Fuzion - Atomik Magick 2 Beta

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by  Mark Chase

Atomik Magick Second Edition
Beta version 2.4
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3-14-2000
Mark Chase

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A
tomik Magick: 2nd Edition
s i shgniTuo liapzuF - derewo Pnoizu Fyn aylbaviecno co tsllep slacitsatna fdn asmetsy sciga mgnidd aro fni
game. Primarily, magic and spell - gnitsac lliw ylno eb dnuof ni ralucatceps ysatnaf ,sdlrow tub ereht si on
nosaer yhw magic can't find its way into a modern or dark modern campaign. Magic may even have a place in
.sngia pa mrcea eiccrptaoospisrutuf
cigaM seifed eht seiradnuob fo taht hcihw ew wonk yb ,ecneics dna ereht era sa ynam cigam smetsys sa
ereht evah neeblpoep ,ss ne ,ordsiu negtfailolu ec er.hdtlr o,w sd n e sa,rfpsseoa udhhesoeTrryhreaatdpwn uoht
od .cigam nI eht laer ,dlrow cigam seod ton tsixe dna lla eseht smetsys era .eslaf tuB ni eht sesrevinu fo ,noitcif
fantasy, and fairy - tales, magic is all too re al. With Atomik Magick uoy dluohs eb elba ot ylkc ieutqaerc eht cigam
.ngiap mra uc enososiyltul esfpdoserd nluahsop sri udeto vay daenhrai s uemodeytsys
Atomik Magick dl udo eh trsene bedc diinnsgaenagpomuecldpni - in. It is not compatible with othe r magic
gulp - sni , hcus sa eht Shards of the Stone magic system . Atomik Magick sia n alternative magic plug - in,
elbatapmoc htiw tsom ysatnaf noizuF campaign, and offers greater flexablity, ,sno intop iodtnaaz inmaohttsuc yna
other magic metsys rof eht Fuzion .m eGtPsRys
Putting Magic in the Game

W
hat is Magic? magic. They have the talent and the gift to summon
.so m ssfrooe cwyotph geihmt
tI si siht noitseuq taht sah deusrupe ht
Magical Terms
smaerda dn snoisiv fo srehposolihpd na
stseirp rof revo evif dnasuoht .sraey tI si ton na ysae woleB era a wef cisab stpecnoc dna snoitinifedu oy
. srews nealpm i osen reare hdt n,anoitseuq wo nodkte eynam
What is magic? To quote from James Freake Maits and Mana: anaMircsed( deb )reilrae sie ht
ni sih drowerof ot suilenroC s'appirgA Occult force of magic. Maits are a measure of that force,
Philosophy , ew yam teg emos .aedi " To defend hcum sa smargolik era a serusaem fo ,thgiewr o
sttaw a erusaem fo lac.ilratictenleetop
kingdoms, to discover the secret counsels of men, to
overcome enemies, to redeem captives, to increase Source: ehT ecruoS si morf erehw eht anam ygrene
is tapped, and will vary from game world to gam e
riches, to procure the favor of men, to expel
.dlrow sihT nac eb latnemelE ro( secrof fo, )erutan
diseases, to preserve health, to prolong life, to renew
lraoci geam moesc (r,o)Fsre wcoiphc yesk pilla(tneM
youth, to foretell future events, to see and know
cifitneicsoduesp lasrevinU ,)rewop c inomeD
things done many miles off, and such like these, by
(common for evil sorcerers), Theurgical (from the
virtue of superior influences, may seem things
divine, i.e., Kabalistic magic), and so forth. A Sourc e
incredible; yet read but the ensuing treatise, and thou
yam osla eb a a,n"aem r"hoctuss sa ruoy nwo anaM
shalt see the possibility thereof confirmed both by
reason, and example." toN a dabcudortni tion, for looP eht( lausu ,)ecruoS a ,enotsanam ro r ehto
ygn na siken olreopehbic tcnfnoo.iccripgam gnidloh .ecalp rehtO secruoS yam edulcnil acigam
cigaM si ,ton dna reven sah ,neeb t uoba mana generators, or the Mana Pool of a familiar.
gnizalb sllaberif ro gnitropele tssorc a.stnenitnoc tI si Tapping: The act of extracting mana energy from a
a tseuq rof gnidnatsrednu dna eht tra fog nillortnoc .ecruos gnippaT otni a ecruoS yllausu seriuqera
dna gnissenrah eht secrof fo .erutan spahreP ti si a ritual, mediation, prayers, elemental invocation, or
gnilaeh dnah ro a yldaed ;esruc a evitcudese vol laiceps lacof snrettap dna lacigolortsa . snoi tidnoc
potion or a ritual to bring floods and famine. Magic is ecnO ,deppat anam nac eb delennahc morf e ht
not black or white, good or evil. But most importantly .t eo g terancairtuos
of all, magic is not at thing . cigaM si a ;ssecorpa Channeling: ecnO a ecruoS sah neeb,deppaT e ht
;yhposolihp a yaw fo gniees dna noc trolling the y d gamener nol aceeare dcrnhmfnenuetnbaoaShC
.dl rloawrutan desucoF otni a tegrat ,flesruoy( a ,lleps ro aa nam
nI trohs dna elpmis ,smret cigam si n a fo tnuoma niatrec a lennahC ylno nac egam A .)erots
external force of the universe controllable by certain a,ny agdmreesnaeb no lwuofhre we oh,pyl lsaicipyt(
,secitcarp ,setir ,slobmys dna .stnegaer Mana , sa ti 01 ot 51 stiam yreve .)ruoh tI si elbissop to over
is called, is this force. Mana is a manifestation of the Channel (called Suffusing), but this is very
mechanics of the unive esr ,flesti eht taergc imsoC .suoregnad
enihcaM fo ,noitaerC dna stsixe nihtiw yreveg niht Focusing: revenehW a deppaT ecruoS s i
that is real, the very fabric which binds Creation itself ,delennahC ti tsum eb desucoF e rehwemos
.rehtegot esiwrehto( eht ygrene si tsuj .)tsol ehT tegrat foa
Magic itself is not na lanretni .ecrof , anaM sucof tsum eb elba ot tpecxe anam . ygre ne
rof eht tsom ,trap si na edistuo ecrof hcihwc igam t eeglrbaattpeccA lanretni ruoy ,tsac gnieb slleps era s
strseusmu ,l, s ostued rsucrnteboea nn(fhsorticah a anaM ,looP ro emos lanretxe anam erots hcus( sa a
little mana in every living thing). What this means is ,enotsanam tub eseht evah stimil fo rieht.)nwo
taht lacigam srewop era ylpmis ,slliks dna not Holding: A egam nac dloh a niatrec tnuoma fow ar
"larutanrepus" srewop ta .lla fI uoy deen ot nraela anam ygrene ro slleps rof retal .esu woH hcume h
lleps rof ,noitcerruseR neht htiw tsuj a wef skeew fo can hold is limited dna seriuqer emos troffe d na
, yu ndonru.yaattcesil anaM a dellac si sihT .elttil a ylno teba ,noitartnecnoc
hguohtlA siht si ,eurt ton enoyreve si capable ,looP dna si yllacipyt neewteb51 - 30 Maits. If not
fo gnissenrah esoht .srewop ylnO esoht ohwn ac desu ti lliw ylwols etapissid no sti ,nwo dna f i
lennahc eht evissam stnuoma fo anam , ygrene noitartnecnoc si tsol hguorht( , amuart
gnisucof meht dna gnitalupinam meht nace rujnoc ,ssensuoicsnocnu ,peels ,)cte it will completely
fo secrof citoahc dna dliw eht lortnoc dna manWah .y .etaropave gnidloH a anaM looP si ylno r of
is this? Some individuals are simply more tuned with yraropmet ,esu yllausu doog rof ylno a yad ro. os
."l oao nPganMi seUe"S
Casting: gnikaM a .lleps oT "tsaC" snaem ot, mrof diffhearveen tm ay You systtcehumis.st omoifz ation
ton ot throw , hguoht a lleps nac eb tsac dna dekovni Booster Chars for different Magic System if you have
ta eht emasit .em o Ttsa c , y alagtlnrseaeupmnmse multiple magic systems in your campaign.
gnisucoF hguoht ro ,ecalp gnidloh a morf elbaliava eb
.a ndaemlennahC Mana Pool (MP)
Invoking: gnitavitcA a lleps taht sah neeb .tsac sihT ruoY anaM looP a( devireD )citsiretca rsaihC
can be done immediately after casting, or if the spell
woh hcum anam ygrene uoy na c,sse n,rearhots dna
si decalp ni a ,"dloh" hcus sa a anaM Pool,
.lortnoc ruoY anaM looP )PM( slauqe Mage Stat +
manastone, or familiar. It can be invoked at a later
(Booster Char) x P (for Potential). With a Mana
time using an Activation Condition (which must have
looP fo ,03 uoy nac ylefas lortnoc pu ot 03 stiamf o
.esar h rpdor oyawllau s,u)gnits agCnir utd enseeb
anam .ygrene uoY nac ylno lennahcs o hcum anam
Summoning: Calling a thing from one place to otni ruoy anaM ,looP nevig yb ruoy anaM. gnitaR
.rehtona yllausU ni ecnerefer ot gnillacrips stir o
ta hr wowfol eebeS "P".sn aem
,snomed tub osla yna tros fo noitatroppa fo ,lairetam

