RoU Book of Magic

Magic is the manipulation through of the ether that surrounds the world. Mages are the crown of those that use Magic. They use all aspects of this form of magic and have been the engineers of its development. Mages have large tomes in which they keep the formulas for their manipulation of the Ether. Mages can learn new spells from scrolls, binding the magic formulas into their tomes for later study and create new scrolls through research.

Binding Spells Into a Spellbook

Spells are learned each level as well as through spell scrolls. A mage can transcribe spells into their spellbooks from any spells that they find. They will, of course, not be able to cast the spells until they reach sufficient level.

Scroll Creation

Mages can create scrolls of spells they know and research new spells. To create a scroll, the Mage needs a blank scroll; the reagents needed to focus the Ether; and know the Words of Power to call upon the Ether. The Scroll and the Reagents are placed on a Binding Pentagram and the mage calls on the Ether by uttering the Words of Power. If everything is in order, the magic is bound into the scroll. If the scroll is of a new spell, the Mage can bind it into his Spellbook. This also costs an amount of XP.

Wand Creation

Mages can create wands from spells they know. To create a wand, the Mage needs an unenchanted wand; the reagents needed to focus the Ether; and know the Words of Power to call upon the Ether. The wand and the reagents are placed on a Binding Pentagram and the mage calls on the Ether by uttering the Words of Power. If everything is in order, the magic is bound into the wand. This also costs an amount of XP.

Mana

Mana is the measure of a person's ability to manipulate the Ether. The greater a person's Mana, the more and more powerful manipulations he can effect with the proper training. Each casting of magic drains a bit from this reserve and rest and relaxation is required to refresh this.

Words of Power

The proper Words of Power are needed in order to cast any Magic spells. Simply having the Reagents on hand are not enough without access to the Ether.

An - Negate or Dispel
Nox - Poison
Bet - Small
Ort - Magic
Corp - Death
Por - Move or Movement
Des - Lower or Down
Quas - Illusion
Ex - Freedom
Rel - Change
Flam - Flame
Sanct - Protect or Protection
Grav - Field
Tym - Time
Hur - Wind
Uus - Raise or Up
In - Make, Create or Cause
Vas - Great
Jux - Danger, Trap or Harm
Wis - Know or Knowledge
Kal - Summon or Invoke
Xen - Creature
Lor - Light
Ylem - Matter
Mani - Life or Healing
Zu - Sleep
Frio - Frost or Cold
Loch* - Read or Write
Memor* - Mind
Alkli* - Acid
Benevolentia* – Good
Malum* – Evil
Chossum* – Chaos
Iustus* – Law
Dor* – Door or Gate
Cul* - Object
Fior* – True
Tal* - Weapon
Min* - Touch
Fleit* – Arrow
Delan* – Lightning
Bhow* - Color
Gair* - Laugh
Fortitudo* – Strength
Deo* – Spirit
Fin* – Beauty
Ocio* – Water
Calx* – Stone
Roc* – Voice or Sound
Din* – Force
Fundo* – Iron or Metal

Reagent Use

The caster of Magic must have the proper Reagents on hand when casting spells. These help to focus the manipulation of the Ether that is drawn by the Words of Power. The Reagents are consumed by the casting. Creating Scrolls and Binding scrolls into Spellbooks requires Reagents for focus as well.

Bat Wing

Generally taken from the grey cave bat, bat wings are preserved with a mineral oil and then dried for ten days.

Black Pearl
Black Pearls are fairly rare, and for the purposes of magic, only perfectly spherical, unblemished Black Pearls suffice. These may be ground into a fine powder - an ignoble, yet potent end for so beautiful a stone. Black Pearl is a common reagent in spells involving magical travel, distance, propulsion or projection.

Blood Moss
This reddish fungus is found mainly in marshlands and swamps. It is known to focus the qualities of speed, animation and locomotion.

Blood Spawn
This reagent is formed in quite an unusual way. Stoneheart, the red rock collected from stalagmites, must be crushed and then combined with the blood of the caster! Blood spawn is an additive reagent that enhances the power of several inner circle offensive spells. Needless to say, perhaps, this reagent is not one to be bought and sold.

Bone
Taken from the bodies of the fallen, bone can be a potent ingredient in many spells dealing with death and control.

Brimstone

This is the rock that burns or, more to the point, explodes. A virtually limitless source of power dwells within its etheric composition.

Daemon Bone
Also acquired from the fallen bodies of Daemons, the bone can be used in many summoning and control spells.

