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MageLiveActionRules
byGilRichard([email protected])
ModifiedforBrevardBeastiary
ByDanielBUtecht.
AcknowledgmentsTotheOriginalVersionByGilRichard
Duringtheplaytestofthismess,severalpeoplehavebeeninvaluableinthedevelopment
oftheserules.Firstofall,PaulSirotaprobablyknowstheserulesbetterthanIdo,andhas
turnedthehellishprocessofaplaytestintoamoderatelyhellbentone,MikeMcPhee
whohadatonofcoolideas(includingtheoriginalideaforthenomathmagicaleffect
systembasedoffarete),aswellasallthesucker...bravefolkswhoplayedmagesand,
besidesputtingupwiththefactthattheruleschangeddaily,broughtthestrengthsand
weaknessesofmages,aswellasmanyofthebooboosandinefficienciestolight,
'speciallyAndrewAulenbackwhokickedmeintheheadaboutbeinganalabout
paradigmsthemostimportantfacetofanyLARPmage.(Theorangedoveflieswestat
midnight...)
AcknowledgmentsTotheBrevardBeastiaryVersionByDanielBUtecht
TranslatingtheMagerulestoliveactionmusthavebeenarealnightmare,somuchso
thatWhiteWolfhasdecidedthattheprojectwouldbeunworkable.HatsofftoGilfor
creatingrulesformagethatcomeextremelyclosetotheoriginalsitdowngame,butcan
playnicelywiththeotherliveactionrules.BecauseItrytoemphasizeactingandtempo
insteadofrules,Ihavemadesomeslightmodificationstotheserulesformygame.Not
therulesbyGilwerelackingordeficient,butmystorytellingstyleisdifferentfromhis.
Theseareessentiallytheunmodifiedrules,withsomeclarifications.

TableofContents
Section1Intro
1.1Assumptions
1.2Documentorganization
Section2Basicgamemechanics
2.1Charactercreation
2.2Avatar
2.3Arete
Section3magicalSystem
3.1Nonresistedeffects
3.2Resistedeffects
3.3magicaleffectpowerlevels
3.4Paradox
3.5Paradoxeffects
3.6Quintessenceandparadox
3.7Positiveandnegativeinfluencesonmagicaleffects
3.8Actinginconvert
3.9Rotes
3.10SigilSignals
3.11countermagick
Section4OtherRulesAffectingCasting
4.1WillpowerandMagick
4.2Quiet
4.3NewAbilities
Section5TheConvertedSpheres
5.1Correspondence
5.2Entropy
5.3Forces
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5.4Life
5.5Matter
5.6Mind
5.7Prime
5.8Spirit
5.9Time
Section6Characterdevelopment
6.1XPcosts
6.2Focifornewlyacquiredspheres
6.3Studying/teaching
Appendices
AMeritsandFlaws
BComputerInfluence

Introduction
1.1Assumptions
Fortheentiretyofthisdocument,Iwillassumeyoutohaveadecentunderstandingof
Mage:TheAscension.Iftheyoudoesnothavethis,thenyoushouldproceedtogetit.I'm
notgoingtotypeinexplanationsofwhatallthetermsandtraitsarebecausea)that'sjust
rude,plagerizingsomeoneelse'shardworkandb)OK,it'sillegaltoo.
1.2OrganizationofthisDocument
Thecharactercreationsectionisincludedfirsttoprovideakindofhandsontableof
contents.Asyouproceedtomakeacharacter,you'llrunintothevariousaspectsofMET
Mages.Thereareexplanationsofalloftheconceptselsewhereinthedocument,sojust
lookfor'em.Attheend,itissuggestedyoureadtherestjusttopassoveranythingyou
mayhavemissed,aswellaslearningaboutthegamemechanicsofcraftingmagical
effects.

BasicGameMechanics
2.1CharacterCreation
Step1CharacterConcept
Thefirststepincreatinganycharacterisaconcept.Whoisyourcharacter?Whatistheir
personalitylike?Dotheyhaveanyparticularquirks?Youshouldfleshoutyourcharacter
asmuchaspossiblebeforeyouevenconsiderapplyingtraitstothem,orelseyouwill
probablyendupwitharathershallowcharacter.Agoodruleofthumbisthisifyou
wereforcedtoplayyourcharacterwithnotraits,nopowers,noanythingjustasa
personality,wouldyouenjoyyourselfifyouhadtoplaythispaperlesscharacterfora
week?Iftheanswerisno,thenyouhaven'tfinishedfleshingoutyourcharacter.Only
whenitisacompleteperson,withouttraitsoranythinglikethat,areyoufinishedcreating
acharacterconcept.
Afterthat,youmustdecideyourmage'smagicalstylehowtheyviewtheprocessof
magick,andhowitinteractswiththem.Thisisusedtogenerateyourfociandmagicalre
testabilities.
Step2Group
Normally,thissectionwouldbeentitled'Tradition',butallowingplayerstoplaythebad
guysaddsdepthtoastory,aslongasyoudon'tletitdegradeintoamunchkinfest,so
therearerulesforboththeTraditionsandtheTechnocracy.GoodandBadshouldnotbe
determinedbyabook,butbywhereyoudrawyourownlinesinthesand.Stuffforthe
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NephandishouldbeeithertakenfromDemonsrules,orbyusingBarrabimages.
Marauders,accordingtohowtheyworkintheBookofMadness(whichIhappentolikea
lotIMHO)seemstobetoomuchofapaininthearsetoworkout,andapplyingrulesthat
definea'normal'marauderis,well,silly.
TheTraditions
AkashicBrotherhoodAkashicsmaystartwithafreeBrawl,Melee,orMeditation
ability.
CelestialChorusChoristersmaystartwithafreeReligioninfluenceorOccult
abilityorinfluence.
CultofEcstasyCultistsmaystartwithafreeStreetorHighSocietyinfluenceor
Performanceability.
DreamspeakersDreamspeakersmaystartwitheitherafreeOccultabilityor
influenceorAwarenessability.
EuthanatosEuthanatosmaystartwithafreeBrawl,Melee,Firearms,orOccult
Ability.
OrderofHermesOrderorHermesmagesmayreceiveeitheranOccultInfluence
orAbilityforfree.
SonsofEtherSonsofEthermaystartwithaScienceInfluenceorAbility,a
HealthInfluenceorMedicineAbility.
VerbenaVerbenamaystartwitheitheraMedicineability,Occultabilityor
Occultinfluenceforfree.
VirtualAdeptsVirtualAdeptsstartwithoneComputerabilityorInfluencefor
free.
HollowOnes/OrphansHollowOnesandOrphansmaypicktheirSpherespecialty
forthepurposesofthefreespherelevelatcharactercreation,butdonotgainthe
XPbenefitsofthespecialty.
TheTechnocracy
IterationXIterationXmagesstartwithafreeScienceorComputerability,or
Computerinfluenceandmayhavecybertechnologicaltalismans('devices')built
intothem.
NewWorldOrderNWOmagesmayhaveafreePolice,Bureaucracy,Computer,
MilitaryorMediainfluence,andareprobablyaffiliatedwithsomeauthority
position,likepoliceofficerorsecretagent.
ProgenitorsProgenitorsmaystartwithafreeMedicineability,Scienceability,
HealthinfluenceorUniversityinfluence.
SyndicateSyndicatemagesmaystartwithoneFinanceabilityoroneFinance,
Media,orIndustryinfluenceforfree.
VoidEngineersVoidEngineersstartwithafreeScienceorComputerabilityor
Universityinfluence.
Step3Traits
MagesgetPhysical,MentalandSocialtraitsasperMET,withadistributionof7
primary,5secondary,and3tertiary.Theyalsoget1Influenceand5Abilities(Notethe
newAbilities).Magesstartwith3willpowertraits,1Aretetraitand1Avatarratingfor
free.Amage'smaximumphysical,socialandmentaltraitsare10(unlesstheycheat,ie,
usemagick).
Step4Spheres
Firstofall,eachmagegetstheApprenticelevelintheirgroup'sspherespecialtyforfree
(NotethatOrphansandHollowOnesgettopickthisfreelevelfromanyspherethey
wish,butthisdoesnotcountasaspecialtyforthepurposesofXP).Afterthat,theymay
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chooseatotalof4morelevelsinspheres,witheachextralevelcountingasone.(ie,
Apprenticeis1,Initiateisanother1,Discipleisanother1).Nostartingplayermaystart
withasphereratinghigherthanDisciple,andtheymusthavesufficientAretetraitsto
learnthatlevelsphere(ie,1AreteTraitforApprentice,2forInitiate,and3forDisciple).
YoucanbuyextraAretetraitswithnegativetraits(Seelater).
Step5FociandmagicalStyle
Beginningmagesrequirefocitoassisttheminmanipulatingreality.Thesefocimustbe
chosenatcharactercreation,andshouldtieinwithamage'smagicalstyle.Asaresultof
thisstyleandfoci,themagemayalsopickanyappropriateAbilitiesandusethese
abilitiestoretestfailedmagicaleffecttests.Eachspherecanhaveatmostoneretest
ability,butthisabilitycancarryovertomorethanonesphere.Focishouldbesomething
thattheplayercanusearealitemforifpossible.Howevernoweaponsfakeorrealare
permittedinthegame.Ifyouhaveanyquestionsaboutfoci,justaskyourstoryteller.
Step6NegativeTraits
MagescangetnegativetraitsjustlikeineveryotherMETgame,andtheycanbuyextra
traitswiththemjustlikeeveryotherMETgame.
ExtraAretetrait
ExtraSphere
rating

3negativetraits(Max3)
Apprentice2negativetrait

Initiate3negativetraits
Disciple4negativetraits
(Decreasethecostbyoneforsphere
specialty)
ExtraWillpower 2negativetraits
Avatarrating
1negativetrait
That'sit!Niceandhappy.Nowreadtherestofthisdocumenttolearnhowtousethat
crapyoujustbought>Youshouldlookupyourmage'sfociintheMagebook(orforthe
Technocracy,theappropriateConventionbook,orjustmake'emup.)andtryyourbestto
comprehendyourmagegroup'sparadigm,asitisthekeytounderstandinghowyour
characterdoesmagick,aswellashowtheyorganizemayhaveinfluencedtheir
personality.
2.2Avatar
AnAvatardetermineshowmuchQuintessencecanbespentonanymagicaleffect.
CharactersstartwithanAvatarratingofone,whichmaybeincreasedbyonetoa
maximumof5withonenegativetraitperlevel.ThisdeterminesthesizeofanAvataras
well,witharating1avatarbeingarounddogsized,whilearating5avatarwouldbethe
sizeofahouse.Amage'savataralsodecideshowmuchQuintessencetheiravatarcan
hold.Amagecanstoretheiravatar'sratinginquintessencenaturally,andbeginthegame
withafullychargedavatar.QuintessenceisrestoredtoanAvatarusingeitherthe
MeditationabilityorwithaPrimeeffect.
2.3Arete
Amage'sareteisdeterminedbyAretetraits.Ingameterms,beforeaMagecanlearnany
sphereatagivenlevel,theymusthaveenoughAretetraitstoallowthemtolearnthat
spherelevel.Allmagesstartwith1Aretetrait.ExtraAretetraitsmaybeboughtatthe
beginningofthegamewith3negativetraits,uptoamaximumof3.
Aretealsogovernshowwellamageisatcraftingmagick.Thepowerlevelofamagical
effectisdeterminedbythemage'sArete.Aswell,everyAretetraitamagepossesses
allowsthemtotranscendtheuseofoneoftheirfociforoneoftheirspheres,permanently.
Iftheywishtokeeptheirfoci,theymaythisisonlyanoptionavailabletothem.
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Mageshave'titles',determinedbywhatmagicalpowertheywield.These'titles'represent
themaximumlevelthatamagemaybuyanyspherelevelat.Thefivelevelsare
Apprentice,Initiate,Disciple,AdeptandMaster,eachofwhichhasanaretetrait
requirementwhichamagemusthaveinordertoattainthatlevel.
Title
Apprentice
Initiate
Disciple
Adept
Master

Rating
1
2
3
4
5+

Areteseekingsshouldbeperformedwheneveramagewantstobuyanotheraretetrait,
butthismayrequiretakingthemageasideandrunninganarrativeintheoldtabletop
style.Creativestorytellerswillbringotherplayersintoamage'sareteseeking,toincrease
playerinteractionandgroupdynamics.Ingeneral,theplayer'sEpiphanyshouldresultin
thembeinggivenaquestwhich,properlycrafted,canrunalongsideanyotherplotlines
currentlyrunninginthegame(oramalgamatedintoit,thoughthismaymaketheArete
seekingharder,andassuch,isonlysuggestedfortheAreteseekingsofmageswith
higherlevelsofMastery).Thecharactermustspendtheexperiencepointrequirement
beforetheseekingtakesplace.Whentheseekingisover,themagereceivestheirnew
Aretetrait.
AreteTraitsaregainedinorder.
AreteRating
1
2
3
4
5
6
7
8
9
10

Trait
Unschooled
Talented
Novice
Disciplined
Commanding
Aware
Understanding
Wise
Enlightened
Transcendent

