Dark Magic

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School of Magic	Dark
Domain	Arcane
Polarity	Chaos
Origins	The Void
Associated Colors	Black
Associated Materials	Onyx, Obsidian
Crafting/Enchanting Material	Dark Matter
School of Powers	Shadow
Academic Name	Shadowmancy
Traditional Name	Lore of Night
School of Powers, Volatile	Void
Academic Name	Nethermancy
Traditional Name	Lore of Nothing

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Contents

Passive Effects
- Shadow Power Passives
  - Insidious Force
- Void Power Passives
  - Volatile Powers
  - Call of the Void
Shadow & Void Power List

Passive Effects

Passive Effects for Dark Magic are unique to each School of Powers:

Shadow Power Passives

Applies to Shadow Powers only NOT Void Powers

Insidious Force

-10 to enemy resist if power is used from behind the target or target is unaware it is being targeted (i.e. caster is hidden)

Void Power Passives

Volatile Powers

All Void Powers are considered Volatile Powers

Call of the Void

Using Void powers is a dangerous affair, as it opens the caster up the eternal emptiness of the void, inexplicably calling them towards oblivion.

Immediately after any successful cast of a Void Power roll 1d10 per stack of Volatile Void energy, if rolling one or more “0’s” the caster succumbs to the Call of the Void
If succumbing to the Call of the Void, effects vary depending on whether an offensive or non-offensive power was used
- offensive power: the caster will redirect the power onto themselves (or if not possible, the nearest ally)
- non-offensive power: the caster cancels the power at the last second (still losing the spirit) and instead auto self inflicts a wound (typically with whatever main hand weapon is equipped)

Shadow & Void Power List

See Spirit Disciplines & Archetypes for detailed descriptions of each Discipline and Archetype (including its Critical Cast and Critical Failure results). Use the filters below to refine your search.