,slamina ro sgnieb nac eb dere dginsinnoocmmus sa
Mana Potential Multiple
well. Summing spells are either forms of apportation
ehT P ni eht noitauqe ot etalucl aacnaM looP
ro lanoisnem i,dnoitropelet htiw eht ytiliba ot kees tuo
stands for "Potential". It is a control variable which
a cificeps tegrat ro epyt fo egrat .t yehTs yawla
swolla eht MG ot roliat woh tnetopgam se era rof sih
.e yrltg iaarafueeeoqdrneger
gameworld. The default for Atomik Magick si5
Distending: gnicroF erom anam ygrene otni a anaM
world).magical average above an for (good may This
looP naht ti nac .eldnah sihT nac eb enod ots 'eno
eb erom ro ssel rof rehto ,sdlrow gnidneped noe ht
nwo anaM ,looP ro ot lanretxe sloop hcus s a
.ecner esf'eMrGp
senotsanam ro .srailimaf ynA ,esac gnidnetsids i
Mana Pool Potential Variable "P"
uor eygrneavd neigam atdnenamr eepsu an cad cnsa
rewop laer elttil evah segaM 1
. gnenuhortl
ah segaM rewop etaredom ev 2
Suffusing: gnilennahC erom anam ygrene naht uoy rewop tnacifingis evah segaM 3 -4
nac ylefas .eldnah sihT nac eb sa taerg sa% 05
Mages are powerful (default) 5
higher; however, any mistake or fumble can literally lufrewop yrev era segaM 6 - 7
. s r eo eec htfslias o uigaeepahcmtuder imed ekil era segaM -sdog 8 -9
!sdog era segaM 01
M uoY nac syawla yub erom .PM sihT tsoc si denimreted ybe ht
agical Characteristics r e.i"lPp"it lum oTeg t +P MP costs 5 OP . o Sfi P si 5 u noyayucb
5+ PM rof 5 .PO fI P si 01 uoy nac yub 01+ PM rof 5 .PO fI P si 1
To be a mage you must have a talent for
.no os dna ,PO 5 rof PM 1+ yub nac uoy
lleps .gnitsac EGAM ro( emos )rehto sia
wen yramirP citsiretcarahC taht senimreted w oh Mana Rating (MR)
lufrewop fo a egam uoy .era uoY yame tutitsbus
RM a( devireD )citsiretcarahC s enimreted
EGAM rof emos rehto citsiretcarahC fi uoy ,esohc ro
woh tsaf uoy nac lennahc anam ygrene morf i st
you may even hav e multiple types of Magical
ecruos dna otni ruoy anaM .looP RM si lauqe ot ruoy
scitsiretcarahC rof tnereffid sepyt fo cigam s resu
(Mage Stat + Booster Char) x C . uoY eriuqca siht
(WfIWoZir z ardTsfHT,oRh r e urgic(aDli vinmea)g ic,
ynam anaM stnioP yreve Time Unit fog nilennahc
. )dh ntoarsof
activity (see Mana Rating Dial). You may divide this
erehT era osla a rebmun fo wend evireD
.,sc d ett n r t eueuroduorotounnteaRoiipryfM
. D d ,g ,neRMeParMsM ae;hst'citsiretcarahC

Magic (MAGE or others) Mana Channeling Multiple
ehT C ni eht noitauqe senimreted eht etar ta
woH hcum lacigam laitnetop uoy. s sessop
hcihw anam nac eb Channeled per unit of time
Commoner's have no MAGE (or very little), but
,sruoh( ,setunim ees .)woleb "C" nac eb neewteb1
srerecros tsum evah emos level yllamron neewteb 1
to 5, but 3 is default for Atomik Magick. This may
to 10 (3 being average). There may be different
eb erom ro ssel rof rehto ,sdlroweped gnidn noe ht
"Mage Stats" (called MAGE, ELMT, QBL, WIZ,
.ecner esf'eMrGp
,ARBA ,RBADK ,)revetahw ed gnidnep no r uoy
Mana Channeling Multiple Variable "C"
,ngiapmac tub EGAM si .tluafed uoY dluohso sla
wols ylsuoidet si gnilennahC 1
.)wo l secabi(tsiretcar a"hrCets ok ocaBi"p
wols tahwemos si gnilennahC 2

