Anulus Connectens: Andreva of Jerbiton

Erik_Tyrrell · October 2, 2017, 6:33pm

Here are the unique spells, I'll try and get the enchanted devices up soon
Animal Spells

Aquam Spells

A Chamber from a Cistern
ReAq 30
R: Voice, D: Sun, T: Room
Any water in the room targeted by this spell flows out of it to other areas of the same or lower elevation. This can empty a flooded room if there are no sources of water that flow back into the room, thus it could empty a flooded room of a ship or a underground pool if they were isolated from other sources but not a room below the waterline of a ship where there is a sizable hole in the room letting in water or a cavern chamber with an underground stream feeding it. If there is a free path for water to flow out of the room empties in a matter of minutes. If the water must seep through surfaces of limited permeability then emptying a room could take hours depending upon its size. In Andreva's version of the spell a series of bubbles appear in patterns reminiscent of textile patterns (grids, Fluor de leis, Crosses and so on)
(base 4 +2 voice, +2 Sun, +2 Room)

Auram Spells

Corpus Spells

Herbam Spells

Ignem Spells

Mentem Spells

Creo Terram Spells

Rain of Dust
CrTe 15
R: Touch, D: Diam., T: Group
This spell causes a cloud of fine sticky clay particles to rain down over an area 100 paces in diameter centered at the point touched by the caster. The cloud is 10 paces high and fills any open volume with a diffuse fog of clay regardless of buildings or other obstacles. During the duration of the spell, clay particles continue to be created from the top off the cloud and slowly drift to the ground. Anything within the cloud will be covered in clay. Any invisible object or creature that does not resist the spell will be covered with clay until the clay disappears after the spell’s duration ends. This will make the location of the invisible or creature obvious (see HoH: Societates p33). If an invisible object or person, such as a magus protected by parma magica, does resist the spell their location can still be determined while they are within the created cloud by the lack of clay in their volume, their location becomes clear rather than obvious (see HoH: Societates p33) until they leave the area.
The clay in the air makes it harder to see through the cloud giving a -3 penalty to sight related rolls for distances over 5 paces and obscuring all sight further than 10 paces through the cloud. The story guide should also consider the effects of the dust on characters exerting themselves within the cloud (at least the ones not protected by magic resistance).
(Base 1, +1 touch, +1 diameter, +2 group, +1 complex shape)

Maze of Swords
CrTe 45
R: Voice D: Sun, T: Group
This spell creates a set of walls. The walls are crafted of an interlinked mesh of swords resembling a dense hedge with swords growing out of the blades of other swords to make a plantlike arrangement with sword blades serving as both leaves and stems. Up to ten walls are created each with up to ten cubic paces of steel incorporated in to it. Typical walls are 10 paces long, 3 and a half paces tall, and 1 and a half paces thick. Approximately one fifth of the volume being filled with swords versus air.
The created swords are quite sharp and creatures larger than a mouse are unlikely to be able to pass through a wall without damage. Creatures larger than a rat are unlikely to be able to pass through a wall at all. The walls can be tipped over if unsupported but multiple walls can be connected when the spell is cast so that they support one another. A wall can be easily climbed over (ease factor 3 or six depending upon what protection is used with 3 botch dice) if the climber is able to somehow deal with the razor sharp blades, (perhaps with steel gauntlets and heavy boots and even in that case suffering several potential wounds). Andreva’s sigil manifests itself as elaborate engravings of swords and rose bushes intertwined on all of the blades.
(Base 5, +2 Voice, +2 Sun, +2 Group, +2 size)

Intelego Terram Spells

Sounding the Bones of Atlas
InTe 20
R Touch, D: Inst., T: Part (+2 size)
The caster gains a detailed understanding of what removing each part of a mass of stone and earth will do to the stability. For a moment the caster understands all of the rock strengths and forces in a volume of stone that he or she touches. This insight is sufficient to answer any questions that the caster may have regarding how they can trigger a collapse, where they can mine without triggering one,and what places in the targeted volume are most in need of reinforcement to prevent collapse. However the caster does not retain all of the value of this insight indefinitely. If they later wish to know more about the stability of the area they will typically need to re-cast the spell rather than rely on their memory. Andreva's sigil expresses itself in this spell by giving special emphasis on the ways to remove stone to provide the best surfaces for detailed engraving.
(base 4, +1 touch, +1 part, +2 size)

