Sorcery 

Spells -- Animate/Evoke/Produce/Resist/Sense [element]; Dominate [elemental], Summon [elemental]

Vows Shun [enemy element] is required as the third Vow. Enemies are the dominant or inferior element to your own -- for instance, Water & Dark are enemies to Fire. The other Shun [enemy element] must be taken as the fifth Vow. Each time you take the Flee [element] Vow vs. an enemy element, you get an extra 1 Presence.

Lore Mastery -- Mineral & World Lore give 2 Presence each.

Other new spell: Boost [elemental]. Only the element chosen can be used in the listed spells. For instance, Resist Fire is a specialist spell, but not Resist Damage. All aspects of a given element are within this specialty. For instance, both Evoke Fire and Evoke Light are within a fire warlock's specialty.

Weather Mage

Vows may not take Shun Sky or Shun Storm

Lore Mastery World Lore gives 4 Presence. Other Predict Weather, plus others.

SPELLS

Sorcery Used With Other Magic Types

When sorcery and other types of magic are cast on the same target, similar spells do NOT add together. Instead, they "overlap. For instance, if Boost Damage 6 and Bladesharp 4 are cast on the same sword, damage is increased by 6 (Boost Damage), and attack is increased by 20% (Bladesharp).

Because of the wide variety of possible combinations, the gamemaster is the final judge of whether or not a particular spell pairing "overlaps". Note that some similar-appearing spells may not overlap. For instance, though Fireblade and Boost Damage both increase damage, they do not overlap instead, Fireblade takes precedence, just as it does with Bladesharp.

Definitions of Spellcasting

When an "active" spell is up, you cannot cast any other spells (except a Held one). You can only utilize an active spell with some other spell if Multispell was used when it was cast. (For instance, combining Fly with Animate Stone to make a flying gargoyle). An active spell can be allowed to lapse into quiescence, and then later brought back into activity by concentration. You can only control one active spell at a time.

A "transient" spell is active, but in addition, if you end your concentration the spell is cancelled. You can only control one transient spell at a time.

Many spells cost points or do damage defined as 1d(intensity). This means a die or combination of dice is rolled with a maximum value equal to the Intensity. Thus: Intensity 3 = 1d3. Intensity 6 = 1d6. Intensity 10 = 1d10. Intensity 14 = 1d8+1d6, Intensity 18 = 3d6, etc.

Some spells come in the format VERB [noun] Ãsuch as Animate [substance]. Such spells come in a variety of forms, sometimes individually described, but sometimes not. Hence, Animate [substance] is not a single spell, but a whole category, each of which must be learned separately. Knowledge of Animate Stone is useless in casting Animate Fire.

ANIMATE DEAD
ranged, active
Each Intensity animates 6 SIZ or 1d6 STR. Normally, sufficient Intensity is required to make the entire corpse's SIZ animate (but in special circumstances, just a corpse's arm, head, etc. need be activated). If the corpse is not given at least half as much Intensity for STR as it has for SIZ, it will only be able to wriggle around, not actively locomote. More SIZ cannot be animated than the creature's original SIZ, but the creature can be given more STR than in life. An animated corpse's move is 1 less than in life, and an animated skeleton moves as fast as in life.

Example: Subadim the sorcerer wishes to reanimate a dead horse, SIZ 32. This costs 6 Intensity for SIZ, plus if he wants it to be able to walk around, hell need to spend half as much Intensity on STR (i.e., 3, which gives a STR of 3d6). He can make the horse stronger if he wants (and if has sufficient ability).

An Animate can be generic, such as Animate Metal, or specific, such as Animate Bronze.

To determine the degree of control the caster has, you must to figure out how specific his Animate spell is, combined with certain other conditions. See the following chart for the basic system.

DEX Multiplier	Spell
x7	Specific "Animate Weedeater the Sword"
x5	Item & Material "Animate Bronze Sword"
x3	Material "Animate Bronze"
x1	Class "Animate Metal"

• If an object is very unsuitable for the desired action, it cannot perform it regardless of DEX roll. f the target is especially well-suited, the caster may get a bonus.

• If the target object has moving parts (like a door lock), the user's Devise skill applies, if lower than the DEX roll.

• A damaged object can be repaired via Animate, if the caster takes at least an hour (more, for very delicate jobs such as jewelry or fine mechanisms) and is able to succeed at the appropriate Craft.

  When Animate ends, the target object returns to its original form, unless the caster makes the effect Permanent, or successfully uses a Craft, as above.

ATTRACT [harm]
attack, touch, transient
The recipient tends to attract various harmful attacks. It starts with a 10m radius around the target, and Range can be used to widen the effect. If the target becomes inanimate (i.e., dies), the spell ends. If two Attract spells would both affect a given attack, the higher Intensity spell checks first to see if it succeeds. If two spells of equal Intensity compete, the one nearer to the attack checks first.

Magic ranged spells only. The recipient must be a legal target of the spell in question. For instance, if he is not visible to the spellcaster, he does not attract the spell. Match the Attract's Intensity vs. an eligible spell on the resistance table. If the Attract wins, the spell targets the recipient, even if he cast the spell himself.
Missiles all eligible missiles roll 1d20. If the total is equal to or less than the spell's Intensity, the missile hits the recipient, assuming it hits at all.

Spirits all spirits capable of offensive spirit combat must roll their MPs vs. this spell's Intensity each round they are within the spells radius. If they are overcome by the spell, they must attack the recipient. Spirits currently engaged in spirit combat or who have 10 or more MPs than the Attract's Intensity can ignore this spell.

