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1d4chan>Opaldes: /* Spells */

2020-09-10T23:12:02Z

Spells

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	You get the picture.		You get the picture.

	The only way to defend against spells is by using wards which are added to the base cost of spells against you. Wards seem to help only against a ~~singel~~ School of Magic. They start with +1 MP and can get up to +5, if a master in a School of Magic is just a single Point behind the perfect guess the spell is now considered underpowered in case of a 5+ ward.		The only way to defend against spells is by using wards which are added to the base cost of spells against you. Wards seem to help only against a single School of Magic. They start with +1 MP and can get up to +5, if a master in a School of Magic is just a single Point behind the perfect guess the spell is now considered underpowered in case of a 5+ ward.

	=Advancement=		=Advancement=

1d4chan>Opaldes: Removed stupid shit some user added, so funny

2020-08-04T01:28:11Z

Removed stupid shit some user added, so funny

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	*Conjuration - Mastery over dimensions (teleportation and the summoning of different creatures)		*Conjuration - Mastery over dimensions (teleportation and the summoning of different creatures)

	~~Dan is a nerd.~~
	In Scholomance, raw power isn't good enough - you'll be able to start a house fire or create a pen from thin air at most. What's far more important, is mitigation. You want to raise a skeleton? Of course, you'll need a corpse to begin with. However, a tome that contains the spell in detail would be very handy in the process, and help you out a lot. The skull of a powerful necromancer will also help you in the process. Previous relations with the spirit you will conjure into the skeleton will be handy. Heck, even using the corpse of a raven, a bird assosciated with death, is slightly helpful in the process. Mitigate enough of the energy required for the spell using these components, and only the tiniest portion of your magical energy will be required for the spell. However, that's the trick - estimating just how much mitigation a component offers and just how much energy as spell requires. If you don't have enough power for your spell, a lesser effect occurs or nothing happens at all. If you have too much power for your spell, an enhanced effect occurs - sometimes with dire consequences. In Scholomance, raw power is useless if you don't have the brains to go with it.		In Scholomance, raw power isn't good enough - you'll be able to start a house fire or create a pen from thin air at most. What's far more important, is mitigation. You want to raise a skeleton? Of course, you'll need a corpse to begin with. However, a tome that contains the spell in detail would be very handy in the process, and help you out a lot. The skull of a powerful necromancer will also help you in the process. Previous relations with the spirit you will conjure into the skeleton will be handy. Heck, even using the corpse of a raven, a bird assosciated with death, is slightly helpful in the process. Mitigate enough of the energy required for the spell using these components, and only the tiniest portion of your magical energy will be required for the spell. However, that's the trick - estimating just how much mitigation a component offers and just how much energy as spell requires. If you don't have enough power for your spell, a lesser effect occurs or nothing happens at all. If you have too much power for your spell, an enhanced effect occurs - sometimes with dire consequences. In Scholomance, raw power is useless if you don't have the brains to go with it.

1d4chan>Opaldes: Add more rules from the original threads, removed mentioning of mana as it is just magic points. Either call them Mana or Magic Points not both. I see a problem with spells that someone could consider Base cost of 0, like s single spark to light a Candle.

2020-08-04T00:46:02Z

Add more rules from the original threads, removed mentioning of mana as it is just magic points. Either call them Mana or Magic Points not both. I see a problem with spells that someone could consider Base cost of 0, like s single spark to light a Candle.

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	* Enchantment - Manipulation of the Mind.		* Enchantment - Manipulation of the Mind.

	~~Your mana is equal to~~ your ~~total sum~~ of Magic Points.		You get your amount of Essence back in Magic Points per sleep and one additional point per normal meal. For people with low Essence, Magic Point regenerating supplements are available around the School.

	=Battles=		=Battles=
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	=Spells=		=Spells=
	Now, how to cast a spell. When you're casting a spell, you must determine the ~~mana~~ cost. Some good things to consider for that:		Now, how to cast a spell. When you're casting a spell, you must determine the magic cost. Some good things to consider for that:

	* Range - How far you want to the spell to go.		* Range - How far you want to the spell to go.
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	* Power - This is the most complex part. How powerful the effects of the spell are.		* Power - This is the most complex part. How powerful the effects of the spell are.