Disrobing the Vestments of the Earth
InTe 30
R: Pers., D:Conc., T: Ind.
For the duration of this spell the caster can see, hear, and use her other senses through earth , stone, and any other terram material to any depth that they wish. Any objects exposed by this are illuminated as if there were no intervening terram material. Thus if the caster is looking from a torch lit chamber they will not be able to clearly see further than the torch would illuminate if the caster were looking into an unlit tunnel. When looking through the ground near the surface the caster typically sees a web of roots and burrowing creatures apparently suspended in space. Areas beneath the water table appear is if in a very thin fog. In Andreva's version of this spell the furthest exposed rock faces appear as if covered in ornate relief sculpting picturing grassy meadows and sunlit fields.
(Base 20, +1 conc.,+1 complexity-choose distance )

Muto Terram Spells

Rego Terram Spells

Sedate Butterfly Sword
ReTe20
R: Voice, D: Diam., T: Ind.
The sword, dagger or knife targeted by this spell. Flys through the air at the precise direction of the caster. I moves at the speed of a trotting horse. in any direction including straight up. While this speed is not normally sufficient to engage in combat it can still hinder creatures. Control over the sword can only be exerted by the caster while the sword is within voice range of him or her. If not controlled the sword will continue to move in its previous direction or remain stationary in its location until the spell expires. If the spell is cast upon a weapon being held by a person who does not wish for the sword to get away from them the wielder can maintain control with a strength roll of ease factor 6. The sword's movement is strong enough to carry a creature of size 0 or smaller up in the albeit at the speed of a slow walk when gaining altitude. In Andreva's version of this spell the swords often dip and pirouette.
(base 3, +2 metal, +2 voice, +1 diameter)

Indolent Duelist of Vilano
ReTe 25
R: Touch, D: Inst. T: Ind
By casting this spell the caster propels an edged weapon that she is touching to be shot through the air in a direction she chooses. This spell hurls the sword as a projectile.
An aiming roll is required to hit the intended target.The damage from the spell is computed in the same manner as that from a missile weapon (ArM5 p172) with the exception that the spell's aiming roll substitutes for the missile weapon's attack roll. This aiming roll is more difficult than it would be for a more aerodynamic object and has a penalty of 3 to the roll (analogous to a weapon with a negative attack value). Magic Resistance offers no protection against this spell. The sword inflicts +15 damage on impact and has a range increment of 20 paces.
(base 15, +1 metal, +1 touch)

Sword, Immobile
ReTe 25
R: Voice, D: Sun, T: Ind.
When a sword, knife or similar tool is targeted by this spell the item becomes nearly impossible to move. The item stays in its present position and orientation until the spell ends, even if this position is in mid air. The spell's hold is not infinitely powerful. The targeted swords can be moved as if they had the strength of a large, strongly resisting elephant (size +5 str +9) with its feet firmly set. Andrevea uses this spell to anchor swords for use as pulleys, to serve as steps, to block doors from opening, to support make-shift bridges and similar uses. When Andreva casts this spell her sigil expresses itself in the reflections on the blades which become more detailed than normal with some of the reflected items appearing more ornate than in the real world.
(base 3, +2 metal, +1 voice, +2 sun, +1 exceptional strength)

Squad of Achilles
ReTe 30
R: Touch, D: Sun, T: Group
The target group is protected against all harm from metal, stone or dirt objects for the duration of this spell. Andreva's sigil manifests itself as very faint textile patterns in the skin or fur of the protected individuals. This spell is designed to specifically not warp the grog that often worked with Andreva at the time that the spell was invented.
(base 5 , +2 metal, +1 touch, +2 group this is a ward, so the target is the warded Individuals, not the terram material)

The above spell is (as far as I can see) entirely legal and sensible for the rules as written. You should use it for Andreva if you haven't house ruled personal wards. I know that there is a group of folks here that do house rule personal wards to be damage only, ala ward against heat and flames. For you (a group that includes me) use this spell for her.