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Publish	ID	Tier	Domain	School of Magic	School of Power	Discipline	Spell Name	Spirit Cost	Archetype	Use	Range	Description	Archetype Details	Class Restriction
yes	28	1	Arcane	Dark	Shadow	Devastation	Dark Ribbon	1+5/tier	Beam	action	8	beam terminates upon hitting a single 'primary' target, then bounces to up to 1/tier 'secondary' targets w/in 4" of primary target; all secondary targets take 1d10 damage while primary target takes the sum of all damage done to secondary targets; use a single hit roll for all targets and divide bonus damage evenly between primary and all secondary targets, after determining base damage; has no effect if there is no secondary targets	Beam - fires in straight line from caster to target, LOS not required, dodge is allowed unless otherwise stated; hit rolls and bonus damage distribution is spell specific	Mage, Battlemage, Wizard, Druid, Assassin, Runeweaver
yes	327	4	Arcane	Dark	Void	Fortification	Void Armor	13	Armor	instant	self	while active gain +10 Armor, +10 Arcane Resist, -3 to enemy detection while hiding; after a successful armor save or Arcane resist silence the attacker for 1 round; after any 3 such instances the Void Armor is destroyed, silencing the caster for 1 round	Armor - self cast only; in play for duration of battle, or until dispelled or expended by certain conditions being met	Mage, Battlemage, Wizard, Druid, Assassin, Runeweaver
yes	64	1	Arcane	Dark	Shadow	Fortification	Shifting Shadows	3/Tier	Boon	instant	4	-5 hit/Tier to enemies that target you, consume to instantly hide without taking a turn to do so @ 20% success per Tier	Boon - single target buff; remains in play for the duration of the battle or until dispelled; some boons may be consumed as an instant, but then cannot be recast for the remainder of that battle	Mage, Battlemage, Wizard, Druid, Assassin, Runeweaver
yes	472	7	Arcane	Dark	Void	Fortification	Herald of the Void		Avatar	instant	self	UNDER DEVELOPMENT	Avatar - always Tier7; self cast only; transforms the caster into a powerful avatar of the particular Spirit Realm invoked; can only ever be one Avatar (for a particular School of Spirit powers) in existence in the Realm of Strife at anytime	Mage, Battlemage, Wizard, Druid, Assassin, Runeweaver
yes	38	1	Arcane	Dark	Shadow	Alteration	Fear	4	Control	action	15	target must move directly away at regular movement speed plus 1/tier of caster, Insidious-Force	Control - single target; LoS required; variety of crowd control effects	Mage, Battlemage, Wizard, Druid, Assassin, Runeweaver
yes	61	1	Arcane	Dark	Shadow	Conjuration	Shadow Beast	5/Tier	Minion	action	6	Summons 1 Shadow Beast per Tier (see CoC: Shadow Beast)	Minion - can only be cast once per battle; conjures an active combat minion that acts mmediately using the casters Initiative Score; will always attempt to protect the caster while control is maintained; despawns at the end of battle or if HP reduced to <= 0; if caster is knocked unconscious minion either despawns or runs wild; contributes to the XP of a party and rewards XP if slain while not under casters control	Mage, Battlemage, Wizard, Druid, Assassin, Runeweaver
yes	27	1	Arcane	Dark	Shadow	Destruction	Dark Orb	1 +2/Tier	Shot	action	24	1d8 +2/Tier dam, creates a dark mist for 1 rnd around the target reducing the hit chance of all attacks by 10 per Tier, Insidious-Force	Shot - projectile based power that counts as a 'Shot'; requires LOS; cannot cast on targets in base contact; target can add dodge to resistance; often scalable	Mage, Battlemage, Wizard, Druid, Assassin, Runeweaver
yes	36	1	Arcane	Dark	Shadow	Conjuration	Eye of the Night	1	Utility	instant	30	creates a floating eye under the control of the caster up to 30" away; the caster can switch his vision at will to that of the Eye of the Night; the Eye can see in the dark & is invisible if in shadow; Eye is destroyed if hit w/ direct light & temporarily blinds caster (1 rnd if in combat)	Utility - non-combat oriented conjuration (not worth any XP), typically used as a survival/adventuring tool	Mage, Battlemage, Wizard, Druid, Assassin, Runeweaver
yes	161	2	Arcane	Dark	Void	Devastation	Void Contagion	7	Bomb	instant	12	remains dormant on target, until effected by a silence and/or fear effect, at which time that effect spreads to any target with 2" that fails a Resolve Test, Insidious-Force on initial target; all targets take 1d6 damage when Void Contagion is triggered	Bomb - single target, no immediate or direct effects, but triggers after certain conditions are met or a certain duration is reached, requires LOS for initial target, initial target cannot dodge but others can add dodge to resistance roll, roll a single hit roll	Mage, Battlemage, Wizard, Druid, Assassin, Runeweaver
yes	87	2	Arcane	Dark	Shadow	Conjuration	Black Chains	2/tier	Binding	action	10	targets are immobilized and/or snared; while chained any benefical ability or power used on them is automatically negated; any damage breaks the chains; upon being broken, dispelled or otherwise ending all persistent postive and negative effects are removed from the target	Binding - crowd control power involving a physical restraint of some kind; requires LOS; one target/Tier or one round/Tier or mix of both (i.e. a Tier 4 Binding power could affect one target for four rounds, or two targets for two rounds, or four targets for one round); typically damage will break the effect; casters may elect to only bind certain parts of the target, such as leaving the legs unbound so that a prisoner can be forced to walk on their own	Mage, Battlemage, Wizard, Druid, Assassin, Runeweaver
