All Spells (Alphabetical)

Keywords

Area, Debuff, Leveled, Malediction, No-Signature, Persistent, Resisted-IQ

Description

This manipulation of the Lattice affects crustaceans with a racial IQ of 1-5, rendering them unwilling to enter the spell's area. Any suitable crustaceans already within the affected zone will immediately depart. While technically resisted by each creature's IQ, only particularly uncommon specimens warrant a roll; a successful resistance allows the creature to remain. This effect persists for 30 seconds. Cost is 38 points for a 2-yard radius, with each additional level adding 2 yards for 5 points.

Statistics

Affliction 1 (IQ; Accessibility, Crustaceans Only, -40%; Area Effect, 2 yards, +50%; Based on IQ, +20%; Disadvantage, Dread, +30%; Extended Duration on Persistent, 3x, +20%; Fixed Duration, +0%; Malediction 2, +150%; No Signature, +20%; Persistent, +40%; Sorcery, -15%) [38]. Additional levels add Area Effect (+50%) [+5].

Archmagister's Counsel

If your coastal holdings suffer from monstrous crabs, this 'Lattice-work' clears the beach most efficiently. Do not waste time discerning the 'type' of magic used; only the lack of giant arthropods matters.

Keywords

Area, Control, Debuff, Leveled, Malediction, No-Signature, Persistent, Resisted-IQ

Description

This spell compels fish with an IQ of 1-5 to avoid a 2-yard area, escalating by 2 yards per additional level. Should any such creature be within the area at the spell's onset, they are immediately prompted to depart. While each fish technically resists with IQ, only exceptional specimens warrant a roll; success permits them to remain. The effect persists for 30 seconds, costing 37 points for the base level and 5 points for each subsequent level.

Statistics

Affliction 1 (IQ; Accessibility, Fish Only, -50%; Area Effect, 2 yards, +50%; Based on IQ, +20%; Disadvantage, Dread, +30%; Extended Duration on Persistent, 3x, +20%; Fixed Duration, +0%; Malediction 2, +150%; No Signature, +20%; Persistent, +40%; Sorcery, -15%) [37]. Additional levels add Area Effect (+50%) [+5].

Archmagister's Counsel

If you wish to enjoy a quiet swim or deny a rival fisherman his catch, this manipulation of the Lattice proves effective. Do not underestimate the value of a clear path, even if it leads through water.

Keywords

Area, Debuff, Leveled, Malediction, No-Signature, Persistent, Resisted-IQ

Description

This Malediction creates an area, 2 yards per level, that repels hybrid creatures. Those within immediately depart; others refuse to enter. While technically resisted by IQ, for most hybrids, this is an automatic departure. The effect persists for 50 minutes and can selectively exclude specific known hybrids or entire classes of them. Casting costs 46 points for the first level, +5 points for each additional level.

Statistics

Affliction 1 (IQ; Accessibility, Hybrids Only, -40%; Area Effect, 2 yards, +50%; Based on IQ, +20%; Disadvantage, Dread, +30%; Extended Duration on Persistent, 100x, +80%; Fixed Duration, +0%; Malediction 2, +150%; No Signature, +20%; Persistent, +40%; Selective Area, +20%; Sorcery, -15%) [46]. Additional levels add Area Effect (+50%) [+5].

Archmagister's Counsel

Keep unsightly monstrosities from defiling your sovereign's garden, or, more practically, clear a path through a monster-infested ruin without shedding a drop of royal blood. The Lattice doesn't care if it's a brute forcing them out or a whisper persuading them.

Keywords

Area, Control, Debuff, Leveled, Malediction, No-Signature, Persistent, Resisted-IQ

Description

This spell compels mammals with a racial IQ of 1-5 to avoid a designated area; those already present will flee. The fundamental manipulation is a persistent Dread disadvantage, resisted by the target's IQ, applied as an Affliction across an area. Each level increases the area of effect, starting at 2 yards and expanding with each additional level. While resistance is possible for sapient creatures, its efficacy is rarely worth the effort for your typical beast.

Statistics

Affliction 1 (IQ; Accessibility, Mammals Only, -40%; Area Effect, 2 yards, +50%; Based on IQ, +20%; Disadvantage, Dread, +30%; Extended Duration on Persistent, 3x, +20%; Fixed Duration, +0%; Malediction 2, +150%; No Signature, +20%; Persistent, +40%; Sorcery, -15%) [38]. Additional levels add Area Effect (+50%) [+5].

Archmagister's Counsel

Need to clear a path through a pesky herd of livestock or keep your new guard dogs from wandering? This will do the trick. The Guild will call it 'animal husbandry'; I call it efficiency.

Keywords

Area, Damage, Leveled, Persistent

Description

This manipulation of the Lattice creates a 2-yard zone of metal repulsion within 100 yards, lasting 30 seconds. Each additional level expands the area by +50%. To target, use Innate Attack (Gaze) with standard range penalties, but at +4 for affecting an area. The base cost is 42 points, with an additional 12.5 points per increased level of effect.

Statistics

Telekinesis 5 (Accessibility, Metal, -40%; Area Effect, 2 yards, +50%; Extended Duration on Persistent, 3x, +20%; Increased Range, 10x, +30%; Independent, +40%; Persistent, +40%; Repulsion, -60%; Sorcery, -15%) [42]. Additional levels add more Area Effect (+50%) to the advantage [+12.5*].

Archmagister's Counsel

Why bother with a heavy hand when a gentle nudge from the Lattice can disarm a regiment? A well-placed zone of repulsion on a weapon rack or, better yet, amidst an armored charge, can turn a battlefield into a clown show. The Guild thinks this is uncouth; I call it efficient.

Keywords

Area, Control, Debuff, Leveled, Malediction, No-Signature, Persistent, Resisted-IQ

Description

This manipulation of The Lattice creates an area that Mollusks with IQ 1-5 instinctively avoid for 30 seconds. Any such creatures already within the 2-yard radius are compelled to exit immediately. Resistance is against the Mollusk's IQ, though this is primarily for exceptional specimens, as most simply flee. Each additional level expands the area by 2 yards, costing 5 points.

Statistics

Affliction 1 (IQ; Accessibility, Mollusks Only, -50%; Area Effect, 2 yards, +50%; Based on IQ, +20%; Disadvantage, Dread, +30%; Extended Duration on Persistent, 3x, +20%; Fixed Duration, +0%; Malediction 2, +150%; No Signature, +20%; Persistent, +40%; Sorcery, -15%) [37]. Additional levels add Area Effect (+50%) [+5].

Archmagister's Counsel

While I appreciate the niche utility, remind your Lord that if his strategic concerns involve mollusks with an IQ high enough to resist, he has rather larger problems than basic magic can solve. Focus on the war, not the snails.

Keywords

Area, Debuff, Leveled, Malediction, No-Signature, Persistent, Resisted-IQ

Description

This manipulation of the Lattice causes protozoa with Racial IQ 1-5 to instinctively avoid a 2-yard area of effect for 30 seconds per level. Any protozoa already within the affected zone will immediately flee. While theoretically resisted by each protozoan's IQ, pragmatically, only the most 'intelligent' of such creatures will bother to resist, and victory allows them to remain within the area.

Statistics

Affliction 1 (IQ; Accessibility, Protozoa Only, -70%; Area Effect, 2 yards, +50%; Based on IQ, +20%; Disadvantage, Dread, +30%; Extended Duration on Persistent, 3x, +20%; Fixed Duration, +0%; Malediction 2, +150%; No Signature, +20%; Persistent, +40%; Sorcery, -15%) [35]. Additional levels add Area Effect (+50%) [+5].

Archmagister's Counsel

You wish to clear a stagnant pond for irrigation or remove a breeding ground for disease without getting your hands dirty? This simple — some might say crude — plucking of the Lattice will do the trick. The Guild will call it 'microbial ethics'; I’ll call it practical sanitation for the masses.

Keywords

Area, Control, Debuff, Leveled, Malediction, No-Signature, Persistent, Resisted-IQ

Description

This manipulation of the Lattice causes reptiles with a racial IQ of 1-5 to instinctively avoid a designated area or flee it immediately if already present. The effect lasts 30 seconds per energy level. While each reptile technically resists with its IQ, it's usually only noteworthy for exceptional beasts. The cost is 38 points for level 1, increasing by 5 points for each additional level of effect.

Statistics

Affliction 1 (IQ; Accessibility, Reptiles Only, -40%; Area Effect, 2 yards, +50%; Based on IQ, +20%; Disadvantage, Dread, +30%; Extended Duration on Persistent, 3x, +20%; Fixed Duration, +0%; Malediction 2, +150%; No Signature, +20%; Persistent, +40%; Sorcery, -15%) [38]. Additional levels add Area Effect (+50%) [+5].

Archmagister's Counsel

Against common reptiles, this spell is an absolute barrier, keeping your camp clear of serpents and other such nuisances. Useful for securing a perimeter when one's retinue is less than courageous, or for ensuring a diplomatic meeting isn't interrupted by an escaped pet.

Keywords

Area, Debuff, Leveled, Malediction, No-Signature, Persistent, Resisted-IQ

Description

An area-effect Sorcery that imposes a persistent ‘Dread’ disadvantage, making spirits unwilling to enter or remain. Affects a base 2-yard radius, increasing with additional levels. Costs 46 points for the initial level, plus 5 points per additional level. Lasts 50 minutes. You may selectively exclude specific spirits from its effects. While theoretically resisted by each spirit's IQ, most spirits will simply comply unless they are truly exceptional.

Statistics

Affliction 1 (IQ; Accessibility, Spirits Only, -40%; Area Effect, 2 yards, +50%; Based on IQ, +20%; Disadvantage, Dread, +30%; Extended Duration on Persistent, 100x, +80%; Fixed Duration, +0%; Malediction 2, +150%; No Signature, +20%; Persistent, +40%; Selective Area, +20%; Sorcery, -15%) [46]. Additional levels add Area Effect (+50%) [+5].

Archmagister's Counsel

Have these prepared for haunted chambers and restless battlefields. The Guild wastes time negotiating; we simply make the presence of such beings inhospitable, or, if we're feeling generous, temporarily inconvenient.

Keywords

Area, Damage, Leveled, Persistent

Description

This manipulation of the Lattice creates a repulsion field (Repulsion, -60%) that specifically affects stone (Accessibility, Stone, -40%). The initial field is 2 yards in radius, lasts for 30 seconds (Extended Duration, 3x, +20%), and can be placed up to 100 yards away (Increased Range, 10x, +30%). Each additional level of power expands the area by another 2 yards. There is no casting roll, but to place it at a distance, one must use an Innate Attack (Gaze) roll, benefiting from a +4 for targeting an area, but suffering normal range penalties. It comes at a cost of 42 points for the first level and 12.5 points for each subsequent level, effectively making the effect persist (Persistent, +40%) and act independently (+40%) of the caster once established.

Statistics

Telekinesis 5 (Accessibility, Stone, -40%; Area Effect, 2 yards, +50%; Extended Duration on Persistent, 3x, +20%; Increased Range, 10x, +30%; Independent, +40%; Persistent, +40%; Repulsion, -60%; Sorcery, -15%) [42]. Additional levels add more Area Effect (+50%) to the advantage [+12.5*]. * Calculate the total cost, then round down.

Archmagister's Counsel

When besieging a stone castle, this Sorcery is far more efficient than any sapper’s pick. Just be sure to point your "gaze" in the right direction, don’t you agree?

Keywords

Area, Aura, Damage, Defense, Leveled, Melee, No-Signature, Persistent

Description

This working creates a powerful, persistent compulsion within undead creatures to avoid the caster. Every undead creature within 2 yards (or more, with additional levels) must roll against their Will + DR each second; this is an unopposed roll. Undead who flee will remain affected for 15 hours. Costs 31 points for level 1, plus 5 points per additional level, and has an indefinite duration.

Statistics

Affliction 1 (HT; Accessibility, Undead only, -50%; Area Effect, 2 yards, +50%; Aura, +80%; Based on Will, +20%; Disadvantage, Dread, +30%; Extended Duration, 300x, +100%; Fixed Duration, +0%; Melee Attack, Reach C, -30%; No Signature, +20%; Sorcery, -15%; Variable, Area, +5%) [31]. Additional levels add Area Effect (+50%) [+5].