MagickSystem
3.0CastingmagicalEffects
Everymagicaleffectmusteffectrealityinsomeway.Theprincipalthingtoremember
whencraftingamagicaleffectistofirstofallworkthemagicaleffectintoyourparadigm
andmagicalstyle.Ifyoucannotdothis,thenyourmageshouldnotbelieveitpossible,
andthustheeffectcannotbecast.Secondly,iftheeffectissuccessfullycast,determine
whatthetargetoranyonewitnessingthemagicaleffectwouldseeorexperienceasa
resultofthemagicaleffect?Thissecondpartmustalsotakeintoaccounttheparadigm
andmagicalstyleofmage.ASonofEthercastingaMindeffectwouldlookdrastically
differentthan,say,aVerbenacastingthesameeffect.Whenthisisdone,whenyouhave
determinedallaspectsofthemagicaleffect,onlythenshouldyoumoveontothetesting.
Thisistrulythedecidingfactorastowhetheryourmagegameisgoingtobealiveaction
magegameorapaperrockscissorsfestival.
3.1Nonresistedeffects
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castone,themagemustriskanappropriatetrait(mental.physical,orsocial)andwinan
AretechallengevstheSphereLeveloftheeffect.Ifthemagewins,themagicaleffectis
successfullycastwithaneffectratingequaltothemage'sArete,andmayhaveanyorall
oftheparametersasdeterminedbythetablesbelow.Inthecaseofatie,andthesphere
ratingoftheeffectisthesameasthemage'sArete,thenkeeptestinguntilthereisa
winner.ThemagemayspendawillpowertotemporarilyincreasehisAretetotalbyone
forthemagicaleffect,butthismustbedeclaredbeforethemagicaleffectistested.The
difficultyofthemagicaleffectmaybeinfluencedby+/onewiththemagicaleffect
influenceslistedbelowthetables,toamaximumor+/two.Ifthemagefailsthemagical
effecttest,butiseligibletooverbidthemagicaleffecttest,anappropriateAbilitymay
bespenttoretesttheeffect.Ifthemagesucceedstheeffectissuccessfullycastatan
effectratingequaltothemage'sarete.Ifthemagefailsthesecondtest,itisconsidered
botched,andthemageaccumulatesParadoxaspertheParadoxtablebelow.
3.2Resistedeffects
Aresistedeffectisamagicaleffectthatdirectlyeffectsanotherplayer,whocantryto
resisttheeffectsofthemagicaleffect.Themagechooseswhatevertraitcategorywould
bethemostappropriatetoresistthemagicaleffecttest(ie,physicalfordirectdamage,
mentalformindcontrol),andmustdefeatthetargetoftheeffectinanAretevswhatever
traitcategorywasdeemedmostappropriatechallenge,wherethemagehasfourtimes
theirAreteinthecaseofatie.Again,themagemayspendawillpowerpointto
temporarilyincreasetheirAretetotalforthemagicaleffect,whichmustbedeclared
beforeanytestingisdone.Eachpositive/negativemagicaleffectinfluenceinfluencesthe
opponent'stotalinthecaseofatiebytwo,toamaximumof+/4.Successhasthe
magicaleffectcastedataneffectratingequaltothemage'sAreterating,andthetarget
maybeeffectedwithanyoralloftheparametersspecifiedinthetablesbelow.Ifthe
magefailsthemagicaleffect,theymayspendanAbilitytoretestasdescribedinthe
UnresistedEffectssectionabove.
3.3magicaleffectpowerlevels
Whenamagesuccessfullycastsamagicaleffect,theEffectRatingiscomparedtothe
belowtabletodeterminewhatpowerlevelthemagicaleffecthas,andtheextenttowhich
itaffectsthetarget.Themagicaleffectcanhaveanyoralloftheparameterslistedinthe
table,anddonotnecessarilyhavetoaffectatthemaximumlevellistedinthetable.
magicaleffectpowerleveltable
Max
Effect
Maximum
MaxAreaEffect
Damage/
Rating
Duration
(#people/area/volume/mass(weight)
Healing
1
1challenge
1person/1ftrad/1cuft/1lb
0
2
1hour
1per/5ftrad/5cuft/5lbs
1
3
1day
1per/20ftrad/10cuft/50lbs
1
4
1week
2per/300ftrad/50cuft/1000lbs
2
5
1month
3per/500ftrad/300cuft/2000lbs
4
6
1year
4per/1000ftrad/500cuft/5000lbs
6
7
permanent
5per/5000ftrad/1000cuft/10000lbs
8
8
permanent
6per/10000ftrad/5000cuft/50000lbs
10
7per/50000ftrad/10000cuft/100000
9
permanent
12
lbs
10
Whateveryoudamnwellwant
20
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WhendetermininghowmuchofaparticularpatterniscreatedfortheSpheresof
LifeorMatter,usetheweightratingoftheareaofeffectbydefault.
CertainPatternmagicksareconsideredpermanentregardlessoftheeffectrating.
ThesearecalledImmediateeffects.Theyencompassallpatterneffectsthatdonot
goagainstthestaticnatureofthematerialbeingchanged,sohealingapersonis
consideredimmediate,orchangingleadtogoldisconsideredimmediate,but
changingtheboilingpointofleadtoroomtemperatureisnot,astheresulting
patternconflictswiththestaticnatureofthematerial(lead'snaturalboilingpointis
notroomtemperature,whereasthetransmutationofleadtogoldhasthematerial
actuallybeinggoldnow.)
Damagingforceseffectsinflictonemorelevelofdamage,anddamagingmind
effectsdoonelesslevelofdamageaslisted.
Vulgarlifeattacks,vulgarprimeattacks,directandvulgarentropyattacksona
livingbody,spiritmagickthatsummonsspiritstoattacklivingbeings,andnatural
weaponryofsupernaturalcreaturescauseaggravatedwoundsallelsecauses
normal.(Unlesstheeffectwascastinawaythatexploitsanaturalweaknessofa
creature)
Thedifferenceinareaofeffectwhenitcomestonumberofpeopleaffectedand
volumeoftheeffect.Whenamageelectstohaveadamagingeffectaffectmore
thanoneperson,theyeitherdoanequalamountofdamagetothenumberofpeople
denotedbythe#peoplecolumn,ORdividesthedamageupbetweenmultiple
peopleinthesamecubicfoot/squarefoot/etcoftheeffect'sradius.
InthecaseofMindeffectsthatalteratarget'sactions,thedurationofthemagical
effectisdecreasedbyaneffectiveratingofoneifitgoesagainstthebetter
judgmentofthetarget,butisincreasedbyaratingofoneifitgoesalongwiththe
target'sbetterjudgment.Aswell,ifthetargetisawarethattheyarebeing
manipulatedmagically,theymayelecttoresisttheeffectbyeitherbeatingthe
mageinaWillpowervsAretechallenge(notraitsneedtobebid),orspendinga
willpowertoignoretheeffect.
CorrespondenceEffectTable
Effect Range/Connection
Rating
1
LineofSite
BloodRelation
BodySample
2
VeryFamiliar
(home/office)
BestFriend
PrizedPossession
3
Familiar(localmall)
CoWorker
Possession
4
VisitedOnce
Acquaintance
AnythingUsedOnce
5
SaworHeardofIt
Stranger
ItemTouched
Casually
6+
AnywhereonEarth
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GauntletPenetrationTable
Effect
GauntletRating
Rating
Penetrated
1
24(Node/Cairn)
2
5(DeepWilderness)
3
6(RuralCountryside)
4
7(MostUrbanAreas)
5
8(Downtown)
6
9(TechnocracyLab)
10

ParadoxGauntlet

TimeEffectTable
EffectRatingEffectTimespan
1
WithinaYear
2
FiveYears
3
TwentyYears
4
5
6
7

FiftyYears
100Years
500Years
700Years
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8
9
10+

800Years
900Years
1000+Years

3.4Paradox
Paradoxisaccumulateddependingonthevulgarityofthemagicaleffectandtheresultof
thetest.Notethat'Sphererating'isthehighestspherelevelinvolvedincastingthe
magicaleffect.(ie,Apprentice=1,Initiate=2,Disciple=3,Adept=4,Master=5).
Notethatsuccessfullycastingavulgarmagicaleffectalwaysresultsinthemage
accumulatingatleastonepointofparadox.
Vulgarity
StaticorCoincidental
Vulgar,nowitnesses
Vulgar,withwitnesses

Test
Won
none
1
1

TestTied

TestLost

none
1
2

SphereRating
SphereRating+1
SphereRatingx2+1

Ifthemageaccumulates6ormoreparadoxononemagicaleffect,ORaccumulatesatotal
of10ormoreparadoxtotal,theywillinduceaparadoxbacklash(Explainedlater).
3.5ParadoxEffects
(stolenfromPaulStrack([email protected])andmodifiedbyGil)
Themagemaynolongerelecttoburnoffparadoxthemselves.Paradoxwillburnitself
off,eitherovertime,orasaresultofabacklash,orwheneveramemberofgamecontrol
isfeelingbored.ParadoxBacklashnormallyoccurswhenthemagegainsatsixpointsor
moreParadoxatonetime,orthemageaccumulates10ormorepointsofParadoxtotal.
Thestrengthofthebacklashisdeterminedbyonetest.
Winningthistestmakesthestrength1/4thetotalparadoxofthemage.Tyingthistest
makesthestrength1/2thetotalparadoxofthemage.Losingthistestmakesthestrength
thetotalparadoxpoolofthemage.
Anumberofparadoxpointsequaltothestrengthofthebacklashareexpelledasaresult
ofthebacklash.Ifthemagewishes,theymayexpendawillpowerpointtoescapethe
paradoxbacklash,buttheparadoxisnotexpended.ThismayonlybeattemptedONCE
pereffect.Ifthemageretriesthesameeffectonthesameday,andabacklashresults,
theymaynotspendapointofwillpowertoavoidthebacklash.
ParadoxBacklashwillmanifestinaphysical,spiritualormentalform.Thisischosen
eitherbythefirstavailablegamecontrolor,ifnonearepresent,byanothertest.Winning
thetestmakesitphysical.TyingthetestmakesitSpiritual.Losingthetestmakesit
mental.
Strength
15
69

