Ranulf from MoH now 150 years post apprentice!!!!

[Erik_Tyrrell]

Here's an attempt to make it more like Wind of Mundane silence

Spells of Timber
MuIg(Vi) 50
R: Touch, D: Sun, T: Ind. (+1 size)
This spell alters the target fire so that it burns spells and magical effects in addition to naturally flammable objects. Spells consumed by these fires will unravel and be dispelled.
Low level spells burn like twigs and high level spells burn like logs. exposing an eight magnitude spell to a candle flame will no more dispel it than exposing a tree trunk to the same candle. On the other hand first magnitude spells go up in a puff of smoke immediately after being exposed to the fires of Self Immolation.
Specifically

A spell burns up in a round if the fire damage is more than three times the spell level
A spell burns up in a diameter if the fire damage is more than twice the spell level
A spell burns up in an hour if the fire damage is more than twice the spell level -25
A spell burns up in six hours if the fire damage is more than twice the spell level -40

Even if a spell is not burnt by a fire it can sometimes be detected as the fires interact with it.
Ranulf developed this spell at tenth magnitude not only because he could but because a fire targeted by this spell will eventually un-enchant itself by burning the spell up.
(Base 4, +1 touch, +2 sun, +1 size, +6 target fires of up to +35 damage)

It can probably take out a spell that's two magnitudes higher than a similarly constructed wind of mundane silence style spell that uses repeated castings but it takes six hours and probably two other high level spells to make it work and even then its a rather finicky pain in the rear.

Does that strike you as a reasonable balance? (this question is directed at Arthur but not directed only at Arthur)

As I posted earlier the fact that this spell is primarily useful in niche circumstances and probably can be pulled off by Ranulf with ceremonial magic made me change his activity for the season. This is the spell he'll invent instead:

Discriminating Inferno

ReIg 50
R: Touch, D:Sun, T: Ind
This spell controls a fire, preventing it from directly heating or burning a particular substance (such as human flesh or the wood of the elm tree) chosen by the caster at the time of casting. The caster must either have a sample of the material to be protected or must cast the spell with an appropriate casting requisite. Ranulf frequently casts this spell several times upon the same fire in order to make the fire safe for specific environments. The spell only affects the fire that it is cast upon. Other fires, including fires which have been lit from the subject of this spell are not affected. Fires up to ten times the size of a hearth fire can be targeted with this spell.
(Base 4, +1 Touch, +2 Sun, +1 size +5 fires of up to +35 damage)

Which is just Discriminating flames from Magi of Hermes ramped up enough to handle +35 damage fires.

[Erik_Tyrrell]

During the penultimate season he'll make something for Artisano. I looked at strengthening the bond score but this only gave them an additional one point in one of the cords I think that he'd want to wait until they can get at least two points in their cords.

While the bond itself has infinite capacity and its effects don't cause any warping to Ranulf they have to target either Ranulf or Artisano. That's a pretty significant drawback.

I figure that Artisano would like very much to be able to manipulate objects too large for his size -5 claws. He's also probably a bit worried about some day getting hit by one of those metal weapons that so many of the people he sees seem to have.

Their lab score for enchanting a rego terram (Herbam) device is
rego 15
forms 10
int 2
aura 3
lab +2
magic theory 11
help 11
shape(wand) +4
for a total of 58
They enchant the following item which was much cooler in my head until I realized that it was more or less just The Unseen Porter (from which I stole basically everything after I realized the similarity)

Hands of the Tiny Lizard
ReTe(He) 29
R: Voice, D: Conc. T: ind
This tiny golden wand that Artisano carries in a small pouch hung from the same chain as the Pendant of Patient Incantations is a lesser enchanted device can hold immobile or slowly manipulate a single item of clay, stone, base metal, or plant products . The targeted item is controlled with a force similar to that of a very strong person (+5). In general the more heavy an object is the slower it is moved. The effect has the same limitations as the spell unseen porter: the effect can not carry the wielder, nothing can be lifted above the height of a man, and delicate tasks require difficult finesse rolls on the order of ease factor 12)
(Base 3, +2 for stone and metal, +2 voice, +1 concentration, +1 Herbam requisite, +4 levels 12 uses per day)

[Arthur]

@Erik Tyrrell

Here's an attempt to make it more like Wind of Mundane silence

Spells of Timber
MuIg(Vi) 50
R: Touch, D: Sun, T: Ind. (+1 size)
This spell alters the target fire so that it burns spells and magical effects in addition to naturally flammable objects. Spells consumed by these fires will unravel and be dispelled.
Low level spells burn like twigs and high level spells burn like logs. exposing an eight magnitude spell to a candle flame will no more dispel it than exposing a tree trunk to the same candle. On the other hand first magnitude spells go up in a puff of smoke immediately after being exposed to the fires of Self Immolation.
Specifically

A spell burns up in a round if the fire damage is more than three times the spell level
A spell burns up in a diameter if the fire damage is more than twice the spell level
A spell burns up in an hour if the fire damage is more than twice the spell level -25
A spell burns up in six hours if the fire damage is more than twice the spell level -40

Even if a spell is not burnt by a fire it can sometimes be detected as the fires interact with it.
Ranulf developed this spell at tenth magnitude not only because he could but because a fire targeted by this spell will eventually un-enchant itself by burning the spell up.
(Base 4, +1 touch, +2 sun, +1 size, +6 target fires of up to +35 damage)

It can probably take out a spell that's two magnitudes higher than a similarly constructed wind of mundane silence style spell that uses repeated castings but it takes six hours and probably two other high level spells to make it work and even then its a rather finicky pain in the rear.

