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:Draconian_tradition_Mage The draconian tradition represents several different concepts of magic applied in a primarily negative fashion. Draconian mages are primarily interested in power over others, not themselves or their environment. Their magics often have a price and the price is often the demise of the ethics and humanity of the caster over a period of time. Draconians are secretive, they do not advertise their existance, and they will hide behind another tradition or even deny their own involvement in magic entire. They have no true sense of community. Rumor has it that Transylvania University in Knoxville, Kentucky is a training grounds for members of the Draconian system, but so far the rest of the magical community has been unable to substantiate this due to the hostile nature of Draconinans in general. REQUIRED SKILLS : Knives & Daggers Spell Analysis SUGGESTED SKILLS : Alertness Butchering Escape Artistry HTH Combat Meditation Psychology RESTRICTIONS & ADVANTAGES: +10% to Cast at Night +10% to Cast on any target that fears them +10% to Cast against Sentients when using Hand gestures & vocal presentation. Gets a recharge equal to their Magical Aptitude each time they kill someone by a non-magical means (Sacrifice) -20% to Cast on Anyone Else's Holy Ground Restricted from MANY traditions by those traditions Cannot be : Bardic, Blood Mage, Darkovian, Druidic, Mentalist, Shadow Master, Shaman (ANY), Taoist, Voodon or Wiccan. Gets a Roll on the Insanity table at Start from being initiated in this form of magic. An additional roll is made for each Educational Rank in Spellcasting gained (thus a rank 10, teacher level, Draconian would have 10 rolls!) :Acid_Hands COST : 5 MODS : D This spell causes the casters hands to excrete a corrosive acid as sweat for the duration bought, which on any touch does 2d10 of damage. Additional RANKS add + 1 to the Damage inflicted. :Affect_Normal_Fires COST : 1 MODS : D,R This spell enables the wizard to cause non-magical fires--from a torch or lantern to as large as a 10' radius ---to reduce in size and brightness to become mere coals or increase in light to become as full daylight and increase the illumination to double the normal radius. This does not affect either fuel consumption or damage caused by the fire. The caster can affect any or all fires in the spell's area. He can alter their intensities with a gesture as long as the spell is in effect. The spell lasts until the caster cancels it, all fuel is burned, or the duration ends. The caster can also extinguish all flames in the area, which expends the spell immediately. The spell does not affect fire elementals or similar creatures. :Aluap's_Curse COST : 10 MODS : D,R Cast on a Target being, ALL magic items used by that person will be unable to function magically for the duration of the spell. The Target being DOES get a saving throw vs INTUITION to avoid the effect at its casting. Even magic swords will not get their pluses etc for the whole duration. :Animate_Object COST : 10 MODS : D,R,T By means of this spell an inanimate object becomes animate and under the command of the caster. The object will move at about 5' per round unless it is something designed for movement (ex: A wagon, wheelbarrow etc). Objects animated in this way cannot fight, but may block an attack by interceding. They are imbued only with enough intelligence to obey the instruction by the caster (ex: an animated broom can sweep the floor, but knows nothing about making tea). One of the common ways of using this is to cast it on a scarecrow or other such humanoid appearing form so that a wider range of commands are possible. The animated beings cannot perform a task that the caster has no knowledge of or cannot perform themselves - ex: an animated mannequin instructed to make dinner by the caster could cook no better than the person that created it. They cannot hold or manipulate magical energy in any way. :Anvil Fall COST : 5 MODS : D,R,T When this spell is cast, the creature(s) or object(s) affected immediately assume the mass of solid lead. A falling or flying object or creature affected starts to plummet, and damage taken from falling is doubled, i.e., 2d10 per 10 feet fallen, to a maximum of 20d10 from a height of 100 feet. The anvil fall affects one or more objects in a 5 foot cube/rank, or one creature, as long as the maximum original weight of the creatures or objects does not exceed a combined total of 200 pounds per rank bought of the spell. A feather fall cast upon a creature or object under the influence of an anvil fall will only negate the latter, and the creature then receives only normal falling damage. An additional feather fall would then be needed to achieve the normal effect of that spell, and two such spells could probably not be cast in time by a single caster. Like a feather fall, an anvil fall works only upon free-falling, flying, or propelled objects, and cannot affect a sword blow or a charging creature. :Apprentice_Link COST : 25 MODS : N This spell is used to link a spellcaster with an apprentice or trusted companion or follower over a long period of time. It creates a linking so that they can speak (as under a Mind_Speech* spell), and so they can transfer energy at will (The CASTER of the Apprenticeship spell controls the flow and can take energy from the apprentice at will or bestow such to them at will) over any distance. The energy effect also works on the borrowing of HTK from the apprentice, so that the mage can transfer their own wounds to their apprentice(s) in a conflict at distance. The spell effects work THRU a Pentagram unhindered as well, despite its lack of ranks. The caster can also cast Spells upon the Apprentice at any time despite the distance as if they were in TOUCH range. This spell cannot be cast on an unwilling target. Unlike a normal Spell, the duration on this one is always exactly one year and a day. :Armour COST : 7 MODS : D,R,T This gives the target temporary invisible and intangible magical armour against all normal attacks that absorbs 3 points of damage per rank upto a maximum of 10 RANKS can be bought, for the duration. Unlike normal armour, the armour spell cannot be reduced with wear, has no encumbrance affects upon Prowness and it can be worn with other forms of Non-Metal armour (Wearing metal armour will negate the armour spell). :Association COST : 1 MODS : N When casting this spell, the forensic wizard must brings two surfaces into contact with one another. Possibilities include the surface of a jewel and that of a safe, or the surface of an arrow and that of a bow. If the two surfaces were ever before adjacent, the spell so indicates, and if the surfaces were ever directly connected as a single item, an even stronger reading results. This is often used in the determination of guilt in a crime. Additional RANGE or DURATION are not useful with this spell. :Astral_Sight COST : 5 MODS : D Allows the caster to see into the Astral plane and beings therein for the duration, in standard LOS range. :Bane_Weapon COST : 1 MODS : D This spell is cast upon a weapon. It adds 3 points to the damage the weapon will do when hitting a particular category of being or creature. Acceptable categories include: Demon kind Canines (including Wolfen) Dragon kind Felines (including shapeshifted) Dwarves Magical Creatures (including mages) Elementals Gods (and goddesses) Elves (including 1/2 bloods) Amphibians FaeFolk (all!) Fire based Creatures Gnomes Cold based Creatures Goblins Humans (including 1/2 bloods) Orcs Plant life (including Ents) Shapeshifters Stone (including Trolls/Golems) Undead Additional Ranks add +1 to the additional damage inflicted. :Banishment COST : 25 MODS : R Cast at a being from another plane, this spell forces them to return instantly to their plane and the subject cannot return to this one without being summoned back. The Target DOES get an INT saving throw. Fails against creatures native to the plane. :Beauty COST : 3 MODS : D,R This spell is cast upon a being of sentience only. It enhanced their Appearance magically for the duration by 10 points. It is often used by Female Mages to enhance their natural 'talents'. Unlike 'Friends' it does NOT directly influence others and thus has no detrimental effects, or concepts of deception. Additional RANKS add 1 to the gained points. :Black_Tornado COST : 15 MODS : D,R In some ways related to the Whirligig spell, this creates an unnatural Tornado to encompass a single target being, spinning them around violently in a circle, making them nauseous and impeding all senses. It does NOT lift or move the target