Physical
Flaws
Damage

Spiritual
ParadoxMinion
ParadoxPreceptor

10+

Explosion

ParadoxLord

Mental
Quiet
Quiet/
Realm
Realm

FlawsParadoxcausephysicalalterationsinamageortheimmediatearea.Thestronger
thebacklash,themoreseverethealteration.FormoredetailsonFlaws,seebelow.
DamageThemagereceivesoneHealthLevelofaggravateddamageforevery2points
ofstrengthoftheBacklash.Abacklashthisseverecankilltheoffendingmage,especially
ifshewasalreadywounded.Thisdamagecannotbehealedwithmagick.
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ExplosionAmassiveexplosionresults,inflictingHealthLevelsofaggravateddamage
equaltothestrengthoftheBacklash,dividedevenlyamongsteveryonewithin3pacesof
themage.Asabove,thevictimscannothealthedamagemagically.
SpiritsAparadoxspiritappearsandplaguesthemage.Thelevelofpowerofthespirit
dependsonthestrengthofthebacklash,whilethenatureofthespiritdependsonthe
sphereofmagickthemagewasusing.Paradoxspiritsareexceptionallyresistantto
magicktheymayrolltheirGnosis/Areteascountermagickautomatically.Usuallythere
issomewayamagecanappeaseaParadoxspiritsothatitwillleaveherbe.Themage
canalsotryanddestroythespiritusingnonmagicalmeans.Failingallelse,mostparadox
spiritswilleventuallygetbored,andwanderofftoharasssomeothermage.
QuietQuietcanbeinducedasabacklash.However,thestrengthofthequietdoesnot
dependonthestrengthofthebacklash.Instead,itdependsonthetotalpointsofparadox
themagehadimmediatelybeforethebacklash.Quietcanbeinducedbyothermeans,
suchastheoveruseofperceptualmagick,orpsychictrauma(overextendedperceptions
aredetailedintheappropriatespheredescription).Themagemayexpendawillpower
traittostaveoffaquietforoneday.
RealmsTrulyhorrendousbacklashescanremoveamagefromrealitycompletely.
SomemagesviewthisasanadvancedformofQuiet,inwhichthemageisphysically
lockedinahallucinatoryRealm.
Inthecaseofaparadoxflaw,aparadoxspirit,quiet,orarealm,thismustbeassignedby
amemberofgamecontrol.
Ifthemagehas10orfewerpointsofparadox,andmanagestogoanentiredaywithout
gaininganyparadox,onepointofparadoxdrainsawaywithnoilleffects.
BelowarealistofpossibleParadoxFlaws,organizedbySphereandLevel,foryour
amusement.Someofthemare"coincidental"andothersarenot.Notethatthedurationof
aFlawcanalsoaffectitsseverity.ALevel2backlashcouldmanifestasaLevel1Flaw
thatlastsfordays,oraLevel3Flawthatonlylastsforaminuteortwo.The"standard"
durationforaFlawisafewhours,thiscanbelengthenedtodaysorshortenedtominutes.
Level4and5Flawslastlongerthestandarddurationisday,whichcanbeshortenedto
hours,orlengthenedtoweeks.
Correspondence:
1. Themagecanonlyseebehindhimselfforafewmoments.
2. Themage'sperceptionofspaceisalteredforafewhours(objectsinthismirror
mayappeartobecloserthantheyactuallyare).
3. Objectsinthemagespossessiongravitatetohisleft.Hiswatchappearsonhisleft
hand,hiswalletinhisleftpocket,etc.Moresignificantly,anyeffecthecastswill
manifestseveralyardstotheleftofwherehetargetedit.
4. Themagefindsthathenolongercancontroldirection.Anythingshedoeswillbe
targetedinarandomdirection.Aspellshecastswillhavearandomlydetermined
target,andshewillwalkinastrangesortofBrownianmotion,withnocontrolover
herdestination.Themagemustbeguidedfromoneplacetoanother.
5. Themage'sbodyisturnedinsideout,fleshontheinside,organsontheoutside,yet
shemysteriouslystaysalive.Thisstateisincrediblypainful,andthemagecando
nothingbutwritheinagonyuntiltheeffectpasses.
Entropy:
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1. Thenextfeatthemageattemptsfailsautomatically(don'tbothertotest).
2. Everythingthemageseesistingedwithdecaynotunlikethevisionofwraiths.In
additiontobeingratherdepressing,itmakesitdifficultformagestojudgethe
moodofpeople,andmustretestanysuccessfulsocialchallenges,aurareadings,
etc...
3. Themagefindsthatmaterialobjectsbecomerottenandbrittleunderhistouch.His
equipmentmaybreak,orhemayfallthroughholesinthefloor.
4. Peopleinthevicinityofthemagewillfeelillandoutofsorts.Otherswillsuffera
1traitpenaltyonanychallengetheyhavetomake.Theeffectneverseemsto
extendtothemage'senemies.
5. Themagefindshimselfagingrapidly,atarateofoneyearperminute.This
continuesforhours,yetthemagewillnotdie,becomingawitheredhuskinsteadat
abouttheageof150orso.Themagethenreturnsslowlytonormal,atarateof1
yearperhour.
Forces
1. Themage'shairstandsonend,asifheweresubjecttostaticelectricity.Itgoes
awayafteraminuteortwo.
2. Themage'sperceptionoftheworldchanges,sothatheseeseverythinginblackand
white.
3. Forthenextfewhours,electricaldevicesfailtofunctionwithinabout5yardsof
themage.
4. Themagefindsherselffloatingoneinchoffthefloor.Thismakesitverydifficult
togetanywhere,sincethemagemustpullherselfalongthewallsandfurniture.
5. Themageisstruckcompletelyblindanddeaf.Otherformsofperceptualmagick
areineffectiveaswell.Thiscanlastfordays.
Life
1. Themagesuffersfromasudden,violentmusclespasm,throwingheroffbalance.
2. Themagecatchesanastyheadcold.Betweensneezing,wateryeyesand
headaches,themageisata1traitpenaltytomostchallenges.
3. Themagefindsthatnearbyplantsgrowatanalarmingrate,especiallyifheisin
directcontactwiththeplant.
4. Oneofthemage'slimbsceasestofunction.
5. Themagesuffersfromaviolentepilepticseizure,thatlastsforhours.Itwilltake
himdaystorecuperate.
Matter
1. Whateversurfacethemageisstandingonbecomesbrieflyslippery,causinghimto
fall.
2. Oneimportantpieceofequipment(perhapsaFoci)breaks.
3. Themagefindshimselfunabletophysicallyinteractwithsomecommonsubstance
(metal,wood,etc.)thematerialpassesrightthroughhim.Thiscanbequite
embarrassingofthesubstanceisclothes.
4. Anywaterthemagetoucheswillfreeze(largebodiesofwateronlyfreezewithin
aboutafootofthemage).
5. Themage'sbodycrystallizes.Hecanonlymoveatarateofoneinchperminute,
andmagickbecomesimpossible.
Mind
1. Forthenextfewminutes,themagespeaks*exactly*whatisonhermind,
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broadcastingherthoughts.
2. Themagereceivesalotofpsychicstatic,randomimpressionsfromthemindsof
thosearoundher.Thereistoomuch"noise"forthemagetolearnanythinguseful,
andtheeffectisratherdistracting.
3. Themagefindsthathehasbecomeamentalchameleon.Heinvoluntarilyadopts
themannerismsandpersonalityofanyonewithwhomhespendsmorethana
minute.
4. Themageadoptssomeformofclinicalinsanity,suchasaseverephobiaofsome
nearbyobject,orparanoiddelusions.
5. Themage'smentalprocessesbecomecompletelyjumbled,andhefindsit
impossibletoformanycoherentthought.
Prime
1. Themagebriefly"flashes"ofmagicalenergy,sothathispresenceiseasily
perceivedbyanymagicallyawarebeing.
2. Oneoftherotesthemageiscurrentlymaintainingceasestofunction.
3. AlltheQuintessenceinamage'spatternbleedsaway.
4. Themagebecomesa"magickmagnet",andanyeffectcastinhervicinitywill
targetthemageinadditiontoitsnormaltarget.
5. ThemagelosestouchwithherAvatar,andisunabletoperformanysortofmagick
fordays(orweeks).
Spirit
MostspiritparadoxesresultinthemanifestationofaParadoxspirit,orthespiritmagick
themageiscurrentlyworkinggoeshorriblywrong.Otherpossibilitiesincludehavingthe
mageshuntinvoluntarilyintotheUmbra,attractingmalignant(nonparadox)spirits,or
becomingaspiritherselfforaperiodoftime.
Time
1. Allthetimepiecesinthemage'sareastop.
2. Themage'sperceptionoftimebecomesdisjointed,sothatheseeseverythingone
secondintothefuture.Hestartstoanswerquestionsbeforepeoplehavefinished
speaking.Alternately,themageseesthingsonesecondintothepast.Itbecomes
moredifficulttotargetpeopleinthepresent(mustretestanysuccessfultests)
3. Themagesuffersfromtimedilation,andcanonlyacthalfasoftenaseveryone
else.Magickcannotcounterthiseffect.
4. Themagelooseshisshorttermmemory.Hecanonlyrememberthingsthat
happenedmorethanfiveminutesago.Hemustactbasedonlyonhisimmediate
perceptions.
5. Themagevanishes,onlytoreappearinthefuture,atsometimeofthestorytellers
choosing(thoughnotmorethanamonthortwolater).
ParadoxRotes
MageswithagreaterknowledgeofPrimeareabletocontroltheParadoxintheirpattern
toasmalldegree,withthefollowingrotes:
InduceBacklash(InitiatePrime)
ManymageschoosenottowaitforParadoxtostrike,anddeliberatelyinduceaParadox
backlashonthemselves,preferablywhiletheyaresomewheresafe,liketheirsanctum.
Thestrengthofthebacklashisstilldeterminedrandomly.Nomatterwhatthe
circumstances,thisRotealwayscountsasVulgar,evenintheUmbraorinamage's
Sanctum.Thus,therotealwaysaddsatleastonepointofParadoxtothemage'stotal
pool.
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Amoreadvancedversionoftheaboverote,themagehasagreaterdegreeofcontrolover
howmuchParadoxenergyisreleased.Foreacheffectresultratingbeyondthefirst,the
magecanincreaseordecreasethestrengthofthebacklashbyonepoint.However,the
magestillhasnocontroloverexactlyhowtheParadoxmanifests.Thisroteisalsoalways
Vulgar.
3.6QuintessenceandParadox
Amagecanstoreamaximumof20pointsofquintessenceusingApprenticeLevelPrime.
Everypointofparadox,however,lowersthemaximumnumberofparadoxstorableby1.
So1pointofparadoxlowersthemaximumnumberofquintessencestoredto19,2points
lowersitto18,etc.Aswell,ifitshouldeveroccurthatapointofparadoxlowersthe
maximumamountofquintessencebelowthenumberthatthemagecurrentlyhas,thenthe
excessquintessenceislostduetotheparadoxoverflow.SO,forexample,amagehas8
pointsofparadoxandmaximumquintessence,12points.Ifthemageweretoaccrue
anotherpointofparadox,theywouldloseapointofquintessencetoparadoxoverflow,
leavingthemwith9pointsofparadoxand11pointsofquintessence.
3.7PositiveandNegativeInfluencesonmagicalEffects
PositiveInfluences
ResearchingLoreonsubjectbeforeusingmagick(usingOccultLibrary)
Hasitemresonatingwithtarget'sessence(sympatheticmagick)
Spendingtwopointsofquintessence
Usingtasswithanappropriateresonance
Extratimespentonmagick(10seconds=1,10minutes=2)
Inanode
Usesauniquefocus
Usesafocuswithoutneedingit
Usingarotedesignedbyyourparadigm
NegativeInfluences
UsingTasswithopposedresonance
FastCasting(respondingtoachallengewithamagicaleffect)
Everytwomagicaleffects"running'simultaneously
Distantorhiddensubject(ie,Obfuscate/Arcane)
Magedistracted(ie,Inamassmelee/onfire/etc)
InconflictwithAvatar(I'llletyouknow)
DominoEffect(Castingmorethanonecoincidentaleffectwithin5minutesof
another)
ExtendingPerceptions(Letssomeoneelseshareamagicaleffect'sperceptions.
Automaticallymakeseffectvulgar.Eachextrapersoncountsasaseparatenegative
influence)
Usingarotedesignedbyaconflictingparadigm
BringingpossessionswithyouwhenPiercingtheGauntlet
3.8ActinginConcert
Multiplemagesmaycombinetheirpowerstocastonebigmagicaleffect.Therearethree
different'levels'ofactinginconcert,eachhavingadifferentsetofrequirements.
AConcertofPeersEachparticipantmusthavetheequivalentsphereratings
necessarytocastthemagicaleffect,andmustbeofthesameparadigm.Aritual
mustbeperformed,lastingaspanoftimeequalto10minutesperextrapersonin
theconcert.Ifthisisthecase,theneachmagemakesseparatemagicaleffecttests
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(andseparateparadoxresults),andeacheffectresultistotaledtogeneratetheresult
oftheactinginconcert.
AConcertofLackeysOnlyonemagehassufficientsphereratingstocasta
magicaleffect,buthasanumberoflesserpowerfulmageswhostillhavesome
ratinginallofthenecessaryspheresorallmageshavethesameratinginallofthe
requiredspheres,butareofadifferingparadigm.Inthiscase,theritualisstill
necessary(extra10minutesperlackey),andeachlackeyintheconcertwho
successfullycaststhemagicaleffectaddsoneratingtotheleader'seffectresult
rating.
ASleeper'sConcertIfthemagehasanumberofUnawakenedacolytesassisting
theconcert,themagemayincreasehisresultingeffectresultratingbyonefor
every5acolytesintheconcert.The10minutes/acolyterulestillholds.The
acolytesdonotcountassleeperwitnessesforthiseffect,however.Ifthenumberof
paradoxgeneratedbytheeffectisgreaterthanthetotalnumberofacolytesinthe
concert,theywillallsuffersomesortofmysticalorpsychictraumaasdetermined
bythestoryteller.
Unfortunately,ifanymagebotchestheeffect,theentireeffectisbotched,andallthe
paradoxgainedintheeffectbyanymagewhobotchedtheeffectistotaled,withEACH
memberoftheconcertreceivestheparadoxtotal.Amagemayspendawillpowertraitto
avoidtakingparadox.
3.9Rotes
Rotesareaproblem.Eachonehasthepossibilityofhavingadifferentsetofrules.So,as
arule,gamecontrolmustapproveanyrotetobeusedingame.Ifyoudonotknowthe
rulesforarote,*DONOTMAKETHEMUP*.Getgamecontroltolookoverand
approvetheroteforyou.
3.10SigilSignals
Now,howtoletsomeoneknowthatyouarecastingamagicaleffect?Well,youcould
juststatethenameofthemagicaleffect,anddescribetheresultsoftheeffecttothe
target.Thisisaviablesystem,butlacksthesubtletyoftheMETsystem.Soasan
alternative,theequivalenttohandsignalsformagicaleffectsaresigilsignals.Ifyoulook
inanyoftheMagebooksputoutbythefolxatWW,youwillnoticethateachSpherehas
asigilassociatedwithit.Wheneveryoucastamagicaleffect,youshouldshowthe
persontowhomtheeffectisaffectingtheequivalentsigilsignal(s).
Asigilsignalissimplysomethingthathasanumberofsigilsinscribedonit,oneforeach
sphereusedintheeffect.Forexample,I'mplayingpokerwithsomeone,andIdecideto
cheatanduseControlProbabilityonthedealtogivemeawickedhand.BeforeIcastthe
effect,IshowthedealerasigilcardwithanEntropysigilonit,astheeffectisanentropy
effect.
AnotherexampleIwanttonukesomeoneintopuddingwiththeBallofAbysmalFlame
rote.It'saForcesandPrimerote,soIwouldshowthepoorfoolasigilcardwithaForces
sigilandaPrimesigilonit.(Anditwouldprobablybethelastthinghesees).Last
example,IwanttocasttheCurseoftheMayflyroteonsomeone.ItrequiredAdeptlevel
EntropyandLife,sothesigilcardwouldhaveanEntropyandaLifesigilonit.The
purposeofthisistoletsomeoneknowthattheycandocountermagickiftheycanseethe
card.Asageneralrule,anyoneseeingthesigilscansensethemagicaleffectandis
eligibletoperformcountermagick.Soifsomeoneslipsyouapieceofpaperwithamind
sigilsonit,don'tbeaprickandholditupforalltoseeyougotconnedbeasport.Of
course,iftheydon'tlookatthepaper,youhavetoholdupyoursigilsothattheycansee
it.Theyhavetoknowthatyouarecastingamagicaleffecttogivethemachanceto
counterit,andthisisdonethroughsigils.
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Therearenow5differenttypesofcountermagick.Thetypeofcountermagickmustbe
declaredbeforeanyteststakeplace.
Basiccountermagickhasthecounteringmageengagethecasterinanarete
challenge.Ifthecounteringmagewins,theeffectiscanceled.Youcanonlyuse
basiccountermagickonyourself,however.Thecounteringmagemusthaveat
leastoneratinginoneofthespheresinvolvedintheeffect,andthemagemust
knowtheeffectiscoming,eitherbytheAwarenessability,orthroughsomeother
method.
Offensivecountermagickiswhenamagetriestostopamagicaleffectcastat
anothertargetbesidesthemselves.Thecounteringmagemusthaveatleastone
ratinginoneofthespheresinvolvedinthecasting,aswellasoneratinginPrime.
Tostopthespell,thecounteringmagemustdefeatthecastingmageintwoArete
challenges.Toreflectthespellbackatthetarget,themagemustdefeatthecasterin
fourAretechallenges.Ifthemagetriestoreflectaneffect,thismustdeclared
beforeanyoftheteststakeplace.
SpherevsSpherecountermagickisavariantofBasiccountermagickwherethe
mageneednotknowanyofthespheresinvolvedintheeffect,butratherusesa
magicaleffecttodisruptthecastingmage.Theeffectmustbepossibletocast,and
mustbetailoredtodistractthecastingmage.Theeffectiscounteredifthe
counteringmagedefeatsthecastingmageintwoAretechallenges.Thecountering
effectsdonodamagetothecaster,justdistractsthemlongenoughtocancelthe
effect.
NOTE:YoumaynowusecountermagickonVampiricThaumaturgy,Faerie
GlamourandGarouGifts.ItmustbeSpherevsSpherecountermagick.Inthecase
ofThaumaturgy,youmustdefeatthecastingvampireinthreeAretevsmental
challenges,wherethemagehasatotalofthreetimestheirareteinthecaseofatie
(themagemayspendawillpowertotemporarilyincreasetheireffectiveAreteby
oneforthepurposesofthecountermagick).InthecaseofFaeGlamour,themage
mustdefeatthefaeintwostraightAretevsGlamourchallenges.Inthecaseof
GarouGifts(orWraithArcanos,ifit'severconverted),theSpherebeingusedto
countermustbeSpirit,andthemagemustdefeattheiropponentinthreeAretevs
Gnosischallenges.
AntiMagickhasamageuseQuintessencetoreenforcerealityaroundacasting
mage,makingithardertocasttheeffect.Thecounteringmagemustbeatleastan
InitiateofPrime.ThecounteringmagegetstoattempttheirAreteratingincomplex
tests,witheachsuccessallowingthecounteringmagetospendapointof
quintessencetogivethecastingmageanegativemagicalinfluence,notsubjectto
thenormal+/twomaximumformodifyingtheeffectdifficulty.
Unweavinginvolvesremovinganalreadyexistingmagicaleffect,suchasaward
orban,thathasbeenplacedonanarea.Normalcountermagickwillnotworkona
previouslyexistingmagicaleffectunlessthecounteringmagewaspresentatthe
timeofthecasting,andattemptedtocountertheinitialcasting.Unweavinga
magicaleffectrequiredthecounteringmagehaveatleastoneratinginallthe
spheresinvolvedincastingthemagicaleffect,aswellasoneratinginprime.The
testsforanunweavingareexactlythesameasAntimagick,exceptthateacheffect
resultratinglowerstheratingofthewardbyone.Eacheffectresultrating
generatedfromtheunweavingrequiresthemageconcentratenearthewardfor10
minutespereffectresultrating.Aswell,themagewhocastedthewardinthefirst
placewilldetecttheunweavingiftheywinastaticchallengevs7.
CounteringtheeffectsofaTalismanishandledinthesamefashionastheabovemethods
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OtherRulesAffectingCasting
4.1WillpowerandMagick
Ifamagehasasphereratinghigherthantheirwillpower,theymaynotusethesphere
ratingshigherthantheirwillpoweruntiltheirwillpowerhasbeenincreasedtoalevel
sufficientenoughtousethesphererating.ThisholdstrueforAreteifamagehasmore
AretethanWillpower,thatextraAreteisnotusablebythemageuntiltheyincreasetheir
willpowersufficiently.
4.2Quiet
Fromtimetotime,anarratormaywalkuptoamageand,afterlookingattheircharacter
sheettodeterminehowmanyparadoxpointstheyhave,describeahallucinationthemage
isexperiencingtothemageandthemagemustplaythisoutthemage'sperceptionof
realityhaschanged.Thesecanbeprettyfreeform,butyoushouldjustdescribethe
situationoftheirhallucinations,andlettheplayergobananasontheirowninsteadof
scriptingthewholething.
4.3NewAbilities
MeditationThisAbilityreflectsamage'sabilitytoconcentrateandkeeptheir
mindfreeofdistraction.Ifthemageisinanactivenode,theymayrechargetheir
avatarbymeditatinginsidethenode.Forevery10minutestheyspendmeditating
inthenode,theiravatarretainsonepointofquintessence,notestsrequired.Lastly,
amagemaymeditatetoregainlostAretetraits.Forevery15minutesamage
meditateswithoutdisturbance,theywillregainonetemporarilylostAretetrait.
AwarenessThisabilityallowsthemagetosensemagicalenergiesintheirvicinity
and,athigherlevels,quantifyandqualifytheseenergies.Eachadditional
Awarenesstraitallowsthemagetodetectmorearcaneandesotericenergy.
1trait:Themagecansensemagical'fields'ascreatedbymagicaleffectsand
automaticallydeterminewhatspheresandpowerlevelswereinvolvedinthe
casting.TheycanalsosenseTalismanswithastaticmentalchallengevs5.
2traits:Themagecansensesupernatural'fields'ascreatedbyanytypeof
supernaturalbogeyman.Thisincludescairns,wards,freeholds,etc,withastatic
mentalchallengevs5.Notethatthisabilityonlyallowsthemagetosensethem
themagemusthavetheappropriateLoreskilltoidentifyanyfields/wards/etcthey
comeacross.Thesensingwillletthemknowifthefieldisharmfultowardsthemor
not,however.
3traits:Themagecansensetheaurasofothercreatures.ThisworksjustlikeAura
PerceptionfromMET:TheMasquerade,exceptthemagemayonlycheckfor
diablerieiftheyhaveatleast3VampireLoreabilities.
4traits:Themagecansenseobjectshiddenthroughsupernaturalmeans.Consider
thisalargerversionofHeightenedsenses,abletopierceanyformofsupernatural
stealth.Ifthetargetbeingsensedisabeing,theymustbedefeatedinamental
challengebeforetheycanbesensed.Ifthetargetisanobject,thenastaticmental
challengevsthenumberofmentaltraitstheobfuscaterhasmustbewontosense
theobject.
Aswell,themagenowsenseswheneverasupernaturalpowerisbeingusedon
them.Themagemusthaveatleast3or4levelsoftheappropriateLoreAbilityto
actuallyknowwhatthepoweris,otherwisetheyjustsensesupernaturalforcesat
work,aswellasthesourceandtargetofthispower.Notethatiftheforcedoesn't
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affectthemagedirectly,orisnotreadilyvisible,thereislittlechancethemagewill
sensethepower.
5traits:Themagehasaninnateprecognitivesensethatalertsthemtoanydanger
totheirperson.Theyhaveabriefflashofthefuturesecondsbeforeithappens,
lettingthemagereactaccordingly.Themagecannotbesurprised,andisfully
awareofthefuturewhenitcomestothembeingharmed.Aswell,themagemay
sensethenatureofanothercreaturebywinningastaticmentalchallengevs5.
CosmologyAllowsamagetonavigatetheUmbra,aswellassuccessfullyinteract
withumbralsocietyandculture.("HowtoTalktoSpiritsandnotgetEaten101")
ResearchAllowsamagetobetterusetomesandoccultlibraries,aswellas
researchinganeffectbeforeitiscast(seepositiveinfluencesoneffects)
InstructionAllowsthemagetoteachSpherelevelstoanothermage.Alsoallow
themagetobeabletoteachcertainAbilities,allowingthestudenttopurchasetwo
oftheabilitiesforthesingleXP.