yes		2	Arcane	Dark	Shadow	Devastation	Terror Bomb	4	Bomb	instant	12	remains on target; any time fear effects occur within 6" stores up a charge; caster may trigger the Terror Bomb as they will, at the start of the targets turn; this gives the caster control over the movement portion of the targetes turn (can elect to sprint); at the end fo tehtagets mvoement phase the bomb explodes for 1d6 damage per charge in a 2" radius	Bomb - single target, no immediate or direct effects, but triggers after certain conditions are met or a certain duration is reached, requires LOS for initial target, initial target cannot dodge but others can add dodge to resistance roll, roll a single hit roll	Mage, Battlemage, Wizard, Druid, Assassin, Runeweaver
yes	99	2	Arcane	Dark	Shadow	Destruction	Cloud of Despair	2/lvl of target	Burst	action	12	effected target uses their own main hand attack as a regualr auto-hit attack on against themselves on their next turn; Insidious-Force	Burst - no direct projectile therefore no LOS required and no dodge allowed, however caster must still have some reason to know that a target exists	Mage, Battlemage, Wizard, Druid, Assassin, Runeweaver
yes	110	2	Arcane	Dark	Shadow	Alteration	Extinguish Light	0.5/lvl against	Dispel	instant or action	15	dispels 1 light magic effect; use resistance equal to level*3 of the caster of the effect; can also be used to extinguish natural light sources in a 1" per Tier radius around the target (i.e. snuff out a torch, candle, or lantern); can also be used to dispel/shatter 1 light based enchant/crafting	Dispel - action OR can be used as an instant for double the Spirit cost	Mage, Battlemage, Wizard, Druid, Assassin, Runeweaver
yes	62	2	Arcane	Dark	Shadow	Destruction	Shadow Writhe	2	DOT	instant	20	1d4 dam; each time damage is dealt, if not engaged in base contact target spins 180 degrees or if engaged in base contact, target cannot attack targets that Disengage from Combat	DOT - no direct projectile therefore no LOS required and no dodge allowed, however caster must still have some reason to know that a target exists; remains active for one additional round per Tier or until dispelled/canceled, resist against initial cast only (unlike poison effects), damage bonus applies on first round only	Mage, Battlemage, Wizard, Druid, Assassin, Runeweaver
yes	63	2	Arcane	Dark	Shadow	Fortification	Shadows Embrace	2/Tier	Healing	action	15	heals target for 1d6+1 HP per Tier and increases stealth by +1/Tier if already hiding; if caster is hiding or in shadows heals the caster for the same amount	Healing - single target powers with direct healing capabilities; LoS required; cannot be cast from HP; critical cast results in double the healing value	Mage, Battlemage, Wizard, Druid, Assassin, Runeweaver
yes	105	2	Arcane	Dark	Shadow	Destruction	Silent	2	Imbue	instant	self	renders an weapon utterly silent, preventing any stealth reduction or the possibiltiy of "giving away your poistion" when attacks are made with that weapon (even if in base contact), Insidious-Force	Imbue - imbues Spirit powers onto a weapon (including natural weapons such as animal claws/bites, or fists); cannot stack imbues on a weapon but stays on until weapon is used, does not stack or chain with special abilities other than non-spirit based 'strikes', 'shots', or unarmed Focus Abilities; use the same d100 hit roll for both the physical portion vs AC and the spirit portion vs Resistance, but assigning separate modifiers to each (including critical hit); if the physical portion of the attack fails to hit then unless otherwise stated the spirit portion ALSO fails; however if the spirit portion fails to hit but the physical hit is successful, treat it essentially as a normal melee attack;	Mage, Battlemage, Wizard, Druid, Assassin, Runeweaver
yes	143	2	Arcane	Dark	Shadow	Destruction	Shadow Bolt	6	Missile	action	30	3d6 damage, 5% chance +5%/Tier to Fear the target if failing a Resolve test, Insidious-Force	Missile - projectile type, requires LOS, cannot cast on targets in base contact, target can add dodge to resistance roll	Mage, Battlemage, Wizard, Druid, Assassin, Runeweaver
yes		2	Arcane	Dark	Shadow	Alteration	Darken	5	Modify	instant	15	turns a single conventional light source such as a torch or candel into an active source of shadow, producing a radius of darkness at an equivalent distance which cancels out all lightt; has no effect if the area is already dark	Modify - modifies the basic properties of something for useful purposes	Mage, Battlemage, Wizard, Druid, Assassin, Runeweaver
yes		2	Arcane	Dark	Shadow	Alteration	Shadow Walk	8	Movement	instant	15	instantly move from one shadow to another within range	Movement - alters the way things move; self cast only, unless spending 1.5X the spirit cost; unless otherwise specified, using a Movement power to leave base contact with an enemy does NOT count as Disengaging from Combat	Mage, Battlemage, Wizard, Druid, Assassin, Runeweaver
