SPELL
GUIDELINES
Range:Personal
Range:Touch
Ranges
Personal
Eye/Touch
Voice
Sight
ArcaneConnection
*:MagicalSenseonlyforIntellegospells.
RangesDescription
Personal:thespellonlyaffectsthecasting
magus,orthethingthatheiswearing
orcarrying.TheTargetisthusnever
largerthanIndividual.
Eye:Themagusmaytargetanypersonor
creaturethathehasestablishedeye
contactwith.Ahumanbeingwho
knowsofnoreasontoavoideye
contactmakesitautomaticallyif
dealingwiththemagusinasocial
setting.TheGiftdoesnotmake
peopleavoideyecontact.Itis
impossibletomakeeyecontactwith
anunwillinghumanwithoutgetting
atleasttwopeopletoholdthevictim
down.Itiseffectivelyimpossibleto
makeeyecontactwithanenemyin
combat;theyarentlookingatyour
eyes.Ittypicallytakesacombat
roundtoestablisheyecontactwitha
calmanimal,beforethemaguscan
startcastingthespell.
Touch:themagusoranythinghetouches,
whetherapersonorthing.
Voice:Anythingtowhichthemaguss
voicecarries.Typically,firmwords
carryabout15paces,whileashout
carriesabout50.Magical
enhancementofthevoicedoesnot
increasethisrange,andaspellcast
silentlyatthisrangecanaffectonly
thecaster.Therangeisbasedonthe
distancethatthecastersvoice
carries,notonwhetherthetargetcan
hearit.Deaftargets,stones,targets
inanoisyenvironment,andtargets
undertheinfluenceofPeImspells
thatstopsoundsfromreachingthem
canallbeaffectedatthenormal
range.However,ifthecasteris
silencedorquietedbymagic,the
rangeisreduced.Suchaspellmust
penetratethecastersMagic
Resistance.Magicitemsusethe
wieldersvoice;independentitems
needtobegivenavoice(CrIm)touse
thisrange.Therangeisestablished
whenthespelliscast,andremains
thesameevenifthemaguschanges
theloudnessofhisvoice.Thus,a
Voicerangespellcanallowsilent
for Ars Magica 5th edition
BasicSpellsGuidelines
Duration:Momentary
BasicWardSpellsGuidelines
Duration:Ring
Durations
Momentary
Diameter/Concentration
Sun/Ring
Moon
Year
DurationsDescription
Momentary:Thespelllastsbutamoment
andthendissipates.Inmanycases
theeffectsofthespellwillendure
longafterthespellitselffinishes.For
example,aRegospellthatmovesa
rockfromthebottomofthehillto
thetopmighthaveMomentary
duration,buttherockstaysatthe
topofthehill.Similarconsiderations
applytomostPerdospells;themagic
lastsbutamoment,butthetarget
staysdestroyed.
RitualCreospellswithMomentary
durationcreatethingsthatlastas
anyotherthingofthattype.The
magicisgoneinamomentandso
cannotbedispelled.Thisalsoapplies
toritualhealingspells.
Diameter:Thespelllastsforthetimethat
thesuntakestomoveitsdiameterin
theskyalmostexactlytwo
minutes(twentycombatrounds).
Concentration:Thespelllastsaslongas
themagusconcentrates.Inthe
absenceofdistractions,assumethat
amaguscanconcentrateforfifteen
minutesperpointofConcentration
ability.Iftherearedistractions,see
therulesintheHermeticMagic
chapter,page82.
Sun:thespelllastsuntilthesunnextrise
orsets
Ring:Thespelllastsuntilthetargetofthe
spellmovesoutsidearingdrawnat
thetimeofcasting,oruntiltheringis
physicallybroken.
Aringmustactuallybedrawnwhile
thespellisbeingcast.Themagus
mayusemagictodoso,butthat
magicmustnothavearangegreater
thanTouch,andthemagusmust
physicallytraceoutthering.The
magusmaynotmovemorequickly
thantenpacesperround(fivefeet
persecond)whiledoingthis.The
castingofanonRitualspellmaybe
extendedouttoallowthedrawingof
alargering.However,thecaster
mustmakeInt+Concentrationrolls
of6+everyroundtomaintain
concentrationonthespell,andif
Target:Individual
Target:Circle
Targets
Individual/Circle/Taste*
Part/Touch*
Group/Room/Smell*
Structure/Hearing*
Boundary/Vision*
TargetsDescription
Individual:Thespellcanaffectasingle
discretething,suchasonepersonor
oneobject.Ahugeboulderisa
discreteobject,amountainisnot
(becauseitisjoinedtotheground).
Clothesonapersonormossona
boulderarepartofthepersonor
boulderforthesepurposes.
Circle:Thespellaffectseverythingwithina
ringdrawnbythemagusatthetimeof
casting,andendsifthecircleis
broken,evenifthatisbeforethe
durationofthespellexpires.Thespell
alsoendswhenitsdurationends.See
Ring,above,forrestrictionson
drawingthecircle.Onecirclemay
servetounderwritebothRing
durationandCircletarget.
Taste:Theinformationcomesthroughthe
senseoftaste.
Part:Thespellcanaffectapartofa
discretething,suchasapersonsarm
orasectionoftheground.Thistarget
referstospatialparts,partsthatyou
could,atleastintheory,cutoffand
putinabag.Apersonsmindisnot
partofhiminthissense,norishis
senseofhumor.Hisheart,however,is.
SomethingisonlyaParttargetwhileit
isactuallyapartofsomethingelse;
things,likeseveredarms,thatusedto
bepartofsomething,or,likebricks,
whichcouldbecomepartof
something,areIndividualtargetsas
longastheyarenotcurrentlypartof
somethingelse.Partisharderthan
Individualbecausewholethingsare
metaphysicallyimportant.Itiseasier
toaffectathingasawholethanto
affectapartofit.
Touch:Theinformationcomesthrough
thesenseoftouch.
Group:Thespellcanaffectagroupof
peopleorthings.Thecomponentsof
thegroupmustbeclosetogetherin
space,andthegroupitselfmustbe
separatedfromanyotherthingsofthe
sametype.Threegrogshuddled
togetheroraringofstandingstones
areagroup:sixpeopleoutofacrowd
areusuallynot.Thethingsinthe
 control,butonlyaslongasthetarget
iswithinthedistancethatthe
magussvoicecarriedwhenhecast
thespell.
Sight:Anythingthatthemaguscansee.If
themagusisstandingonthehighest
pointformiles,thisrangecanbe
immense.Ablindmaguscanonly
affecthimself.Amagicitemusesthe
wielderssight;independentitems
needtobeabletosee(InIm)touse
thisrange.
ArcaneConnection:Anythingthatthe
magushasanArcaneConnectionto.
Distanceisimmaterialunlessthe
storyguidechoosestoimposesome
limit.Suchlimitsareusuallyprovided
intheexamplespells.Notethatwhile
ArcaneConnectionisarange,itis
differentfromaphysicalitemthatis
anArcaneConnection.This
distinctionisimportant,because
somespellsrequirethatthecaster
haveanArcaneConnection,butthe
spellmustbecastassomerange
otherthanArcaneConnection.
RitualSpells
Ritualspellstakelongertocastthan magiashavingcastcertainspells.
formulaicspellsandrequirevis.However,
theydohavesomeadvantages.
Formulaicandspontaneousspells
maynothaveYearduration
Formulaicandspontaneousspells
maynothaveBoundarytarget.
TheymayhaveVisiontarget,ifthey
aremagicalsensespells.
Formulaicandspontaneousspells
maynothavealevelgreaterthan
50.
Ritualspellsarealwaysatleastlevel
20,evenifthelevelcalculationwould
makethemlower.
someonebreakstheringatanypoint
beforeitiscompleted,thespell
automaticallybotches.Reallylarge
ringsareunlikelytobeworththe
risk.
Theringmayalreadyexist,for Groupwithasinglemember,
exampleasabandlaidintothe
ground.Inthiscase,themagusmust
tracethefullcircumferenceofthe
ring,movingnomorequicklythan
tenpacesperround.
Moon:Thespelllastsuntilboththenew
andfullmoonhaveset.
Year:Thespelllastsuntilsunriseonthe
fourthequinoxorsolsticeafterits
casting.Aspellwiththisduration
mustberitual.
TheWizardsSigil
Whenyouinventaspell,some Structure:Thespellaffectseverything
amountofyourpersonalmagicalstyleis
likelytomanifestitself,givingthespell
somesmallquirkorminordetailthat
identifiesitasyours.Thisrecurrentmark
orquirkinamagussspell(whichdoesnt
usuallychangetheeffectivenessofthe
spell)istermedhiswizardssigil.Once
known,thesequirkscanidentifycertain
structure,butstoryguidediscretion
Throughoutthischapter,varioussample
spellsigilsarelistedinthedescriptions.
Keepinmindthatthesearejust
guidelines.Theyremeanttogiveyou
ideastobetterpersonalizeyourspells,and
perhapstoaidyouinchoosingyourown
sigil.Seepage86intheHermeticMagic
chapterforfurtherdetails.
Notethatevenwhenyoulearnaspell
fromanothermagus,orfromalabtext,
youareactuallyinventingit,with
guidance,soitisalwaysyoursigilthat
manifestsinyourspells.
Groupwhenthespelliscastare
affectedfortheentireduration,even
iftheysplitup.Thingsthatjointhe
Groupduringthespelldurationare
notaffected.Itispossibletotargeta
althoughanIndividualtargetwill
alwaysbelowerlevel.
Room:Thespellaffectseverythingwithin
achamber.Thisroomcanbevery
large(thenaveofacathedral,for
instance,oranaturalcave),butit
mustbeenclosedandhavedefinite
boundaries.Acourtyardwouldoften
count,avalleywouldnot.Aspellwith
targetRoomisuselessifthereisno
Roomcontainingthetargets;itcannot
affectaroughlyroomsizedvolume
inopenspace.
Smell:Theinformationcomesthroughthe
senseofsmell.
withinasinglestructure.Thestructure
itselfcountsaswithinthestructurefor
thesepurposes,asthelimitisthe
outeredgeofanywalls.Thestructure
canrangeinsizefromahuttoacastle
keep,butitmustbeasingle,linked
edifice.Asaruleofthumb,ifitisall
coveredbyoneroof,itisone
applies.AswithRoom,target
Structureisnouseifthereisnopre
existingstructureboundingthetarget.
Hearing:Theinformationcomesthrough
thesenseofhearing.
Boundary:Thespellaffectseverything
withinawelldefinednaturalorman
madeboundary.Thiscouldbethewall
ofacity,theedgeofavillage,the
shoresofalake,theedgeofaforest,
orthebottomofamountain.Sincethe
oceanisnotobviouslybounded,it
cannotbeaffectedinthisway.Aswith
RoomandStructure,theremust
actuallybeaboundaryforthistarget
tobeuseful.Itcannotbeusedto
simplyaffectareallybigarea.Aspell
withthistargetmustbearitual.
Vision:Theinformationcomesthrough
thesenseofsight.
 ANIMAL(An) requiresaSunDurationspellcastearlyinthe
dayornight.
Animalspellsaffectallnaturallivingthingsthatarenot
Level20: HealaMediumWound.
plantsorhumans,doingtoanimalswhatMentemandCorpus
Giveananimala+21bonustoRecoveryrolls.
spellsdotopeople.Animalspellsmayaffectanyanimallike
Causeananimaltoreachfullmaturityoverthe
mindorbody.Theyalsoaffectthingsmadewithanimal
courseofabouttwohours.
products,suchasleather,bone,orwool.
Level25: Stoptheprogressofadisease.
TotellifanAnimalspellwillaffectthemindofacreature,
HealaHeavyWound.
determinefromtheanimalsCharacteristicsifithasCunningor
Restorealostsense.
Intelligence.IfthecreaturehasIntelligence,aMentemspell
Restorealostlimb.
mustbeused.IfithasCunning,anAnimalspellmustbeused.
Cureadisease,counteractingitseffects.(Unless
WhenacreatureorpersonwhohasanIntelligence
castasaMomentaryRitual,thisisthesame
Characteristicisshapechanged,Animalspellsthataffectthe
asstoppingtheprogressofadisease.)
mindarenoteffective.Instead,Mentemspellsareneeded.
Causeananimaltoreachfullmaturityoverthe
However,thebodyofsuchabeingmaybeaffectedbyAnimal
courseoftenDiameters(twentyminutes).
spells,includingspellslikeTheFalconsHood(PeAn20).
Level30: HealanIncapacitatingWound.
Ifahumanbodyhasanimalparts(suchasbatwings),
IncreaseoneofananimalsCharacteristicsbyone
thosepartscanbeaffectedbyAnimalspells,eventhoughthe
point,tonomorethantheaveragescorefor
restofthebodyisonlyaffectedbyCorpusspells.
thatkindofanimal.
ABjornaermagusinanimalformistrulyananimal,sohis
Causeananimaltoreachfullmaturityoverthe
mindisaffectedbyAnimalspellsratherthanMentemspells,
courseofasingleDiameter.
andhisbodybyAnimalspellsratherthanCorpusspells.
Level35: Healallwounds.
However,spellswithcontinuingeffectscastononeform
IncreaseoneofananimalsCharacteristicsbyone
continuetoaffecttheother.Mostshapechangersdonot
point,tonomorethanonehigherthanthe
changetheiressentialnature,whichremainshuman,sotheir
averagescoreforthatkindofanimal.
bodiescanstillbeaffectedbyCorpusspells.
Level40: IncreaseoneofananimalsCharacteristicsbyone
AbasicIndividualforAnimalisananimalofaboutthesame
point,tonomorethantwohigherthanthe
sizeasapony,Size+1orlower.
averagescoreforthatkindofanimal.

