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19 The College of Celestial Magics (Ver 1.3)
Write-ups are from Rulebook Edition 1.5 JUNE 6, 2004
19.1 Restrictions
19.2 Base Chance Modifiers
19.3 Lighting condition modifiers
An Adept of Celestial Magics is affected greatly by
the lighting conditions in their vicinity. The bonuses
and penalties gained in this section apply only to nonmagical
forms of Light and Dark. Magical forms of
the elements may at best neutralise any penalties suffered
due to the natural elements. For the purposes
of these modifiers the vicinity is deemed to be any
bounded area around the Adept (such as a room); or,
if the Adept is in the open, the area within 30’ of the
Adept.
Shadow Weavers must be within a shadow that has
a defined edge within the vicinity (the shadow must
be large enough to contain the Adept, and can not
be generated from the Adept’s possessions), and Star
Mages must be in direct light from point sources (eg;
casting a shadow), otherwise the lighting condition
modifier is -25%.
The lighting modifiers are in the Celestial Lighting
Modifiers table (§19.10).
19.4 Talents
19.5 General Knowledge Spells
Light (G-2)
Range: 15 feet + 15 / Rank
Duration: 15 minutes × [D - 5] × [Rank]
Experience Multiple: 75
Base Chance: 50%
Resist: None
Storage: Investment, Ward
Target: Area
Effects: The Adept creates a volume in which nonmagical darkness is partially suppressed.
The volume will be 1000 (+ 500 / Rank) cubic feet, and may be in any one contiguous area the Adept desires, provided that no dimension is smaller than one foot.
The entire volume must be visible and within range at time of casting, and may not be moved.
For visibility purposes, the Spell will increase Lighting levels within the volume to 60% + 2% / Rank.
Rank 20 Light may not be seen through.
It will not aid in providing bonuses for casting purposes, though it will neutralise penalties due to natural darkness, to a maximum of 5% + 1% / Rank.
The volume counts as direct light for Star & Shadow Mages.
If the lighting conditions are higher than that provided by the spell, no effect will be apparent.
Note that because darkness is being suppressed, no light is generated, so any area outside the volume will not be lit.
This spell can engender silhouettes, though not create shadows. If it is not possible to see into a lit volume, then objects within the volume are not visible.
Any of this volume may be overridden by a higher ranked Spell of Darkness, or neutralised (back to original conditions) by an equal rank.
Darkness (G-3)
Range: 15 feet + 15 / Rank
Duration: 15 minutes × [D - 5] × [Rank]
Experience Multiple: 75
Base Chance: 50%
Resist: None
Storage: Investment, Ward
Target: Area
Effects: The Adept creates a volume in which nonmagical light is partially suppressed.
The volume will be 1000 (+ 500 / Rank) cubic feet, and may be in any one contiguous area the Adept desires, provided that no dimension is smaller than one foot.
The entire volume must be visible and within range at time of casting, and may not be moved.
For visibility purposes, the Spell will increase Darkness levels within the volume to 60% + 2% / Rank.
Rank 20 Darkness may not be seen through.
It will not aid in providing bonuses for casting purposes, though it will neutralise penalties due to natural light, to a maximum of 5% + 1% / Rank.
The volume counts as direct shadow for Star & Shadow Mages.
If the lighting conditions are lower than that provided by the spell, no effect will be apparent.
Note that because light is only being suppressed, it may still pass through, and no shadows are generated outside the volume.
If it is possible to see through a Darkness, everything beyond it is normally visible.
This spell can engender silhouettes of lit objects against the darkness, though not create shadows.
Any of this volume may be overridden by a higher ranked Spell of Light, or neutralised (back to original conditions) by an equal rank.
19.6 General Knowledge Rituals
19.7 Special Knowledge Spells
19.8 Special Knowledge Rituals
19.9 Light and Dark Aspect
19.10 Celestial Lighting Modifier Table
| Light | D’ness | Solar | Dark | Shadow | Star | Natural Lighting | Artificial Lighting |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 0% | 100% | - | 25 | - | - | Magical Effect – no vision works | |
| 1% | 99% | -25 | 25 | -10 | 5 | Midnight in a storm Pitch Blackness | Underground, no lights |
| 5% | 95% | -20 | 20 | 0 | 15 | Overcast night | Single Candle Underground |
| 10% | 90% | -20 | 15 | 10 | 25 | New Moon, partially cloudy night | 1 Torch Underground, Windowless room in day |
| 20% | 80% | -15 | 10 | 20 | 20 | Night with crescent Moon + stars | 1 Lantern Underground |
| 30% | 70% | -10 | 5 | 25 | 15 | Night in a town | Campfire at night; Shuttered room in day |
| 40% | 60% | -5 | 5 | 15 | 10 | Night of Full Moon | Torch-lit Underground |
| 50% | 50% | 0 | 0 | 10 | 5 | Twilight, Major Storm | Inside on overcast day |
| 60% | 40% | 5 | -5 | 5 | 0 | Bright day in a forest, Solid rain | Lamp-lit Interior |
| 70% | 30% | 5 | -10 | 0 | -5 | Overcast; Mist, Light rain | Brightly lit Underground |
| 80% | 20% | 10 | -15 | -5 | -10 | Autumn Morning, Light cloud | Brightly lit Interior |
| 90% | 10% | 15 | -20 | -10 | -15 | Bright sunny afternoon | |
| 95% | 5% | 20 | -20 | -15 | -20 | Noon | |
| 99% | 1% | 25 | -25 | -20 | -25 | Noon in a desert | |
| 100% | 0% | 25 | - | - | - | Magical Effect – no vision works |
- Adept cannot cast under these conditions.
