Magic

Magic is powerful and dangerous. Thus spells are risky for those Characters untrained and so will require a Roll to be made to avoid any consequences.

Characters properly trained in a particular Sphere of Magic can cast spells within that Sphere without that risk, and as long as the Character isn’t hampered in some way, the spell happens without needing a Roll. However other circumstances happening to the Character while they are casting a spell might require a Roll, such as to avoid getting hit by an attack while trying to cast their spell…

There are Cantrip, Simple, Serious, and Heroic levels of magic, and they cost Fortune to cast.

Cantrips do one level of effect and cost two Fortune to cast.
Simple spells do two levels of effect and cost four Fortune to cast.
Serious spells do three levels of effect, and cost six Fortune to cast.
Heroic spells do four levels of effect, and cost eight Fortune to cast.

Those trained in a particular Sphere of Magic can cast spells from that Sphere for two Fortune less than the above cost.

So with training a Cantrip is free, a Simple spell is only two Fortune, etc.

Spells can only come from a single Sphere unless a Character has a Talent that allows them to combine two or more Spheres together into a single spell.

Spheres of Magic

Fire - All things related to fire, heat, raising temperatures
- Cantrip examples: Set something on fire that the caster can see that’s able to burn, affect the color and shape of an existing flame, heat up a mug full of liquid the caster is holding.
- Simple Spell: Instantly call forth a decently-sized bonfire,
- Serious Spell: Instantly call forth a house fire
- Heroic Spell: Instantly call forth a massive town-sized fire
Ice - All things related to ice, cold, lowering temperatures
- Cantrip:
Water
Earth
Air
Life
Animal
Plant
Death
Protection
Creation
Destruction
Time
Transmutation
Enhancement?
Judgment
Revelation
Illusions
Movement
Summoning

So a Cantrip Fire spell would be to set alight something the caster can see, a Simple spell would be to call forth a bonfire-sized fire, a Serious spell would call forth a house fire, and a Heroic spell would call forth a massive town-sized fire.

Some magic users have a special Talent that lets them combine together two or more schools into a single spell. So a Cantrip combined “Fire Burst” would be a firework-like small explosion, a simple one would be a small fireball, a serious one would be a classic ‘fireball’ spell, and a heroic one would be a massive fire bomb.

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