CreoAnimal(CrAn)
MostAnimalspellscannotbeusedwithPersonalrange,so
thelevelofaspellmustbehigherthantheguidelinesgiven.
Whencreatingamagicalcreature,theMagicalMightofthe
creaturecannotexceedthelevelofthespell,andrequisites
mustbeincludedforanyspecialpowers(forexample,Ignemif
itcanbreathefire,RegoandMentemifitcancontrolpeoples
minds).AVimrequisite,forthemagicalnature,isalways
required.
Tocreatetreatedanimalproducts(likeleather,jointed
meat,andcloth)addonemagnitudetothelevelnecessaryto
createtheequivalentamountofdeadanimal.
Tocreatetreatedandprocessedanimalproducts,suchasa
leatherjacketorawoolentunic,addtwomagnitudestothe
levelnecessarytocreatetheequivalentamountofdead
animal.
Toinfluencethebehaviorofcreatedanimals,aRego
requisiteisrequired,andasthisisanadditionaleffectitaddsat
leastonemagnitudetothespelllevel.Otherwisetheyjustdo
whatcomesnaturally.
CreoAnimalbotchesoftenproducethewrongsortof
animal,orproduceananimalenragedwiththecaster.
Level1: Giveananimala+1bonustoRecoveryrolls.
Level2: Giveananimala+3bonustoRecoveryrolls.
Level3: Giveananimala+6bonustoRecoveryrolls.
Level4: Giveananimala+9bonustoRecoveryrolls.
Level5: Createananimalproduct,suchasspidersilkor
wool.(NotethatanIndividualisasinglehair,
asinglehide,orasingletusk.)
Createaninsectorsimilarbug.
Giveananimala+12bonustoRecoveryrolls.
Level10: Createthecorpseofananimal.
Createabird,reptile,fish,oramphibian.
Giveananimala+15bonustoRecoveryrolls.
Level15: HealaLightWound.
Giveananimala+18bonustoRecoveryrolls.
Createamammal.
Causeananimaltoreachfullmaturityoverthe
courseofasingledayornight.This
acceleratedmaturationonlyappliesduring
thespellsDuration,andthusfulleffect
Causeananimaltoreachfullmaturityina
moment.
Level45: IncreaseoneofananimalsCharacteristicsbyone
point,tonomorethanthreehigherthanthe
averagescoreforthatkindofanimal.
Level50: Createamagicalbeast.Suchspellsalwayshavea
Vimrequisite,forthebeastsmagic,and
normallyhaveotherrequisites,forits
powers.
IncreaseoneofananimalsCharacteristicsbyone
point,tonomorethanfourhigherthanthe
averagescoreforthatkindofanimal.
Level55: IncreaseoneofananimalsCharacteristicsbyone
point,tonomorethanfivehigherthanthe
averagescoreforthatkindofanimal.A
greaterincreaseisnotwithinthenatural
rangefortheanimal,andthuscannotbe
effectedbyCreomagic.
Level75: Raiseananimalfromthedead.
IntellegoAnimal(InAn)
Whenyoutrytogetinformationfromananimal,
rememberthatitsmemoriesaregatheredthroughits
particularsenses,withtheirparticularstrengthsand
weaknesses.Forexample,dogsremembermuchaboutodors
ofvariousthings,butoftenforgetdetailsofhowtheylooked.
Animalsdonotrememberhumanwords,butmightremember
toneofvoiceandsuch.Youmaynotgettheexactinformation
youarelookingfor.
Tocommunicatewithananimal,youmustbringyourself
totheanimal'smentallevelaprocessthatmighthave
strange,thoughtemporary,effectsonyou.Forexample,you
mighthaveacravingforrawmeatorspeakveryslowlyfora
momentaftercommunicatingwithabear.
SinceAnimalincludesaspectsofbothCorpusandMentem
withregardtobeasts,guidelinesthatapplytothelattertwo
mayapplytoAnimal.InCoandInMemaybereferredtofor
additionalideas.
BotcheswithInAnnormallyresultinfalseinformation.
Level1: Getamentalimageofananimal.
Level3: Sensethestateofconsciousnessofabeast.
Getgeneralinformationaboutitsbody.
 Level4: Sensethedominantdriveofabeast.Learna
specificfactaboutitsbody.
Level5: Learntheorigin,age,andhistoryofsomething
madeofanimalproducts.
Level10: Speakwithananimal.
Readananimal'ssurfacethoughts.
Level15: Readtherecentmemoriesofabeast.
Level20: Thoroughlyprobethemindofabeast.
MutoAnimal(MuAn)
Animalsgrantednewabilities,suchaswings,willneeda PeAnbotchesmightaffectthecaster,oraffectthewrong
fewminutestogetusedtothem.Whentransformingthings,
youcantransformthingsthattheyarecarryingwith
appropriaterequisites.Forexample,youcouldtransforma
horseanditsarmorwithaTerramrequisite.
Animalsarenotinfinitelymutable,andusingtoomanyof
thesespellsfortoolongonananimalcanwarpitsnatural
constitutionandevendestroyit.MutoCorpusspellsmaybe
examinedtogetadditionalideasandguidelinesforMuto
AnimalSpells.CommonsigilsseeninMutoAnimalspells
involveanimalsbeingchangedinsomestrangeway.Beasts
transformedbyJulianofFlambeau,withTheBeastRemade
(MuAn25),mighthavebrightredhairintheirnewform,while
toadscreatedbySilvaofMerinita,withTransformationofthe
RavenousBeasttotheTorpidToad(MuAn30),mighthavea
comicalcoloration.
MuAnbotchesoftenchangethecasterinsteadofthe
target,orchangethetargetinawayverydifferentfromthat
intended.
Level1: Makeasuperficialchangetosomethingmade
ofanimalproducts(likechangingits
color).
Level2: Makeamajorchangetosomethingmadeof
animalproductsthatpreservesthe
substance(forexample,turnaleather
jerkinintoasaddle).
Graduallyturnmeatintovermin.Makea
superficialchangetoabeast.
Level3: Changeananimalslimb.
Changesomethingmadeofanimalproducts
intoadifferentanimalproduct.
Level4: Makeamajorchangeinabeast,whileleaving
itrecognizablythesamesortofanimal
(forexample,makeahorsebiggerand
changeitscolor).
Changesomethingmadeofanimalproductsin
aminorunnaturalway.
Level5: Changeananimalintoadifferentanimal.
Changeananimalinaminorwaysothatit
isnolongernatural(forexample,change
thecolorofahorsescoattomatchthe
covenantscoatofarms).
Changesomethingmadeofanimalproductsin
amajorunnaturalway.
Level10: Changeananimalintoahuman(thoughit
retainsitsanimalmentalityanddoesnot
gainasoul,requiresaCorpusrequisite).
Changeananimalintoaplant(requiresan
Herbamrequisite).
Level15: Changeananimalinamajorunnaturalway
(forexample,giveahorseclaws,fangs,
andscalyarmoredskin).Changean
animalintoanonlivingitem(appropriate
requisiterequired).
Level25: Radicallychangeananimalinanunnaturalway
(forexample,giveahorsewings).Givean
animalamagicalability,suchasthe
abilitytobreathefire(requiresarequisite
fortheability).
PerdoAnimal(PeAn)
ThereisnormallynoSoakagainstPerdoAnimal the
magicdoesnotcreatesomethingthatcausesdamage,itjust
causesdamage.MagicResistanceistheonlywaytowithstand
it.
AcommonsigilamongFlambeaumagi,andotherswho
castPerdospells,istoleavesometypeofmarkwiththe
damagetheydo.
Wheninventingnewspells,youmaywishtoconsultPerdo
Corpusforguidelinesandideas.
animal.
Level2: Damagesomethingmadeofanimalproducts.
Level3: Dosuperficialdamagetoabeast(forexample,
removeitshair).
Level4: Destroysomethingmadeofanimalproducts.
Causeabeastpain,butdonorealdamage.
MakeabeastloseoneFatiguelevel.
Level5: Injureananimalsothatitishampered,but not
damaged.Forexample,makeahorse
lame,abirdloseitsvoice,orweakenthe
scalesofaserpent.Thisroughlyhalves
theeffectivenessofthetargetedthing.
RecoveryasfromaLightWound.
Destroyananimalscorpse.
InflictaLightWound.
Level10: InflictaMediumWound.
Level15: Destroyoneofabeastsminorsenses.
InflictaHeavyWound.
Crippleabeastslimb,sothatitisunusablebut
couldheal.
Ageabeastbyonetwelfthofitsnatural
lifespan.Onlyaffectsbeaststhathave
alreadyreachedmaturity.
Level20: InflictanIncapacitatingWound.
Destroyorseverabeastslimb,sothatit
cannotnaturallyregainit.
Destroyoneofabeastsmajorsenses.
Level30: Killananimal.
Level40: Destroyonepropertyofananimal,suchasits
weightoraggression.
RegoAnimal(ReAn)
YoumayfurtherrefertoCorpusforideasandguidelineson
controllingananimalsbody,andRegoMentemspellsforideas
andguidelinesoncontrollingananimalsmind.
SigilstypicalinRegoAnimalspellsarethosethatcause
beaststoactincertainways.
ReAnbotchescouldputthecasterunderthecontrolofthe
animal,ormaketheanimalactinawayoppositetothat
intended.Theycouldalsoappeartowork,andthensuddenly
reverseatanextremelyinconvenientmoment.
General: Createacirclewardingagainstanimalsfromone
realm(Divine,Faerie,Infernal,orMagic)with
Mightlessthanorequaltothelevelofthe
spell(RangeTouch,DurationRing,Target
Circle).
Level1: Manipulateitemsmadefromanimalproducts.
Level2: Plantasinglesuggestioninthemindofananimal.
Protectthetargetfromanimalattacks(only
affectsanimalswithoutmysticalabilities).
Level4: Calmananimal.
Level5: Manipulateananimalsemotions.Paralyzean
animal.
Level10: Makeananimalcompletelypassive.
Level15: Completelycontrolananimal.