from the locale. The Tornado adds some unusual effects though - it inflicts a necromantic drain on the being, causing them to lose 1d10 Energy points (if they have any as a mage) and once out of energy begins to drain HTK. Attacks against the Tornado, except a dispell magic type, will fail to affect it as it has no material substance, merely energy. No attacks can be made on the victim of the spell while they are within the tornado. :Bloat COST : 5 MODS : D,R This causes a single target being (multiple NOT possible) to swell up to nearly twice their normal size from a horrendous magical bloating of their body, reducing Prowness to 1/2 Normal, for the duration of the spell, and affecting ALL Prowness based skills. Target DOES get an INT saving throw. :Block_Teleport COST : 5 MODS : D This spell prevents anyone from teleporting into or out of the area of effect while the spell is in effect. It will not effect homing teleport spells (e. g. word of recall). It will also not effect gates. It covers an area of 100 Cubic Feet per RANK of the spell. :Bloodfire COST : 5 MODS : D,R This spell engulfs a creature with blue fire that burns for 1d10 damage per round. The flames do not ignite flammable objects, they just hurt living creatures. Additional RANKS cannot be bought on this spell, nor additional TARGETS. Target DOES get a magic saving throw. Dispell Magic will negate this effect, as will a non-combustion Field. :Bone_Breaker COST : 5 MODS : R This is cast on a single target being and will break a particular bone in their body (roll): 01-15 Left leg 16-30 Right Leg 31-50 Right Arm 51-70 Left Arm 71-00 Rib (-10% all skills while broken) Broken limbs are not usable. Broken ribs only restrict action. Lasts until healed/repaired. Duration is NOT bought on this spell. 1d10 of damage is done in the process to the target. :Brain_Drain COST : 25 MODS : N This is cast on the brain of a corpse whoose braincase is intact (the rest of the body doesn't matter) and which died recently. It will cause the remains of the brain to rupture from within, leaving but mush, but in the process the caster draws knowledge and power from the corpse. They roll on the following Table, adding one to the roll for each HOUR since the body died. Each additional rank minus's five to their rolls on the table, so that bodied dead for longer and longer periods of time can be drained. Fails if the body was unoccupied when deceased (ex: the body of an Astralist who didn't return before bodies' death). 90-00+ Nothing at all is gained! 80-89 Memories of the last minute of death are viewed. 70-79 Above, but memories of last hour of life are received in full senses. 60-69 Above plus gets 1 point of the deceased's MC (if any). 50-59 Above, but memories of last day of life are received in full and 1 point of MC and MA (if any). 26-49 Above, but memories of last week of life are received in full and 1 point/rank of spell of MA, MC and INT (if any, upto their max only). 06-25 Above memories of last week of life, and 2 point/rank of spell of MA, MC & INT. 02-05 Above plus also instantly learns all their non-leveled skills in full! 01 or less Above, plus also 1 rank in any skills the brain had that the caster doesn't OR if both were of the same tradition, the caster learns any spells the brain had that they didn't instead! :Burning_Hands COST : 5 MODS : D,R When the wizard casts this spell, a jet of searing flame shoots from his fingertips. His hands must be held so as to send forth a fan-like sheet of flames: the wizard's thumbs must touch each other and fingers must be spread. The burning hands send out flame jets of 5 foot length in a horizontal arc of about 120 degrees in front of the wizard. Any creature in the area of the flames suffers 1d10+3 hit points of damage, Beings in range must make a roll vs Prowness to avoid the damage. Flammable material touched by the fire burn (e.g., cloth, paper, parchment, thin wood, etc.). Such materials can be extinguished in the next round if no other action is taken. Additional RANKS add +1 to damage done. RANGE is added to the base 5' length of the flames. The TARGETS option is not used since this is AREA based. :Change_Self COST : 1 MODS : D This spell enables the wizard to alter the appearance of his form--including clothing and equipment--to appear one foot shorter or taller; thin, fat, or in between; humanoid, or any other generally bipedal creature. The caster cannot duplicate a specific individual. The DM may allow a saving throw for disbelief under certain circumstances: for example, if the caster acts in a manner obviously inconsistent with his chosen role. The spell does not alter the perceived tactile (i.e., touch) properties of the caster or his equipment, and the ruse may be discovered in this way. :Charm_Undead COST : 5 MODS : D,R,T This spell will automatically CHARM any normal form of Undead (Zombie, Spectre, Wraith, Skeleton etc) and place it under the casters control for the duration - It reverts to original controller when spell ends. It can also work on intelligent undead, like Ghosts and even Vampires, But they get their Intuition to defend with at casting and will not do anything FATAL to themselves while under orders knowingly (you can't for instance order a Vampire to run themselves thru on a stake, but could order them not to bite you and your companions). Note a Vampire or Ghost who has been Charmed and is released is likely to look for revenge.... :Choking_Grasp COST : 15 MODS : D,R This causes a pair of ghostly skeletal hands to appear around the throat of the target. The target must be human, demihuman or humanoid. The hands will choke and strangle the affected victim for the duration of the spell; each round the victim suffers 1d10 +4 (+1/RANK) of damage from the hands. The victim gets a save vs HARD each round, and if successful takes NO damage. The Magic ARMOR spell will work to absorb the damage, but regular physical armor will not. Dispell can end the effect. There is NO save at the original casting. If the victim is a mage and tries to cast there is a -10% chance to do so because of the distraction from the hands. If they need to speak to cast they cannot. The hands are ethereal in nature and cannot be affected by weapons or spells (except dispell) on the material plane. Someone on the Ethereal May attempt to destroy them, in which case they can take a mere 5 HTK damage from magical attacks before fading away. :Cloud_Kill COST : 20 MODS : D,R This spell generates a billowing cloud of ghastly yellowish green vapors which is a magically toxic substance. Anyone caught in the cloud will need to make a roll vs Hardiness or collapse and die instantly from the poison. Because the cloud is both magical and poisonous, only creatures who are both immune to poison and completely resistant to magic can avoid having to save. Those who do save when encountering the cloud will receive 2d10 damage from the cloud each rounds they are in the cloud. The cloud will move based on prevailing winds, if any, otherwise in a single direction chosen by the caster. it will slowly sink to the ground, killing all plant life it encounters. It will seep down into holes and passages in the ground, thus making it useful for extermination of dangerous underground creatures. If a strong wind is present it will dissipate in 1-2 rounds, otherwise it will last till durations end. Increased Ranks adds 1d10 to the damage done to beings who save inside the cloud. :Cloud_Of_Slumber COST : 10 MODS : D,R This spell creates a cloud of yellowish gas in 10 cubic area/rank. Any Living creatures within the Cloud must save each round while in it or collapse asleep for 60 rounds. :Corpse_Visage COST : 3 MODS : D,R This spell transforms the caster's face or the face of any creature touched by the caster into the horrifying visage of a rotting corpse. The effect of this illusion is so startling that when it is viewed by opponents, the wizard's party adds to their surprise roll. Corpse visage does not distinguish between friend and foe, and all who view it are subject to its effects. If the spell is cast upon an unwilling victim, the victim is allowed defenses to avoid the effect. If the caster casts this upon themselves and leaves it on with duration then can be considered to have their targets afraid of them, unless they can see thru the illusion or are a Draconian themselves, and get the casting pluses for their fear.... :Crushing_Hands COST : 15 MODS : D,R This spell creates a HUGE disembodied hand that attempts to crush the target. It needs NO roll to hit, but the victim gets a HARD save each round to avoid taking ANY damage that round. Two successful saves in a