Channeling is average (default) 3
The Booster Char
tsaf si gnilennahC 4
ehT retsooB citsiretcarahC nac eb, gnihtyna tsaf yrev si gnilennahC 5
sa denifed yb eht MG rof sih .ngiapmac tI si yllausu uoY nac osla esaercni ruoy .RM sihTc tso si denimreted ybe ht
something like INT, CON, or eve n eht egaM tatS sa( r e.i"lCp"it lum oT teg +C MR costs 5 OP y un. b a uf oscCoi3Siy
3+ RM rof 5 .PO fI C si 5 uoy nac yub 5+ RM rof 5 .PO fI C si 1
,)evoba dna sti esoprup si ot "yfisrevid" e ht
.no os dna ,PO 5 rof RM 1+ yub nac uoy
revewoh uoy hsiw rof ruoy ngiapmac sa( fi u oy
Mana Rating Dial haven't figured th at out yet), and any alternative
By default, the Time Unit for your Mana .tnetsis n.teoe sbclubJatpe c ecsradaohtem
gnitaR )evoba( dluohs eb ni Hours . sihT si rofn a oT esu egaM sa a tnelaT uoy nac egrahc3
egareva ysatnaf dlrow hcus( sa eno deledomr etfa OP per level of Mage (like any Talent), or 5 OP per
D&D erehw cigam sresu era nommoc dna .)lufrewop level of Mage to make it more expensive (Magic is
,rev eew rol o Ha,mycssigapnt yinhttactfuess sa tahw exotic, after all). You may also taert egaM saa
uoy dnif ni slevon ro ,seivom dluohs eb .ssel nIa rewoP sa( rep .)srewoprepuS roF siht uoy n ac
us ciorehrep cigam gnittes hcus( sa ni e minA egrahc 1 PP rep ,leveL ro fi uoy leef siht tsoc si oot
,)ysatnaF segam yam eb elba ot tsac nevehtrae - ,wol uoy yam egrahc 2 ,PP ro 3 PP rep ,leveLr o
gnirettahs slleps yrev.ylkciuq revetahw uoy leef si tseb rof ruoy ngiapmacd na
RM si derusaem ni setunim taht( ,si htiw RM emag .dlrow uoY dluow evah tnereffid egaM stnelaT
5 uoy egrahcer 5 PM ni eno .)etunim sihT nace b .met scyi SgeauMq ih ncr)uaosefre wrooP(
:wole bs anwo dr op udelacs anaM looP dna anaM gnitaR erad etaluclac
Campaign Style MR Time Scale sa .evoba fI uoy dl uroewhta resu DNE rof cigam sa(
dlroW cigaM elbigilgeN syaD ni fi ti erew a )rewoprepus uoy yam od ,os dna suht lla
dlroW cigaM woL stinu ruoh 6 ni .t s D oeNscrEganit sti slPoMc
Average Magic World (default) in hours
* dlroW cigaM egarevA evobA stinu etunim 02 ni Which Characteristic for Spells?
dlroW cigaM repuS stinu etunim 5 ni oD slleps esu EGAM ro HCET sae ht
ageM -dlroW cigaM setuniM ni
esab ?citsiretcarahc spahreP neveg nihtemos
oW lacigaM detimilnU dlr sdnuoR ni
tu b,sllik srewo Pes Uyllacisa ber aslle p ?Sesle
* Basically 3 times faster
ton ni eht lacipyt .esnes uoY od ton evaha

Example: ehT stluafeD rof kimotA kcigaM era MAGE sae ht power to create a fireball, only the skill ot noihsaf a
,cits il radecntiacgaarmahC CON si erhe tt.sroaohBC P is 5 dna C
fireball spell fr mo ruoy egdelwonk fo.cigam
is 3 no i tfa onr io PmfeMr hedttn ea,dR Mdn ar ue omtii TnrUof RM
is Hours . aM x eh tsuga Msah a 2 ni EGAM dna a 5 ni .NOC siH neoh iT,ltslsnieituasq mseir EGAM eht esab
a nlaoMo Ps isu h,t53 2( + )5 x g n,i 5neah en matcu p""ni pu ot 53 ?citsiretcarahc ehT MG sah eht noitpo ot esuy na
stiam fo an aymgren edna dloh , tliortn o,cti ro esu ,ti ta ynan evig
citsiretcarahc eh .sehsiw roF tsom ,sngiapmacs iht
.emit siH a nganMita Rsi ,12 2( + )5 x ,g3nina eemh nlaecnnahc
dluohs eb rehtie eht egaM tatS ro ,HCET tube reht
nam a ygrene otni sih loop ta a etar fo 12 stiam rep ruohf o
gni l.eyntniavhiCtca sihT dluow eb 1 tiam yreve 3 ,setunimn ehw era gnorts stnemugra rof rehto .s tsuJ esuaceba
.tuo detaluclac naicigam yam evah a wol EGAM yam ton ylirassecen

naem eh selbmuts hguorht neve eht tselpmis .slleps
Magical Defense (MgD)
ehT MG tsum enifed tahw citsiretcarahc sllepsl liw
MgD is a fully optional Derived Characteristic e.s nurgo ifsaiphmac
,DM( yb eht ,yaw si latneM . )esnefeD Mage Stat: Obviously, your "Mage Stat" (MAGE or
Normally, eht ylno yaw ot dnefed t sniaga s)nirahecthtO .citsiretcara hecs asadbae seub

magic is to make a Magical Defense Role TECH: tso Me s rUselwlo iPek ss,uHCE Tos yhw ton
ees( retal ni siht ,)txet hcihw si yllausu desabn o ?cigam htiW HCET sa a ,esab slleps eral acinhcet
bpyr otfeucrttihoengr i ves MgD DEX. or WILL, CON, slliks taht nac eb denrael dna ,deretsam onr ettam
itself. magic against Armor Magical of sort a providing .e rua oeyg alamufrew o rpkoa ewwoh
ynA egamad ro lacigame ffect has its overall effect WILL: "Magick is the art and science of causing
detcartbus yb siht rebmun ralimis( ot eht yawn utS change to occur in conformity with Will." (Aleister
. ) eseskenrSeofweD Defending Against Magic. D gM .)y eol SwLoLr I CnWcaic t rseoibfr eet hcetasraabhC
satahgu o ebtbsum Talent ta t 1rnDeig poM3p.PO . so ls d.llcoce Aioiprhggsocafymsp
INT: If magic is determined only by a mastery of
And the Other MAGE?
lautcelletni egdelwonk sa( citsilabaK cigaM yameb )
sA retal uoy llahs ,ees EGAM si ton eht ylno neht TNI dluohs eb eht esab .citsiretcarahc s ihT
Magical Characteristic, it is only the default one. In sekam cigam hcum erom yllatnem detneiro dna suht
worlds with a different magic system, or multiple . src eiy snlooottlihcsgpils
,seno EGAM lliw eb detutitsbus yb r ehtona PRE: eht eb ERP dluohs ecnatsmucric erar a ni ylnO
Characteristic, for example, ELMT (for esab .citsiretcarahc fI cigam ylsuoigiler ,desaba
.)msilatnemelE anaM slooP dna anaM y revoceR tseirp thgim deen ah hgi ERP ot esaeppa sih dog ro
anre telsa e rheot mf eakhsrtow tive Characteristics. sih srewollof ot dleiw eht rewop fo thgim dna!cigam
DEX: emoS slleps yam eriuqer ylhgihs uoretxed
Mage Talent?
snoitom dna dnah stnemevom yllaicepse( yranoisullI
Alternative to having a MAGE .)slleps fI siht si eht ,esac XED thgim eb ehte sab
,citsiretcarahC egaM yam eb a tnelaT r o ,citsiretcarahc tubET HC yam llits eb a retteb .eciohc
eyye mlahsaewtass i. crse ek rswrpioohPwT nI eht laer ,dlrow cigamthgils( - of - ) dynlalhae rsi XED