Archmagister's Counsel

If your Lord insists on dabbling in necromancy, ensure he has proper safeguards. This spell allows one to walk among summoned horrors without being immediately torn to shreds, a regrettable but sometimes necessary convenience.

Keywords

Area, Control, Debuff, Leveled, Malediction, No-Signature, Persistent, Resisted-IQ

Description

This spell, for 38 points per level, creates an area of effect where vermin (racial IQ 1-5) are compelled to avoid it or immediately leave. This effect lasts for 30 seconds. While technically resisted by their IQ, for any vermin that are not extraordinary, consider them simply repelled. Additional levels extend the area of effect for 5 points per level.

Statistics

Affliction 1 (IQ; Accessibility, Vermin Only, -40%; Area Effect, 2 yards, +50%; Based on IQ, +20%; Disadvantage, Dread, +30%; Extended Duration on Persistent, 3x, +20%; Fixed Duration, +0%; Malediction 2, +150%; No Signature, +20%; Persistent, +40%; Sorcery, -15%) [38]. Additional levels add Area Effect (+50%) [+5].

Archmagister's Counsel

You cannot expect your troops to fight effectively if they are covered in lice and fleas. This simple Lattice-work affects the minuscule mind, turning even the most persistent bug away. Keep it in your arsenal for troop hygiene, storage protection, or simply a good night's sleep in the field.

Keywords

Area, Damage, Leveled, Persistent

Description

This direct manipulation of The Lattice creates a two-yard zone of kinetic repulsion, specifically targeting wood, up to 100 yards away. Each additional level expands the zone by two yards. This persistent effect lasts for 30 seconds, maintaining its force for its full duration, applying a constant -6 SM penalty to any wooden objects attempting to move into or through it, or to any attack rolls involving wooden projectiles or weapons crossing its boundary. To place this zone at range, use Innate Attack (Gaze) with a +4 bonus for area effect.

Statistics

Telekinesis 5 (Accessibility, Wood, -40%; Area Effect, 2 yards, +50%; Extended Duration on Persistent, 3x, +20%; Increased Range, 10x, +30%; Independent, +40%; Persistent, +40%; Repulsion, -60%; Sorcery, -15%) [42]. Additional levels add more Area Effect (+50%) to the advantage [+12.5*]. * Calculate the total cost, then round down.

Archmagister's Counsel

This is a simple-yet-effective maneuver to control and deny ground. A shrewd use of this will force an enemy to abandon cover or drop their wooden armaments, turning their own resources against them.

Keywords

Area, Debuff, Leveled, Malediction, No-Signature, Persistent, Resisted-IQ

Description

This manipulation of the Lattice causes worms with a racial IQ of 1-5 to become unwilling to enter a designated area. Any such worms already within the area will immediately depart. While the spell carries an inherent resistance met by each worm's IQ—typically applied only to more extraordinary specimens—victory allows them to remain. The cost is 37 points for a 2-yard radius at level 1, with an additional 5 points per level increasing the area. This effect lasts for 30 seconds and is cast against Will, with an unlimited range.

Statistics

Affliction 1 (IQ; Accessibility, Worms Only, -50%; Area Effect, 2 yards, +50%; Based on IQ, +20%; Disadvantage, Dread, +30%; Extended Duration on Persistent, 3x, +20%; Fixed Duration, +0%; Malediction 2, +150%; No Signature, +20%; Persistent, +40%; Sorcery, -15%) [37]. Additional levels add Area Effect (+50%) [+5].

Archmagister's Counsel

While I appreciate the need for cleanliness, this particular thread of the Lattice is best plucked for clearing out vermin from sensitive stores or keeping certain, ahem, 'ingredients' from contaminating a ritual space. Not every spell needs to win a war.

Keywords

Control, Healing, Information, Utility

Description

This spell allows one to safeguard crucial knowledge, even from their own mind, by actively recounting specific memories. It functions as a Controllable Disadvantage, akin to Total Amnesia (Based on Will, Own Roll, +20%; Selective Effect, +20%; Sorcery, -15%). It costs 2 points.

Statistics

Controllable Disadvantage (Total Amnesia; Based on Will, Own Roll, +20%; Selective Effect, +20%; Sorcery, -15%) [2].

Archmagister's Counsel

A clever lord could use this to truly keep state secrets, even from torturers. What one doesn't remember, one can't betray. And the Lattice doesn't care if you call it self-hypnosis or a master-level spell.

Keywords

Control, Debuff, Defense, Malediction, Resisted-Will

Description

This manipulation of the Lattice grants you dominion over any single reptile, or a square yard of a reptile swarm. The creature gains the Reprogrammable disadvantage, with your will as its master. Range is unlimited; duration is special.

Statistics

Mind Control (Accessibility, Reptiles only, -40%; Sorcery, -15%) [23].

Archmagister's Counsel

Why use trained tracking dogs when you can simply command whatever lizard, snake, or crocodile is already lurking in your enemy's lair? This allows you to turn their own environment against them.

Keywords

Area, Damage, Defense, Leveled, Persistent

Description

This spell establishes a persistent, repelling zone that pushes back creatures of a specified ethical category. It occupies a 2-yard radius, lasting for 30 seconds at a distance of up to 100 yards. Each additional level expands the area of effect within this zone. The cost is 42 points for the first level, with an additional 12.5 points per extra level.

Statistics

Telekinesis 5 (Accessibility, Ethical Category, -40%; Area Effect, 2 yards, +50%; Extended Duration on Persistent, 3x, +20%; Increased Range, 10x, +30%; Independent, +40%; Persistent, +40%; Repulsion, -60%; Sorcery, -15%) [42]. Additional levels add more Area Effect (+50%) to the advantage [+12.5*]. * Calculate the total cost, then round down.

Archmagister's Counsel

Understanding what your enemies hold dear, or revile, is key to battlefield control. A well-placed 'repulsion' can render their heavy cavalry or demonic shock troops utterly useless before they even reach your lines.

Keywords

Control, Damage, Defense, Information, Persistent, Utility

Description

This spell allows the caster to shape and move any unliving solid matter. The efficacy is directly proportional to the caster's mastery, so higher levels permit manipulation of greater quantities. It's a precise plucking of the Lattice, allowing direct control over inert substances.

Statistics

Control Solids (Accessibility, Only to shape and move solids, -30%; Ranged, +40%; Sorcery, -15%) [28.5/level*]. * Calculate the total cost then round up.

Archmagister's Counsel

Why use picks and shovels when a Sorcerer can simply reorder the earth to your specifications? A critical element for rapid fortress construction or dismantling an enemy's defenses.

Keywords

Buff, Damage, Defense, Healing, No-Signature

Description

This working reinforces armor, negating the ‘Semi-Ablative’ limitation and reducing ‘Ablative’ to ‘Semi-Ablative’. It costs 36 points for the base effect, or 60 points to also remove penalties. It lasts for three minutes and can be delivered with a gaze up to 100 yards.

Statistics

Affliction 1 (HT; Accessibility, Only on armor, -20%; Advantage, Resilient Armor, +260%; Fixed Duration, +0%; Increased 1/2D, 10x, +15%; No Signature, +20%; Sorcery, -15%) [36]. Notes: “Resilient Armor” is 26 points, per Enhances or Transforms an Existing Attack (GURPS Thaumatology: Sorcery, p. 11). The improved version removes -3 in penalties [+24]. This spell is based on the Resilient Armor imbuement skill from Pyramid #3-4.

Archmagister's Counsel

Armor that mends itself mid-battle saves coin and lives. Equip your front-line with this, and their squires will have less work, and your enemies will face an unending wall.

Keywords

Control, Debuff, Defense, Malediction, No-Signature, Resisted-DX, Travel

Description

This spell, for 41 points, creates a shimmering sphere of force around a target, imprisoning them for one minute, akin to a spherical Force Dome. It is resisted by DX or other appropriate stat, making it a reliable way to remove an opponent from the immediate field of conflict without causing direct harm.

Statistics

Affliction 1 (DX or other; Based on DX, +20%; Fixed Duration, +0%; Malediction 2, +150%; No Signature, +20%; Nuisance Effect, Multiple ways to resist, -10%; Paralysis, Variant, +150%; Reduced Duration, 1/3, -10%; Sorcery, -15%) [41].

Archmagister's Counsel

Effectively removing an enemy commander from the battlefield for a precious minute can turn the tide of any skirmish. Use this to isolate threats, then deal with their now-leaderless forces.

Keywords

Area, Control, Defense, Leveled, Malediction, No-Signature

Description

This spell, cast with a successful Will roll, applies to an area and grants DR 5 (cumulative with existing DR) to all chosen plants within its borders for 30 minutes. More potent versions can also bestow a +1, +2, or +3 bonus to the Dodge scores of mobile plants. The level 1 cost is 56 points, with 5 points per additional level. Further costs for Dodge bonuses are: +1 Dodge costs 70 points, +2 Dodge costs 83 points, and +3 Dodge costs 97 points.

Statistics

Affliction 1 (HT; Accessibility, Plants only, -40%; Advantages, DR 5 (Magical, -10%), +230%; Area Effect, 2 yards, +50%; Extended Duration, 10x, +40%; Fixed Duration, +0%; Malediction 2, +150%; No Signature, +20%; Selective Area, +20%; Sorcery, -15%) [56]. Additional levels add Area Effect (+50%) [+5]. Variants add Advantage, Enhanced Dodge 1 (Magical, -10%) (+140%) [+14]; Advantage, Enhanced Dodge 2 (Magical, -10%) (+270%) [+27]; or Advantage, Enhanced Dodge 3 (Magical, -10%) (+410%) [+41].

Archmagister's Counsel

Protecting vital orchards or obscuring troop movements with rapidly hardened foliage is a simple, effective tactic; the common gardener’s trellis becomes a siege wall, and an astute Lord protects their assets.

Keywords

Buff, Control, Damage, Defense, Leveled, No-Signature

Description

This spell bestows upon the subject a formidable, though temporary, resilience against the whims of air and wind. For 30 minutes, it grants Damage Resistance equal to 10 multiplied by the spell's level against both external and internal air-based attacks and environmental effects, along with complete immunity to any resisted air-borne phenomena. It's an elegant solution to inconvenient atmospheric disturbances.

Statistics

Affliction 1 (HT; Advantage, Resist Air 1, +690%; Extended Duration, 10x, +40%; Fixed Duration, +0%; Increased 1/2D, 10x, +15%; No Signature, +20%; Sorcery, -15%) [85]. Additional levels add further Resist Air to Advantage (+600%) [+60]. Notes: “Resist Air 1” is Damage Resistance 10 (Absorbs Knockback, +40%; Force Field, +20%; Limited, Air/Wind, -40%; Magical, -10%) [55] + Immunity to Noxious Air Effects (Magical, -10%) [9] + Internal Damage Resistance 10 (Limited, Air/Wind, -40%; Magical, -10%) [5]. Further levels increase both DRs by 10 [+60].

Archmagister's Counsel

If your supply lines are at the mercy of a storm-ravaged pass, a few well-placed casters of this spell can ensure your forces—or their critical cargo—move through unmolested. Better than losing a caravan to a stiff breeze, wouldn't you say?

Keywords

Buff, Damage, Defense, No-Signature

Description

This manipulation of the Lattice grants the subject virtual immunity to cold. The target and their gear gain DR equal to (spell level)x10 against cold and ice, which includes Missile and Jet spells, as well as those that bypass conventional DR to inflict internal damage. This effect lasts for 30 minutes. It costs 65 points for the first level, and 40 points for each additional level of protection.

