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:Visionary_Mage_Tradition The Visionary is a being of foresight and foreknowledge, who can observe the world in its triumverate of forms to know what has been, what Is and what will be. They have been recorded among history and myth from Cassandra onward to modern age. Beyond seeing, hearing and otherwise observing they have powers that affect the abilities of others to see and to know things. Required Skills : Alertness History (at least one of any type) Meditation Suggested Skills : Archaeology Blind Fighting Computer Operation Concealment Criminology Direction Sense Languages (any) Magical History Read/Write Restrictions, Limitations and Disadvantages: Cannot do Token magic -10% for each sentient within 30' when casting (except when in ritual conditions) :All_Around_Sight COST : 5 MODS : D This allows the visionary to observe everything within 360 degrees of themselves as if they had eyes all around their head. There is no visible effects to others when this spell is active. It adds a +25% to all AWARENESS rolls, but does NOT add special vision abilities beyond this unless they are cast as seperate spells. :Association COST : 1 MODS : N When casting this spell, the visionary must brings two surfaces into contact with one another. Possibilities include the surface of a jewel and that of a safe, or the surface of an arrow and that of a bow. If the two surfaces were ever before adjacent, the spell so indicates, and if the surfaces were ever directly connected as a single item, an even stronger reading results. This is often used in the determination of guilt in a crime. Additional RANGE or DURATION are not useful with this spell. :Augury COST : 15 MODS : N This ability allows the caster to ask any question to which a one word answer may be given. The answer will be accurate and truthful. :Aura_Sight COST : 5 MODS : D This allows the Visionary to observe and sentient being and determine certain facts about them by observing their magnetic and magical aura. There are no visual affects visible to others from this spell, no saving throw or means to know it has been cast. It CAN be blocked by spells that prevent scrying or misdirected by ones that do such, if cast at an equal or higher rank then the Sight. One being can be studied each round and one fact will be known about them per round from the sight. The things it detects about them are as follows, Visionary decides WHAT to look for on them each round: Charm spells affecting them Current Magical Aptitude Current Magic capacity Current spell energy possessed Curses affecting them Disease active in their system (not analyzed!) Lycanthropy (but not type) Normal HTK level Poisons affecting them (but not analyzed) Remaining HTK presently Spirits or other being Possessing them :Blur COST : 3 MODS : D,R This causes the casters (or target being's) outline to become blurred, shifting and waivers. This distortion causes all missile and melee combats to be -20% normal chance to hit as well as for all magic attacks directed at the target exactly. :Camouflage COST : 10 MODS : D,R,T The caster (or target being) while this is under effect, becomes invisible in natural surroundings such as a forest, Field, Snow covered mountains, Ice plain or Desert. They can move without leaving a physical trackable trail, but CAN be heard on occasion and become visible if they make an attack against someone. While Camouflaged in this way they are +25 Prowness defensively and will have surprise when making an attack (but cannot return to invisibility after an attack until all opponents are out of sight range). (Infravision or tracking scent reduce the modifier down to a +10 prowness while camouflaged). :Change_Self COST : 15 MODS : D This spell enables the mage to alter the appearance of his 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. 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. :Clairaudience COST : 5 MODS : D,R This allows the caster to listen to the sounds occuring in an area that is well known to them or within the RANGE that they extend it out to, picking up all sounds a normal human ear could hear in that area. At ranks above first they may also attempt to center it on a person that is known to them and hear what is heard by that person instead of a particular locale. If cast with the concept of listening to what a person hears the target DOES get a save against magic if they would normally resist, but will be unaware of the spell and its effect. :Clairvoyance COST : 5 MODS : D,R This allows the caster to observe events occuring in an area that is well known to them or within RANGE that they extend it out to, seeing anything they normally could if they were standing there. At ranks above first they may also attempt to center it on a person that is well known to them and observe that person and the area around them instead. If cast to observe a person that person DOES get a save against magic as if they would normally resist, but will be unaware of the spell and its effect. Mind Shielding does not help against this effect, but devices to cancel scrying do. :Color_Spray COST : 10 MODS : R Upon casting this spell, the wizard causes a vivid, fan-shaped spray of clashing colors to spring forth from his hand. Creatures within the area are affected in order of increasing distance from the