yes	525	2	Arcane	Dark	Shadow	Devastation	Shadow Plague	11	Plague	action	20	1d4 dam; any time a target under the effects of Shadow Plague is also effected by Fear, all targets effected by Shadow Plague take 1d4 damage	Plague - a damage-over-time power that spreads to any target within 3" at the start of an infected targets turn; no LOS required and no dodge allowed, however caster must still have some reason to know that a target exists; remains active for one additional round per Tier or until dispelled/canceled, when duration expires on original target it is removed from ALL targets; resist against initial cast only (unlike poison effects); damage bonus applies to initial target and on first round only	Mage, Battlemage, Wizard, Druid, Assassin, Runeweaver
yes	104	2	Arcane	Dark	Shadow	Fortification	Dark Ransom	3	Synergy	instant	4	no effect until consumed; consume at any point to prevent detection while hiding or to prevent something from causing a loss in honor	Synergy - single target; carries benefits based on the class mechanics of the target; mixed classes must choose a single mechanic to benefit	Mage, Battlemage, Wizard, Druid, Assassin, Runeweaver
yes	144	2	Arcane	Dark	Shadow	Fortification	Shadow Ward	5	Ward	instant	8	while ward is active target is immune to Fear; when consumed the ward grants +50 Arcane Resistance, increases to +60 if resisting Shadow powers	Ward - single target; places a ward on the caster or on individual party members that lasts for up to one day (unless dispelled); the ward can be consumed at any time (even after an enemy rolls to hit) to add additional specific resistances which can potentially turn a hit into a miss; there is no limit to the number of wards that may be present on the battlefield but only one of each School of powers can be stacked on any single target; once consumed Wards may be re cast	Mage, Battlemage, Wizard, Druid, Assassin, Runeweaver
yes	245	3	Arcane	Dark	Shadow	Destruction	Twisted Shadow	7	Amplify	instant	12	targets own shadow (main hand regular) attacks them for 1rnd/Tier; while active all of the casters destruction powers gain +3 shadow dam & 25% chance to fear on spell-hit; shadow is invulnerable except to light powers which dispel it if hit (use targets resist)	Amplify - no direct projectile therefore no LOS required and no dodge allowed, however caster must still have some reason to know that a target exists; amplify the damage of the casters destruction powers through a variety of means	Mage, Battlemage, Wizard, Druid, Assassin, Runeweaver
yes		3	Arcane	Dark	Shadow	Fortification	Dread Armor	9	Armor	instant	self	while active treat the caster as having the Fearsome trait; after a sucessful armor save the Dread Armor detaches from the caster and surges torwards the opponent that just attacked, inflicting 2d6 damage and causing Fear if failing a Resolve test	Armor - self cast only; in play for duration of battle, or until dispelled or expended by certain conditions being met	Mage, Battlemage, Wizard, Druid, Assassin, Runeweaver
yes	193	3	Arcane	Dark	Shadow	Fortification	Dark Strength	9	Empower	instant	self	base weapon dam increased according to available stealth/4; mages/druids also gain +shadow & demonic dam ' str/4; consume: auto-crit single regular attack	Empower - self cast only buff; remains in play for the duration of the battle or until dispelled; some self buffs may be consumed as an instant, but then cannot be recast for the remainder of that battle	Mage, Battlemage, Wizard, Druid, Assassin, Runeweaver
yes	189	3	Arcane	Dark	Shadow	Alteration	Cloaking Shadows	1/ 1" radius	Environment	action	15	engulfs an area in shadows w/in 1"/Spirit spent of a fixed point for up to 1 day, blocks LOS while in area (i.e. hiding & targeting), caster can still target as normal	Environment - powers with a variety of environmental effects that typically impact a large area	Mage, Battlemage, Wizard, Druid, Assassin, Runeweaver
yes	147	2	Arcane	Dark	Void	Destruction	Silence	4	Imbue	instant	self	target cannot use special abilities for one round/Tier, damage cancels effect on second and subsequent rounds; if subject to fear, prolong effect one more round, Insidious-Force	Imbue - imbues Spirit powers onto a weapon (including natural weapons such as animal claws/bites, or fists); cannot stack imbues on a weapon but stays on until weapon is used, does not stack or chain with special abilities other than non-spirit based 'strikes', 'shots', or unarmed Focus Abilities; use the same d100 hit roll for both the physical portion vs AC and the spirit portion vs Resistance, but assigning separate modifiers to each (including critical hit); if the physical portion of the attack fails to hit then unless otherwise stated the spirit portion ALSO fails; however if the spirit portion fails to hit but the physical hit is successful, treat it essentially as a normal melee attack;	Mage, Battlemage, Wizard, Druid, Assassin, Runeweaver
yes	183	3	Arcane	Dark	Shadow	Conjuration	Bogle	12	Familiar	action	self	Summons a Bogle as a familiar (see CoC: Bogle)	Familiar - can only be cast once per day; conjures an active familiar into base contact with caster; can act immediately using the casters Initiative Score; will obey caster unless actions would be against its nature; if caster is knocked out or sleeps the familiar disappears; contributes to the XP of a party and rewards XP if slain while not under casters control	Mage, Battlemage, Wizard, Druid, Assassin, Runeweaver