Statistics

Affliction 1 (HT; Advantage, Resist Cold 1, +490%; Extended Duration, 10x, +40%; Fixed Duration, +0%; Increased 1/2D, 10x, +15%; No Signature, +20%; Sorcery, -15%) [65]. Additional levels add further Resist Cold to Advantage (+400%) [+40]. Notes: “Resist Cold 1” is Damage Resistance 10 (Force Field, +20%; Limited, Cold/Ice, -40%; Magical, -10%) [35] + Immunity to Noxious Cold Effects (Magical, -10%) [9] + Internal Damage Resistance 10 (Limited, Cold/Ice, -40%; Magical, -10%) [5]. Further levels increase both DRs by 10 [+40]. See GURPS Sorcery: Protection and Warning Spells, p. 11 for internal defenses. Resist Fire (Pyramid #3-63, p. 9) Rework the spell using Resist (Element) spells from GURPS Sorcery: Protection and Warning Spells as examples.

Archmagister's Counsel

You could outfit an entire patrol for an arctic campaign with this. A judicious application of such 'Lattice-work' can turn a frigid wasteland into a strategic advantage, allowing your troops to operate where your enemies cannot.

Keywords

Buff, Damage, Defense, No-Signature

Description

This manipulation of the Lattice renders all of the subject's Damage Resistance impervious to corrosive effects for 30 minutes. It will not, however, prevent injury should that DR be overcome; it only ensures the protective layer itself isn't eaten away. An elegant solution for those facing biological or chemical threats.

Statistics

Affliction 1 (HT; Advantage, Resist Corrosion, +90%; Extended Duration, 10x, +40%; Fixed Duration, +0%; Increased 1/2D, 10x, +15%; No Signature, +20%; Sorcery, -15%) [25]. Note: “Resist Corrosion” is Internal Sealed (Acid-Resistant Only, -60%; Magical, -10%) [1] + Sealed (Acid-Resistant Only, -60%; Force Field, +20%; Magical, -10%) [8].

Archmagister's Counsel

Equip your sappers with this before they approach the enemy's acidic traps. It’s far cheaper than replacing their armor, and their lives are, of course, a secondary concern.

Keywords

Buff, Control, Damage, Defense, No-Signature

Description

This manipulation of the Lattice grants the subject and their equipment DR 10 per spell level against damage from earth and stone, including attacks that normally bypass basic DR. This also includes noxious natural earth effects, such as a localized choking gas. The effect lasts 30 minutes.

Statistics

Affliction 1 (HT; Advantage, Resist Earth 1, +490%; Extended Duration, 10x, +40%; Fixed Duration, +0%; Increased 1/2D, 10x, +15%; No Signature, +20%; Sorcery, -15%) [65]. Additional levels add further Resist Earth to Advantage (+400%) [+40]. Notes: “Resist Earth 1” is Damage Resistance 10 (Force Field, +20%; Limited, Earth/Stone, -40%; Magical, -10%) [35] + Immunity to Noxious Earth Effects (Magical, -10%) [9] + Internal Damage Resistance 10 (Limited, Earth/Stone, -40%; Magical, -10%) [5]. Further levels increase both DRs by 10 [+40]. See GURPS Sorcery: Protection and Warning Spells, p. 11 for internal defenses.

Archmagister's Counsel

Ensure your shock troops are warded with this when breaching a Dwarven holdfast or assaulting a geomancer's tower. It's a pragmatic defense against those who think 'earth magic' is just for gardeners.

Keywords

Buff, Defense, No-Signature

Description

This spell, whether you call it Sorcery or Wizardry, applies a manipulation to objects that grants a target item a +3 bonus to resist attempts at enchantment, imposing a -3 penalty on any enchanter foolish enough to try. The improved variant provides a +8 bonus. Costs 28 or 30 points for a full day of protection.

Statistics

Affliction 1 (HT; Accessibility, Only on objects, -10%; Advantage, Resist Enchantment, +50%; Extended Duration, 1,000x, +120%; Fixed Duration, +0%; Increased 1/2D, 10x, +15%; No Signature, +20%; Sorcery, -15%) [28]. Notes: “Resist Enchantment” is Resistant to Enchantment (+3) (Magical, -10%) [5]. Improved version increases the bonus to +8 [+2].

Archmagister's Counsel

Foolish mages might try to enchant your lord's regalia or weapons. Ensure their armaments are protected with this common lattice-work, making such attempts far more difficult, if not impossible.

Keywords

Buff, Damage, Defense, No-Signature

Description

This Lattice manipulation grants the subject and their gear an additional DR 10 against all energy damage, be it from an attack or environmental source. Each additional level provides another DR 10. The effect lasts 30 minutes, more than enough time to cross a lava stream or weather a lightning storm. It does not carry a detectable magical signature.

Statistics

Affliction 1 (HT; Advantage, Resist Energy 1, +450%; Extended Duration, 10x, +40%; Fixed Duration, +0%; Increased 1/2D, 10x, +15%; No Signature, +20%; Sorcery, -15%) [61]. Each additional level adds more levels of Resist Energy to the Advantage (+450%) [+45]. Note: Each level of “Resist Energy” is DR 10 (Force Field, +20%; Limited, Energy, -20%; Magical, -10%) [45].

Archmagister's Counsel

Ensure your shock troops are warded with this before they breach a Dragon's lair or face a court magus. A dead soldier is a waste of good coin and training; a warded one is a tactical advantage.

Keywords

Buff, Damage, Defense, No-Signature

Description

This manipulation of the Lattice grants the subject immunity to fire. The subject and their gear gain DR (Damage Resistance) equal to (spell level)x10 against all forms of fire and heat, including direct internal damage. This effect lasts for 30 minutes and can be delivered up to 100 yards away.

Statistics

Affliction 1 (HT; Advantage, Resist Fire 1, +490%; Extended Duration, 10x, +40%; Fixed Duration, +0%; Increased 1/2D, 10x, +15%; No Signature, +20%; Sorcery, -15%) [65]. Additional levels add further Resist Fire to Advantage (+400%) [+40]. Notes: “Resist Fire 1” is Damage Resistance 10 (Force Field, +20%; Limited, Fire/Heat, -40%; Magical, -10%) [35] + Immunity to Noxious Fire Effects (Magical, -10%) [9] + Internal Damage Resistance 10 (Limited, Fire/Heat, -40%; Magical, -10%) [5]. Further levels increase both DRs by 10 [+40]. See GURPS Sorcery: Protection and Warning Spells, p. 11 for internal defenses. Scryguard (GURPS Thaumatology: Sorcery, p. 21) Add No Area of Effect, -50% to Scryguard. This changes the full cost from 68 points to 58 points. Slow Fire (Pyramid #3-63, p. 10)

Archmagister's Counsel

When your cavalry must charge through a burning barricade, or your siege engines face the enemy's flaming bolts, this is what keeps them in the fight. The Guild might call it 'crude,' but dead enemies burn just as well as living ones.

Keywords

Buff, Damage, Defense, Malediction, No-Signature

Description

This manipulation of the Lattice grants the subject immunity to gravity-based attacks, including those from 'Gravity Crush' or graviton beams. The spell increases their Damage Resistance by the spell's level, up to DR 3 for level 3, stacking with existing armor. Casting costs 17 points for level 1, plus 5 points per additional level, lasting three minutes within 100 yards.

Statistics

Affliction 1 (HT; Advantage, Resist Gravity 1, +50%; Fixed Duration, +0%; Increased 1/2D, 10x, +15%; No Signature, +20%; Sorcery, -15%) [17]. Additional levels add further Resist Gravity to the Advantage enhancement [+5]. Note: Each level of “Resist Gravity” is Damage Resistance 1 (Force Field, +20%; Limited, Gravity, -60%; Magical, -10%; Malediction-Proof, +50%) [5].

Archmagister's Counsel

While the Guild frets over 'proper' defenses, ensuring your forces can withstand the Lattice's crushing embrace is simply good strategy. A King's guard who can ignore the enemy's gravitational tricks is a guard who wins the field, not a guard who splatters upon it.

Keywords

Buff, Control, Defense, No-Signature

Description

This manipulation of the Lattice grants immunity to shock effects, knockdown, physical stun, torture, and other painful or stunning afflictions for 3 minutes. The cost is 39 points per use, and it can be projected up to 100 yards with Innate Attack (Gaze).

Statistics

Affliction 1 (HT;Advantage, Resist Pain, +270%; Fixed Duration, +0%; Increased 1/2D, 10x, +15%; No Signature, +20%; Sorcery, -15%) [39]. Note: “Resist Pain” is Immunity to Pain (Magical, -10%) [27].

Archmagister's Counsel

Prepare your shock troops with this; they'll ignore pain and keep charging, which is far more efficient than worrying about morale.

Keywords

Buff, Damage, Defense, No-Signature

Description

This lattice-work grants the subject and their gear DR 10 against plasma damage, per level, for 30 minutes, whether from direct attacks or environmental hazards. No one will sense a manipulation of the Lattice at play.

Statistics

Affliction 1 (HT; Advantage, Plasma Resistance 1, +250%; Extended Duration, 10x, +40%; Fixed Duration, +0%; Increased 1/2D, 10x, +15%; No Signature, +20%; Sorcery, -15%) [41]. Note: Each level of “Plasma Resistance” is DR 10 (Force Field, +20%; Limited, Plasma, -60%; Magical, -10%) [25].

Archmagister's Counsel

Protect your assets, my Lord. A shrewd ruler understands that even the most formidable warrior is useless if they're melted into slag by enemy plasma weaponry. This spell ensures they arrive intact.

Keywords

Healing, Touch, Utility

Description

This spell channels the Lattice's restorative energies into a crippled but intact limb or organ upon touch, healing all damage over one month. The affected part is unusable during this period, even if it appears healthy. This healing fails on lost limbs or body parts. You may only restore subjects of your own or similar races, as determined by the GM. The casting roll is penalized by -2 if the subject is unconscious, and a further cumulative -3 for each successful application of this spell on the same subject within a single day. Each healer gets only one attempt per crippled limb. Critical failure carries a higher cost: 1d fatigue points instead of the usual 1 FP.

Statistics

Healing (Accessibility, Only to restore crippled limbs and organs, -40%; Affects Self, +50%; Capped, 5 FP, -15%; Injuries Only, -20%; Magical, -10%; Onset, 1 month, -40%; Reduced Fatigue Cost 4, +80%) [32].

Archmagister's Counsel

Crippled soldiers are a drain; healed ones are an asset. This spell turns months of recovery into an assured return to duty, assuming your physicians can keep them alive for a month without using the limb.

Keywords

Buff, Damage, Defense, No-Signature

Description

This working reinforces armor, making it resilient to essence-draining effects. The armor’s existing Damage Resistance against fatigue damage is amplified, and a portion of it applies even to fatigue attacks that typically bypass armor. The base cost is 44 points for level 1, then 40 points for each additional level on top of that. Once cast, this effect lasts for three minutes and can be delivered with a targeting roll of Innate Attack (Gaze) up to 100 yards.

Statistics

Affliction 1 (HT; Accessibility, Only on armor, -20%; Advantage, Restorative Armor, +340%; Fixed Duration, +0%; Increased 1/2D, 10x, +15%; No Signature, +20%; Sorcery, -15%) [44]. Notes: “Restorative Armor” is 34 points, per Enhances or Transforms an Existing Attack (GURPS Thaumatology: Sorcery, p. 11). Each additional level removes -5 in penalties [+40]. This spell is based on the Restorative Armor imbuement skill from Pyramid #3-4.

Archmagister's Counsel

Armor that turns aside the typical nicks and cuts is one thing. Armor that prevents your best warriors from being drained to husks by some arcane parlor trick? That's what you want for your royal guard. Do not confuse showmanship with true protection.

Keywords

Buff, Damage, Healing, No-Signature

Description

This trick of the Lattice makes a broken inanimate object temporarily appear pristine for three minutes. Do not confuse this with true repair; other senses, like touch or smell, will confirm the damage, as will any form of magical sight. The method matters less than the result: a temporary visual deception, requiring an Innate Attack (Gaze) roll to aim.

Statistics

Affliction 1 (HT; Accessibility, Only on broken objects, -20%; Advantage, Restore, +10%; Fixed Duration, +0%; Increased 1/2D, 10x, +15%; No Signature, +20%; Sorcery, -15%) [11]. Note: “Restore” is No Visible Damage (Magical, -10%) [1].