 AQUAM(Aq)
Aquamspellsaffectwaterandallotherliquids.They
cannotaffectliquidsinabody,suchasblood;thatrequiresa
Corpusspell.
TheapplicationofthetargetcategoriestoAquammagicis
notasobviousasitisforsomeotherForms,sofurther
guidelinesaregivenhere.Ifthestandardtargetsdoapply,they
mayalsobeused.
Individual:Astretchofwaterwiththesamecomposition
andcurrent.Asmallpond,partofastream,oraspring.
Part:ApartofanIndividual.Thiscategoryapplieseasily.
Group:AnumberofIndividuals.Thiscanincludealarge
river,wherethereareseveraldifferentcurrents,anumberof
riversflowingtogether,oralake.
Room,Structure,andBoundary:Theseworkasforother
Forms;thespellaffectsalltheliquidwithinthetargetarea.
AbaseIndividualforAquamisapoolofwateraboutfive
paces(fifteenfeet)across,andtwopacesdeepatthecenter.
Naturallyoccurringliquids,suchasfruitjuiceoroliveoil,havea
baseIndividualonetenththesize,abouttwopacesacrossand
aboutonedeep.Processedliquids,suchaswineorbeer,havea
baseIndividualonehundredththesize,apoolaboutonepace
acrossandhalfapacedeep.Corrosiveandotherwise
dangerousliquidshaveabaseIndividualtentimessmaller
again,apuddleaboutafootacrossandaboutsixinchesdeep.
PoisonshaveabaseIndividualofasingledose.
CreoAquam(CrAq)
Watercreatedtemporarilyquenchesthirstbutprovidesno
lastingbenefitstothedrinker.Itcanbeusedtowash,andthe
thingswashedstayclean.CommonsigilsforCreoAquamspells
includewaterwithaspecificscent,color,orflavor.
CrAqbotchesmightcreatefartoomuchwater(thinkofthe
SorcerersApprentice),orthewrongkindofliquid.
Slightlyunnaturalliquidsareonemagnitudeharderthan
water,veryunnaturalliquidsaretwomagnitudesharder.
PoisonscreatedattheguidelinelevelhaveanEaseFactor
of3.Eachmagnitudeaddedtothelevelofthespelladds3to
theEaseFactor.
General: Createacorrosivesubstancedoing+(Level)
damage.Increasingtherangetomore
thanTouchisaverygoodidea.
Level2: Fillacontainerwithwater(orsomeother
naturalliquid,withappropriate
requisites).
Level3: Createwater(orsomeothernaturalliquid)
thatisnotcontained(forexample,spread
overasurface).
Level4: Createwater(orsomeothernaturalliquid)in
anunnaturalshape(forexample,ina
sphereoversomeoneshead)but
watersocreatedwillbehavenormally.
Createaspringwithalowrateofflow.
Level5: CreateapoisonthatcausesaLightWound.
Createaspringwithahighrateofflow.
Level10: Createageyserwithaveryhighrateofflow.
CreatepoisonthatcausesaMediumWound.
Level15: CreatepoisonthatcausesaHeavyWound.
Level20: CreateapoisonthatcausesanIncapacitating
Wound.
Level25: CreateapoisonthatcausesaFatalWound.
IntellegoAquam(InAq)
NotethatIntellegoAquamspellsdonotnormallyrequire becomesmoresubtle,ormorepervasive.Sigilscommonlyseen
requisitesdependingonthetypeofliquidtargeted.
MostsigilsmanifestinIntellegoAquamspellsbycausing specificway.Destroyingwaterthatispartofsomething,such
theinformationtobereportedinsomeslightlyquirkyway.For
example,ChavinofTytalussversionof
VoiceoftheLakealwaysmakesthelakesoundstrong,
masculine,andarrogant.
BotchedInAq spellsgenerallyprovidefalseinformation.
Level1: Makeasenseunaffectedbywater.
Level2: Getanimageofwaterwithinrange.
Level3: Getanimageofwateranditsimmediate
surroundingswithinrange.
Learnthenaturalpropertiesofaliquid.
Level4: Learnthenaturalpropertiesofamixtureof
liquids.
Level5: Learnthemagicalpropertiesofaliquid.
Level10: Learnthemagicalpropertiesofamixtureof
liquids.
Level15: Speakwithanaturalbodyofwater.
Level20: Speakwithanartificialbodyofwater(likea
fountain).
MutoAquam(MuAq)
Youcannottransformliquidswithinsomeonesbody
unlessthespellisdesignedthatway(andhasaCorpusor
Animalrequisite).
MutoAquam botchesmightchangeliquidsinsidethe
caster,changethewrongliquidoutsidehim,orchangethe
liquidinthewrongway.
PoisonscreatedattheguidelinelevelhaveanEaseFactor
of3.Foreverymagnitudeaddedtothespell,addthreetothe
EaseFactor.
General: Changealiquidintoaliquidthatdoes+(Level)
pointsofdamageoncontact.
Level2: Changeanaturalliquidintoanothernatural
liquid.
ChangealiquidintoapoisoncausingaLight
Wound.
Level3: Changealiquidintoapoisoncausinga
MediumWound.
Changeanaturalliquidintoaslightly
unnaturalliquid(forexample,makeblue
waterorstrawberryflavoredcastoroil),
orviceversa.
Level4: Changealiquidintoanunrelatedsolidorgas
(withrequisites;Terramforsolidsand
Auramforgases).Changeanaturalliquid
intotwoormoredifferentnaturalliquids,
withthetwotypesseparate(although
theywillmixagainnormally).
ChangealiquidintoapoisoncausingaHeavy
Wound.
Changealiquidintoaveryunnaturalliquid
(forexample,ashockingpinkliquidthat
causesbizarrehallucinations)requisites
willoftenberequired.
Level5: Changealiquidintoamixtureofanyliquid,
solid(withTerramrequisite),orgas(with
Auramrequisite).Changealiquidintoa
slightlyunnaturalsolidorgas.
Changealiquidintoapoisoncausingan
IncapacitatingWound.
Level10: Changealiquidintoaveryunnaturalsolidor
gas.
ChangealiquidintoapoisoncausingaFatal
Wound.
PerdoAquam(PeAq)
Asmagnitudesinthesespellsrise,thedestructioncaused
inPerdoAquamspellsusuallyinvolvedestructioninsome
asthefluidinahumanbeing,requiresatargetofPart.
Destroyingwaterthatismerelyonsomeone,suchasthewater
makingapersonwet,onlyneedsatargetofIndividual.
PerdoAquambotchesmightdestroyallwaterinthe
caster,asCurseoftheDesert,orcreatewaterinsteadof
destroyingit.

Level4: Completelydrysomething(uptothesizeofa
smallhouse)thatiswet.
Level5: Greatlyreducetheamountofaliquidwithout
destroyingitcompletely.
Level10: Destroyaliquid(requisitesmayberequired).
Level15: Destroyonepropertyofaliquid(likealcohols
abilitytointoxicateorseawaters
saltiness).
Level20: Destroyasmallspring,sothatitneverflows

again.

RegoAquam(ReAq)
RegoAquamcanchangewaterintoiceorsteam,because
thesearebothstatesthatwatercanhavenaturally.
RegoAquambotchesgenerallyinvolvespectacularand
dangerouslossofcontrolofthewater.Addonemagnitudeif
thecontrolledmovementisslightlyunnatural,twoifitisvery
unnatural.

General: Wardagainstcreaturesofwaterbelongingto
onerealm(Divine,Faerie,Infernal,Magic)
whosemightislessthanorequaltothe
levelofthespell(RangeTouch,Duration
Ring,TargetCircle).
Level1: Controlaliquidinanextremelygentleway.
Level3: Changealiquidintothecorrespondingsolidor
gas(forexample,changewaterintoiceor
steam).Thisdoesnotrequirerequisites.
Level4: Controlaliquidinaforcefulbutcalmway,
suchasafastbutconstantcurrent.
Level5: Wardagainstmundanewater.
Controlaliquidinaviolentway.

Level10: Controlaliquidinanextremelyviolentway.

 AURAM(Au)
Auramspellsarepowerfulbecausetheelementofairis
ubiquitous.Theirweaknessisthatairisnotusuallyviolent,like
fire,norstrong,likeearth.Auram,however,includesinits
scopemostweatherphenomenasuchasstorms,lightning,rain,
mist,andfallingsnow.Auramspellsusuallyaffectairas
phenomena(winds,odors)ratherthanasgases(amodern
concept).
SometargetcategoriesforAuramrequiresomeclarification.If
thenormaldescriptionsapply,theycan,ofcourse,beused.
Individual:Asinglephenomenon:onecloud,onewind,
oneboltoflightning.
Group:Severalrelatedphenomena,suchastheclouds,
wind,andraininastorm.
AbaseIndividualforAuramisaweatherphenomenonthat
affectstheareawithinastandardBoundaryanareaone
hundredpacesacross.
MutoAurambotchescouldchangethecastertemporarily
intoair,orchangetheairinanundesirableway.
General: Transformairintoagasdoing+leveldamage.
Level3: Transformanamountofairintoanotherform
ofair.
Level4: Transformanamountofairintoanother
element(fire,earth,orwater).
Level5: Transformanamountofairintoamixtureof
elements.Transformanamountofairinto
somethingslightlyunnatural.
Level10: Transformanamountofairintosomething
whollyunnatural.
PerdoAuram(PeAu)
Causingthedestructionofairwithgreatprecisionraises
theorderofmagnitudebyatleastonelevel.

CreoAuram(CrAu) Level3: Makeairstuffyandpoorforbreathing.

WeatherphenomenaarenormallycreatedatSightrange.
Thisisbecausemostweatherphenomena(clouds,rain,storms,
andsoon)naturallybeginintheupperair,andsospellsto
createweathermusthaveenoughRangetoreachthisarea.Itis
possibletocreateweatherphenomenathatstartatground
level,buttheyareveryunnatural,andtheincreaseinlevelfor
thatpreciselyoffsetsthedecreasefromreducingRangeto
Touch.Aflyingwizardcould,ofcourse,useTouchrangeto
createnaturalweatherphenomena,butsuchspellsarenot
verypopularintheOrder.
SigilsinCreoAuramspellscommonlygivetheairspecific Level10:
properties,suchasspecialscentsorcolors.
CreoAurambotchesmaycreatethewrongsortof
weather,orcreateittargetedatthecasterorsomeotherally.
Level1: Createaminorweatherphenomenon:abreeze,a
mist,alightdrizzle.
Level2: Createanormalweatherphenomenon:acloud,
wind,fog,rainfromacloudthatalreadyexists.
Level3: Createasevereweatherphenomenon:deafening
thunder,monsoonrain,impenetrablefog,gale
forcewind.
Createadebilitatingkindofairnoxiousstench,
mildpoison,etc.
Level5: Createaverysevereweatherphenomenon:
hurricaneforcewinds,lightningstrike,tornado.
Createaphenomenoninaslightlyunnatural
fashion:+1magnitude(forexample,indoors).
Createaphenomenoninaveryunnaturalfashion:
+2magnitudesCreateaphenomenonwholly
divorcedfromitsnormalcontext(forexample,
alightningboltspringingfromthecasters
Level4: Destroystillair.
Destroyaminorweatherphenomenon:a
breeze,amist,alightdrizzle.
Reducetheintensityofaweather
phenomenonbyonestep(forexample,
fromveryseveretosevere,orfrom
normaltominor.)
Level5: Destroyanormalweatherphenomenon:a
cloud,wind,fog,rainfromacloudthat
alreadyexists.
Destroyasevereweatherphenomenon:
deafeningthunder,monsoonrain,
impenetrablefog,galeforcewind.
Destroyadebilitatingkindofair:noxious
stench,mildpoison,etc.
Level15: Destroyaverysevereweatherphenomenon:
hurricaneforcewinds,lightningstrike,
tornado.
RegoAuram(ReAu)
RegoAuramallowsthemagatocontrolexistingweather
phenomena.ItisnotpossibletocreateabreezewithRego
Auram,butitispossibletodirectthecourseofastorm.This
includesstartingandstoppingtherainatthemagascommand.
Controllinganamountofairwithgreatstrengthorgreat
precisionraisesthemagnitudeofthespellbyonelevel.
General: Wardagainstcreaturesoftheairfromone
realm(Divine,Faerie,Infernal,orMagic)
whoseMightislessthanorequaltothe
levelofthespell(RangeTouch,Duration
Ring,TargetCircle)

hands):+4magnitudes Level2: Controlaminorweatherphenomenon.

Level3: Controlanormalweatherphenomenon.
IntellegoAuram(InAu) Wardsomeoneagainstatypeofminor
IntellegoAurambotchesnormallyrevealfalseinformation. weatherphenomenon.
Level4: Controlasevereweatherphenomenon.
Level1: Makeyoursensesunhinderedbytheair(for Wardsomeoneagainstatypeofnormal
example,youcanhearoverahowling weatherphenomenon.
wind). Level5: Controlaverysevereweatherphenomenon.
Level2: Senseonepropertyofair(forexample, Wardsomeoneagainstatypeofsevere
determineifitissafetobreathe). weatherphenomenon.
Level4: Learnallmundanepropertiesoftheair.Have Level10: Wardsomeoneagainstatypeofverysevere
anintuitionaboutsomefactregardingthe weatherphenomenon.
air.