yes	192	3	Arcane	Dark	Shadow	Fortification	Dark Shield	8	Shield	instant	10	creates a 1d12+10 arcane damage shield that negates all Shadow effects; the attack which destroys the shield inflicts Fear on the attacker and allows the shielded target to imediately hide if they so choose (assume LOS is temporarily broken)	Shield - single target; self-cast or on individual party members; blocks out damage; can critically hit, making shields twice as strong; remains until end of battle or until shield gives out; attacks with extra effects (i.e. silence or stun) do not inflict their effects if the damage does not penetrate the shield; the attack which destroys the shield inflicts an effect back on the attacker that can be resisted without modifiers	Mage, Battlemage, Wizard, Druid, Assassin, Runeweaver
yes		4	Arcane	Dark	Void	Conjuration	Void Horror	equal to XP	Minion	action	6	Summons 1 Void Horor (see CoC)	Minion - can only be cast once per battle; conjures an active combat minion that acts mmediately using the casters Initiative Score; will always attempt to protect the caster while control is maintained; despawns at the end of battle or if HP reduced to <= 0; if caster is knocked unconscious minion either despawns or runs wild; contributes to the XP of a party and rewards XP if slain while not under casters control	Mage, Battlemage, Wizard, Druid, Assassin, Runeweaver
yes	228	3	Arcane	Dark	Shadow	Devastation	Shadow Rain	21	Storm	action	15	4" radius, 1d10+1d8 damage, 5% chance +5%/Tier to cause targets to immediately move at regular speed in a random direction	Storm - large area of effect (radiates outwards from target), no LOS required, no dodge allowed	Mage, Battlemage, Wizard, Druid, Assassin, Runeweaver
yes	143	2	Arcane	Dark	Void	Destruction	Void Bolt	6	Missile	action	30	3d6 damage, 5% chance +5%/Tier to Silence the target on their next turn, Insidious-Force	Missile - projectile type, requires LOS, cannot cast on targets in base contact, target can add dodge to resistance roll	Mage, Battlemage, Wizard, Druid, Assassin, Runeweaver
yes	163	2	Arcane	Dark	Void	Alteration	Void Weapon	5	Modify	instant	15	turns a single weapon into a Void Weapon for 1 round; when atracking with a Void weapon if the D100 hit roll is 20 or less, ignore all of the targets Armor	Modify - modifies the basic properties of something for useful purposes	Mage, Battlemage, Wizard, Druid, Assassin, Runeweaver
yes	180	3	Arcane	Dark	Shadow	Destruction	Black Blade	3	Strike	action	melee	+1d8 dam, does not reduce stealth or allow target to auto-detect your presence; Insidious-Force; if wielding a weapon with the 'Stealthy' effect add the Stealthy value as extra weapon damage	Strike - a melee attack that counts as a 'strike'; adds spirit based damage and effects onto a main hand melee attack; use the same d100 hit roll for both the physical portion vs AC and the spirit portion vs Resistance, but assigning separate modifiers to each (including critical hit); if the physical portion of the attack fails to hit then unless otherwise stated the spirit portion ALSO fails; however if the spirit portion fails to hit but the physical hit is successful, treat it essentially as a normal melee attack; using a Strike power prevents the use of any off hand attacks (even Focus based ones); if a Strike is used while unarmed (non-Focus) it is assumed that a basic fist attack is made (i.e. a 1 damage physical attack)	Mage, Battlemage, Wizard, Druid, Assassin, Runeweaver
yes	250	3	Arcane	Dark	Void	Alteration	Void Walk	9	Movement	instant	15	dissapear and then reappear anywhere within range; may elect to re-appear hidden; doing so causes you to become undetected and returns 1d4 stealth	Movement - alters the way things move; self cast only, unless spending 1.5X the spirit cost; unless otherwise specified, using a Movement power to leave base contact with an enemy does NOT count as Disengaging from Combat	Mage, Battlemage, Wizard, Druid, Assassin, Runeweaver
yes	181	3	Arcane	Dark	Shadow	Conjuration	Black Heart	7	Totem	instant	8	radius 3"; totem's radius counts as being in shadow at all times; adds 1d6 bonus damage to any Shadow/Dark power or Stealth ability used while inside totem's radius	Totem - can be cast an unlimited number of times, provided any Totems from previous castings are no longer present; stationary conjuration that has an effect in an area around; lasts for 1 +1/Tier of caster rounds or until destroyed or dispelled; totems are tpyically consider "tiny" and have 10 HP and 0 AC/Resist unless otherwise stated; not worth any XP	Mage, Battlemage, Wizard, Druid, Assassin, Runeweaver
yes	308	4	Arcane	Dark	Shadow	Devastation	Shadow Crash	9	Blast	action	24	1" radius, 3d6+3 damage, 10%/Tier chance to Silence the target on their next turn, Insidious-Force	Blast - area of effect (radius outwards from target) projectile type, requires LOS for initial target, initial target cannot dodge but others can add dodge to resistance roll, roll a single hit roll	Mage, Battlemage, Wizard, Druid, Assassin, Runeweaver