Archmagister's Counsel

This spell is for theatrics, not true recovery. It will put a pretty face on a shattered heirloom for a critical moment, but it won't fix a damn thing. Use it to fool the untutored eye, but be wary of the truly discerning.

Keywords

Buff, Healing, No-Signature

Description

This Lattice manipulation temporarily restores a subject's hearing, regardless of the cause, for 30 minutes. It effectively negates Deafness but requires that no essential hearing organs are completely absent. Costs 35 points; requires a successful Innate Attack (Gaze) roll to deliver at up to 100 yards.

Statistics

Affliction 1 (HT; Accessibility, Eardrums must not be completely missing, -10%; Extended Duration, 10x, +40%; Fixed Duration, +0%; Increased 1/2D, 10x, +15%; Negated Disadvantage, Deafness, +200%; No Signature, +20%; Sorcery, -15%) [35].

Archmagister's Counsel

Useful for interrogating the silenced or allowing a valuable scout a brief return to full awareness. A temporary fix, as most wizardly solutions are, but a fix nonetheless.

Keywords

Area, Healing, Leveled, Persistent

Description

This ritual, demanding an hour of focused effort, restores mana to a dead zone. Each level of the spell increases the area by 2 yards. While it cannot push past the 'average' ambient mana, it makes spellcasting possible again where it was once impossible. It's a permanent effect, mind you; once the Lattice is re-energized, it stays that way.

Statistics

Mana Enhancer 2 (Accessibility, Only to restore dead magic zones, -30%; Area Effect, 2 yards, +50%; Extended Duration, Truly Permanent, +300%; Immediate Preparation Required, 1 hour, -75%; Nuisance Effect, Cannot bring the mana level higher that the “average”, -10%; Persistent, +40%; Sorcery, -10%; Variable, Area, +5%) [370]. Additional levels add Area Effect (+50%) [+50]. Note: The Sorcery limitation costs -10% because the dependency on ambient mana is lifted for this spell.

Archmagister's Counsel

A dead mana zone is a tactical nightmare. Use this to restore a contested area to operational readiness for your mystics. It also removes an enemy's sanctuary, forcing them into the fight.

Keywords

Control, Debuff, Defense, Healing, Malediction, Persistent, Resisted-Will

Description

This permanent manipulation of the Lattice restores a subject's lost memories. If the subject is willing, no resistance roll is required. Otherwise, a Contest of Spells using the caster's IQ is needed, with a permanent restoration costing 83 points. This spell can also be used to remove disadvantages by casting against IQ or using the Brainwashing skill.

Statistics

Mind Control (Accessibility, Only to restore memories, -20%; Conditioning Only, -50%; Extended Duration, Permanent, +150%; Fixed Duration, +0%; Sorcery, -15%) [83].

Archmagister's Counsel

A subject with their full memory is a far more useful tool, whether for interrogation or as a resource. Use it on your agents, or consider how easily an enemy could restore the memories of one of your 're-educated' assets.

Keywords

Debuff, Malediction, Resisted-Variable

Description

This instant-duration Malediction, costing 10 points, allows the caster to target and reverse the effects of other magical rusting or natural corrosion at unlimited range. Its effectiveness is determined by a Will roll and resisted as per Dispel Magic. The Lattice doesn't care if it's alchemical or arcane rust; it still unravels the same.

Statistics

Neutralize Magic (Accessibility, Must target subject, not caster, -10%; Interruption, -50%; One Ability, Rust, -80%; Precise, +20%; Ranged, +40%; Sorcery, -15%) [10].

Archmagister's Counsel

Understanding this spell is crucial for any forge-master; it can save an entire arsenal from sabotage with a mere flick of the wrist. Keep a watchful eye, for rust can be caused by more than just weather.

Keywords

Buff, Healing, No-Signature

Description

This Lattice manipulation temporarily restores the subject’s sight for 30 minutes, regardless of the cause of loss, provided the eyes are not entirely absent. It costs 65 points and requires an Innate Attack (Gaze) roll to aim.

Statistics

Affliction 1 (HT; Accessibility, Eye must not be completely missing, -10%; Extended Duration, 10x, +40%; Fixed Duration, +0%; Increased 1/2D, 10x, +15%; Negated Disadvantage, Blindness, +500%; No Signature, +20%; Sorcery, -15%) [65].

Archmagister's Counsel

Your scouts will be useless if they’re blind. A brief moment of clarity, courtesy of Sorcery or Wizardry, is all that’s needed to gain an advantage in the field. Don't mistake a peasant's 'divine blessing' for anything more than simple Lattice-work.

Keywords

Buff, Healing, No-Signature

Description

This spell, priced at 40 points, temporarily restores a subject's speech for 30 minutes, irrespective of the cause of their muteness. It functions as an Affliction that negates the Mute disadvantage. This manipulation of the Lattice requires that the tongue and vocal cords be present, even if damaged, and has an effective range of 100 yards, requiring an Innate Attack (Gaze) roll to aim.

Statistics

Affliction 1 (HT; Accessibility, Tongue and vocal cords must not be completely missing, -10%; Extended Duration, 10x, +40%; Fixed Duration, +0%; Increased 1/2D, 10x, +15%; Negated Disadvantage, Mute, +250%; No Signature, +20%; Sorcery, -15%) [40].

Archmagister's Counsel

Ensure your heralds and diplomats are never truly silenced. A well-placed 'Restore Speech' can turn a strategic capture from a liability into an intelligence asset or let a mute messenger deliver critical battle plans.

Keywords

Buff, Damage, Defense, Melee, No-Signature, Touch

Description

This potent manipulation of the Lattice returns a recently deceased creature to life, provided its body is not utterly destroyed. A successful touch attack is required to apply this effect. The Guild calls it a miracle; I call it a robust application of regenerative and vitalizing forces.

Statistics

Affliction 1 (HT; Accessibility, Only on living creatures, -10%; Advantage, Resurrection, +2,250%; Fixed Duration, +0%; Melee Attack, Reach C, Cannot Parry, -35%; No Signature, +20%; Reduced Duration, 1/3, -10%; Sorcery, -15%) [230]. Notes: “Resurrection” is Regeneration (Very Fast; Cosmic, Works on the dead, +50%) [150] + Unkillable 1 (Cosmic, Works on the dead, +50%) [75]. This version of Cosmic means it only works on the dead – not injured living creatures – and gives one try, ever.

Archmagister's Counsel

Resurrection can restore a fallen champion to the battlefield or interrogate a foe who thought death was an escape. Do not waste such power on commoners; reserve it for those whose continued service benefits the realm. This is about investment, not sentiment.

Keywords

Control, Damage, Debuff, Defense, Healing, Malediction, Melee, No-Signature, Resisted-HT, Touch

Description

This Lattice manipulation, costing 1 FP and requiring a successful IQ roll, instantly restarts a subject's heart or lungs if they are suffering from asphyxiation, drowning, or a heart attack. Alternatively, and for the same cost, it can trigger a secondary heart attack with an initial 4d crushing attack, potentially leading to unconsciousness, against a living creature not already in such distress. The method of application requires touch, either successful or as an unarmed attack.

Statistics

Healing (Accessibility, Only to stop drowning, asphyxiation, or heart attack, -60%; Affects Self, +50%; Affliction Only, -40%; Magical, -10%; Reduced Fatigue Cost 11, +220%; Xenohealing, Anything Alive, +80%) [102] + Crushing Attack 4d (Accessibility, Only on living creatures not dying from drowning, asphyxiation, or heart attack, -5%; Based on HT, +20%; Based on IQ, Own Roll, +20%; Melee Attack, Reach C, Cannot Parry -35%; Malediction 1, +100%; No Knockback, -10%; No Signature, +20%; Side Effect, Unconsciousness, secondary Heart Attack, +310%; Sorcery, ‑15%) [101/5=21]. Note: These two abilities are bought as Alternative Abilities.

Archmagister's Counsel

A useful, if mundane, application for keeping your valued, if clumsy, knights breathing. Or, if the situation calls for it, a rather blunt way to ensure an enemy takes a permanent and 'natural' dirt nap. The Guild ignores such utility, but a Lord appreciates it.

Keywords

Control, Debuff, Malediction, No-Signature, Resisted-HT

Description

This manipulation of The Lattice forces the subject to violently vomit for 9 seconds. Following this rather unpleasant display, they are left stunned, requiring successful HT rolls each second to recover. It's an Affliction (HT) that prioritizes a fixed duration and the 'Retching' effect, all while making it virtually untraceable to its source.

Statistics

Affliction 1 (HT; Fixed Duration, +0%; Malediction 2, +150%; No Signature, +20%; Reduced Duration, 1/20, -25%; Retching, +50%; Sorcery, ‑15%) [28].

Archmagister's Counsel

If you wish for an opponent to literally bring up their lunch before battle, this is your play. Don't underestimate the demoralizing effect of a spewing foe, especially when their subsequent stunned state leaves them vulnerable to follow-up, shall we say, 'negotiations'.

Keywords

Buff, Damage, Defense, No-Signature

Description

This cynical manipulation of the Lattice ensures that any physical attack against the subject that deals damage will instantly reflect the same amount of damage back onto the attacker, bypassing their defenses. The spell ends upon this reflection. It cannot be aimed, but the effect triggers automatically if the subject is struck. This costs 60 points for the first level, and 49 points for each additional level you seek to inflict upon the foolhardy aggressor. The effect lasts one minute or until triggered by an attack within 100 yards.

Statistics

Affliction 1 (HT; Advantage, Retribution 1, +490%; Fixed Duration, +0%; Increased 1/2D, 10x, +15%; No Signature, +20%; Reduced Duration, 1/3, -10%; Sorcery, -15%) [60]. Additional levels add further Retribution to the Advantage enhancement [+49]. Notes: Each level of “Retribution” is Damage Resistance 7 (All-or-Nothing, -10%; Cosmic, Irresistible Attack, +300%; Cosmic, No Active Defense Allowed, +300%; Force Field, +20%; Magical, -10%; Provides no DR, -100%; Reflection, +100%; Single Use, x0.2) [49] with each DR 7 converted into 2d per p. B269.

Archmagister's Counsel

This little piece of Lattice-work is a marvelous deterrent for impetuous assassins. Remind your Royal that an unseen defense is often the most potent offense, especially when the attacker suddenly finds their own blade piercing their back, metaphysically speaking.

Keywords

Information, Touch

Description

This spell grants an instantaneous impression of the last individual to read a specific book or passage, which the sorcerer must engage with during the casting. It requires touching the written material, concentrating for one second, and successfully rolling against IQ. This is psychometry, accessible only via books, active, and sensitive.

Statistics

Psychometry (Accessibility, Only books, -40%; Active Only, -20%; Sensitive, +30%; Sorcery, -15%) [11].

Archmagister's Counsel

Understanding who last touched a sensitive text can expose a rival's curiosity or, more importantly, prove their prior access to critical information. The Guild might squabble over 'attunement' versus 'sympathy,' but the Lattice simply reveals its secrets to those who bother to ask.

Keywords

Debuff, Malediction, No-Signature, Resisted-Variable

Description

This manipulation of the Lattice forces a subject to relive a past event, whether from this life or previous incarnations. It can induce a Fright Check at -3 to -5 for terrifying memories, stun on a failed HT roll for painful ones, or diminish Will by 1 for 3 minutes for memories of degradation, unless a Will roll succeeds. Conversely, a memory of triumph can temporarily boost Will by 1 for 3 minutes. The caster defines the type of memory, not its specific content, and the effects range from a maximum of -10 points worth of disadvantage to +5 points worth of advantage.

Statistics

Alternative Abilities [95]: Affliction 1 (Will or HT; Accessibility, Must be related to a memory, -20%; Advantage, Variable, +50%; Based on Will, +20%; Disadvantage, Variable, +10%; Fixed Duration, +0%; Malediction 2, +150%; No Signature, +20%; Selectivity, +10%; Sorcery, -15%) [33/5=7] + Terror 5 (Accessibility, Penalty depends on the severity of the memory, -30%; Active, +0%; Increased Range, 10x, +30%; Presence, +25%; Sorcery, -15%) [88].

