Light Spells – White – Perception & Communication
Spells
Light Spells – White – Perception & Communication
Cantrip (Free with lore, 0 mana)
Light (White Cantrip)
Range: 30 feet
Duration: 5 Minutes
Activation Phrase: Light!
Effect: A beam of light emanates from the caster’s hand, equivalent to a torch. Phys-rep: You can use a pen-torch.
First Level (1XP, 1 mana)
Detect Heat (White First)
Range: 30 feet
Duration: Instant
Activation Phrase: Mass Detect Heat!
Effect: Gives range and direction of any body of heat above the ambient temperature. Response: Any character in the area must say ‘Ping!’ loud enough for the caster to hear. Only the caster gains the results of this call IC.
Illumination (White First)
Range: 30 feet
Duration: 5 Minutes
Activation Phrase: Illuminate!
Effect: A beam of light emanates from the caster’s hand, equivalent to a larger torch. Phys-rep: You can use a torch.
Detect Inanimate (White First)
Range: 30 feet radius
Duration: Instant
Activation Phrase: Mass Detect [item]!
Effect: Reveals distance and direction of every item of the specified type no larger than 4m3. You can be as detailed as you like in your physical description of the item, bu cannot include non-physical attributes (e.g Dave’s sword, Vivamortian holy symbol). Response: If you are carrying or near an item of that type say ‘Ping!’ loud enough for the caster to hear. Only the caster gains the results of this call IC.
Whisper (White First)
Range: 30 feet
Duration: 5 Minutes
Activation Phrase: Whisper!
Effect: Permits a whispered message to be transmitted silently. Note that this is one-way.
Second Level (2XP, 2 mana)
Talk to Animals (White Second)
Range: 30 feet
Duration: 5 Minutes
Activation Phrase: Talk to Animals!
Effect: Enables caster to converse with 1 animal within the limits of its intelligence. This should reveal details of what has happened in the area recently.
Recognise Nature of Creature (White Second)
Range: 30 feet
Duration: Instant
Activation Phrase: REC Creature!
Effect: Enables the caster to determine the current nature of a specific creature. The target responds Ping! [Type of Creature]! loudly enough for the caster to hear. For instance a human would respond Ping! Human!, an orc would Ping! Orc!, a zombie Ping! Zombie!, an imp would Ping! Demon!; non-corporeal entities will not ping! If your target is using Disguise II, they will respond with the species they are disguised as.
Third Level (2XP, 3 mana)
Talk to Inanimate (White Third)
Range: 30 feet
Duration: 5 Minutes
Activation Phrase: Talk to Inanimate!
Effect: Allows the caster to converse with the item touched, which may include bodies of water or regions of air, of a size up to 4m3. Only the caster can hear the item speak.
If not previously sentient, the item becomes temporarily capable of limited intelligence and is generally co-operative to the caster, responding to simple questions. An item spoken to in this way has only a limited perception of its surroundings (sight/sound), and a patchy memory of recent events. In Character it is well known that the information gained in this way is often incomplete and unreliable.
Either way, the caster may demand the item reveals its powers and purpose.
Note – if you only want to look at the back of a lammy, you can cast this without seeking a ref.
Farsight (White Third)
Range: Line of Sight
Duration: 5 Minutes
Activation Phrase: Farsight!
Effect: Casters vision increases tenfold. So detail can be easily seen from a distance, of things in line of sight.
Signal (White Third)
Range: 30 feet
Duration: 5 Minutes
Activation Phrase: Signal!
Effect: Caster creates an image of light and places it anywhere within thirty feet. This image must be a simple pictogram and may not contain words.
Imbue Weapon with Light (White Third)
Range: Touch
Duration: 5 Minutes
Activation Phrase: Imbue this [weapon] with Light!
Effect: Adds RADIANT to the weapon’s damage call for 5 minutes. If a second imbue weapon is cast on the same weapon the first imbue ends and the second takes over. This spell will cancel or be cancelled by any of the ‘Fireblade‘ or ‘Flamebow‘ spells.
Fourth Level (3XP, 4 mana)
Recognise Immunities and Resistances (White Fourth)
Range: 30 feet
Duration: Instant
Activation Phrase: REC Immunities (points at person)
Effect: The caster learns the immunities and resistances of the targeted creature.
The target responds by listing all damage types they are completely immune to, followed by all the damage types they take reduced damage from (such as half damage) and how much they are reduced by. This takes any ongoing effects that reduce incoming damage (such as Refract or Ice Body) on the target into account, but not other interactions with damage such as regeneration. The spell also does not reveal immunities to effects that are not types of damage (e.g. non-damaging miracles or alchemical effects). If the target does not have any immunities or resistances, they respond with ‘No immunities or resistances’.
For example, a pyrokin would respond to the spell with ‘Half damage from FLAMING and SPIRIT’.
A dwarf would respond to the spell with ‘one degree less damage from VENOM’.
A troll chieftain with Protection from Water and Refract active would respond to the spell with ‘Immune to FREEZING, half damage from all damage’.
A Large Air Elemental would respond to the spell with ‘Immune to LIGHTNING, SPIRIT and VENOM.’
Talk to Sentient (White Fourth)
Range: 30 feet
Duration: 5 Minutes
Activation Phrase: Talk to Sentient!
Effect: Caster and target become able to communicate for 5 minutes despite any language barrier between them. This spell does not grant the target the ability to speak if it does not already possess it.
Fifth Level (3XP, 5 mana)
Announcement (White Fifth)
Range: 30 feet
Duration: 24 Hours
Activation Phrase: Announcement!