row frees them from the grasp of the hand. The hand does 1d10+5 damage each round it is successful, and metal armour gives NO assistance against the damage. Each additional RANK of the spell adds 1d10 to the damage occuring. The hand is NOT affective against non-corpreal forms. It cannot be seen or in any way affect mundanes. :Curse_Of_Senility COST : 10 MODS : D,R This spell will ONLY work on a mage. The Target must save vs magic or will suffer SENILITY for the duration. While under the effect of this the Mage must make a saving throw VS INTUITION every time they wish to cast a spell - a failed throw means they cannot remember the spell AND must spend the rest of that round in puzzlement over their memory loss. The effect does NOT apply to HUNG spells. :Death_Armour COST : 3 MODS : D While this spell is in effect, any creature who touches the caster with exposed flesh (to cast a spell, for example) will suffer 1d10 points of damage. The spell will not protect the mage from damage, nor does it have any effect on an armed opponent, but it will affect undead, and adds one point to damage inflicted with his bare hands. Each additional rank adds +1 to the damage rolled. It cannot be used with any other armour spell. :Death_Vision COST : 15 MODS : R This shows to the target being a scene of their own possible death within their mind in an explicit and mentally painful way. It is not necessarily a true vision but it will have definate reactions to them, stunning them for 1d10 rnds if they fail to save and afterwards needing to save again against the spell a second time or gaining an insanity from a traumatic experience. Fear Competant and Mind SHielded persons will be unaffected by the spells effects. :Demon_Summons COST : 25 MODS : N This spell enables the caster to summon a classic demon of Christian mythology, forging it in actuallity from the dark recesses of the caster's thoughts and those of the minds of the Christians Aklal. It does NOT always grant any form of control of the demon, merely brings it into the material world where the caster is, but the demon WILL know who brought it in. Demon's Sex: 01-50 Male (with pitchfork & All) 51-75 Neuter (something very horrific looking!) 76-00 Female (either very seductive 01-75 or dominatrix type 76-00) If the demon is male and the caster female add +5 to their roll that follows. If the demon if Female and Seductive add +20 to the roll on the table that follows. If the Demon is Female and Dominatrix add +10 to the roll on the table that follows. Note that a summoned demon can only stay in physical form for a maximum of a day (24 hours). After such has occurred the demon's reaction to the Character will be based on a percentile roll. Add the players Appearance to the roll and consult the following : 0 to 25 : The Demon Attacks the summoner in anger, and will vanish when the summoner is slain. 26 to 30 : The Demon will appear and then teleport away so it can perform some mischief elsewhere, totally ignoring the summoner. 31 to 60 : The Demon will appear and will offer to perform one task, then vanish after it is done. 61 to 70 : The Demon will appear and will offer to answer any three questions for the caster than vanish after it is done. 71 to 00 : The Demon will offer the caster a contract to sell their body and soul to the demon for power and glory. If they refuse the demon will vanish. If they accept then the demon will become the major influence in their life. If it is male or female it will randomly appear to have sex with the character (Roll on the demon sex table below each time). The character will hear and see the demon at times of stress, being pressured by it to perform certain actions of an offensive nature. Character gets a +10% to successfully cast when following a suggestion of their demon. Character will get double the normal points earned in experience for combat and spellcasting. They may ask advice from their demon in times of need. Depending on the demon they may give the caster a 'mark of the devil' or a token of affection or grant boons under certain circumstances. Once in contract to a demon they can NEVER again cast a demon summons! 101+ The demon Overwhelms the character and insists on having sex with them. Character will get 1 round of action to resist, run etc before the demon acts. If they do have sex with the demon it vanishes afterwards and roll on table: (NOTE : If the demon is neuter then REROLL) 01-25 Character Has an enjoyable time and gains their Aptitude in energy from the encounter, but will NOT enjoy any sexual activity with anything but a demon afterwards (New and overwhelming fetish/ Mental illness). 26-50 Character has enjoyable sex but gains nothing from the encounter 51-60 Character has enjoyable Sex and gains 1d10*100 experience in the process. 61-75 Character has enjoyable sex, but finds themselves without any spell energy in their capacity bank after as demon has drained them! 76-80 Character has Painful sex and takes 1d10 internal damage from the incident (no armour or spell protects apply). 81-90 Character has painful sex and takes an additional roll on the insanity table. 91-00 Character has painful sex and will be randomly visited by the demon for more such at random times - only the character can perceieve demon! Demon Stats (For Combat) : INT = Casters MA = Casters PROW = Casters APP = Casters (-10 if Neuter, +10 if female) HARD = Casters + 10 HTK = Casters HTK + Casters MA MC = Casters Own MC * 2 Attack Damage = 1d10 + INT((Casters MA + Casters INT)/10) Spellcasting : Demons cast without klutzing and cast ANY spell from the Draconian List. They CANNOT teach spells from the list though. :Demon_Tailor COST : 15 MODS : D,T This summons a tiny winged red demon the size of a mouse that is an expert in the art of sewing and magical clothing alterations. The demon can alter an existing set of clothes to fit the caster in one round if so ordered, even if there is insufficient material. It can also be ordered to turn raw materials into a set of clothes the caster has in mind for their own wearing in a full minute (10 rounds). If neither raw materials nor existing clothes exist but the caster wishes it and has placed enough duration into the spell, the Mage can ask the demon to craft a set of clothes to the mages specifications entirely from magic (Takes a full hour). The clothes will have the property, if formed this way, to neither wrinkle nor stain and will adjust to fit the wearer no matter how their body shape may change, so long as it remains humanoid. Multiple Targets are bought ONLY if the mage is having clothes made for someone else. The Demon cannot produce armour of any kind. :Depression COST : 10 MODS : D,R This inflicts upon the victim the knowledge of cynical logic, making them realize that death is inevitable no matter how much they struggle and that everything they do will not really matter in the long term. This depression will reduce all their skills by 20% to succeed while active. TARGETS is not used on this spell. :Detect_Curse COST : 3 MODS : R This spell will tell if a person or object is Cursed and will, with an INTUITION roll, give the caster the details on the nature of the curse itself. Minor Curses are specific spells that cannot be dispelled by normal means (Dispell Magic) ;Curses are extremely powerful magic that can last for generations, usually cast by someone in the throes of death or extreme anger/depression. :Detect_Gems COST : 1 MODS : D,R Allows the caster to detect any and all gemstones within the Radius of Range and find their locale. It does NOT appraise the gems or give information as to their type. :Detect_Illusions COST : 5 MODS : D Allows the caster to see thru ALL Illusions encountered while the spell duration is in effect, wether caused by magical spell or magic abilities of specific creatures. :Detect_Life COST : 1 MODS : R By use of this spell the caster can determine if a creature is alive, including creatures in a coma, trance, little death etc. It fails against Mind Shielded targets (they will detect as dead) and will also expose Undead for what they are. :Detect_Lie COST : 1 MODS : D,T This allows the caster to perceive any SPOKEN lies said in their presence if they understand the language being spoken. Range is not necessary as an element in this spell. Target is only needed if casting the spell on someone else. It does not detect omissions, only falsehoods. :Detect_Magic COST : 1 MODS : R This spell causes all magic on the target being/object to be shown in that it will glow with the color of its Guildtype(s). Duration is not needed to be purchased, and it is cast at the suspect target. :Detect_Metal