Archmagister's Counsel

Understanding what breaks a man can be as useful as knowing what makes him strong. Deploy this wisely; a general paralyzed by a past defeat is as good as dead, and the Guild’s 'ethics' on manipulating the mind are merely suggestions for the unwary.

Keywords

Control, Damage, Defense, Utility

Description

This Lattice manipulation, when active as an instant-duration defense, converts incoming ranged attacks into outbound projectiles. Each level grants DR 7 which, upon a successful defense roll against a ranged attack, is redirected back at the attacker as 2d damage per DR 7. It's a rather elegant counter to those who believe distance grants safety.

Statistics

Damage Resistance 7 (Active Defense, -40%; All-or-Nothing, ‑10%; Force Field, +20%; Limited, Ranged, ‑20%; Reflection, +100%; Sorcery, -15%) [47.25/level] with each DR 7 converted into 2d per p. B269. The ruling on Affliction and Binding is from p. 168 of GURPS Powers.

Archmagister's Counsel

Why simply block a threat when you can send it back with interest? A well-placed 'Return Missile' in a pitched battle is worth a dozen archers. Your enemies will learn what happens when they throw rocks at a mountain.

Keywords

Buff, Damage, No-Signature

Description

This spell, for 40 points, makes projectiles fired from the target weapon return to your possession for 30 minutes. Each level of the spell allows for more projectiles to return from weapons with a Rate of Fire greater than 1. Thrown weapons reappear in your hand, and ammunition in its proper container. Single-use effects on projectiles are still consumed.

Statistics

Affliction 1 (HT; Accessibility, Only on weapons, -20%; Advantage, Returning Weapon 1, +260%; Extended Duration, 10x, +40%; Fixed Duration, +0%; Increased 1/2D, 10x, +15%; No Signature, +20%; Sorcery, -15%) [40]. Each additional level adds more Returning Weapon to the Advantage enhancement (+80%) [+8]. Notes: “Returning Weapon 1” is 26 points, per Enhances or Transforms an Existing Attack (GURPS Thaumatology: Sorcery, p. 11). This spell is based on the Returning Weapon imbuement skill from Pyramid #3-13.

Archmagister's Counsel

A fine enchantment for your archers, my Lord. Imagine the savings on ammunition, or the sheer terror of an enemy facing an endless hail of bolts. The Guild insists on calling it 'arcane archery,' but it's just efficient resource management.

Keywords

Information, Touch

Description

This spell allows the caster to ascertain the functions of any touched machine. If multiple functions exist, they are revealed from simplest to most complex, with an indication that further functions remain. It costs 9 points, is cast with IQ, has a range of Touch, and is instantaneous.

Statistics

Psychometry (Accessibility, Machines Only, -20%; Accessibility, Only to reveal functions, -30%; Active Only, -20%; Sensitive, +30%; Sorcery, -15%) [9].

Archmagister's Counsel

Understanding an opponent's mechanisms, whether they are crude contraptions or subtle machinations of state, is vital. Use this to discern what a foreign device *actually* does, not what its engineers claim.

Keywords

Area, Information, Leveled, Persistent

Description

This manipulation of the Lattice reveals magical auras within a target area of 2 yards, expanding by +2 yards for each additional level, making them visibly glow with the intensity of a torch. It persists for 30 seconds, allowing all who see the area to witness the magical emanations. Cost: 38 points for level 1, +5 points per additional level. Target within 100 yards; use Per or Innate Attack (Gaze) to aim.

Statistics

Detect (Magic; Area Effect, 2 yards, +50%; Cannot Analyze, -10%; Extended Duration, 10x, +40%; Persistent, +40%; Precise, +100%; Ranged, +40%; Reflexive, +40%; Sorcery, -15%; Visible, -10%) [38]. Additional levels add Area Effect (+50%) [+5].

Archmagister's Counsel

A Lord should ensure this spell is used regularly to sweep his court for any whispers of enchantment, as its persistent nature leaves little room for pretenses or hidden gifts. Remember, the Lattice reveals all secrets, regardless of the 'school' of the weaver.

Keywords

Defense, Information

Description

This spell allows the caster to pluck a thread of their own fate, experiencing a vision of their demise. The price of this foresight is a 3d Fright Check against the grim tableau. The standard version costs 7 points; an improved variant, speeding up the vision's clarity, costs 57 points.

Statistics

Precognition (Accessibility, Self Only, -10%; Active Only, -60%; Backlash, Fright Check, -15%; Magical, -10%; One Event, Death, -40%; Reduced Fatigue Cost 1, +20%; Reliable 8, +40%) [7]. The improved version adds Reduced Time 10 (+200%) [+50].

Archmagister's Counsel

A Lord should understand that knowing your end isn't always power. It often just makes you paranoid, or worse, reckless. Better to shape the future than merely glimpse it.

Keywords

Area, Control, Defense, Persistent

Description

This working inverts the very connection to the Lattice that anchors objects, causing everything within the affected 10-yard radius to fall skyward. The effect persists for 10 seconds, but the duration cannot be extended through concentration. One cannot increase the area of effect once cast; it is a single, decisive wrench in the world's fabric.

Statistics

Control Gravity 5 (Accessibility, Only to reverse gravity, -50%; Cannot concentrate to extend duration, -10%; Only to increase area, -50%; Persistent, +40%; Ranged, +40%; Sorcery, -15%) [55] + Control Gravity 20 (Accessibility, Only to reverse gravity, -50%; Cannot concentrate to extend duration, -10%; Does not increase area, -50%; Persistent, +40%; Ranged, +40%; Sorcery, -15%) [220].

Archmagister's Counsel

You wish to clear an entrenched position? Send their heavy infantry into the clouds. There's no honor in a fair fight when you can make gravity fight for you.

Keywords

Buff, Defense, No-Signature, Summoning

Description

This manipulation of the Lattice rapidly reverses a plant's growth, causing it to regress in age until it becomes a seed or a fingernail-sized plant over a duration of 30 minutes. If the target plant is sentient, its clothing and gear, up to its Basic Lift, will also regress with it. This effect operates at 100 yards and has no outward signature.

Statistics

Affliction 1 (HT; Accessibility, Plants Only, -40%; Advantage, Reverse Plant Growth, +180%; Extended Duration, 10x, +40%; Fixed Duration, +0%; Increased 1/2D, 10x, +15%; No Signature, +20%; Sorcery, -15%) [29]. Notes: “Reverse Plant Growth” is Alternate Form (Seed; Active Change, +20%; Gradual Change, -10%; Can Carry Objects, No Encumbrance, +10%; Magical, -10%) [17]. If turned into a “usually on” magical item (GURPS Thaumatology: Sorcery, pp. 27-28), the wearer can shift at will but it takes 10 seconds to do so.

Archmagister's Counsel

Instead of felling a forest by hand, consider a series of these manipulations. No need for axes when the Lattice offers a more elegant solution. The Guild tries to pretend this isn't possible, of course.

Keywords

Defense, Information

Description

This is a divination technique, using a mere rod or forked stick, to locate specific buried objects or substances. The GM makes a secret Per roll, applying Long-Distance penalties as necessary. On a success, the rod indicates the target by twitching or pointing down. It is effective for caves, water, mineral veins, treasure, graves, and ruins—anything naturally buried—but useless otherwise.

Statistics

Slotted Cosmic Power 1 (18) (Limited, Trait, Detect, -50%; Sorcery, -15%) [34]. Note: Effectively, this spell emulates effects of the Detect (Subject; Common) [20] advantage with Accessibility, Only downward, -20%; Cannot Analyze, -10%; Environmental, Ground, -20%; Long-Range 1, +50%; and Requires a dowsing rod, -10% for the total cost of 18 points.

Archmagister's Counsel

You can uncover half a kingdom's worth of resources with enough dowsing rods and Sorcerers, but for high-value targets, invest in detection spells that don't rely on 'natural' burial. The Lattice offers more precise methods if you're willing to pay.

Keywords

Buff, Damage, Defense, No-Signature

Description

This spell allows projectiles or thrown weapons to defy conventional physics, bouncing off environmental obstacles to strike targets, effectively ignoring cover. The Lattice ensures the shot finds its mark, regardless of the material properties of what it reflects from. It costs 36 points for the first level, granting the weapon a 100-yard range and a three-minute duration. Additional levels cost 16 points each, reducing targeting penalties.

Statistics

Affliction 1 (HT; Accessibility, Only on weapons, -20%; Advantage, Ricochet, +260%; Fixed Duration, +0%; Increased 1/2D, 10x, +15%; No Signature, +20%; Sorcery, -15%) [36]. Notes: “Ricochet” is 26 points, per Enhances or Transforms an Existing Attack (GURPS Thaumatology: Sorcery, p. 11). Each additional level removes -2 in penalties [+16]. This spell is based on the Bank Shot imbuement skill.

Archmagister's Counsel

A clever Lord uses this not for sport, but for assassination, striking from angles thought impossible. Your engineers and tacticians should master this for siege warfare and urban skirmishes; a projectile that laughs at cover is a potent weapon indeed.

Keywords

Aura, Control, Damage, Defense, Melee, Obvious, Persistent, Travel

Description

When moving at full speed, you generate a damaging electrical aura, dealing 1d burning surge damage per spell level to anyone in the hexes you pass through. This is an indefinite effect sustained at 14 energy points per level.

Statistics

Burning Attack 1d (Accessibility, Only when traveling at full Move, -30%; Area Effect, 1 yard, +25%; Aura, +80%; Melee Attack, Reach C, -30%; Sorcery, -15%; Surge, Arcing, +100%; Side Effect, Stunning, +50%) [14/level].

Archmagister's Counsel

This 'Lattice-work' allows a lone operative to clear out entire formations of lesser enemies simply by running through them. A king who commands such power can swiftly break a siege with a single runner.

Keywords

Control, Debuff, Malediction, Resisted-Will

Description

This spell compels an animal to behave as a trained, loyal mount for 3 minutes, regardless of its previous disposition or training. You still need to make a Riding roll as usual; this merely ensures the creature cooperates. It costs 20 energy to pluck this thread of the Lattice.

Statistics

Mind Control (Accessibility, Animals Only, -25%; Accessibility, Only to make the animal a loyal rider, -50%; Fixed Duration, +0%; Independent, +70%; Sorcery, -15%; Suggestion, -40%) [20].

Archmagister's Counsel

Why bother with years of training when a few moments of focused will can turn any beast into a temporary steed for your scouting parties? Don't let your enemies forget this convenient truth.

Keywords

Control, Debuff, Malediction, Persistent, Resisted-Will

Description

This manipulation of the Lattice allows the caster to perceive through the senses of any animal. It's essentially a remote viewing linked directly to the beast's nervous system, permitting full sensory experience as if you were the animal itself. The target animal resists with a Will roll upon initial casting.

Statistics

Mind Reading (Accessibility, Animals Only, -25%; Sensory Only, -20%; Sorcery, -15%) [12].

Archmagister's Counsel

A clever lord uses this to scout enemy positions without risking his own agents, or to find game in a dense forest. The beast doesn't even know it's being 'ridden' by your awareness; only the outcome matters.

Keywords

Control, Debuff, Defense, Healing, Malediction, No-Signature, Resisted-Will, Travel

Description

This working creates a flaming interplanar rift beneath the subject, provided they are standing on a solid surface. This is a Malediction resisted by Will. Failure transports the subject to a random location in Hell, an effect that can only be reversed by a Remove Curse spell. The underlying Lattice manipulation is instantaneous and has unlimited range.

Statistics

Affliction 1 (Will; Advantage, Rift to Hell, +2,900%; Based on Will, +20%; Environmental, Ground, -20%; Malediction 2, +150%; No Signature, +20%; Nuisance Effect, Can be reversed by Remove Curse, -30%; Sorcery, -15%) [313]. Notes: “Rift to Hell” is Jumper (Interplanar; Cosmic, No die roll required, +100%; Extra Carrying Capacity, Extra-Heavy, +50%; Improved, +10%; Limited Access, ‑20%; Reliable +10, +50%) [290]. The +10 for Reliable cancels the -10 for no preparation. The Improved enhancement removes the auto-fail on 14+.