The9Spheres
5.1Correspondence
Firstoff,asCorrespondenceisthespherethatdealswithrangeanddistance,arangetable
isneeded,basedonhowfamiliarthemageiswiththetarget.Thisfamiliaritycancome
fromeitherpersonalknowledgeofthetarget,orhavingsomethingthatbelongstooris
somehowotherwiseconnectedtothetarget.Thegeneralsuccesstablefordeterminingthe
rangeoftheeffectislistedintheCorrespondenceEffectTable.
Apprentice
ImmediateSpatialPerceptionsTheApprenticeofCorrespondenceistaughthowto
sense3dimensionalspacewithkeenunderstanding.Theycanintuitivelysensehow
objectsrelatetospace,calculatetheexactvolumeofobjects,thedistancebetween
objects,andbeabletosenseobjectsintheirimmediatevicinitywithouthavingto
perceivethemthroughthenormalfivesenses.Themagemaydetermine,toanylevelof
accuracy,anyaspectofthetargetsdimensionality(size,shape,distance,location,etc).In
addition,themagemaychoosetojustsensetherangeanddimensionalityofanarea,
effectivelygivingthemakindof'sonar'effect.Themagemaygivethemselvestheability
tosenseandnavigatetheirsurroundingsbysensingtheshapes,distances,andsizesof
theirsurroundings.Theywouldseenocolors,onlythecontoursoffaces.Notethatthis
effectonlyeffectsthemage'simmediatesurroundingsthiscannotsenseoutsideofLine
ofSight.
Initiate
SenseSpaceThemagecannowsendhisorherperceptionstoanypointinspaceby
shiftingtheirrelationshiptotheCorrespondencePoint.Theymayrelocateanyorallof
theirsensestoanotherpointinspace.Thesensesfunctionnormallyatthisnewpointin
space,butrealizethattheirsensesnolongersensetheimmediatevicinityaroundtheir
persontheycanonlysensethenewlocation.Thispoweralsoallowsthemagetosense
iftheyarebeingspieduponbyaremoteobserverthroughsomesortofperception
extension(binoculars/SenseSpace/cameras).
TouchSpaceThemagecan,withconjunctionalDiscipleLifeorMatter(orboth)
teleportsmallobjectstoandfromthemselves.Themagecanshiftobjectsuptoa
maximumsizeofahousecat.Themagemustgraspingtheobjectduringtheteleportation.
WardThemagemaypreventscryingorremotesensinganareaofspacebyreenforcing
thetapestryofanarea.Uponasuccessfulmagicaleffectcasting,theareaofspace
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effectedbythemagicaleffectisprotectedbythiswardforthedurationoftheeffect.
Wheneversomeonewishestoremotelyscrythisarea,theirgeneralsuccessratingis
droppedbythenumericequivalentofthemagicaleffectresult.Thiseffectmaybecast
cumulatively,withthisnumberbeingincreasedeachtimetheeffectissuccessfullycast.
Disciple
PierceSpaceAtthislevelofunderstanding,themagehasanindepth,personal
understandingoftheTheoryofCorrespondence,andmaychangetheirownrelationship
totheCorrespondencePoint.Themagecanteleportthemselvesandeverythingtheyare
carryingtoanotherareainspace.Thiscanbeusedtoevokethe'FairEscape'rulein
virtuallyanysituation.Uponsuccess,themagestatesthatthey'disappear'andwalkto
theirnewlocationinspace,usinganoutofgamehandsignal,andtellthepeopleinthe
newareathattheyreappear,orientedinanywaytheydeemfit.Iftherearenottoomany
peopleinthevicinity,themagemaycall'Freeze',movetotheirnewlocation,thencall
'Unfreeze'.Thiseffectisvulgarorcoincidental.
Lastly,thispowerallowsthemagetoslideobjectsthroughspace,simulatingtelekinesis
orlevitation.Again,objectsbeingmovedcanbenobiggerthanacommonhousecat,but
weightisnooptiononlysize.Thiseffectcanbeusedcausedamage,andishandledby
theGeneralEffectResulttable.Vulgarorcoincidental.
SealGateThemagemayalsopreventothersfromremotelyspyingonanareawiththis
power.EveryCorrespondenceeffectthatinvolvesopeningorplayingwiththeTapestry
ofthearea(ie,Remotesensing/Teleportation)hasit'smagicaleffectresultratinglowered
bythenumericequivalentofthemagicaleffectresult.Thismaybecastmultipletimes,
withthisnumberbeingcumulative.
Themagemayalsobanacertaintypeofpatternfromanareaofspacebycastingthis
powerconjunctionallywiththeDisciplelevelpowersofallpatternsinvolvedinthe
bannedpattern,aswellashavingsomeconnectiontothetargetofthebanning.Ifthe
mageaccumulatesamagicaleffectresultratingoffiveorhigher,itisimpossibleforthe
targetpatterntypetoenterthatareaofspace.Notethatthiseffectcannoteffectmagical
effectsortheincarnationsofparadox.
CoLocalityPerceptionsAlso,atthislevelofunderstanding,themagemaypotentially
perceiveallpointsinspaceatthesametime.Whilethismayseemtobeastupididea,it
canbeveryuseful,andalsoverytrippy.Themagemay'stack'theirperceptions,
perceivingallthewantedpointsinspaceatthesametime.Theresultisaconvoluted
landscapeofmanyghostlyimages.Themagemaycolocatetheirperceptionsasmany
timesastheyhavementaltraits,anddifferentiatingbetweenonesceneandanother
requiresastaticmentalchallengevsanumbertwicethetotalnumberofscenesbeing
viewed.Ifthemagewishestoperceivemorescenesthantheyhavementaltraits,they
maydosobywinningacomplexchallenge.Iftheysucceed,theextrascenes.Iftheyfail,
theyenteraQuietofaratingequaltohalfthenumberofscenesbeingperceived.
Adept
RendSpaceAmageatthisrankmayextendtheircontrolofCorrespondencetoopening
'pathways'throughspacetojointwoareasofspaceviaa'doorway'.Thesepathways
usuallytaketheformofatwodimensional'window',showingwhatexistsontheother
sideofthedoorway,butcantakeonanotherappearanceifthemagesodesires.Themage
mayopena'doorway'betweentwoareasofspace.Passagethroughthisdoorwayisfree
aslongasthedoorwayremainsopen.Thiseffectisquitevulgar.
RealityBubbleThemagemaycreate'pockets'ofspacethatdonotinteractwiththerest
ofspace.Thiscreatesapocketdimensionwithinthreedimensionalspacewhichiscutoff
fromtherestofspace,roughlyhumansized.Largerbubblesormovingbubblesrequireat
leastaresultratingoffour.Thiseffectisquitevulgar.
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MutateLocalitiesAtthislevelofMastery,theMageistaughthowtodistortspace.
Magescanaffectdistancesandsizesaroundthem,stretchingandshrinkingthemhowever
theyseemfit.Themassoftheareaofspaceorobjectbeingchangedcannotchange,but
thesizeandshapeisfairgametothemage.Themagemaywarpspaceaboutthem
howevertheydesire.
ColocationThemagemaytaketwoareaofspaceand'stack'them,havingthemboth
occupythesame'area'ofspacesimultaneously.Interactionisfreebetweenthetwoarea.
Nothinginsidetheareasofspaceisdamagedwhentwoobjectsoccupythesameareaof
space,theysimplydonotinteractuntiltheyareseparated.
PolyappearanceThemagemayexistatmultipleareasatthesametime.Readtheeffect
onpage191of2ndEditionMage:TheAscension.Thepartaboutextradamagelevelsfor
polyappearanceattacksappliesthenumericratingofamagicalresultisaddedtothe
baseamountofdamagecausedbytheattack.
5.2Entropy
Apprentice
SenseFate&FortuneThebeginningofallteachingconcerningEntropystartswith
beingabletoidentifyEntropyasadistinctphenomenoninreality.Apprenticesofentropy
canintuitivelydiscerntheweaknessinanysystem,beitaperson,oragroup,ora
concept.Aswell,themagemayalsointuitivelydiscernthestrengthsofasystem,which
partsaremorefavoredorlucky.Themageascertainswhereentropywouldmanifest
naturallyinthetargetandhowmuch,orhowlittle,thetargethasbeensubjectedtothe
forcesofEntropyalready.Themagecanidentifyanyweakspotsinanything,aswellas
theamountofdecay,degeneracy,orcorruptionthetargethasbeensubjectto.
Conversely,themagemayalsosensewhichaspectsofthetargetwillbefavoredinthe
future,whereentropydoesnotmanifestitselfasstrongly./Ingameterms,themagewill
behavetheoptiontoretestafailedchallengeIFthatchallengeisofanaturebeing
sensedbytheeffect,forthedurationoftheeffect(thisisnotcumulative).Thenatureof
thechallengeandtargetmustbeknownatthetimeofcasting.
RingofTruthThemagemayusetheirsenseofDestinyandentropytodiscernif
somethingbeingsaidtothemispropheticinsomeway,orisafalsehood.Inthecaseof
propheticwords,everyleveloftheeffectresultratingwillgrantthemagealittlemoreof
asenseofunderstandingconcerningthewordsthatwerespoken.Fordiscerningthetruth,
themagemustachieveaneffectresultratingequaltoorgreaterthanthepotentialliar's
totalSubterfugeabilities.
Initiate
ControlProbabilityBystartingsmall,theInitiateofentropycanaffectverysmallevents
bymanipulatingrandomchance.Themagecanaffectwhothewaiterwillservefirstina
restaurant,whichchamberhousesthebulletinRussianRoulette,whichcardsaredealt
whereinagameofcards.Note,however,thattheMagecannotnullifyorsupersaturatean
eventwithrandomnessthatwouldrequirethecreationofentropicenergy,orthe
immunizationfromtheselfsameenergy,somethingeventheMastersofEntropycannot
do.Themagecanmerelyaffecttheprobabilitiesinvolvedwithasingleeventthatisonly
controlledbyoneinstanceofrandomchance.Itcanseemthatthislevelofknowledgeis
prettylame,butcontroloverrandomchancecanbeveryhandyattimes,andthislevelof
knowledgecanbeusedconjunctionallywithotherspherestoinjectrandomnessand
chaosintoasystemoverandabovewhatnormallyoccurs.Everytwoeffectresultratings
allowsthemagearetestinanynonmagicaleffecttestinwhichthemagehas2orfewer
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Abilitytraits(See"Beginner'sLuck").Themagecanalsodictatewhattheoutcomeofa
singlerandomeventwillbe,asinalloftheaboveexamples.Theeventmustbe
controlledbyrandomchance.Thisisacoincidentaleffect,asallthingsarepossible
withinarandomsystem,butrepeatedusesofthisinthesamesituationwilleventually
startpushingtheboundariesofacceptableprobability,andparadoxmaytakenotice.(See
"TheDominoEffect")
Disciple
AffectPredictablePatternsAtthedisciplelevel,themagelearnshowratesofdecayare
controlledandwiththisknowledgecanexerttheirwilluponrealitytoeitherspeedupor
slowdownthenaturalentropicprocessesthatdegradematterpatterns.TheMagecan
increaseordeceasetherateatwhichmetalsrust,woodsdecay,fabricrots,etc.Withany
numberofeffectresultratings,themagemaymakeacomplexpieceofmachinerybreak
down.With2ormoreeffectresultratings,anamountofphysicalmatterasdetermined
bytheareaofeffectcanbeeroded.Conversely,anynumberofeffectresultratingscan
causeacomplexmachinetofunctionwithoutflawforthedurationoftheeffect.With2
ormoreeffectresultratings,therateofdecayonamassofmatterasdeterminedbythe
areaofeffectcanbeslowedconsiderably,withthephysicalmatternotbeingaffected
fromthenaturalentropicprocessesforthedurationoftheeffect.
Adept
AffectLifeTheAdeptofEntropyhasprogressedbeyondthescopeofinorganicobjects
tothecomplexrealmofLife.TheAdeptstudiesthemultitudesofwaysthatlivingthings
witheranddieastheirbodieseventuallybreakdownandceasetofunction,aswellasthe
manyfacetsofheredity,andhowitaffectsevolutionandgrowth.Fromtheseprocesses,
theAdeptlearnstocontroltheserandom,degenerativeprocesses,givingthemimmense
powerstodestroylifeandcontrolgrowth.Theycanagetargets5yearsforeverymagical
effectresultrating,orreducetheprobabilityfordeformityanddisease,withaeffect
resultratingof3makingachildinsulatedfromanysortofdisease,shortofamassive
plague,forlife.Notethatthisonlyaffectsprobability,notvitalityorbeauty.Notethat
directandvulgarentropyattackscauseaggravateddamage.
Master
AffectThoughtTheMastersofEntropyexpandtheircontrolovertheforcesofEntropy
bystudyingthewaysinwhichentropyaffectsideasandthoughts.Unlikethephysical
aspectsofEntropy,inwhichtheoutcomesareprettystraightforward,theeffectsof
entropyuponthemindcanleadtosomeprettyfarfetchedideas.Entropy'sreachisvery
far,eventotheIvorytowersofintelligence.Forgetfulness,Distractions,Shortattention
spans,evenDerangedanddamagedmindsfallunderthiscategory.Somecalldynamic
growthofideastheinverseofEntropy,thatoldideasarecastasidetomakewayforthe
new,butthefactthatideasarecastawaymakesevenprogresstheresultofEntropy,of
oldconceptswitheringawayanddying.ThelimitoftheMasterofEntropyisthe
individualtheMastercandestroythethoughtofanindividual,notthebaseconcept
uponwhichthethoughtwasformed.Theycannoterodeentirephilosophiesonasocietal
level,butitisrumoredthattheOraclesofEntropycanperformsuchfeatsaserasing
entiretownsfromthecollectiveconscious.TheEffectResultratingnecessarytodestroy
mentalstructuresisthuslylisted:
Thought
Idea
TrainofThought
Concept1
Ability
Addaderangement2
MentalTrait
Rote/Ritual3
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AreteTrait5
Sphereratings
Apprentice6
Initiate7
Disciple8
Adept9
Master10