BLESS [object] Touch
Makes a specific tool or weapon slightly magical. Each Intensity adds 5 percentiles to all skills using that tool. A weapon has both Attack and Parry increased.

BOOST ARMOR
Ranged
Requires Intensity equal to the objects ENC. Each additional Intensity past that adds +1 to its armor points. For instance, if Boost Armor 8 were cast on a medium shield (ENC 3), the shield would receive 5 extra armor points. Because of the high weight of body armor, this spell is normally cast upon a single piece of armor at a time, rather than the entire suit (a medium suit of chainmail, for instance, takes 20 Intensity, but a chain coif only 2).

BOOST DAMAGE
Ranged
Adds +1 to damage on the affected weapon per intensity. Can be cast on innocuous objects such as coins to give them a damage potential.

BOOST RANGE
Ranged
Adds the spell's Range to a missile's basic and long range. Requires Intensity equal to the missiles ENC (1 Intensity is enough for all but siege missiles). BOOST [characteristic] ranged

Each Intensity adds 1 to the selected stat. Boosting APP by 6 or more makes the target unrecognizable. INT and POW cannot be Boosted beyond the user's original rolled INT or POW, but the spell can substitute for INT or POW lost due to Tap or disease. BOOST [skill bonus] ranged Each 2 intensity adds 5 to the selected skill category modifier. All skills within that category are increased. For instance, Enhance Perception 4 adds 10 to all perception skills. Note: sorcery spells are NOT affected by Boost Magic, but Ceremony, Summon, and Enchant are.

CALL [energy]
ranged
Produces the specified energy everywhere within the spells Range.

Call Calm decreases wind velocity by 1 kph per Intensity.

Call Cold lowers the temperature by 1C per Intensity.

Call Heat raises the temperature by 1C per Intensity.

Call Light creates a faint glow. Intensity 1 is enough to read by, Intensity 5 is near-daylight, 10 makes bright daylight.

Call Shadow creates a faint shadow. Intensity 5 makes a shadow even in full daylight, and 10 is like a moonless night.

Call Tide only usable at the seashore. The waters height is raised or lowered (casters choice) by 1 cm per Intensity.

Call Wind increases wind velocity by 1 kph per Intensity.

CASTBACK touch If an attack spell fails to overcome the target's MPs and has Intensity equal to or less than the Castback's, it bounces back at the caster. If both target and caster have Castback, the spell may ricochet back and forth until it finally affects one of the targets. DIMINISH [characteristic] attack, ranged Only STR, CON, SIZ, DEX, or APP can be Diminished. Each Intensity subtracts 1 from the selected characteristic, down to a minimum of 1. Diminishing APP makes the target unrecognizable if the APP is reduced to less than half its normal value.

DIMINISH [skill bonus]
ranged Each 2 intensity subtracts 5 from the selected skill category modifier. All skills within that category are affected. Example: Diminish Agility lowers all Agility skills, including parries.

DOMINATE [species] attack, ranged, active This is an assortment of spells, each tied to a single species. Dominate requires an Intensity at least half the target's MPs. If the target fails to resist, he falls under the caster's domination. If the caster tries to force the target to perform an exceedingly repugnant action, it gets an immediate chance to break free. In any case, a sentient creature gets such a chance once a day.

A being inside a binding enchantment cannot resist this spell, and only one Intensity need be used regardless of the being's MPs. DRAIN attack, ranged, instant Each intensity lowers the target's current fatigue by 1d6.

EVOKE [energy] ranged, instant
Lets the user send a force as a beam towards a foe, striking a randomly rolled hit location.

Evoke Cold does 1 pt of damage/round, continuing for the spell's Intensity in rounds. Armor does not protect.

Evoke Flame does 1d(intensity) damage. Flammable materials may ignite, with a default chance of 5x Intensity. Armor protects unless a flame hits the same location for a second consecutive round or the target site ignites, armor stops helping.

Evoke Light the target is lit up brightly. Darkness entities (such as hags or shades) and undead take 2d(intensity) damage. Evoke Light neutralizes darkness-based magic.

Evoke Lightning the target takes 1d(intensity) damage, ignoring metal armor.

Evoke Shadow the target's sight-based skills drop by 5 per intensity. This situation improves by 5 percentiles per subsequent round. Neutralizes earth-based magic.

Evoke Water delivers a knockback attack of 1d6/Intensity. Neutralizes fire-based magic.

Evoke Windblast does 1d(intensity) abrasion damage, first destroying armor, then hit points. Neutralizes water-based magic. FLY ranged, active Lets the caster levitate 3 SIZ of a target object at a move of 1. Each additional intensity adds 3 to the SIZ allotment or increases move by 1, at the casters option.

HASTE ranged
Each 2 Intensity increase the target's movement by 1m/round and lower his DEX SR by 1. No matter how low DEX SR drops, no action can take less than 1 SR. The target loses Fatigue equal to Intensity.

HINDER attack, ranged
Each Intensity decreases the target's movement by 1m/round, and increases his DEX SR by 1. If the total SR of the target adds up to more than 10, he can take action only once every other melee round.

HOLDFAST (formerly Bind) attack (if cast vs. a living target), ranged Minimum Intensity 2: Ccauses two 10cm by 10cm surfaces to stick together with a STR of 3. Each Intensity either adds 10cm in each dimension to the surface area to be commingled or adds 3 STR to the glue. If used to affect living tissue, the target's MPs must be overcome.

The exact shape of the Holdfast can be altered by the sorcerer upon casting, so long as the total surface area is not increased beyond the spell's parameters. Once the Holdfasts STR is overcome by the target, the spell ends.