wizard. All are entitled to a saving throw vs. magic. Blind or unseeing creatures are not affected by this spell. Creatures failing saving are struck unconscious for 1d10 rounds. Range will determine the maximum range from Caster that creatures can be to be affected. :Combat_Precognition COST : 5 MODS : D This spell will assist the caster when fighting against a single opponent, who must be visible at the casting, allowing the mage an advantage by being able to predict some of their combat actions before they occur. For each RANK of the spell the caster gets a +10% to all rolls to attack the opponent and a +10% to SAVE against all attacks by said opponent (including an additional 10% to their defensive PROW). The spell also will END if the opponent is slain. :Dancing_Lights COST : 3 MODS : D,R,T This causes 1d10 of small glowing lights to appear that resemble candles and produce that amount of light that move as the caster desires. The spell winks out if they are moved beyond the range. If targeted they can be made to follow around a target being to provide light, so long as within range. Additional Ranks add 1 additional light to the rolled amount. :Darkness_Field COST : 5 MODS : D,R This creates an area of darkness at a chosen area that is impossible for NORMAL sight to see thru. The darkness field is 10' cube per RANK the spell is known at. The field can be dispelled by ANY light spell cast within its area of equal or higher rank. :Detect_Lie COST : 1 MODS : D This allows the caster to perceive any SPOKEN lies said in their presence if they understand the language being spoken. Range is not necessary as an element in this spell. It does not detect omissions, only falsehoods. :Detect_Scrying COST : 10 MODS : D,R This spell notifies the caster of any scrying by magical or mundane means occuring within the Range radius of the caster. Thus ANY clairvoyance, Clairaudience, detection or analysis spell active in that area or cast at them will be reported. It will also report security cameras and active microphones and state their locale. It does NOT detect invisible persons or devices present that might be listening/viewing nor will it detect a sentient that might be hidden, invisible or on the Astral plane. Only the caster hears and knows of the scrying report. It fails vs Boom microphones outside radius that might be able to receive them or cameras outside the range with telescopic lenses etc. :Dream_Sharing COST : 5 MODS : D,R This allows the mage to share the dreams of the target being, so that they may observe all that occurs within their dream. This spell can be cast upon the being as they go to sleep or before they do so - but the caster will slip into slumber themselves as soon as the target being goes into the dream state. The duration does NOT begin until the target becomes asleep. :Ethereal_Sight COST : 7 MODS : D Allows the caster to see into the nearby Ethereal Plane and perceive any Objects or beings therein. Range is unnecessary with this spell, unless casting it on another, as is Target. Sight range is Line Of Sight. This spell does NOT perceive invisible! :Far_Sight COST : 5 MODS : D This spell enhances the caster's eyesight so that they can increase their visual range just like binoculars would do. In clear weather this increases the caster's LOS (barring obstructions) ability to about 5 miles, and any spells they possess that are LOS based are thus equally enhanced while they have this active. :Feel_Light COST : 10 MODS : D This allows the caster to experience light through tactile sensations (by touch). Their entire body becomes a receiver for light waves, replacing their eyes, but seeing no more than the eyes would see. It does not allow them to see in the dark, since there must be light for the power to work, nor function inside a magical darkness field. :Feel_Sound COST : 10 MODS : D This allows the caster's body to continue hearing thru tactile sensation after ears are disabled. It cannot detect sound where there is none nor overcome a magical silence field. The caster DOES gain a +10% to all saves against sound based attacks and spells since there is a partial filtering effect. :Find_Animals COST : 3 MODS : N This spell allows the caster to state a particular kind of animal for the spell to set him into the right direction to find and an estimated distance to the nearest such creature at the time of casting. For example to find a Dog, a cat or a horse are all viable. The range that the spell can pick creatures within is a mile per RANK of the spell. :Find_Plant COST : 3 MODS : N This spell allows the caster to state a particular kind of plant for the spell to set him into the right direction to find and an estimated distance to the nearest such creature at the time of casting. For example to find Oak Trees, Basil, or strawberries are all viable. The range that the spell can pick creatures within is a mile per RANK of the spell. :Find_Water COST : 3 MODS : D,R When casting this spell, to reduce costs, a tool is often used, the diviner grasps two ends of a Y-shaped stick. The remaining end twists around to point in the direction of the nearest source of fresh water within the spell range. The branch can twist but twenty degrees, and then the diviner will feel a tug in the direction of the water. The diviner can specify a minimum amount of water to seek (greater than the amount in a human body, for example). :Flash COST : 5 MODS : D,R,T Victims failing their saving throw are blinded due to a flash of light that appears in their eyes. (Save is vs INT). Targets chosen on this spell do NOT have to be next to each other. Unless skilled at Blind Fighting they will be considered to be at prowness 1 for all actions for the duration. :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. :Gaze_Reflection_(Mara's_Miracle) COST : 5 MODS : D This spell will cause any GAZE oriented spell or natural power to be reflected back at its source entirely to affect them instead of the caster. Additionally this will (at will) materialize a 'mirror' in front of the caster which they alone can see in which they can view their own reflection (While acting as a mirror the spell does NOT work against a gaze attack) or use a gaze spell of some sort on themselves. :Glow COST : 1 MODS : D,R This spell causes the object or person affected to emit an eerie glow. The color ranges from blue to green. It cannot be dispelled but it can be negated by a darkness spell. The glow is not bright enough to read with but is easy to spot in the dark. The material component is often a silver firefly figurine. :Guilda's_Sneakabout_Light COST : 7 MODS : D Creates a dim, floating light of variable intensity that follows the caster. At its brightest, it is enough to read with good eyesight, and it can be extinguished and restored at will during the duration. No light produced by the spell escapes the 5' radius, preventing the caster from being given away by his light--so this spell is ideal for thieves. Note that background light penetrates the area of effect freely, so the caster is in no way concealed by this spell. :Heightened_Senses COST : 3 MODS : D This spell allows the caster to raise their awareness to the universe temporarily, increasing all chances to notice smells, sounds, sights, tastes and tactile senses for the duration by +20%. :Hide COST : 5 MODS : D This is a minor form of invisibility which will conceal an object, being or creature from everyone who is in FRONT of the caster (Those who are beside or behind the caster can see the hidden object without hinderance). It does not cancel sounds and it will not help if the target moves more than 3' from its original position while hidden. It can only affect a maximum of 10 cubic feet of matter. If cast for but one round the spell takes but a single round to cast, if duration is wanted then the effect takes the standard 3 rounds to cast. :History COST : 5 MODS : N This spell allows the caster to "tune in" to the psychic impressions left on an object or small area. The power gives the wizard the ability to divine special purposes, famous owners, and powerful alignment bends. The spell will not identify a magic item per se, but would identify the signet ring of a long deceased noble house as such. Furthermore, history doubles the chance of a rare or unknown items value being determined. This spell is most commonly used on nonmagical plunder, books, and items sold at auctions. Only a single touch is needed to make the spell work. :Identify COST : 15 MODS : N When an identify spell is cast, magical items subsequently touched by the mage can be identified. When the spell is cast, each item must be handled in turn by the wizard. Any consequences of this handling fall fully upon the wizard is allowed any applicable saving throw. It will give the visionary all the information about the magical properties of the item. :Inaudibility COST : 1 MODS : D,R By means of this spell, all sounds made by the recipient become inaudible -- breathing, talking, walking, and the like. Items on the caster's person are likewise silenced, but thrown or dropped items may make noise once released. Unlike a silence spell, inaudibility masks only the sounds made by the recipient or items in his/her possession, so it provides no defense against sound-based attacks such as harpy singing, a horn of blasting, etc. The spell remains in effect until it is magically dispelled, until the caster or the recipient cancels it, or until its duration has passed; it is not dispelled by the recipient attacking another creature. :Infravision COST : 5 MODS : D This allows the caster to see heat sources and levels as a visible spectrum, giving them some advantages against certain situations (like complete darkness, vs invisible foes etc). :Invisibility COST : 10 MODS : D,R,T Caster, subject being or subject object becomes invisible to normal sight. This adds 50% to their prowness for defensive and offensive purposes. This is NOT perfect invisibility, the eyes on a person will be visible while open and may be noticed. Also if an invisible being is wounded their blood will become visible when it strikes the ground. If a person their equipment will be included in the effect, BUT if they fire a missile weapon or throw such it will become visible after leaving their presence. Caster can turn off the spell at will. An invisible person can be partially discovered thru infravision (instead of 50% prowness modifier it becomes only a 25% modifier). Once turned off the spell MUST be recast in full. :Justin's_Mental_Map COST : 5 MODS : D Outdoors only, this spell gives the caster an aerial view of the countryside within 1 mile of the caster. Only large features visible from above