Archmagister's Counsel

You cannot prosecute a man who simply ceases to be in your kingdom. This is remarkably effective for inconvenient rivals, provided you don't object to them having a potentially inconvenient, albeit hellish, vacation.

Keywords

Buff, Damage, Defense, No-Signature

Description

This manipulation of the Lattice renders flexible armor rigid. It thus negates blunt trauma reduction and applies its full DR against grappling maneuvers for 3 minutes. The cost is 32 points, and it requires no casting roll, only aiming with an Innate Attack (Gaze) out to 100 yards.

Statistics

Affliction 1 (HT; Accessibility, Only on armor, ‑20%; Advantage, Rigid Armor, +220%; Fixed Duration, +0%; Increased 1/2D, 10x, +15%; No Signature, +20%; Sorcery, ‑15%) [32]. Notes: “Rigid Armor” is 22 points, per Enhances or Transforms an Existing Attack (GURPS Thaumatology: Sorcery, p. 11). This spell is based on the Rigid Armor imbuement skill from Pyramid #3-4.

Archmagister's Counsel

When your armored troops face down grapplers, this simple plucking of the Lattice makes their gear an unbreakable shell. The Guild might call it 'crude,' but the results speak for themselves on the battlefield.

Keywords

Utility

Description

This spell allows the caster to transmit a message, up to one minute in length, via subtle gravity waves. The signal broadcasts in all directions across 1,000 miles. Any attempt at interception requires a successful Electronics Operation (Communications) roll.

Statistics

Gravity-Ripple Comm (Send Only, -50%; Sorcery, -15%) [7].

Archmagister's Counsel

A thousand miles, you say? If you want to coordinate a hundred agents across the realm with a single, untraceable command, this is how you do it. The Guild's 'Sending' spells are for parlor tricks. This is for winning wars.

Keywords

Persistent, Utility

Description

This Persistent manipulation of the Lattice grants the caster the passive ability to receive messages transmitted via Ripple Message or other gravity-ripple communicators. The cost for this utility is 7 points.

Statistics

Gravity-Ripple Comm (Receive Only, -50%; Sorcery, -15%) [7].

Archmagister's Counsel

Ensure your intelligence officers have this; it lets them listen in on communications the Wizard's Guild is convinced only *they* can master. The Lattice doesn't care about their 'proprietary' signals.

Keywords

Buff, Defense, No-Signature, Persistent, Utility

Description

This Lattice manipulation allows for the effortless harvesting of food plants barehanded, ensuring no damage to the produce and no collection of inedible parts. It effectively reduces harvest time by 20% or permits an additional foraging roll each hour. The base version costs 1 point, while an improved version, costing 19 points, can be aimed via Innate Attack (Gaze) and lasts 90 minutes. Both versions have no magical signature; the basic is indefinite in duration and self-only, while the improved version has a range of 100 yards.

Statistics

The basic version is Ritual of Reaping (Sorcery, -15%) [1]. The improved version is Affliction 1 (HT; Advantage, Ritual of Reaping, +10%; Extended Duration, 30x, +60%; Fixed Duration, +0%; Increased 1/2D, 10x, +15%; No Signature, +20%; Sorcery, -15%) [19]. Note: “Ritual of Reaping” is Ritual of Reaping (Magical, -10%) [1].

Archmagister's Counsel

Ensure your foragers are gifted with this on any extended campaign in hostile territory. A full belly and swift harvest is a better morale booster than any bard, and cheaper than hiring mercenaries for protection during a prolonged gathering.

Keywords

Damage, Debuff, Malediction, No-Signature, Resisted-HT

Description

This brutal manipulation carves a hole through inanimate objects, inflicting 1d pi++ damage per level against the target. Importantly, it bypasses all structural resilience (‘DR’ in Guild-speak), making even the most fortified barriers vulnerable. The caster may choose to inflict less than the maximum damage.

Statistics

Huge Piercing Attack 1d (Accessibility, Only on objects, -10%; Based on HT, +20%; Based on IQ, Own Roll, +20%; Malediction 2, +150%; No Signature, +20%; Sorcery, -15%; Variable, +5%) [23.2/level].

Archmagister's Counsel

Why bother with lock picks or sieges when a simple whisper to the Lattice can obliterate any obstacle? This spell turns any 'impenetrable' defense into a mere suggestion. Use it to gain entry, or disable crucial enemy equipment without a single sword stroke.

Keywords

Control, Damage, Defense, Missile

Description

This unsightly application of the Lattice conjures a boulder above a single target, letting physics do the rest. The projectile inflicts 1d crushing damage per level of power, and while it has no knockback (a minor mercy), it strikes from directly overhead. Accuracy is determined by the caster's Innate Attack (Gaze) or Artillery (Bombs), whichever is better, with standard range penalties applying.

Statistics

Crushing Attack 1d (Increased 1/2D, 10x, +15%; No Knockback, -10%; Overhead, +30%; Sorcery, -15%) [6/level].

Archmagister's Counsel

Why bother with siege engines when a few well-placed words can drop a mountain on your enemy's head? Position your 'Sorcerers' on a hill overlooking a key pass; the disruption to troop formations alone is worth the occasional misfire.

Keywords

Buff, No-Signature

Description

This Lattice-work grants the subject the ability to walk or crawl on stone and rock surfaces for 30 minutes, clinging to them at will. Movement while clinging is halved. Should they fall, a successful DX roll to touch the surface followed by a ST roll (penalized by -1 per 5 yards fallen) can halt their descent. This costs 26 points and has no casting roll, though it requires an Innate Attack (Gaze) roll to aim up to 100 yards.

Statistics

Affliction 1 (HT; Advantage, Rockwalking, +100%; Extended Duration, 10x, +40%; Fixed Duration, +0%; Increased 1/2D, 10x, +15%; No Signature, +20%; Sorcery, -15%) [26]. Note: “Rockwalking” is Clinging (Magical, -10%; Specific, Stone and Rock, -40%) [10].

Archmagister's Counsel

Equip your scouts and assassins with this, and suddenly 'impenetrable' castles become mere climbing gyms. Remember, a wizard's 'feather fall' is simply a variation on the same Lattice thread.

Keywords

Control, Debuff, Malediction, No-Signature, Resisted-Variable

Description

This manipulation of the Lattice arrests the subject's momentum, reducing their Move to 0 for 10 seconds. The magic holds them effectively rooted in place. It costs 31 points to implement, its casting relies on sheer Will, and it has an unlimited range.

Statistics

Affliction 1 (ST; Based on ST, +20%; Fixed Duration, +0%; Malediction 2, +150%; No Signature, +20%; Reduced Duration, 1/10, -20%; Slower Move, 0, +50%; Sorcery, ‑15%) [31].

Archmagister's Counsel

A fine example of how to make an enemy's advantageous ground their demise. Use this on a charging cavalry or a fleeing thief; either way, they become a stationary target. It's not about the method, just the outcome.

Keywords

Cyclic, Damage, Debuff, Defense, Healing, Malediction, Melee, Resisted-HT, Touch

Description

Upon touching a living subject, their flesh begins to rot. For 5 seconds, the subject takes 1d-1 toxic damage each second, resisted by HT. This is not some clever illusion; the damage is real and gruesome.

Statistics

Toxic Attack 1d-1 (Accessibility, Only on living beings, -10%; Based on HT, +20%; Cyclic, 1 second interval, 5 seconds, +250%; Melee Attack, Reach C, Cannot Parry, -35%; Malediction 1, +100%; Random hit location each cycle, +0%; Sorcery, ‑15%; Symptoms, ½ HP, Terrible Pain, +120%) [16].

Archmagister's Counsel

This is a direct, brutal weapon. Touch an enemy combatant once, and watch them collapse. Simple, effective, and excellent for demonstrating your power to would-be usurpers.

Keywords

Debuff, Malediction, No-Signature, Resisted-HT

Description

This clever manipulation of the Lattice forces a subject to instantly reorient their facing in any direction you choose. It's an inconvenient physical spin, not true displacement. On their subsequent turn, they'll need a successful Body Sense or DX-6 roll to act normally. If they moved two or more yards the prior turn, an IQ roll is required to avoid continuing in the new, inconvenient direction. The cost is 23 points.

Statistics

Affliction 1 (HT; Malediction 2, +150%; No Signature, +20%; Reduced Duration, 1/180, -40%; Sorcery, -15%; Tipsy, Variant, +10%) [23].

Archmagister's Counsel

A precise application of this 'Lattice-work' can turn a charging knight directly into his own lines, or pivot a duelist to expose their back. Such chaos on the field can be quite advantageous for a discerning lord.

Keywords

Control, Debuff, Malediction, Resisted-Will

Description

This manipulation of the Lattice enrages a single animal or one square yard of a swarm. The effect lasts 3 minutes, is subject to the target's Will, and can be cast at any range so long as the caster knows the target exists.

Statistics

Mind Control (Accessibility, Animals only, -25%; Accessibility, Only to enrage, -30%; Emotion Control, -50%; Independent, +70%; Sorcery, -15%) [25].

Archmagister's Counsel

Never discount the tactical advantage of a suddenly furious beast on a battlefield. It matters not if your mage whispers or gestures; only that the enemy's cavalry mount now sees red.

Keywords

Control, Debuff, Defense, Malediction, No-Signature, Persistent, Resisted-HT

Description

This working plucks the threads of The Lattice to drastically accelerate decay in unliving materials. It inflicts the equivalent of the "Ruin" advantage on the target, permanently, by speeding up the natural process of decomposition. Initial effects on iron and steel are rapid rust, while other materials require sustained effort, lasting 1 minute per casting. The target resists with HT. The cost is 108 points.

Statistics

Affliction 1 (HT; Accessibility, Only on unliving materials, -10%; Advantage, Ruin, +840%; Fixed Duration, +0%; Malediction 2, +150%; No Signature, +20%; Reduced Duration, 1/3, -10%; Sorcery, -15%) [108]. Note: “Ruin” is Unaging (Age Control, Only Forwards, +10%; Magical, -10%; Reduced Time 23, +460%) [84].

Archmagister's Counsel

Why bother with besieging a gate for months when you can simply unravel its very structure? This working doesn't care about a castle's 'strength' – just its constituent materials. A smart commander uses this on the enemy's siege engines, armaments, or even structural foundations.

Keywords

Buff, Defense, No-Signature

Description

This manipulation of the Lattice grants the subject the ability to jog or run across treetop canopies for 30 minutes. It's effectively 'Walk on Air,' but restricted to treetops and requiring continuous movement at full Move. The initial cost is 20 points for the subject, delivered via an Innate Attack (Gaze) roll.

Statistics

Affliction 1 (HT; Advantage, Run Across Treetops, +40%; Extended Duration, 10x, +40%; Fixed Duration, +0%; Increased 1/2D, 10x, +15%; No Signature, +20%; Sorcery, -15%) [20]. Note: “Run Across Treetops” is Walk on Air (Accessibility, Only when moving at full Move, -30%; Environmental, Treetops, -50%; Magical, -10%) [4].

Archmagister's Counsel

Equip your scouts and messengers with this. A foe might expect spies on the ground or in the air, but few look for someone running silent paths above the forest canopy. The Guild wouldn't understand this kind of practicality.

Keywords

Damage, Melee, Obvious, Persistent, Touch

Description

This Sorcerous work directly imbues an item with a permanent runic effect, a truly potent manipulation of the Lattice. It is not cheap, requiring 37 points from the Sorcerer, but it makes an item *truly* magical. It is Persistent, Touch, and Obvious. This particular enchantment, unlike many, cannot itself be enchanted into an item. The full complexities of its use are outlined in Chapter 3 of *GURPS Thaumatology: Sorcery*.

Statistics

Affliction 1 (HT; Accessibility, Only to build magical items, ‑40%; Based on Symbold Drawing, Own Roll, +20%; Cumulative, +400%; Extended Duration, Truly Permanent, +300%; Limited Use, 1/day, ‑40%; Magical, -10%; Melee Attack, Reach C, ‑30%; Special Enhancements, see p. 31 of GURPS Thaumatology: Sorcery, +1,080%; Trigger, Writing Implements, -10%) [36] + Extra Option (Limited access to meditative study for enchanting) [1]. Note: The actual cost of 177 points is divided by five due to this ability being character-point powered.