Dead Man’s Elbow
Preservation and binding were probably the keywords for the mages when they used this reagent, since trees can be nearly immortal in the eyes of a human. This ancient wood is generally found in the deepest forests, it is difficult to come by a sample of quality.

Eye of Newt
Taken from unfortunate amphibians, this reagent is pickled in a strong brine solution and often used for spells involving sight or knowledge.

Executioner's Cap
Great care must be taken when preparing this mushroom, for it is highly poisonous and often thought to give the user an altered state of consciousness. By boiling the caps in tea or crushing the entire fungus, the deadly fungus transforms into a useful reagent to aid spells designed to damage another individual. Death surrounds this mushroom, the Executioner's Hood as the old necromancers called it was most likely used for illusion, death poison, and divination spells.

Fertile Dirt
The rich, mineral laden soil is often found in bogs or marshlands and is used in many Necromancy spells.

Garlic

Few kitchens in Britannia are without these humble alliums. Legends of its protective powers extend back through the mists of time, and in modern magical practice it is used in spells which protect the caster or a target and ward off or dispel a danger or evil. For purposes of magic, the bulb of the plant is washed, peeled and ground into a paste.

Ginseng
As a magical reagent, ginseng focuses the powers of healing and enhancement. However, its bitterness belies its restorative nature. Before it can be used in magic ritual, the root of the plant should be boiled in the freshest water, cooled and brought back to a boil in fresh water no less than forty times. With the last boiling, it is transformed into heavy, strong-smelling syrup.

Grave Dust
Found in ancient crypts and graveyards this dust is the last remains of the long dead. It is collected and refined to produce a powerful reagent used by necromancers.

Mandrake Root
The powerful mandrake inhabits the dimmest groves of dankest swamps. Once found, great care must be taken in uprooting it in order to keep the taproot intact, for the taproot is its locus of power. The exposed root is then carefully boiled and dried. Mandrake is used in spells involving strength, power and energy.

Nightshade
The deadly nightshade, another denizen of the swamps, was christened for its strange, waxen flowers, which only bloom at night. It should be carefully handled and prepared, for it is poisonous to the touch. For magical preparations, it is either crushed or brewed into a tea. As a reagent, nightshade focuses the powers of death, damage, poison and illusion.

Obsidian

This strange substance is fragile yet it endures the heat of the volcano. Duration is its strength and is often used in enchantments or protection spells.

Pig Iron
This raw metal is often forged in smithies for tools and other utilitarian purposes but can be used as a powerful reagent when prepared correctly. Shavings are taken from a bar after being heated white hot and cooled in pure spring water. It is often used in spells of binding or protection.

Pumice

This rock, cast highest and farthest from the volcano, retains the etheric impetus built up in the flight.

Serpent's Scale
Taken from the legendary giant serpents that inhabit the swamps of jungles of Britannia the scales are dried and ground down into a paste. As a reagent, serpent scales focuses the powers of damage, poison and illusion.

Spider's Silk
Spider's silk is as common as spiders are, but as fine and light as air. Because of this, at least one ounce of it is required for a simple spell. The spider's silk concentrates the power to summon, conjure and bind.

Sulphurous Ash
This pungent ash, created by violent volcanic disturbances, recalls the fiery and explosive energies of its origin. It is uses in spells which create explosions, fire or light.

Vial of Blood
Blood is the essence of life, and therefore used in spells involving movement, animation, life and death.

Worm's Heart
This reagent, cut from the innards of the ice worm, is useful to a variety of unusual spells, often allowing enchantments involving snow or cold.

Reagent Spell School
Abjuration	Conjuration	Divination	Enchantment
Garlic Ginseng Obsidian	Spider's Silk Worm Heart Daemon Bone	Eye of Newt Bat Wing Executioner's Cap	Blood Moss Black Pearl Brimstone
Evocation	Illusion	Necromancy	Transmutation
Sulphurous Ash Mandrake Blood Spawn	Fertile Dirt Nightshade Serpent Scale	Bone Grave Dust Vial of Blood	Pig Iron Dead Man’s Elbow Pumice

Linear Spells
Resistance (Mani Sanct)

Acid Splash (In Alkli)
Daze (Quas Memor)
Flare (Bet Flam)
Light (In Lor)
Ray of Frost (In Bet Frio)

Disrupt Undead (Corp Jux Xen)

1st Circle Spells
Endure Elements (Sanct Flam Frio) ~ Obsidian, Ginseng

Protection from C/E/G/L (Sanct Benevolentia/Malum/Chossum/Iustus) ~ Garlic, Ginseng

