Category Archives: Rules

Magic Monday – A common alternative to “smoke bomb!”

Posted on July 18, 2016 by Confanity

Raise Cloud The magician causes a bank of mist or fog to accumulate in an area. Similar to the Breath of Av-Beleren, this spell has a very simple fundamental form that can be used in training, but clever and skilled … Continue reading →

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A learning mechanic for YAOSC

Posted on July 14, 2016 by Confanity

Some readers may remember that I’ve got my own “fantasy heartbreaker” tabletop RPG system perpetually on the back burner, whimsically titled YAOSC (Yet Another Old-School Clone). The basic design elements for most action resolution are: Roll equal to or under your … Continue reading →

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Magic Monday – Bookworm book

Posted on July 11, 2016 by Confanity

Philliden’s Walking Knowledge This is a heavy book of uncountable vellum pages in a sturdy leather cover. Each page contains a wall of text and illustrations that crowd into the margins, detailing accumulated knowledge in a given field. The Walking … Continue reading →

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Magic Monday – Slavery is freedom

Posted on July 4, 2016 by Confanity

Lawless Lock A cylinder of rough cast iron (invulnerable to harm from the mortal plane) with an oddly-shaped keyhole on each end. It comes without any accompanying key, though: the lock is sentient and capable of speaking and understanding any … Continue reading →

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Magic Monday – Physical Magic – Goodnight, fall

Posted on June 27, 2016 by Confanity

Foshdani Hahd Physical adepts of the Fells engage in long training missions out in the mountains. Snowstorms in the Fells can strike with little warning during more than half of the year. It should come as no surprise, then, that … Continue reading →

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Magic Monday – Draw a line in the sand

Posted on June 20, 2016 by Confanity

Barrier Rod A rod of strange metal with the unusual property that it defines a plane in local psychic space through which certain things – usually sentient beings – may not pass. The rod must be placed against a surface … Continue reading →

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Magic Monday – Better than the colors of the wind

Posted on May 30, 2016 by Confanity

Earth Brush This magic item comes to us from the earthenware works of Pertasofolos Lan: a writing-brush as long as a grown man is tall. It can be used like any other brush, for oversize calligraphy, but its true power is … Continue reading →

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Magic Monday – the Sword of Life

Posted on May 16, 2016 by Confanity

(I’ve been slowly running out of steam on spell ideas for a while now… which is fine, all things considered. At some point it’ll be necessary to stop simply adding new things, especially when they start becoming variations on a … Continue reading →

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Magic Monday – Making it up as you go

Posted on May 9, 2016 by Confanity

Whole Cloth In this useful but mind-bending spell, a magician reaches forward in time and plucks from their own hands an object. Its existence is maintained for a while through sheer force of will until finally it disappears, stolen by … Continue reading →

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Magic Monday – I cast thee away

Posted on May 2, 2016 by Confanity

Untether Aspect In contrast to borrowing aspects, which almost never overwhelms their user, untethering aspects of oneself can present significant danger. The caster creates a representation of the aspect of themselves – a skill, ability, or quality – that they … Continue reading →

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