BindingOathWhencast,thiseffectensuresthatapactorpromiseiscarriedthrough.
ThemageadministeringorgivingthatoathmaycalldowntheforceofDestinytowitness
theproceedingsandpunishanyonewhobreakstheoath.Readtheeffectdescriptionon
page195of2ndEditionMage:TheAscensionforafulldescriptionoftheeffect.
5.3Forces
BecauseForcesisapatternmagick,InitiatelevelPrimeisrequiredtocreateenergy.If
youreffectrequiresinincreaseofenergy,youmustbeanInitiateofprime.
Apprentice
PerceiveForcesTheApprenticeofForcesfirstlearnstounderstandtheconstructsthat
makeupalloftheEnergiesofForces.Assuch,theapprenticeofForcesfirstlearnsto
perceiveForces,sotheywillknowexactlywhattheyaremanipulatingwhentheyachieve
higherlevelsofunderstanding.Theymaysenseanyenergytheywish,orthelackthere
of,lettingthemseeinthedark,perceivexrays,sensemotion,orheartheslightestof
noises.Anydegreeofeffectresultratingwillallowamagetoseeaforcethatisnot
clutteredorjumbledwithbackgroundnoise.A'noisy'background,however,willrequire
agreatereffectresultratingasdeterminedbytheclosestnarrator.
Initiate
ControlMinorForcesWiththislevelthemagecanmanipulateboththepositiveforces
(sound,light,heat,etc),aswellasthenegativeforces(silence,darkness,cold,etc).The
magecannotfundamentallychangetheforcetheyaremanipulatingtheforcemustretain
it'spolarity(positive/negative),themagecanmerelychangeit'sdirectionofforce.A
magemaydisguisetheirvoice,eavesdroponaconversationoccurringoveracrowded
room,cloakthemselvesinafieldofsilence,bendandrefractlight,displacetheirimage,
wrapthemselvesinshadow,createamirageorfocusaflashlightintoafinelaser.Heat
andcoldmaybeshuffledabout,gravitymayberedirected,etc.Theamountofforcethat
canbeaffectedatthislevelisquitelimitedamagemayshortcircuitacarorhouse,but
notanapartmentblockorpowerplant.Amagecouldblackoutahouse,butnotacity
block.Theycouldchangethevelocityandtrajectoryofabulletorskateboard,butnota
macktruck.Thedegreetowhichtheforcesmaybemanipulatedaregeneratedbythearea
ofeffectcolumnoftheGeneraleffecttable.RememberthataforcemayONLYbere
directed,notincreasedordispelled,sodarkeningaroomwouldmakeanadjacentroom
brighterbyanequalamount.LivingbeingsbeingstruckbyElectricalforcewillbe
stunnedforanumberofchallenges(roughly4secondsapiece)equaltothedamagerating
oftheeffectminusoneforeverystaminarelatedtraittheypossess.
Disciple
TransmuteMinorForcesThemagemaynowchangeoneforcetoanotherflippositive
tonegative,orcreateordestroyforcesatwill.Oneforcemaybetransmutedintoanother
Radiationcanbetransmutedtosound,kineticenergytoelectricity,heatintocoldor
darknessintolight.UnliketheDisciplelevelofthiseffect,aforcemaybedispelled
insteadofredirected,andaforcemaybegeneratedinsteadofconcentrated.Thiseffect
maybecastedconjunctionallywiththespheresofmatterorlifetotransmutethepatterns
ofthosespherestoaforce,orviceversa.Theamountofforcesthatcanbemanipulatedis
alsodeterminedbytheGeneraleffectresulttable.
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Adept
ControlMajorForcesThissphereworksliketheInitiatelevelofthissphere,butthe
maximumamountofforcecontrollablebythatlevelofforcesistheminimumforthis
one.Themagemayfocusthelightofthesunontoapowerfullaser,cloakfootballfields
withprismaticillusions,redirectmissilesinmidflight,meltglaciers,orthrowaround
macktruckslikeragdolls.Themagemayalsoerectprotectivewardsagainsttheseself
sameforces,fireproofingthemselvesorabuilding,protectingshipsfromstorms,etc.The
parametersoftheeffectaregeneratedbythegeneraleffectresulttable.
Master
TransmuteMajorForcesThislevelofforcesmasterfunctionsliketheDisciplelevelof
thissphere,butliketheAdeptlevel,it'smaximumdegreeofcontrolisthislevel's
minimum.Theamountofcontrolatthislevelisalmostlimitless.Technomancershave
usedthislevelofcontroltocreateatomicexplosions,levelingcities.AMasterofforces
canconjure(aswellasdispelandguardagainst)hurricanes,firestorms,tidalwaves,
earthquakes,andnuclearblasts.
5.4Life
Lifemagickisapatternmagick.Ifyoureffectrequiresthecreationoflifepatterns,you
mustbeanInitiateofPrime.Aswell,theLifespheredividesalllifeinto2divisions
simplelifepatterns,suchasplants,virii,bacteria,insects,shellfish,anythinginvertebrate,
andcomplexlifepatterns,suchascats,rats,puppydogs,people,duckbilledplatypusses,
humans,bears,etc..
Apprentice
SenseLifeThemagecanreadthepatternsoflife,learningalotaboutitit'sage,sex,
race,etc.AnydegreeofsuccesscanbeusedwiththislevelofLife,butthegreaterthe
degreeofsuccess,thegreaterthedetailoftheinformation.
Initiate
AlterSimplePatternsThemagecanalter,healordestroyanysimplelifepattern.The
magemaychangetheshape,healthorformofanysimplelifepattern.Thebasestructure
ofthepatterncannotfundamentallychangeatreewillstillbeatree,evenifithas
poisonousfruitnow.Healingaggravateddamageisconsideredvulgar,always.The
numberofhealthlevelsthemagecanhealisdeterminedbythegeneraleffecttable.
HealSelfThemagecanhealdamagetotheirownlifepattern.Thenumberofhealth
levelshealedbythiseffectisdeterminedbythegeneraleffecttable.
Disciple
AlterSelfThemagemaynowaltertheirownform.Theycannotchangetheir
fundamentalform(human)(hopefully),buttheychangetheirappearance,sex,modify
themselvesgogivethemfur,gills,ornaturalweaponry,orimprovetheirstats.Theymay
receiveonenewphysicaltraitforeveryeffectresultratingoftheeffect,fortheduration
oftheeffect(anydurationoveronedaycausesaggravateddamageduetoPattern
Bleeding)(seebelow),butifthistotalgoesoverthemaximumnumberoftraitfortheir
race,theygainapermanentpointofparadoxforeachtraitabovetheirtraitmaximum.If
thismodificationisnullified,thepermanentparadoxpointgoesaway.Ifthemagegives
themselvesnaturalweaponry,anddecidetomakeitpermanent,theydonotsufferfrom
patternbleeding,butstillretainthepermanentparadoxpoints.
PatternBleedingiscausedbyimperfectmodificationsofamage'sLifePatterncausingit
to'leak'rawquintessence.Everyfulldaythatamage'spatternismodifiedbyamagical
Lifeeffect,themagetakesalevelofaggravateddamagewhichCANNOTBEHEALED
THROUGHMAGICKALMEANS.Themagemayresistthisdamageiftheyarean
InitiateofPrimeandhavesomeQuintessencetospendspendingapointofquintessence
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foreveryextratraitwillnullifytheeffectsofpatternbleedingforoneday.Ifthemage
usesexperiencetopurchasetheextratraits,theynolongersuffertheeffectsofpattern
bleeding,butifthetraittotalisoverthenormalracemaximumforthemage'srace,the
permanentparadoxpointsremain.
HealLifeAswiththeInitiatelevelofthiseffect,themagemayheal(orharm)other
complexlifepatterns.Thenumberofhealthlevelshealed(orinflicted)onthetarget
patternisdeterminedbythegeneraleffecttable,andhealaggravateddamageisstill
vulgar.Aswell,vulgarlifeeffectscauseaggravateddamage.
Transform/CreateSimpleLifePatternsThestructureofsimplelifepatternsarenowat
thebeckandcallofthemage.Themagecanturntheminsideout,changeoneinto
another,orcreatethemfromotherpatterns,usingconjunctionalMatter,ForcesorPrime
effects.Althoughnothingthatthemagemakeshasamindofit'sown,butwithmost
simplelifepatternsthatisrarelyadrawback.Instinctivereflexesmaybeimbuedintothe
target,butthatisthelimit.Themassofthepatternsthemagecanalterorcreateis
determinedbythegeneraleffectresulttable.
Adept
AlterComplexPatternsThemagecancontrolcomplexlifepatterns,suchashumans,
dogs,rats,cats,elephants,andplatypusses.Theycanchangetheirform,givethemweird
neworgans,healthem,orkillthem.Theymaybeimbuedwithnewphysicaltraitsor
havephysicaltraitsremovedforthedurationoftheeffect(seePatternBleedinginAlter
Self,foritapplieshereaswell).SeetheInitiateLevelofthiseffectforthegame
mechanicsofmodification.Theymayalsocompletelychangetheirappearanceforthe
durationoftheeffect(seepatternbleeding).
TransformSelfTheAdeptofLifemayalsoaltertheirformtoresemblethatofanyother
formofanequivalentsize.Theymaybecomeadeer,notamouse.Specialabilitiesalso
donotcarryoverwithoutadditionalLifeeffects,andnavigatinginthenewformdoes
takesometimetodo.
Master
TransformComplexPatternsThemagemaynowtransformothersinthesamefashion
astheAdeptlevelofthispower.Thesetestsareconsideredresistedchallenges.Thesame
rulesforTransformSelfapplyhere.
CreateComplexFormsThemagecannowcreatecomplexlifeformslikehumans,dogs,
rats,cats,andplatypusses.Theircreationshavenomindsorsouls,butcanbegiven
instinctivereactionsthatcanfakesomeinstancesofinstinctualintelligence,andifthe
patternwascreatedbytransmutingonepatternintothecomplexlifepattern,itwillstill
retaintheresonanceofit'spreviousform.Ahandgunchangedintoahamsterwillbea
stupid,yetbloodthirsty,hamster.
PerfectMetamorphosisThemage'scontroloftransformation,however,isperfectwhen
appliedtothemselves.Thereisnoperiodofadjustment,andthemageretainstheirmind
andmagicalabilitiesregardlessoftheformtheyassume.Theyalsogainallthenatural
abilitiesoftheirnewformwithoutextraLifeeffects.
5.5Matter
Liketheprevioustwospheres,Matterisapatternmagick.Ifanyeffectyouwishtocast
requiresyoucreatingnewmatter,youmustbeanInitiateofPrime.
Apprentice
MatterPerceptionsThemagecansensethepatternsofMatter,lettingthemknowtheir
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composition,structure,ifanythingishiddeninsidethem,anypropertyofmatter.Any
degreeofsuccesswillelicitinformationaboutthepattern(s)inquestion,butmore
successeswillmeritmoreinformation.
Initiate
BasicTransformationThemagemaytransformonebasesubstanceintoanother,
withoutchangingit'sshape,temperature,orbasicstate(solid,liquid,gas).Themore
drasticthetransformation,thegreatertheeffectresultratingmustbe.Changingwater
intowinewouldrequirearatingofone,changingwaterintosulfuricacidwouldrequirea
ratingofthree.Turningsourdoughintoryebreadwouldrequirearatingofone,whereas
turningbreadintostonewouldrequirearatingofthree.Castingthiseffect
conjunctionallywiththeappropriatelevelsofotherpatternmagickscantransformone
patterntoanother,althoughthisrequiresatleastaneffectratingofthree.Ifthematter
mageisanInitiateofPrime,theymaycreate(orunravel)anysimple,basicthing
composedofonehomogeneoussubstance.Abouldervaguelyshapedlikeawomanis
possible,butadaintychinashepherdessisnot.Complexartificialsubstancessuchas
plutoniumarealsonotpossibleuntilMaster.Elaboratecreationscannotbecreateduntil
Adept.Anymattercreatedisconsideredattheambienttemperatureofthesurroundings
unlesstheeffectiscastconjunctionallywithDiscipleForcesandInitiatePrime.Themass
ofsubstancethatcanbecreated/TransformedisdeterminedbytheGeneraleffectresult
table.
Disciple
AlterFormThemagecanchangetheshapeorotherpropertiesofmatterpatterns,such
asboilingpoint,meltingpoint,color,ordensity.Thesechangeslastforaslongasthe
effectduration,thenresumetheirnormalconfigurationafterwards.Permanentchanges
arenotpossibleuntilMasteryhasbeenachieved.Thedegreeofchangeisatthewhimof
themage,butmuststillbewithintherealmofcommonsense.Themassofsubstancethat
canbealteredisdeterminedbytheGeneraleffectresulttable.
Adept
ComplexTransmutationThemagemaynowperformradicalchangestophysical
materialsandcraftcomplexandintricateitemsinvolvingseveralcommonsubstancesofa
fewrareones,aswellasmovingparts.Anysortofregularmattermaybechangedinto
anyotherasquirtpistolintoaloadedzipgunrequiresaneffectresultratingofthree,
whereaschangingadumpsterintoatankrequiresaneffectresultratingoffive.The
amountofmassthatcanbecreatedoralteredisdeterminedbytheareaofeffectchart.
Thecomplexityofwhateveriscreatedisstillboundbythecuttingedgeofcurrent
technology.
Master
AlterPropertiesThemasterofmattercanmakereallyweirdstuff.Thesameasthe
previouslevelsoftransmutation,alterationandcreation,buttherulesareoutthewindow.
Silkasstrongassteel,Steelyoucanfolduplikepaper,piecesofasphaltthatconduct
electricity,etc.Themagecandictatethepropertieslikedensity,surfacetension,
melting/boilingpoint,viscosity,electromagneticresponse,thewholekitandkaboodle.
(Yes,transparentaluminum,Scotty).Themagecanmakewhatevertheydamnwellwant
asdeterminedbytheGeneraleffectresulttable.
PatternDisassociationThisisacooleffect.Youtaketwomatterpatternsand,ifthis
effectissuccessfullycasted,thosetwomatterpatternscannotinteractwitheachotherat
alltheywillpassthrougheachotherasiftheotherwasn'tthere.Bothpatternsmustbe
matterpatterns,andofasizeequivalenttowhatisdeterminedbythegeneraleffectresult
table.
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Apprentice
SenseThoughtsandEmotionsThemagecansensethethoughtaroundthem.Theycan
notyetreadthem,butcangetgeneralimpressionsaboutthemindofthosearoundthem.
Ifthemageobtainsanyeffectresultrating,theymayreadthetarget'sauratodetermine
theiremotionalstate.Themagemayalsobeabletosensepsychicimpressionslefton
objects.Byobtaininganylevelofsuccessonaneffect,theymaysense'good'or'bad'
vibesaboutanobjectorarea.Thisincludestheresonanceofobjects,likeTassoraNode.
EmpowerSelfTheapprenticeofMindhasahigherdegreeofcontrolovertheirown
mind.Eideticmemory,lightningfastcomputation,mindoverbodycontrolofbiological
processes,everythingofthatsortisavailabletotheapprenticeofMind.Theymaychange
theiremotionalstateofmind,trainsofthought,speeduporslowdowntheirrateof
thought,edittheirownmemories,controlbiologicalprocesses,etc.
Themagemayalsoformamentalbarriertopreventmentalintrusion.Theeffectresult
ratingofthementalbarriersubtractsit'sratingfromanyattempttoreadthemage's
thoughtsoraura.Thisalsoaffectsnonmagicalauraperceptions,allowingthemageto
addtwicetheeffectratingofthemagicaleffecttotheirmentaltraittotalwhilethebarrier
isactive.
Thispowercanalsobeusedtodefendagainstnonmagicalmindeffects,ie,Dominate,
Presence,Obfuscate,etc,themagemustbeatanequivalentpowerleveltoevenattempt
it.Forexample,thecorrelationbetweenothersupernaturalpowersandMagespheresis
Basic=Apprentice,Disciple=IntermediateandMaster=Advanced.Whatthisallows
themagetodoisretestanonmagicalmindcontrolpowerthatsucceededagainstthem,
assumingthemageisofasuitablelevelofmastery,andhasbeenundertheinfluenceof
oneofthesepowersbefore.Theretestisconsideredamagicaleffect,andsothepositive
andnegativeinfluencesonamagicaleffectmaybeutilized,andthemageusesfourtimes
theirAretetotalinsteadoftheirmentaltraitsforthepurposesoftheretest.
Initiate
SubliminalImpulseThemagemaytransmitasimplecommandtotheirtarget,which
affectstheminaveryinsidiousmanner.Ifthemageattainsaneffectresultratinghigher
thantheirtarget'swillpower,themagemayissueasubliminalimpulsetothemwhich
theymustobey.Theneedtogotothebathroom,theopinionofsomeone,asuddenidea,
etc.Thecommandcannotbeobviouslysuicidalorgoagainstthenatureofthetarget.
ReadSurfaceThoughtsThemagecannowreadthesurfacethoughtsofminds,aswell
assensememoriesattachedtoobjects(basicpsychometry).Bygettinganeffectresult
ratinghigherthanthetarget'swillpower,themagemayreadwhateverisonthesurfaceof
thetarget'smind.Notethatthemagecannotformamentallinkwiththislevelofpower
eachreadingrequiresaseparatemagicaleffect.
WindowDressingWithasuccessfulmagicaleffect,themagemayerectfakemental
structures,suchaschangingtheirsurfacethoughts,orauras.Everyeffectresultrating
allowsthemagetomodifyoneaspectoftheirsurfacethoughtsorcolorofauratofoolor
confusethoseattemptingtoreadthem.
Disciple
MentalLinkThemagemaycommunicatefreelywithsomeonebyestablishingamental
linkwiththem.Oncethementallinkisestablished,itcanonlybeceasedbythecasting
mage,orbytheeffectdurationrunningout.Ifthesubjectiswilling,notestisrequired.If
thesubjectisnotwilling,theirwillpowerratingmustbeovercomewithaneffectresult
rating.Oncetheconnectionisestablished,thetwopartiesmaycommunicatefreelytoone
another,usingeitherwordsormentalimagery.Thecastingmagemaytrytoreadthe
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mindofthetarget,andcandosobybeatingtheminamentalchallenge.Thecasting
magemayalsoprojectperceptualillusionsintothemindoftheotherpartyand,ifthey
beattheminamentalchallenge,thetargetbelievesthatillusiontobetrue.Illusionsmay
beofanyperceptionthatisdeemednecessary.
WalkAmongDreamsThemagemayalsomakejourneysintothedreamsofothers.By
gettingahighereffectresultratingthanthetargethaswillpower,themagemayenterthe
dreamoftheirtargetandrunamok.Thismaybedangerous,however,asthedreamercan
affectthemageaswellwhileintheirdream,andnastybeastiessometimesliveinthe
dreamsofsleepers,anddoliketobedisturbed.
Adept
ControlConsciousMindAtthislevel,themagecannowcontrolthethoughtsof
another.Onceamentallinkisestablished,themagegainscontrolofthetarget.Theymay
sendcomplexcommandstothetargetwhichmustbeobeyed,evensuicidalactionsor
actionsthatwouldviolatethetarget'snature.Themagecanalsochangethememoryof
target,ormayimplantmentalbarriersorblocks,cureorcreatementalimbalances,or
alterthetarget'sauratodisplaycolorandtexturesofthemage'schoosing.Eachchangein
themindofthetargetisaseparatemagicaleffect.Iftheeffectwearsofffromthe
durationexpiring,thetargetmindreassertsitself.Thethoughtsandmemoriesremain
intact,buttheirDemeanorwillremaininthestatethemageleftitin.
AstralProjectionThemagemaymakeshortexcursionsintothepenumbrabyleaving
theirdream.Everyeffectresultratingallowsthemagetoleavetheirbodyfor10minutes.
Theymayreturntotheirbodyatanytime.
Master
ControlSubconsciousAtthislevelofmastery,themagemaycompletelyrewritean
individual'spersonality,notonlymodifyingtheirthoughtsandmemories,butrewriting
theirsubconsciouspersonalityaswell.Amentallinkmuststillbeestablished,andeach
modificationisstillamagicaleffect,butanyaspectofthetarget'smindmaybemodified
atthislevel.
UntetherThislevelallowsthemagetounattachtheirmindfromtheirbodyandleaveit
anemptyshellwhiletheytranscendtohigherlevelsofintellectualexistence.Readthe