Shield (Sanct Xen) ~ Obsidian, Garlic

Grease (Ort Por Grav) ~ Mandrake, Bone

Magic Armor (Ort Sanct) ~ Bone, Mandrake, Obsidian

Summon Monster I (Kal Xen) ~ Bone, Obsidian

Unseen Servant* (Kal Quas Xen) ~ Obsidian, Mandrake

Comprehend Languages* (Wis Loch) ~ Black Pearl, Eye of Newt

Detect Secret Doors* (Wis Dor) ~ Black Pearl, Bat Wing

Identify (Wis Cul) ~ Black Pearl, Executioner's Cap, Eye of Newt

True Strike (Fior Tal) ~ Black Pearl, Eye of Newt, Bat Wing

Charm Person (Ort Quas Xen) ~ Black Pearl, Ginseng

Sleep (Ort Zu) ~ Spider’s Silk, Black Pearl

Burning Hands (Flam Min) ~ Sulphurous Ash, Mandrake

Magic Missile (Ort Fleit) ~ Mandrake, Bloodspawn

Shocking Grasp (Delan Min) ~ Mandrake, Blood Moss, Nightshade

Color Spray (Quas Bhow) ~ Mandrake, Nightshade

Cause Fear (In Quas Jux) ~ Executioner's Cap, Grave Dust

Chill Touch (Frio Min) ~ Dead Man’s Elbow, Grave Dust

Ray of Enfeeblement (Xen Des) ~ Vial of Blood, Executioner's Cap

Expeditious Retreat (Ex Tym) ~ Blood Moss, Black Pearl

Magic Weapon (Ort Tal) ~ Mandrake, Obsidian

2nd Circle Spells
Protection from Normal Missiles (Sanct Fleit) ~ Garlic, Serpent Scale

Resist Energy (An Ort Jux) ~ Ginseng, Obsidian

Glitterdust (Fior Lor) ~ Mandrake, Obsidian

Melf’s Acid Arrow (Alkli Fleit) ~ Mandrake, Spiders Silk, Bone

Summon Monster II (Kal Xen) ~ Bone, Obsidian, Mandrake

Summon Swarm (Kal Bet Xen) ~ Spiders Silk, Obsidian

Web (An Por) ~ Spiders Silk, Mandrake

See Invisibility (Fior Quas Xen) ~ Eye of Newt, Black Pearl

Tasha’s Hideous Laughter (In Quas Gair) ~ Black Pearl, Ginseng, Mandrake

Touch of Idiocy (Min Des Memor) ~ Black Pearl, Spiders Silk, Blood Moss

Darkness (An Lor) ~ Nightshade, Mandrake

Flaming Sphere (Vas Ort Flam) ~ Sulphurous Ash, Blood Moss, Mandrake

Gust of Wind (In Hur) ~ Mandrake, Blood Spawn

Scorching Ray (Flam Jux Lor) ~ Sulphurous Ash, Mandrake

Shatter (Jux Bet Ylem) ~ Blood Moss, Worm Heart, Mandrake

Invisibility (Quas Ylem Xen) ~ Night Shade, Spider’s Silk

Mirror Image* (In Xen Quas) ~ Night Shade, Executioner’s Cap

Blindness/Deafness (An Xen Lor) ~ Fertile Dirt, Executioner’s Cap

Command Undead (Kal Corp Xen) ~ Bone, Grave Dust

Ghoul’s Touch (Des Corp Min) ~ Executioner's Cap, Fertile Dirt

Scare (Bet Quas Malum) ~ Vial of Blood, Executioner's Cap

Bear’s Endurance (In Uus Deo) ~ Obsidian, Mandrake, Blood Moss

Bull’s Strength (In Uus Fortitudo) ~ Black Pearl, Mandrake, Obsidian
Cat’s Grace (In Uus Ex) ~ Bone, Mandrake, Black Pearl
Darkvision (Lor Fior) ~ Obsidian, Mandrake
Eagle’s Splendor (In Uus Fin) ~ Black Pearl, Mandrake
Fox’s Cunning (In Uus Memor) ~ Obsidian, Blood Moss, Black Pearl
Knock (In Rel Dor) ~ Blood Moss, Bone
Owl’s Wisdom (In Uus Wis) ~ Mandrake, Bone

