HeroQuest Magic

Animism Charm: Single ability provides automatic augment. Can’t be improved. Fetch: Acts as spirit ally; provides Shamanic Escape and Spirit World Travel. Fetish: Friendship with [Spirit] vs spirit attitude (14 if friendly) for augment or ability. Has 2-3 abilities. Spirit Ally: Acts as independent follower. Practitioner can only have one, and must concentrate magic. Spiritist: Charms only (usually at least 5), containing tradition spirits. Practitioner: Make and use fetishes and charms. May ally a friendly spirit if concentrated. Shaman: Have fetches, travel to Otherworld.

Theism Affinity: Used only to augment. Devotees may improvise feats from an affinity. Divine Aid: Roll Worship [Pantheon] vs 10W6, Initiate of [Deity] or Devotee of [Deity] vs 10W3 for divine intervention. Divine Companion: a daimon sidekick, usually serving a devotee. Feat: A magical effect. Only one augment per affinity. Initiates are -10 with named feats of an affinity, -5 if concentrated. Communal Worshipper: Divine Aid only. Initiate: Affinities and named feats. May use common magic feats as abilities if concentrated. Devotee: May learn feats. Can improvise feats. Must concentrate magic.

Common Magic Talent: Provides automatic augment (unless concentrated). • Charms, Feats, and Spells are also available (all must be augments unless the appropriate otherworld is concentrated). Common magic charms may be improved. • Selfrock Teaching concentrates common magic, not just innate magic talents. • Single keyword for all common magic.

Wizardry Blessing: Use [Scripture] vs 14 for automatic augment to every member of congregation. One special blessing per week. Curse: Use [Scripture] vs target; normal consequences. Formulary: contains spells to be cast with a talisman. Each spell must be learned. Grimoire: contains related spells. Use [Grimoire] casts any spell; its spells aren’t learned separately. Miracle: Roll Worship [God] vs 10W9 or Know [Saint] vs 10W6 for divine intervention. Spell: Cast via talisman (at spell rating) or Use [Grimoire]. Talisman: Allows orderly to cast a spell once. Must be reconsecrated. Lay Member: Receive blessings. Request miracle vs 10W9. Liturgist: Invoke blessings and curses with Use [Scripture]. Lead worship with Venerate [God]. A liturgist may also be an order liturgist, and lead worship with Venerate [Saint]. Orderly: Receive saintly blessings. Learn orderly spells from formulary, cast them via talisman. Request miracle vs 10W6. Apprentice: Learn Aid My Master spell. May learn common magic spells. Adept: Cast wizardly spells via talisman. Cast spells with Use [Grimoire].

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