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Possession (VH) Regular; Resisted by IQ Like Control Person - except the victim is unconscious throughout the “possession,” and the caster has full access to the subject’s memories, skills, and spells. While in the subject’s body, the caster has his own skills and spells, and may use all the subject’s skills, spells, and memories as though they were his own (the subject’s physical skills are at -1). The casters own body lies unconscious during the spell, and must be safeguarded. Duration: 1 minute. Cost: 10 to cast; 4 to maintain. Time to cast: 1 minute. Prerequisite: Magery and either Control Person or Beast Possession. Item: Cap, crown, helmet or other headgear. Usable only by a mage. Energy cost to create: 2,500. Permanent Possession (VH) Regular; Resisted by IQ Like Possession - but the caster remains in the body of the subject until he chooses to leave, or is “exorcised” by an appropriate spell (see below). The caster’s own body is in Suspended Animation (see p. 50) while the spell continues. If the caster’s body dies, the spell is broken. Whenever the subject body takes damage, the caster must roll on his own body’s HT, or take the same damage. If the subject body dies, the caster must roll vs. HT or die himself! Duration: Indefinite (could be permanent). Cost: 30. Time to cast: 5 minutes. Prerequisite: Possession and Magery 3. Item: Cap, crown, helmet or other headgear. Usable only by a mage. Energy cost to create: 3,000. Exchange Bodies (VH) Regular; Resisted by IQ The caster permanently exchanges bodies with the subject. The subject may be any living creature. The only way this spell can be reversed, once it has been cast, is to cast it again; Exorcism or other anti-magic will not work. The attributes of ST, DX and HT, as well as all physical advantages and disadvantages, go with the body; IQ, memory, personality, and all skills and spells go with the mind. Note: If (for instance) an old wizard switches into a strong young body, his “point value” as a character has increased, and the GM may require him to pay the same number of character points as if he had suddenly “upgraded” his original body that much! To help keep this under control, this spell is probably one that should require some rare spell materials (see p. 9). Duration: Permanent. Cost: 120. Time to cast: 1 hour. Prerequisite: Permanent Possession, Soul Jar (p. 73). Exorcism Regular; Resisted by spell on subject Ends any Soul-Rider, Control, or Possession spell (or their animal equivalents) affecting the subject. Cost: 10. Time to cast: 10 seconds. Prerequisite: Soul Rider or Possession or (GM’s option) “holy” religious status. Item: Staff or wand. Usable only by a mage. Item must touch subject of exorcism. Energy cost to create: 300. Lend Language Regular Subject gains a language at caster’s level or subject’s IQ+4 whichever is less. The caster must know the language in question. Duration: 1 minute. Cost: 3 to cast; 1 to maintain. Time to cast: 3 seconds. Prerequisite: Mind-Sending. Borrow Language Regular Caster gains a language at subject’s level or at caster’s IQ+4 whichever is less. The subject must know the language in question. Duration: 1 minute. Cost: 3 to cast; 1 to maintain. Time to cast: 3 seconds. Prerequisite: Lend Language. Lend Skill Regular Subject gains a skill at (stat)+4 or increases his existing skill by 4 levels - whichever is more. Subject’s skill cannot become higher than caster’s skill. Caster must know the skill in question (either normally or by Borrow Skill, below). Will not work on languages or spells. Duration: 1 minute. Cost: 3 to cast; 2 to maintain. Time to cast: 3 seconds. Prerequisites: Mind-Sending, IQ 12+. Borrow Skill Regular The caster gains a skill at (stat)+4 or increases his existing skill by 4 levels -whichever is more. Caster’s skill cannot become higher than subject’s skill. Subject must be willing, and know the skill in question. Will not work on languages or spells. Duration: 1 minute. Cost: 4 to cast; 3 to maintain. Time to cast: 3 seconds. Prerequisites: Lend Skill. Gift of Tongues (VH) Regular Lets the subject (intelligent creatures only) speak and understand any language with a skill equal to his IQ. Will not provide speech or hearing to one who lacks these abilities. Duration: 1 minute. Cost: 4 to cast; 2 to maintain. Prerequisites: Borrow Language; 3 languages at skill 10+. Item: Headgear or jewelry. Works on wearer only, and only for certain languages. Energy cost to create: 300 per language included (must be known to creator). Gift of Letters (VH) Regular As above, but for written words only. The subject must already be literate. Duration: 1 minute. Cost: 4 to cast; 2 to maintain. Prerequisites: Borrow Language; 3 languages at skill 10+. Item: Headgear or jewelry. Works on wearer only, and only for certain languages. Energy cost to create: 300 per language included (must be known to creator). SPELL LIST - 30 -
ELEMENTAL SPELLS There are four different colleges of Elemental magic: Earth, Air, Fire and Water. EARTH SPELLS These spells concern themselves with the element Earth. Typically, they are very powerful, but also very fatiguing; Earth is the hardest and most obstinate of elements. In all these spells, one “hex” of earth, where it matters, is assumed to be six feet deep. None of these spells will affect or transform stone or metal unless the description specifically says so. Seek Earth Information This is the basic Earth spell. It tells the caster the direction and approximate distance of the nearest significant amount of any one type of earth, metal or stone. Use the long-distance modifiers (p. 10). Any known sources of that material may be excluded if the caster specifically mentions them before beginning. Cost: 3. Time to cast: 10 seconds. Item: A forked stick with an ounce of the desired earth/stone/metal set in the tip; each stick will find only the one kind of earth. Cost to create: 50 energy, and cash to buy an ounce of the material sought. Shape Earth Regular Lets the caster move earth about and shape it into any form. If the form is stable (e.g., a hill), it will remain permanently after shaping. An unstable form (e.g., a column or wall) will last only while the spell continues although no special concentration is required-and then collapse. Earth moved with this spell travels at only 2 hexes per turn. It can harm no one except by flowing