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
  - Void Passive
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

Void Power Passives

Volatile Powers

All Void Powers are considered Volatile Powers

Void Passive

Coming soon…

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	63	1	Arcane	Dark	Shadow	Fortification	Shadows Embrace	2/Tier	Healing	action	15	heals target for 1d6+1 HP per Tier then silences them for 1 round; also increases current available stealth by +1/Tier if already hiding	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	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	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	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	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	62	1	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	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	87	2	Arcane	Dark	Shadow	Conjuration	Black Chains	2/tier	Binding	action	10	targets are immobilized and 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); when used on flying targets any binding that Immobilizes a target also causes it to drop to the ground, counting as being knocked down, and taking fall damage which in most cases also causes the chains to break because of that damage; 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	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	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 to 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	105	2	Arcane	Dark	Shadow	Destruction	Darkness		Imbue	instant		UNDER DEVELOPMENT	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	110	2	Arcane	Dark	Shadow	Alteration	Extinguish Light	0.5/lvl against	Dispel	instant or action	15	dispels light /sun powers and can also extinguish natural light sources on a small scale (i.e. snuff out a torch, candle, or lantern); see Common:'Dispel Magic' for further details	Dispel - action OR can be used as an instant for double the Spirit cost	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 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	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	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	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	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	163	2	Arcane	Dark	Void	Alteration	Void Weapon	5	Modify	instant	15	turns a single weapon into a Void Weapon for 1 round; when atatckign 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	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 have 10 HP and 0 AC/Resist unless otherwise stated; not worth any XP	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	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	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 they so choose (assuem 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	193	3	Arcane	Dark	Shadow	Fortification	Dark Strength	9	Empower	instant	self	base weapon dam increased by 1 per 20 stealth (ie 0-19'+0, 20-39'+1, 40-59'+2, 100'+5), 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	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	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	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 1d20 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	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	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	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	327	4	Arcane	Dark	Void	Fortification	Void Armor	13	Armor	instant	self	while active gain +8 Armor, +8 Arcane Resist, -3 to enemy detection while hiding; after a successful armor save inflict fear on the attacker; after a successful resist of any kind silence the target 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	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	344	5	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 defense system (i.e. energy twister, black smoke)	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	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	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	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	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 can also 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	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	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	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	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	467	7	Arcane	Dark	Shadow	Devastation	Shadowmeld	30	Ultimate	action	self	caster loses all physical form, becoming an ethereal shadow that is immune to all physical damage but takes double light damage; while under the effects of Shadowmeld the caster cannot interact with the physical world and may only use dark/shadow based spirit powers, which cause double shadow damage at half the Spirit cost; each round in combat or each day outside of combat, there is a 1% chance that the caster will become permanently ethereal, this increases by 1% for every round and/or day that Shadowmeld is maintained; if the effects become permanent the caster will eventually fade away entirely	Ultimate - Always Tier7; battlefield wide AoE damage (with an upper limit)	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	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	503	7+	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	376	5	Arcane	Dark	Shadow	Alteration	Phase Shift	14	Transmute	action	8	target goes out of phase until canceled, becomes invulnerable to all damage except for Light; while effect is active caster cannot interact with the physical world or attack in anyway; can walk through walls etc…	Transmute - alters the physical form of the target granting various effects	Mage, Battlemage, Wizard, Druid, Assassin, Runeweaver
yes		2	Arcane	Dark	Void	None		0	Venting	Action		UNDER DEVELOPMENT	Venting - vents off Volatile spirit energy with various effects, no spirit cost, inflicts damage to caster, allows casters to switch back to casting non-volatile powers	Mage, Battlemage, Wizard, Druid, Assassin, Runeweaver

Dark Magic

Passive Effects

Shadow Power Passives

Insidious Force

Void Power Passives

Volatile Powers

Void Passive

Shadow & Void Power List

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