yes	319	4	Arcane	Dark	Shadow	Alteration	Terror	8	Hex	instant	12	target must make full move in a random direction each round, target may consume to force target to move to nearest table edge & leave battle for 1 rnd, Insidious-Force	Hex - single target anti-buff, no LOS required; negative effect that remains in play for the duration of battle or until dispelled; some anti-buffs can voluntarily be consumed by the target as an instant (or as an out-of-turn instant by the caster), this ends the effect but causes additional consequences	Mage, Battlemage, Wizard, Druid, Assassin, Runeweaver
yes	442	6	Arcane	Dark	Void	Conjuration	Void Horizon	13	Obstacle	action	12	creates a two dimensional plane with an area of 1 square inch per lvl (i.e. 3"x2" would required level 6), oriented however the caster sees fit, that is invisible to normal senses; anything passing through that plane that fails an Arcane resist immediately returns to its point of origin and loses its movement; treat inanimate objects as having 0 resistance to this effect	Obstacle - creates obstacles on the battlefield where they did not exist before; last for the duration of battle or 1 hour out of combat, unless otherwise dispelled or destroyed	Mage, Battlemage, Wizard, Druid, Assassin, Runeweaver
yes	329	4	Arcane	Dark	Shadow	Devastation	Wave of Terror	15	Nova	action	2	3d6 damage and targets are effected by Fear	Nova - radiates outwards from self, all sides, no dodge allowed, roll a single hit roll	Mage, Battlemage, Wizard, Druid, Assassin, Runeweaver
yes	309	4	Arcane	Dark	Shadow	Conjuration	Shadow Hydra	2+6/Tier	Sentinel	action	8	1 head/Tier, ea head spits 1 'Shadow Bolt'/rnd, ea time the hydra takes 10 or more dam it loses 1 head (no AC or resists), despawns when no heads left	Sentinel - can be cast an unlimited number of times, provided any Sentinels from previous castings are no longer present; conjures an active stationary combat oriented entity; can act immediately using the casters Initiative Score; can be dispelled (not worth any XP); cannot move except to rotate on the spot	Mage, Battlemage, Wizard, Druid, Assassin, Runeweaver
yes	473	7	Arcane	Dark	Void	Alteration	Void Gate		Portal	action		UNDER DEVELOPMENT	Portal - Always Tier 7; creates portals at fixed locations; after initially being cast/used the portals become dormant, but can be activated by any spirit user that knows the portal exists by paying the spirit cost for the portal power; some portals may also require a key in the form of a word, phrase, or object to activate	Mage, Battlemage, Wizard, Druid, Assassin, Runeweaver
yes	534	4	Arcane	Dark	Shadow	Alteration	Shadow Sight		Reveal	instant	15	For a short time (1 round per Tier in combat) the caster can see anything that is located within an area of shadow or darkness, effectively having LoS to it, even if normally blocked by solid matter; however this does NOT allow projectile/LoS based attacks to pass through solid matter	Reveal - reveals hidden mysteries of the spirit world	Mage, Battlemage, Wizard, Druid, Assassin, Runeweaver
yes	381	5	Arcane	Dark	Shadow	Devastation	Screaming Horrors	17	Cone	action	Cone Template	4d8+4 damage and targets are Silenced for 1 rnd, Insidious Force	Cone - cone outwards from front (8", by 3" wide at end OR use wargaming Cone Template), partially covered targets can add dodge to resistance roll, roll a single hit roll	Mage, Battlemage, Wizard, Druid, Assassin, Runeweaver
yes	375	5	Arcane	Dark	Shadow	Conjuration	Nightmare Illusion	20	Illusion	instant	12	creates a nightmare illusion that takes on a different form in in the eyes of anyone that looks at it, based on their own worst fears; anyone that looks at it or attempts to target it is effected by Fear unless passing a Resolve test	Illusion - creates false conjurations that can trick most adversaries, but can't take any actual action or inflict and kind of damage or effects; last for the duration of battle or 1 hour out of combat, unless otherwise dispelled or destroyed; if there is evidence to suggest that the illusion might not be real targets may pass a Wisdom test to see through the illusion and therefore not be affected by it in anyway; GMs may choose to add modifiers to the Wisdom test in certain situations	Mage, Battlemage, Wizard, Druid, Assassin, Runeweaver
yes		5	Arcane	Dark	Shadow	Conjuration	Black Mirror	10	Obstacle	action	12	creates a two dimensional plane with an area of 1 square inch per lvl (i.e. 3"x2" would required level 6), oriented however the caster sees fit, that is invisible to normal senses; any target attempting to look through the plane will not see what is behind it, but instead distorted dark reflection of themselves; this effectively breaks LoS without actually preventing physical matter from passing through the plane; if looking into teh black mirror and failing a resolve test, targets are Feared.	Obstacle - creates obstacles on the battlefield where they did not exist before; last for the duration of battle or 1 hour out of combat, unless otherwise dispelled or destroyed	Mage, Battlemage, Wizard, Druid, Assassin, Runeweaver