	Each of these is basically pretty arbitrary, just use whatever seems appropriate. Some of these may be 0, but power will probably always be something to consider. Once you and your Head Master have decided on the value of each of these, add all four values together. This is the base ~~mana~~ cost of the spell.		Each of these is basically pretty arbitrary, just use whatever seems appropriate. Some of these may be 0, but power will probably always be something to consider. Once you and your Head Master have decided on the value of each of these, add all four values together. This is the base magic cost of the spell.

	Next stage is Mitigation. You Mitigate or reduce the ~~mana~~ cost of the spell using items and a time span spent on the spell. You name anything you think might be relevant. Blood, bones, trinkets, makeup, symbols, symbolic items, chanting, ingredients, foci, casting time, whatever. The Head Master decides how many points of ~~mana~~ each item mitigates. Your Head Master decides what School the spell fits into and also adds any Mastery points you have in that school on to the Mitigation.		Next stage is Mitigation. You Mitigate or reduce the magic cost of the spell using items and a time span spent on the spell. You name anything you think might be relevant. Blood, bones, trinkets, makeup, symbols, symbolic items, chanting, ingredients, foci, casting time, whatever. The Head Master decides how many points of magic each item mitigates. Your Head Master decides what School the spell fits into and also adds any Mastery points you have in that school on to the Mitigation.
	Finally, adding up the total Mitigation, he subtracts the Mitigation from the ~~mana Cost~~. The ~~mana~~ cost cannot be less than 1, even if you mitigate into the negatives. This gives the final ~~mana~~ cost that the caster has to guess. He can guess correctly, he can overpower it (guess high) or he can underpower (guess low) it to variable degrees.		Finally, adding up the total Mitigation, he subtracts the Mitigation from the magic cost. The magic cost cannot be less than 1, even if you mitigate into the negatives. This gives the final magic cost that the caster has to guess. He can guess correctly, he can overpower it (guess high) or he can underpower (guess low) it to variable degrees.

	Mastery effects the range in which the spell is correct. If you have 0 Mastery in that spell's school, you have to guess the cost exactly.		Mastery effects the range in which the spell is correct. If you have 0 Mastery in that spell's school, you have to guess the cost exactly.
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	If Mastery 2, the spell's cost plus or minus 2.		If Mastery 2, the spell's cost plus or minus 2.
	You get the picture.		You get the picture.

			The only way to defend against spells is by using wards which are added to the base cost of spells against you. Wards seem to help only against a singel School of Magic. They start with +1 MP and can get up to +5, if a master in a School of Magic is just a single Point behind the perfect guess the spell is now considered underpowered in case of a 5+ ward.

	=Advancement=		=Advancement=
	a person's skill is measured in years. There are nine years in total.		a person's skill is measured in years. There are nine years in total.
	Whenever you advance one year, you:		Whenever you advance one year, you:
	* Get +3 Magic Points~~, boosting your total mana pool~~.		* Get +3 Magic Points.
	* Get another Statistic Point to spend. When using Statistic Points to increase stats, you can only increase them to a maximum of 5. 5 is the human limit and if you look at the students doing their last year - it's obvious that they're pretty much the best of humanity. Magic can put you above your human limits, however.		* Get another Statistic Point to spend. When using Statistic Points to increase stats, you can only increase them to a maximum of 5. 5 is the human limit and if you look at the students doing their last year - it's obvious that they're pretty much the best of humanity. Magic can put you above your human limits, however.
	Additionally, every odd year (after the first) you get another Mastery Point to spend.		Additionally, every odd year (after the first) you get another Mastery Point to spend. The Mastery cap is 5, which is achieved after Graduation and spending all points in a single School of Magic. Mastery can not be altered beyond 5 or 0.