Squad of Achilles
ReTe 30
R: Touch, D: Sun, T: Group
The target group is receives +20 soak against damage from terram objects for the duration of this spell. Andreva's sigil manifests itself as very faint textile patterns in the skin or fur of the protected individuals. This spell is designed to specifically not warp the grog that often worked with Andreva at the time that the spell was invented.
(base 4, +3 for up to +20 damage, +1 touch, +2 group this is a ward, so the target is the warded Individuals, not the terram material)

Insubstantial Duelist
ReTe 35
R: Voice, D: Diam., T: Ind.
This spell is cast upon a target sword or knife. The targeted blade will then fly and attack a target specified by the caster as if wielded by a person of average height and continue to attack them for the duration of the spell. The combat totals of the weapon are generated as if it had a wielder with a 0 in all attributes, and a weapon skill equal to the higher of the caster's finesse -3 or the caster's appropriate weapon skill. If the weapon is damaged it will cease its attacks and fall to the ground. One way to do this is by an attack roll against the sword's defense total (adjusted for the sword's size) that does +10 or greater damage against the sword's soak of 5. Andreva's sigil expresses itself in this spell by having the sword continually perform spins, flips and flourishes when it is not in combat.
(base 10 +2 metal, +2 voice, +1 diameter)

Insubstantial Shield grog
ReTe 35
R: Voice, D: Diam., T: Ind.
This spell is cast upon a target sword or knife. The targeted blade will then fly and generate defense totals for a target specified by the caster as if wielded by that person and continue to defend them for the duration of the spell. The combat totals of the weapon are generated as if it had a wielder with a 0 in all attributes, and a weapon skill equal to the higher of the caster's finesse -3 or the caster's appropriate weapon skill. If the weapon is damaged it will cease its attacks and fall to the ground. One way to do this is by an attack roll against the sword's defense total (adjusted for the sword's size) that does +10 or greater damage against the sword's soak of 5. Andreva's sigil expresses itself in this spell by having the sword continually perform spins, flips and flourishes when it is not in combat.
(base 10 +2 metal, +2 voice, +1 diameter)

A Stab Across Europe
ReTe 40
R:Touch, D, Mom., T: Ind.
This spell magically transports a dagger or sword to the location to which the caster has an arcane connection. If the caster stabs with the dagger or sword as she is casting the spell the weapon can stab the creature or object that the arcane connection is linked to. This requires a stamina + concentration roll with an appropriate ease factor (9 for calm conditions see Arm5 p82). The caster generates a damage total using their strength and the weapon's damage rating and subtracting the target's soak. A separate stress die is rolled added to both the damage and the soak (in accordance with Arm5 p116 and p181). Andreva has planned to coat her daggers in arsenic (a terram material) when she uses this spell.
(base 25 +1 metal +1 touch +1 stabbing rather than just teleporting to)

Shifting Labyrinth of Blades
ReTe 45
R: Sight, D: Conc., T: Group
This spell moves a large collection of swords. The swords bend, twist and straighten to move in to the configuration and directions desired by the caster. This spell was specifically designed to function with Maze of swords allowing all of the walls created by that spell to move at jogging speed. A creature run over by a wall of swords is unlikely to survive (story guide discretion) but they can be often avoided by running away or climbing atop the walls. A wall may take several minutes to cut itself through a thick tree or wooden wall. Walls can climb with an effective climb skill of the caster’s finesse -3 but the story guide should take their great mass and destructive nature in to account before deciding that this is possible. The twisting metal is much harder to climb than the swords of a stationary wall (ease factor 12 with additional botch dice). Andreva's sigil manifests itself in waves of motion that travel through the targeted swords in complex patterns and in the tracks left by the walking swords which often resemble lace patterns in the dirt.
(Base 3, +2 metal, +3 sight, +1 concentration, +2 group, +2 size)