are noted, like rivers, woods, fields, large buildings, and clearings. Additional RANKS increase the area by a mile each. :Light COST : 10 MODS : D,R This spell creates a luminous glow, equal to torchlight, within a radius of the spell's center. Objects in darkness beyond this sphere can be seen, at best, as vague and shadowy shapes. The spell is centered on a point selected by the caster, and he must have a line of sight and unobstructed path for the spell when it is cast. Light can spring from air, rock, metal, wood, or almost any similar substance. The effect is immobile unless it is specifically centered on a movable object or mobile creature. If this spell is cast upon a creature, an INT save roll is made. Light taken into an area of magical darkness does not function, but if cast directly against magical darkness negates it (but only for the duration of the light spell, if the darkness effect is longer). Light centered on the visual organs of a creature blinds it, reducing its prowness to 1 Unless it has Blind fighting skills. The caster can end the spell at any time by uttering a single word. :Locate_Object COST : 5 MODS : D,R This spell allows the caster to find the location of a lost or stolen item which they are familiar with (that is, they have held it in their hands at some point in the past). The spell will give them a direction and will lead them along that direction, with mental statements of 'warmer'/'Colder' until they reach it or until the spell expires. If the item is beyond the casting range then they will NOT perceive it at all except a vague direction and then the spell will expire prematurely. If the object has been broken, changed or damaged in any way it will not ne detected at all. :Magic_Eye COST : 12 MODS : D By means of this spell the caster, creates a "third eye" much like the spell wizard eye except that it remains in a specific location once cast. It can be triggered in two ways, one is a "pre defined" event occurring, such as some creature passing in front of it. The second can be done from anywhere on the same plane, by willing it to activate. Once activated the eye lasts its duration The "eye" sees as well as the caster, if caster can see normally invisible so can the eye, magic enhancements do not work through the Magic Eye, such as spectacles or detect invisible. The mage, while concentrating will see thru the eye clearly, when not, it becomes a ghostly mental image... If the caster has more than one eye only one may be active - activating a second one will end the first ones usage. :Night_Sight COST : 3 MODS : D By means of this effect the caster's normal eyesight is JUST as strong at night as it is in the daytime, so long as they are not in complete darkness they can see as well as in the daytime by almost any source of light. :Nystul's_Magic_Aura COST : 1 MODS : D,R By means of this spell, any one item of no more than five pounds weight can be given an aura that is noticed by someone using magical detection. Furthermore, the caster can specify the type of magical aura that is detected (Blue, Green etc.) and this effectively masks the item's actual aura, if any, unless the item's own aura is exceptionally powerful (if it is an artifact, for instance). If the object bearing Nystul's magic aura has an identify spell cast on it or is similarly examined, the examiner has a 50% chance of recognizing that the aura has been placed to mislead the unwary. Otherwise, the aura is believed and no amount of testing reveals what the true magic is. :Painting COST : 5 MODS : D,R By the means of this spell the caster can create an illusion of whatever s/he wants visually. It is usually easy to recognize what the illusion is supposed to be of, but any creature that can do so can also recognize that it is an illusion, as the picture is two dimensional. :PathFind COST : 30 MODS : N When this ability is used the caster will enter into a trance state, after stating the locale they wish to reach and a one-word descriptive title to the type of path (Quickest, Safest, Concealed), and begin to enter the Synchronisity highway, traveling thru a series of ways, events and incidents to reach the locale. While in this state they cannot allow their concentration to broken by sleep, major injury etc as it will prematurely end the spell and lose them the path. One individual may come with them on the path per RANK they have the spell. The caster will be conscious of events, and have free will, but will KNOW when they are risking straying from the path and losing the spell. :Patternweave COST : 3 MODS : R Patternweave allows the caster to make sense of apparent chaos. The caster can see such things as pottery shards reformed into a whole pot, shreds of paper formed into a page, scattered parts as a working machine, or specific trails appearing out of overlapping footprints. After casting the spell, the mage studies seemingly random events broken bits of glass, shreds of paper, intermingled trails, etc. The items to be studied must be tangible--coded flashing lights, garbled speech, or thoughts of any kind cannot be studied. The caster sees in his mind the pattern these objects form. If the items studied are truly random, no information is gained. After the caster has visualized the pattern, he can attempt to reassemble the parts into their original form. The amount of time