	=External Links=		=External Links=

2A00:23C5:C00F:7900:29AD:DCAA:75FB:9AEA at 17:59, 6 October 2018

2018-10-06T17:59:48Z

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	*Conjuration - Mastery over dimensions (teleportation and the summoning of different creatures)		*Conjuration - Mastery over dimensions (teleportation and the summoning of different creatures)

			Dan is a nerd.
	In Scholomance, raw power isn't good enough - you'll be able to start a house fire or create a pen from thin air at most. What's far more important, is mitigation. You want to raise a skeleton? Of course, you'll need a corpse to begin with. However, a tome that contains the spell in detail would be very handy in the process, and help you out a lot. The skull of a powerful necromancer will also help you in the process. Previous relations with the spirit you will conjure into the skeleton will be handy. Heck, even using the corpse of a raven, a bird assosciated with death, is slightly helpful in the process. Mitigate enough of the energy required for the spell using these components, and only the tiniest portion of your magical energy will be required for the spell. However, that's the trick - estimating just how much mitigation a component offers and just how much energy as spell requires. If you don't have enough power for your spell, a lesser effect occurs or nothing happens at all. If you have too much power for your spell, an enhanced effect occurs - sometimes with dire consequences. In Scholomance, raw power is useless if you don't have the brains to go with it.		In Scholomance, raw power isn't good enough - you'll be able to start a house fire or create a pen from thin air at most. What's far more important, is mitigation. You want to raise a skeleton? Of course, you'll need a corpse to begin with. However, a tome that contains the spell in detail would be very handy in the process, and help you out a lot. The skull of a powerful necromancer will also help you in the process. Previous relations with the spirit you will conjure into the skeleton will be handy. Heck, even using the corpse of a raven, a bird assosciated with death, is slightly helpful in the process. Mitigate enough of the energy required for the spell using these components, and only the tiniest portion of your magical energy will be required for the spell. However, that's the trick - estimating just how much mitigation a component offers and just how much energy as spell requires. If you don't have enough power for your spell, a lesser effect occurs or nothing happens at all. If you have too much power for your spell, an enhanced effect occurs - sometimes with dire consequences. In Scholomance, raw power is useless if you don't have the brains to go with it.

203.19.70.76 at 09:47, 2 December 2015

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	Scholomance - an arcane university nestled in a tear in reality. Young adults from all over the world with the chance are taken to this location by those who wish for their [[Magic\|mystical]] education, and they are forced to endure years of just-as-planned until they finally graduate. It's a student-eat-student ~~work~~ where everyone is looking out for the next back to stab on the ladder to power and freedom. There are four primary schools magic:		Scholomance - an arcane university nestled in a tear in reality. Young adults from all over the world with the chance are taken to this location by those who wish for their [[Magic\|mystical]] education, and they are forced to endure years of just-as-planned until they finally graduate. It's a student-eat-student world where everyone is looking out for the next back to stab on the ladder to power and freedom. There are four primary schools magic:
	*Sorcery - Mastery over energy (fireballs, telekinesis)		*Sorcery - Mastery over energy (fireballs, telekinesis)
	*Alchemy - Mastery over matter (creating and altering items)		*Alchemy - Mastery over matter (creating and altering items)

1d4chan>Gaatz at 18:10, 30 April 2011

2011-04-30T18:10:42Z

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	During mental battles, you compare your Essence. If there are multiple people fighting together, you add their Essence together. Once the difference of your Essence after all modifications has been calculated, the subject with the lower Essence subtracts the difference from their Will. If there are multiple people on the receiving end, the HM distributes the Will damage between them. If the Will falls to 0, the character goes insane, falls into a coma, HM's choice.		During mental battles, you compare your Essence. If there are multiple people fighting together, you add their Essence together. Once the difference of your Essence after all modifications has been calculated, the subject with the lower Essence subtracts the difference from their Will. If there are multiple people on the receiving end, the HM distributes the Will damage between them. If the Will falls to 0, the character goes insane, falls into a coma, HM's choice.

	You regain ~~Essence~~ and Endurance when you rest.		You regain Will and Endurance when you rest.