Level15: Speakwithair.

MutoAuram(MuAu)
Transformingonlyonepropertyofairgenerallylowersthe
levelbyonemagnitude.
 CORPUS(Co)
Corpusspellsdealwithhumanorhumanlikebodiesand Level50:
anythingthatinvolvesthosebodies.Manyfaerieshaveenough
incommonwithhumanstobeaffectedbyCorpusspells.
AbaseIndividualforCorpusisanadulthumanbeing,upto Level55:
Size+1.
CreoCorpus(CrCo)
ManyCreoCorpusspellsaremostusefulasritualspells.
Unlessotherwisenoted,ahealingspellcastotherthanasa
Momentarydurationritualactuallysuspendsthehealing
processsothatuponthespellsexpiration,woundsareasfresh
astheywerewhenthespellwascast.NoHermeticspellcan
restoreFatiguelevels.
Aspellthatcanhealsomethingcanalsoheallessserious reportinformationinsomestrangeorquirkyway.
versionsofthesamething.Thus,aspellthatcanhealMedium LikemostIntellegobotches,IntellegoCorpusbotches
WoundscanalsohealLightWounds.However,aspelltoheal normallyprovidefalseinformation.
woundscannotcurediseases,nomatterhowhighitslevel,and
viceversa.
ThephysicalcharacteristicsareStrength,Stamina,
Dexterity,andQuickness,andtheycanbeaffectedand
improvedbyCorpusmagic.
CreoCorpusbotchesofteninflictdamageinsteadof
healingit.
CreoAnimalspellsmaybeusedasguidelinesandexamples Level10:
forCreoCorpusspells.
Level1: Giveacharactera+1bonustoRecoveryrolls.
Level2: Giveacharactera+3bonustoRecoveryrolls.
Preserveacorpsefromdecay.
Level3: Giveacharactera+6bonustoRecoveryrolls.
Preventallofatargetswoundsfromgetting
anyworse.
Level4: Giveacharactera+9bonustoRecoveryrolls.
Level5: Giveacharactera+12bonustoRecoveryrolls.
Createanentirehumancorpse.
Level10: Giveacharactera+15bonustoRecoveryrolls.
Level15: HealaLightWound.
Giveacharactera+18bonustoRecoveryrolls.
Resolveaminoragingcrisis.
Level20: HealaMediumWound.
Healthedebilitatingaftereffectsofadisease,
poison,orinjury.
Resolveaseriousagingcrisis.
Level25: HealaHeavyWound.
Restorealostlimb.
Resolveamajoragingcrisis.
Level30: HealanIncapacitatingWound.
Increaseoneofapersonsphysical
Characteristicsbyonepoint,tonomore
than0.
Causeapersontoreachfullphysicalmaturity
overthecourseofasingledayornight.
Thisacceleratedmaturationonlyapplies
duringthespellsDuration,andthusfull
effectrequiresaSunDurationspellcast
earlyinthedayornight.Peopledonot
learnundertheinfluenceofthisspell,and
forthesepurposesfullmaturityisreached
aroundtheageoftwenty.
Resolveacriticalagingcrisis.
Level35: Healallwounds.
Resolveaterminalagingcrisis.
Increaseoneofapersonsphysical
Characteristicsbyonepoint,tonomore
than+1.
Level40: Increaseoneofapersonsphysical
Characteristicsbyonepoint,tonomore
than+2.
Level45: Increaseoneofapersonsphysical
Characteristicsbyonepoint,tonomore
than+3.
Increaseoneofapersonsphysical
Characteristicsbyonepoint,tonomore
than+4.
Increaseoneofapersonsphysical
Characteristicsbyonepoint,tonomore
than+5.Furtherincreasesarenotnatural
tohumanbeings,andthuscannotbe
effectedbyCreomagic.
Level70: Raisethedead,toapoint.(SeeTheShadowof
LifeRenewed.)
IntellegoCorpus(InCo)
CommonsigilsseeninIntellegoCorpusspellsusually
Level3: LocateapersontowhomyouhaveanArcane
Connection.
Level4: Senseverygeneralinformationaboutabody.
Level5: Senseaspecificpieceofinformationabouta
body.
Speakwithadeadbody.
Senseallusefulinformationaboutabody.
MutoCorpus(MuCo)
Thesespellstransformpeople.Therearebeneficialspells
tocastonyourselfandyourcompatriots,andharmfulspellsto
castonyourfoes.
Transformationsdonotusuallycompletelyeradicatethe
originalform;somethingoftheoriginalremains.Ifyouturna
fat,onearmedmanintoawolf,thewolfisfat,threelegged,
andmale.Transformationscanhavesubtle(orsometimes
dramatic)permanenteffects.Someonewhospendsamonthor
moreasananimalbeginstoactandthinklikethatanimal.
Eventually,weakwilledindividualsmightlosetheirhuman
identityaltogether.Whentransformedbackintoahuman,the
targetmighttemporarilyorpermanentlyretainsomefeatureof
theothershape.Someoneturnedintoarabbitandbackmight
keepafondnessforcarrotsorretainunnaturallybigears.
Transformationsaretrickythings.
MutoCorpusspellscannotalterapersonsmind,sothey
leavethetransformedpersonsintelligenceandknowledge
intact.Magicancastspellswhileinanimalform,buttheysuffer
thenormal15penaltyforcastingwithouthandsorvoice.The
transformedpersongainsanyabilitiestheanimalformhas
thoughitmaytakeadayorsoofexperiencetogetusedto
usingthem.
Tochangeaccoutermentsalongwiththebodyinvolves
requisites.Forexample,youneedacastingrequisiteofAnimal
forleatherworn,Aquamforanyliquidscarried,andTerramfor
metalobjectsworn(includingstudsinarmor).Accouterments
aretransformedonlyiftheyareactuallybeingworn,notifthey
arejustbeingcarriedinthehand.Simplyput,equipmentwill
notbetransformedforoneoftworeasons:eitherbecauseyou
choosenottousethecastingrequisitesorbecausethe
storyguiderulesthattheequipmentisnotsufficientlypartof
thetargetswornequipment.Thisuntransformedequipment
fallstotheground.
Certainshapechangingspellsallowthetargettochange
backbyconcentrating.Whileconcentrating,yousymbolically
removesomeitemtobreakthespell,suchasawolfskincloak
orsomewaterinyourhands.Thesefociareessentialifyouare
tobeabletobreakthespellinthisway.Ifyoucastthespell
withoutthem,youmusteitherdispelthemagicwithPerdo
Vim,orwaitforthedurationtoexpire.
MutoCorpusbotchesmayleadtoaspelllasting
indefinitely,andprovinghardtodispel.
Level2: Changesomeonetogivethemaminorability.
 Level3: Utterlychangetheappearanceorsizeofa
person(thoughtheymuststillremain
humaninform).
Level5: Makeabodyresistanttodamage(+1Soak).
Level10: Turnahumanintoalandanimal(withan
Animalrequisite).
Makeabodyresistanttodamage(+2Soak).
Level15: Makeabodyresistanttodamage(+3Soak).
Level20: Turnahumanintoabirdorafish(Animal
requisite).
Makeabodyresistanttodamage(+4Soak).
Level25: Turnahumanintoasolidinanimateobject
(Terramrequisite).
Makeabodyresistanttodamage(+5Soak).
Turnahumanintoaplant(Herbamrequisite).
Level30: Turnahumanintoaninsubstantialobject
directionoversurfacesthatcannot
supportit.
Level5: Holdatarget'sbodymotionless.
Moveatargetslowlyinanydirectionyou
please,evenifthetargetisunsupported.
Level10: Controlatarget'smotions.
EliminatethepenaltiesofFatigueandwounds.
Animateacorpse.
Transportthetargetinstantlyupto5paces.
Level15: Directtheflowofbodilyenergy.
Moveatargetquicklyinanydirectionyou
please.
Transportthetargetinstantlyupto50paces.
Wardatargetagainstotherhumanbeings.
Notethat,towardoffa
Hermeticmagus,thewardmustpenetratehis

(Auramrequisite). MagicResistance.
Level20: Transportthetargetinstantlyupto500paces.
PerdoCorpus(PeCo) Level25: Transportthetargetinstantlyuptoone
Thesespellsharmpeopledirectly,oftenpermanently, league.
unlessoutsidemagicsareusedtorepairthedamage. Level30: Transportthetargetinstantlyuptoseven
DiseasescausedbymagichaveabaseEaseFactorof6.For leagues.
everymagnitudebywhichthespelllevelincreases,theEase Level35: Transportthetargetinstantlytoaplaceto
Factorincreasesby1.Itisnotpossibletoreducethelevelby whichyouhaveanArcaneConnection.
reducingtheEaseFactor.(Seepage180formoreondiseases.)

Level3: Dosuperficialdamagetoabody(forexample,
removeitshair).
Level4: Causeapersonpain,butdonorealdamage.
Level5: InflictaLightWound.
Destroyacorpse.
Hamperapersonwithoutactuallyinjuring
them.Forexample,makethemlame,blur
theireyesight.HealsasaLightWound.
Level10: InflictaMediumWound.
CausethelossofaFatiguelevel.
Level15: Agesomeonefiveyears.
Cripplealimb,makingitunusable(butstill
capableofhealing).Thedamagehealsas
aMediumWound.
Destroyoneofapersonsminorsenses.
InflictaHeavyWound.
Level20: Destroyoneofapersonsmajorsenses.This
damagehealsasaHeavyWound.
Inflictamajordisease.
Destroyorseveralimb,sothatitcannotheal
naturally.
InflictanIncapacitatingWound.
Level30: Killaperson.
Level40: Destroyonepropertyofaperson,suchastheir

weightorsolidity.

RegoCorpus(ReCo)
RegoCorpusbotchesoftentakecontrolofthecaster's
body,andmoveitinwayshewouldnotwant.