3rd Circle Spells
Dispel Magic (An Ort) ~ Garlic, Serpent Scale
Magic Circle (C/E/G/L) (Ort Sanct Benevolentia/Malum/Chossum/Iustus) ~ Garlic, Ginseng, Pig Iron
Protection from Energy (Sanct Ort Mani) ~ Garlic, Worm Heart, Obsidian
Phantom Steed (Kal Ex Xen) ~ Mandrake, Bone, Obsidian
Sleet Storm (Kal Hur Frio) ~ Worm Heart, Mandrake, Obsidian
Stinking Cloud (Kal Nox Hur) ~ Obsidian, Spider’s Silk, Mandrake
Summon Monster III (Kal Xen) ~ Bone, Vial of Blood, Mandrake
Clairaudience/Clairvoyance (Wis Tym) ~ Bat Wing, Eye of Newt, Black Pearl
Deep Slumber (Vas Zu) ~ Spider’s Silk, Blood Moss, Black Pearl
Heroism (In Xen Fortitudo) ~ Ginseng, Mandrake, Sulphurous Ash
Hold Person (An Xen Por) ~ Spider’s Silk, Black Pearl
Rage (Vas Xen Deo) ~ Sulphurous Ash, Mandrake, Blood Moss
Suggestion* (In Xen Memor) ~ Bat Wing, Mandrake, Black Pearl
Daylight (Vas Lor Grav) ~ Mandrake, Sulphurous Ash, Blood Spawn
Fireball (Vas Flam Jux) ~ Sulphurous Ash, Mandrake, Blood Moss
Lightning Bolt (Delan Jux) ~ Mandrake, Blood Spawn, Nightshade
Displacement (Xen Quas Por) ~ Nightshade, Spider’s Silk
Invisibility Sphere (Quas Ylem Grav) ~ Spider’s Silk, Nightshade, Executioner’s Cap
Halt Undead (An Por Corp) ~ Bone, Grave Dust
Ray of Exhaustion* (In Des Por) ~ Executioner’s Cap, Bone, Grave Dust
Vampiric Touch (Min Des Mani) ~ Vial of Blood, Executioner’s Cap, Fertile Dirt
Flame Arrow (Flam Fleit) ~ Sulfurous Ash, Mandrake, Black Pearl
Haste (Vas Xen Tym) ~ Blood Moss, Black Pearl, Obsidian
Keen Edge (In Jux Tal) ~ Obsidian, Black Pearl, Mandrake
Greater Magic Weapon (Vas Ort Tal) ~ Obsidian, Sulfurous Ash, Mandrake
Slow (Des Tym) ~ Blood Moss, Obsidian, Bone
Water Breathing (Ocio Mani) ~ Black Pearl, Mandrake

4th Circle Spells
Lesser Globe of Invulnerability (Bet Jux Sanct) ~ Garlic, Obsidian, Serpent Scale
Remove Curse (An Des Ort) ~ Ginseng, Garlic, Pig Iron
Stone Skin (Calx Sanct) ~ Obsidian, Pig Iron, Ginseng
Dimension Door* (Por Dor) ~ Mandrake, Obsidian, Spider’s Silk
Evard’s Black Tentacles (An Jux Por) ~ Obsidian, Daemon Bone, Mandrake
Summon Monster IV (Kal Xen) ~ Bone, Vial of Blood, Mandrake
Charm Monster (Quas Fin Xen) ~ Black Pearl, Blood Moss, Mandrake
Confusion (Memor Nox) ~
Crushing Despair (Des Memor Deo)
Fire Shield (Flam Sanct)
Ice Storm (Vas Frio)
Otiluke’s Resilient Sphere (Sanct Xen An Por)
Shout (Ort Roc)
Wall of Fire (Uus Flam)
Wall of Ice* (Uus Frio)
Greater Invisibility (Vas Quas Ylem Xen)
Phantasmal Killer (Quas Corp Xen)
Rainbow Pattern (Bhow Grav)
Animate Dead (Corp Por)
Bestow Curse (In Des)
Contagion (Des Mani)
Enervation (Vas Des Deo)
Fear (Vas Quas Malum)
Polymorph (Rel Xen)

5th Circle Spells
Break Enchantment (Bet An Ort)
Dismissal (An Ort Xen)
Cloud Kill (Vas Corp Hur)
Leomund’s Secret Chest* (In Ort Cul)
Mordenkainen’s Faithful Hound (Kal Xen)
Lesser Planar Binding (Bet Ort Kal Xen)
Summon Monster V (Kal Xen)
Teleport* (Ort Por)
Wall of Stone* (Uus Calx)
Dominate Person (In Xen Memor)
Feeblemind (In Bet Memor)
Hold Monster (An Xen Por)
Mind Fog (An Memor Grav)
Bigby’s Interposing Hand (In Por Min)
Cone of Cold (Hur Frio)
Wall of Force* (Uus Din)
Nightmare (Uus Vas Memor Jux)
Blight (Des Ylem)
Symbol of Pain* (Loch Jux)
Baleful Polymorph* (Jux Rel Xen)
Fabricate* (In Ylem)