IDENTIFY SPELL ranged, instant Allows the caster to identify a spell.

Intensity	Perception
1	general category (i.e., Sorcery, Rune, Spirit Magic, Mysticism, Draconic, etc.)
3	point value (for Sorcery, only Intensity is given)
5	the spell's name.
7	the spell's full description.

LOCATE OBJECT ranged, active
The affected object becomes traceable by the sorceror. When he concentrates on the object, he receives an impression of its current direction and distance. If Locate Object is dispelled, at that moment the caster involuntarily learns the object's current direction and distance, and a mental picture of the individual casting the neutralizing spell.

If the caster or object moves beyond Range, the spell is null, but remains in effect.

MUSTER POWER self-only
For each Intensity in this spell, you lose 1 ghp and 1d6 fp, and gain MP equal to the rolled fatigue loss.

MYSTIC VISION ranged Only affects the caster himself (the spell's Range is how far he sees). Darkness or opaque stuff blocks you. You see the exact amount of MPs in all you perceive, up to Intensity x 3. Anything over that is just "greater".

NEUTRALIZE MAGIC ranged, instant Cancels a spell if the Neutralize Magic's intensity overcomes the defending spells on the Resistance Table. The Neutralize Magics intensity must be at least half that of the defending spell.

PALSY attack, ranged Hits a random melee hit location. If the target fails to resist, and the Intensity is equal to or greater than the location's current hit pts, the location is paralyzed. A damaged hit location healed beyond the Palsy's Intensity remains Palsied. If the head is palsied, the target falls unconscious. If the chest is palsied, the target is incapacitated, and begins to smother (start rolling at CONx10). If a selected location is already Palsied, reroll until an unPalsied location is selected.

PHANTOM [sense] ranged, (active to move or attack, otherwise temporal) This complex of illusion spells each affect a particular sense. If the caster concentrates on the illusion, it can be moved around, animated, or otherwise altered. An illusion can be moved with incredible speed unless Phantom Touch is included in the effect, in which case it is limited as described below.

Phantom Odor higher Intensity makes an odor more intense. Intensity 1 is mild, such as air after a storm, while Intensity 3 is somewhat stronger, like freshcut grass. Intensity 10 is quite potent frying onions, cloying perfume, or dog breath.

An odor stronger than an ambient scent can be used to mask it. (Example: an undead covering up his stink of corruption.) An odor weaker than an ambient scent can be used to modify or alter it. (Example: transforming the smell of cut wood into the smell of cut cedarwood.)

Foul odors can be used offensively. To do this, match the odor's intensity vs. the target's CON. If the odor wins, the target is incapacitated that round. Keep re-rolling each round until the target succeeds, in which case he is now accustomed to it and does not have to roll again until the odors Intensity rises.

Phantom Sight each Intensity creates a solidlooking illusion of SIZ 3. Alternately, a caster can create a larger illusion that is more or less translucent. For instance, an Intensity 1 SIZ 6 illusion would be mostly solid, though dim outlines could be seen through it. Still assuming Intensity 1, a SIZ 6 illusion is translucent; SIZ 12 is a colored transparency; SIZ 18 only an outline or faint shading; and SIZ 24 hard to detect without a Search roll.

Phantom Sound creates a loudness of 10 decibels per Intensity. Any kind of lengthy or comprehensible speech or music needs to be concentrated on as per an active spell.

Decibels	Typical Sound
10	normal breathing
20	rustling grass
30	large empty building
40	quiet village at night
50	quiet tavern in business hours
60	conversation
70	a busy highway
80	a hair dryer
100	subway train
120	gunshot
140	jetfighter at takeoff
160	wind tunnel

Phantom Taste affects an area of 1 SIZ, with a strength equal to Intensity. Intensity 1 reproduces mild flavors, like lettuce or water. Intensity 3 provides stronger flavors, such as apples or fried chicken, and Intensity 10 is very powerful, able to reproduce flavors like redhot peppers or biting into a fresh lemon.

A taste illusion can be used to attack a foe, like an odor illusion, but the target must actually take the illusion into his mouth. The target must overcome the illusion's Intensity with his CON, and is incapacitated any round he fails. Once he has successfully overcome the illusion two rounds in a row, he is purged of it until he takes it into his mouth again.

Phantom Touch manifests as an invisible solid force. This sets up a framework so that other, non-illusion spells can be cast on it (such as Glow or Resist Magic), but cannot have a higher Intensity than the Touch. It cannot do damage by itself, but can be Damage Boosted, Heated, or have other spells cast on it. Each Intensity gives the Touch a move of 1 when concentrated on.

PRESERVE ITEM
Touch
One Intensity is needed per ENC of the affected item. The spell grants a bonus of +1 AP to the preserved item. The Blessed item remains in the same state of repair as when the spell was cast: armour remains shiny and new, clothing is difficult to soil, a room stays clean and tidy.

PROJECT [sense] ranged, active Lets the caster project the specified sense out to Range. The caster can move the viewpoint at 1m/round, each additional Intensity adding 1 to speed. The spell cannot penetrate more than 10cm of dense material per Intensity. The viewpoint is invisible to normal (but not magic) senses. Spells directed vs. the Projected sense affect the caster as if he were present. Since the Projected sense is active, the caster cannot himself cast spells through it. Someone in mindlink with him could do so, but such spells must have Range enough to reach the viewpoint's distant location (wherever it is).

