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When you cast a spell, you must spend both the spell’s APC (Action Point Cost) and its SPC. If you cannot, then you are unable to cast the spell. Each time you cast a spell, subtract its SPC from your current amount of SP.

You have a maximum amount of SP determined by the [[Magic Talents|magic talents]] and class talents that you have taken. You regain all expended SP when you Take a Rest

== Duration ==

Duration always ends at the end of the casters turn unless noted otherwise. For example "1 round" means the magic effect ends at the end of the casters next turn. "1 minute" means that the magic effect ends after the casters turn in 6 rounds (1 minute).  

Some spells have the conjuring tag. These spells must be cast over multiple rounds. “Conjuring 1” means that you must spend at least one full round conjuring the spell. Rounds are counted at the beginning of your turn, meaning that even if you move and then start conjuring a spell, at the start of your next turn you are considered to have spent 1 full round conjuring.

Your spell activates the moment that you have met both the number of conjuring rounds needed, and have spent enough AP to cast the spell.

* '''Visual.''' If you cannot see your target or the area you’re trying to affect, you cannot cast magic with a visual requirement.

Sometimes, magic will specify that you need Line of Sight (LoS) or Line of Effect (LoE).

* '''Line of Effect.''' No physical barriers may stand between you and the target of your magic. This means that obscuring phenomena such as fog does not block your magic, but a pane of glass or a transparent force field would block your magic as it breaks LoE.

Some Spells and magical effects specify that they affect an area, such as a radius, cone, or line. To determine the Area of Effect (AOE) of a magical ability, you can use the following guidelines.

!Jake wants to play a character that has both the [[Magic Talents|Student of the Arcane]] and [[Magic Talents|Initiate of the Occult]] talents. He chooses Arcane to be his Primary Source, meaning that INT is his magic attribute. If his INT is 4, then he has +4 to all magic rolls using [[Arcane Magic|Arcane magic]], and +2 to all magic rolls using Occult magic.

Your magic attribute is the attribute that you use when casting magic. It may be determined by your magic entry talent, your class entry talent, or another talent. This means that you might take talents that offer you conflicting magic attributes. When this happens, class entry talents always take highest precedence. Other talents take lower precedence than class entry talents, but higher precedence than magic entry talents. Magic entry talents take lowest precedence.

The “functions” of magic refer to nine tags that spells and other magical effects will have. Every magical ability has one function. If an ability refers to a magical function or a function tag (e.g., “spells with the enchanting tag”), they refer to these nine functions. These tags are as follows:  

The Fundamental Wellspring is as essential to the workings of the multiverse — and as esoteric and difficult to explain — as gravity or wind. One can feel gravity’s effects, or see the rustling leaves when wind blows, but actually explaining what wind or gravity is can prove difficult for one who is not specifically learned in such matters. The Fundamental Wellspring is much the same. It is a spark of absolute energy, of tremendous power and splendor, and of spirit and consciousness. It radiated outward through the multiverse since its inception. This Fundamental Wellspring causes matter and energy to interact in strange, unpredictable ways; in short, the Fundamental Wellspring allows magic to exist in all its forms.

Essence is the stuff of souls, the mental and spiritual waves pulsing out through the cosmos as a result of the Fundamental Wellspring. A spiritual energy that washes through the Celestial Sea in great currents, Essence comes together when a new living being is born. Over the course of the being’s life, their experiences and decisions might generate more Essence - the more change they instigate in the world, the greater the amount of Essence they create - so that when a creature dies, their soul departs greater than the sum of its original parts. The Essence of the deceased returns to the Celestial Sea and remains intact for some time — weeks, months, or even a couple years — before it begins to deteriorate, swirling through the endless expanse until it is drawn into a new living organism.

<u>'''[[Divine]]'''</u>''':''' The six creators are not the only gods in this multiverse. Indeed, they have an almost entirely hands-off approach to this particular iteration of creation, leaving the mundane affair of governing the multiverse to the deities born within it. Many deities exist within this multiverse, and they use arcane magic beyond the scope of that which any mortal could hope to achieve. Mortals that use the Divine Source enter into a willing agreement with one or more deities to gain access to a sliver of that deity’s power. These agreements might be contractual in nature, or a devout worshiper might gain access to magic as a reward for their piety..

<u>'''[[Psionic]]'''</u>''':''' While primal and divine magic can be traced back to arcane magic, the Psionic Source is altogether different. While arcane magic comes from the Fundamental Wellspring’s spiritual pulses. Psionic magic is the manipulation of one’s own Essence to impose their will on the world around them.

<u>'''[[Occult]]'''</u>''':''' Like psionic casters, those who use the Occult Source deal in the power of Essence. However, rather than training and enhancing their own Essence, an occult caster will steal slivers of Essence from planar entities of tremendous power. Deities and similar creatures often do not immediately notice when trace amounts of their power are stolen, as this is infinitesimally small from their perspective while it gives significant power to the thief. However, occult casters must tread carefully, for if their thievery becomes known, the consequences are often dire.