descriptioninthebookforadescriptionofwhathappenstotheuntetheredmind(orthe
BookofMadnessforadiscussionontheHighUmbra).Untetheringyourmindrequiresa
magicaleffectresultratingofatleastthree.Reattachingyourselftoanemptyshellisthe
same.Invadinganother'smindandsplicingthetwocordstogetherisamagicaleffectin
whichtheratingoftheeffectmustbehigherthanthetargetswillpower.
ForgePsycheThemagemaynowcreateanotherconscious,rationalmindfromnothing,
andimplantitintoanotherobject.Themindwillbewhateverthemagewishesittobe.It
hasanumberofmentalandsocialtraitsequaltotheeffectresultratingoftheeffect,toa
normalhumanmaximum.Themagethemselvesmayaddextramentaltraitsto
themselvesviathesameprocessastheLifeEffectAlterSelf.
5.7Prime
Apprentice
EthericSensesThemagecansensequintessenceandtheamountofquintessencethatis
beingstored.Themagecansensethefreequintessencewhetheritisstoredinatalisman,
storedinapattern,storedinanavatar,comingoutofanode,orintheformoftass)and
theamountofquintessencethatisthere.SensingTassoranodeistheeasiest,only
requiringaneffectratingoneone.Sensingquintessencestoredinatalismanorprime
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storedusingStorePrimerequiresaratingoftwo,sensingquintessencestoredinanyother
patternoranAvatarrequiresthree.
StorePrime(immediate)Thenormalamountofquintessenceamagecanstorewithout
InitiaterankinPrimeisdeterminedbytheiravatar.TheApprenticeofprimemayusethis
Spherepowertostoreexcessquintessenceontheoutsideoftheirbody.Thisallowsthe
magetostoreamaximumnumberof20pointsoffreequintessencebothontheirbody
andintheiravatar.Themagemaystoreanumberquintessenceequaltotheresultrating
ofthemagicaleffect,andmayonlyusethiseffectonceperquintessencesource.This
storedquintessenceisnotstoredintheiravatar,sothiseffectstoresquintessenceabove
andbeyondtheiravatarrating.
Initiate
WeaveIdyllicForceThemagehasnotattainedsomelevelofcontrolovertheshifting
patternsofprime,andmaynowinfusethismagicalenergyintoobjectsordivertsmall
streamsofthestuff.ThemagemayinfuseaweaponwithPrimalforce,allowingittoto
aggravateddamagetosupernaturalcreaturesifthemageattainsaminimumeffectrating
ofthree.Thisenchantmentlastsaslongasthedurationoftheeffect,andthenwearsoff.
Eachtimetheweaponisusedtoinflictanaggravatedlevelofdamage,onepointof
quintessencemustbespent.Iftheweaponenchantedisbeingusedbyanonmage,then
thecastingmagemay'charge'theeffectwithanumberofquintessencepointsbycasting
thisconjunctionallywithChannelQuintessence.Inthiscase,thechargedquintessenceis
usedinsteadoftheuser'squintessence.Also,themagemaydivertasmallamountofa
Lifepattern'squintessenceflowaway,causingagreatamountofpainanddisruptionto
them,andtheystarttoflickerinandoutofreality.Uponsuccessfulcasting,thetargetof
thespellisstunnedandcannotfunctionforthedurationoftheeffect,whichiseffectively
oneratinglowerthannormal.Thetargetmayspendapointofquintessencetosmooth
thisrippleeffectout(OraDiscipleofprimemayspenditforthemwithanydegreeof
successontheirmagicaleffect).Thetargetmayalsospendawillpowertraittoallow
themselvestoactfor10minutes.
FuelPatternThisisneededtocreateanyofthePatternmagicks:Forces,Lifeand
Matter.Ifamagewishestocreateapattern,thepatternmagickmustbecasted
conjunctionallywiththislevelofprime,orelseitdoesnotwork.
Disciple
ChannelQuintessenceThemagemayactasaconduitforfreequintessence(fora
discussiononthedifferencebetweenRawandfreequintessence,readthedescriptionfor
thiseffectinMage:TheAscension,2ndEdition).Themagemaychanneluptofivepoints
offreequintessencefromonepatterntoeitherthemselvesoranotherpatternforevery
effectratingresulttheyacquire.
CreateTalisman(immediate)Themagemaynowcreatetalismans.Tocreateatalisman
takestime,anode,andusuallyahorizonrealm.
Firstoff,thetalismanmusthaveapatternintowhichthepowerwillbeplaced.Thiscan
beanypattern,butaforcespatternisnotsuggested(Unlessit'sbeenfrozenintime,
whichiskindacool,butanyway).Assoonasthepatternislocated,thepatternmustbe
preparedtobeabletocontainmagicaleffects.ThisisdonewithavulgarAdeptPrime
Rote,whichrequiresexpendinga*PERMANENT*pointofwillpowerandaccumulating
atotalnumberofeffectresultratingsof10ormore,eachmagicaleffecttakingaaday.
Afterthis,thetalismanisreadytoreceiveit'scapacitytoworkmagick.Thisactionis
whatrequiresDisciplelevelPrimetodo.Themagefocuses10pointsofquintessencefor
everyAretetraitthetalismanistohave.Every10pointsofquintessencemustbeslowly
focusedinoveracompleteday.AmagecannotcreateatalismanwithmoreAretetraits
thantheyhavethemselves.Afterthis,themagecanaddwhatevereffectsthetalismanis
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tohave.Eacheffectmustbeconsideredstaticintherealmthetalismanisbeingcreated
in,andrequiresonepointofquintessenceperMasteryleveloftheeffect,andacomplete
days'uninterruptedwork.Attheendoftheday,themagedoestheteststhatnormally
wouldberequiredtocastthedesiredeffect.Themagemustaccumulateatotalmagical
effectratingof4ormorebeforetheeffectissuccessfullyputintothetalisman.Notethat
atalismancannothavemoreeffectsthanithasAreteTraits.
Afteralloftheeffectshavebeenputintothetalisman,themagemustinitiallychargeit
withanAdeptlevelPrimeeffect,whichmimicsChannelQuintessenceforgame
mechanics.Thetalismancanholdfivetimesit'sMasterylevelinquintessence.
Adept
ExpelBaseEnergyThemagemaypullrawquintessenceoutofstaticpatterns,changing
thedegreetowhichtheymanifestinreality.Therawquintessenceisrecycledbackinto
theUniversalpoolofquintessence,andcannotbecapturedbythemage.Themagemay
extractthequintessencefromthepatternandhaveitfadeintonothingness.Thisaffect
canbeusedconjunctionallywiththeInitiatelevelofthepatternmagicktodissolve
certainpartsofapattern,otherwisetheentirepatternisaffected.Sosolidscouldbecome
insubstantial,amagnetcouldhaveonlyonepole,removeachemical'sabilitytoform
nuclearbondswithotherchemicals,orcauseanobjecttoloseit'sweightwhilesill
remainingsolid.
Notethateffectstherecycletherawquintessenceofpatternsisconsideredadamaging
magicaleffect,whichdoesdamageasperthegeneraleffectresulttable,andiftheeffect
isvulgar,theeffectdoesaggravateddamage.
Master
AlterFlowThemagemaycontrolestablishedflowsofquintessence,suchasthosethat
flowbetweenalifepatternandthepoolofquintessence.AswithExpelBaseEnergy,the
quintessenceisrecycledbackintotheuniversalquintessencepool.Themagemay
attempttoextinguishthesparkoflifewithinapattern,havingitfalldeadthenfadeinto
nothingness.Theamountofdamagedonebythiseffectisdeterminedbythegeneral
effectresulttable,andthisdamageisaggravated(iftheeffectisvulgar).Amagewith
InitiatelevelLifeknowledgemaycastthiseffectconjunctionallywithInitiatelevelLife
toaffectonlypartoftheLifepattern,otherwisetheeffectaffectstheentirepattern.As
well,themagemayinstantlyrechargetheiravatar,whethertheyareinanodeornot,but
castingthiseffectvulgarly.Theamountofquintessencegainedisequaltotheeffect
resultrating.Lastly,amagemaychannelaquintessenceblastinawaythatnullifies
paradoxenergynotstoredwithinapattern.Anumberoffreefloatingparadoxisdispelled
equaltotheeffectresultratingofthemagicaleffect.
5.8Spirit
Anyeffectswhichneedtopiercethegauntletmusthaveaneffectresultratingsufficient
enoughtopiercethegauntletofthearea.SeetheGauntletPenetrationtable.
Apprentice
SpiritSight/SenseTheinitiateofSpiritmaysendtheirperceptionsintotheUmbra.By
attaininganeffectresultratingsufficientenoughtopiercethegaunttheycansendtheir
perceptionsintotheumbra.Tohaveumbralexcursions,gograbanarrator.Notethat
whileyourperceptionsareintheUmbra,theyarenotinyourbody,sowhatever
perceptionsyousendintotheumbra(youdon'tneedtosendthemall)youcannotusein
physicalreality.
TomoveyoursensesintheUmbra,youhavetomoveyourphysicalbody(oruse
Correspondence).Themagemayalsodetecttheaurasofbeings,anddependingonthe
degreeofsuccess,themagecanreadatarget'sauratodeterminewhattypeofcreature
theyare.Spirits,ghostsandWraithsrequireameffectresultratingofone,Shapeshifters
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requirearesultratingoftwo,whereasanythingelserequiresthree.Themagemayalso
determinethegauntletlevelofanareabywinningasimpletest.
Initiate
TouchSpiritThemagemaybrieflytouchtheothersideofthegauntletwiththislevel.
ThemagecanpickupafetishstickdroppedbyaGarou,pushaspiritoutofaroom,orhit
oneovertheheadwithsomethingfromtheUmbra.Objectsmaynotbebroughtoverthe
gauntletyet,simplymanipulatedfromtheothersideifthemageattainsasphereeffect
ratingsufficienttoovercomethegauntletofthearea.
CallSpiritThemagemayalsosendtheirvoicethroughthegauntletwiththesamegame
mechanicsasTouchSpirit.Ifthemagesucceeds,theymayaskthespirittocometothem.
Thespiritdoesnotnecessarilyhavetocometothecalling,however.
ManipulateGauntletThemagemayalsochangethelevelofthegauntletinanareaina
minorfashion.Everyeffectresultratingwillraiseorlowerthegauntletratingofthearea
byoneforthedurationoftheeffect.Themagecannotlowerthegauntletbelow4with
thiseffect,however.
Disciple
PierceGauntletThemagecanphysicallytransportthemselvesandtheirpossessionsto
theUmbra.Byachievinganeffectresultratingsufficienttodefeatthegauntletofthe
area,themagemaytransformthemselvesandtheirpossessionstoephemera,thestuffof
spirit,butwhichwillpossessakindofaglowwhichdenizensoftheUmbrawilldetectas
belongingtoalivingbeing.Afterthemagereachesthepenumbra,theycangowherever
theylike(assumingtheyhaveCosmologyoraspiritguide),uptotheborderswhichmark
theHorizonandtheDeepUmbra.Inotherwords,gograbanarrator.
RouseandLullSpiritThemagemaynowalsoattempttocontactspiritsthatare'asleep'.
Bydefeatingthegauntletratingineffectresultratings,themagemaycontactspiritsthat
havebeenoutofcontactforextendedperiodsoftime.Thespirit,however,maynot
appreciatethisdisturbance.Themagemaysummonangryspiritstoattackaperson,
whichdoesthemage'sdamageratingaccordingtotheGeneraleffecttable.Notethatthis
damageisaggravated.
Adept
RendGauntlet/SealBreachAlargerversionofManipulateGauntlet,themagemaynow
raiseorlowerthegauntletratingoftheareatowhatevertheywant,determinedbythe
effectresultratingoftheireffect.Notethattearingholesinthegauntletisquitevulgar
and,inmostsituations,alsoquitestupid.Thiseffectcanbeusedtotrapbeingsinthe
gauntlet.Bypulsingthegauntletoftheara,themagemaytrapabeinginthegauntlet.If
themagecanobtainaneffectresultratinggreaterthanthegauntletlevelofthearea,the
poorfoolwillbetrappedinsidethegauntletuntiltheyarereleasedbysomenicespirit
traveler.Beingstrappedinthegauntletinthisfashionappearasghostlikeimages
floatinginmidairneartheareawheretheywereimprisoned.
BindSpiritThemagemayalsocompelaspirittodothemage'sbidding.ifthemagecan
accumulateaneffectresultratinghigherthanthespirit'spower,thenthespiritmustdo
themage'sbiddingforthedurationoftheeffect.Notethatwhenthiswearsoff,thespirit
willbefree,andwillprobablynotbeveryhappy.Anangryspiritcanbeboundintoa
person,turningthepersonintoalivingfetish,doingthemage'sdamageratingas
determinedbythegeneraleffecttable,andthepainitcausesmaystuntheopponentifthe
amountofdamagedealtishigherthanthenumberofstaminarelatedtraitsthetarget
possesses.Ifthisisthecase,thetargetisstunnedforanumberofchallenges(roughly4
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staminarelatedtraits.Thiseffectmayalsobeusedtomakefetishes.Themagemust
accumulateatotaleffectresultratingof10+,witheachmagicaleffectcastingtakinga
day.Whenthisisdone,theitemiscapableofhousingspiritualentities.Amagemayalso
petitionaspirittoinhabitthemandgivethemageaccesstothepowersthatthespirithas.
Ifthemagesucceedsinbreachingthegauntlet,andeithergainsthespirit'sconsentto
allowthis,ordefeatsitinaBindingeffect,themagehasaccesstoallofthespirit's
charms,andoneortwoofthespirit'sabilities(waterbreathingfornixies,plant
bloomingfordryads,etc).Aswell,themageeffectivelygainsfourCosmologytraits,and
threeextraphysicaltraitsappropriateforthespirit.Whileinhabitedbythespirit,the
magecannotcastanymagicaleffects.Ifthespiritdoesnotwishtoleave,themagemay
attempttobanishthespiritfromtheirbodybyspendingaWillpowertraitandwinninga
numberofsimpletestsequaltothespirit'swillpowerrating.
Lastly,thiseffectmaybeusedtoExorcizespirits.Byspendingawillpowertraitand
winninganumberofsimpletestsequaltothespirit'swillpower,themagemaybanisha
spiritbacktoit'spointoforigin.DisciplePrimecanassistinthiseverymagicaleffect
resultratinginthePrimeeffectcountsasonesuccessfultestagainstthespirit's
willpower.Master
ForgeEphemeraAtthislevel,themagemaycreateanddestroyfieldsofspirit.The
MasterofSpiritmayhealspirit'spower(ThenumberofPowerhealedisdeterminedby
theHealingcategoryinthegeneraleffecttable).TheymayalsoFabricateDomainsinthe
Umbra,whicharedescribedintheBookofChantriesandintheMagebook.Lastly,the
dreadedGilgulriteispossibleatthislevelofmastery.AMasterofSpiritmayattacka
mage'sAvatar.Thisisalwaysconsideredvulgar.AMasterofspiritmustinflicttwicethe
avatars'ratingindamagetodestroyanAvatar.Scarystuff.
OutwardsJourneysTheMasterofSpiritcanbreakthroughGaia'shorizonandcan
traversetheDeepUmbra.TheMagemustbeintheHorizontodothis,andtheymust
accumulateamagicaleffectresultratingoftentopiercetheHorizonandentertheDeep
Umbra.IfthemageusesanAnchorhead,theresultratingneedonlybeafive.Inother
words,grabanarrator.Inordertotravelinthespirit,themagemustfirstcreateaspirit
fieldaroundthemtokeepthemaliveinthenearUmbra.ThisisdoneusingFabricate
Spirit,andaslongasthespiritfieldexists(ie,it'seffectduration).Whenitrunsout,well,
it'stimetomakeanewcharacter.
5.9Time
Apprentice
TimeSenseThemageintuitivelyknowswhattimeitis,regardlessofwheretheyare,
andcansense'weirdstuff'withrespecttotime(Programmedevents,slowtimefields,
etc.).Thehigherthemagicaleffectresultrating,themoresensitivethemageistothe
timeeffects.
Initiate
Past/FutureSightThemagecansendtheirperceptionsbackwardsandforwardsintime.
Whiletheirperceptionsarenotinthepresent,theycannotsensethepresentonlythe
past.Whentheysendtheirsensesbackintime,theyseewhathappenedinthatareainthe
past.Whentheysendtheirperceptionsintothefuture,theygetwhatwill*PROBABLY*
happeninthefuturethefutureisnotset,andanythingcanhappen.Thelengthoftime
themagecansendtheirperceptionsisdeterminedbytheTimeEffecttable.Notethat
someareasoftimemaybeguardedorwardedagainstpeepingtomsfromthefuture,so
timescryingmagesbeforewarned.(Punny!)
Disciple
TimeContraction/DilationThemagecanslowdowntimeinanarea.Everythinginthat
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areamovesslowerlookinginatitfromtheoutside,andlookingoutsidefromit,
everythingmovesquicker.Whensomeoneisinaslowtimefield,theymovemuch
slower.Everyeffectresultratingabovethesecondofatimeeffectdetermineshowmany
extrafollowupattacksthetargetofaTimeDilationeffectgetsor,inthecaseofaTime
Contraction,howmanychallengesgobybeforethetargetoftheTimeDilationgetsto
performanaction.AvampiremayuseCeleritytocounterthis,witheachextrafollowup
attackcounteringoneratingofthedilationeffect.ThesameholdsforaGarou'srage.
Lastly,themagemayalsocastadilationeffectonatargettoallowthemtoautomatically
preemptaphysicalactiontakenupagainstthem.WhencomparedtoaVampire's
AlacrityDiscipline,theeffectratingofthemageiscomparedtotheDisciplinelevelof
theVampire.Theselastsfortheeffect'sduration,butextendeduseofthem,aswellas
attaining3ormoreextrafollowupattacksmakesthiseffectvulgar.
Adept
TimeDeterminism(special)Themagemaymakeabsoluteshiftsintherateatwhich
timeflowsinanareaofspace.(Or,ifcastedconjunctionallywithaDisciplelevelpattern
magick,aparticularpattern).Themagemayfreezetimeintheareaaffectedforalength
oftimedeterminedbytheTimeEffecttable.Themagemayfreezeaneventintime,such
asacupfalling,oramagicaleffect,oramessage,orabucketaboveadoor.Staticreality,
however,willinterposeandcancelafrozentimefieldifsomethingelseaffectsit.If
someoneweretocomeupandgrabthecuphoveringinmidair,thetimefieldwould
returntonormal.Aswell,themagemayincreasetherateatwhichtimeprogresses.
Master
TimeImmunityThemagecannowpluckthemselvesoutoftime.Eacheffectresult
ratingallowsthemagetofreezetimefor10minutes,andduringthisduration,noone
maydoanythinguntilthemageeithercalls'Continue',orthetimedurationfortheeffect
runsout.Itmaybemorepracticalforlongerdurationstojustremoveyourselffromthe
gameandgotellanarratorwhatyoudidoverthelengthoftimeinyourstay.While
outsideofTime,hemagemayaffectrealityinthenormalsense,butrealityisfrozen.
ThiseffectcanbecastconjunctionallywithDiscipleLifeorMattertobringobjectsof
otherpeoplewithyououtsideoftime.Anythingbroughtwiththemasteroftimecannot
affectanythingwhileoutsideofthetimestreamonlythecastingmagecan.IftheMaster
leavesthemthere,twoperspectivesoccur.Fromtheabandonedperson'sperspective,they
remaininthatfrozenpointintimealengthoftimeasdeterminedbytheTimeEffect
chart,trappedinatimelesshell.Fromtheperspectiveofeveryoneinsidethetimestream,
theyappearamomentlater,havingagedhundredsofyears.
FutureTravel(immediate)Themagemaymovethingsintothefuture.Themagemust
achieveamagicaleffectresultratingsufficientenoughtojumpthetimespandesired.A
ratingofoneskipsthemageupto10minutes,twoskipsthemageuptoanday,three
skipsthemageuptoaweek,fourskipsthemageuptoamonth,fiveskipsthemageupto
ayear,sixskipsthemageuptoadecade,sevenskipsthemageuptocentury,eightskips
themageupto500years,nineskipsthemageupto1000yearsandtenskipsthemage
whereverthehellthatwant.ThiseffectcanbecastconjunctionallywithaDisciplelevel
patternmagicktoskiptheobjectsaffectedaheadintimethatfar.Thatareadisappearsin
thecurrenttime,andreappearsinthefuture.Theeffectcanbecanceledatanytime,
'pullingback'theitemsentintothefuturebacktothepresent.