Does that strike you as a reasonable balance? (this question is directed at Arthur but not directed only at Arthur)

At first glance, that looks better. Let's analyze what this means using the hottest fire possible under the spell, and the weakest flame as well. (In the following, I assume a stress die roll of 5, for simplicity's sake.)

With the hottest fire (+35 damage), the Spell of Timbers allows the burning of a spell:

• Up to level 13 in a single round (stress die+35 divided by 3, rounded up)
• Up to level 20 in a diameter (stress die+35 divided by 2, rounded up)
• Up to level 45 in an hour (stress die+35 divided by 2, rounded up, plus 25)
• Up to level 60 in six hour (stress die+35 divided by 2, rounded up, plus 40)

With the weakest flame (+0 damage),the Spell of Timbers allows:

• Nothing at all if exposed for less than an hour
• Up to level 18 in an hour (stress die+0 divided by 2, plus 25)
• Up to level 43 in an hour (stress die+0 divided by 2, plus 40)

In both case we see sharp increases in the capacity of the spell when used for more than an hour. In the case of a candle (+0 damage), it also means that this contradicts the description of the spell, as a candle flame is able to dispell an eight magnitude spell in 6 hours.

I think a more linear scale might be better (as opposed to one where a multiplication is used). So perhaps compare the level of the spell against (fire damage) -25 / -10 / +5 / +20 (for durations of round / diam / hour / 6 hours)?

That would mean that a +35 damage fire would dispel spells of level 15 (round), 30 (diameter), 45 (hour) and 60 (six hours). If using a candle (unlikely), this +0 fire would dispell spells of level 10 in an hour and level 25 in six hours. This scale seems more in line with the description, IMHO, while the formulas are simpler and more linear. The high-end capabilities of the spell are pretty much the same, but avoid the problems of a candle being able to dispel an eight magnitude spell.

(Note that if you did not expect a stress die to be added to the fire damage, make it explicit in the spell's description and adjust my treshold upward by 5 points.)

[Tugdual]

@Erik Tyrrell

Spells of Timber
MuIg(Vi) 50
R: Touch, D: Sun, T: Ind. (+1 size)
This spell alters the target fire so that it burns spells and magical effects in addition to naturally flammable objects. Spells consumed by these fires will unravel and be dispelled.
Low level spells burn like twigs and high level spells burn like logs. exposing an eight magnitude spell to a candle flame will no more dispel it than exposing a tree trunk to the same candle. On the other hand first magnitude spells go up in a puff of smoke immediately after being exposed to the fires of Self Immolation.
Specifically

A spell burns up in a round if the fire damage is more than three times the spell level
A spell burns up in a diameter if the fire damage is more than twice the spell level
A spell burns up in an hour if the fire damage is more than twice the spell level -25
A spell burns up in six hours if the fire damage is more than twice the spell level -40

Even if a spell is not burnt by a fire it can sometimes be detected as the fires interact with it.
Ranulf developed this spell at tenth magnitude not only because he could but because a fire targeted by this spell will eventually un-enchant itself by burning the spell up.
(Base 4, +1 touch, +2 sun, +1 size, +6 target fires of up to +35 damage)

This uses the same R/T/D magnitude as WoMS, which should immediately dispel every 5th magnitude spell. The targeted fire is about Room size, so there's no creeping around the limit. Fire has to last for duration, +35 damage Sun is lvl45!

Since this is based on WoMS, it does not affect Momentary spells. Which penetration are you using to affect MR, this spell's and not the fire's, no?

• Momentary spells are not affected
• Diameter spells : {35/3 = lvl10} are affected
• Diameter spells : {35/2 = lvl15} are not affected
• Sun spells : {(35+25)/2 = lvl30} are affected always
• Sun spells : {(35+40)/2 = lvl35} are affected half the time

WoMS is superior until the other spell has been active for an hour. What's good:

• doesn't use Perdo
• Sun duration
• better than Room as it only affects spells in the fire
• can be toned down by using on smaller fires
• can be used as Until

In most cases it is worse than a lvl30 WoMS, which is something he could cast easily at half his age. I would rewrite it this way:

• dispels in Round for {base -1 magnitude} spells
• dispels in Diameter for {WoMS base = 25} spells
• dispels in Hour for {base +1 magnitude} spells
  Reduce base by 1 magnitude for each 2 magnitudes of fire.