Effect: Caster may leave a short (one or two sentence) message which anyone will hear on entering the area. This effect lasts for 24 hours. One area may only have one message left at any one time but Mages may leave multiple messages in multiple areas.
Project Image (White Fifth)
Range: Line of Sight
Duration: 5 Minutes
Activation Phrase: Project Image!
Effect: A clearly insubstantial image of the caster is created at a point the caster can see (including by magical scrying). While the caster concentrates it can move, hear and speak(though not cast). If the caster’s concentration is broken the spell expires.
Elbereth’s Sweet Whispers (White Fifth)
Range: Unlimited (Same plane only)
Duration: 5 Minutes
Activation Phrase: Elbereth’s Sweet Whispers, I speak to [Name]!
Effect: Allows the caster to have a conversation with the named individual, who may respond freely, for five minutes, regardless of distance. The target individual is under no obligation to respond in any way, and if they do not desire to respond, the caster cannot hear what they say. The target individual must have previously been met by the caster, or the caster must hold an arcane link to them.
Sixth Level (4XP, 6 mana)
Embody Small Elemental (White Sixth)
Range: Self
Duration: 5 Minutes
Activation Phrase: Embody Small Light Elemental! TIME FREEZE!
Effect: Summons a small Alkar to embody the caster, replacing them for the duration of the spell.
On casting Time Freeze should be called and the caster’s player should don the appropriate elemental costume (this spell cannot be cast without it to hand) then Time In in the same pose and position the caster was in. For the duration of the spell, they play the elemental, acting under the mental control of the caster.
The elemental has the stats as per the Elementalism rules document, effects on the caster are paused while the elemental is embodied and do not carry over to the elemental. Similarly, effects cast on the elemental end when it leaves. The caster cannot act or be targeted while the spell is in effect. When the elemental is destroyed or the duration expires, the caster should call Time Freeze, remove the elemental costume, then Time In as the caster in the same pose and position the elemental was in. All previous effects on the caster then resume.
Scrying (White Sixth)
Range: Unlimited
Duration: 5 Minutes
Activation Phrase: Scry
Effect: Caster may see what is going on (but not hear) in any place they designate. They must either know exactly where it is, or have been there. Areas magically hidden show as having been hidden.
Protection from Light (Self) (White Sixth)
Range: Self
Duration: 5 Minutes
Activation Phrase: Protection from Light!
Effect: Caster is immune to RADIANT damage and the effects of Light-based magic.
Imbue Area with Light (White Sixth)
Range: 30 feet
Duration: 24 Hours
Activation Phrase: Imbue this area with Light! TIME-FREEZE!
Effect: The mage opens wide the portal in his focus, calling forth the raw energy of the elemental plane of Light. As this energy flows into the world, it infuses the area around the mage, making it more like the elemental plane. Light-based spells cast in this area receive double duration, contrary-wise Darkness-based spells suffer half-duration. This stacks with doubling from Elemental Elf bonuses.
On casting Time Freeze should be called and the caster’s player should explain the effect of the Imbue Area spell. Whilst the spell is in effect, approximately every 5 minutes, the caster should state “OC: We are in an area imbued by Light” or words to similar effect. The caster must remain conscious and within the area to maintain the effect. The spell will also fade if the caster is killed. The caster should state “OC: The Imbue Area spell is over” or similar.
While imbuing an area, a mage may only cast Light-based spells, or metamagic. If a second imbue area is cast by anyone over the same area the first disappears and the second takes over.
Light spells should be prefixed with Greater and Darkness spells with Lesser.
Seventh Level (4XP, 7 mana)
Protection from Light (Other) (White Seventh)
Range: Touch
Duration: 5 Minutes
Activation Phrase: Protection from Light!
Effect: Recipient is immune to RADIANT damage and the effects of Light-based magic.
With One Voice (White Seventh)
Range: Unlimited
Duration: 5 Minutes
Activation Phrase: With One Voice, I speak to [Name]!
Effect: This spell functions as Elbereth’s Sweet Whispers, though it may target any individual on any plane with the exception of Divine planes. Unlike Elbereth’s Sweet Whispers, audible verbal conversation is not required for this spell to function.
Eighth Level (5XP, 8 mana)
Comprehension (White Eighth)
Range: 30 feet
Duration: 5 Minutes
Activation Phrase: Comprehension!
Effect: Everyone within 30′ of the caster begins to speak in a universally comprehensible language, this does not bestow the ability to speak on objects or people which cannot speak. Anything which is the subject of a “Talk to x” spell in this area is universally comprehensible also.
Embody Large Elemental (White Eighth)
Range: Self
Duration: 5 Minutes
Activation Phrase: Embody Large Light Elemental! TIME FREEZE!
Effect: Summons a large Alkar to embody the caster, replacing them for the duration of the spell.
On casting Time Freeze should be called and the caster’s player should don the appropriate elemental costume (this spell cannot be cast without it to hand) then Time In in the same pose and position the caster was in. For the duration of the spell, they play the elemental, acting under the mental control of the caster. The elemental has the stats as per the Elementalism rules document, effects on the caster are paused while the elemental is embodied and do not carry over to the elemental. Similarly, effects cast on the elemental end when it leaves. The caster cannot act or be targeted while the spell is in effect. When the elemental is destroyed or the duration expires, the caster should call Time Freeze, remove the elemental costume, then Time In as the caster in the same pose and position the elemental was in. All previous effects on the caster then resume.
Ninth Level (5XP, 9 mana)
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