Magic (Soteria)

Spell Actions

Attack

Concentration: No Skills: Arcana, Divine, Primal

Magic attacks are combat checks, and they follow the normal rules for performing a combat check, using the character’s magic skill instead of a combat skill. There are some exceptions, however. When making a magic attack, the character must select one target at short range (but not engaged). The default difficulty of the check is Easy (). The attack deals damage equal to the characteristic linked to the skill used to make the attack (so if the character uses Arcana, they would deal damage equal to their Intellect), plus 1 damage per uncanceled . The attack has no set Critical rating, so you may only inflict a Critical Injury with a .

Before making a magic attack check, choose any number of additional effects listed in Attack Additional Effects. These effects are added to the attack.

Attack Additional Effects
Effects								Dif Mod
Blast: The attack gains the Blast quality with a rating equal to your character's ranks in the associated Knowledge skill.								+
Close Combat: May select a target engaged with your character.								+
Deadly: The attack gains a Critical rating of 2. The attack also gains the Vicious quality with a rating equal to your character's ranks in the associated Knowledge skill.								+
Fire: The attack gains the Burn quality with a rating equal to your character's ranks in the associated Knowledge skill.								+
Holy/Unholy (Divine Only): When dealing damage to a target that the GM determines is the antithesis of the character's faith or deity (such as a priest of a god of life attacking an undead zombie), each deals +2 damage, instead of +1.								+
Ice: The attack gains the Ensnare quality with a rating equal to your character's ranks in the associated Knowledge skill.								+
Impact: The attack gains the Knockdown quality. The attack also gains the Disorient quality with a rating equal to your character's ranks in the associated Knowledge skill.								+
Lightning: The attack gains the Stun quality with a rating equal to your character's ranks in the associated Knowledge skill. The attack also gainst the Auto-fire quality. (You must increase the difficulty by one to use the Auto-fire quality as normal.)								+
Manipulative (Arcana Only): If the attack hits, you may spend to move the target up to one range band in any direction.								+
Non-Lethal (Primal Only): the attack gains the Stun Damage quality.								+
Range: Increase the range of the spell by one range band. This may be added multiple times, increasing the range by one range band each time.								+
Destructive: The attack gains the Sunder quality. The attack also gains the Pierce quality with a rating equal to the character's ranks in the associated Knowledge skill.								+
Empowered: The attack deals damage equal to twice the characteristic linked to the skill (instead of dealing damage equal to the characteristic). If the attack has the Blast quality, it affects all characters within short range, instead of engaged.								+
Poisonous: If the attack deals damage, the target must immedately make a Hard () Resilience check or suffer wounds equal to the character's ranks in the associated Knowledge skill and strain equal to the character's ranks in the associated Knowledge skill. This counts as poison.								+

Augment

Concentration: Yes

Skills: Divine, Primal, Verse

This is using magic to enhance people. A character selects one target they are engaged with (which can be themself), then makes a Primal or Divine skill check. The default difficulty of the check is Average (). If the check is successful, until the end of your character’s next turn, the target increases the ability of any skill checks they make by one (in effect, this means they add to their checks). A character may not be affected by more than one Augment spell at the same time (so no stacking effects).

Before making an augment check, choose any number of additional effects listed in Augment Additional Effects. These effects are added to the check.

Augment Additional Effects
Effects								Dif Mod
Divine Health (Divine Only): The target increases their wound threshold by a value equal to the character's ranks in the associated Knowledge skill for the duration of the spell.								+
Haste: Targets affected by the spell can always perform a second maneuver during their turn without spending strain (they may still only perform two maneuvers per turn).								+
Primal Fury (Primal Only): The target adds damage equal to their ranks in your character's associated Knowledge skill to unarmed combat checks, and their critical rating for unarmed combat checks becomes 3.								+
Range: Increase the range of the spell by one range band. This may be added multiple times, increasing the range by one range band each time.								+
Swift: Targets affected by the spell ignore the effects of difficult terrain and cannot be immobilized.								+
Additional Target: The spell affects one additional target within range of the spell. In addition, after casting the spell, you may spend to affect one additional target within range of the spell (and may trigger this multiple times, spending each time).								+
Capricious Fortune (Verse Only): When a target of the spell makes a check, they may reroll one positive die showing no or .								+

Barrier

Concentration: Yes

Skills: Arcana, Divine

Both arcane and divine spellcasters have the power to create barriers of magical energy to protect themselves and their allies. The character selects one target they are engaged with (which can be themself), then makes an Arcana or Divine skill check. The default difficulty of the check is Easy (). If the check is successful, until the end of the character’s next turn, reduce the damage of all hits the target suffers by one, and further reduce it by one for every uncanceled beyond the first.

Before making a barrier check, choose any number of additional effects listed in Barrier Additional Effects. These effects are added to the check.

Barrier Additional Effects
Effects								Dif Mod
Additional Target: The spell affects one additional target within range of the spell. In addition, after casting the spell, you may spend to affect one additional target within range of the spell (and may trigger this multiple times, spending each time).								+
Range: Increase the range of the spell by one range band. This may be added multiple times, increasing the range by one range band each time.								+
Add Defense: Each affected target gainst ranged and melee defense equal to your character's ranks in the associated Knowledge skill.								+
Empowered: The barrier reduces damage equal to the number of uncancelled instead of the normal effect.								+
Reflection (Arcana Only): If an opponent makes a magic attack against an affected target and generates or on the check, after the check is resolved, they suffer a hit dealing damage equal to the total damage of the attack.								+
Sanctuary (Divine Only): Opponents the GM determines are the antithesis of the character's faith or deity automatically disengage from affected targets, and may not engage them for the duration of the spell.								+

Conjure

Concentration: Yes

Skills: Arcana, Primal

This action represents the ability of a spellcaster to animate objects or create items (or even allies) out of thin air and the aether. The character makes an Arcana or Primal skill check. The default difficulty for the check is Easy (). If the check is successful, the character summons a simple tool with no moving parts (such as a shovel or pickax), a one-handed melee weapon with no moving parts (such as a sword or knife), or a minion no bigger than silhouette 1 (such as an animal, magical creature, elemental spirit, or even undead monstrosity). These appear engaged with the character. The summoned minion or item remains present until the end of the character’s next turn.