General: WardagainstcreaturesassociatedwithCorpus
fromonerealm(Divine,Faerie,Infernal,
orMagic)withaMightlessthanorequal
tothelevelofthespell.Notethat
HermeticmagihavenoMight,andthus
arenotaffectedbysuchspells.(Range
Touch,DurationRing,TargetCircle)
Level2: Makeatargetlosecontrolofabodypart.
Level3: Moveatargetslowlyinonedirection,aslong
asthesurfacecansupportitsweight.
Level4: Controlthelargescalephysicalmovementsof
atarget.
Moveatargetslowlyinanydirectionyou
please.
Moveatargetslowlystraightup,orinone
 HERBAM(He)
Herbamspellsworkonplantsandplantmatter,bothliving plants.
anddead.Sincewoodisacommonmaterialinweapons,
vehicles,andbuildings,Herbamspellscanbeusefulin
improvingordestroyingphysicalthings.Theycanalsobeused
tobringtheplantworldtoyouraid.
AbaseIndividualforHerbamisaplantroughlyonepacein
eachdirection.
CreoHerbam(CrHe)
Thesespellscreateandhealplants.Anyfoodcreatedis
nutritiousonlyifthecreationisaritual.Theguidelinelevels
givenbelowaregenerallyforconjuringtheleafypartsofplants.
Plantsmaybecreatedlivingordeadwithequalease.To
createtreatedHerbamproducts(forexample,cuttimber,a
vegetarianmeal,orlinenorcottoncloth)addonemagnitudeto
thelevelnecessarytocreatetheequivalentamountof
unworkedlivingordeadplants.Tocreatetreatedand
processedHerbamproducts(forexample,clothesorfurniture),
addtwomagnitudes.
Asinglespellgenerallyonlycreatesasingletypeofplant possiblyincludingsomeofthecaster'sclothing.
product.
CreoHerbambotchesmaycreateplantsinthewrongplace,
orcreatethewrongkindofplant.
Level1: Ensurethataplantgrowswellfortheduration
ofthespell.Thisguidelinecanaffecta
plantuptotenpacesineachdirection;a
largetree.(Thatis,thisguidelineincludes
a+3Sizeenhancement.)
Createaplantproduct(likeafruitorleaf).
Createaplant.
Preventaplantfrombecomingsick.
Level2: Createaprocessedplantproduct,likea
finishedplankofwood.
Level3: Createwoodinanunnaturalshape,suchasa
livingwallorbridge.
Level15: Bringaplanttomaturityinasingledayor
night.Theacceleratedgrowthonly
happensduringthedurationofthespell,
sofullmaturityrequiresaSunduration
spellcastsoonaftersunriseorsunset.
Level20: Bringaplanttomaturityinabouttwohours.
Level25: Bringaplanttomaturityinaboutten
Diameters(twentyminutes).
Level30: BringaplanttomaturityinasingleDiameter.
Level40: Bringaplanttomaturityinamoment.
IntellegoHerbam(InHe)
AswithmostIntellegomagic,IntellegoHerbambotches
generallygivefalseinformation.
Level1: Gainanintuitiveknowledgeofaplant(for
example,knowwhetheragivenaction
wouldharmaplant).
Level2: Locateaplant.
Level3: Learngeneralinformation,orasinglespecific
factaboutaplantoranitemmadefrom
plantproducts.
Level4: Learnallmundanepropertiesofaplantoran
itemmadefromplantproducts.
Level15: Speakwithaplant.
MutoHerbam(MuHe)
Theseguidelinesassumethatwhenyouchangeaplant,its
stillaplantinsomeway.Changingaplantintosomethingelse
usuallyinvolvesaspellonelevelofmagnitudehigherthanthe
guidelinemostappropriatetotheaction.Tochangeplantsinto
treatedorfinishedmaterial(forexample,woodenfurniture,a
vegetarianmeal,linenorcottoncloth)addonemagnitudeto
thelevelnecessarytochangeplantsintonatural,unworked
MutoHerbambotchesmayturnthecasterintoaplant,or
turnthetargetintoananimatedplanthostiletothecaster.
Level3: Changeaplantoritemmadefromplant
products.
Level4: Changeaplantoritemmadefromplant
productsintometalorstone(Terram
requisite).
Awakentheconsciousnessofaplant(Mentem
requisite).
Level5: Causeaplanttobendortwistrapidlyinplace.
PerdoHerbam(PeHe)
Thesespellsdestroyplantsandplantmaterial.Sincemany
itemsaremadeofwood,thesespellscanbequitedestructive.
Theguidelinesgivenarefordestroyingdeadwood.Destroying
livewoodisusuallyabitharderaddonelevelofmagnitude.
PerdoHerbambotchesnormallydestroythewrongthing,
Level2: Causetheleavestofalloffaplant.
Level3: Spoilanamountoffood.
Level4: Destroyanamountofdeadwood.
Level5: Destroyaplant.
RegoHerbam(ReHe)
Itisequallyeasytocontrollivinganddeadwood.
RegoHerbambotchesnormallyresultinthewooddoing
somethingcontrarytowhatthecasterwants.
General: Wardagainstcreaturesassociatedwithwood
fromonerealm(Divine,Faerie,Infernal,
orMagic)withaMightlessthanorequal
tothelevelofthespell.(RangeTouch,
DurationRing,TargetCircle)
Level3: Controlanamountofwood.
Level4: Deflectasingleattackbyawoodenweapon.
Controlanentireplant,movingitaroundas
youdirect,althoughitremainsrootedifit
isarootedplant.
Level5: Controlanentireplant,movingitaroundas
youdirect,anditneednotremainrooted.
Summonamobileplant.
Level10: Makeaplantorthingmadeofplantproducts
movewithpurposeandintelligence,
withoutrequiringyourconstantcontrol.
Level15: Wardsomeoneagainstmundaneplant
products.
Makeatreeblossomoutofseason,ina
moment.
Weavethreadintoatunic.
 IGNEM(Ig)
Asfireisvolatileanddangerous,soarethesespells.Magi
whopursuetheArtoffiredosowithfineregardforthe
dangersandpowersinvolved,forfireisbothdangerousand
mighty,tofriendandfoealike.StoryguidesshouldmakeIgnem
botchesparticularlydeadly.
LightandheatalsofallwithinthedomainofthisForm.Its
importanttorememberthatheatalsoincludesrelative
absenceofheat,sospellsthatresultincoldtemperaturesare
possiblethroughIgnem.
ThebaseIndividualforIgnemisalargecampfireorthefire
inthehearthofagreathall.Firedamageisexplainedonpage
181.
CreoIgnem(CrIg)
Spellsthatcreatefiresareversatileweaponsdestructive
tolivingthings,undead,buildings,andmorale.Thosewho
dependonfirespells,however,riskbotching.Fireisan
unforgivingelementforthosewholosecontrolofit,andself
incinerationisalwaysapossibility.
TypicalsigilsseeninCreoIgnemspellsinvolvetheflame
beingaspecificcolororshape,orgivingoffanunusualsmell.
Level1: Createlightequivalenttomoonlight.
Level2: Createlightequivalenttocandlelight.
Heatanobjecttobewarmtothetouch.
Ignitesomethingextremelyflammable(likeoil
orawick).
Level3: Createlightequivalenttotorchlight.
Heatanobjecttobehottothetouch.
Ignitesomethingveryflammable(like
parchment).
Level4: Createafiredoing+5damage.
Createlightasbrightasacloudyday.
Ignitesomethingflammable(likedrywoodor
charcoal)
Heatanobjectenoughtoboilwater.
Level5: Createafiredoing+10damage.
Createafiredoing+5damageinanunnatural
shape,suchasinaringorsheet,or
coveringanitem.(Purelycosmeticshapes
arefree.)
Createlightasbrightasdirectsunlightona
clearday.
Ignitesomethingslightlyflammable(like
leatherordampwood).
Heatanobjectenoughtomakeitglowred
hot.
Level10: Createafiredoing+15damage.
Createafiredoing+10damageinanunnatural
shape.
Ignitesomethingbarelyflammable(likea
humanbody).
Heatanobjectenoughtomeltlead.
Level15: Createafiredoing+20damage.
Level20: Createafiredoing+25damage.
Createafiredoing+20damageinanunnatural
shape.
Level25: Createafiredoing+30damage.
IntellegoIgnem(InIg)
IntellegoIgnembotchestypicallyprovidefalseinformation,
althoughtheymayalsorenderthecasterincapableof
detectingheatorflamesforatime.
Level1: Senseonepropertyofafire.
Locateafire.
Level2: Senseallmundanepropertiesofafire.
Becomeawareofallfireswithinthetarget
area.
SeeafirewithwhichyouhaveanArcane
Connection.
Senselevelsofheat.
Level3: Senseallmundanepropertiesofash.
Detectthetracesoffireswhichburnedwithin
thelastlunarmonth.
Level4: Seeclearlythroughragingfire(anAuram
requisitemaybenecessaryifsmokeis
presentaswell).
Learnthemagicalpropertiesofafire.
Level10: SeeafireyouhaveanArcaneConnectionto
andallthingsitilluminates(forexample,
seeacampfireandeverythingwithinits
circleoflight).
Level20: Speakwithafire.
MutoIgnem(MuIg)
Theintensityofafirealsoaffectsthedifficultyofchanging
it.Foreveryfivepointsbywhichthefiresdamageexceeds+5,
addonemagnitudetothespellslevel.
Level1: Changeonecharacteristicofafirewithinthe
targetarea(forexample,makeafireburn
morebrightly,orproducemoresmoke).
Level2: Totallychangeafireintoanothernaturalfire
(changinganyorallofitscharacteristics).
Level3: Changeafiresothatitisslightlyunnatural(for
example,maketheflamescolored,or
makethesmokesmellofroses).May
requirerequisites.
Level4: Changeafiresothatitiscompletelyunnatural
(forexample,multicolouredflamesthat
formimageswhilethepoppingofthefire
playsmusic).Oftenrequiresrequisites.
Level5: Changeafireintoanaturalexampleof
anotherelement,withanappropriate
requisite.
Level10: Changeafireintoanunnaturalexampleof
anotherelement,withanappropriate
requisite.
PerdoIgnem(PeIg)
Theintensityofafirealsoaffectsthedifficultyof
destroyingit.Foreveryfivepointsbywhichthefiresdamage
exceeds+5,addonemagnitudetothespellslevel.
PerdoIgnembotchesmightcreatefireinsteadof
destroyingit,orfreezethecaster.
Level2: Greatlyreducetheamountoflightinanarea.
Level3: Completelyextinguishalllightinanarea.
Reducethesizeofafirewithoutdestroyingit
completely.
Level4: Extinguishafire,coolingtheashestomerely
warm.
Chillanobject.
ChillapersonsothattheyloseaFatiguelevel.
Level5: Stronglychillanobject.(Forexample,freeze
water.)
Chillapersonsothattheytake+5damage.
Level10: Destroyoneaspectofafire(forexample,heat
orlight).
Chillapersonsostronglythattheytake+10
damage.
RegoIgnem(ReIg)
Theintensityofafirealsoaffectsthedifficultyof
controllingit.Foreveryfivepointsbywhichthefiresdamage
exceeds+5,addonemagnitudetothelevelofthespell.
RegoIgnemspellscancontrolheatorlightaswellasfire.
RegoIgnembotchesnormallyresultinthefiredoing
exactlywhatthecasterdoesnotwant.
 General: Wardagainstcreaturesoffirebelongingto
onerealm(Divine,Faerie,Infernal,Magic)
whosemightislessthanorequaltothe
levelofthespell(RangeTouch,Duration
Ring,TargetCircle).
Level3: Controlafireinanaturalfashion(forexample,
controlitsdirectionofspread).
Moveafirequicklythroughspacewhile
leavingitburningnaturally.
Level4: Controlafireinaslightlyunnaturalfashion
(forexample,stopitfromburninga
person).
Level10: Controlafireinaveryunnaturalfashion(for
example,fashionintoadancinghumanoid

shape).