Turb of Insubstantial Duelists
ReTe 50
R: Sight, D: Diam., T: Group.
This spell is cast upon a target group of swords or knives. The targeted blades will then fly and attack a group of targets specified by the caster as if wielded by a person of average height and continue to attack them for the duration of the spell. The combat totals of the weapons are generated as if they had a wielders with a 0 in all attributes, and a weapon skill equal to the higher of the caster's finesse -3 or the caster's appropriate weapon skill. The swords can attack as an untrained group. If a weapon is damaged it will cease its attacks and fall to the ground. One way to do this is by an attack roll against the sword's defense total (adjusted for the sword's size) that does +10 or greater damage against the sword's soak of 5. Andreva's sigil expresses itself in this spell by having the swords continually perform spins, flips and flourishes when it is not in combat.
(base 10 +2 metal, +3 Sight, +1 diameter, +2 group)

Turb of Insubstantial Shield Grogs
ReTe 50
R: Voice, D: Diam., T: Group (+1 size).
This spell is cast upon a target group of swords or knives this group can consist of hundreds of weapons. The targeted blades will then fly and defend a group of targets specified by the caster as if wielded by the targeted person and continue to defend them for the duration of the spell. The combat totals of the weapons are generated as if they had a wielders with a 0 in all attributes, and a weapon skill equal to the higher of the caster's finesse -3 or the caster's appropriate weapon skill. If fewer attacks are directed at a target then the number of protecting swords an additional +1 is added to the character's defense for each extra sword defending against an attack. Having a large number of swords defending a character can also hinder the defended character providing a -1 to attack totals and an additional botch die for every two swords beyond the first (1 for three swords 2 for five and so on). If a weapon is damaged it will cease its attacks and fall to the ground. One way to do this is by an attack roll against the sword's defense total (adjusted for the sword's size) that does +10 or greater damage against the sword's soak of 5. Andreva's sigil expresses itself in this spell by having the swords continually perform spins, flips and flourishes when it is not in combat.
(base 10 +2 metal, +2 voice, +1 diameter, +2 group, +1 size)

Vim Spells

Erik_Tyrrell · October 2, 2017, 7:15pm

Here are the enchanted devices. Andreva is finished through 90 years (although I may do another post collecting all of the sponts that I wrote up in the last 26 pages, no promises). I'll just add that I'm pretty pleased with how she turned out all things considered.

Andreva's Talisman is a long sword of amazing craftsmanship forged of alchemical steel (+2 init, +8 attack, +5 defense, +8 damage, 0 strength, 1 load) it has a handle made from a lightning struck walnut tree its cross-guard incorporates a bronze cross. Inlaid into the base of the blade are a piece of rock crystal on one side and a piece of jade on the other, on the tips of the cross-guard are a star ruby, and a sapphire, on the pommel is a piece of amber.

Eagerly Attentive Talisman
InMe 30 (24 uses per day)
R: Personal, D: Conc., T:Ind
This effect when activated reads Andreva's surface thoughts in order to allow inked trigger effects.
(base 15, +1 concentration, +5 levels item maintains concentration, +5 levels 24 uses per day)

Touch of Slippery Footing
ReCo 19 (12 uses per day)
R: Touch, D Diameter, T: Ind
The effect is triggered by hitting a human body with Andreva's Talisman with some force, such as in combat. The target is then lifted a few inches above the ground making it impossible for them to use their feet to move. Andreva's sigil manifests itself in complex patters that form in the dust or other movable material directly beneith the target during the duration of the spell.
(Base 5, +1 Touch, +1 diameter, +4 levels 12 uses per day)

Plummet as a Feather
ReCo 15 3 uses per day
R: Pers. D: Conc. (Item Maintains), T Ind.
This effect activates when Andreva becomes aware that she is falling. When triggered this effect slows the speed at which Andreva falls to that of a feather. Andreva's sigil expresses itself in that rather htan falling straight down, when this effect is activated Andreva drops in a star shaped path.
(Base 4, +1 duration concentration, +5 levels item maintains concentration, +3 levels linked trigger,+2 levels 3 uses per day)