PROTECTIVE CIRCLE touch (Range must be used) Creates a magical framework on which other spells can be cast. Each Range gives the circle a 1m radius (at least one must be used). Intensity provides the circle with its power, and none of the spells on the Circle can have a higher Intensity than it does. The circle is immobile on the substrate on which it is cast if the substrate is mobile (for instance, a ship's deck), the circle can move along with it.

Any spell can then be cast on the framework by the Circle's original caster or by anyone within the Circle, and that spell becomes part of the Circle. This is a good way to protect a group with Skin of Life, for instance. Instant and Attack spells placed on the Circle are quiescent until triggered when an appropriate object crosses the edge. For instance, a Neutralize Magic in the Protective Circle activates when a spell crosses the boundary. Dominate Human remains quiet until a human tries to cross the boundary, when it is cast on him. Attack spells act as if they have MP backing them up equal to any MPs used to boost the Circle.

REGENERATE touch This spell causes a severed limb to regrow at a rate of 1% per Intensity per week. The spell must be maintained until the limb is fully restored.

If Regenerate is dispelled or dropped before a limb is completely restored, a medical crisis ensues. Roll 1d100 minus the Intensity of the cancelled Regenerate. The result is the percentage of the limb that becomes necrotic and must be cut off before another Regenerate can work. Note that a very low roll might actually end up sprouting additional limb. The percentage lost is subtracted from the amount already regrown. A result of more than 100 is considered to be so badly damaged that the limb cannot be regrown.

RESIST [attack type] touch An incoming attack must overcome the Resist's Intensity in order to cause harm. Most Resists must have an Intensity at least half of the attack's value or it is ignored.

Resist Damage stops physical damage. Resist Damage must be cast on the outside of any armor or armorlike spells or has no effect. Knockback can still occur, even if damage is blocked.

Resist Infection helps vs. disease. If the target is attacked by a spirit of disease, this spell acts like Resist Spirit. If the target is exposed to disease in the normal fashion, use the Resist intensity as an extra CON roll that must be failed before he is infected.

Example: Deentim, CON 12, is exposed to the Shakes and the GM deems it requires a CONx4 roll. Deentim has Resist Infection 8 up, so first tries to roll 32 (8x4) or less. Only if that roll fails must he resort to a CONx4 roll.

Resist Magic helps vs. incoming spells. Spells that harm one indirectly, such as Shake Earth, are not affected.

Resist Poison helps vs. any kind of poison or venom.

Resist Spirit an attacking spirit must overcome the spells intensity before it can attack the user in spirit combat. It must re-attempt the roll each round.

SENSE [substance] ranged, active Upon concentrating, the caster becomes aware of every source of the chosen substance within range. The spell penetrates 10 cm of dense, opaque material per Intensity. Commonly used substances include gold, silver, bronze, gems, etc. Some unusual "substances" are listed below.

Sense Life any living creature. This does not include semi-living things like elementals or undead, of course.

Sense Magic any active spell or enchantment.

Sense Malice anyone meaning immediate harm to the caster. Note that the target must be aware of the caster before this detects him.

Sense [Species] the use is obvious. Trolls, humans, horses, are all useful targets.

Sense Undead any undead, or dead-but-animate creature is detectable. This includes not only obvious undead like vampires, but animated corpses, ghosts, etc.

SHAPECHANGE [species]
attack, ranged
This spell requires intensity equal to at least half the target's SIZ. This spell is only usable on complete creatures. A different version of this spell exists for each different target species but you may choose what you want to transform the target into each time the spell is cast. Shapechange does not alter any of the target's statistics, including SIZ. Special powers of the target species are only transferred if they are inherent in the body form and metabolism. Thus, a man shapechanged into a bat could fly (there might be a learning process involved), and if he were a fish, he could breathe water.

SKIN OF LIFE touch The user is relieved from taking harm from certain types of physiological threats.

Intensity 6 = no need to breath
Intensity 12 = no need to eat or drink
Intensity 18 = no need to sleep

SMOTHER attack, ranged, transient Lasts 1 melee round per Intensity. The target takes normal CON rolls as per asphyxiation, taking 1d3 damage per round once he fails.

STUPEFY attack, ranged, active To be effective, this spell's intensity must equal or exceed the target's Free INT. If so, the victim ceases all action, and simply stands there, taking no will or interest in what goes on about him. He may be led or forced to walk, eat, or sit, but takes no independent action. He may babble incoherently. He remains in this state until he sustains physical or magical damage or the spell lapses.

SUPPRESS SORCERY attack, ranged This spell affects a target sorcerers Presence. Each Intensity traps 1 Presence, rendering it incapable of supporting spells. TAP [characteristic] attack, touch, instant This spell permanently destroys 1d6 of the specified characteristic and provides either MPs or FP to the caster in an equal quantity to the points taken. A characteristic cannot be reduced past 1. The Intensity needed for the spell to affect 1d6 of a particular characteristic varies.

Example: Evil Nim the Tapster casts Tap Intelligence 15 on a hapless foe. This drains the foe's INT by 3d6. Nim rolls a 14 on his three dice, but his foe's INT is only 12. Since the target's INT cannot drop below 1, Nim gets 11 Presence in return, not 14.

TELEPATHY ranged, active Allows mind-to-mind communication between the caster and a target, or between two targets chosen by the caster (it must be Multispelled for this latter purpose). An unwilling target can attempt to resist.

Intensity 1 = only the life, death, or unconsciousness of a fellow communicant can be sensed.
Intensity 3 = communication as in Mindspeech. Intensity 5 = each caster can see through the other's eyes.
Intensity 7 = the users can cast one another's spells. Intensity 9 = they can use each other's MPs. Intensity 11 = one user can control the other's actions by overcoming his MPs with his own. He must renew such control every melee round (and if he fails, his victim can try to control him.

