Regular
Lets the caster know what emotions the subject is feeling at the
moment. Works on any living being, but not much use except on intelligent
creatures! Will also tell how loyal the subject is to the caster (see
Loyalty, p. B195).
Cost: 2.
Prerequisite: Sense Foes.
Item: Staff, wand or jewelry. Energy cost 300.
Truthsayer
Information; Resisted by IQ
Tells whether the subject is lying or not. May be cast in two ways: (a)
to tell whether the subject has told any lies in the last five minutes; (b) to
tell whether the last thing the subject said was a lie. May also give an
indication of how great the lie is. If caster is not touching subject,
calculate range as for a regular spell.
Cost: 2.
Prerequisite: Sense Emotion.
Item: Crown, helmet or other headgear. Energy cost 500.
Compel Truth
Information; Resisted by IQ
The subject becomes unable to lie, though he may keep silent, or tell
partial truths (this must be roleplayed). The spell does not force him to
volunteer information; he merely cannot make any statement he believes
to be untrue.
Duration: 5 minutes.
Cost: 4 to cast, 2 to maintain.
Prerequisite: Magery 2, Truthsayer.
Item: Torc or heavy necklace; wearer cannot lie. Energy cost 600.
Mind-Reading
Regular; Resisted by IQ
Lets the caster read the subject’s mind. Works on any living thing, but
is most useful on intelligent creatures. Detects only surface thoughts (what
the subject is thinking at that moment). The subject is not aware his mind
is being read, except in case of a critical failure. Modifiers: -2 to skill if
caster does not know the subject’s native language; -2 if subject is of a
different race; -4 or more if subject is totally alien!
Duration: 1 minute.
Cost: 4 to cast; 2 to maintain.
Time to cast: 10 seconds.
Prerequisite: Truthsayer.
Item: Crown, helmet or other headgear. Usable only by a mage.
Energy cost 1,000.
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