Feint of Effortless Glamour
CrIm 22 (linked trigger unlimited uses per day)
R: Touch, D: Conc. (item maintains ) T: Ind.
When triggered this effect creates the visual image and sounds of a hand, arm and sword. This hand arm and sword spring from the shoulder of the sword's wielder and match the appearance of the wielder's existing hand and arm exactly. The created image hand, arm, and sword move with similar speed and purpose to the wielder's actual arm. This effect is triggered whenever Andreva's surface thoughts include a real desire to have the effect active. While the effect is active, many defense totals (as decided to be appropriate by the story guide) versus sword attacks from Andreva suffer a penalty of 5 due to the defender not knowing which sword to defend against. When Andreva is truly worried, this effect is liable to trigger every round leading to a hydralike confluence of sword images growing from Andreva's tiny shoulder. Each extra image beyond the first increases the defense penalty by one to a maximum of 10. Due to Andreva's sigil, the illusionary sword or swords adopt a slightly more flamboyant fighting style than Andreva.
(base 2, +1touch, +1 conc., +3 levels linked trigger, +10 levels unlimited uses per day, +5 levels item maintains concentration

Arcane Tunnels Revealed
InVi 30 (24 x per day, pen 0, linked trigger)
Arcane tunnels revealed has a linked trigger with the Eagerly Attentive Talisman enchantment as can only function while Eagerly Attentive Talisman is active. Arcane Tunnels Revealed activates when Andreva suspects that there is an arcane tunnel cast by someone else that connects to the room where she is. Any arcane tunnels present in the room with her are made visible, each appearing as an intricate weaving of brightly colored silk threads that eye-twistingly stretches out to nothingness in its center. This allows Andreva and others to cast spells back along the tunnel to its other end. When Andeva is feeling frightened it is at least conceivable that she might use all of the activations of this effect without ever being attacked. Also note that this effect in unusable when not in an area with definite boundaries that would qualify as a room target in Hermetic magic.
(Base 5, +1 touch, +1 diameter, +2 Room, +3 levels linked trigger, +5 levels 24 uses per day)

Postpone the Assassination
ReVi 54 12 activations per day
R:Touch, D: Sun, T:Ind
A spell or enchantment of level 30 or lower targeted by this enchantment will be suspended for the duration of this effect.

Andreva specifically enchanted this to target arcane tunnel spells. Spells can no longer be cast through a suspended tunnel in either direction. However a caster on either end of a targeted tunnel may target Postpone the Assassination If they have a way of perceiving it. When both this effect and Arcane Tunnels Revealed are active a "shut" arcane tunnel will appear to be tied in elaborate knots.

(Base: 35 , +1 range touch, +2 duration sun + 4 levels 12 uses per day)

Malevolent Eye of the Sword
ReVi 60 24 uses per day penetration 40
R: Sight, D: Conc. (item maintains) T:. Ind.
This effect opens up an arcane tunnel to a target that Andreva can see. This tunnel can be used to cast spells of level 35 or lower
(Base 10, +1 concentration, +3 sight, +5 levels item maintains concentration, +5 levels 24 uses per day, +20 levels penetration 40)

Collection of the Keys
ReCo 39 (penetration 0, 50 uses per day)
R: Sight, D:Mom., T: Ind.
This effect allows Andreva to Teleport any corpus target she sees up to five paces by mental command. Andreva enchanted this effect in order to collect small pieces of hair and that she detected using Sight of the Molting Magus into a small bag she carries on order collect arcane connections without arousing suspicion. The effect can also be used to move people in ways pleasing to Andreva. As a result of Andreva’s sigil items and people moved by this effect tend to be arraigned neatly by the magic.(Base 10, +4 Sight, +3 levels linked trigger, +6 uses 50 uses per day)

The talisman has had the following 8 bonuses attuned
+3 block a single attack
+3 Terram
+3 Corpus
+4 Aquam
+4 Harm human and animal bodies
+5 clairvoyance
+4 minds
+5 to conjure or control occult entities
She has zero pawns of unfilled space left of the 31 pawns she has opened in her talisman.