 IMAGINEM(Im)
ImaginemistheFormofsensationsandillusion.Byusing
Imaginem,youcanalterwhatothersperceive.Imaginem,
however,meansimage,notillusion.Thus,onecreates,
transforms,perceives,destroys,andcontrolsimages,not
necessarilyillusions.Aclairvoyancespell,therefore,isIntellego
Imaginembecauseitdetectsrealimages.Bymanipulating
sensations,however,youcancreateeffectiveillusions.TheArt
ofImaginemrewardsthecreativemagusbyfoolingpeopleinto
actionstheywouldotherwiseshun:forinstance,theymight
walkoffacliff,whiletheireyestellthemthereisabridgeover
thechasm.Imaginemcannotaffectlight,asthatispartof
Ignem,butitcanaffectthethingsthatlightallowsyoutosee.
Stenchesandperfumes,tintsandstains,colorandshadow,
melodyandcacophony,sweetandsour;alltheseare
perceptions,andsocanbemanipulatedbytheArtof
Imaginem.Animageworksonthesenses,notonthemind,so
anunthinkingbeastisaslikelytobelieveanimageasan
imaginativehuman.Similarly,everyonecansenseanillusion
createdbyImaginemmagic.Nevertheless,Imaginemspellsare
stillmosteffectiveatfoulingthecommunicationonwhich
humansocietydepends.Beastsarelikelytobefooledby
illusions,asarethesimplerundead.Demonsareveryhardto
deceive,whilefaeriesoftenseethroughillusionsand
manipulatethemtofoolyouinturn.Certainmembersofthe
Churchhaveprovenremarkablyadeptatdiscerningtruthfrom
illusion,thoughthetalentisnotdependable.
Itismoredifficulttomimicaspecificobjectorpersonusing
anImaginemspellthanitistomimicageneralimage,and
requiresaPerception+Finessestressroll.Forexample,itis
easiertoimitateagenericgoldringthanitistoreproducethe
goldringwithinscriptionsthatthebaronpresentedtohiswife
ontheoccasionoftheirtenthweddinganniversary.Thehigher
theroll,thebetteryoucanfoolpeople.Yougetabonustoyour
rollforfamiliaritywithwhatyouaremimicking(3foran
unfamiliarobject,+3forhighlyfamiliarobjectsorforhaving
thesubjectavailableformodeling).Formimickingpeople,aroll
of6+letsyoufoolacquaintancesoftheperson,9+letsyoufool
friends,and12+letsyoufoolclosefriendsandrelatives.Usea
similarscaleformimickingobjects.IfyoubotchtheFinesseroll,
youmaythinktheimageissatisfactory,butitsimmediately
seenthroughonceinuse.
AbaseIndividualforImaginemistheequivalentofanadult person,youmustbefamiliarwiththevoicethatyouwantto
humanbeing;whetheravisualimageofaboutthatsize,an
auditoryillusionmakingthatmuchnoise,orwhatever.
CreoImaginem(CrIm)
Thesespellscreateandrestoreimages.Itisimportantto
notethatCreoImaginemspellsonlycreatetheimagesof
things,notthethingsthemselves.Animageofabucketwillnot
holdwaterpouredintoit,norwilltheimageofahorsebeable
tocarryarider.Thisisoftenthefirst(andmostimportant)clue
thattheimageisjustanillusion.Ontheotherhand,theillusion
ofawallmayfeelsolid,butwillpresentnoresistanceif
someonepushesahandthroughit.
Increasingthecomplexityofasensoryperception,suchas
makingamovingvisualimageormakingclearwordsinsteadof
noise,addsanadditionallevelofmagnitude.Makinganimage
moveormakenoiseatyourdirectionasyouconcentrateadds
twolevelsofmagnitude.Inaddition,veryintricateimages(for
example,anintricatelyornamentedbridge)aregenerallyone
levelofmagnitudehigheraswell.
WizardssigilscanbeveryobviousinCreoImaginemspells.
Theillusionscommonlyhavesomesmallquirkthatmarksthem
asbelongingtoacertainmagus.Forexample,illusionscastby
FortunatusofJerbitonoftenhavesomesmallreligiousicon
workedintotheirstructure,duetothemannerinwhichhe
inventshisspells.
CreoImaginembotchesmightcreateobviousillusions
whichareclearlylinkedtothecaster,thusmarkinghimasa
wizard.
Level1: Createanimagethataffectsasinglesense.
Level2: Createanimagethataffectstwosenses.
Level3: Createanimagethataffectsthreesenses.
Level4: Createanimagethataffectsfoursenses.
Level5: Createanimagethataffectsfivesenses.
IntellegoImaginem(InIm)
Generally,thesespellshavetheleasttodowithillusionsof
alltheImaginemspells,becauseonedetectsanimagewithout
alteringorcontrollingit.Thesespellsimproveuponyoursenses
bybringinginimages(usuallysoundsandsights)notnormally
available.
Notethatseeingorhearingintoanotherroomora
hundredmilesawaydoesyounogoodifthereisnolightor
soundthere.AsinCrImspells,eachadditionalsenseyouwish
toperceiveincreasesthelevelofthespellbyonemagnitude.
AswithmostIntellegomagic,IntellegoImaginembotches
normallygivefalseinformation.
General: Discernillusionscausedbyspellsofequalor
lowerlevelthanthelevelofthisspell
(Visiontarget).
Level1: Useonesenseatadistance.
Memorizeorperfectyourmemoryaboutan
imageyouhaveencountered.
Beabletodiscernyourownfalseimages.
Level2: Usetwosensesatadistance.
Level3: Usethreesensesatadistance.
Enhanceoneofyoursensesinoneway(tosee
clearlyatadistance,toseesmallthings,
ortoseeinthedark,forexample).
Level4: Usefoursensesatadistance.
Level5: Useallsensesatadistance.
MutoImaginem(MuIm)
Theseareusefulandpowerfulillusionspells,alteringthe
visualimage,noises,smell,ortasteofsomeobjectorbeing.
Theimageremainsalteredwithoutyourconcentrationand
adaptsitselfappropriatelytothemedium.Theaccuracyof
duplicationdependsonyourknowledgeofthesubject.For
instance,ifyouwanttomakeavoicelikethatofaspecific
mimic.Thosemorefamiliarwiththeface,voice,body,orother
aspectbeingmimickedmightseethroughanillusionby
mundanemeans(DukeTybol,isntyourscaronyourleft
cheek?).
MutoImaginem,orindeedotherImaginemmagic,cannot
overcometheeffectsofTheGift,althoughitmightoffsetthem
alittle.
MutoImaginembotchesoftenchangethecasters
appearanceindangerousorembarrassingways.
Level1: Changeonesensationofanobject(for
example,makealeaflooklikeacoin),but
notitstype(i.e.notfromsighttosound).
Level2: Changetwosensationsofanobject.
Level3: Changethreesensationsofanobject.
Level4: Changefoursensationsofanobject.
Level5: Changeanobjectcompletely,inallthings
excepttouch.
PerdoImaginem(PeIm)
Inadditiontodestroyingcreatedimages,thesespellsdull
thesensualpropertiesofthingsmakingwinetasteless,
sneakssilent,andmagiinvisible.Destroyingchangingimagesis
moredifficultaddonelevelofmagnitudetospellsthatdo
so.
Notethatimagesarenaturallygeneratedconstantly,so
thataPerdoImaginemspellwithMomentarydurationmerely
makesanobjectseemtoflickerforamoment.Longer
durationsarerequirediftheimageistostaygone.
Notealsothatshadowsareduetothephysicalbody
blockingthelight.DestroyingsomethingsshadowisthusCreo
Ignem,orpossiblyRegoIgnem,notPerdoImaginem.Mirror
images,however,arecausedbythespeciesbouncingoffthe
mirror,soaspelldestroying(orchanging)thespeciesalso
changesmirrorimages.
PerdoImaginembotchesmightmaketheimagemore
intense,ordestroythewrongimage.

Level2: Destroyanobjectsabilitytoaffecttasteor
touch.
Level3: Destroyanobjectsabilitytoaffectsmellor
hearing.
Destroyanobjectsabilitytoaffecttasteand
touch.
Level4: Destroyanobjectsabilitytoaffectsight.
Destroyanobjectsabilitytoaffectanythree
oftaste,touch,smell,orhearing.
Level5: Destroyanobjectsabilitytoaffectanyfour
senses.
Level10: Destroyanobjectsabilitytoaffectallfive

senses.

RegoImaginem(ReIm)
Thesespellsmakethingsappeartobesomewhereother
thanwheretheyactuallyare.AswithCrImandPeIm,itis
slightlyhardertoaffectchangingimages.Addonelevelof
magnitudetospellsthatdoso.Addafurtherlevelof
magnitudeiftheimageistochangealongwiththeobject.Add
onelevelofmagnitudetotheguidelinesforeachadditional
sensetobeaffected.
RegoImaginembotchesmightcontrolthewrongimage,or
dosomethingcompletelyinappropriatetothetargetedimage.

Level2: Makeanobjectappear(toonesense)tobeup
toonepaceawayfromitsactualposition.
Level3: Makeanobjectappear(toonesense)tobeup
tofivepacesawayfromitsactual
position.
Makeobjectsappeartomoverapidlyina
disorientatingway.
Level4: Makeanobjectappear(toonesense)tobeup
tofifteenpacesfromitsactualposition.
Makeanobjectappear(toonesense)tobe
containedinorattachedtoanotherobject
definedatthetimeofcasting(for
example,makesomeonesvoiceappear
tocomefromwithinabag).
Level5: Makeanobjectappear(toonesense)tobeup
toonehundredpacesfromitsactual
position.
Level10: Makeanobjectappear(toonesense)tobein
Sightofitsactualposition.
Level15: Makeanobjectappear(toonesense)tobein
alocationtowhichthecasterhasan

ArcaneConnection.

 MENTEM(Me)
Mentemspellsgovernthoughts,emotions,andmemories.
IntelligentmindsareaffectedbyMentemspells,whilethe
mindsofbeastsareaffectedonlybyAnimalspells.Themental
CharacteristicsareIntelligence,Perception,Presence,and
Communication,andtheycanbeaffectedbyMentemspells.
SincetheeffectsofMentemspellsarenotusuallyvisible,
theygiveyouagreatdealofpowerwhendealingwiththe
commonfolk.Evenspellsrequiringeyecontactarerelatively
inconspicuouswhencastwithoutvoiceorgestures,butonly
powerfulmagicancastspellsthiswayintheDominion.
Mindsdonothaveasize,sosizemodifiersdonotapplyto
MentemeffectswithIndividualtargets.However,mindscanbe
counted,soforGroupsyoustillneedtoboostthesizetoaffect
morepeople.Similarly,Mentemspellsaffectingeveryoneina
Room,Structure,orBoundaryhavesizemodifiersinthenormal
way.
CreoMentem(CrMe)
Inadditiontohealingminds,thesespellscanalsocreate
thoughts,emotions,andmemoriesinanotherpersonsmind.
Thesecreationsinteractnormallywiththetargetsother
thoughts,andmaybechangedintheprocess.
TypicalsigilsforCreoMentem spellsinvolvesomesmall
quirkinwhatiscreated.Aspecificideamaylieinthe
backgroundofallmemoriescreated,forexample.
CreoMentembotchesmightcreateinappropriateemotions
inthecastersmind.
Level3: Formwordsinanothersmind.
Level4: Putathoughtoremotionintoanothersmind.
Level5: Createamemoryinanothersmind.
Level30: Increaseoneofapersonsmental
Characteristicsbyonepoint,tonomore
than0.
Level35: Increaseoneofapersonsmental
Characteristicsbyonepoint,tonomore
than+1.
Level40: Increaseoneofapersonsmental
Characteristicsbyonepoint,tonomore
than+2.
Level45: Increaseoneofapersonsmental
Characteristicsbyonepoint,tonomore
than+3.
Level50: Increaseoneofapersonsmental
Characteristicsbyonepoint,tonomore
than+4.
Level55: Increaseoneofapersonsmental
Characteristicsbyonepoint,tonomore
than+5.
IntellegoMentem(InMe)
Thesespellsaresuperbforcuttingthroughtheconfusionof
socialinteractionandtheendlessbanteroftherabble.InAn
spellsthatdealwiththemindmayalsobeusedforideasand
guidelinesforthissection.
Notethatwritingdoesnotcontainanyinformationofitself,
andisgenerallyAnimalandHerbamorTerram,forthe
materials,notMentem.Totranslatewriting,youneed
someonewhocanreadit,althoughyoucouldreadthe
translationfromtheirmind.
AmomentaryMentemspellcananswerasinglequestion,
althoughitsnotnecessarythattheanswerbeexpressibleina
briefform.AMomentaryspellcould,forexample,tellyou
exactlyhowthetargetfeltabouthisfather,nomatterhow
complexthefeeling,butitwouldnttellyouwhyhefeltthat
way.Findingoutalotofinformationtakestime.
SigilsforInMespellsusuallyinvolveinformation
transmittedinuniqueways.
IntellegoMentembotchesnormallysupplyfalse
information.
Level4: Sensethestateofconsciousnessofone
intelligentbeing(forexample,asleep,
awake,meditating,dead,drugged,insane,
orcomatose).
Level5: Senseasingleemotioninabeing.
Understandthemeaningbehindspoken
sounds.
Level10: Sensealloftheemotionsinabeing.
Discoverthetruthofastatement.
Level15: Speakwithanyonehuman.
Readapersonssurfacethoughts.
Pickasingleanswerfromthemindofatarget.
Level20: Readthelastdaysmemoriesfromoneperson.
Level25: Learnalltheinformationyouwishfroma
personsmind.
MutoMentem(MuMe)
MutoMentemspellsgiveamindpropertiesitcouldnot
naturallyacquire.Thesefallintothreemaincategories.
First,changingmemories.Whilememoriesmaydecayover
time,theydonotnaturallychangeradically,somakingthemdo
soisMuto.
Second,emotionsandthoughtsthatpeoplecannot
normallyfeel.Thisincludesthethoughtsofanimalsandsimilar.
Third,nonmentalproperties.Thiscoversmakingamind
physical,andisverydifficult.
MutoMentembotchesmightchangethemindofthe
caster,thusmakingthismagicpotentiallyveryrisky.
Grantingamagicalsensetomultiplepeoplehasabase
levelonemagnitudehigherthangrantingittoonepersonusing
Intellego,andhasrequisitesofIntellegoandtheappropriate
Form.ThenecessaryincreasestoRangeandTargetincrease
thelevelfurther.
Level1: Makeaminorchangeinapersonsmemoryof
anevent.
Level2: Makeamajor changetoapersonsmemoryof
anevent.
Level3: Makeamajorchangetoapersonsmemoryof
aseriesofevents.Makeamajorchange
toapersonsemotion.
Level4: Makemajorchangestoapersonsmemoryof
aperiodoftheirlife.
Completelychangeapersonsemotions.
Level10: Completelyrewriteapersonsmemories.
Level15: Makeamindorspiritvisible.(Imaginem
requisite)
Utterlychangeapersonsmind.
Level25: Makeamindorspiritsolid.(Requisiteofthe
Formoftheshape.)
Perdo Mentem(PeMe)
Emotionsnaturallyreappearinaperson,sospellsthat
destroythemmusthaveacontinuingdurationtoensurethat
theydonotcomeback.Memoriesdonotnaturallyreturn,so
Momentarydurationspellsremovethemforever,althougha
personcouldbetoldwhathehadforgotten,orreconstructthe
memoryfromthingshedoesremember.Acontinuingspell
wouldpreventapersonfromrelearningthatinformation,
however.
PerdoMentembotchescandestroymorethanintended,or
destroyelementsofthecastersmind.
Level3: Removeaminordetailfromapersons
memory.
Level4: Removeanimportantdetailfromapersons
memory.
Diminishasinglementalcapabilityinaperson.
Reducetheintensityofallofapersons
emotions.
 Level5: Quellanemotioninaperson.
Level10: Removeaminororshortmemoryfroma
personsmind.
Reduceallofapersonsmentalcapabilities.
Level15: Removeamajororlongmemoryfroma
personsmind.
Removeallemotionsfromaperson.
Driveapersoninsane.

