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* Size and number of services are paid from out of the total power for the spell. The table below shows the cost for each level. A shaman can be linked to a number of spirits serving you equal to your Astral Theory or your Quickness, whichever is less. This will take almost all of their concentration. | * Size and number of services are paid from out of the total power for the spell. The table below shows the cost for each level. A shaman can be linked to a number of spirits serving you equal to your Astral Theory or your Quickness, whichever is less. This will take almost all of their concentration. | ||
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Revision as of 20:52, 26 December 2020
Shamans feel an intense bond to nature and natural things. They believe that spirits can play important roles in human lives and in fact in the lives of the world itself. They believe that the gods are simply powerful Spirits. Spirits aren’t worshiped as gods by the Shamans, rather they are revered. Shamans do not cast magic directly, rather they conjure the Spirits to work for them. In many ways, the Shaman is unique to the spell casting world. Their conjuration, however, is treated much like a spell roll.
Conjuration
The shamans’ primary skills are Astral Theory and Conjuration. Ritual Magic and Meditation are secondary and tertiary skills. Shamans do not learn Magical Theory. Rather, the Shaman works through interactions with the Spirit world. All “magic” that a Shaman casts are done via spirits that are conjured. Below are the steps for conjuring a Spirit:
- Determine the range, radius, and effort of the Conjuration as you would normally. Typically Area of Effect will be 0. Typically range is 0, but could be farther away. the Shaman has a mental link with the Spirit so long as there is a service remaining.
- Power is calculated by Power = Effort x Astral Theory.
- Drain taken = Range + Radius + Effort - Ss on Astral Theory skill
- Size and number of services are paid from out of the total power for the spell. The table below shows the cost for each level. A shaman can be linked to a number of spirits serving you equal to your Astral Theory or your Quickness, whichever is less. This will take almost all of their concentration.
| Services | Power | Services | Power | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 6 | 6 | 36 | ||
| 2 | 10 | 7 | 45 | ||
| 3 | 15 | 8 | 55 | ||
| 4 | 21 | 9 | 66 | ||
| 5 | 28 | 10 | 78 |
| Force | Power | Force | Power</thead> | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 10 | 11 | 105 | |
| 2 | 15 | 12 | 120 | |
| 3 | 21 | 13 | 136 | |
| 4 | 28 | 14 | 153 | |
| 5 | 36 | 15 | 171 | |
| 6 | 45 | 16 | 190 | |
| 7 | 55 | 17 | 210 | |
| 8 | 66 | 18 | 231 | |
| 9 | 78 | 19 | 253 | |
| 10 | 91 | 20 | 276 |
Spirit senses
Spirits do not view the world the same way as humans. They are an innate part of the natural element that forms them. They understand this element well, but others are confusing to them. For example, a hearth spirit will understand human motivations and objects of great emotional attachment well, but will be confused and will not understand the ideas and actions of a deer in the forest. Likewise, a forest spirit does not understand human language or objects. When a shaman has a link with the spirit they can attune themselves to the spirit’s senses and will experience the world as they do. They may be able to add some meaning to the scene, but the basic experience is that of the spirits. Since spirits are astral beings, they can see physical objects, but these do not impede movement. And tough they can recognize one human from another, this is based more on astral persona than physical characteristics. For example, shamans are seen as representations of their totem, not their physical form. In addition, spirits recognize and can report on aura color. Depending on the Spirits, they may or may not be able to recognize and understand human speech. A spirit will only know common languages for that region, e.g. elvish in an elvish forest, or common and native language of a city for a hearth spirit, but since spoken language is a physical thing and not an astral one, spirit needs to be more experienced to understand it. The basic level that a spirit understand is their Force-3. Use the following table for modifications to this basic number:
<tbody>| Spirits of Man | ||
|---|---|---|
| Hearth Spirit | +3 | |
| City Spirit | +2 | |
| Field Spirit | +1 | |
| Spirits of Health | ||
| Possessing Spirit | +2 | |
| Healing Spirit | +1 | |
| Disease Spirit | +0 | |
| Spirits of Celestial | ||
| Passion Spirit | +1 | |
| Moon Spirit | -1 | |
| Sun Spirit | -2 | |
| Spirits of Land | ||
| Desert Spirit | +0 | |
| Forest Spirit | +0 | |
| Mountain Spirit | +0 | |
| Prairie Spirit | +0 | |
| Spirits of Water | ||
| Ocean Spirit | -1 | |
| Lake Spirit | +0 | |
| River Spirit | +0 | |
| Swamp Spirit | -1 | |
| Spirits of Sky | ||
| Sky Spirit | -1 | |
| Mist Spirit | -1 | |
| Storm Spirit | -1 | |
| Wind Spirit | -1 |
</tbody> |
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Animals play an important role to a Shaman, acting as omens and message-bearers, as well as representations of animal spirit guides.