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:Taoist_Tradition The Taoist is the combination of all the Eastern traditions in a simplex package for ease of system design. It includes concepts of many religions and beliefs, but all interconnects to the concept of the balance of Yin/Yang, the principles of Zen and the like. Prerequisite Skills : Alertness Meditation Suggested Skills : Blind Fighting Body Development Climbing Contortionist Dancing Exotic Weapons Martial Arts Staffs & Polearms Casting Rules & Restrictions: -20% if unable to use hand gestures/body movements Unable to follow Draconian, Hermetic, Shaman (any), Bloodmage, Tantrologist, Discordian, Charismatic or Voodon traditions. Cannot be Token Mages -10% to cast if wearing any form of physical armour :Armour COST : 3 MODS : D This gives the caster temporary invisible and intangible magical armour against all normal attacks that absorbs 1 points of damage per rank for the duration. No more than 20 ranks may be bought. Unlike normal armour, the armour spell cannot be reduced with wear, has no encumbrance affects upon Prowness and it can be worn with other forms of Non-Metal armour (Wearing metal armour will negate the armour spell). :Assasin's_Invisibility COST : 25 MODS : D This is complete invisibility to sight, infravision, sound and scent. The subject CANNOT create intentional sounds while it is in effect. :Astral_Sight COST : 5 MODS : D Allows the caster to see into the Astral plane and beings therein for the duration, in standard LOS range. :Bio-Electric_Punch COST : 3 MODS : D The caster's hands acquire a flickering blue glow. This increases the damage they will inflict (with electricity) on striking targets by 1 point per rank for the duration of the spell. This CAN be combined with Weakness Understanding for devistating effects but CANNOT be used with Combat Teleport active. :Body_Equilibrium COST : 5 MODS : D This allows the caster to adjust the weight of their body to correspond with the surface they are standing on. Thus they can walk on ice, water, quicksand or even a cloud. Because of their lightness the character must be wary of wind gusts which can easily blow them away. This will also act as a feather fall effect if they are falling... :Change_Self COST : 1 MODS : D This spell enables the taoist to alter the appearance of his/her form--including clothing and equipment--to appear one foot shorter or taller; thin, fat, or in between; humanoid, or any other generally bipedal creature. The caster cannot duplicate a specific individual, unless they have disguise skill with which they would then roll. The GM may allow a saving throw for disbelief under certain circumstances: for example, if the caster acts in a manner obviously inconsistent with his chosen role. The spell does not alter the perceived tactile (i.e., touch) properties of the caster or his equipment, and the ruse may be discovered in this way. :Cleanse_Lungs COST : 10 MODS : R This spell will remove any cancerous growths and recently received poisonous gas damage (recent being with past hour) that the caster's lungs have suffered. It will also empty lungs filled with water to prevent drowning, or fluids, as in pneumonia (but does NOT cure disease! In the case of cancer it simply puts it in temporary remission). :Combat_Teleport COST : 15 MODS : D This spell makes the caster +10% harder to hit via all HTH, Hand weapon, Missile and gunfire combat attacks as they teleport themselves instantly a few inches to avoid attacks when they occur. It does NOT work against energy weapons, spells without physical form or area affect spells and weapons (like a grenade). While active the caster CANNOT physically be touched by anyone. Combat Teleport cannot be active at the same time as Globe of Invulnerability since it is an aura affect. Additional Ranks add +10%, upto 100% maximum. Combat Teleport IS cumulative with PROW modifiers but not with BLUR*. :Cure_Hangover COST : 1 MODS : N This spell removes all the symptoms of a hangover in the caster. :Cure_Nausea COST : 1 MODS : N This spell will remove all the effects of Nausea, wether its natural, caused by a stomache flu, virus or spell. It does NOT remove any diseases. But it makes the caster functional and ends also retching and vomiting that may accompany Nausea. :Deflect COST : 1 MODS : D This allows the taoist to act with their arms as if they had a shield, and temporarily gives them a chance to prevent a missile attack from reaching target by 10% per RANK. This CANNOT be used with Combat Teleport Active! :Feather_Fall COST : 1 MODS : D When this spell is cast, the caster is affected immediately assuming the mass of a piece of down. Rate of falling is instantly changed to a mere two feet per second (120 feet per round), and no damage is incurred upon landing while in effect. When the spell duration ceases, normal rate of fall occurs. :Fog_Vision COST : 1 MODS : D Allows the caster to see clearly thru any smoke or fog as if it wasn't there so it has no obscurement value. :Free_Action COST : 5 MODS : D This spell enables the caster to move and attack and otherwise act normally for the duration of the spell, negating effects like Paralysis, little death, hold person, web, hog tie and similar binding effects. :Frost_Hands COST : 10 MODS : D This spell is causes the caster's hands to become freezing cold (some say the cold of the grave) so that when an opponent is touched they will do 2d10 cold damage (this can also enhance punches). :Grounding COST : 10 MODS : D This spell helps protector the caster on several levels. First it will prevent ALL Electrical damage for the duration of the spell; second it gives the caster a +10% save for INT saves vs incoming spells and effects for the duration. Note that long duration groundings are possible but that grounding does NOT work while a character is unconscious or asleep in some way as it takes thought to perform. Additional ranks add + 5% to the save add. :Hyper_Speed COST : 5 MODS : D This spell confers speed and movement upon the spell caster. It allows the caster to increase his or her running rate to twice their normal running rate. Also, while under this spell's effect, the caster/target does not become fatigued or winded by running at such a fast pace. Furthermore, they can leap forward for 10' + 2' per rank when running. It adds to them in combat situations a +20 to their initiative for the duration. :Invisibility_To_Mundanes COST : 10 MODS : D This spell causes the caster to become invisible to those who do not believe in magic and lack magical aptitude. It has NO effect on Mages and the like who view the invisible. It