Archmagister's Counsel

Understanding this spell is crucial for any Lord. It means paying attention to what items touch your Sorcerers' hands, and for how long. A truly permanent enchantment is not to be taken lightly – inspect the items, not just the caster.

Keywords

Buff, Defense, No-Signature

Description

This rune, once triggered, bestows upon the subject the Combat Reflexes advantage for three minutes. A subtle-enough manipulation of the Lattice to grant what some Wizards call 'precognitive insight' and I call 'not being caught flat-footed.' The cost is 39 points.

Statistics

Affliction 1 (HT; Advantage, Rune of Combat, +140%; Fixed Duration, +0%; Increased 1/2D, 10x, +15%; No Signature, +20%; Runic Magic, +110%) [39]. Note: “Rune of Combat” is Combat Reflexes (Magical, -10%) [14].

Archmagister's Counsel

Your royal guards should all carry one of these. Combat is less about honor and more about who reacts faster. It doesn’t matter if it's a rune or a prayer; the outcome is the same.

Keywords

Control, Damage, Missile, Obvious

Description

Upon activation, this rune unleashes a fiery projectile targeting the trigger. The caster's Symbol Drawing skill determines accuracy, accounting for range penalties from the rune's location. This is effectively a Burning Attack based on the caster's Symbol Drawing, costing 11.5 points per level.

Statistics

Burning Attack (Based on Symbol Drawing, Own Roll, +20%; Runic Magic, +110%) [11.5/level].

Archmagister's Counsel

These runes are a rather unsubtle means of area denial, often marking a wizard's — or sorcerer's — more sensitive possessions or territories. A shrewd lord will identify the signatures of such traps, just as one would recognize a poorly maintained castle wall, and plan accordingly.

Keywords

Damage, Healing, Melee, Touch, Utility

Description

When this symbol is complete, it immediately restores 1d HP to the subject and staunches any bleeding. This bypasses typical healing limitations but cannot restore crippled limbs.

Statistics

Healing (Affects Self, +50%; Cannot restore crippled limbs, -10%; Capped, 2 FP, -25%; Injuries Only, -20%; No Melee Attack Limitation, +35%; Runic Magic, +110%; Reduced Fatigue Cost 2, +40%) [84]. Note: The 4 HP of healing has been converted to dice per p. B269.

Archmagister's Counsel

Ensure your battlefield medics are trained in this simple Lattice-work. A quick rune can keep a valuable soldier, or indeed, a lord, from bleeding out over some trivial wound.

Keywords

Debuff, Healing, Malediction, No-Signature, Persistent, Resisted-HT

Description

This foul manipulation rots ferrous metals directly. The target metal suffers HT loss per turn equal to your margin of victory on the casting roll, up to a maximum of 10 HT. The effect is permanent, or until the item loses all its HT and crumbles. This only works on metals that genuinely rust, not those that merely tarnish.

Statistics

Affliction 1 (HT; Accessibility, Rusting metals only, -40%; Attribute Penalty, HT-10, +50%; Extended Duration, Permanent, +150%; Malediction 2, +150%; No Signature, +20%; Penalty cannot exceed margin of victory, -50%; Sorcery, ‑15%) [37].

Archmagister's Counsel

Why bother with brute force against a knight in plate when you can simply crumble his armor to dust? It's a far more elegant solution, and frankly, more amusing.

Keywords

Buff, Defense, No-Signature, Travel

Description

This manipulation of the Lattice allows a subject to traverse a fixed distance up to their Move in yards, walking on air above water. The effect lasts 3 minutes. It's an Affliction (HT) granting Walk on Air, but only over a water surface and for a limited distance, and it does not leave a signature.

Statistics

Affliction 1 (HT; Advantage, Safe Boarding, +40%; Fixed Duration, +0%; Increased 1/2D, 10x, +15%; No Signature, +20%; Sorcery, -15%) [16]. Note: “Safe Boarding” is Walk on Air (Does not fall when knocked down, +30%; Environmental, Over water, -20%; Limited Distance, Move, -80%; Magical, -10%) [4].

Archmagister's Counsel

Ensure your coastal patrols or boarding parties can cross to any vessel or shore point without needing a boat. The Guild will call it 'fancy wading'; I call it practical invasion.

Keywords

Defense, Travel, Utility

Description

This Lattice manipulation lets you instantaneously shift yourself, and whatever you carry, to a private pocket dimension. Preparing for the jump requires 10 seconds of focused visualization and an IQ roll. You're effectively employing a form of Jumper (Pocket Dimension), which at 130 points, provides extra carrying capacity and is potent enough to avert the usual auto-fail on a roll of 14+ for lesser dimensional shifts.

Statistics

Jumper (Pocket Dimension; Extra Carrying Capacity, Heavy, +30%; Improved, +10%; Magical, ‑10%) [130]. Note: The Improved enhancement removes the auto-fail on 14+.

Archmagister's Counsel

Rather than fleeing, a true Lord uses this to establish an immediate, unassailable command center on any battlefield, bringing along maps and advisors without a moment's delay. The Guild prattles about gate spells; I say if it gets you where you need to be with your head intact, the method is academic.

Keywords

Control, Damage, Obvious

Description

Unleashes a 10-yard cone of high-speed grit, up to 5 yards wide at its maximum, dealing large-area crushing injury. This attack has a 1/2D range of 2 yards, and is aimed by rolling against Innate Attack (Beam). Targets can attempt a Dodge and Drop to avoid the effect. Furthermore, any being struck in the eyes must make an HT roll, penalized by -1 per 2 points of penetrating damage, or suffer blindness for (20 – HT) seconds. The cost is 12 energy points. Remember, the Lattice doesn't care if you call it elemental manipulation or finely tuned telekinesis, only that it works.

Statistics

Crushing Attack 1d (Cone 5, +100%; Increased 1/2D, x2, +5%; Reduced Duration on Side Effect, 1/60, -35%; Reduced Range, 1/10, -30%; Side Effect, Blindness, +100%; Sorcery, -15%) [12].

Archmagister's Counsel

Ensure your shock troops are equipped with goggles; blindness is a decisive advantage even against disciplined formations. This is less about 'magic' and more about exploiting a fundamental vulnerability with sudden kinetic force.

Keywords

Damage, Defense, Information, Jet, Obvious

Description

This particular Lattice-work projects a precise jet of abrasive sand up to 10 yards, aimed by Innate Attack (Beam) and inflicting blindness on an unprotected face. It can be evaded (dodged or blocked) but cannot be parried.

Statistics

Affliction 1 (HT; Accessibility, Must hit unprotected face, -20%; Blockable, -5%; Disadvantage, Blindness, +50%; Fixed Duration, +0%; Increased 1/2D, 2x, +5%; Jet, +0%; Reduced Duration, 1/60, -35%; Sorcery, -15%; Vision-Based, +150%) [23].

Archmagister's Counsel

A fine way to temporarily incapacitate a foe without messy fatalities. Blind them, then let your guards handle the rest. A 'Wizard' might try to call it 'Crushing the Pebble,' but the effect is the same.

Keywords

Area, Control, Damage, Healing, Information, Leveled, Persistent

Description

This manipulation of the Lattice conjures a sandstorm, 2 yards in radius per level, with an 'eye' of calm within it, which the caster controls. The storm causes 4d crushing damage with double knockback (but no wounding), and inflicts a -4 penalty to vision rolls and forces a HT roll each second to avoid 3 seconds of blindness. It also grants a +2 bonus to Dodge rolls against projectiles for those within its fury.

Statistics

Affliction 1 (HT; Area Effect, 2 yards, +50%; Disadvantage, Blindness, +50%; Environmental, Air, -5%; Fixed Duration, +0%; Link, +10%; Mobile 1, +40%; Persistent, +40%; Reduced Duration, 1/60, -35%; Selective Area, Only to create an “eye”, +10%; Sorcery, -15%; Vision-Based, +150%) [40] + Crushing Attack 4d (Area Effect, 2 yards, +50%; Double Knockback, +20%; Environmental, Air, -5%; Link, +10%; Magical, -10%; Mobile 1, +40%; No Blunt Trauma, -20%; No Wounding, -50%; Persistent, +40%; Selective Area, Only to create an “eye”, +10%) [37] + Enhanced Dodge 2 (Affects Others 1, +50%; Area Effect, 5 yards, +50%; Environmental, Air, -5%; Force Field, +20%; Limited, Projectiles, -40%; Link, +10%; Magical, -10%; Mobile 1, +40%; Persistent, +40%; Ranged, +40%) [89] + Obscure Vision 4 (Environmental, Air, -5%; Ranged, +50%; Link, +10%; Magical, -10%; Mobile 1, +40%) [15]. Additional levels add further levels of Area Effect (+50%) to all advantages [+34].

Archmagister's Counsel

A strategically placed sandstorm can sow chaos, blind archers, and scatter formations with ease. Remember, the true genius of its use is in knowing when to unleash its fury and when to simply close one's eyes to avoid its blinding effect, a trivial action considering the chaos it can cause your enemies.

Keywords

Buff, No-Signature

Description

This spell allows the subject to ignore all DX and Move penalties associated with traversing sandy terrain for 30 minutes. It's a simple manipulation of the Lattice to negate environmental impedance.

Statistics

Affliction 1 (HT; Advantage, Sandstrider, +50%; Extended Duration, 10x, +40%; Fixed Duration, +0%; Increased 1/2D, 10x, +15%; No Signature, +20%; Sorcery, -15%) [21]. Note: “Sandstrider” is Terrain Adaptation (Sand; Magical, -10%) [5].

Archmagister's Counsel

Ensure your desert scouts or raiding parties are equipped with this. A faster advance through arid lands means reaching your target before they can raise defenses, regardless of whether it's Wizardry or Sorcery granting the boon.

Keywords

Buff, No-Signature

Description

This simple Affliction enables the subject to ignore their need for food for a full day, preventing hunger's ill effects. It requires an Innate Attack (Gaze) roll to target. A remarkably efficient pluck of the Lattice for something so mundane.

Statistics

Affliction 1 (HT; Advantage, Satiation, +40%; Extended Duration, 1,000x, +120%; Fixed Duration, +0%; Increased 1/2D, 10x, +15%; No Signature, +20%; Sorcery, -15%) [28]. Note: “Satiation” is Doesn’t Eat or Drink (Food Only, -50%; Magical, -10%) [4].

Archmagister's Counsel

Equip your scouts and infiltrators with this, my Lord. They can bypass supply lines and forage risks, focusing solely on the mission, and we can all pretend the Guild could do better.

Keywords

Damage, Defense, Persistent, Utility

Description

This minor manipulation of the Lattice allows the caster to imbue their hand with the properties of a saw, specifically for cutting wood or soft metals. The enchantment supports only slow, deliberate movements, rendering it useless for combat or rapid construction. It requires an Accessory (Saw; Sorcery, -15%) [1] to maintain.

Statistics

Accessory (Saw; Sorcery, -15%) [1].

Archmagister's Counsel

Useful for a quick bit of carpentry or as an emergency tool, but do not expect your subjects to fell forests with this paltry trick. It's a parlor trick, not an engine of war.

Keywords

Area, Control, Damage, Leveled

Description

This Lattice manipulation unleashes a high-pressure blast of superheated steam, causing 1d burning damage over a 2-yard area. For each additional 2 yards of area, increase the cost by 2.5 points. Aim with Innate Attack (Gaze), applying range penalties but a +4 bonus for area effect manipulation. The Scald effect is instantaneous and does not set things alight. This costs 7 points, or more depending on the intended area.

Statistics

Burning Attack 1d (Area Effect, 2 yards, +50%; No Incendiary Effect, -10%; Sorcery, -15%; Variable, Area, +5%) [7]. Further levels add Area Effect (+50%) to the advantage [+2.5*]. * Calculate the total cost, then round down.

Archmagister's Counsel

Why bother with siege engines when a few well-placed Scalds can clear a fortified courtyard of its defenders? The Guild will prattle about 'collateral,' your enemies will simply be dead.