COST : 1 MODS : D,R The caster specifies one metal type and this spell will detect any of such within a 50' radius. :Detect_Nexus COST : 3 MODS : D A Nexus is an opening from one material reality into another. Nexus Points are found naturally but can also be created by certain spells. This spell works LOS for the caster only. :Detect_Poison COST : 2 MODS : R With this spell, the forensic wizard can determine if a corpse has been poisoned. One corpse can be checked each round. The wizard can determine the means by which the poison was administered and the place at which it entered the body, and a chance of determining the exact poison involved equal to the caster's Intuition. It can also be used on a living target in hope of discovering if a cure poison may cure a condition, or can be cast on a substance to see if it is poisonous. :Detect_Shapechanger COST : 5 MODS : D This allows the caster to detect any natural or magically held shapechanges on persons and creatures in LOS. At Rank 2 it allows the caster to know the true appearance of the beings that are shapechanged. :Detect_Spirit COST : 2 MODS : D,T Detects the presence of a soul spirit or mentality in any body or object (enchanted swords, etc.), and whether or not the mind controlling the body is its "native". Thus, it will not detect charming or hypnosis but will detect possession. Only the fact of a mind is detected, not its nature. If it is cast on a normally invisible spirit (such as an Invisible Stalker or Unseen Servant), the caster can see the creature as a visible force for the duration. The reverse, Obscure Spirit, has a range of touch and conceals a single mind or spirit from detection by this spell, and can be cast by anyone who knows Detect Spirit. :Detect_Undead COST : 1 MODS : D This spell enables the caster to detect all undead creatures out to the range of the spell. The area of effect extends in a path 10 feet wide and 60 feet long (plus 10 feet longer per level of the wizard), in the direction the caster is facing. Scanning a direction requires one round, and the caster must be motionless. While the spell indicates direction, it does not give specific location or distance. It detects undead through walls and obstacles but is blocked by one foot of solid stone, one yard of wood or loose earth, or a thin coating of metal. The spell does not indicate the type of undead detected, only that undead are present. :Dispel_Magic COST : 3 MODS : D,R This will cancel a specific ongoing spell effect. If cast on an ITEM it will prevent the items magic from functioning for the duration of the spell being canceled, but then the item will turn back on until its duration is up. It will NOT send away a summoned creature, undo a healing spell or cause harm to a magical creature directly. Unwilling targets get a Save vs INT against Dispel :Dispelling_Curtain COST : 10 MODS : D,R This spell is used to set up a shimmering violet energy screen in a curtain form that the caster desires (Can be a maximum of 10' x 10' per RANK of the spell, but NO lower limit). Any creature passing thru it will have active spells on them affected by a Dispell Magic that is slightly more powerful than an ordinary one - this one CAN affect the results of spell klutzs 50% of the time, and CAN shut down any Globe of Invulnerability or Globe of Minor Invulnerability, but cannot shut off curse affects or any spell that was at rank 5 or greater. The Dispelling Curtain will NOT work against items, only beings. :Dispel_Silence COST : 2 MODS : D,R When cast, this spell automatically dispels any magical silence within its area of effect. Furthermore, no silence spell will have effect within the area of effect for the duration of the spell. Area is a 15' Globe at the target point. This can be increased by buying more RANKS of the spell. Stealth FAILS inside a Dispell Silence Field. :Disruption COST : 15 MODS : R This is cast ONLY on a single target. The Target must be a mage. If the Target fails a save vs Magic then they will immediately lose ALL their HUNG spells and the energy held in them. Multiple Ranks may be bought PURELY so that the spell can penetrate a Pentagram. :Disrupt_Undead COST : 7 MODS : D,R When cast the spell strikes out with a cone from the caster out to its maximum range at a 60 degree angle. Skeletons, Zombies, Ghouls, and ghosts are blasted into dust instantly if within the cone. All other undead receive 1d10 damage for each round they are within the cone. The Caster may move the field each round additional round to increase the area being covered by it if needed. Additional Ranks add +1 to the damage inflicted. :Draconian_Sanctum COST : 25 MODS : N This spell is cast by a mage to establish a place of power where they can be assured of relative safety and capability to practice their art. Once created the mage cannot create another such Sanctum while it exists. An inner sanctum offers MANY benefits to a mage, and should be established in a building, grove, or sufficiently secluded locale to assist in its magics. Within their Sanctum a mage will be instantly alerted to ANY intrusion into it by anyone or anything, and will know if they have come with hostile intent. Anyone performing an attack, theft or casting against a mage within their inner sanctum is -25% to do such, while the mage is at +25% to perform any castings against them. Meditation within ones own sanctum adds +2 power points per hour. All spellcastings are at +25% to succeed (compounds with any other modifiers to improve success). The Sanctum itself acts as an enhancement to magic in other ways, almost a tool, so that any casting within it costs 1/2 the normal BASE cost of the spell (not added features) with a minimum cost of 1. To enter an Inner Sanctum without permission of the owner must be done as if trying to face against a sanctuary spell, that is one must save vs magic to cross its barriers and wards. Note that a mage will ALWAYS know if there is currently an intruder inside their sanctum, no matter the distance to them. Inner Sanctums cease to exist when the caster dies. The Sanctum can be a maximum of 100 cubic yards per RANK of the spell. Spells cast from outside into an Inner Sanctum have a 25% chance of reflecting back at the source - EVEN in the case of ritual spells. Undead cannot cross the barriers of a Sanctum without permission of the owner AT ALL. While inside their Sanctum a mage is also considered +10 to their APP for Prescence sake. Sanctums are kept magically CLEAN and an Unseen Servant will exist within its barriers at the command of the caster at all times. Inner Sanctums CANNOT be dispelled thru normal means. If they are inside a building all windows and doors will be wizard Locked to the univited (this effect CAN be dispelled though thru normal means). While in their sanctum a mage can add +10 to their result rolls within the spell 'Demon Summons'. :Dragon's_Breathe COST : 10 MODS : D,R This allows the caster to produce authentic Dragons fire from his/her breathe, extending out to the range of the spell. This is a flame in a 60 degree Arc. All within the range must make Prowness rolls to avoid the attack, those who fail will take 3d10 of damage with NO physical armour absorption. Those who succeed take only 1d10 of damage. Fire Resistance and Protections DO apply! With Duration the caster can use the breathe weapon every other round until it expires (or the mage does). If, while using this spell, an extinguish Fire is cast on the mage it cuts the spell short. A direct hit on the caster while using this spell by oil will cause the caster double normal damage. All wood, paper, leather and cloth items carried by a being hit by Dragonfire that didn't save will be utterly destroyed unless magical in nature. This does not apply to those who saved and took the minimal damage. :Drain COST : 10 MODS : R This spell is only castable on a living being. The victim gets a roll vs Magic, and if they fail they lose 1 point each of Hardiness, Prowness and Appearance which are then added to the casters statistics, permanently. :Dream_Death COST : 25 MODS : R This spell is cast upon someone and becomes active when they enter into a dream state. It fails to work against someone who is experiencing a dream-bead recorded dream or who has Dream Manipulation cast upon themselves. Once the target is asleep they must make a save against their INT as they will experience a horrific dream that will cause them to die within their sleep upon failure to save (someone killed this way does NOT receive Divine Intervention as their Spirit is trapped upon the Dream Plane and they become a member of that plane's inhabitants unless rescued