CharacterDevelopment
6.1NewTraitsXPcosts
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Mental/Physical/Socialtrait/NewAbility1XP
Willpower2XP
AreteTraits4*currentrating,plusanAreteSeeking
NewSphereLevelApprenticeandInitiate4XP/1Day
DiscipleandAdept7XP/1Week
Master10xp/1Month
LowertheXPcostforamage'sspherespecialtyby1.
NotethatHollowOnesandOrphansdonotreceivetheXPbonusforsphere
specialty.
6.2FocifornewlyacquiredSpheres
AnynewsphereachievedbyaMagehasafociwhichisrequiredbythemagetocast
magicaleffectsforthatsphere.EvenifthemagehasenoughAretetraitstoignorethat
foci,theyarestillforcedtousethatfociforthefirst2weeksofthatnewknowledge.
Afterthose2weekspass,theymaychoosetoignorethefoci.Whencastingamagical
effect,actouthowyourfociisbeingusedtocreatethemagicaleffect.Thishaspotential
toaddalotofgoodcheesetothegame,withSonsofEtherwearingfunnygoggles,
dancingEuthanatos,chantingOrderofHermesmages.Hamitup.
6.3Studying/Teaching
Studypointscannolongerbegained(althoughyoucanuseanystudypointsyouhave
accumulatedduringthegame).Ifyouwishtostudyatomeorgetanothermage(withthe
desiredknowledge)toassistyourlearninganewspherelevel:
Thetimerequiredtolearnthenewsphereisincreasedby1week.
Thisweekmustbespentwithadaily4hoursofsolidreading/teaching.Ifyouaregoing
touseyourcharacterduringthistimespan,youmuststudy/teachforatleast1/2hourof
gameplay.
Youmaycram,whichlowersthetimetolearnto3gamedays,butyoucannotbring
yourcharacterinduringthattime.
Ifthiscycleisdisturbed,themagemustimmediatewinasimpletestorhavetostartover
againfromthebeginning.Aresearchtraitmaybeexpendedtoretestafailedtestinthe
caseofstudyingatome,ortheteacherofthemagemayexpendaninstructiontraitto
allowthemagetoretest.
Attheendofthistimespan,themagegetsanumberofcomplextestsequaltotherating
ofthetometheyarestudying,ORtheteachers'ratinginthetopicsphere.Eachsuccess
lowerstheXPcostofthelearningprocessby1toaminimumof1.