above. Atomik Magick nac ebd erugifnoc !desab
Multiple: Complicating matters, but much more magic, it is certainly viable to use both systems
realistici st hatd ifferents pellsw illh aved ifferentb ase ( Magick dna Psioniks .) ,rebmemeR yeht erat on
.scitsiretcarahc latneM slleps thgim eb desabn o d etcsnnailaahgbcaae rehto -- cigaM lliw eb regnorts
WI ,LL yrdraziW slleps desab ffo ,EGAMe gdelwonK .s re hlntuiofre weo rpsocmino i ds,npsaa eer manois
slleps desab no ,TNI dna noitaerC slleps desabn o
S
pell Casting 101
.HCET sihT si a hcum erom decnalab yaw fo gniod
cigam dna lla sMG era degaruocne ot ta t sael cigaM si not ekil .srewoprepus No Power
redisnoc siht .noitpo yehT tsum eton hcihws llepS Points are used for anything . Magical spells
e ssueirogetaC .scitsiretcar athachw are simply skills , gnihton ,erom gnihton. ssel
yehT eraliks ls that call upon and invoke the magical
Deciding on a "Booster Char"
.secrof ,revewoH ylno a egam eno( htiw al acigaM
ehT retsooB citsiretcarahC si desu otw olla citsiretcarahC fo 1 ro )erom nac esu s lleps
neve wol - level mages to have some sort of .kr otw'n otws usjlle pe sh,tesiwr e.h ytlOlufsseccus
capabilities. It is important to remember that in many
• hcaE lleps si a ,lliks thguob sa yna yranidro lliks
sesac cigam si detaler ot rehto tcepsa fo n a .g P nuOiosYu a evah ot evah ylirassecen ton od
individual, such sa sih ,ecnegilletni lacisyhp, rewop skill in the spell to cast it, but it helps.
, ydt ni. alhoatsnro osfr ern rpe osotesiFshahotetorB
• ehT esaB citsiretcarahC rof cigam slleps ,siy b
rahC si dedda otni eht snoitauqe rof anaM looP dna
default, either MAGE or TECH. See the above
anaM .gnitaR ehT retsooB rahC nac neve ebe ht
.scitsiretca r nanohoiCtces
Mage Stat itself.
• ehT egaM tatS netfo( )EGAM senimretedr uoy
gnidiceD no a retsooB rahC si hcum e kil
rewop niigam .c ehT rehgih ti ,si eht erom slleps
diced gni no tahw citsiretcarahC slleps esus uoiverp(
uo yn aecv aldh u nyfea errlheoltwmio.wpeb
.)cipot uoY dluoc esu eht emas eno sa ,taht roa
• ehT egaM tatS si thguob ta retcarahcn oitaerc
different one to diversify magic even more. For
with CP. Yes, it can be improved later (5 OP).
,ecnatsni I dnif NOC dna TNI ot eb doog seciohc rof
• gnitsaC slleps sesu anaM .stnioP ruoYa naM
the Booster and it seems fairly logical given the
looP senimreted woh hcum anam uoyac . enro ts
erutan of magic and effects shown in fiction and
MP is a derived characteristic.
.ysatnaf LLIW si doog rof erom cihcyspd etneiro
• tnereffiD cigaM smetsyS yam tnarg sesunobr o
,cigam erehw sa HCET thgim eb elbatius rof a erom
. ss ne lsipfle ayoeiottpttrsleacnep
formal or ritualistic magic system.

If you have multiple Magic Systems (say
N
MAGE, ELMT, QBL, HOLY, for instance), uoyn ac ew Magical Skills
have different Booster Chars for each. CON for nI yreve lacigam ,dlrow wen dnal ausunu
MAGE, WILL for ELMT, TECH for QBL, and PRE for slliks era netfo .dnuof ynaM segamw onk
.YLOH esehT era tsuj ym .snoitadnemmocer e eS ton ylno woh ot esu dna ekam ,sllepst ub
New Magic Systems for more details. e g edn. re o ce ulfoihetwosgtv aolaannamhk
erehT si a ,regnad .revewoh sihTs wolla
neve a EGAM 1 draziw htiw aB retsoo rahC fo 01 ot Alchemy - sihT si eht tlucco yduts fo eht yrtsimehc
of magic. Alchemy uses the mana that is within all
yllaitnetop evah sa hcum rewop sa a EGAM 5r o
,sgniht dna si a lliks taht yam eb desu yb non -
retaerg naicigam htiw na egareva retsooB .rahC t I
magicians. Basically, this is magical chemis (ItNrTy).
dluohs eb ,deton ,revewoh taht eh lliw ton e vah
ylraen sa hcum control. This is often seen in fiction Demonology - y golon osmieD eht yduts fo snomed
and their names. This is an ancient and difficult skill,
erehw eht hsarb gnuoy oreh sahssam ive potential,
tub nac eb etiuq .lufesu hguohT ygolonomed sit on
tub llits sah a gnol yaw ot og sa raf sa gninraeld na
inherently evil, the practice of summon demons can
gnidna t.ssreeodgnu nI on yaw nac enoemos htiw 0
eb ylemertxe .suoregnad Atalonomed re eno(o hw
EGAM esu siht ot niag emos lacigam .srewop fI uoy
snommus )snomed dluohs eb na t repxe
evah orez lacigaM citsiretcarahC uoy evah 0 PM dna
pl e oh,ttr a np,ide s sulili kes h stsi i. htTsigolonomed
. 0tr,ae RhtoMwtnam
n.osmnm)ouTmsNeId(