yes	443	6	Arcane	Dark	Void	Fortification	Void Shell	3/Tier	Shell	instant	self	grants 50% absorption against all Spirit, as well as 100% absorption against Light/Sun damage; can absorb damage from 1 attack per Tier, where a single Light/Sun based attacks counts as two attacks; upon breaking there is chance that the target that broke the shell is effected by Fear, equal to 1% per total points of damage absorbed; while active the Void shell breaks LoS	Shell - self cast only; defensive powers that reduce incoming damage; in play for duration of battle, or until dispelled or expended; attacks with additional effects (i.e. silence or stun) do not generally inflict their effects if the damage does penetrate the shell	Mage, Battlemage, Wizard, Druid, Assassin, Runeweaver
yes		5	Arcane	Dark	Shadow	Fortification	Light Eater	2/Tier	Shell	instant	self	envelopes the caster in darkness, preventing LoS for enemies unless they are in base contact and treating caster as always in no-light conditions, regardless of being within direct light sources; grants 1d6HP/tier shield versus Light/Solar based damage, converting 100% of the negated damage into Spirit or Stealth, allocated as the caster sees fit	Shell - self cast only; defensive powers that reduce incoming damage; in play for duration of battle, or until dispelled or expended; attacks with additional effects (i.e. silence or stun) do not generally inflict their effects if the damage does penetrate the shell	Mage, Battlemage, Wizard, Druid, Assassin, Runeweaver
yes	354	5	Arcane	Dark	Shadow	Destruction	Dark Grasp	8	Shock	action	melee	4d8 damage, 5% chance +5%/Tier to Silence the target on their next turn, Insidious-Force	Shock - must touch; requires an empty hand; counts as either a main hand or off-hand attack, but can only be used as an off hand attack if no special ability was used with the main hand; if using a weapon in two hands Shocks can still be cast with the off hand if no attack was made with the weapon that round; targets can add dodge to resistance roll; ward-offs apply; can be combined a main hand 'fist' Focus ability but doing so prevents using an off hand fist attack	Mage, Battlemage, Wizard, Druid, Assassin, Runeweaver
yes	249	3	Arcane	Dark	Void	Fortification	Void Shield	8	Shield	instant	10	creates a 1d12+10 arcane damage shield that negates all Void effects; the attack which destroys the shield silences the attacker for 1 rnd; also negates Call of the Void, however doing so destroys the shield	Shield - single target; self-cast or on individual party members; blocks out damage; can critically hit, making shields twice as strong; remains until end of battle or until shield gives out; attacks with extra effects (i.e. silence or stun) do not inflict their effects if the damage does not penetrate the shield; the attack which destroys the shield inflicts an effect back on the attacker that can be resisted without modifiers	Mage, Battlemage, Wizard, Druid, Assassin, Runeweaver
yes	376	5	Arcane	Dark	Shadow	Alteration	Shadowmeld	20	Transmute	action	8	a single target (up to Huge) or item (up to XL) loses all physical form, becoming an ethereal shadow that is immune to all physical damage but takes double light and solar damage; while under the effects of Shadowmeld the target cannot interact with the physical world (can walk through walls etc…) and may only use shadow or void powers, which cause double damage at half the Spirit cost; for ever hour spent in Shadowmeld there is a 1% chance that the target will become permanently ethereal, this increases by 1% for every hour that Shadowmeld is maintained; if the effects become permanent the target will eventually fade away entirely	Transmute - alters the physical form of the target granting various effects	Mage, Battlemage, Wizard, Druid, Assassin, Runeweaver
yes	407	6	Arcane	Dark	Shadow	Alteration	Enslave	18	Channel	action	12	brings a single humanoid under the casters complete control for the duration of the channeling	Channel - effects persist for 1 full round, but after paying initial cost may continue casting in each consecutive round for free if not hit during enemy turn, cannot move or use instants; if there are CC effects of some kind, it is assumed that they are one continuous CC effect so long as the channeling is uninterrupted	Mage, Battlemage, Wizard, Druid, Assassin, Runeweaver
yes	344	6	Arcane	Dark	Shadow	Fortification	Black Smoke	16	Counter	instant	self	while active caster doesn't reduce stealth & enemies suffer -10 hit ranged/melee vs caster, if caster wounded smoke jumps to target & inflicts 1d4 times the non-crit dam done to the caster, consuming the smoke	Counter - self cast only; active magical defenses typically aimed at preventing or discouraging opponents from targeting or moving into base contact with the caster	Mage, Battlemage, Wizard, Druid, Assassin, Runeweaver
yes	398	6	Arcane	Dark	Shadow	Devastation	Black Arrows	19	Multi	action	24	fires 1d12+1 arrows (each inflicts 5 dam) in high arc, remaining in air till next round, then use LoS of arrows to pick targets as desired (w/in range of caster), seperate hit roll for each target, Stealth-Power	Multi - multi target projectile type, requires LOS on each target, can't cast on targets in base contact, targets can add dodge to resistance roll, separate hit roll for each target	Mage, Battlemage, Wizard, Druid, Assassin, Runeweaver
yes	426	6	Arcane	Dark	Shadow	Devastation	Pit of Shadows	18	Trap	action	20	3" radius, 3d12+4 damage	Trap - sets a AOE trap that is activated when entering or moving thru given radius about a stationary target, no dodge allowed, roll a single hit roll	Mage, Battlemage, Wizard, Druid, Assassin, Runeweaver