With maybe 1d6 for hour delay to weaken the Until use.

[Erik_Tyrrell]

So for Ranulf’s last season of this 15 year period I had a few ideas, none of which really stand out to me:

My original plan (OK plan B, plan A was the selective WoMS) was a muto mentem spell that made the target speak Latin, thus allowing Ranulf to compensate for not being able to cast thoughts within babble due to his intellego deficency. This, as I wrote above probably falls afoul of the restrictions on creating memories in HoH Societates so it is a no go. I then thought about finding a way use fire to act as a translator. Ranulf already knows words with the flickering flame. If he can turn a target into a fire he can arguably speak with them. (Does anyone want to take the “no he can’t” side of that argument? I’d appreciate being alerted to arguments that I haven’t thought of.) It turns out that Ranulf already has a range personal spell to turn himself into a fire and just a few seasons ago he learned wizard’s reach corpus at level 50 so it appears he already does have a way to turn other people into fires so for certain this isn’t what he’s going to do for the last season.

Here are three not particularily exciting but sensible things for him to do here (plans D-F, plan C is later)

Ranulf could Invent a creo mentem ritual to help alleviate his atrocious perception score. Certainly he has an chanted device that casts eyes of the eagle and eyes of the hawk from projects is a non-fatiguing spont for him so despite his poor eyesight flaw he can function a bit , but getting his perception from -3 to 0 or +1 would be a sensible use of his time.

Ranulf might enchant Artisano’s bond so that he can be enveloped in a flame of ridiculous heat Atisano has immunity to fire so the damage level could be high without risking injury to the fellow(he’d want to dump his enchanted devices someplace where he could retrieve them before using it) this would certainly dissuade other creatures from physically attacking him.

Ranulf’s lab is now well over 100 years old and it is made of wood. Ranulf has had the ability to cast a range touch target room version of shadow of spring times departed (an enchantment from his talisman that is in Magi of Hermes) by ceremonial magic for the last 75 or more years, so I think that the continued existence of the lab can be explained. But even if he only casts this spell once every two or three years, Ranulf is still eventually going to botch and cause himself problems. A formulaic version could be cast with a simple die and be a safer choice.

Here is what would be more fun (plan C) but seems a little questionable to me

What I’d like to do is find a way to find regio boundaries without intellego (and probably with ignem). Yet a spell with target room that makes all regio boundaries glow or burst into flames or some such strikes me as an intellego spell rather than a muto spell, buta spell to make all animals in a room burst into flame or to color all of the people in a room blue doesn't strike me as an intellego spell. Can we draw a distinction some how then use this distinction to design a spell to indirectly detect regio boundaries?

My thought process is that a rego corpus spell with target room which causes every person in a room scream loudly would work to detect people and the spell would do it without using intellego. Is there some observable thing that a regio boundary could do that would serve to identify it? Regio boundaries don’t naturally scream but they do open and close. Could Ranulf use a target room or structure rego vim spell to open boundaries and then reliably observe the movement of something into or out of them (like smoke)? It seems speculative.

Ranulf’s Vim score is good enough that he could learn piercing the (realm) veil from lab notes and he’d be able to cast it (with stamina drain) about half of the time despite his intellego deficiency. That seems like a more reasonable approach but it isn’t nearly as fun.

I'm open to suggestions (Plan G?) or different ways to think about the intellego -not intellego question for detecting regios.

[Erik_Tyrrell]

@Arthur

I think a more linear scale might be better (as opposed to one where a multiplication is used). So perhaps compare the level of the spell against (fire damage) -25 / -10 / +5 / +20 (for durations of round / diam / hour / 6 hours)?

That would mean that a +35 damage fire would dispel spells of level 15 (round), 30 (diameter), 45 (hour) and 60 (six hours). If using a candle (unlikely), this +0 fire would dispell spells of level 10 in an hour and level 25 in six hours. This scale seems more in line with the description, IMHO, while the formulas are simpler and more linear. The high-end capabilities of the spell are pretty much the same, but avoid the problems of a candle being able to dispel an eight magnitude spell.

(Note that if you did not expect a stress die to be added to the fire damage, make it explicit in the spell's description and adjust my threshold upward by 5 points.)

I can live with that.

Spells of Timber
MuIg(Vi) 50
R: Touch, D: Sun, T: Ind. (+1 size)
This spell alters the target fire so that it burns spells and magical effects in addition to naturally flammable objects. Spells consumed by these fires will unravel and be dispelled.
Low level spells burn like twigs and high level spells burn like logs. exposing an eight magnitude spell to a candle flame will no more dispel it than exposing a tree trunk to the same candle. On the other hand first magnitude spells go up in a puff of smoke immediately after being exposed to the fires of Self Immolation.
Specifically

[list=]A spell burns up in a round if the fire base damage is equal to or greater than spell level +25
A spell burns up in a diameter if the fire base damage is equal to or greater than spell level +5
A spell burns up in an hour if the fire base damage is equal to or greater than spell level -10
A spell burns up in six hours if the fire base damage is equal to or greater than spell level -25[/list]

note that no die roll is added to the fire damage for purposes of computing what spell level the fire can burn.