Magic and Psionics? Lore -ega fo egdelwonk dna ytirailimaf a si sihT - dlo
tales and traditions involving supernatural, mythical,
tI si ,elbissop hguoht ton ,elbasivda o t
dna lacigamirots .se sihT yam evo rlpufesu ni sdlrow
gu lsprew olPat n eeatMaroprocni - sa hcus( ni Atomik
erehw cigam si detoor ni htym dn a.noigil)eTrNI(
Psioniks ) gnola edis Atomik Magick in a campaign.
ehT wen noitide fo Atomik Magick allows for mental Occultism - Occultism is the study or practice of
matters involving magic and the supernatural in the
seitiliba ot eb detalumis yb lacigam srewop e es(
modern world. At level 2, your knowledge is limited
ysP cihc cigaM rednu weN cigaM . )s metsyS
ot ,ysatnaf charlatans, and fringe religions. At level 4
,revewoH fi ni ruoy emag dlrow latnem s rewop
dna ,evoba uoy nigeb ot mrof a reraelc erutcip tuoba
indeed follow completely different laws of nature than
cigam dna tlucco .srettam sihT lliks yam ebd edeen
ot tpmetta ot nialpxe yna larutanr e,peucsnerrucco ro ylpmis ,)eil dna esuaceb fo siht eht MG dluohsl lor
try to identify or study one. This is, primarily, a ylterces rof eht.tegrat
nredom lliks desu ni a 'lacitpeks' .dlrow tI yame b Magical Defense [X]
)T N.Id(l rl oa ywcnri iagasasmecennu sihT si thguob sa a tnelaT ta( 3 PO rep )level tub nac
Relicology - .sc ill aeec rgifdg o eas lmi swheioThntk citsire todcs e aletsdrabsaeai vhlaiCreD E. a chl evel
This skill is used to help identify magical items. At sevig 3+ DgM fo .noitcetorp eeS lacigaMe snefeD
level 2 ruoy egdelwonk si desab ylniam noe rolklof debircsed ,reilrae ro Defending Against Magic, later
na dseviw - tales, giving no true knowledge. At level 4 in this text.
uoy evah nugeb ot nrael fo sciler taht yllaer nac ylurt Magical Empathy
work and prove useful. At level 6 and above, you lacigaM yhtapmE skrow ralimis ot l autcepsA
.) sTlcN uiIw fl(oeyrenmlerkouwsrotp Empathy, but for magic. In a magical place (an
(Magic System) (Spell Category) -Tih.uem.a,t urgy detnahcne ,tserof a s'draziw ,rewot ).cte ro nie ht
ro elE ,msilatnem .cte sihT si egdelwonk fo w oh proximity of a magic user, magical item or creature,
ot desu si lliks sihT .ti lortnoc ot woh dna skrow cigam he will feel the force of magic prickling energetically
tsac slleps thgiarts morf ,skoob ro etaerc wen .slleps .noitacid nhic uesm or,soeni ps sinhw o,dkc es ninho
tsoM doog segam evah siht ,lliks sa tsom y ojne Magical Resistance [X]
gnitsac slleps erom naht yeht od gninrael . meht Magical Resistance is different from Magical
erehTa er lareves sepyt fo cigaM metsyS ,slliks eno .esnefeD tI sekam a nosrep harder to hit will a spell
rof hcae ralucitrap llepS gnitsaC yrogetaC , .e.i( saerehw( DgM sekam ti harder to effect mehte cno
Thaumaturgy) . t Idluoh s edbeton esda Thaumaturgy .)tih hcaE level fo lacigaM ecnatsiseR sesaercniy b
(Sensory Spells) ro Elemental (Enchantment Spells) , 1+ yna VD lloR edam ot dnefed tsniaga a hostile or
.desu si metsys cigam tahw no gnidneped ,htrof os dna friendly .ll e peseS Defending Against Magic.
N Mental Defense [X]
ew Magical Talents
sihT si thguob sa a tnelaT ta( 3 PO rep )level tub nac
nI yreve lacigam ,dlrow wen stnelat d na osla eb detsil sa .ci tas idreevt icraerDah ChcaE level
laiceps seitiliba era netfo .dnuof segaM sa sevig 3+ DM fo .noitcetorp tI sdda ruoye cnatsiseR
llew sa srenommoc ekila yam s sessop and Spells Mental all against protection providing roll,
eseht ,stnelat dna emos dluoc eb etiuq erawanuf o latnem rewop s from Atomik Psioniks ro r ehto
them. These Talents may directly affect magic, or latnem rewop gulp - .sni eeS Defending Against
could in fact b e magical or mystical in some other Magic, later in this text.
flaeITAsvfalh(e lliil Oe onsPcnnd .3ot.i ss ct a btye d Visionary
na )X nac eb nekat ni eht ,tnelaT hcael anoitidda y mk acy eubyrrldtlsanoi s yauercora cyansooA iasiV
level will cost another 3 OP. snoisiv fo eht erutuf ro tneserp stneve raf .yawa sihT
si a mrof fo maerd desabngocerP .noiti sihT dluohs
Aspectual Empathy
be used by the GM to give brief but beneficial
lautce pyshAtapmE stsixe ylno ni sdlrow erehw ereht
gniwodahserof dna snoisiv gnilleterof erutufs tneve
si a raelc ,suoigiler ,lacisyhpatem rol arutanrepus
relevant to the campaign.
noitcnitsid neewteb dooG dna .livE l autcepsA
M
yh tsakpr motEwros fo e kr ie.lgensanDeS nI ro raen age Characters
a place of "Good" or "Evil" or in the proximity of a
tuohguorhT noitcif dna ysatnaf ereht e ra
nosrep ro erutaerc fo ,hcus eh lliw leef eht ecneserp
segam fo yreve elbatnuoc .epyt erehT era
of "Good" or "Evil" (and varying degrees thereof).
suoedihiw sehct dna lufituaeb ;sesserecrosy lredle
sihT si a tnatsnoc gnileef -- in a Temple of Light he
sdraziw dna eriftips elttab - ;segam sretsnom d na
lliw leef ssendoog lla ;dnuora ni eht eltsaC foe ht
snomed ohw tsac cigam htiw ,ytinupmi dnat aerg
Vampire King he will feel evil and darkness.
. st rlaacig ae m hfstorets ae mro ahsweiti ed dnsadog
Danger Sense [X]
ll An ad c eheesttsbeaiele w.hurfctrcoigam
,yllacisaB a tnenamrep regnaD esneS .lleps regnaD
A cigam resu luohs d eb tliub sa y na
es nsekSceh c,eyrlala ce idttaaammot uea httseuqer
retcarahc ni .noizuF eH yam osla evah rehto laiceps
fo eht .MG ehT retcarahc tsum ekam al ufsseccus
,srewop hcus sa srewoprepus ro ,scinoisp tub sihts i
regnaD esneS kcehc llor( 01 + leveL + )6D3 tsniaga
tnedneped nopu eht s'dlrowemag .snoitcirtser t soM
a tegrat rebmun fo .02 eeS Danger Sense magical
mages are fairly powerful, and will have at least
effect for more details.
cioreH scitsiretcarahc dnaitpO no ,stnioP tub eht MG
Empathy (or Personal Empathy)
.t isfe e essehase hntgis slaliw
lanosreP yhtapmE sa( desoppo ot eht rehto o wt
All mages must have a Magical
)sepyt swolla uoy ot niag na revo lla "gnileef" rofa
c i .te)seeisvr(o eb etas cusaairch aetw hBosCnekam
nosrep uoy .teem uoY tsum ekam na TNI llor sesrev
nevele scitsiretcarahc eht MG yam rehtie esoohco t
their INT + 10 (or + a die roll), and if successful the
tuo daerps ot sreyalp eht ecrof ro PC artxe emos evig
MG tsum llet uoy tahw uoy "leef" tuobaeht m (if you
gnidne pesht of their CP more thriftily!
fail, the GM can tell you that you feel nothing, or
ecnO eht cigam smetsys evah neeb ,desived Aptitudes
lr leeitbwc a hr scaniih eh hcrssw eo adyhehnachaltp
emoS segam era erom detnelat n i
ekat mih tel yam MG ehT .og ot tes si eh ,fo draziw a
certain areas of magic, while lacking in all the
a wef gnitrats ,slleps spahrep neve a cigam meti ro a
tser a( egaM ,tnavaS uoy thgim . )yas
magical tome. Very wef gnitrats sretcarahcd luohs
mamage a Therefore, edutitpA laiceps a evah y
eb sretsam fo eh tlacig.asmtra
y)rs ae ym d hrinudtaritn idPaiaswn(tteorppceAyectS