Freezing Stare of Vulnerability
ReMe 78 penetration 90 (or lower if you house rule charged devices, as you should)
R: Voice D: Diam., T: Ind.
This is a charged device that is enchanted as a tattoo upon Andreva's right forearm. At 90 years beyond apprenticeship it has 14 charges remaining. The target of this effect is compelled by the enchantment to remain motionless and focus their concentration on suppressing their magic resistance (even if they have none) for the duration of the the effect. If the target is out of the sight of Andreva for more than a few seconds they regain control of their mind and actions. This effect was designed with a fast trigger and the user, gains a +3 on initiative rolls when using it.
(base 15, +2 voice, +1 diameter, +3 levels fast trigger, +45 levels penetration)

Measure of the Deadly SIns
InMe36 2 uses per day
R: Touch, D: Sun, T: Room
This item is a disk of walnut wood upon which are perched seven silver imp figures. When the device is activated, the imp figures alter in accordance with the emotions of the people in the room (the people without magic resistance at least). Each imp is associated with an emotion that corresponds to one of one of the seven deadly sins, ( pride, greed, lust, envy, gluttony, wrath, and sloth). The imps develop swelled heads, swelled purses, enlarged members, bulging bellies, draw their sword, turn green or nod off to varying degrees appropriate to the relative strength of that emotion within the room. Andreva has said conflicting things regarding whether or not she can re-calibrate the device to detect different emotions, certainly she has shown no desire to do so. This item was opened with 6 pawns of vis, The enchantment fills up 4 pawns of the items' capacity
(base 10, +1 touch, +2 room, +2 sun, +1 level 2 activation per day)

The Prospecting Fish is a simple knife somewhat larger than a hand in size. Avdreva included a removable piece in the pommel and had it fixed as a permanent arcane connection to the rest of the knife.

It has three effects instilled in it filling 8 pawns of the items 10 pawn capacity:

Pike of the Earth
Re(Mu)Te 30 unlimited uses per day Item maintains concentration
R: Pers., D: Conc. T: Ind
When this power is activated the user stabs the knife into the ground and the knife continues to move swimming through earth and stone as if it were a fish. The knife continues to a point specified by the user and then returns to its starting location. Due to Andreva's sigil, the knife tends to swim in less than perfectly straight lines on account of the with barrel rolls and waves it performs.
(base 3, +2 metal, +1 concentration, +1 muto requisite, +10 levels unlimited uses, +5 levels item maintains concentration)

Pluto's Vis Stores
InVi 20 unlimited uses per day Item maintains concentration
R: Pers., D: Conc., T: Hearing
The blade on one side of the prospecting fish is engraved with the image of panfish and a net. Typically the panfish in the picture are swimming freely. However if the knife, while underground, comes within hearing distance of vis then the image will change and the fish will appear inside of the net until the knife is reset. Note that Andreva can effectively use this power while she is carrying vis on her person because the effect will not penetrate her parma.
(base 1, +1 concentration, +3 hearing, +10 levels unlimited uses, +5 levels item maintains concentration)

Wailing of Lonely Jewels Desperate for Settings
InTe 25 unlimited uses per day Item maintains concentration
R: Pers., D: Conc., T: Hearing
The blade on one side of the prospecting fish is engraved with the image of a pike. Typically the pike has its jaws open displaying its teeth. However if the knife, while underground, comes within hearing distance of Jewels then the image will change and the fish will have the image of a gem in its mouth until the knife is reset.
(base 2, +1 concentration, +3 hearing, +10 levels unlimited uses, +5 levels item maintains concentration)

Andreva's Chest of Laboratory Equipment
CrTe 32 (penetration 0, 3 uses per day)
R: Touch, D: Moon, T: Ind.