Even if a spell is not burnt by a fire it can sometimes be detected as the fires interact with it.
Ranulf developed this spell at tenth magnitude not only because he could but because a fire targeted by this spell will eventually un-enchant itself by burning the spell up.
(Base 4, +1 touch, +2 sun, +1 size, +6 target fires of up to +35 damage)

Anyone else have some objection? Tugdal, do you think it is too weak like this?

[Tugdual]

@Erik Tyrrell

Anyone else have some objection? Tugdal, do you think it is too weak like this?

n/t

[Erik_Tyrrell]

I've had a few more days to think and now I'm afraid that when I manage to think of anything else that is fun to do with unnatural fires I'll have enough for another fifteen years.

Choices for what to spend his last season on could easily change into a to do list
ritual to improve perception
increase his muto vim lab total enough so that when Ranulf and Artisano reforge their bond they can get their bronze cord from 2 to 4.
learn enough intellego to invent an In(Cr)Vi(Ig) spell to make regio boundaries glow like candle flames and then invent it (or learn 3 piercing the reaml veil spells if this is impractical)
A creo ignem (Co, An) spell to make all human and animal bodies glow in order to detect invisible targets
shadow of spring times departed target room
Aegis of the hearth
A transformation effect in the familiar bond that would allow artisano to take another form.

(The salamander bathed in flame idea wasn't particularly useful it was just doable)

[Erik_Tyrrell]

I thought of a spell for the last season that was both in character and questionable from a rules perspective about a week ago, but the sickness of our forum made me hesitate in posting it.

In the final season of his 120th year out of apprenticeship Ranulf borrows the services of the apprentice of one of his fellow covenant members (in exchange for reasonable compensation) to create a level 40 version of the following spell to benefit their covenant

Buttress to the Walls of Notatus
MuVi Gen.
R: Voice, D: Conc., T: Ind.

Buttress to the Walls of Notatus targets a vim spell of a level at least 10 lower than Buttress to the Walls of Notatus and raises power of the base effect by one magnitude in a manner similar to Wizard's Boost (vim). Ranulf created this spell specifically to increase the power of his covenant's Aegis of the Hearth without requiring more vis or the creation of a new Aegis ritual. While maintaining concentration on a spell for the entire duration over which a ritual is cast is normally very problematic the enchantment Mindful Talisman in Ranulf's talisman is able to maintain concentration on spells of up to 40th level.
(Base effect +2 voice, +1 concentration)

So can a muto vim spell that dynamically alters another spell be supported by a version of "Maintain the Demanding Spell"? It doesn't run afoul of any printed rule that I'm aware of but it does cut very close to the restriction against enchanted devices being able to cast muto vim.

Also, if I wizard's boost a ritual do I need to supply more vis?

Here's a relevant quote from the errata for folks who may have not seen it or forgotten. My spell doesn't make much sense if you haven't read it.

Muto Vim Guidelines (p. 159): Replace the final paragraph with the following: "Muto Vim spells work by altering the magical energies that create the spell as it is being cast. The spell is the result of the combination of the base casting and the Muto Vim effect, and has its effect once both the casting and the Muto Vim effect have finished. This means that a Muto Vim spell must have a duration at least as long as the casting of the target spell, but need not last for as long as the spell itself. For normally-cast formulaic spells, a Momentary Duration is sufficient, but if the casting time is longer for any reason, the Muto Vim spell must also have a longer Duration; Sun is sufficient for any practical Ritual."

[Tellus]

@Erik Tyrrell

So can a muto vim spell that dynamically alters another spell be supported by a version of "Maintain the Demanding Spell"? It doesn't run afoul of any printed rule that I'm aware of but it does cut very close to the restriction against enchanted devices being able to cast muto vim.

Not having checked the relevant effect in a while:
You're just using ReVi to maintain a D: Conc spell, right? No problem in that (assuming it was originally made with the right guideline, I have no recollection about seeing it before, but it's early here, so yeah).
No restrictions on ReVi for devices that I know of.

Also, if I wizard's boost a ritual do I need to supply more vis?

As far as can tell, yes

Here's a relevant quote from the errata for folks who may have not seen it or forgotten. My spell doesn't make much sense if you haven't read it.

Muto Vim Guidelines (p. 159): Replace the final paragraph with the following: "Muto Vim spells work by altering the magical energies that create the spell as it is being cast. The spell is the result of the combination of the base casting and the Muto Vim effect, and has its effect once both the casting and the Muto Vim effect have finished. This means that a Muto Vim spell must have a duration at least as long as the casting of the target spell, but need not last for as long as the spell itself. For normally-cast formulaic spells, a Momentary Duration is sufficient, but if the casting time is longer for any reason, the Muto Vim spell must also have a longer Duration; Sun is sufficient for any practical Ritual."