system magic the firnodme pendenits This magic. of
Permanent Magical Abilities
y rtooatthctid atr ot e,nntbsno uwacebochnk .me tsys
Permanent abilities are magical
A cidraB egaM nac evah na edutitpa niy goloisyhP
stnemtnahcne yletanni dnuob ot na laudividni
Spells, making him a cidraB .relaeH woH tuoba na
being. This is effectively the same as it is for
Elven Elementalist? Or for really bad news combos,
tnenamrep lacigam smeti ees( ehtes noitc no
!srecnamo ro hco tcedrutNoooaofwV
Magic Items ,) dna hcus seitiliba era detaerc yllacisab
A egam nac evah na edutitpa ni ynal lepS
eht .emas ,revewoH tsom serutaerc htiw h cus
Casting Category of magic (giving him a title such as
srewop era nrob htiw meht hcus( sa snogardg nivah
Elementalist, Healer, and so forth). You ma y have
individual fire spells, flight spells, and so forth). Very
. yradnoc ee Snd oneadutit pyArami rePno It costs no
wef snamuh era nrob htiw yna lacigam abilities, but
points ot evah na ,edutitpa tub ereht era o sla
yeht era nommoc htiw lacigam serutaerc hcuss a
.segatnavdasid
,s n,o sg,nasirkfdsfiilrigs.acbte
oT kcip ruoy yramirP dna y radnoceS
ekiL na detnahcne ,meti a t nenamrep
,sedutitpA og hguorht eht tsil fo llepS seirogetaC dna
magically ability is a pattern of magio - machinery,
kcip eht owt uoy tnaw eno( rof yramirP dna enor of
latnemele ,ecnesse ro cirehte yrtiucric ro( ,)revetahw
.)yradnoceS ekaM a eton fo .siht uoY nacn etfo
d n ouettohabtm erial of the being -- "ctiora cbaul iet "
ekam pu emos eltit rof ruoy retcarahc desab no ruoy
lennahc anam ygrene otni ,nrettap lortnoc ,ti d na
,edutitpa rof ,ecnatsni htiw a yramirp edutitpa n i
sucof ti ot etaerc a derised lleps.stceffe
Elemental ,slleps dna er'uoy ton tsuj a ,egame r’uoy
lacigaM seitiliba era detaerc tsuj s a
an Elementalist.
permanently enchantments for magical items.
• ehT PM ygrenE deriuqer yb eht lleps s i
However, the individual being must p ya PO lauqe ot
the original MP base cost of the spell ton( gnidulcni automatically half for any spell in the Primary
.y reodguettiatcpA
eht dedda tsoc fo )ecnenamreP ni redro ot evah eht
• llA slleps ni eht yradnoceS yrogetac e ra
lanoitidda .ytiliba sA ,yllausu eh tsum eb elbao t
unaffected, and have no modifier.
lennahc eht deriuqer anam ygrene otni eht llepso t
use it. Any combination of alter e t yasgnercernueos • ehT PM ygrenE deriuqer yb eht slleps in all
yam eb deralced when the ability is created h csuas( other categories si ta %05+ ro(.)5.1x
ehT cigaMmetsyS uoy esu nac osla tceffe eht lleps
ddn aE renfot.uos)tnPSiM
.seirogetac sihT si ylpmis a yaw fo gnitartnecnoc no
A lacigam ytiliba nac eb denrub otni n a
for thdiiss allomwa y GM The magic. of fiecledr tain a
individual just as it can for enchanting magical items.
.seirog entiaactrec
,revewoH eht nosrep tsum yap eht PO tsoc lauqe( ot