	=Spells=		=Spells=

1d4chan>Gaatz: /* Spells */

2011-04-26T05:44:09Z

Spells

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	Each of these is basically pretty arbitrary, just use whatever seems appropriate. Some of these may be 0, but power will probably always be something to consider. Once you and your Head Master have decided on the value of each of these, add all four values together. This is the base mana cost of the spell.		Each of these is basically pretty arbitrary, just use whatever seems appropriate. Some of these may be 0, but power will probably always be something to consider. Once you and your Head Master have decided on the value of each of these, add all four values together. This is the base mana cost of the spell.

	Next stage is Mitigation. You Mitigate or reduce the mana cost of the spell using items and a time span spent on the spell. You name anything you think might be relevant. Blood, bones, trinkets, makeup, symbols, symbolic items, chanting, ingredients, foci, casting time, whatever. The Head Master decides how many points of mana each item mitigates. Your Head Master decides what School the spell fits into and also adds any ~~Magic or~~ Mastery points you have in that school on to the Mitigation.		Next stage is Mitigation. You Mitigate or reduce the mana cost of the spell using items and a time span spent on the spell. You name anything you think might be relevant. Blood, bones, trinkets, makeup, symbols, symbolic items, chanting, ingredients, foci, casting time, whatever. The Head Master decides how many points of mana each item mitigates. Your Head Master decides what School the spell fits into and also adds any Mastery points you have in that school on to the Mitigation.
	Finally, adding up the total Mitigation, he subtracts the Mitigation from the mana Cost. The mana cost cannot be less than 1, even if you mitigate into the negatives. This gives the final mana cost that the caster has to guess. He can guess correctly, he can overpower it (guess high) or he can underpower (guess low) it to variable degrees.		Finally, adding up the total Mitigation, he subtracts the Mitigation from the mana Cost. The mana cost cannot be less than 1, even if you mitigate into the negatives. This gives the final mana cost that the caster has to guess. He can guess correctly, he can overpower it (guess high) or he can underpower (guess low) it to variable degrees.

1d4chan>Gaatz: Added a few rules that were missing, finished a sentence under Character Creation, and changed/removed the wording implied Magic Points were permanent benefits of mitigation applied during chargen.

2010-11-05T01:57:39Z

Added a few rules that were missing, finished a sentence under Character Creation, and changed/removed the wording implied Magic Points were permanent benefits of mitigation applied during chargen.

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	=Character Creation=		=Character Creation=
	You normally design a character as a first-year student, fresh from whatever life he was taken from. Be sure to decide what sort of life that is, what sort of a person your character is, and what the talent was that resulted in him being taken. Allocate ~~statistics~~ points~~, magic points,~~ and your ~~mastery~~ point in ways that ~~refle~~		You normally design a character as a first-year student, fresh from whatever life he was taken from. Be sure to decide what sort of life that is, what sort of a person your character is, and what the talent was that resulted in him being taken. Allocate Statistic points and your Mastery point in ways that reflect your character's studies and personality.

	==Statistics==		==Statistics==
	A year one character starts with 9 Statistics points. You distribute Statistic Points amongst your Statistics. Each Statistic must have at least 1 Statistic Point. When you have allocated your Statistic points, multiply your Endurance and Will by 3.		A year one character starts with 5 Statistics points. You distribute Statistic Points amongst your Statistics. Each Statistic must have at least 1 Statistic Point, and thus already has them before you spend your points. When you have allocated your Statistic points, multiply your Endurance and Will by 3.

	* Form - This represents how physically powerful you are. Dexterity, strength, speed, hand-eye coordination, this represents it all.		* Form - This represents how physically powerful you are. Dexterity, strength, speed, hand-eye coordination, this represents it all.
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	==Magic==		==Magic==
	You ~~spend your~~ 9 Magic ~~points~~ and 1 Mastery Point in the four Magic Schools. Sorcery, Alchemy, Conjuration and Enchantment~~. Each magic point invested is one point of mitigation, which we'll discuss later~~. The mastery point is an additional point of mitigation, and also makes it easier to cast a spell of that school perfectly, as explained under [[Scholomance#Spells]].		You get 9 Magic Points, and spend your single Mastery Point in one of the four Magic Schools: Sorcery, Alchemy, Conjuration and Enchantment. The mastery point is an additional point of mitigation, and also makes it easier to cast a spell of that school perfectly, as explained under [[Scholomance#Spells]].