Level25: Leaveapersonamindlesshusk.

RegoMentem(ReMe)
TheRegoAnimalspellsthatdealwiththemindmayalsobe
usedasgoodguidelinesforlevelsofRegoMentemspells.Many
changestothemindareRegoeffects,becausethemindcould
naturallyassumethatstate.
RegoMentembotchescanchangethetargetsmentalstate
inthewrongway,orchangethestateofmindofthecaster.

General: Wardagainstspiritsbelongingtoonerealm
(Divine,Faerie,Infernal,orMagic)witha
Mightlessthanorequaltothespelllevel.
(Touch,Ring,Circle)
Level3: Makeasubtledifferencetothetargets
mentalstate.
Level4: Controlatargetsmentalstate(forexample,
awake,asleep,orconfused)
Level5: Controlanaturalemotion(forexample,calm,
fear).Thetargetmustfeeltheemotion
beforeyoucancontrolit.
Controladisembodiedspirit.
Inclineapersontoaparticularsortof
response.
Level10: Controlanunnaturalemotion(forexample,
cultivateapersonsfeelingsofbravery
whereheisusuallycowardly).
Imbueallofapersonsresponseswitha
particularemotion.
Level15: Controlahumanbeingaslongasyoucansee
him.
Summonaghost.(Ritual)
Level20: Giveapersononecomplexcommand,which
hetriestocarryouttothebestofhis
ability.
Level25: Completelycontrolapersonsmindand

emotions.

