Spell Helper Sheet

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Caster Spell Factors Yantras Paradox Summary

Caster

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Name ^(Required)

Player

Gnosis ⁸⁴

Mana ⁸⁶

10

Mana per turn ⁸⁶

1

Wisdom ^xx

Active Spells ¹¹⁸

Maintaining more spells than the caster's Gnosis adds Reach.

Arcana

Rank

Afinity

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Death ¹²⁸

Ruling Common Ruling Inferior

Fate ¹³⁴

Common Common Ruling Inferior

Forces ¹⁴⁰

Common Common Ruling Inferior

Life ¹⁴⁸

Ruling Common Ruling Inferior

Matter ¹⁵⁴

Inferior Common Ruling Inferior

Mind ¹⁵⁹

Ruling Common Ruling Inferior

Prime ¹⁶⁵

Common Common Ruling Inferior

Space ¹⁷²

Ruling Common Ruling Inferior

Spirit ¹⁷⁹

Common Common Ruling Inferior

Time ¹⁸⁵

Common Common Ruling Inferior

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Spell Overview

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Spell

Spell Name

Spell Source

Arcanum

Spell Arcanum

Death Fate Forces Life Matter Mind Prime Space Spirit Time

Spell Rating

Ruling Arcana?

Yes

Spells from a Common or Inferior arcanum cost one Mana to cast (unless the spell is a Praxis).

Spell Type ^p111

Improvised Spell

The most standard form of spell casting designed in response to a need, as opposed to a Rote Spell or Praxis.

Praxis Spell

Through repetition or through practice, a Mage can learn the symbols of a spell by heart.

Rote Spell

A rote is a magical effect that has been honed by multiple mages, and is distilled into a recipe, formula, or checklist. Skill dots are added to the dice pool as a Yantra bonus.

Rote Skill Rating

Misc

Primary Spell Factor

Duration

Potency

The Primary Factor is boosted up to the caster's Arcanum rating without incurring a penalty.

Additional Spellcasting Dice

From Fate magic, Merits, Artifacts, etc.

Spend Willpower

Adds +3 dice.

Subject ¹¹⁴

Is the Spell Resisted?

No Yes

Withstand Rating

Potency must exceed this level for the spell to take effect.

Number of Withstand Ratings

If a spell has multiple Withstand ratings (eg. a Withstood spell cast with a Sympathetic Range Attainment or through the Gauntlet), it uses the highest rating, +1 for every additional rating.

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Spell Factors

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Casting Time ^p112

Casting Time

Standard Casting Time

Rank

Dice Mod

Casting Time

1

(+0 dice)

3 Hours

2

(+1 dice)

6 Hours

3

(+2 dice)

9 Hours

4

(+3 dice)

12 Hours

5

(+4 dice)

15 Hours

6

(+5 dice)

18 Hours

Advanced Casting Time

Quick Casting Time 1 turn

Attainments

Time in a Bottle

(Time ●●●●)

Advanced Casting Time costs 1 Mana instead of 1 Reach.

Casting Time Summary

Rank: 1
Dice: 0 dice
Time: 1 turn
Type: Advanced
Reach: 1
Mana: 0

Duration ^p112

Duration

Standard Duration

Rank

Dice Mod

Duration

1

(0 dice)

1 turn

2

(-2 dice)

2 turns

3

(-4 dice)

3 turns

4

(-6 dice)

5 turns

5

(-8 dice)

10 turns

6

(-10 dice)

20 turns

7

(-12 dice)

30 turns

8

(-14 dice)

40 turns

9

(-16 dice)

50 turns

10

(-18 dice)

60 turns

Advanced Duration

1

(0 dice)

1 scene / hour

2

(-2 dice)

1 day

3

(-4 dice)

1 week

4

(-6 dice)

1 month

5

(-8 dice)

1 year

6

(-10 dice)

Indefinite

(requires +1 Reach & +1 Mana)