My favorite here is a trick based on the Neo-Mercurians (TMRE), who practice performance magic based on their rituals. Beautiful solution I thought.

You should note though, that MuVi on the Aegis has caused controversy before:
https://forum.atlas-games.com/t/e-mail-verification/172/1] and spin-off here:
[url]https://forum.atlas-games.com/t/spun-off-thread-is-the-aegis-of-the-hearth-hermetic/7589/1].
I suspect that discussion is what caused the note on Wizard's Boost in the [url=http://www.atlas-games.com/arm5/arm5errata.php]errata

[Erik_Tyrrell]

@Tellus

@Erik Tyrrell

Also, if I wizard's boost a ritual do I need to supply more vis?

As far as can tell, yes

Do you have a source? I can't recall where if ever the question has ever been addressed in the books.

You should note though, that MuVi on the Aegis has caused controversy before:
[url]E-Mail Verification] and spin-off here:
[url]Spun-Off thread: Is the Aegis of the Hearth Hermetic?].

Thanks for these links. I think that the argument that Aegis is not hermetic enough to get muto vim'ed might be valid, but for the moment I'm going to stick to my opinion that since Buttress to the Walls of Notatus produces a final spell that is just like a spell that can be researched, this particular muto vim spell is OK. (I've been swayed by arguments several times previously in this thread It could easily happen again.)

[Tellus]

@Erik Tyrrell

@Tellus

@Erik Tyrrell

Also, if I wizard's boost a ritual do I need to supply more vis?

As far as can tell, yes

Do you have a source? I can't recall where if ever the question has ever been addressed in the books.

I was quite sure it was in Wizard's Boost, but upon re-reading the spell, it isn't.
So I'd like to revise my answer to: Not as far as I can tell. Merry X-mas.

You should note though, that MuVi on the Aegis has caused controversy before:
[url]E-Mail Verification] and spin-off here:
[url]Spun-Off thread: Is the Aegis of the Hearth Hermetic?].

Thanks for these links. I think that the argument that Aegis is not hermetic enough to get muto vim'ed might be valid, but for the moment I'm going to stick to my opinion that since Buttress to the Walls of Notatus produces a final spell that is just like a spell that can be researched this particular muto vim spell is OK. (I've been swayed by arguments several times previously in this thread It could easily happen again.)

I think it was a way of differentiating it from ordinary hermetic spells, and explain why it couldn't simply be invented with alternative parameters. Not sure, but that's certainly how I read it.

[Erik_Tyrrell]

Here's the +120 years character sheet:

Ranulf +120 years

Characteristics: Int +2, Per –2, Pre +1, Com +0, Str +1, Sta +5, Dex +1, Qik +1(1)

Size: 0

Age: 144 (52)

Decrepitude: 0(1)

Warping Score: 8 (34)

Confidence Score: 2 (6)

Virtues and Flaws: The Gift ; Major Magical Focus (Unnatural Fires); Affinity (Ignem), Mastered spells, Method Caster, Puissant Ignem*, Puissant Magic Theory, Puissant Penetration, True Friend (Artisano); Deficient Technique (Intellego); Deleterious Circumstances (spells of range sight or range eye), Poor Eyesight, Miles (Houses of Hermes: Societates p 31),
*House Virtue

Personality Traits: Loyal (Artisano) +3, Brave +3, Noble +2, Pious +2, Inquisitive +1, Loquacious –1

Reputations: beneficent +2 (flambeau and societates milites), Militie +3 (order), impressively/foolishly deep repertoire of ignem spells +3 (order), Hoplite +2 (Order), Deficient in Intellego (Flambeau) +1, Not an Archmagus / Slayer of second largest giant in order's history +2
Combat:
Fist: Init +1, Attack +4, Defense +4, Damage +1
Dodge: Init +1, Attack n/a, Defense +5, Damage n/a
Soak: +5 (often modified by spells and armour, excellent quality full chain protection +11, Load 6, the load of the armor is also frequently adjusted by magic)
Fatigue Levels: OK, 0, –1, –3, –5, Unconscious
Wound Penalties: –1 (1-5), –3 (6-10), –5 (11-15), Incapacitated (16-20), Dead (21+)

Abilities: Artes Liberales 4 (Ceremonial Casting), Athletics 2 (running), Awareness 1 (searching), Brawl 3 (dodge), Carouse 1 (staying sober), Guile 1 (lying to strangers), Code of Hermes 2 (Wizard’s marches), Concentration 6 (spells), Dead Language – Ancient Greek 2 (hermetic usage), Dead Language – Latin 5 (hermetic usage), Faerie Lore 1 (giants), Finesse 6 (ignem), Infernal Lore 1(corrupted beasts), Leadership 2 (grogs), Living Language - Aramaic (travel) 2, Living Language -Castillian 5 (merchants), Magic Lore 1 (giants) , Magic Theory 8 +2 (1) (inventing spells), Organization Lore – Order of Hermes 1 (personalities), Parma Magica 7 (corpus), Penetration 6 +2 (ignem), Philosophae 3 (ritual magic), Profession – Candle Maker 2 (speed), Stealth 2 (hide), Teaching 2 (apprentices)

