Spells

Charisma

Divine, 1 point, non-stackable, temporal.

All (1 use, Eurmal).

Any Eurmal holy site.

This spell doubles the basic APP of the target. Now matter how high APP goes, the target remains recognisable. (RQ)

Copy Voice

Divine, 1 point, non-stackable, self, temporal.

DarkStorm (1 use/Red Mynah)

Red Mynah shrine in the Dark Woods, Esrolia

This allows the user to exactly copy another's voice. Listeners will be unable to tell that the user's voice is different from the copied voice. The user must have heard the voice to copy it. (RQ)

Darkwall

Spirit, 2 points, ranged, non-stackable, temporal.                                        DarkStorm.                                                                                                  

Taught at most DarkStorm sites.

This spell can create a wall of darkness 10m²  in area and 10cm thick. The Darkwall can be moved by the caster at a rate of 1 meter per strike rank. Light sources within the darkness give no light nor can any sighted being see through. Other senses are unaffected. A Darkwall can be moved or shaped into any height or width desired, so long as the total area is 10m², and the thickness 10cm. (RQ)

Dark Walk

Divine, Heroquest, 1 point, ranged, non-stackable, temporal.                              

All (HQ), DarkStorm, Uzfighter.  

Well-known heroquest, Vinga and the Sandals of Darkness, available at almost all Vingan sites.

This spell allows the user to be totally invisible and soundless in darkness and shadow to anyone within range. (RQ)       

Destor's Sight
 
Divine, Heroquest, 1 point, self, non-stackable, temporal.                                           Adventurer/DarkStorm/Pathfinder (AssocHQ/Destor).

Sacred Top, Orlanth Victorious, Old Wind. Details of the Vinga is Saved by Destor heroquest at Tarthcaer, Notchet, and Pavis.

This is cast in any situation where the caster is in a situation where their escape looks to be almost impossible (trapped in an impregnable room, imprisoned in Aldryami brambles etc). If there is any possible escape route, no matter how dangerous, the caster will be made aware of it. If there are multiple escape routes, only one will be made known to the caster. (NE)

Earthpower

Divine, 3 points, one-use, special.                                                  Adventurer/Avenger/DarkStorm (1 use/Ernalda).                                                                                          At any Ernaldan temple.

Once bought, this is an automatic spell. The spell activates at the first time that the priestess touches the ground and her magic points or her POW drop to zero. It activates exactly as her POW drops to zero, preventing destruction of her soul, and allowing her to draw 1 POW and 1d8 magic points directly from the earth. If she has more than one Earthpower spell, all activate at once. (RQ)

Enthral

Divine, 2 points, self, stackable, temporal.                                           

Adventurer/DarkStorm.

Available at all Vingan sites.

This spell must be cast upon an opponent in melee combat, repartee, or any other form of interpersonal competition.  The Vingan must overcome the MP of the target with her own to have an immediate effect.  Immediate effect is to completely entrance the target with the Vingan's weapon skill, witty tongue, etc.  The target, if so affected, cannot take any offensive action against the Vingan (although they may still defend themselves with parries if the Vingan continue to attack).  Furthermore, the target should act appropriately in other ways. If the initial effect fails, the Vingan may still attempt to overcome the target's MP every time she scores a special success in the appropriate combat or interaction skill so long as the spell is in effect. Every casting of the spell will affect an additional opponent. (Critter/J)

Hide from Darksense

Divine, 1 point, stackable, touch, temporal.

DarkStorm/Uzfighter.

Can be sacrificed for at any DarkStorm/Uzfighter temple.

This spell conceals its recipient from Darksense, inhibiting the ability of creatures with Darksense to detect that character. Darksense skills are diminished by 25% per point of Hide From Darkness. Other perception skills are unaffected by this spell. (J)

Mask of the Goddess

Divine, Heroquest,1 point, self, non-stackable, temporal.

DarkStorm (HQ)

Can be sacrificed for at all DarkStorm sites, commonly known heroquest within the cult.

This is a general disguise spell, causing the user's face to become exceedingly ordinary and forgettable, so that one wearing this spell is likely to pass unnoticed and forgotten, especially in a crowd.
No two uses of this spell give exactly the same face, and the user's clothing also shifts in the direction of ordinariness, through a Scan will allow an observer to see that the spell user has either much better or much worse clothing concealed under her 'ordinary clothes’. The spell cannot change sex or race. This spell originates from the Esrolian version of ‘Vinga Rescues Silonia’, in which Ernalda gives Vinga magical clay to help her disguise herself.

Nighteyes

Divine, 1 point, touch, non-stackable, 12-hour duration.                                     

DarkStorm, Uzfighter (1 use/Vingkot), Pathfinder (1 use/Alusar)

Can be sacrificed for at many Vingkot and Alusar holy places, most DarkStorm temples.

This spell grants its recipient the ability to see in darkness. For 12 hours the target can see by any amount of available light. If there is a complete absence of light, they cannot see. (RQ/P)

 Obscure

Spirit, variable, self, temporal.                                                             Pathfinder, Uzfighter, DarkStorm.

Can be learnt at most sites to the above subcults, or any Tatouth site.

Obscure adds 15% per point of spell to the casters Hide skill. (P)

Pass Without Trace

Divine, Heroquest, 3 points, non-stackable, self, temporal.                                        

DarkStorm.