Appendix
AppendixA:MagespecificMeritsandFlaws
Avatar(1or2ptmerit)
Thismeritgivesthemageamorepotentavatar,allowingthemtoworkmore
powerfuleffectsthroughchannelingmorequintessenceintoaneffect,assumingthe
magehasthequintessence.Everypointofthismeritincreasesamage'savatar
ratingby2,toamaximumof5.
Node(15ptmerit)
Themagestartsthegameinpossessionofanodewhoseratingisequaltothe
numberofpointsspentinthemerit.Forafulldescriptionanddiscussiononnodes
andwhattheydo,seeMage:TheAscension.TheconversiontoLARPintermsof
tassoutputisexactlythesame.
magicalLibrary(15ptmerit)
Themagestartswithabodyofinformationcontainingbothoccultandmagical
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information.Themagemayusethislibrarytobothresearchinformationandassist
theminlearningspheres.SeetheAssistedLearningsectionformoreinformation
onhowtousethismerit.
Talisman(variableptmerit)
ThemagestartsthegamewithaTalisman.Talismancreationmustbedonewitha
Storytelleratthetimeofcharactercreation.Firstofall,theplayermustcreatea
backgroundforthetalisman.Whyitwasmade,whomadeit,whenitwasmade,
etc.Afterthat,theymustdecidewhateffectsthetalismanistohave.Itcoststwo
traitsperinitialMasterylevel.ThisgivesthetalismanthebasenumberofArete
traitsnecessaryforthatlevelofMastery(ie,Apprentice:1/Initiate:2/Disciple:3
/Adept:4/Master:5).AnyadditionalAretetraitsmaybepurchasedwithan
additionalmerit.
Withthatdecided,atalismancannothavemoreeffectsthanit'sArete,andthe
talismanmusthaveasufficientAretetocasttheeffectsplacedwithinit.
OnlyAwakenedbeingscanusemosttalismans(normallyonlymagescanoperate
talismans,butthestorytellermaymakeexceptionsattheirdiscretion.)Whena
talisman'spowerisbeingused,aminimumofonepointofit'sinternal
Quintessenceisspent,anditgetsamagicaleffecttest.
Paradoxcreatedbythetalismanispassedontotheuser.
Arcane(15ptmerit)
Thismeritmakesitverydifficulttotrackdownamage.Papertrailsseemto
disappear,nooneremembersthemagepassing,recordsofpassingaredestroyedin
freakmeteorshowers,etc..Alltestsinvolvingtrackingthemagedownhavetheir
difficultiesincreasedby3.Aswell,themagehasatendencytobeignoredwhen
notbringingattentiontothemselves.ThispowerisanalogoustotheWerewolfgift
'BluroftheMilkyEye',andinterestedplayersshouldlookthepowerupin
Werewolf:TheApocalypse.ForthepurposesofseeingthroughtheArcaneofa
mage,themageisconsideredtohavetwicetheirArcaneratingintraits.
PermanentParadoxflaw(26ptflaw)
Themagestartsthegamewithapermanentparadoxflaw.Thisisassumedtohave
beenaccruedbeforethegamestarted.Theleveloftheparadoxflawdeterminesthe
traitleveloftheflaw.SeethesectiononParadoxforadescriptionofParadox,or
lookinMage:TheAscension.
Sanctum/magicalLab(15ptmerit)
Themagestartsthegamewithamagicallaboratory.Thislaboratoryisparadigm
specific,soaVerbenacouldnotdoresearchinaSonofEther'slab,etc.Aswell,
thelab'sparadigmistailoredtothemage'sparadigmatit'screation.Ingameterms,
aoneortworatingsanctumhasallsphereeffectsofthemage'sspherespecialty
tailoredtothemage'sparadigmbeconsideredcoincidental.Aratingthreeorfour
hasalltheeffectsofthemage'sspherespecialtytailoredtothemage'sparadigmbe
consideredstatic,andalltherestofthespheresbeingcastinthemage'sparadigm
beconsideredcoincidental.Lastly,aratingfivesanctumhasallthemagicaleffects
ofthemage'sparadigmbeconsideredstatic.
AppendixB
NewInfluenceComputer
TheComputerInfluenceallowsaccesstoandcontroloverthenonmagicalaspectsofall
globaltelecommunications,focusingmainlyontheusersandrunningofit.
ComputerInfluence
TraitRequirementExampleInfluence
1ContactanyonewithComputerinfluence
Findoutmajortrendsintelecommunications/net.culture
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2Findcontrabandinformation(anarchyfiles,etc)
Getpiratedata
Modifyindividualtelephoneservices(registera
residentialphoneasapayphones,cutoffservices,
etc..)
3Arrangeforfakephonecalls/faxes/email/etc
Arrangeforsmallscalelagsandcrashes
Modifytelephoneservicesinaregionalarea
(registerallresidentialphonesaspayphones,
cutoffallservices,etc..)
4Bringdownlocalnetworkaccess
Disablecitywidetelephoneservices
5Affectnationwidetelecommunicationaccess
(MajorTELCOS/netproviders/satellitecommunications)

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whyIneedtheegostroke.Ifyouhatethem,that'scoolpleasemailmeandtellmewhy.
Maybewecanfixthemsoyoucangaininstantfameandglory.(ornot>).
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