Duration Summary

Rank: 1
Dice: 0 dice
Time: 1 scene / hour
Type: Advanced
Reach: 1
Mana: 0

Potency ^p112

Potency (Primary)

Standard Potency

1
(0 dice)

2
(0 dice)

3
(-2 dice)

4
(-4 dice)

5
(-6 dice)

6
(-8 dice)

7
(-10 dice)

8
(-12 dice)

9
(-14 dice)

10
(-16 dice)

Advanced Potency

1
(0 dice)

2
(0 dice)

3
(-2 dice)

4
(-4 dice)

5
(-6 dice)

6
(-8 dice)

7
(-10 dice)

8
(-12 dice)

9
(-14 dice)

10
(-16 dice)

Potency Summary

Rank:
Dice: 0 dice
Type: Standard
Reach: 0
Mana: 0

Range ^p112

Range

Standard Range

Self, Touch or Aimed

Advanced Range

Sensory

Attainments

Sympathetic Range

(Space ●●)

Subject can be beyond sensory range. Requires Advanced Range, a sympathy Yantra and costs +1 Mana.

Temporal Sympathetic

(Time ●●)

Cast a spell at subject's past self. Requires Advanced Range, a sympathy Yantra and costs +1 Mana. Can only be used with Time spells that allow it or spells combined with them.

Range Summary

Rank: 1
Dice: 0 dice
Range: Sensory
Type: Advanced
Reach: 1
Mana: 0

Scale ^p112

Scale

Standard Scale

Rank

Dice Mod

Subjects

Size

Area

1

(0 dice)

1

5

Arms reach

2

(-2 dice)

2

6

Small room

3

(-4 dice)

4

7

Large room

4

(-6 dice)

8

8

Several rooms or single floor

5

(-8 dice)

16

9

Ballroom or small house

Advanced Scale

Rank

Dice Mod

Subjects

Size

Area

1

(0 dice)

5

5

Large house or building

2

(-2 dice)

10

10

Small warehouse or parking lot

3

(-4 dice)

20

15

Large warehouse or supermarket

4

(-6 dice)

40

20

Small factory or shopping mall

5

(-8 dice)

80

25

Large factory or city block

6

(-10 dice)

160

30

Campus or small neighborhood

Scale Summary

Rank: 1
Dice: 0 dice
Subject: 5
Size: 5
Area: Large house or building
Type: Advanced
Reach: 1
Mana: 0

Extra Reach ¹¹¹

Extra Reach

Reach from spell effects.

All Spell Factors ¹¹²

All Spell Factors
Dice: 0 dice
Reach: 4
Mana: 0

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Yantras

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Gnosis 1 allows the use of 2 yantra.

Yantra Actions ^p119

Concentration (+2)
Duration must be greater than a turn. If the mage is hurt or takes a non-reflexive action while the spell is active, it ends immediately.

Mantra (High Speech) (+2)
Must be spoken aloud. Cannot be used reflexively.

Mudras (Rote Spell) (+1)
Does this use a Rote Skill (+1)?
Uses skill dots as a bonus. The character must be free to make whatever mnemonic gestures are used to recall the Rote.

Runes (+2)
The subject is marked with runes. Ritual casting only. If anything damages or disrupts the runes while the spell is active, it ends immediately.

Yantra Locations ^p120

Demesne (+2)
A prepared ritual space with a soul stone.
Test 2

Location (+1)
A place and time symbolically linked to the spell.

Supernal Verge (+2)
A place where the Supernal touches the Fallen World.

Yantra Tools ^p121

Dedicated Tool (+0)
An item that synchronizes with her Nimbus and that feeds in to her understanding of magic. Reduces Paradox by 2 dice.

Path Tool (+1)
Is this Path Tool also a Dedicated Tool?
Tools which align closely to her Path. See p.121 for examples.