required and the quality of restoration vary according to the complexity of the pattern. Reassembling a shredded map may be easy; reassembling a clock is significantly more difficult; rebuilding a shattered mosaic is extremely difficult. In any case, the wizard can make only a reasonable copy of the item. If a mending spell is cast on the work its chance of totally restoring the item is greatly increased (GM's judgement). :PhotoCopy COST : 7 MODS : R This spell allows the caster to create a permanent image, on a piece of parchment, canvas, or the like, of whatever s/he sees and concentrates upon at the time of casting, to the range bought. Detail in the final picture depends on distance and field of vision. Material components are a piece of parchment, paper or canvas -- which is not expended and upon which the image appears. If a tool is used for casting a quill pen with silver tip is the most likely device to use. :Radio_Hearing COST : 3 MODS : D This spell allows the caster to scan and listen to AM, FM, SW and various Ham, Police, Fire and other bandwiths of radio. To tune a particular station takes a successful INT roll to do quickly, else they must slowly scan a selected frequency type and find what they are looking for in 1+1d10 rounds. :Replay COST : 10 MODS : D This spell causes past events to be re-enacted in a 400 sq foot area The replay will consist of a three-dimensional, transparent image superimposed over the area of effect. The wizard can freeze the action, reverse it, scan rapidly for a desired event, or skip to any time within range of the spell. The speed of the search is determined by the GM and limited by the magnitude of the event in question. It would be easy to spot the passage of an army, for example, but spotting a pick-pocket would require a real-time search. Additional ranks add 50 sq feet to the area of effect. :Reveal_Owner COST : 10 MODS : N The caster of this spell receives a mental impression of the most recent owner or owners of the recipient object. An "owner" is defined as an intelligent entity who was in direct physical contact with the object one hour, or who had the object upon his person for 24 hours. The information gained is sufficient that the wizard will recognize the owner on sight, and he can uniquely specify the owner for the purpose of such spells as legend lore. :Rune_Of_Blinding COST : 30 MODS : D This ancient magic is one of the few of the great runes that have passed down thru the generations. It is primarily drawn in the air by the caster (And NEEDS free arms to be cast but not vocal ability) and forms a glowing blue symbol in the air. All, save the caster, who view this symbol must save vs Intuition or become blinded for the duration it is cast for. :See_Invisible COST : 1 MODS : D,T Allows the caster to see any invisible creatures, including persons under and invisibility spell or camouflaged, and similarly invisible objects. It will NOT detect Astral or Ethereal Plane travelers. It will also see thru Phantasmal Force Spells. RANGE is unnecessary with this spell, as it is set at LOS only. :Spell_Trace COST : 1 MODS : R,T Cast on an object or on a target of a recently discharged spell, this will give the mage an image of the caster who originally cast the spell. :Teleport_Trace COST : 3 MODS : R The wizard casts this spell on a character or creature who is likely to teleport or employ similar magic in the near future. If the recipient does cast teleport (or dimension door, word of recall, etc.), then wizard who placed the teleport trace will receive a mental image of the target location. The caster of the trace will then know his location relative to that of the teleporter, and he/she will be able to use scrying magic with maximum accuracy. :Transfer_Energy COST : 1 MODS : D,R,T This allows mages to transfer energy to each other by choice. Those involved MUST be willing. The being losing the energy decides how much they transfer and to who. Energy cannot be transferred to a non-mage being unless they are magical in nature. Only RAW energy *not HUNG spells* can be transferred this way. :Voice_of_the_Bat COST : 5 MODS : D This spell grants the caster the ability to use sonar to "see" and move safely at a normal rate in the dark, even in magical darkness. The caster can tell size and general shape of objects up to 10 yards away in any direction s/he faces. The caster must actively concentrate to "see" her/his surroundings, but merely ceasing concentration does not end the spell, and the caster may resume the sonar again within the spell's duration. :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. :Xray_Vision COST : 15 MODS : D This allows the caster to see thru solid objects just like an xray machine does, so that they can see the outline of shapes within. It fails to work thru Lead, Gold and similar heavy materials, and does NOT give fine detail. Xray vision can be used as a weapon against living creatures/beings as ranks are gained by exposing them to damaging dosages. Each RANK allows the increase of the output of Xrays on a single target so that it does 1 point per rank with no armour defenses or magical defenses stopping the effect, and range being LOS. Lead and Gold of course shield from the effects. If 10 or more points of damage are inflicted this way the subject becomes permanently infertile as a side effect.