Arts: Cr 16, In 10, Mu 20, Pe 15, Re 15; An 10, Aq 5, Au 5, Co 14, He 10, Ig 32+3 (9), Im 5, Me 5, Te 10, Vi 25

Twilight Scars: Fires in the near vicinity of Ranulf move directly away from him as if a slight breeze were coming from him. Smoke is not affected by this. In a cold environment Ranulf's breath turns to wood smoke rather than mist.

Equipment: Chest of the Ember Seed, Pendant of Patient Incantations, Hands of the Tiny Lizard, Pendant of the Eagle's Vision, Ribbon of Arcane Preservation, School of the Founder's Advocate, Talisman of Ranulf

Encumbrance: 0 (0)

A Finer Cut of Meat (MuAn 10/35)
Doublet of Impenetrable Silk (MuAn 15/35)
Hide of Wax (MuAn 20/+41 A)
Commanding the Harnessed Beast (ReAn 30/30)
Gentle Caress of Asclepus (CrCo 30/35)
Skin of Wax (MuCo 20/+47 M,A) Mastery 2 (Ceremonial casting, Penetration)
Cloak of Black Feathers (MuCo(An) 30/35)
Shape of the Aquatic Predator (MuCo(An) 30/35)
Touch of the Bears’ Fortitude (MuCo 30/39)
Assumption of the Fiery Mantle (MuCo(Ig) 35/+65 F A)
Coat of Prometheus (CrIg 5/+56)
Flash of the Scarlet Flames (CrIg 15/+56)
Mien of Helios (CrIg 15/+56)
Fasting Hearth (CrIg 20/+78 F A)
Pillum of Fire (CrIg 20/+84 F M A) Mastery 6 (Fast Casting, Magic Resistacne, Multi Casting, Penetration, imperturbable casting, Finesse)
Self Immolation (CrIg 30/+78 F A)
Stockade of Infernos (CrIg 40/+78 F A)
Conflagrative Servant (Cr (Mu,Re) Ig 40/+76 F A)
Parliament of Fiery Raptors (Cr(Re)Ig 45/+76 F A)
Tales of the Ashes (InIg 5/+38 D F A)
Eyes of the Flame (InIg 35/+39 D F A) Mastery 1 (Stalwart casting)
Words of the Flickering Flame (InIg 35/+38 D F A)
Enduring Flame (MuIg 10/+86 F A)
Boreal Flames (Mu(Pe)Ig 15/+76 F A)
Flames of Stone (MuIg 30/+86 F A)
Petite Phoenix (Mu(Re) Ig 30/+76 F A)
Cunning Flames (MuIg(An)30/+51 F A)
Removal of Conflagrations (PeIg 45/61 A)
Discriminating Flames (ReIg 25/+76 F A)
Ward against Heat and flames (ReIg 25/+61 A)
Carpenter of flames (ReIg 30/+77 F A) Mastery 1 (Precision)
Parade Ground of Conflagrations (ReIg 30/+76 F A)
Ward Against Immolation (ReIg 35/+61 A)
Unified Flame (ReIg 35/+76 F A)
Flames that Leap Leagues (ReIg 40/+76 F A)
Flames that Leap Across the Earth (ReIg 45/+76 F A)
Discriminating Inferno (Re Ig 50/+76 F A)
Veil of Invisibility (PeIm 20/+25)
Transformation of Fire (MuTe(IgHe) 40/+51 F A)
Transformation of Fiery Steel (MuTe(Ig,He) 40/+51 F A)
Consummate Transformation of Fire (MuTe(Ig,He,An) 40/+52 F A) Mastery 1 (fast casting)
Enigma's Gift (CrVi 30/+47) Mastery 1 (defense)
Restore the Faded Threads (CrVi 30/+46)
Scales of the Magical Weight (InVi 5/+21 D A)
Sense the Nature of Vis (InVi 5/+21 D A)
Wizard’s Expansion Ignem (MuVi 25/+50)
Group Wizard’s Boost Ignem (MuVi 30/+50)
Touch Group Wizard's Reach Ignem (MuVi 30/+50)
Wizard’s Boost Ignem (MuVi 30/+50)
Wizard’s Communion (MuVi 30/+50)
Wizard’s Reach Ignem (MuVi 30/+50)
All Beasts are made from Plants (MuVi 35/+50)
Wizard’s Boost Vim (MuVi 35/+50)
Buttress to the Walls of Notatus (MuVi 40/+50)
Wizard's Endurance Ignem (MuVi 40/+50)
Wizard’s Reach Ignem (MuVi 40/+50)
Two Flights of Pilla (MuVi 45/+50)
Myriad of Flaming Pilla (MuVi 50/+50)
Wizard’s Reach Corpus (MuVi 50/+50)
Sap the Griffons Strength (PeVi 10/+49 A)
Dreadful Bane of the Fae (PeVi 15/+52 A)
Demon's Eternal Oblivion (PeVi 15/+49A)
Sap the Griffin's Strength (PeVi 20/+49 A)
Snuffing the Spell's Flame (PeVi 40/+50 A) Mastery 1 (magic resistance)
Unraveling the Fabric of Terram (PeVi 40/+49 A)
Wind of Mundane Silence (PeVi 40/+49 A)
Unraveling the Fabric of Ignem (PeVi 45/+49 A)
The Patient Spell (ReVi 20/+45)
Maintain the Demanding Spell (ReVi 30/+45)
Opening the Intangible Tunnel (ReVi 40/+46) Mastery 1 (magic resistance)
F includes Magical Focus
M includes Spell Mastery
D includes deficient technique
A includes attunement of talisman
note that casting totals do not include the +3 bonus from method caster