If the character summons a creature, the creature behaves in the best approximation of its natural instincts (as determined by the GM). It is not controlled by the character, and may even be hostile to them. In a structured encounter, it takes its turn immediately after the character.

Before making a conjure check, choose any number of additional effects listed in Conjure Additional Effects. These effects are added to the check.

Conjure Additional Effects
Effects								Dif Mod
Additional Summon: The spell summons one additional item, weapon, or creature. In addition, after casting the spell, you may spend to summon one additional item, weapon, or creature (and may trigger this multiple times, spending each time).								+
Medium Summon: the character may summon a more complicated tool with moving parts, a rival no larger than silhouette 1, or a two-handed melee weapon.								+
Range: Increase the range of the spell (the distance from the character that the summon item or creature appears) by one range band. This may be added multiple times, increasing the range by one range band each time.								+
Summon Ally: The creature the character summons is friendly to them and obeys their commands. The character may spend a maneuver to direct the creature, allowing them to determine its action and maneuver. (If the character summons multiple creatures, the character may spend one maneuver on their turn to direct the turns of all summoned creatures.)								+
Grand Summon: The character may summon a rival of up to silhouette 3.								+

Curse

Concentration: Yes

Skills: Arcana, Divine, Verse

This action represents the combat use of curse magic. Your character selects one target within short range, then makes an Arcana or Divine skill check. The default difficulty of the check is Average (). If it is successful, until the end of the character’s next turn, the target decreases the ability of any skill checks they make by one (in effect, this means they remove one from their checks).

Before making the curse check, choose any number of additional effects listed in Curse Additional Effects. These effects are added to the check.

Curse Additional Effects
Effects								Dif Mod
Enervate: If a target suffers strain for any reason, they suffer 1 additional strain.								+
Misfortune: After a target makes a check, you may change one to a face displaying a .								+
Range: Increase the range of the spell by one range band. This may be added multiple times, increasing the range by one range band each time.								+
Additional Target: The spell affects one additional target within range of the spell. In addition, after casting the spell, you may spend to affect one additional target within range of the spell (and may trigger this multiple times, spending each time).								+
Despair (Divine Only): The target's strain and wound thresholds are reduced by an ammount equal to twice the characteristic linked to the skill. This effect may not be combined with the additiona target effect.								+
Doom (Arcana Only): After a target makes a check, you may change any one day in the pool not displaying a or to a different face.								+
Fascinate (Verse Only): After a target makes a check, you may change any one day in the pool not displaying a or to a different face.								+
Paralyzed: The target is staggered for the duration of the spell. This affect may not be combined with the additional target effect.								+

Dispel

Concentration: No

Skills: Arcana, Verse

The ability to nullify magic is a strange and wondrous art that only certain spellcasters possess. The character selects one target within short range that is under the effects of a spell, then makes an Arcana or Verse skill check. The default difficulty for the check is Hard (). If the check is successful, the effects the target is under immediately end (if the spell affected multiple targets, the other targets remain affected).

Before making a dispel check, choose any number of additional effects listed in Dispel Additional Effects. These effects are added to the check.

Conjure Additional Effects
Effects								Dif Mod
Range: Increase the range of the spell by one range band. This may be added multiple times, increasing the range by one range band each time.								+
Additional Target: The spell affects one additional target within range of the spell. In addition, after casting the spell, you may spend to affect one additional target within range of the spell (and may trigger this multiple times, spending each time).								+

Heal

Concentration: No

Skills: Divine, Primal, Verse

Priests and other practitioners of divine magic are often known for their healing abilities. Often, those in touch with nature also possess the capacity to heal wounds and illness. The character can use the Divine, Primal, or Verse magic skill in place of a Medicine check in order to remove dam-age or heal Critical Injuries. When making the check, the character selects one target they are engaged with who is not incapacitated. The default difficulty of the check is Easy (). Upon success, the character heals 1 wound per uncanceled , and 1 strain per uncanceled .

Before making a heal check, choose any number of additional effects listed in Heal Additional Effects. These effects are added to the check.

Heal Additional Effects
Effects								Dif Mod
Additional Target: The spell affects one additional target within range of the spell. In addition, after casting the spell, you may spend to affect one additional target within range of the spell (and may trigger this multiple times, spending each time).								+
Range: Increase the range of the spell by one range band. This may be added multiple times, increasing the range by one range band each time.								+
Restoration: Select one ongoing status effect the target is suffering. This status effect immediately ends.								+
Heal Critical: Select one Critical Injury the target is suffering. If the spell is successful, the Critical Injury is also healed.								+
Revive Incapacitated: The character may select targets who are incapacitated.								+
Resurrection: The character may select a target who has died during the encounter. If the check is successful, the target is restored to life, suffering wounds equal to their wound threshold. If the check fails, no character may attempt to resurrect the target again.								+