6th Circle Spells
Anti-magic Field* (An Ort Grav)
Greater Dispel Magic (Vas An Ort)
Globe of Invulnerability (Vas Jux Sanct)
Repulsion* (In Din Ylem)
Acid Fog (Alkli Grav)
Planar Binding (Kal Ort Xen)
Summon Monster VI (Kal Xen)
Wall of Iron* (Uus Fundo)
Legend & Lore (Vas Wis)
True Seeing (Fior Wis)
Greater Heroism (Vas In Xen Fortitudo)
Mass Suggestion (Vas Quas Xen Wis)
Symbol of Persuasion* (Loch Memor)
Bigby’s Forceful Hand (Din Min)
Chain Lightning (Chossum Delan)
Contingency* (Wis Ort Cul)
Otiluke’s Freezing Sphere (Vas Frio Jux)
Mislead* (Quas Xen Por)
Circle of Death (Corp Grav)
Create Undead (In Corp Xen)
Symbol of Fear (Loch Memor Malum)
Undeath to Death (An Ort Corp)
Mass Bear’s Endurance (Vas In Uus Deo)
Mass Bull’s Strength (Vas In Uus Fortitudo)
Mass Cat’s Grace (Vas In Uus Ex)
Mass Owl’s Wisdom (Vas In Uus Wis)
Mass Eagle’s Splendor (Vas In Uus Fin)
Mass Fox’s Cunning (Vas In Uus Memor)
Disintegrate (An Ylem)
Flesh to Stone (In Calx)
Move Earth* (Por Calx)
Stone to Flesh (An Calx)
Tenser’s Transformation (Vas Ort Rel)

7th Circle Spells
Banishment (An Xen)
Spell Turning (An Por Ort)
Summon Monster VII (Kal Xen)
Greater Teleport* (Vas Ort Por)
Mass Hold Person (An Por Grav)
Insanity (Memor Corp)
Power Word Blind (Vas An Xen Lor Loch)
Symbol of Stunning* (Loch An Memor)
Bigby’s Grasping Hand (In An Por Min)
Delayed Blast Fireball (Tym Vas Flam)
Force Cage* (Din An Por Grav)
Mordenkainen’s Sword (Kal Vas Ort Tal)
Prismatic Spray (Vas Bhow)
Mass Invisibility (Quas Ylem Xen Grav)
Control Undead (Kal Corp Xen Memor)
Finger of Death (Min An Mani)
Symbol of Weakness* (Loch An Fortitudo)
Ethereal Jaunt (In Ort Deo)
Statue* (In Calx Xen)

8th Circle Spells
Mind Blank (Memor Rel An)
Prismatic Wall* (Uus Bhow)
Protection from Spells (Vas Sanct Ort)
Incendiary Cloud (Flam Hur Grav)
Greater Planar Binding (Vas Ort Kal Xen)
Summon Monster VIII (Kal Xen)
Moment of Prescience (Bet Tym Sanct Wis)
Mass Charm Monster (Quas Fin Xen Grav)
Otto’s Irresistible Dance* (Quas Memor Roc)
Power Word Stun (Vas Quas Memor Loch)
Symbol of Insanity* (Loch An Memor)
Bigby’s Clenched Fist (An Por Min)
Polar Ray (Vas Frio Lor)
Greater Shout (Vas Ort Roc)
Sunburst (Vas Jux Lor)
Scintillating Pattern (Bhow Grav)
Create Greater Undead (In Vas Corp Xen)
Horrid Wilting (Vas An Fortitudo Grav)
Symbol of Death* (Loch Corp)
Iron Body* (In Fundo Xen)
Temporal Stasis (An Xen Tym)

9th Circle Spells
Freedom (Uus Por)
Imprisonment (Jux Por)
Mordenkainen’s Disjunction (Vas An Ort Jux)
Prismatic Sphere* (In Jux Bhow)
Gate (In Ort Kal Dor)
Refuge* (Kal Cul)
Summon Monster IX (Kal Xen)
Teleportation Circle* (Ort Por Grav)
Foresight (Ort Fior Wis)
Dominate Monster (Xen Memor Min)
Mass Hold Monster (An Por Xen Grav)
Power Word Kill (Vas Corp Loch)
Bigby’s Crushing Hand (Vas Din Jux Min)
Meteor Swarm (Vas Flam Calx)
Weird (Vas Corp Deo)
Energy Drain (In Des Deo)
Wail of the Banshee (Vas Corp Roc)
Etherealness (Vas Deo Xen)
Shapechange (In Xen Rel)