Vis: six pawns creo transferred into shiny rocks, six pawns ignem as ashes carried in a pouch on belt, the ashes become hot to the touch at sunset every day,6 pawns of muto in the form of dried flowers. I realized when later books came out that the vis entry was about how much vis you could pull out of the corpse of a magical/faerie/etc creature, it wasn't about how much vis a character carried around with them. Whoops.

Appearance: Ranulf’s eyes are held in a near perpetual squint as he closely examines the world with his inadequate sight. Ranulf’s face is reddened and the short hair around his face is bleached from long exposure to hot fires at close range. Ranulf is of ordinary stature and build ,Ranulf by the age of 114 has exchanged his thick clothing in favor of robes and furs resembling a sort of hybrid between the traditional garments of magi and the styles of nobility. Ranulf is almost never separated from his Talisman − a walking stick sized staff quite unsuitable for use as a weapon.

Personality traits from the familiar bond:
Ranulf will typically heat any chair or other object he intends to sit on with a spontaneous CrIg spell or Coat of Prometheus before actually sitting.
Ranulf feels a compulsion to make fires in his vicinity more beautiful according to an Aesthetic that he shares with Artisano. He’ll often shift logs around and move coals (relying on quick movement and his form bonus to prevent himself from burning his hands or using non-fatiguing spontaneous Rego Herbam and Rego Ignem to do the job) while debating with his familiar the proper amount of crackle degree of smoke and light that is appropriate for their surroundings and activities.
Ranulf has developed a habit of nearly always using flourishes (HoH: Societates p.60) to make his spells more pleasing to his tastes.

[Erik_Tyrrell]

Looking at the above I'm more comfortable with 30 xp per year for this 15 year period. Even considering that I'm adding no xp from exposure (which would be 32 xp) I think that the xp awards are in accordance to what he'd get from spending a deal of time going on a pilgrimage and reading vain tractati.

Here's Artisano

The Salamander Artisano,
Characteristics: Int +2, Per -2, Pre -4, Com -1, Str -10, Sta +2, Dex +3, Qik +5
Magic Might: 15
Size: -5
Confidence Score: 1 (3)
Natural Qualities: Camouflage, Skilled climber
Magical Qualities and Inferiorities: Focus power x2, Gift of Speech, Improved powers x1, minor virtue, Personal Power x2, Susceptible to deprivation
Virtues and Flaws: Greater immunity to fire, Arcane lore, Educated*, Tough, True Friend (Ranulf)**, Unaffected by the gift, Magical Monster, Baneful circumstances (when cool or wet), Afflicted tongue (hissing), Poor eyesight

• from minor virtue quality
  ** from familiar bond
  Personality Traits: Curious +2, Lizard +3, Loyal (Ranulf) +3, Noble +2, Obsessed (crafting flames) +2,
  Reputations: None
  Combat:
  Dodge*: Init +5, Attack N/A, Defense +12, Damage N/A
  Evade: Init +5, Attack N/A, Defense +17, Damage N/A
  Teeth: Init +5, Attack +12, Defense +11, Damage -9
  *(use dodge score if the evasion optional rule is not in use)
  Soak: +5
  Fatigue Levels: OK, 0, –1, –3, –5, Unconscious
  Wound Penalties: –1 (1), –3 (2), –5 (3), Incapacitated (4), Dead (5)
  
  Abilities: Andalusian 5 (artistic usage), Area lore: Covenant (geography) 1, Artes liberales 2 (geometry), Athletics 4 (running), Awareness 4 (food), Brawl 6 (evasion), Charm (first impressions) 1, Code of Hermes 2 (familiars), Concentration 5 (ignem), Faerie Lore 3 (regios), Finesse 7 (ignem), Hunt 3 (mice), Latin 5 (dated), Magic Lore 4 (regiones), Magic Theory (helping in the laboratory ) 8, Organization lore Order of Hermes (personalities) 1, Penetration 6 (ignem), Philosophae 1 (metaphysics), Stealth 4 (shadowing), Survival 3 (lake of fire), Swim 3 (lake of fire), Theology 2 (heresy)
  