This item appears as a very large wooden chest with exceptionally solid bronze hardware and intricate carvings of hermetic laboratories on every surface. Inside the chest is a collection of laboratory equipment of flawless quality each piece wrapped up in layers of embroidered silk to protect it. The chest is activated by sorting through the equipment describing how each piece is they user looks at isn't exactly what they need ("the neck is too long", "if this only had five feet rather than three", "this one's a little too small for what I need"). The chest then creates a single piece of laboratory equipment of perfect quality that exactly matches the desires of the user. The user unwraps the equipment and takes it to their laboratory where it lasts until both the full moon and new moon have crossed the sky before disappearing. Due to Andreva's sigil all of the created pieces are ornately decorated.
(base 5, +1 touch, +3 moon, +1 complexity, +2 levels three uses per day)

Purse of sixty scabbards
A lady’s bag fashioned of steel mail with a silver clasp and covered in embroidered silk. The armor sack was opened with 10 pawns of vis. This item was constructed so that the clasp and silk can be replaced without damaging the item.
3 of the ten pawns are filled with the following enchantment

Shrink the Sword
MuTe 30 (unlimited uses per day, Item maintains concentration)
R:Touch, D: Conc. T: Ind.
This effect is triggered by part of a sword being placed in the bag. The effect shrinks the sword to 1/16th its length in every direction. This effect is cancelled (item ceases concentration) as the sword is removed from the bag. The swords targeted by this effect can not have plant or animal components or the effect fails to work. At sunrise and sunset the shrunken swords begin to grow as the concentration of the effects ends, however the shrinking effect is also instantly triggered by the presence of swords within the bag. The result of this is that even if the bag has dozens of swords in it the bag does not explode into a pile of steel at sunset. Instead the swords within the bag shift and move often tearing up contents that are not made of steel and causing the bag to roll once or twice at dawn and dusk. As a result of Andreva’s sigil, the shrunken swords develop excessive ornateness in their hilts and engravings while in the smaller states making them sometimes difficult to identify
(Base 4, +2 extreme size changes, +1 touch, +1 concentration, +5 levels item maintains concentration, +10 levels unlimited uses per day)

The following five enchanted devices (through the Wand of Titanic Sandcastles) were created for use on the Covenant’s ship.

Dish of Location
InTe 25 unlimited uses
R: Arcane Connection, D: diameter., T: Ind.
This is a lesser enchanted device opened with 3 pawns of vis. It is a large shallow stone bowl about two feet in diameter. Evenly spaced around the thick edge of this bowl are three small dishes carved into the stone. When one or more knives is placed in the large bowl and an arcane connection to a location is placed in one of the shallow dishes the knife in the bowl orients itself so that its tip points directly to the location. There are three dishes on the edge of the bowl so up to three different locations can be pointed to at once. Andreva's sigil manifests itself in this device by having the knives do a little dance prior to orienting themselves. (It should be noted that in the early 12th century accurate maps that would make this tool exceptionally useful did not yet exist. In Mythic Europe however magic might be used to produce them.)
(base 2, +4 arcane connection, +1 diameter, +10 levels unlimited uses)

Ground Run Aship on the Timbers
ReTe 50 (24 uses er day)
R: Touch,, D: Sun, T: Structure (+1 size)
This device is a shield adorned with clam shells and pieces of jet. It is enchanted as a lesser enchanted device. It is triggered by mounting the sheild upon part of a structure, typically the mast of a ship. The targeted structure (typically, but not necessarily, a ship) is warded against any damage caused by impacting upon or being impacted by sand, mud, clay, rocks, or glass. If a ship protected by this effect were to run into a a shoal of rocks or large submerged stone it would bounce off possibly shaking everyone and everything on the sip rather severely. As a result of Andreva's sigil, any sounds caused by impacts between the structure and terram targets are repeated two times in quick succession once a perfect fifth higher than the original sound once a perfect fourth lower.
(base 5, +1 stone and glass, +1 touch, +2 sun concentration,+3 structure, +1 size, +5 levels 24 uses per day)