yes		7	Arcane	Dark	Shadow	Fortification	Darkness Incarnate	30	Avatar	action	self	UNDER DEVELOPMENT... upon transforming inflicts Fear in an 8" radius	Avatar - always Tier7; self cast only; transforms the caster into a powerful avatar of the particular Spirit Realm invoked; can only ever be one Avatar (for a particular School of Spirit powers) in existence in the Realm of Strife at anytime	Mage, Battlemage, Wizard, Druid, Assassin, Runeweaver
yes	456	7	Arcane	Dark	Shadow	Destruction	Death Fright	hp of target	Death	action	3	instantly kills a living target, Stealth-Power	Death - Always Tier7; single target, short ranged LOS, cause instant death (some restrictions apply); can only be successfully used once per day	Mage, Battlemage, Wizard, Druid, Assassin, Runeweaver
yes		7	Arcane	Dark	Shadow	Alteration	Black Portal		Portal	action		UNDER DEVELOPMENT	Portal - Always Tier 7; creates portals at fixed locations; after initially being cast/used the portals become dormant, but can be activated by any spirit user that knows the portal exists by paying the spirit cost for the portal power; some portals may also require a key in the form of a word, phrase, or object to activate	Mage, Battlemage, Wizard, Druid, Assassin, Runeweaver
yes	481	7	Arcane	Dark	Shadow	Conjuration	Maw of the Void		Supreme	action	8	Summons the Maw of the Void	Supreme - Always Tier 7; summons a supremely powerful entity that the caster has no control over whatsoever; acts immediately, according to its own Initiative Score; worth XP if slain	Mage, Battlemage, Wizard, Druid, Assassin, Runeweaver
yes	467	7	Arcane	Dark	Shadow	Devastation	Murder of Shadows		Ultimate	action	battlefield	the shadow of every target on the battlefield makes a potentially lethal attack on its owner, 25% chance will also effect caster	Ultimate - Always Tier7; battlefield wide AoE damage (with an upper limit)	Mage, Battlemage, Wizard, Druid, Assassin, Runeweaver
yes	503	8	Arcane	Dark	Shadow	None	Nightfall	unknown	Legendary	action	unknown	All natural sources of light are nullified in given area	Legendary - "the power to destroy worlds", cannot be learned through conventional means, very existence of these spells is not proven	Mage, Battlemage, Wizard, Druid, Assassin, Runeweaver
yes	162	2	Arcane	Dark	Void	Fortification	Void Ward	5	Ward	instant	8	while ward is active target is immune to Fear and Silence effects; when consumed the ward grants +50 Arcane Resistance, increases to +60 if resisting Shadow or Void powers	Ward - single target; places a ward on the caster or on individual party members that lasts for up to one day (unless dispelled); the ward can be consumed at any time (even after an enemy rolls to hit) to add additional specific resistances which can potentially turn a hit into a miss; there is no limit to the number of wards that may be present on the battlefield but only one of each School of powers can be stacked on any single target; once consumed Wards may be re cast	Mage, Battlemage, Wizard, Druid, Assassin, Runeweaver
yes	521	1	Arcane	Dark	Shadow	Destruction	Dread Seal	5 per Tier	Seal	action	4	Anyone attempting to break the seal is filled with dread and must pass a Resolve test (at -1 Resolve per Tier) before continuing; when the seal is broken shadow magic assaults the mind with the targets greatest fear, causing 3d6 shadow damage and inflicting Fear on the target at -3 Aracane Resistance per Tier	Seal - places a magical seal on an object (i.e. a door, chest, book, etc...); can be visible or invisible; typically granted a single method of being safely opened or re-sealed (i.e. a command, incantation, gesture, key, etc..); when incorrectly attempting to open the seal (i.e lock pick, incorrect command, etc..) there are typically minor effects to warn against further tampering; if the seal is broken through force or dispelled in any way it inflicts damage and effects to whoever broke it; if scoring a critical cast at the tiem the seal is created, it stores twice the energy and will do double damage whenever it is finally broken; if the seals effects require an additonal hit roll upon breaking it is with no modifiers and cannot critically fail or cast	Mage, Battlemage, Wizard, Druid, Assassin, Runeweaver
yes	528	4	Arcane	Dark	Shadow	Conjuration	The Knife of Infinite Lies	13	Weapon	instant or action	self	Conjures the Knife of Infinite Lies; a small bladed weapon that does 1d10 damage, Stealthy(3), Thrown (str+5); once a target is wounded by it, the damage of that wound will be repeated every round until either the conjuration ends, or the wound is hit with a direct source of light	Weapon - can be scast an unlimited number of times, provided any Weapons from previous castings are no longer present; conjures a magical weapon that can be wielded (by caster only) like any weapon for its duration (must adhere to weapon proficiency rules); conjuration lasts for 1 round +1/Tier of Caster or until dispelled/canceled/sheathed; critical casts do not conjure an additional weapon but instead extend the duration by +1 round; if used as an action, the weapon becomes quasi-sentient and can magically move (up to 4") and attack on its own (with no modifiers); weapons can be dispelled at any time	Mage, Battlemage, Wizard, Druid, Assassin, Runeweaver

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