Keywords

Buff, Defense, No-Signature

Description

This manipulation of the Lattice grants the subject protective scales, visible to the eye. The basic (19-point) version prevents sunburn. A more robust 26-point variant provides DR 2 with the 'Flexible' and 'Magical' traits. This effect lasts for 90 minutes and can be delivered up to 100 yards away via an Innate Attack (Gaze) roll.

Statistics

Affliction 1 (HT; Advantage, Scales, +10%; Extended Duration, 30x, +60%; Fixed Duration, +0%; Increased 1/2D, 10x, +15%; No Signature, +20%; Sorcery, -15%) [19]. Notes: “Scales” is Scales (Magical, -10%) [1]. The improved version adds DR 2 (Flexible, -20%; Magical, -10%) [+7].

Archmagister's Counsel

While I appreciate not getting sunburnt, the DR 2 version is what you want for your guards. It's inexpensive protection in a skirmish, and frankly, a bit unsettling for the foe. After all, a scaly guard is a memorable guard.

Keywords

Information, Persistent, Touch, Travel

Description

This Persistent, Touch spell, requiring an IQ roll, allows one to discern latent scents from an object or location. The roll suffers a cumulative -1 penalty for each order of magnitude of time passed since the scent was laid down: same day (no penalty), -1 for up to 10 days, -2 for up to 100 days, -3 for up to 3 years, etc., up to -5 for 300 years past. A successful casting replays all associated scents, which can be perceived by anyone nearby.

Statistics

Psychometry (Accessibility, Scents Only, -60%; Active Only, -20%; Affects Others, +50%; Immersive, +100%; Nuisance Effects, Can be smelled, -10%; Sensitive, +30%; Sorcery, -15%) [35]. Notes: Nuisance Effect, Can be smelled, -10% is priced the same as Visible, -10%. Affects Others makes it so others can smell the playback of the spell. This affects any number of nearby subjects without requiring the usual multiple levels of that trait. This is a fair trade-off since this ability is so limited.

Archmagister's Counsel

Instead of relying on clumsy detectives or bribing servants, have your agents discretely cast this on an enemy's correspondence or chambers. The odors of their illicit lovers, dangerous chemicals, or foreign spies will expose their treachery far more reliably than any interrogation.

Keywords

Information, Touch

Description

For 5 energy, you gain a detailed mental schematic of a machine by touch, lasting 10 minutes. This insight can depict its current state or an ideal state, even from a mere 5% of its total mass. Failure means no schematic is formed and you cannot attempt it again on that machine for 24 hours. The Lattice offers the blueprint; interpreting it is your own damn fault.

Statistics

Psychometry (Accessibility, Machines Only, -20%; Accessibility, Only to create a schematic, -20%; Active Only, -20%; Can create an ideal-state schematic, +20%; Maximum Duration, 10 minutes, -50%; Sensitive, +30%; Sorcery, -15%) [5].

Archmagister's Counsel

This is how you dissect the enemy's siege engines or understand their 'unbreakable' automatons without ever laying a hand on their secret plans. Keep this ability secret, my Lord, and your engineers will always be a step ahead.

Keywords

Defense, Persistent, Utility

Description

This minor manipulation of the Lattice allows the caster to perform cutting actions similar to scissors using two fingers, without risk of injury, for a cost of 1 point. The duration is indefinite.

Statistics

Accessory (Scissors; Sorcery, -15%) [1].

Archmagister's Counsel

A clever field expedient, Lord. While your personal Sorcerer carves a map from a napkin, your enemies will be fumbling for their sheers. Sometimes, the simplest plucking of the Lattice wins the day.

Keywords

Persistent, Utility

Description

This spell conjures a small vessel of force, serving as a persistent, mobile container. With a Concentrate maneuver, one can move this container at Move 1 within a 10-yard radius; exceeding this range disbands the construct. It costs 6 points to maintain indefinitely.

Statistics

Telekinesis 5 (One Task, Carrying, -65%; Sorcery, -15%; Visible, -10%) [5] + Hydrokinesis (Magical, -10%) [1].

Archmagister's Counsel

A fine way to pilfer sensitive documents from a Guild Wizard's office, my Lord. Remember, whether it’s Sorcery or their 'refined' methods, the outcome is the same.

Keywords

Persistent, Travel, Utility

Description

This Persistent Gate spell allows you to perceive, reflexively, the sights, sounds, and smells from the other side of an open Gate within 10 yards, as if you were looking through a window. The cost for this discerning glance across the Lattice is 50 points, and your IQ guides its effectiveness.

Statistics

Clairsentience (Accessibility, Only to scry gates, -80%; Aware, +50%; Fixed Range, -5%; Normal Sight, -20%; Second Nature, +70%; Sorcery, -15%) [50].

Archmagister's Counsel

This is how you watch a rival's movements through a well-placed portal, my Lord. It costs them nothing to open a gate; it costs you nothing to know their business, which is just as useful as knowing their thoughts.

Keywords

Buff, Defense, Healing, Information, No-Signature

Description

This cynical manipulation of the Lattice redirects Information spells targeting a primary subject onto a designated decoy. Both subjects must be within range during the 78-point casting. The effect lasts for five hours, allowing ample time for the deception to unfold. Range penalties, if applicable, are determined at casting, not when the actual scrying attempt occurs.

Statistics

Affliction 1 (Advantage, Scryfool, +580%; Extended Duration, 100x, +80%; Fixed Duration, +0%; Increased 1/2D, 10x, +15%; No Signature, +20%; Sorcery, -15%) [78]. Note: “Scryfool” is Obscure 10 (Information Spells; Cosmic, Redirects to a decoy, +100%; Defensive, +50%; Magical, -10%; No Area of Effect, -50%; Stealthy, +100%) [58].

Archmagister's Counsel

Employ this Lattice-work when you know your enemies are seeking information on a vital asset. Let them waste their efforts on a decoy, feeding them whatever 'truths' you wish, whilst your true target operates unhindered. It matters not if it is Wizardry or Sorcery; only the outcome of your deception matters.

Keywords

Information, Persistent

Description

This spell allows the caster to project their sight to an external point, operating reflexively, for 70 points at level 1, increasing by 5 points per additional level. Its range is special, and its duration is indefinite. This effect provides a continuous, subtle connection to the Lattice, making its use a seamless extension of the caster's will.

Statistics

Clairsentience (Clairvoyance, -10%; Fixed Range, -5%; Second Nature, +70%; Sorcery, -15%) [70].

Archmagister's Counsel

Understanding this Lattice-work means never being truly alone in a room. Use it to keep an eye on rivals, scout ahead, or simply ensure your 'accidents' are never truly unwitnessed. The Guild may call it 'Divination,' but I call it good intelligence.

Keywords

Area, Defense, Healing, Information, Leveled

Description

This 'hex' weaves an area of the Lattice, making it nearly impossible to scry, detect, or view with anything purporting to be an "Information Spell." The effect grants Obscure 10 (Information Spells), lasting eight hours, regardless of the system used—wizardry, sorcery, divine insight—it all gets muddled. Each additional level expands the affected area.

Statistics

Obscure 10 (Information Spells; Defensive, +50%; Extended Duration, 3,000x, +140%; Ranged, +50%; Sorcery, -15%; Stealthy, +100%; Variable, Area, +5%) [86]. Additional levels add more Area Effect (+50%) [+10].

Archmagister's Counsel

If you wish to keep your lord's activities private, this is far more reliable than trusting to fumbling guards and leaky servants. The Guild's best 'Remote Viewing' will be none the wiser.

Keywords

Buff, Defense, No-Signature, Persistent, Utility

Description

This manipulation of the Lattice grants the subject +3 to resist Seasickness and other forms of motion sickness. The basic application is self-targeting and lasts indefinitely, provided it is maintained, costing 2 points. An improved version, costing 17 points, can be cast at a range of 100 yards with a 30-minute duration, aimed via Innate Attack (Gaze).

Statistics

The basic version is Sea Legs (Extended Duration, 30x, +60%; Sorcery, -15%) [2]. The improved version is Affliction 1 (HT; Advantage, Sea Legs, +10%; Extended Duration, 10x, +40%; Fixed Duration, +0%; Increased 1/2D, 10x, +15%; No Signature, +20%; Sorcery, -15%) [17]. Note: “Sea Legs” is Sea Legs (Magical, -10%) [1].

Archmagister's Counsel

Naval commanders would do well to ensure their crew, especially those operating vital equipment, have this 'Lattice-work' applied before embarking on a potentially rough voyage. A stable hand on a rolling deck is worth a dozen seasick warriors.

Keywords

Damage, Debuff, Healing, Malediction, Melee, No-Signature, Resisted-HT, Touch

Description

Through a touch to the victim's face, this manipulation of the Lattice causes their mouth to vanish, leaving smooth skin. This is an Affliction 1 (HT) that applies the Divine Curse (No Mouth) disadvantage for 6 days. As a Melee Attack, Reach C, it's unparryable, with no signature, but requires a target's face for effect.

Statistics

Affliction 1 (HT; Disadvantage, Divine Curse (No Mouth), +30%; Extended Duration, 3,000x, +140%; Fixed Duration, +0%; Malediction 1, +100%; Melee Attack, Reach C, Cannot Parry, -35%; No Signature, +20%; Nuisance Effect, Must target face, -15%; Sorcery, ‑15%) [33].

Archmagister's Counsel

This spell is far more effective than any gag when you absolutely need someone silenced. A minor inconvenience for nobility, perhaps, but quite persuasive for capturing a troublesome informant.

Keywords

Defense, Information

Description

This manipulation of the Lattice allows a plant’s roots, which the caster is touching, to burrow through the earth and precisely locate buried items like oil, water, tunnels, or treasure. It requires concentration and costs 42 points, or 57 points for an improved version with extended range. The caster then uses their Perception (or IQ for thorough analysis) to interpret the results instantaneously. This effectively grants Detect Buried Objects (Precise, Selective) but with the encumbrance of a rooted plant.

Statistics

Detect Buried Objects (Accessibility, Caster must be touching a rooted plant, -40%; Nuisance Effect, Delay, -10%; Precise, +100%; Requires Concentrate, -15%; Selective Effect, +20%; Sorcery, -15%) [42]. The improved version adds Long-Range 1 (+50%) [+15].

Archmagister's Counsel

Rather than digging aimlessly, this bit of Lattice-plucking makes sure your miners hit paydirt every time, or that your sappers find the enemy's tunnels before they undermine your fortifications. Efficiency, my liege, is always profitable.

Keywords

Area, Control

Description

This instant manipulation of the Lattice applies preferred spices and seasoning to food within an area up to the spell's level in radius from the caster. The caster’s Cooking skill, not the magic, determines if the result is palatable.

Statistics

Control Food 1 (Cosmetic, Only to season, -80%; Ranged, +40%; Sorcery, -15%) [7]. Additional levels add Control Food +1 (Cosmetic, Only to season, -80%; Only increases area of effect, -50%; Ranged, +40%; Sorcery, -15%) [3/level]. As a special effect, this forms a hemispherical dome, not a cylinder.

Archmagister's Counsel

While this may seem trivial, a well-seasoned meal can boost morale or mask less-than-fresh provisions. A King who can instantly provide a feast, regardless of the larder, always has an advantage.

Keywords

Area, Control, Damage, Leveled, Persistent

Description

This spell compels existing dense seaweed to bind and restrain all within a 2-yard radius, providing Binding 15. Each additional level increases the Area of Effect by +2 yards. The target area must be aimed with an Innate Attack (Gaze) roll; a miss indicates scatter. The effect persists for 10 seconds.

Statistics

Binding 15 (Area Effect, 2 yards, +50%; Can be defended against, -5%; Environmental, Dense Seaweed, -60%; Persistent, +40%; Selective Area, +20%; Sorcery, -15%) [39]. The additional levels add more levels of Area Effect (+50%) [+15].

Archmagister's Counsel

Naval engagements are won, not by bigger ships, but by denying the enemy their ability to move. Cripple their swimmers, drown their boarding parties. It matters not if it's Sorcery or a prayer to the sea-god, only that the enemy is tangled.