Wand of Titanic Sandcastles
ReTe 48 6 uses per day
R: Sight, D: Conc. (Item maintains) T: Part (+3 size)
The Wand of Titanic Sandcastles is a 14" Bronze wand with silver inlays of flowers and swords that has been enchanted lesser device. Upon activation it moves a volume of up to 1,000 cubic paces of dirt, sand, clay, or loose stones into any shape that the wielder wishes even if the shape would not stand on its own. It can move material into moderately stretched out mushroom shapes but can not suspend its target completely in the air with no part of it touching the ground. The targeted material flows into its new conformation over the course of a several seconds and after the magic has ended the material flows to a natural repose over several seconds as well. By concentrating and using the wand the wielder can change the shape of his targeted material while the effect is ongoing. The wielder can not change the sand, rocks and other terram material that is targeted without activating the wand again. This could be used to trap living targets but it can not easily crush them. As a result of Andreva's sigil the dirt and sand form filigreed shapes and patterns as it flows and from its altered conformation.
(Base 3 , +3 sight, +1 concentration, +1 part, +3 size, +1 stone, +5 levels item maintains concentration, + 3 levels 6 uses per day)

I did not include the statue of Peter and Patricia that she created for Bausas

Erik_Tyrrell · October 3, 2017, 4:41pm

and thinking more about a next period, Andreva might be a good fit for The Knights of the Green Stone. It would be interesting to have a wealthy ~120 year old maga in the role of the new initiate, because power changes personal dynamics even when it shouldn't.

If I did that, I'd need to deal with the fact that the knights teach free expression which she already has, magical memory which might be the weakest virtue in fifth edition, and vulgar alchemy which has messy rules that don't work as they should.

Tellus · October 3, 2017, 6:18pm

sigh yeah... I know just what you mean.

jason72 · October 3, 2017, 7:01pm

Errata says its Puissant Art of Memory (plus teaching in the Ability), not the Virtue Magical Memory.

jason72 · October 3, 2017, 7:31pm

Should Grace's Might be associated with a Form?
Also, is it worth re-forging the familiar bond yet?

Erik_Tyrrell · October 3, 2017, 8:30pm

I associated her might with Terram, that's what 2 of her 3 initial powers are associated with and she was bound with ReTe.

She has bond scores of 2,2, and 3

Their present ReTe lab score is
Re 18
Te 31
Lab quality 2
Lab Teram specialization 4
Lab Rego specialization 6
Aura 3
MT Andreva 8
Int Andreva 3
MT Grace 11
Int Grace 3

Total 89

If they did an early riser routine they could change their bond scores to 3,3,3 that might be worth it.

Erik_Tyrrell · October 4, 2017, 11:54am

With further thought on Grace. I had never calculated her human characteristics. Looking at getting characteristics from human to animal on p 23 of HoH: Mystery Cults the general method is if both are positive or negative then use the greater absolute value, if not add them (intelligence is an exception and doesn't change between forms). I looked at the characteristics of a human when compared to the baseline of a horse but that got weird.

I just took Grace's deviation from a standard Destrier and used that for her human values
Int +3
Per 0
Pre +2
Com +2
Str 0
Stm +1
Dex 0
Qik 0

Erik_Tyrrell · October 6, 2017, 6:17pm

So having (for now) completed this big project I went back to read through it. I found that during the 60-75 period I had already had Andreva learn wind of Mundane silence, Revoke the protection of Bonisagus, and Sight of the Molting Magus.

this made two of the 76-90 seasons redundant. (although in the later period she learned higher level spells and did sight of the molting magus as a talisman enchantment rather than a spell).

To correct this mistake I'm changing those two seasons in 76-90 and instead of putting Search for the Keys to the Castle in her talisman she'll do this

I'll have made the changes to the above posts before you read this.

Erik_Tyrrell · October 6, 2017, 8:48pm

I didn't notice this post earlier. That's good news indeed.

We (the community here) should really get a good alternative rule set developed for Vulgar alchemy. It would make so many things easier.

Tellus · October 6, 2017, 9:00pm

Seconded

Anulus Connectens: Andreva of Jerbiton

Their present ReTe lab score is Re 18 Te 31 Lab quality 2 Lab Teram specialization 4 Lab Rego specialization 6 Aura 3 MT Andreva 8 Int Andreva 3 MT Grace 11 Int Grace 3

Their present ReTe lab score is
Re 18
Te 31
Lab quality 2
Lab Teram specialization 4
Lab Rego specialization 6
Aura 3
MT Andreva 8
Int Andreva 3
MT Grace 11
Int Grace 3