Since Telepathy is Active, the benefits of Intensity 7 and 9 can only be utilized if someone else cast the spell or if you are mentally linked to a user (as with a familiar).

TELEPORT ranged, instant Each Intensity teleports 3 SIZ (touching the caster) to a visible point within Range or to a Homing Circle within Range. If the caster has several Homing Circles, he can choose which to use.

TREAT WOUNDS touch, transient This spell may be used in two ways.

Emergency form heals the target for 1d(intensity) damage.

Normal use enables the target to receive First Aid a number of times equal to Intensity. Each success heals damage as per normal First Aid rules, and takes only a fraction of a melee round. Fumbles, special successes, and critical successes are all as per normal rules.

VENOM attack, ranged, instant If the target is overcome, a venom with POT equal to Intensity infuses him. If he resists the POT with his CON, he takes half damage. Otherwise, he takes the full POT in damage.

RITUAL MAGIC

To perform a Ritual, the caster spends an hour per Art level in the spell (unless the spell description specifies otherwise) plus any hours for Ceremony. During the ritual he may not eat, drink, sleep, or lose concentration. At the end of the ritual, he rolls against the appropriate skill.

Restricted Arts

Special Enchantment Rules

Enchanted Tattoos and Ritual Scarification

The Ritual Spells

BANISHMENT ritual Ceremony
A funeral ritual common to Malkioni cultures. If performed over a corpse, it ensures that the soul of the deceased passes on to the afterlife or lack of same, rather than remain as an evil spirit to haunt the living. Range, Multispell, Intensity, and other Arts may apply depending on the type of Banishment performed and the culture.

BINDING ritual Enchant
Lets the caster spend POW to create an enchantment to contain spirits. Only incomplete creatures can be bound, and only if they lack permanent SIZ (like Naiads), or if they normally form their bodies from raw materials (like Elementals). POW cost is 1 per stat the being possesses (excepting APP). Bind Naiad costs 6 POW; Bind Power Spirit costs 1.

Once created, a binding is specific as to species. Thus, an Undine binding cannot hold a Gnome, though both entities have 3 statistics. Some sample costs:

Entity POW required

To summon an elemental from its binding enchantment, some amount of the element must be present. Generally figure about a liter of the element per cubic meter of the elemental. BLESS ritual Ceremony, costs a variable number of MPs A common ritual typically used at weddings, tournaments, coronations, and other important occasions. The ritual can take anywhere from a few minutes to a few days, depending on the occasion.

The gamemaster adjudges the effect, if any, of the blessing. In general, longer rituals with more participants, and more MP spent, have more tangible results. The effects of Arts vary as well.

CREATE BASILISK ritual Enchant, costs 1 POW per Intensity This is a Chaotic spell. You need a live toad or adder, and an egg laid by a rooster. The ritual is performed, and then the toad or snake must incubate the egg for a month per POW sacrificed. The sorcerer can use Holdfast or Dominate to make the incubator behave.

When the basilisk hatches, its glance is the equivalent of a 1-pt Rune spell per Intensity. The basilisk is not automatically friendly towards its creator. Its characteristics are determined randomly.

CREATE FAMILIAR ritual Enchant You must give 1 point of your own stat to the familiar for each missing stat. When the familiar dies, you get your lost stat back, exactly one year later.

Stat boost

An owner can choose to free his familiar from mental control and fellowship. It still retains any Stat(s) provided. If it dies, the owner still gets your lost stat back after a year. A loosed familiar starts off with sorcery spells and Arts equal to its master's level, and gains its own Presence as if it had the Vows of Vessel and Lore Mastery.

CREATE VAMPIRE ritual Enchant, costs 7 POW, plus a variable number of MPs & FPs The victim of this ritual must be alive for the first six days of the ceremony, and is killed one day before its completion. Upon completion, the corpse becomes a vampire with MPs and FPs equal to the amount of MPs and FPs spent for this purpose by the spellcaster. CURSE ritual Summon A ritual used to send curses against one's foes. The mechanics of performing a Curse are similar to the Bless ritual, and the results equally vague.

ENCHANT [characteristic] ritual Enchant, costs 1 POW per 1 point increase Lets the caster increase a characteristic of the target, except for SIZ, INT, or POW. The total size of the increase, including previous enchantments, cannot be higher than the Intensity of the spell.

Example: Rurik has Enchant CON 6. He cannot get another point until he can find a sorcerer who can cast Enchant Con 7 or better.

ENCHANT [metal] ritual Enchant, costs 1 POW Lets the caster temper one of the magic metals of Glorantha. The total ENC tempered is equal to the spell's Intensity. An appropriate Craft skill can be handy to use at the same time.

HOMING CIRCLE ritual Enchant, costs 1 POW per Intensity Creates an area which one can target using the Teleport spell, even if it is out of the user's sight. Each Intensity lets the circle accept 20 SIZ.

IMMORTALITY ritual Enchant, costs (up to GM) Prevents the caster from aging. The spell must be maintained, and the spell must have sufficient intensity to equal or exceed his CON, plus 1 for each year the caster has had an Immortality spell in effect. If the spell is dropped, the user must cast it again within a day, or suffers all the aging effects of the years during which it was in effect. This spell also requires another component, chosen by the GM (water from the Fountain of Youth, virgin blood, etc.).