and brought out physically). :Drowning_Death COST : 20 MODS : R This spell is a nasty one, usable only on a single target. The target receives a save vs INTUITION to avoid the effect. If the victim fails their lungs suddenly become filled with water and they begin to drown. Victim will collapse instantly unconscious. Unless some means can be applied to remove the water within 3 rounds they are VERY dead. Dispell Magic does NOT help.... Amphibious Ability negates the effect. :Dust_Devil COST : 10 MODS : D,R This spell summons up a dust devil, a minor air elemental creature, to assist the caster in some way. The Dust devil will be fully obedient under the effects of the spell, and will return to its native elemental plane upon its completion. The dust devil can follow simple orders and acts accordingly. It stats: HTK 25 Combat 60% Flight Speed = 3 times speed of running man ABS 5 Attack Damage 1d10+4 The dust devil appears to be a small whirlwind, one foot in diameter at its base, five feet tall, and three to four feet across at the top. The winds are sufficient to put out torches, candles, campfires and exposed lanterns. The dust devil can hold a gas cloud or a creature in gaseous form at bay or push it away (though it cannot damage or disperse such a cloud). If skimming along the ground in an area of loose dust, sand, pebbles or ash, it can pick up these particles and disperse them in a 10' diameter cloud centered in itself. The cloud obscures normal vision and creatures caught in it will be blinded for one round after they emerge, and its causes a need for spellcasters to save to maintain concentration of active effects. Any creature from the elemental plane of air can disperse the dust devil immediately. Dust devils can be hurt by normal weapons but fired missiles will fail to strike as they will be blown off course. :Dust_Spray COST : 3 MODS : R This causes to spray out from the casters hand a stream of Fine Dust and ashe at a target. If this is fired at a being then they get a save vs PROW to avoid being blinded by the effect for 1d10 Rounds. It can also be used to enhance a Dust_Devil or Similar Air Elemental, to cover a trail with dust and ashe to avoid detection, or to dirty a persons clothes or a surface like a floor. The dust remains after the spell ends. :Ebon_Cloud COST : 15 MODS : D,R This calls into being a cloud of black vapors that are impenetrable by light and that is NOT affected by normal or magical wind short of an air elemental. Within the cloud visibility is zilch, and even infravision is dampened from working. The cloud is a 10' cube per RANK of the spell and any being within it must save each round for the following: 1) Roll to wander out of cloud (save vs INTUITION for magic) if successful they do NOT roll for the rest! 2) Roll to avoid 3d10 of COLD BASED damage (Save vs HARDINESS) 3) Roll to Avoid Insanity (Save vs INTUITION for magic again) [If Not saved then rolls on the Insanity tables] 4) Roll to Save vs APPearance or lose 1 APP point from chaos effects distorting your body. Unconscious beings must save as above, except for the insanity roll. If a mage is within the cloud and tries to use a spell they are -25% normal chance of success, plus another -25% if they are casting a spell at something other than themselves or an object being held. NO spell book may be used in the cloud and NO light based magic will work within its confines or disrupt it from outside. :Electric_Arc COST : 10 MODS : R This spell causes an arc of electricity to leap from the caster's extended fingertip. This electricity unerringly strikes one target of the caster's choice, inflicting 1d10 damage with NO physical armour absorption, per rank of the spell. An Magic save DOES apply to the target. Magical Armour absorption spells WILL apply. Additional Ranks add +2 Damage to the effect. Electric ARC cannot be cast at anything BUT an individual being and cannot be cast underwater. :Enchanted_Cauldron COST : 20 MODS : N This spell is considered one of the more disgusting and dangerous methods of gaining new spells and knowledge in the mystic arts. It requires a small iron cauldron, 2 pints human blood, a gallon of water, a teaspoon of semen and an owls feather. Casting time is one hour and NO additional beings can be involved beyond the caster. A failure at casting this spell ALWAYS results in the immediate death of the caster, without chance of resurrection or restoration. All that will be found are some ashes left behind. Successfully cast the spell produces RANDOM results: 01-10 Caster improves 1 rank in a spell already known 15-20 Caster learns one new random spell (Draconian). 21-30 Caster learns a typoed version of a spell from the Draconian list (GM's Choice). 31-40 Caster Gains 1 to Aptitude (and gets a free Capacity point in the process) at a cost of 1000 eps, even if it exceeds racial limits! 41-50 Nothing Happens 51-60 Caster Forgets a Spell they already know and cannot learn it from ANY source ever again. 61-70 Caster Loses 1d10 HTK permanently 71-95 Caster Must roll on the insanity table 96-00 Caster is visited by a random demon as if they had tried to summon such! Note that the caster STILL must spend the required experience for the spell or other changes. If they don't have enough at hand at the casting then they will be paying towards it and nothing else until it is paid for from their out of balance 'account'. :Ethereal Sight COST : 1 MODS : D Allows the caster to see into the nearby Ethereal Plane and perceive any Objects or beings therein. Range is unnecessary with this spell, unless casting it on another, as is Target. Sight range is Line Of Sight. This spell does NOT perceive invisible! :Explosive_Runes COST : 5 MODS : N By tracing these mystic runes upon a book, map, scroll, wall etc the caster prevents unauthorized reading of such. They are normally disguised so that they are not detected with a mere 'Detect Magic' spell. When read the runes detonate, delivering 1d10+5 damage to the reader. The Mage who casts it is immune and will not trigger the explosion. Likewise the mage may remove the runes at will. Explosive runes last until triggered. The object they are written on will be destroyed in the explosion. A functional variation that is allowed is one where the casting mage spends an extra round beyond normal in the casting, adding an extra option to the runes, so that if the mage reads them aloud they trigger but instead of harming the mage simply destroy/damage the item they are written on. This is occasionally used as a means of demolition. A NASTY usage of this variation is that used by Ebony mages only, where they inscribe said runes on the forehead of a person in blood, and then step away and activate them, causing severe head injury (Does 2d10+5 damage instead of the normal). Additional RANKS add +2 to the damage the spell does. :Extinguish_Fire COST : 1 MODS : R This will extinguish any fire within range radius. :Eyes_Of_Sickness COST : 15 MODS : D This spell can ONLY be cast on the caster, and while under its effective duration the caster's gaze has the ability, when meeting that of another living being or creature to cause the infliction of instant and painful sickness effects on the victim. In this case it causes internal pain (as from severe cramping of the digestive system) and fever to sweep over their body. Such a target being's skills are ALL reduced to 50% of normal success, all physical attacks they do will be at 1/2 normal damage (After totalling scores) and their movement rate is reduced by half. The victim is so effected while their eyes meet the casters and lasts for 10 rounds afterward contact is broken. The effect cannot be negated by a cure disease or healing spell of any kind, or a dispell magic, but a REMOVE_CURSE* will remove its effects prematurely. The save against the effect is vs HARDINESS instead of INT as the body is fighting off the spell effects, not the mind. :Find_Familiar COST : 5 MODS : N This spell enables the caster to summon a familiar to act as his aide and companion. Familiars are typically small creatures, such as cats, frogs, ferrets, crows, hawks, snakes, owls, ravens, toads, weasels, or even mice. A creature acting as a familiar can benefit a wizard, conveying its sensory powers to its master, conversing with him, and serving as a guard/scout/spy as well. A wizard can have only one at a time, and he has no control over what sort of creature answers the summoning, if any at all come. The creature is always magically intelligent and its bond with the wizard confers upon it an exceptionally long life. The wizard receives the heightened senses of the familiar, which grants