 TERRAM(Te)
Terramspells,inadditiontocoveringearth,stone,clay,
metal,andglass,cansometimesaffectinanimateobjectsin
general.Forinstance,WieldingtheInvisibleSling(ReTe10)
throwsallmannerofnonlivingthings.
ThoughTerramspellsaffectallmannerofsolidobjects,itis
hardertoaffectcertainmaterials:Here,inincreasingorderof
difficulty,arethematerialsTerramspellsaffect:earth(sand,
dirt,mud),clay,stone,glass,metal,gemstones.Eachlevelof
difficultydoesnotnecessarilyrepresentanincreaseinone
levelofmagnitude.
ThebaseIndividualforTerramdependsonthematerial
involved.Forsand,dirt,mud,clay,orsimilarsubstances,itis
abouttencubicpacesofstuff.Forstone,itisasinglecubic
pace.Forbasemetals,itisacubicfoot,whileforprecious
metalsitisatenthofthat.Forgemstones,thebaseindividual
isonecubicinchinsize.
CreoTerram(CrTe)
Creatingearthinanelaborateshapeorwithsome
unnaturalpropertyisonelevelofmagnitudehigherthanthe
listedguidelines.
WizardssigilscommonlyvisibleinCreoTerramspells
involvetheobjectcreatedbeingbizarreinsomeway,suchas
dirtbeingaspecificcolorortexture.
CreoTerrambotchescanentombthecasterinearthor
stone,aswellascreatingthewrongsortofmaterial,orcreating
itinthewrongplace.
Level1: Createsand,dirt,mud,orclay.
Level3: Createstoneorglass.
Level5: Createbasemetal.
Level15: Createpreciousmetal.
Level25: Creategemstone.
IntellegoTerram(InTe)
IntellegoTerramspelllevelsarenotaffectedbythe
materialofthethingaffected.
IntellegoTerrambotchesnormallyprovidefalse
information.
Level2: Learnonevisiblepropertyofanobject(a
propertythatsomeonewithappropriate
skillscoulddeterminejustbylooking).
Level4: Learnonemundanepropertyofanobject.
Seeanobjectanditssurroundings.
Level5: Learnallcomponentsofamixtureoralloy.
Level10: Learnallthenaturalpropertiesofanobject.
Level15: Senseallthemundanepropertiesofa
compositeobject.
Level20: Learnthemagicalpropertiesofanobject.
Makeyoursensesunhinderedbyearth
(forexample,seerightthrougharock).
Speakwithanaturalrock(forexample,a
boulder).
Level25: Speakwithanartificialrock(forexample,a
statue).
MutoTerram(MuTe)
Thetargetsbelowareforchangingdirt.Tochangetoor
fromsand,mud,orclay,usethesamelevelofmagnitudeasfor
dirt.Tochangetoorfromstoneorglass,addonelevelof
magnitude.Tochangetoorfrommetalorgemstone,addtwo
levelsofmagnitude.Theseadjustmentsonlyapplyonce,so
thatchangingmetaltometalisonlytwomagnitudeshigher.
Theamountofmaterialyoucanchangeislimitedbythe
guidelinesforeachend.Thus,youcanturnacubicpaceof
stoneintoacubicinchofgemstonewithabaseIndividual.
SeriousMutoTerrambotcheshaveatendencytoturnthe
castertostoneormetal,butlesserbotchestransformthe
wrongthing,ortransformthingsinthewrongway.
Level1: Changeonepropertyofdirt.
Level2: Changedirttoanothertypeofnaturalearth
(forexample,sandtoloam).
Level3: Changedirtsothatitisslightlyunnatural
(requisitesmayberequired).
Changedirtintoaliquidorgas(with
requisites).
Changedirttostone,orviceversa.
Level4: Changedirtsothatitishighlyunnatural
(requisiteswilloftenberequired).Change
dirtintoamixtureofliquids,solids,and
gases(withrequisites).
Changedirtintoaplant(withrequisites).
Makesomethinggrowtoeighttimesits
previousvolume.
Level5: Changedirtintoaslightlyunnaturalliquidor
gas(withrequisites).
Changedirtintoananimal(withrequisites).
Level10: Changedirtintoahighlyunnaturalliquidor
gas(withrequisites).
PerdoTerram(PeTe)
Todestroysand,mud,orclay,usethesamelevelof
magnitudeasforearth.Todestroystoneorglass,addonelevel
ofmagnitude.Todestroymetalorgemstone,addtwolevelsof
magnitude.
PerdoTerrambotches,aswellasdestroyingthewrong
thing,candestroythegroundthatthecasterisstandingon,or
metalobjectsthatheisholding.
Level2: Weakendirt.
Level3: Destroydirt.
RegoTerram(ReTe)
Theguidelinesforcontrollingdirt,sand,mud,orclayare
listedbelow.Addonemagnitudetocontrolstoneorglass,and
twoformetalorgemstones.Manipulatingobjectswithgreat
precisionmayalsobehigher,dependingonthelevelof
precision.
RegoTerrambotchesoftenresultinthecasterbeingstruck
bylargeamountsofflyingstone.
General: Wardagainststonecreaturesfromonerealm
(Divine,Faerie,Infernal,orMagic)with
Mightlessthanorequaltothespelllevel.
(Touch,Ring,Circle)
Level1: Controlormovedirtinanaturalfashion
Level2: Controlormovedirtinaslightlyunnatural
fashion.
Keepdirtawayfromyou,underyourconscious
control(thatis,youmustbeawareofits
presence).
Level3: Controlormovedirtinaveryunnatural
fashion.
Level5: Keepalldirtawayfromyourbody,orwarda
targetagainstdirt.
 VIM(Vi) spellswithalevellessthanitslevelplus
Vimspellsareveryuseful.Theyhelpyouuseyourspellsto onemagnitudefromlearninganydetails
bettereffect,andsinceusingspellsefficientlyiswhatbeinga aboutthemagiconthetarget.
mastermagusisallabout,thesespellsareveryimportant.With Createamagicalshellwhichgivesfalse
imagination,youcanusethesespellstomakewards,alarms, informationaboutthetargettoIntellego
oneusemagicitems,andotherinterestingthings.ManyVim spellswithlevellessthanhalfits(level
spellsaremeanttobecastalongwithotherspells,andmodify plusonemagnitude).
orchangetheireffects. Level3: Taintsomethingwithmagic.
Vimmagicalsoencompassesdealingwithdemons. Level5: Createaburstofmagicthatgivesthetarget
Summoninganddealingwithdemonsisprohibitedwithinthe oneWarpingPoint.Spellsthatgrant
Order,butfightingthemisallowed. Warpingcannothaveadurationof
MagioftenuseVimtocounteractmagicalphenomena. greaterthanMomentary.Notethatdoing
Storyguidesshouldassignspelllevelsforallmagical thistoamagusisanattack,andclearly
phenomenathatthoseusingVimcounterspellswillhaveto againsttheCode.
match. Level10: GivethetargettwoWarpingPoints.
MostVimspellsareofGenerallevel,becausethemagic Level15: GivethetargetthreeWarpingPoints.
thatVimspellsaffectvarieswidelyinpower.Aspelltodispela
firstmagnitudespellneedstobemuchlesspowerfulthana
similarspelltodispelafifthmagnitudeeffect.Theguidelines IntellegoVim(InVi)
providedforVimspellstakeaccountofthis,andratherthan Sincemagicisatrickythingtounderstand,spellsthat
givinganabsolutelevelforacorrespondingeffect,theygive detectmagicareatoncedifficultandimportant.Although
therelationshipthattheleveloftheVimspellmustbeartothe demonsdealinVim,theyaremadeoftheessenceofdeception
levelofthetarget. itself.Ifademondoesnotwishtobedetected,itcannotbe(at
Asusual,theseguidelinesrefertoaspellwiththebasic leasttothecommonknowledgeoftheOrder),andforthis
range,durationandtarget.Whenchangingtheseparameters reasontherearenodemonlocatingmagics.Magicitems
thechangeinlevelshouldbetakenaccountofbefore cannotbeinvestigatedwithsimplemagicspells.Investigation
multiplyingordividingthespellleveltogettheeffect.Thus,a requiresthatyouspendatleastoneseasoninthelaboratoryto
versionofWindofMundaneSilence(PeVi)withSightrange discoverwhatmagicanenchanteditemcontains(seethe
woulddispelaspellwithalevelofuptohalf(spelllevel5+ Laboratorychapter).Aspellwillsufficetotellyouthatanitem
stressdie).Tenlevelsofthespellspoweraredevotedto ismagical,however,andmaygiveyousomeideaofitspowers.
increasingtheTargetand15toincreasingtheRange,soonly Spellswillnevertellyouhowtouseanitem.
theremainingpowerisavailableforthespell. Furtherincreasesinlevelwillgiveincreasedsensitivityto
TheIndividualtargetforaVimspellcanrefertoeitheran residues.Thebaselevelofaspellalsogivesafairlygoodideaof
individualspell,oranindividualobjectorperson,andsimilarly thestrengthofthemagic(withinamagnitude).Theadditionof
forGroup.Ifthetargetisanobjectorperson,theVimspellwill onemagnitudewillsaywhethertheeffectisHermetic,anda
affectanysuitablemagicaffectingthatperson,notjustone magusfamiliarwithothertypesofmagicwillbeabletoidentify
spell.Mostsuchspellscanonlybecastoneitherotherspellsor themaswell.Theadditionoftwomagnitudeswillgive
individuals,but,ifthedescriptionsuggeststhattheycouldbe informationaboutTechniqueandForm,ornearestequivalent
castoneither,thentheycan.Forexample,MirrorofOpposition forothertypesofmagic.Furtherincreasesinlevelwillyield
canonlybecastonotherspells,whileTheInvisibleEye furtherinformation,dependingonthedesignofthespecific
Revealedcanonlybecastonpeopleorobjects. spell.
Spellsandmagicaleffectsdonothavesizes,sosize DifferentspellsmaybeinventedtodetectFaerie,Divine,or
modificationsdonotapplytothelevelsofIndividualTarget Infernaleffects.Eachspellonlyaffectsonerealm,and
Vimspells.However,Vimspellsaffectingareas,ornumberof storyguidesmaywishtodisallowspellstodetecttheDivineor
spells,mustbeincreasedinlevelforlargeareasorlarge Infernal.
numbers,asnormal. Asageneralrule,residuesofmagicdeclineasfollows.As
Theguidelinesbelowrefermainlytospells.Thisisforthe soonasthemagicfinishes,themagnitudehalves.Itthendrops
sakeofbrevity,asVimspellscanaffectmagicaleffects byoneforeverydurationofthespellthatpasses.Storyguides
proceedingfrommagicalitems,magicalcreatures,ordemons. shouldemploythisasaguideline,notarigidformula,andmay,
However,unlessspecificallystatedotherwise,thespellsdonot iftheywish,allowhighleveldetectionspellstopickupresidues
affectmagicalitems,onlytheeffectsthattheyproduce.Thus, withnegativemagnitude.
WindofMundaneSilencecoulddispelastonewallproducedby Magicalitemshaveaneffectiveresiduemagnitudeequalto
amagicalitem,butDisenchantisneededtodispelthemagicof thenumberofpawnsofvisusedtoopentheenchantment(or
theitemitself. thetotalpawnsusedforlesserenchanteddevices).Magnitudes
ItshouldbenotedthatHermeticmagi,andsomenon ofnonHermeticitemsmustbesetbythestoryguide.Aspellto
Hermeticwizards,donothaveMightscores,andthusarenot detectitemswillnotalsodetecteffectsorcreatures,andvice
affectedbywardingsorotherspellsthatactagainstMight versa.VariantswilldetectitemsenchantedbydifferentRealms,
scores. asabove.
Magicalcreaturescanalsobedetected.TreattheirMight
CreoVim(CrVi) astheleveloftheeffect;forHermeticmagi,usetheirhighest
TherearefewCreoVimspellsknownthroughoutthe Art.DivideMightorhighestArtbyfive(roundingup)togetthe
Order. effectiveresiduemagnitude.Again,thisrequiresadifferent
CreoVimbotchesoftengivethecasteradditionalWarping spell,andvariantsmaydetectFaerieandpossiblyDivine
Points,astherawmagicrunsoutofcontrol. creatures.Demonsmaynotbedetected.Storyguidesmay,at
theiroption,allowspellsthatdetectotherInfernalcreatures,
General: Createamagicalshellwhichlooksrealto suchasdiabolistsandundead.
Intellegospellswithalevellessthantwice Rawviswillshowupasmagical,simplyasrawvis,under
itslevelplusonemagnitude(thisaurais anymagicaldetection.Thelevelofthedetectingspellis
genericmagiconlynomisleading irrelevant,asistherealmofpowerthatitwasdesignedto
informationcanbesupplied). detect.However,onlyspeciallydesignedspellswillyieldany
CreateamagicalshellwhichpreventsIntellego informationotherthanthatitisrawvis.
IntellegoVimbotchesgenerallygivefalseinformation.
Level1: Detectmagicoftenthmagnitudeorhigher.
Detectthepresenceofamysticalaura.
Detectthepresenceofvis.Asconcentrated
magic,visisnothardtospot.
Level2: Detectmagicofeighthmagnitudeorhigher.
Determinethepowerofamysticalaura.
Level3: Detectmagicofsixthmagnitudeorhigher.
Detectregioboundaries.IfcastwithaVision
target,thisprovidesenoughinformation
tofindawaybetweenlevels,forregiones
thatallowthatsortofentrance.
Otherwise,itrevealsthepresenceofa
regio,andpossiblyitsroughshape.
Level4: Detectmagicofthirdmagnitudeorhigher.
Judgetheamountofvispresent.
DiscerntheArtofvis.
Level5: Detectanyactivemagic
Level10: Detectthetracesofpowerfulmagic.
Detecttherecentpresenceofweakmagic.
MutoVim(MuVi)
Thesespellsletyouchangeotherspells.MostMutoVim
spellslastaslongasthespellthattheyhavealtered,witha
nominaldurationofMomentary.Itisnotnormallypossibleto
haveaMutoVimspellthatlastslongerthanthetargetspell.
Thesemetamagicalspellshavecertainspecialrestrictions,
whichapplytoallMutoVimspellsinventedaccordingto
Hermetictheory.Firstofall,theycannotbecaston
spontaneousspells.Suchmagicisbeingmanipulatedatwhim
anyattempttoalteritfurtherwouldmakethecasterlose
control.(Thisisnecessaryforgamebalance.)
Second,youmustmakeanIntelligence+Concentrationroll
of9+ifyouarecastingbothspells(thatis,theMuVispelland
thespellitisaffecting).Ifthisfails,thespellsdonotgooff.Ifit
botches,theybotch.(Thisisslightlyeasierthannormal.)
Ifyouwishtocastoneofthesespellsonaspellbeingcast
byanothermagus,youmusteitherbecooperating,oryou
mustfastcasttheMuVispell.Thereisnootherwaytogetthe
timingright.Inaddition,yourPenetrationtotalfortheMuto
VimspellmustbeattheothermagussPenetrationtotalforthe
spelltobechanged,unlessyouarecooperating.
Touchrangeissufficienttoaffectyourownspells,but
Voicerange,atleast,isneededtoaffectanothermaguss
casting.Youcannottouchthespellitself.
ThesespellscanonlybeusedonHermeticmagic,asthey
dependonagoodunderstandingoftheprocessesinvolved.
YoumayonlyputaMutoVimeffectintoamagicalitemifit
istoworkwithanothereffectinthatitem.AllMutoVimspells
requiresometailoringtothespecificuse,andamagicalitem
effectcannotbesotailored.
Notethataspellinventedaccordingtooneofthe
guidelinesbelowwillchangeanotherspellinaspecificway:itis
notpossibletoinventasinglespellwhichchangesanotherspell
howeverthecasterwants.Seetheexamplespellsforideason
howspecificthisshouldbe.
Itisnotpossible,forreasonsthatHermetictheoristsdonot
wellunderstand,touseMutoVimtoaffectanotherspellafter
ithasbeencast.
MutoVimbotchescanhaveanyconceivableeffect,asthey
altertheotherspellinunpredictableways.
AMutoVimspell,likeanyotherMutospell,canonly
changeitstargetforaslongastheMutoVimspellisineffect.
Thus,itsdurationshouldnormallybeatleastaslongasthe
spellthatisitstarget.
General: Superficiallychangeaspelloflessthanor
equaltotwicethe(level+1magnitude)of
theVimspell.Thismaynotchangethe
primaryeffectofthespell,oritspower.
Significantlychangeaspelloflessthanor
equaltothelevel+1magnitudeofthe
Vimspell.Thismaynotchangeeitherthe
TechniqueorFormofthetargetspell.A
changeinpowerofplusorminusone
magnitudeisasignificantchange,asisa
changeoftarget,ifthetargetwas
possiblefortheoriginalspell.
Totallychangeaspelloflessthanorequalto
halfthe(level+1magnitude)oftheVim
spell.ThismaychangetheTechnique,
Form,orbothofthetargetspell,and
needsnorequisitesforthoseArts.The
Vimspellaffectsthestructureofthespell,
notthethingsthatthespelltargets.A
changeinpowerofuptotwomagnitudes
isatotalchange.Anygreaterchange
requireseitherCreoorPerdotocreate
moremagicalenergyordestroysome.
PerdoVim(PeVi)
IfyouwanttocastaPerdo Vimspellonacharacterwho
hasMagicResistance,youmustovercometheMagic
Resistance.
General: Makesomething(includingamagicalitem)
seemnonmagicaltoanyIntellegospellof
lessthanorequaltotwicethe(level+2
magnitudes)ofthisspell.
Dispeleffectsofaspecifictypewithalevelless
thanorequaltothelevel+4magnitudes
oftheVimspell+astressdie(nobotch).
AspecifictypecouldbeHermeticTerram
magic,orShamanicspiritcontrolmagic.A
magusmusthavesomeknowledgeofa
typeofmagic(althoughnotnecessarily
abilitytouseit)toinventaspelltoaffect
it.AllHermeticmagihavesome
knowledgeofallHermeticmagic.
ReduceatargetsMightScorebythelevelof
thespell+10,aslongasthespell
penetratesthecreaturesresistance.
Dispelanymagicaleffectwithalevellessthan
orequaltohalfthe(level+4magnitudes)
oftheVimspell+astressdie(nobotch).
Reducethecastingtotalforallmagiccastby
thetargetbyhalfthe(level+2
magnitudes)ofthespell.Iftwoormore
suchspellsaffectonetarget,onlythe
highesthasanyeffect:thepenaltiesdo
notadd.Thespellmustpenetratethe
targetsMagicResistanceinordertohave
anyeffect.
Level5: ReducethedurationofanArcaneConnection
byonesteponthetableonpage84.If
thisreducesthedurationbelowHours,
theconnectionexpiresimmediately.Does
notworkonconnectionsthatnaturally
haveIndefiniteduration,butcanmakean
ArcaneConnectionthatwasfixedinthe
laboratoryexpire.NotethattheRangeis
therangetotheArcaneConnection,and
youmustknowwhatyouaretargeting,
justasforanyotherspell.
Level10: ReducethedurationofanArcaneConnection
bytwostepsonthetableonpage84,
subjecttothesamelimitsasabove.
Level15: ReducethedurationofanArcaneConnection
bythreestepsonthetableonpage84,
subjecttothesamelimitsasabove.
Level20: ReducethedurationofanArcaneConnection
 byfourstepsonthetableonpage84,
subjecttothesamelimitsasabove.
Level25: ReducethedurationofanArcaneConnection
byfivestepsonthetableonpage84,
subjecttothesamelimitsasabove.
Level30: ReducethedurationofanArcaneConnection
bysixstepsonthetableonpage84,
subjecttothesamelimitsasabove.This
levelofeffectissufficienttomakealmost

anyArcaneConnectionexpireinstantly.

RegoVim(ReVi)
RegoVimspellsrepeldemonsandothermysticalcreatures.
Theoretically,itispossibletoconjureandcontroldemons
throughRegoVimspells,butthisknowledgeanditsuseare
forbiddenbytheHermeticCode.Anywhofindanddaretouse
thisknowledgefacedangersfromboththebeingstheydeal
withandthoseintheOrderofHermeswhostronglyobjectto
suchpractices.
RegoVimwouldalsobethecombinationofArtsthat
grantedMagicResistance,butnotevenBonisaguswasableto
turnParmaMagicaintoaspell.AegisoftheHearthisthebest
thathasbeenmanaged,andthatspellisnotfullyintegrated
intoHermetictheory.

General: WardthetargetagainstcreatureswithMight
lessthanorequaltothelevelofthespell.
Acreaturewardedagainstcannotdirectly
affectthetargetphysicallyorbymagical
means.Aspellofthisnaturewillonly
wardagainstcreaturesfromoneRealm
(Divine,Faerie,Infernal,orMagical).Note
thatwardsagainstmagicalandfaerie
creaturescanalsobeconstructedusing
otherForms,butthatthosewardsare
morelimitedineffect.(Touch,Ring,
Circle)
Sustainorsuppressaspellyouhavecast
whoselevelislessthanorequaltothe
level+2magnitudesoftheVimspell.
Createaconduitorcontainerforspellswith
levellessthanorequaltothelevel+5
magnitudesoftheVimspell.Aconduit
putsyouinmysticalcontactwiththe
target(effectiveTouchrange),whilea
containerwillholdaspellforaspecific
lengthoftimebeforereleasingit.
Sustainorsuppressaspellcastbyanother
withlevellessthanorequaltohalfthe
(level+5magnitudes)oftheVimspell.
Level10: Moverawvisfromonephysicalobjectto

another,withoutneedingalaboratory.