MAGIC POINT MATRIX ritual Enchant, cost 1 POW Allows a sorcerer to create an MP storage device. If the Enchant roll succeeds, the device holds 1 MP per Intensity. If the roll is a Special success, it holds Intensity + 1d10. If the roll is a critical success, it holds Intensity + the casters Magic Bonus. A sorcerer with a Magic Bonus of 15 and an Enchant of 90 (i.e., 9 Intensity) who got a critical success would get a matrix for 24 MPs.

NEUTRALIZE ENCHANTMENT ritual Enchant, costs 1 POW Allows a sorcerer to "break" enchantments. To do this, the sorcerer spends 1 POW and matches the Intensity of Neutralize Enchantment vs. the POW invested in the enchanted item. If the item has MPs, he must overcome these with his own MPs. If both rolls succeed, the enchantment is broken.

OPEN SEAS ritual Ceremony, costs 1 MP As previously described.

POWER MATRIX
ritual Enchant, cost 1 POW
Creates a 1d(Intensity) regenerating source of MPs. A special success causes the device to hold its Intensity in POW, and a critical success causes it to hold its Intensity +1d10.

SHACKLE SOUL ritual Enchant, costs 1 POW A ritual considered evil and chaotic by most societies. It prevents a fresh corpse's spirit from passing on to the afterlife, and the spirit often responds by transforming into a ghost or wraith over time. The spell's Range determines how far it can travel from the site of its burial. A true Banishment cancels out the Shackle Soul, and also sends the spirit on to its afterlife.

SPELL MATRIX ritual Enchant, 1 POW per +10 bonus This lets you place a spell in a magic item, so you don't have to memorize it any more. For each POW, 10 percentiles are added to anyone's chances of casting the spell, so it can be manipulated to greater levels than before. A Spell Matrix cannot contain more POW than the Intensity of the spell.

If someone lacking sorcery skills attempts to use the enchantment, he receives his Magic Bonus as a base chance, plus the percentiles included with the enchantment.

STRENGTHENING
ritual Enchant, 1 POW per Intensity Increases an attribute by 1d3 for 1 POW. Normal attributes that can be affected are Armor, Armor points (for weapons, for instance), Hit Points, Fatigue (living beings only), etc. A Strengthening cannot contain more POW than the Intensity of the spell.

SUMMON [species] ritual Summons Lets the caster summon a creature from the Otherworld. If the caster knows the true name of the being he summons, he gets the one selected. Otherwise, he gets a random member of the species. Commonly, Hold is used to keep a Dominate spell ready for the creature's arrival.

If the Summon roll is fumbled, a link to the Otherworld appears anyway, and a creature shows up, but not the desired species. Usually hostile and dangerous entities appear on a bungled Summons.

When summoning an elemental, you need sufficient element for the creature to take form (i.e., 3 cubic meters, 4 cubic meters, etc.).

WARP ENCHANTMENT ritual Enchant, costs 1 POW per Intensity This enables the sorcerer to alter one enchantment into another. He must know all the enchantments involved, both those in the item as it stands, and those he wishes to change them into. Either he or an assistant must succeed in Craft to alter the patterns on it. The caster matches the Warp's Intensity vs. the total POW in the enchanted item. If the enchantment has its own MPs, he must overcome those MPs with his own. Normally, sorcerers spend 1 POW when casting this spell, hoping for a lucky roll.

WORSHIP INVISIBLE GOD ritual Ceremony Lets the user lead a formal worship service. If successful, all participants in the ritual receive spiritual assurance that the MPs donated to the Invisible God were acceptable.

SECT SPECIAL SPELLS

Borist College of Magic

NEUTRALIZE POISON touch, instant
Relieves the effects of poison. The Intensity of Neutralize Poison is matched vs. the poison's Potency on the Resistance table. If the POT is overcome, all poison is purged from the victim's body. The spell must be cast before any actual damage has been taken by the target. If the target is poisoned more than once, all the combined Potency must be purged at once. A Multispell may be used for this; matching the Neutralizes each vs. one of the poison doses no more than one spell per dose.

Unlike most Neutralize spells, Neutralize Poison has a chance to take effect even if its intensity is less than half the poisons POT.

SHRIVING ritual Ceremony Purges a sinner of all his accumulated evil since the last time he was Shriven. This evil expresses itself in the form of a chaotic taint or feature which manifests either in the spell's caster, the sinner himself, or in the caster's (or the sinner's) familiar, if any. Normally, the familiar is so utilized. Regularlyshriven folk do not generate enough evil to create an entire chaos feature. Instead, over the course of time the evil accumulates until there is sufficient present to express itself.

This spell is painful to the sinner, and costs MPs, general hit points, fatigue, or possibly even POW or other stats, depending on how evil he has been and what his crimes were.

Brithini College of Magic

MAGIC SINK
Ritual Enchant, cost 1 POW
Creates an object which trires to drain MPs from anyone touching it. It cannot hold more MPs than its Intensity. It can match its current MPs vs. anyone touching it, and if it overcomes the person, it drains 1d6 MPs into itself. It attempts this once per round until it is filled or the person drops the object. This MP drain is painless and can only be sensed if the holder concentrates on it when it is happening. The sink expels its MPs onto the spirit plane at the rate of 1d6 per hour, emptying it for further use.

SUPPRESS [Art] attack, ranged This spell comes in several subtypes -- one for each Art. The most common is Suppress Intensity, naturally. Each time a victim wishes to cast a spell, he must overcome the Suppress with his MPs on on the Resistance table. If he fails, he may not cast any spell using that Art for the remainder of the round. If a spell takes more than one round to cast, he must resist the Suppress on each round of casting, or the spell is cancelled.