Order Tool (+1)
Is this Order Tool also a Dedicated Tool?
Tools which draw upon an Order’s symbols rather than those of the Supernal world directly, focusing magic in a way that matches their teachings.

Material Sympathy (+2)
An item sympathetically linked to the subject as they are now. At least one sympathetic tool is required for sympathetic casting. Does not grant a bonus when used with Sympathetic Range or Temporal Sympathy Attainments.

Representational Sympathy (+1)
An item sympathetically linked to the subject as they were previously. At least one sympathetic tool is required for sympathetic casting. Does not grant a bonus when used with Sympathetic Range or Temporal Sympathy Attainments.

Symbolic Sympathy (+0)
An indirect representation of the subject. At least one sympathetic tool is required for sympathetic casting.

Sacrament (+1)
An object symbolic of the spell that the mage destroys during casting.

Rare Sacrament (+2)
A sacrament which requires significant effort to acquire.

Otherworldly Sacrament (+3)
A sacrament from somewhere other than the material realm.

Persona +1 +1 +2 +3 +4
A persona Yantra keys in to the mage’s Shadow Name and Cabal Theme Merits.

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Paradox

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Overreach ^p115

Paradox per Overreach

1

Based on Gnosis, as you gain reality bending power reality resists harder.

Total Free Allowed

4

Free Reach is based on Arcanum less Spell Level plus one.

Number of Overreach

0

Based on Arcanum, Spell Rating and Spell Factors.

Paradox Buildup ^p115

Paradox Buildup

When a Mage continues to bend reality they can buildup Paradox residue increasing the risk of their spell being tainted by the Abyss.

Your Pardox dice pool increases by +1 for each Previous Paradox Rolls after the first by the Mage in this Scene (+1 dice per roll). Includes all Paradox rolls not just failed ones.

Sleepers ^p115

Sleepers Witness

No Yes

If one or more sleepers witness an obvious casting of magic add +1 paradox pool.

How Many Sleepers?

Just one A few A large group A full crowd

Multiple sleeper witnesses do not add Paradox dice, but increase the chance of Paradox occuring..

Misc ^p115

Paradox Mitigation

Mitigates 1 Paradox Die per Mana spent. Limited by Gnosis.

Paradox Modifier

Pardox modifiers like conditions (plus or minus).

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Paradox ^p115

This spell requires a Paradox roll. Roll for Paradox first.

A Chance Die

Paradox Disadvantage

Paradox per Overreach: 1
Overreach Amount: 0
Overreach Paradox: 0
Paradox Buildup: 0
Sleepers Witness: 1
Multiple Sleepers: 8-Again

Paradox Advantage

Dedicated Tools: -2
Mitigate Paradox: 0

Paradox Misc

Paradox Modifier: 0

Contain Paradox 7 dice

Rote Spell

Break Barriers
Space 2 (MTA 174)

Arcanum

Space 2

Mana

0 Mana

Reach

4 used of 4

Active Spell: 0
Casting Time: 1
Duration: 1
Potency: 0
Range: 1
Scale: 1
Extra 0

Yantra

2 used of 2

Dice Pool

6 dice

1 Gnosis dice
2 Arcanum dice
0 Spell Factor dice
3 Yantra Dice
0 Additional Dice
0 Willpower dice

Spell Factors ¹¹²

Casting Time

1 turn

Duration

1 scene / hour

Potency (Primary)

Range

Sensory

Scale

Subjects: 5 | Size: 5
Area: Large house or building

Rote Spell
Break Barriers

Space 2 (MTA 174)

Roll Paradox A Chance Die

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Cast 6d
( G1 A2 F0 Y3 X0 WP0 )

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Mana 0
Reach 4 | 4
Yantra 2 | 2

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Casting Time 1 turn
Duration 1 scene / hour
Potency *
Range Sensory
Scale
Subjects: 5 | Size: 5
Area: Large house or building

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Perfect Pairing

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