	* Sorcery - Manipulation of Energy.		* Sorcery - Manipulation of Energy.
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	=Battles=		=Battles=
	During physical battles, you compare your Form. If there are multiple people fighting together, you add their Form together. Once the difference of your Form after all modifications has been calculated, the subject with the lower Form subtracts the difference from their Endurance. If there are multiple people on the receiving end, the Headmaster (the game master) distributes the Endurance damage between them. If the Endurance falls to 0, the character dies.		During physical battles, you compare your Form. If there are multiple people fighting together, you add their Form together. Once the difference of your Form after all modifications has been calculated, the subject with the lower Form subtracts the difference from their Endurance. If there are multiple people on the receiving end, the Headmaster (the game master) distributes the Endurance damage between them. If the Endurance falls to 0, the character dies. You can gain bonuses in Form combat by bringing weapons or using the element of surprise, plus whatever you think may give you an advantage. An example would be a dagger giving you +1 to your Form for close combat purposes.
	During mental battles, you compare your Essence. If there are multiple people fighting together, you add their Essence together. Once the difference of your Essence after all modifications has been calculated, the subject with the lower Essence subtracts the difference from their Will. If there are multiple people on the receiving end, the HM distributes the Will damage between them. If the Will falls to 0, the character goes insane, falls into a coma, HM's choice.		During mental battles, you compare your Essence. If there are multiple people fighting together, you add their Essence together. Once the difference of your Essence after all modifications has been calculated, the subject with the lower Essence subtracts the difference from their Will. If there are multiple people on the receiving end, the HM distributes the Will damage between them. If the Will falls to 0, the character goes insane, falls into a coma, HM's choice.

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	Next stage is Mitigation. You Mitigate or reduce the mana cost of the spell using items and a time span spent on the spell. You name anything you think might be relevant. Blood, bones, trinkets, makeup, symbols, symbolic items, chanting, ingredients, foci, casting time, whatever. The Head Master decides how many points of mana each item mitigates. Your Head Master decides what School the spell fits into and also adds any Magic or Mastery points you have in that school on to the Mitigation.		Next stage is Mitigation. You Mitigate or reduce the mana cost of the spell using items and a time span spent on the spell. You name anything you think might be relevant. Blood, bones, trinkets, makeup, symbols, symbolic items, chanting, ingredients, foci, casting time, whatever. The Head Master decides how many points of mana each item mitigates. Your Head Master decides what School the spell fits into and also adds any Magic or Mastery points you have in that school on to the Mitigation.
	Finally, adding up the total Mitigation, he subtracts the Mitigation from the mana Cost. The mana cost cannot be less than 0. This gives the final mana cost that the caster has to guess. He can guess correctly, he can overpower it (guess high) or he can underpower (guess low) it to variable degrees.		Finally, adding up the total Mitigation, he subtracts the Mitigation from the mana Cost. The mana cost cannot be less than 1, even if you mitigate into the negatives. This gives the final mana cost that the caster has to guess. He can guess correctly, he can overpower it (guess high) or he can underpower (guess low) it to variable degrees.

	Mastery effects the range in which the spell is correct. If you have 0 Mastery in that spell's school, you have to guess the cost exactly.		Mastery effects the range in which the spell is correct. If you have 0 Mastery in that spell's school, you have to guess the cost exactly.
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	a person's skill is measured in years. There are nine years in total.		a person's skill is measured in years. There are nine years in total.
	Whenever you advance one year, you:		Whenever you advance one year, you:
	* Get +3 Magic ~~points. Your Mana~~ total ~~is boosted by three, and you allocate the three points to the magical schools~~.		* Get +3 Magic Points, boosting your total mana pool.
	* Get another Statistic Point to spend.		* Get another Statistic Point to spend. When using Statistic Points to increase stats, you can only increase them to a maximum of 5. 5 is the human limit and if you look at the students doing their last year - it's obvious that they're pretty much the best of humanity. Magic can put you above your human limits, however.
	Additionally, every odd year (after the first) you get another Mastery Point to spend.		Additionally, every odd year (after the first) you get another Mastery Point to spend.