over an immobile person and burying him. If earth is moved into a person’s hex - or out of their hex, to create a hole - that person may move normally on the next turn, to escape. Only if they fail to do so will they be buried. Anyone buried by this spell may try to claw his way out of the loose earth. One roll, at ST-4, is allowed every turn. GMs may make this roll harder if a character is buried under more than a hex-worth of earth! A buried character can hold his breath for (HT x10) seconds, and then loses 1 Fatigue per turn (see p. B91). Any spell that produces air, or removes the need for it, will avert this fate. Duration: 1 minute. Cost: 2 per hex of earth shaped; 1 per hex to maintain. Prerequisite: Seek Earth. Item: Staff, wand, piece of jewelry or digging tool. Cost: 200 energy. Sand Jet Regular Lets the caster shoot a thin jet of sand particles from one hand. Each turn, the caster rolls versus DX-4 or <strong>Magic</strong> Jet to hit. This counts as an attack; it may be dodged or blocked, but not parried. If the spell strikes, it causes no injury, but will temporarily blind the target unless he makes a HT roll. If the HT roll is failed, each energy point in the spell blinds the target for one second. After the target can see again, he will be at -3 DX for watery eyes for a further Id seconds. On a critical failure of the HT roll, the target is blinded for Id seconds per point in the spell. On a successful HT roll, the victim covers his eyes for one second, and therefore is at -3 DX for one turn. On a critical success, the victim is unaffected. Duration: 1 second. Cost: 1 to 3 points. The jet’s range in hexes is equal to the energy put into it. Cost to maintain is the same. Prerequisite: Create Earth. Shape Stone Regular Lets the caster move solid stone about and shape it into any form. 11 the form is stable, it will remain permanently after shaping. An unstable form will last only while the spell continues - though no special concentration is required - and then break or collapse. A successful Architecture roll may be required to create a stable arch or overhang. Stone moved with this spell travels at only 1 hex per turn. It can harm no one except by flowing over an immobile person and burying him. If stone is moved into a person’s hex - or out of his hex, to create a hole - that person may move normally on the next turn, to escape. Only if he fails to do so will he be buried. Anyone buried by this spell is in big trouble, as stone is much stronger than loose earth! Otherwise, results of burial are as for Shape Earth. Duration: 1 minute. Cost: 4 per hex of stone shaped; 2 per hex to maintain. Triple cost if the stone to be shaped has already been cut or worked; it is not easy to make your own door into the castle! Prerequisites: Shape Earth, 3 other Earth spells. Item: Staff, wand, piece of jewelry or digging tool (pick). Cost: 500 energy. Walk Through Earth Regular This spell allows the subject to pass through earth as if it were air. With this spell, the subject could walk through a stone wall of a dungeon, or the earthen wall of a hut. This spell does not open a passage so that others can follow. It also doesn’t reveal what is on the other side . . . If the caster also knows Earth to Air, he will automatically have breathing air during his journey, at no energy cost. Otherwise, he must hold his breath! Should the spell end before the subject regains the open air, he will be buried in earth or stone, as the case may be. He will not automatically be harmed, but will suffocate (see p. B91) if he cannot escape. Duration: 1 second. Cost: 4 to cast; 3 to maintain. Double cost to pass through stone. Triple cost to pass through metal. Prerequisite: Shape Stone. Item: Gray-colored cloak or silver jewelry; works on wearer only. Energy cost to create: 1.200. - 31 - SPELL LIST
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Page 33 and 34: Earthquake Area Shakes the affected
Page 35 and 36: Predict Weather Information Lets th
Page 37 and 38: Shape Fire Area Lets caster control
Page 39 and 40: WATER SPELLS These are the spells f
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Page 45 and 46: Dancing Weapon Enchantment A weapon
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Page 51 and 52: Restoration (VH) Regular Allows sub
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Page 59 and 60: MAKING AND BREAKING SPELLS Find Wea
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Page 63 and 64: Curse Regular Exactly the opposite
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Page 67 and 68: Mass Sleep As above, but can be cas
Page 69 and 70: Keen Eyes Regular Increases all sub
Page 71 and 72: Flight (VH) Regular Lets the subjec
Page 73 and 74: Zombie Regular The subject of this
Page 75 and 76: Banish Special; Resisted by ST + IQ
Page 77 and 78: Watchdog Area Cast around an area (
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Page Spell Name Class College Time
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A word of warning: This section is
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The Nouns 14 of the spell colleges
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Control or Transform, below. For ex
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Most runes are common knowledge, le
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The time required depends on the de
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To define a religion in game terms,
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cost of the inherent ability is 20.
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Professional lab: 10’x10’ room,
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Narcissus (Elixir of Self-Love): Su
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THERE are many kinds of magic-using
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Sun-Aspected Magery 8 points for fi
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Job (Prerequisite), Monthly Income
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Non-Mage Spellcasters Any character
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Demons DEMONS are malign magical cr
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Familiars Familiars are small anima
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Stone Golem A stone golem has ST 20
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