ehtro lanigi esab )PM erofeb taht ytilibas emoceb
pell Casting Categories
available to him. It will remain dormant or latent until
There are several different Spell Casting
this requirement is met. Such abilities are often
seirogetaC ton( sessen yliras detaler ot e ht
detnarg yb sdog ro rehto lufrewop sgnieb sa stfigr o
.sdrawer snomeD dna rehto tnaercsim sgnieby am Effect Type .) esehT seirogetaC lliw e b
al os tnarg hcus seitiliba ni egnahcxe rof ytlayold na dessucs indi r eshntooitc edsna ni Atomik Grimoire.
oT esu slleps ni taht yrogetac uoy tsum ezilaiceps ni
services. Extremely powerful magic items and relics
yam osla esuac a nosrep ot niag lacigam seitiliba ni ti htiw ruoy Magic System skill, for instanance,
.y aswiht Thaumaturgy(Creation Spells).
sdraziW dna rehto cigam sresu nac tnahcne Spell/Skill Categories
themselves or others to create magical abilit .sei ehT noitaerC dna( )yportnEsllepS
Elemental (Primal) Spells
actual process is different from enchanting items, but
Knowledge (Wisdom) Spells
eht ,tsoc ,emit dna rehto lacitsitats stnemeriuqer era
lat n)ecMihcyssPl(lepS
exactly the same. Treat creating magical abilities the
tnemevoM )noitatroP(sllepS
.les ammgcaen istisgitaa nmraehpcne Natural (Shamanic) Spells
enoynA htiw tnenamrep lacigam seitilibaw ill Necromancy (Spiritual) Spell
dnats tuo sa very lacigam ot tceteD dna eeSc igaM ygoloisyhP )gnilaeH(sllepS
.cig aemsn en satca hsterutae ry cnor,atoslleps Sensory (Wyrdsight )sllepS
Summoning (Conjuring) Spells
Temporal (Chronomancy) Spells
Wizardry (Enchantment) Spells
S
T The Law of Attractions - Like attracts like, but
he Laws of Magic
setisoppo osla .tcartta oT tcartta ygrene fo a
cigaM si eht tra fo gnilennahc dnag niretla ralucitrap ,tros eno tsum tup tuo ygrene fo ar alimis
the energies of magic at will. The Universe .tros llA seigrene na d srettap nac eb tilps o tni
dna lla sgniht nihtiw era detaler ot e no seigrene ro snrettap fo gni s,ospcpiotsiretcarahc dna
rehtona dna tnedneped nopu eht .elohw e hT hcae lliw niatnoc eht ecnesse fo eht rehton ihtiw
esrevinU si edam delaever ni eht ,swal ,sredrod na .flesti gnihtyrevE si sti nwo ,etisoppo suht sae kil
sessecorp fo ,erutan dna nihtiw eht sessecer foe ht s t,ceakrit ltoas ot . soe dtriise ohptpo ehT oswetvlah
mind and spirit of all beings. The principles that gives htob tcartta dna leper ta eht emas ,emit tub e ra
efil sllewd htiw ni ,su dna .tuohtiw tI si gniydnu dna immutability joined and are harmonious. All is within
rete ,lan dna ton ,draeh ro ,nees ro ,tlems t ub . lnli a h edtesnninioawo
.n odie t vp eyi ee sbeecrooc hrihhrtTeswterpe padfo The Law of Quintessence - r,onrett a,psseco ry pnA
cigam si denrecnoc htiw eht ,gnilennahc, gnisucof larutan nonemonehp yam eb deredisnoc ot ebe vila
.seigre neese hgtniret ldana htiw sti nwo euqinu ,ytilanosrep dnam ya ebt laed
erehT era neetruof swaL fo cigaM hcihw ,era .hc u sshatiw
in effect, reaffirmations of the Law s of Nature. All The Law of Invocation - tI si elbissop oth silbatse
smrof fo cigam tsum wollof eseht .swal s namahS lanretni noitacinummoc htiw ,sgnieb ,seigrene r o
and other primitive magic users are unfamiliar with sessecorp hcihw tsixe nihtiw fo .fleseno tahT sio t
eseht ,swal tub yna lufsseccus draziw dluohs e b say, invocations.
elb af.eomgedhetlwonk The Law of Evocation - tI si elbissop oth silbatse
esehT swaL era desab no esohtd ebircsed anretxe l noitacinummoc htiw ,sgnieb ,seigrene r o
yb eht nredom yadsitlucco ,t caasI ,stiwenoB nis ih sessecorp hcihw tsixe edistuo fo .fleseno tahT sio t
koob Real Magic. .sgninom m,uysas
The Law of Commonality - If any elements or The Law of Infinitum - ehT latot rebmun fo elbissop
srotcaf era nommoc neewteb yna owt ro e rom snoitanibmoc fo anemonehp hcihw nac eb dezinagro
snrettap ro seigrene yeht nac tcaretni hguorhtr ieht is infinite. The number of phenomena is k e bo tnwon
common elements. Control of one pattern facilitates .elbaniat tedalnnbauawo n sk,dunenhutatinifni
the control over the . rehto The Law of Balance - To survive one must keep
The Law of Words of Power - erehT stsixe niatrec yreve tcepsa fo fleseno ni ecnalab htiw lla r ehto
sdrow dna sgninaem fo sdrow taht retla ehtl anretni .stcepsa gnippiT eht ecnalab fo seno stcepsa rehtie
and external realities of those uttering them. Their yaw ot eht emertxe si suoregnad ot htob ehtetni lanr
rewop stser ni eht yrev sdnuos fo eht sdrow nis a . ystt ic f llefosa apltnde s ecrnrfaeseeaohepttnsxoae
ar tyeh tsuh t,gninae mlautc arieh ts ahcum gnidnecsn The Law of Harmony - yrevE nonemonehp n i
.segaugnal existence is linked directly or indirectly to every other
The Law of True Names - gniwonK ehte telpmoc .eno deviecre Pnoitarapes neewteb anemonehp era
dna eurt eman fo na ,tcejbo ,gnieb ro ssecorps evig desab no na etelpmocni noitpecrep ro d etimil
eno etelpmoc lortnoc revo .ti gniwonK eht e urT nu .gnidnatsred
emaN nac ylno eb deveihca hguorht e telpmoc
gnidnatsrednu fo sti .erutan llA elpoep evah a eurT
Name, but few ever discover their own.
The Law of Violation - nA tca ro nonemonehp yam
violate the natural patterns of reality provided that it
setarepo rednu niatrec esiwrehto e lbaniatta
conditions in a specific, limited context.
The Law of Wisdom - modsiW si eht gnidnatsrednu
fo taht hcihw si edisni .fleseno hguorhT eht modsiw
of self - gniwonk si suht detnarg gnidnatsrednu f o
s'eno nwo shtgnerts dna ssenkaew hcihw si lativo t
ht.wno ordigntaulove
The Law of Knowledge - egdelwonK si e ht
idnatsrednu gn fo taht hcihw si edistuo fo .fleseno sA
e gs def,ee s oshltas wtwce' oooereasrnjcngkbnouis
ability to exercise control over it.
The Law of Cause and Effect - ehT tcaxee mas
noitca enod rednu eht emas noitidnoc lliw tlusern i
eht emas stluser yreveit me it is performed. Any
rotcaf hcihw si degnahc lliw esiwekil egnahc e ht
outcome.
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Mage Stat: Booster:

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1 H i t = 1 M P
SYSTEM NAME:_____________
Magic System
) y r o g e t ra eC p (
3 H u m = 1 M P
R e l i c o l o g y
- e gfl doe er l w o n K s c i

5 Stun = 1 MP
Occultism
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- The science of magic
10 End = 1 MP

Omissions:
Lore
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- Mythic history
: s w o l l o F s A a n a M e r o M t r e v n o C
Demonology
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Getting More Mana
- s n o m e d f o e g d e l w o n K
Skill Bonuses:
Alchemy
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- S t u d y o f A l c h e m y

. ) s u o r e g n a d y r e v ( R M r u o y % 0 5 + o t p u
N S
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EW KILLS
u o Y y a m e s u f f u S a n a m g n i l e n n y a b h C
Aspects:
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) s u o r e g n a d ( % 0 5 + o t p u
) t l u a f e d s i s r u o h (
Time Scale:
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u o Y y a m d n e t s i D r u o y a n a M l o o P y b
Mana Is Channeled in:
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Casting Method:
D i s t e n d i n g / S u f f u s i n g
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C =
Base Skill: Source:
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) m e t s y S r u o y f o t a t S e g a M e h t s i s e i r o g t a C
Mage Stat: Booster:
) r r ax eth etaC gsCt+aoS Mo (B
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l l i k S / l l e p S l l a f o r a h C e s a b e h t , t l u a f e d y b (
Mana Rating (MR):
SYSTEM NAME:_____________

W i z a r d r y ( E n c h a n t m e n t )

P =
orhC(laropmeT ) y c n a m o n
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Summoning (Conjuring)
) rrte aeagxht taCs+SMo(Po B
Omissions:
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Mana Pool (MP):
)t hygriossdnreySW(
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P F
RIMARY ORMULAE
) g n i lyageoHl(o i s y h P

Skill Bonuses:
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Necromancy (Spiritual)

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larutaN )cinamahS(

) e r e h w e s l e s m e t s y S c i g a M e h t l i a t e D (
Aspects:
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M o v e m e n t ( P o r t a t i o n )