The Vinga and the Chamber of Secrets heroquest known only at the Vinga temple at Ernalda’s Home, Esrolia. The spell can be sacrificed for there only.

When this spell is cast, the recipient will leave no trace for the duration of the spell. He will leave no tracks, leaves no scent and cannot be detected by spells such as Divination or Reconstruction. (SP/J)

Run in Darkness

Spirit, variable, ranged, temporal.                                                            

DarkStorm/Uzfighter (1 use/Vingkot).

May be learnt at any Vingkot shrine or temple.

Each point of this spell adds two to the target's movement rating for the duration. It is only effective when in more than 70% darkness, such as a troll lair or the dead of night. (NE)

Scatter Shadows

Divine, heroquest, stackable, ranged, temporal.                                                            

DarkStorm/Uzfighter (AssocHQ/Vingkot).

The Vingkot Sunders the Dark heroquest is not well known. The temple at Notchet is believed to have details of it, as does Tarthcaer and Pavis. The spell must be sacrificed for at a Vingkot shrine.

This spell can destroy the magic of the shadow krjalki, such as trolls and shades. Each point of the spell counts as three points of Dispel Magic against magic connected with the Darkness rune. This spell has no effect on any other types of magic. May be cast at a target without specifying a spell; will knock out defensive spells first. (NE/SP)

Shield Against Darkness

Ritual Ceremony.

DarkStorm/Uzfighter.

Available at most DarkStorm/Uzfighter shines, known by almost all priestesses.

This ritual is used to help prepare clans warriors for battles against the Uz. Anyone in the group to be blessed must put in at least 1 MP. The ritual takes an hour to perform, and its benefits last for a day.

For every 50 MP placed into the ritual, 1 point of Protection and Countermagic is granted to all members of the group. These benefits are only gained when fighting creatures tied to the Darkness rune. The success of the ritual also depends on the degree of success of a Ceremony skill roll made by the officiating priestess, who must sacrifice a point of POW to complete it.

A normal roll has no additional effect, but a special success adds an additional point of Protection and Countermagic, and a critical success adds two points. (J)

Sleep Anywhere

Spirit, 2 points, non-stackable, touch, instant.

Adventurer/ DarkStorm/Pathfinder (Yinkin).

Can be learnt at any Yinkin shrine or temple

When cast on a willing target, this spell puts the person to sleep, no matter what the external conditions are. The target must not resist this spell otherwise it will fail. (SP)

Squeeze
 
Spirit, variable, self, temporal.

Adventurer/DarkStorm (Yinkin).

This spell can be learnt at any DarkStorm or Yinkin site.

Each point of Squeeze gives the target one less effective SIZ point for trying to squeeze through small spaces. This can only halve the character's effective SIZ, no more. (NE)

The Dark Storm

Divine, Heroquest, 4 points, non-stackable, ranged, temporal.

DarkStorm (HQ).

The heroquest ritual for this spell can only be learnt at the temple of Vinga DarkStorm at Ernalda’s Home in Esrolia.

It’s a secret.

There is Always A Way

Divine, 4 points, non-stackable, self, temporal.                                        

Avenger, Adventurer/DarkStorm (HQ).

The heroquest ritual for this spell is simple and widely known at Avenger shrines and temples. They are usually prepared to teach it to Adventurer cultists. Many Adventurer priestesses also know the secrets of the heroquest. The spell can be sacrificed for at any Avenger shrine or temple.

This spell may be used in one of four ways, to be chosen at casting.                                                           The first use is as a form of divination. It enables the caster to seek a solution to a problem by thinking of another way to deal with it. In game terms this use is heavily dependant on GMD, and whether or not the GM believes that a solution to the problem is evident through observation or character knowledge. If the solution to the problem is based on something within Ernaldan or Orlanthi mythology, a useful mechanism is to allow the caster to make a lore roll, with the degree of success adjudicating the GM’s answer (as it seems that not even the most remarkable player will have as thorough a knowledge and understanding of the mythological environment as their character, especially if the character is a priestess). Bonuses should possibly be allowed for players who do use their knowledge of the appropriate mythology to suggest an appropriate solution.                                                 

It is best used to find a solution to a problem that players cannot solve themselves, although at best any answer from the GM should be vague, only hinting about a way to go about things. The spell also enables a GM to give a little ‘shove’ to an otherwise stalled scenario or situation if they wish to.

The other three uses are called Fight Harder (combat skills), Try Harder (non-combat/communication skills), and Be More Persuasive (communication skills). These provide skill bonuses equal to 50% of the characters base skill to all skills included within their category. They cannot be used to boost any skills already used in an attempt to solve a problem, so if fighting has not worked then the character can only Try Harder or Be More Persuasive etc.                  

It may be obtained via the ‘Vinga Finds A Way’ heroquest ritual of the Adventurer subcult. (J)

Vigilance

Spirit, variable, ranged, temporal.                                               

DarkStorm/Spearman/Uzfighter (Rigsdal).

This spell may be learnt at any Rigsdal shrine or temple.

For every point in this spell the character's Scan and Listen are increased by 5% as long as the character remains motionless, or slowly walking (such as being on watch). For instance, a character standing on watch would receive this bonus, but not a character wandering around the undergrowth or a dungeon. This spell cannot more than double the characters skills. Vingans can only gain this spell by completing the ‘Vinga and the Long Night’ heroquest. (NE)