the wizard a bonus to all surprise die rolls. The wizard has an empathic link with the familiar and can issue mental commands at a distance of up to one mile. Note that responses from the familiar are fairly basic--which able to communicate simple thoughts, these are often overwhelmed by instinctual responses. Thus a ferret spying on a band of orcs might lose its train of thought upon sighting a mouse. Certainly its communications to its master would be tinged with fear of the "big ones" it was spying on! The caster can see through the familiar's eyes. When the familiar is in physical contact with the wizard, it gets the wizards saving throws against special attacks. If the familiar dies, the wizard must successfully roll an immediate Hardiness check. If the familiar is an animal type then they lose 1 HTK in damage from the loss. If the familiar is a sentient type (ex: Quasit) then the mage must save or loses 1d10 from Hardiness and permanently, and even if they do save they go unconscious for 1d10 hours afterwards. Unlike most spells, the finding of the familiar is actually a Ritual, When the wizard decides to find a familiar, s/he must load a brass brazier with charcoal. When this is burning well,s/he adds incense and herbs. The spell incantation is then begun and must be continued until the familiar comes or the casting time is finished. The GM secretly determines all results. Note that familiars are not inherently magical, nor does a dispell magic spell send them away, Deliberate mistreatment, failure to feed and care for the familiar, or continuous unreasonable demands have adverse effects on the familiars relationship with its master. Purposely arranging the death of one's own familiar incurs great disfavor from certain powerful entities, with dire results. D100 Roll Familiar * Sensory Powers 01-15 Cat, black Excellent night vision and superior hearing 16-25 Crow/Raven Excellent vision 26-30 Hawk Very superior distance vision 31-35 Owl Night vision equals human daylight vision, superior vision 36-40 Toad Wide-angle vision 41-50 Weasel Superior hearing & very superior olfactory 51-60 Dog Night Vision, Superior olfactory 61-74 Mongoose +1 Prowness 75-93 Wolf Night Vision, Superior Olfactory 94 Doppleganger Special 95-97 Snake, constrictor Superior olfactory 98 Skunk ??? 99 Baboon ??? 00 bat ??? :Fire_Ball COST : 25 MODS : R,T This is a normal Fireball spell (the caster chooses the target and the Fireball expands until the target is engulfed), damage is 1d10 per spell Rank Purchased. Additional Targets bought must be adjacent to the prime target. Only Magic & Non-Metal Armour will absorb damage from this attack. The mechanics of the Fireball : The target(s) are surrounded by a cloud of natural gas which is then sparked into ignition. :Fire_Bomb COST : 10 MODS : D This spell is an arsonist special. Basically it creates a small red gem (about 1 Karat), which will explode into a fireball when it reaches the end of its duration. Until that it is inert and perfectly safe for anyone to handle. The gem is consumed in the explosion. The bomb does 2d10 damage (+5 damage per additional RANK) Only Magic & Non-Metal Armour can absorb damage from the attack. :Fire_Grenade COST : 10 MODS : N This spell is another arsonist tool - it creates a golf-ball sized yellow crystal. This crystal can be thrown and upon striking a surface it explodes into a bright yellow fireball that does 1d10 damage +2 per RANK of the spell. The initial blast area is a 5' radius +1' per RANK of the spell. Armour does not help absorb the damage, except the ARMOUR spell. :Fire_Trap COST : 5 MODS : N This is cast on any closable item (book, box, bottle, chest, door, backpack etc). When the container is opened by anyone EXCEPT the caster it activates the trap, causing a 5' radius explosion of flame that will do 1d10 Damage +1 per RANK of the Spell. The item is NOT harmed by this explosion. Once it has been triggered the spell ends. Until set off the spell lies dormant and no durationmust be spent. :Flame_Friend COST : 10 MODS : D,R This basically summons a small minor fire elemental which can be commanded to guard something, create light, help in combat etc. While the duration of the spell lasts. When the spell ends it must return to its native plane. The Fire Elemental has 20 HTK 20 Prowness 5 Intuition is about a 3' sphere in size. It is unharmed by normal weapons, gains a hardiness point for each point of damage a normal being would receive from a fire-based normal attack. Cold and water do DOUBLE normal damage to it. A gallon of water does 1d10 damage hitting it. Additional Ranks adds 10 to its HTK over the base 20 and 5 to its Prowness. It attacks for 1d10 damage + 1/rank. :Flare COST : 3 MODS : R This causes a bright flare to occur at the designated site, giving off daylight intensity light for the next round. This throws off infravision for the next 3 rounds, and causes 1d10 damage to Undead within a 60' radius of the flare. It will not harm normal creatures, but if directed on or at one, will blind them for the next round. If Fired Directly at an Undead and striking it it will do 3d10 damage. :Flash COST : 1 MODS : D,R,T Victims failing their saving throw are blinded due to a flash of light that appears in their eyes. (Save is vs Magic). Targets chosen on this spell do NOT have to be next to each other. Unless skilled at Blind Fighting they will be considered to be at prowness 1 for all actions for the duration. :Flesh_To_Stone COST : 25 MODS : D,R Target being gets a roll vs INTUITION and if failed is instantly turned to stone for the duration of the spell. A stoned being is unable to move, act or think. If damaged or destroyed in this state it will reflect on them when they return to normal at spells end. :Free_Action COST : 5 MODS : D,R This spell enables the target to move and attack and otherwise act normally for the duration of the spell, negating effects like Paralysis, little death, hold person, web, hog tie and similar binding effects. :Frost_Hands COST : 7 MODS : D This spell is causes the caster's hands to become freezing cold (some say the cold of the grave) so that when an opponent is touched they will do 2d10 damage. :Goblin_Servant COST : 10 MODS : D This is a hybrid spell, requiring the tooth of a person to function, as it takes the innate magic within a person's remains and exploits it. It grows a full adult goblin from the tooth in a single round, to act as a servant to the caster for the duration. The caster controls the goblins actions entirely, and once the duration is over it collapses into dust, tooth and all. No equipment is generated for the goblin in the process of this spell, so if it is wanted as a warrior it must be handed weapons or will fight only hand-to-hand. Its Stats are created based upon its caster's: INT = 1/2 of Caster's APP = 1/2 of Caster's PRW = 1/2 of Caster's HRD = 1/2 of Caster's HTK = 1/2 of Caster's The Goblin is a magical construct. It understands the caster's words and intents but otherwise understands nothing that it hears. It has no emotions and will carry out its functions without complaints. It stands 1/2 the height of the caster and will be green skinned in color. It may have sexual organs in appearance but is non-functional. It cannot perform any skill the caster lacks, and can only perform skills the caster knows at 1 Education rank. :Guardian_Demon COST : 15 MODS : D This spell does NOT summon a demon. It instead creates from its own energies a creature that physically appears to be a demon of about half-human size (about 3' tall) with bright red skin , horns and a pointed tail. Its armed with a small trident (1d10+4 magical damage). The caster instructs the demon to guard one being, object or location and it will do so to the death. The Demon has 20 HTK and cannot be harmed by non-magical weapons, except explosives. Spells cast at the demon have a 50% chance of volleying back at their target as do all missile weapons, with the exception of DISPELL MAGIC. The caster must give the demon a password that when spoken will end the spell and the demon will then fade away. TARGET and RANGE are not used with this spell, but Duration adds are mandatory to be effective. The demon, in combat, attacks at 100% skill with its trident. It can also throw a minute fireball that does 2d10 normal fire damage to the target. The demon cannot be used for anything except to guard and protect. Additional Ranks add 5 HTK to the demon, +1 to its trident damage and an additional +1 to the fireballs effect. :Haunting_Sounds COST : 1 MODS : D The spell causes a strange haunting sound (see list that follows) within 30' of the caster (no