Time Scale:
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)c ilhactynsePM(

Casting M e t h o d :
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egdelw)omnoKdsiW(

Base Skill: Source:
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E l e m e n t a l ( P r i m a l )

Mage Stat: Booster:
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) y p o r td nnnEao (i t a e r C

SYSTEM NAME:_____________
M S S / S C C .
AGIC Y S T E M PELL KILL ATEGORIES HAR
C
HARACTERISTICS

MAGES AND WIZARDS MAGICAL MECHANICS MAGICAL SYSTEMS

Campaign Control Sheet
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Using Magic
"Magic is a faculty of wonderful virtue, full of most high event, this step is usually automatically part of
mysteries, containing the most profound contemplations of petS ,3 sselnu eh ydaerla sah emos a nam
most secret things, together with the nature, power, quality, ygrene ,derots ro si detnarg anam ygrenem rof
substance, and virtues therof... and to their inferior suitable emos rehto ecruoS a( ,enotsanam , railimaf
subjects, joining and knitting them together thoroughly by nomed ro .)ytied A egam nac ylno l ennahC
the powers, and virtues of the superior bodies."
.gni ta a nlsR oaa i ytMutheg qatra eaearnneam

- Cornelius Agrippa
S .3 tsaC eht .lleps spetS 2 dna 3 yllausu neppah ta
pells
the same time, that is, mana is tapped from a
Magical invocations are potent, directly calling source during the actually spell ritual itself.
nopu eht seigrene taht dnib eht e srevinu However, if the mage has other readily available
ot rehteg dna gnitsiwt meht ot eht s'egam. dnam moc ,secruoS hcus sa senotsanam ro sih nwoa naM
sllepS era tcirts dna ,suoidet dna lliw ton krow fi neve ,looP siht pets si greatly .denetrohs ,rebmemeR
eht tsethgils rorre .srucco llA sdrow tsum eb esicerp a egam nac ylno lennahC ta a etar lauqe ots ih
dna lla noitaraperp .tcefrep ehT s'egam etatsf o anaM gnitaR .)RM( ,suhT neve fi a lleps erew ot
,dnim lacisyhp ,htlaeh dna neve sih ecnatsna dydob ekat 1 ,etunim tub deriuqer 01 ,anam ehd luow
serut stesgum eb denut htiw eht ecrof fo anam ot llac llits evah ot dneps eht emit ot lennahch guone
nopu eht derised .tluser noitaiveD nac tluser n i anam .ygrene fI eh dah 01 anam ni siha nam
partial effects to no effects whatsoever. pool (or form a manastone or familiar), tid luow
tsoM slleps hcihw era dekovni yltceridm orf be instantly available to him.
tneicna stxet eriuqer a taerg laed fo noitaraperpo t .4 ekovnI eht lleps dna llor rof sseccuS sesrev( VD
avoid .sekatsim esehT snoitaraperp era n etfo fo eht lleps ro/dna eht s'tegrat .)VD sihT s i
,tnadnuder ,gnippalrevo dna emos strap erat hgirtuo citamotua retfa ,gnitsac sselnu eht egam sediced
de eyne hnta hrtegn ohlc ugmnik astu h,tyrassecennu ot dloH eht lleps ni sih anaM .looP eeS eht selur
.ot sA a egam seiduts eht scimanyd fo c igam ol e,bslo oaPn anMo .w
)ygrutamuahT( dna sevled otni eht sgnikrow fo a
niatrec ,llepsuts dying it intently, he can eventually A
bout Mana Pools
eziromem eht lleps suht( gnimoceb ,delliksg niwolla
niatre cadlo hna cloo Pana Ms'res uciga mA
mih ot mrofrep ti tuohtiw eht .)skoob segaM hcus sa
tnuoma fo anam ,ygrene yllausun eewteb
eseht nac tsac gnikahshtrae slleps ni , sdnoces
01 - 03 ,stiaM tub erom rof lufrewop. segam
saerehw eht emas lleps thgiarts" morf eht "txet thgim
sihT ygrene nac eb ni eht mrof fo rehtie wara nam
evah nekatyad s o.teraperp del lsiekgSam yam osla
,ygrene detelpmoc slleps gnieb ,"dleH" ro a
etaerc wen ,slleps desab nopu sih egdelwonk foe ht
combination th .foere roF ,ecnatsni xaM ehts ugaM
rsegnnniikr ofwo.cigam
sah a anaM looP fo .03 eH dluoc evah 02 stniop fo
sei grloo alf euosrtdseco ehahelTtrteanmuoc
siht ni eht mrof fo eerht ydaer ot esu ,slleps dna eht
gnitsac a .lleps esehT era tliub gnisu eht Magical
e nsheauchc iyhgwr ean ne wasnamtirn ir0oe1phto
System rules detailed later. A typical magi cd lrow
ta yna emit ot tsac a wen .slleps tA yna emit a dleH
yam evah tsuj eno ,metsys ro sseltnuoc. sn ezod
lleps ac n eb ,dellecnac gnitrever ti ot war a nam
tsoM segam lliw ylno wonk eno metsys dna llas ih
,ygrene gninaem taht fi xaM dedeen ot esu lla0 3
.mets ytsa h ntdoes a ebdbluo hsslleps
stiaM fo sih anaM looP eh dluoc ecifircas sihs lleps

Magic Step By Step es udna all.lle pw r seaolnfasops is dityhagre ne eht
anaM slooP eriuqer thgils noitartnecnoco t
erehT era ruof spets ot gnisac .cigam woHh cae
maintain, but nothing significant. Wizards have
lacigaM metsyS seog tuoba siht yam ebreffid ,t nteub
derapmoc eht level fo noitartnecnoc ot gnidloh" seno
.em aes httsa e tlea rsape tesseht
jaw tight" in equivalence. If knocked out or severely
.1 etalumroF dna etaerc eht .lleps sihT yam naem
gnihcraeser ot dnif eht reporp ,lleps gnitaerca ,dezitamuart eht anaM looP may .)syaw ltao nt(s oelb
When heavily traumatized or knocked out, the mage
ytied a ot gniyarp ,egdelwonk ruoy morf lleps wen
dluohskam e a tnetepmoC )81( Will Roll to maintain
rof a llep sot , dee.btcntaerg
sih anaM ,looP esiwrehto s'ti .tsol sselnUy lreporp
.2 paT anam ygrene morf a .ecruoS tI yrassec esni
deniart tsom( segam ,)era peels lliw osla esuac tio t
ot tcartxe anam ygrene morf emos ecruoSo t
.raeppasid nehW a egam seog ot ,peels ehd luohs
rewop eht .lleps ehT egam yam ydaerlae vah
ekam a tnetepmoC )81( Will Roll to maintain his
siht ygrene ni sih anaM ,looP ro yam deeno t
anaM .looP eH yam ezilaiceps ni a wen lliks dellac(
lennahC ti gnirud eht gnitsac fo eht .lleps nI yna