SUPPRESS WIZARD attack, ranged Each Intensity reduces a target magicians chance for success with all d100 rolls having to do with magic by 1 percentile.

WREST MAGIC ranged Lets you take over a spell that someone else is maintaining. You must actually have learned the spell you wish to grab, and your Wrest Magic must have Intensity greater than the target spells Intensity. If these requirements are met, match your MPs vs. the spell owner's. If you succeed, the spell is placed under your control, and takes up your Presence. When Wrest Magic is successful, the owner notices at once, and will awaken if he sleeps.

Carmanian College of Magic

Proscribe spells exist for Gorgorma, Yu-Kargzant, Shargash, Storm Bull, Tawar, Kyger Litor, Humakt, Chalana Arroy, Lodril, and the entire panoply of Pentan and Char-Un spirits.

Galvosti College of Magic

CLEAR MIND ranged Each Intensity gives the target 1 point of protection vs. spells which act against INT. For instance, it provides false "free INT" for defending against Stupefaction; and subtracts 1 from the target's effective INT for recovering from Befuddle. Other spells that target INT are affected likewise, by raising or lowering the caster's INT, whichever is most helpful.

The target becomes resistant to all mind- and emotion-affecting spells. If he is under a mind-affecting spell with a lower Intensity than the Clear Mind, the latter masks the former's effects until the Clear Mind is allowed to lapse. This renders one immune not only to harmful spells, but certain beneficial spells as well, such as Fanaticism, Telepathy, Erotocomatose Lucidity, and Mindlink. Mental contact with a familiar or apprentice remains intact.

RESIST DEATH ranged Per Intensity of Resist Death, the target can go 1 HP beyond normal death without actually dying (he is still unconscious, though).

Resist Death does work in the normal Resist manner to try to block Death magic; i.e., any spell which causes death directly; such as Sever Spirit, Fang of Wachaza, etc.; when it attempts to resist the actual number used to kill the target. For instance, it would try to resist a Sever Spirit by pitting itself vs. a Sever Spirit caster's MPs (and the target would still suffer 1d6 CON damage if Resist Death worked), and it would try to resist vs. the damage done with a Fang of Wachaza.

Hrestoli College of Magic

Success Level Result

DRAIN SOUL attack, ranged, instant If the target fails to resist, he loses 1d(Intensity) MPs.

FALSE ARMOR ranged This spell gives the target 1 mock hit pt per Intensity in each hit location, and is destroyed by incoming attacks, point for point. False Armor must be destroyed hit location by hit location.

NEUTRALIZE ARMOR ranged This spell is cast on a weapon. When the weapon strikes home, the Intensity of the Neutralize spell is matched vs. the target's APs. If the spell succeeds, the enemy's armor does not protect vs. that blow. The value of the Neutralize must be at least half that of the armor in question. Casting Neutralize Armor on a bow is useless, unless you physically strike the foe with your bowstave. It can be cast on arrows or quarrels, however.

SUPPRESS PAGANISM attack, ranged The target's chance to cast spirit spells is reduced by 5 percentiles per intensity.

SUPPRESS PRIESTCRAFT attack, ranged The target can cast no non-ritual Rune spells unless he expends 1 MP per Intensity of the Suppress spell during the casting. MPs that would normally be spent anyway (such as in a Heal Wound) count towards the total needed. In addition, the extra MPs do count towards boosting a spell to blast through an opponent's defenses.

Lunar Magic

Phase of the Moon Effect on Sorcery

A Lunar sorcerer can take a specialty. A Lunar specialist casts his specialty spells as if the Moon was one phase "better", and he casts his non-specialty spells as if the Moon was one phase "worse". During the Full Moon, he casts his specialty spells at skill/3. During the Dark or Dying Moon, he can use only a single Art level on a non-specialty spell.

New Art: Lunar Magic

NonSorcerers

Henotheistic Church of Otkorion

Vows

Lore Mastery

New Vows

The Great Vow means that the sorcerer can only converse with people who are initiates of Orlanth himself or their underage children. Orlanth variants are permissable, so a worshipper of Entekos or Kargzant is out, but an Orlanthi from Lankst, an Aeolian, or a member of Urox (but not the Praxian Storm Bull) are all legitimate.

LAWSPEAKER (1): may only be taken by those who have a Human Lore of 50+ and St. Lhankor Mhy as patron. The sorceror must attend and arbitrate all matters of law when asked.

Adept Membership

Rokari College of Magic

BLOCK PAGAN
attack, ranged
Has no effect on non-shamans. If the shaman fails to resist, and the intensity of the spell is equal to or greater than the fetchs MPs, the shamans fetch is severed from him, and can take no actions until Block Pagan expires. If the shaman is on the spirit plane, he cannot return to his body until Block Pagan expires.

If the fetch's MPs exceed this spell's intensity, the fetch is blocked from the shaman for one melee round per Intensity.

DAMPEN DAMAGE
ranged
This spell is cast on a weapon, and requires Intensity equal to the weapon's minimum damage roll. For instance, a broadsword (1d8+1) requires Intensity 2. A poleaxe (2d6+2) requires Intensity 4. The affected weapons weapon's damage roll is always the minimum possible. Bonuses for special hits or magic add normally. For instance, a Dampened scimitar that impales does 3 + 1d6+2 damage. A Dampened rapier with Truesword does 2 + 1d6+1.

NEUTRALIZE DAMAGE
touch, instant
Heals damage to a hit location as per other Neutralize spells. The Neutralize Intensity must be at least half that of the damage, as with other Neutralize spells.