extended range available), like those associated with haunted places. List : Creak, Footfall, Groan, Moan, Rattle, Tap, Thump, Whistle. If duration is cast with the spell then the sound will remain in the area it is originally cast and NOT follow the caster as he/she moves about. :Heal_Burns COST : 1 MODS : R,T This spell heals 1d10 of burn damage (no DURATION addition needed). But does not close wounds, remove infections or set bones. Additional ranks add +1 to the effect of the heal. :Hey_Bartender COST : 5 MODS : N This summons a magical demonic bartender with a cabinet of all sorts of alcoholic drinks. He/she will request of the caster's preference and will fill the order within a round and then both he and the cabinet will vanish. :Hold_Portal COST : 3 MODS : D,R This spell magically bars a door, gate, or valve of wood, metal, or stone. The magical closure holds the portal fast, just as if it were securely closed and locked. Any extra-planar creature (dijinni, elemental, etc.) can shatter the spell and burst open the portal at will. A knock spell or a successful dispel magic spell can negate the hold portal. Held portals can be broken physically or battered down. :Hold_Undead COST : 3 MODS : D,R This spell paralyzes any form of undead (though Vampires and other intelligent forms get their Intuition in resistance) for the duration of the spell, wether they are corporeal or not. Attacking successfully such a held Undead will negate the Hold. :Hoops_Of_Fire COST : 10 MODS : D,R This surrounds a target being with a tight hoop of flame, in the case of a humanoid binding the arms to the sides, it also does 1d10 damage on the first round (but no further damage afterwards). It can withstand attempts to break free from it by Hardiness 20, more than that and a save vs Hardiness will shatter the ring and dispell it. Each additional rank of the spell adds 5 to the strength it can oppose without a save. The hoop only lasts for the duration. Water will extinguish the ring and dispell it. A mage with bound arms is -20% to cast and a warrior cannot act until broken free at all! The ring cannot be harmed by ordinary weapons. :Human_Torch COST : 7 MODS : D This spell causes the caster and all his clothing to become engulfed in flames. These flames do not harm the caster or his equipment but cause 1d10+6 points of damage to anyone within 5' and an additional 1d10 to anyone who actually touches him. The flames themselves are only about as hot as a torch but the surrounding area will feel like a blast furnace. :Hunting_Hound COST : 3 MODS : D This spell calls a canine creature to be a helper and boon companion to the spell caster for the duration of the spell. The hound is magical beast, which understands verbal commands given it of 6 words or less. It is also capable of tracking by scent (75% accuracy), and can hunt sufficiently well to feed the spell-caster for one day, provided there is game extant in the caster's area, and a hunting command is given. The hound has HTK 15 PROW 20 and its bit does 1d10+3 damage. :Invisibility COST : 25 MODS : D,R,T Caster, subject being or subject object becomes invisible to normal sight. This adds 50% to their prowness for defensive and offensive purposes. This is NOT perfect invisibility, the eyes on a person will be visible while open and may be noticed. Also if an invisible being is wounded their blood will become visible when it strikes the ground. If a person their equipment will be included in the effect, BUT if they fire a missile weapon or throw such it will become visible after leaving their presence. Caster can turn off the spell at will. An invisible person can be partially discovered thru infravision (instead of 50% prowness modifier it becomes only a 25% modifier). Once turned off the spell MUST be recast in full. :IronMind COST : 7 MODS : D This spell permits the caster to concentrate powerfully, despite any normal things that would distract him/her from their actions in casting any other spell - even the receipt of actual physical damage, as long as the duration of this spell continues. This allows a mage to overcome one of the normal causes of spell failure. :Knock COST : 5 MODS : R This will open a sealed door or object, sealed by magic or by mundane means, instantly. It does NOT remove traps or spells. :Know_Spellcaster COST : 10 MODS : N This spell is cast upon a magical object or ANY ongoing spell effect whereupon it will notify the caster of the the Name of the original caster. :Last_Image COST : 3 MODS : R When the forensic wizard casts this spell, he sees whatever the recipient corpse saw at the very instant of death, with the intent of learning the identity of the murderer, or at least the location of death. :Little_Death COST : 12 MODS : D,R This spell may be cast on any living (not golem, undead, etc.) creature native to the Prime Material plane. The victim falls paralyzed for the duration, unable to move but conscious and with all involuntary body functions active (breathing etc). Standard save cancels it, as would a dispell magic of higher rank. :Mail_Block COST : 3 MODS : D When cast this will prevent the caster from receiving Message Scrolls for the duration. Those who attempt to send a scroll will have it return to them magically stamped 'Return To Sender - Address Unknown'. :Mail_Check COST : 5 MODS : N This can be cast on any Message scroll that has arrived in the past hour that has NOT yet been opened. It will detect anything else on the scroll that isn't part of a standard Message Scroll spell and upon finding such will tell the caster exactly who sent the scroll. :Mail_Revenge COST : 15 MODS : D This spell will automatically do a MAIL_CHECK* on any arriving message scrolls and upon finding that the mail has a spell upon it other than that its supposed to have, send off a scroll to the sender that explodes on its arrival with a wild pyrotechnic display that does 1d10+1 rank normal fire damage to all in a 5' radius/rank. {PROW save to get out of area of effect, no other save} (The original scroll sent is destroyed with the effect). :Mask_Of_Death COST : 3 MODS : R This spell allows the caster to change a corpse or undead creature's features to make it appear to be someone else. The caster must have a clear mental image of how they wish the corpse to appear. DURATION is not necessary with this spell, but RANGE may be. The effect lasts as long as the body does.... :Mason's_Word_Of_Unmaking COST : 20 MODS : R This is a complex series of sounds that MUST be uttered by the caster aloud. It is an area effect, carrying in a 50' radius of the caster per rank (max 10 ranks). The Mason's word fails if it is interrupted. When cast this causes all mortar to crumble into dust, all stone stacked upon each other to unstack themselves, all bricks lying to revert to sand or mud they were made from. This will break walls, crumble buildings and generally destroy that which was built by a mason's hands. :Megiddo's_Demon COST : 7 MODS : D This spell produces a temporary manifestation of a demonic form about 4" in size with bright red skin and little wings that enable it to flutter around the target. Target being will be linked with the demon so that it may assist in keeping the target alerted of ANY incoming attacks or approaching hostiles within a 100' x 100' x 100' area, mentally shouting and waking them (if asleep) or otherwise reporting to them the number of intruders and present range to them in general terms. The demon CAN also see invisible and Ethereally but not astrally or thru an improved invisibility spell. Demon exists only for the bought duration of the spell. If fighting an invisible creature while the Demon is present, the normal effects of invisibility are halved in regards to chances to hit etc. Note that this demon is purely a magical creation and has no real sentience or resemblance to true demons. The demon gives a +25% to all alertness rolls, but not complete awareness. :Message_Scroll COST : 12 MODS : N This spell will transport a scroll to the named being it is intended for instantly, no matter which plane they are on (except for the Astral and dream planes). The name of the target being is the vital factor. :Mind_Guard COST : 5 MODS : D This spell protects the caster or subject target being (must be sentient) from the effects of a mental nature as well as natural abilities like ESP, Telepathy (but not mind speech), Well_Of_Blackness*, Hypnotism*, Charm Person, Curse of Senility, Detect Deryni, Detect Spirit, Nude Mood, Possesion, Quantum Leap, Spook, Steal Spell, and even Taunt. :Mind_Speech COST : 5 MODS : D,R,T Allows the caster to communicate mentally with one or more beings. Must