will affect plus 25 lbs per rank. It will NOT work against technological detection devices, including cameras and the like. BUT to mundane persons it is complete invisibility to all their senses. :Keep_Awake COST : 5 MODS : D This spell prevents the caster from falling asleep or unconscious for the duration, whether due to magical or natural causes. The caster will not feel tired for the duration, but will feel the full effects of being up for the entire duration as soon as the spell wears off. The caster may get physically weary and need rest. If the caster is reduced to negative HTK, he will be in intense pain. It does not prevent him from bleeding to death. He must make an INT roll to avoid canceling the spell. Physical actions range from difficult to impossible, depending on the action and the type of injury. The caster may not meditate while under the effect of this spell. :Leap COST : 5 MODS : D When this spell is cast the individual is empowered with the ability to leap. The distance the caster is able to leap is 20' plus 5'per RANK bought of the spell, forward, backward or straight up. One Jump per round of the spell's duration can be made. Also at the end of the leap the individual will always land without falling damage. If LEAP is done with a Kick attack on a target that hits successfully then the damage done by the kick is Tripled (note that if this is done and the target is missed or somehow deflects the taoist then they will be knocked prone!) :Levitation COST : 15 MODS : D This spell allows the caster to rise up thru the air in a mentally assisted movement, or equally move downward or hover. Levitation is at a speed of 5' maximum per round per rank and the caster controls the speed of ascent/descent entirely. Levitation is NOT flight. :Life_Support COST : 20 MODS : D This allows the mentalist to prevent their body from needing outside influences to survive. Specifically they need not breathe (and will be protected from all gas based attacks) outside air, intake food or water, dispose of bodily wastes or sleep and dream. :Limb_Running COST : 1 MODS : D This allows the caster to travel across any wooden surface safely, upto a 90 degree angle, as if on normal ground. They can move at full speed and need make no PROW rolls against the terrain while doing so. :Mind_Guard COST : 5 MODS : D This spell protects the caster from the effects of a mental nature as well as natural abilities like ESP, Telepathy , Well_Of_Blackness*, Hypnotism*, Charm Person, Curse of Senility, Detect Spirit, Nude Mood, Possession, Quantum Leap, Spook, Steal Spell, and even Taunt. :Night_Sight COST : 3 MODS : D This allows the caster to see as well at night as in day. It does NOT help against magical darkness.... :Personal_Healing COST : 10 MODS : N This allows the caster to heal injuries they may have sustained, when they are conscious, by spending the above cost plus 1 point per point of damage to be healed. No other modifiers are used and it works on internal wounds, open wounds and broken bones. It does not assist against diseases, withering or permanent damage. :Pop COST : 5 MODS : R This spell is primarily named for the sound made when it is cast. The caster is teleported a short distance (based on RANGE) within their Line of Sight instantly with their equipment (upto 20 lbs). They cannot appear within a solid object. Each additional RANK adds 20 lbs to the carriable weight. :Protection_from_Constriction COST : 1 MODS : D When cast, a Protection from Constriction spell will mitigate crushing damage taken each round from a single attack form. Up to five points per rank of the spell is deducted from crushing damage. Note that this does not mitigate damage from crushing weapons or falling; it will protect against constriction, bear hugs, Bigby's Crushing Hand, or any similar gradual compression. :Protection_From_Hunger_and_Thirst COST : 3 MODS : D When protection from hunger and thirst is cast, the recipient requires no food, water, or nourishment of any kind for the duration of the spell. Each day the caster is under the effect of the spell, he is fully nourished as if having had eaten and drunk normally. At the end of the spell's duration, the subject is no more hungry or thirsty than when the spell was originally cast. :Quick_Draw COST : 1 MODS : D This spell will enable the caster to instantly have their weapon in their hand when it is needed, if the item is within 30 feet/rank of the caster/person. :Remove_Scars COST : 1 MODS : N On casting this spell, the caster is empowered to remove scars or other similar marks (burn marks, birth marks, etc.). This will enable the recipient of the spell to restore lost charisma caused by such marks. :Resist_Cold COST : 1 MODS : D This spell lasts for the duration or until the spell has absorbed 10 points of cold damage per rank to protect the caster from harm. :Resist_Fire COST : 1 MODS : D This absorbs upto 10 points of damage per rank from fire and heat that the caster would have received... then ends or ends at the end of the duration, or whichever comes first. :Spider_Climb COST : 5 MODS : D By this spell, the caster can walk on any surface and not slip. The caster can walk on walls, ceilings, ice, etc. and not slip or slide (feet are like suction cups to the surface) and move at their normal speed. :Strength COST : 3 MODS : D This allows the caster to boost their own Hardiness for all purposes (combat and Health/constitutional saves), by 5 pts plus 1 per RANK. :SunScreen COST : 5 MODS : D This spell was, it is believed, developed by a Drow mage to protect against the effects of the daytime sun. It prevents the hinderance to eyesight caused by extremely bright sun by partially polarizing the subjects eyes when in extreme light (It also protects against all FLASH type effects that blind momentarily by bright light) and also prevents skin burning problems from extreme sun. Besides it uses for Drow it has also proved useful to mages in the Desert or Wastelands areas where the sun is VERY direct and it helps against snow blindness too. :Trackless COST : 1 MODS : D This spell prevents the caster from leaving footprints of any kind, including the heat traces visible by infravision, as their appendages do not quite touch the surface they are passing over, and thus leave no prints or residue. :Weakness_Understanding COST : 5 MODS : D This spell grants the caster the ability to perceive the weakest points of construction on an object or structure or person. While it is active they can apply the knowledge to their attacks on such with any physical attack, causing +1 damage per attack per rank they know the spell at.