SUPPRESS PAGANISM (see Hrestoli)

SUPPRESS PRIESTCRAFT (see Hrestoli)

WREST MAGIC (see Brithini)

New Art: Banish

When a spell is Banished, the owner notices at once, and will even awaken if he sleeps.

Sedalpist College of Magic

The poison is odorless and tasteless, but the enchantment can be exposed by Detect Magic, Second Sight, or similar spells.

SLUMBER OF PEACE
attack, ranged
If the target fails to resist, he matches the Intensity vs. his CON. If he is overcome, he falls asleep. Otherwise, he is stunned for one round and can take no actions. A sleeping target remains so until awakened by being injured, splashed with water, etc., or the spell lapses.

SMITE [non-human]
Ranged
Must be cast upon a weapon, and requires Intensity equal to or greater than the weapon's maximum damage roll, not counting specials. All damage done by that weapon to the target species that penetrates armor is doubled. Thus, if Smite Slarge were cast on a greatsword, which then hit a Slarge with 10-pt armor for 14 pts of damage, the 4 pts that got through would be doubled to 8.

Magic bonuses added to the weapon are not

WITHER ELF BOW
attack, ranged, instant
This spell is only efficacious vs. magic elf bows. If the caster overcomes the bow's magic points, the bow takes 1 pt of damage per Intensity. Defensive magic, such as Protection, Resist Damage, Shield, etc. all lower the damage done.

Stygian College of Magic

Vows

New Vows

EAT ONLY BURNT FOOD (1): all solid foodstuffs must be cooked, even the smallest leaf.

GLUTTONY (1): must ritually devour five or sick times the normal amount of food daily. Sometimes results in an increase of SIZ over time, and often a decrease in CON as well.

DEVOTION (1): must attend a selected temple at least 1 day a week, preventing long distance travel. This vow may be repeated, for the same or different temples, but must be a different day each time, of course.

ILLUMINATION (varies): gain 1 presence for every 10% progress towards Illumination he has. Once illuminated, this Vow becomes null. The Presence gained for it does not go away, but no longer increases.

Spells

PROJECT DARKSENSE (as per other Project [sense], but for Darksense)

SEE RUNE MAGIC
ranged, instant
Informs the user as to what Rune magic the target knows. The target cannot resist, but defensive magic can block the effect. Use the following chart to determine the effect.

1	Only the presence or absence of Rune magic is sensed.
3	At least one major Rune of the spells involved is sensed.
5	The total number of points of Rune magic is perceived.
7	All the Runes of the gods involved are perceived.
9	The names of all the spells known are perceived.

This spell only detects spells known by the target, not spells in effect. It does not detect one-use spells that have been been cast.

Vadeli College of Magic

Valkarist College of Magic

HAND OF DEATH (see Boristi)

RESIST [damage]
touch The exact type of damage resisted must be specified. Thus, there is Resist Burns, Resist Drowning, Resist Falling Damage, and Resist Impales (the latter resists only the impaling part of an attack). An incoming attack must overcome the Resist's Intensity in order to cause harm. The incoming damage can only ignore the Resist if it exceeds it by 10 or more. In addition, if the Resist is at least twice as great as the incoming damage, it automatically stops it.

TRANSFORM TO [species] attack, touch This spell acts like Shapechange (q.v.), but instead of restricting which creature is transformed, it dictates the species to which the target is transformed. For instance, a Woods Mage's Transform to Tree can transform a man, a bear, an elf, or a horse into a tree. You still need Intensity in the spell equal to at least half the target's SIZ.

WARD DAMAGE
ranged
This useful spell requires Intensity equal to the user's CON, and halves all damage penetrating armor.

Vivamort

Vows

New Vows

CANNIBALISM (2): must eat the flesh of your own species at every meal.

DEVOUR FOE (2): must feed on any creature you kill. Even a small bit will suffice (or even a successful Bite attack in combat). Blood counts as food.

NECROPHILIA (1): must sleep with a corpse weekly. This Vow does not conflict with Celibacy.

SHUN HOLY GROUND (2): never enter the holy ground of a non-chaotic cult. If you are taken there against your will, the Vow is still broken.

Waertagi Sorcery

New Art: Immersion

Example: Darkdemon the Waertagi, soaked by spray, casts Dominate Human at the crew of a fleeing ship. His skill of 98% gives him 10 levels of Art. He applies Intensity 1, Range 1, Multispell 1, and Immersion 7. The latter adds +7 to his Intensity, Range, and Multispell, so he affects 8 targets each with Dominate Human 8 at Range 8 (2.5 km).

Converting from Old Sorcery

Arts

Presence & Vows

Spells

Spell Skills

Miscellaneous

Otherworld Creatures and Sorcery

Arts

Vows

Former Sorcerers

Sorcery Access for selected unusual entities

GOBBLER: can be taught spells, but has only those Arts and Presence which has been enchanted into its hide.

GREMLIN: can be taught spells, but has only those Arts and Presence enchanted into it or provided in an enchanted item.

HELLION: a Hellion's Presence is equal to its HP, like most of its characteristics.

NYMPH: Auloniads, Dryads, Limoniads, Naiads, and Oreads do not learn sorcery.

MAGIC SPIRIT: only special sorcery-using magic spirits can gain Presence and learn Arts, though all can learn and cast sorcery spells.

Specialist Spells

Monitor

The answer is transmitted via telepathy. If the caster is already in telepathic contact with the target, the latter automatically fails to resist the incoming spell (but he can still resist vs. its Intensity). If the caster does not speak the targets language, only Yes, No, and I dont know. responses are given.

Necromancer

Weather Mage

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