be able to see the being when the spell is first cast, but does not have to maintain visual contact. The mindspeech is just like normal conversation, except that NONE of those involved can 'think' a lie thru the link at the others, so honesty is the rule - any attempt to lie directly will cause the link to severe. Once enacted, Mindspeech is NOT affected by the distance - RANGE is only used for the initial casting of the spell, thus the spell can be bought relatively cheaply if all involved are in touching range at start, only duration and possibly targets are needed. :Night_Sight COST : 3 MODS : D,R,T This allows the caster and targets to see as well at night as in day. It does NOT help against magical darkness.... :Pentagram COST : 20 MODS : D The Pentagram is drawn out on the ground or floor and then it is charged with the spell energy. This star within a circle is usually stood in by the caster and will reduce or prevent hostile creatures and spells from entering its confines. No Entirely magical creature (Zombie, Ghost, Skeleton, Elemental, demon, golem, fae-folk, devil, wraith, or spectre) can cross this boundary, while non-magical or partially magical ones can cross at will. Spells trying to enter it have their effect reduced one rank per rank of the caster of the Pentagram - if the incoming spell is thus reduced below one rank it ceases to function, else it is reduced in strength accordingly. The Pentagram cannot be broken or erased except by the caster or by mundane means by a non-magical being, EXCEPT if it is struck by an ERASE spell. Dispell Magic Does can work on a Pentagram, if of greater rank. :Pop COST : 5 MODS : R This spell is primarily named for the sound made when it is cast. The caster is teleported a short distance (based on RANGE) within their Line of Sight instantly with their equipment (upto 50 lbs). They cannot appear within a solid object. Each additional RANK adds 50 lbs to the carriable weight. :Possession COST : 25 MODS : D,R Caster's mind takes over the target beings body for the duration, their own body collapses into a coma. If the caster's own body is destroyed they permanently become resident in the new body and the old being fades away. While in possession the caster has the new body's stats except for Intuition. The caster CANNOT use the skills of the other being, only the body - they can use their own skills. :Protection_From_Spirits COST : 5 MODS : D,R,T This spell will protect the caster or subject target from all damage and draining effects inflicted by a non-corporeal being, including wraiths, ghosts, spectres, astrally projecting mages and the like for the duration. Even spell effects used by any such creatures will fail to work against the protected. :Regeneration COST : 20 MODS : D,R,T Cast on a living being only, this causes them to heal at an accelerated rate, getting back one lost HTK point from wounds per round until at full (and the spell will continue to work afterwards until its duration ends for additional wounds that might occur) normal HTK. It will also grow back any lost body parts in the process (limbs etc). :Remove_Curse COST : 10 MODS : D,R This removes ANY curse type spell on a being or item permanently. :Remove_Fear COST : 1 MODS : R,T This removes the effects of ALL Fear spells and powers affecting a being. :Resist_Fire COST : 5 MODS : D,R,T This absorbs upto 100 points of damage from fire and heat that the target would have received... then ends or ends at the end of the duration, whichever comes first. :See_Invisible COST : 1 MODS : D,T Allows the caster to see any invisible creatures, including persons under and invisibility spell or camouflaged, and similarly invisible objects. It will NOT detect Astral or Ethereal Plane travelers. It will also see thru Phantasmal Force Spells. RANGE is unnecessary with this spell, as it is set at LOS only. :Snapping_Teeth COST : 3 MODS : D,R This spell creates a set of large smiling teeth to appear, they can either be used as an immediate attack effect (the teeth will attack a designated target in RANGE for 1d10+4 damage at 80% chance to hit) or as a setting for a trap. If set for a trap the teeth will attack any creature that gets within 5' of the surface the caster places them on top of (except the caster) and do 1d10+4 damage on each attack with 80% Chance to hit. The teeth cannot be attacked for damage, but can be dispelled or caught inside a container they can't escape. As a trap the duration does not start until the teeth have a target to attack. :Spell_Trace COST : 1 MODS : R,T Cast on an object or on a target of a recently discharged spell, this will give the mage an image of the caster who originally cast the spell. :Tasha's_Uncontrollable_Hideous_Daughter COST : 15 MODS : D,R This is a special combination of illusion and summoning, creating a creature that will have the goal of nothing more than being near to the target being, holding them, drooling on them, kissing them and groping them endlessly while the spell lasts (It may even appear to try to have sexual encounters with them but such will produce NO magical energy unlike a real such encounter). The Creature is the ugliest female that the caster can think of, with warts, black stringy hair that has all the softness of steel wool, a flabby trunk but great powerful arms and legs (Hardiness 30). It cannot be harmed by non-magical weapons, and has HTK 30 vs magical ones. Duration is absolutely necessary with this spell, but TARGETS is not usable with it. Additional ranks add +10 HTK and +5 HARDiness to the creature. :Taunt COST : 1 MODS : D,R A taunt spell enables the caster to jape and jeer effectively at a single type of creature with Intelligence. The caster need not speak the language of the creatures. His words and sounds have real meaning for the subject creature or creatures: challenging, insulting, and generally irritating and angering the listeners. Those failing to save vs. INTUITION rush forth in fury to do battle with the spellcaster. All affected creatures attack the spellcaster in melee if physically capable of doing so, seeking to use body or hand-held weapons rather than missile weapons or spells. Separation of the caster from the victim by an impenetrable or uncrossable boundary (a wall of fire, a deep chasm, a formation of set pikemen) causes the spell to break. If the caster taunts a mixed group, he must choose the type of creature to be affected. If used in conjunction with a ventriloquism spell, the creatures may attack the apparent source, depending upon their Intelligence, a leader's presence, and so on. :Unseen_Servant COST : 1 MODS : D The unseen servant is a non-visible, mindless, and shapeless force, used to step and fetch, open unstuck doors, as well as to clean and mend. It is not strong, but unfailingly obeys the command of the wizard. It can carry out only one activity at a time and can move only light-wight items--carry a maximum of 20 pounds or push or pull 40 pounds across a smooth surface. It can open only normal doors, drawers, lids, etc. The unseen servant cannot fight, nor can it be killed, as it is a force rather than a creature. It can be magically dispelled, or eliminated after receiving 6 points of damage from area-effect spells, breath weapons, or similar attacks. Additional Ranks add 10 lbs to its carrying ability, and 1 HTK to its survival ability. :Word_Of_Recall COST : 20 MODS : N The word of recall is ONLY usable by a mage who has an Inner_Sanctum* already set up. It takes the caster BACK to the Inner Sanctum instantly the word is uttered. It can transport the caster and 50 lbs /RANK of cargo/passengers with the caster back to the Sanctum instantly with a perfect teleport. :Wound_Closure COST : 10 MODS : R,T This spell closes the wounds of the recipient to prevent bleeding and infection, incidentally curing 1d10 of hardiness damage. All of the victim's wounds will be closed by a single casting. Further application isn't possible to increase the healing effect. :Zandare's_Twist COST : 25 MODS : R By means of this spell the caster changes the target creature, effectively, inside out. The organs are outside the body and the skin is inside. GM's insert your own really graphic descriptions here... The spell caster must have a small leather pouch for the casting. At the end of the seven segments the caster thrusts his hand into the bag and violently pulls the bag inside out. Now the target is either painfully turned inside out, or the caster looks like a total fool. Creatures Larger than Human size are an additional -25% to affect. Note that clothing, armour, etc. are in the inside also. And that the victim will be VERY dead....