  Powers:

Crafter of Ignem (Cr/ReIg variable) Init: +3 Artesano can duplicate creo or rego ignem spells of up to level 25. This power has a cost of 1 point per magnitude of the spell duplicated (2 mastery increase level)

Assumption of the Fiery Mantle (MuAn(Ig)40) 1 pts Init +1, The substance of Artisano's body is transformed into flames. While this effect is active he can neither speak nor manipulate objects. While in this form he is typically immune to damage from being hit with objects unless the object is somewhat larger than he is. He can take damage from an amount of water of greater than his size (typically +5 or +10 damage). See page 139 of Realms of Power magic for further details. In this form it is not uncommon for Artisano to cast range personal magics upon himself to improve his ability to move or even to fly. Assumption of the Fiery Mantle lasts for duration sun but Artisano can cancel it at his will. In this form Artisano generates heat equivalent to a wood fire (+5 damage) however his small size makes it unlikely that contact with him will do more than +3 damage except in the case of very small targets (See Arm5 p .181)
(base 30 +2 duration sun, Personal power x2 2 mastery from personal power and 1 from improved powers to reduce cost.)

Master of Ignem (Mu/PeIg variable) Init: +3 Artisano can duplicate muto or perdo ignem spells of up to level 25. This power has a cost of 1 point per magnitude of the spell duplicated ( 2 mastery increase level)

Invested Powers:
Leap of the frog's legs
ReAn 14
12 uses per day
R personal, Dur Momentary Target Individual
Using this effect Artisano can leap up to i5 feet vertically or 25 feet horizontally. He must make an e Dexterity - - encumbrance stress roll of ease factor 0+ to land without injury. a failure on this roll indicates that he takes a light wound.a botch indicates a medium wound
(base 10, +4 levels 12 uses per day)

Rise of the feathery Lizard
ReAn 6
2 uses per day
R personal, Dur Conc. Target Individual
Artisano can float to any height carrying up to half of his weight rising as fast as smoke rises. Artisano can not move horizontally through this effect.
(base 4 +1 concentration, +1 level 2x's per day)

Salamander of Beast Warding
ReAn 4
R personal, Dur Sun Target Individual
when this effect is invoked no normal beast can touch Artisano
(base 2, +2 sun)
Vis: 3 pawns in his tail.

Familiar Cords:Gold: 3, Silver: 2, Bronze: 2
Appearance: Artisano is a reddish-brown lizard approximately eight inches long with darker colored spots on his back. His eyes are a bright orange hue.

The Salamander Artisano was one of a colony of similar magical creatures that live on the shores of a (small) lake of fire which is located deep in a magical regio. Unlike his fellows, he considers himself an artist, he takes pride in crafting and fires both mundane and magical in the same manner as a vocalist or a chef take pride in their work. Artisano speaks fluent Latin as a result of his frequent association with the ghosts of fourth century Monks that share the regio with the salamanders.

Although they are listed on Ranulf’s character sheet, Artisano is nearly always the one to carry the pendant of patient incantations and the hands of the tiny lizard.

[Erik_Tyrrell]

A month or four back it came up that we don't really have good examples of old magi (more than 120 years past apprenticeship)written up. Someone pointed out two to me in the Atlas Supplements one was from Through the Aegis and I don't recall the other. In both cases the magi were pretty weird and they were apparently made using the guideline of 30 levels of spells/enchantments per year which in my experience isn't a good representation of magi ever save by sheer coincidence (not even young magi -just try and recreate the 15 years post apprenticeship version of Alexander of Jerbiton, using the lab rules.)

But I'd put in a good deal of work on two magi who were close to that age already.

I spent a few minutes this afternoon and put some ideas to paper, is there any interest in seeing the 121-135 year period for Ranulf (and Adelbert https://forum.atlas-games.com/t/size-0-to-2/349/1)?

[VoroSR]

This is actually amazing. Is it okay if I steal Ranulf for my saga? I assume as much, but he's got a lot of work in on him. Could just be showing off!

[Erik_Tyrrell]

Here are the spells from the thread all in one place to make him easier to use

A Finer Cut of Meat
MuAn 10
R: Touch, D:Sun, T Ind.
A piece of cooked meat is transformed into a piece of meat of cooked meat different sort. This can be a different cut from the same animal or a cut from a completely different animal. Ranulf developed this spell to have fish available on days when he should fast, his priest told him that this was appropriate and he hasn't gone out of his way to find conflicting theological opinions. Ranulf has to weigh his concern for his immortal soul with the danger of suppressing his parma every time he takes a bite.
(base 3, +1 Touch +2 Sun)

Hide of Wax
MuAn Level 20
R: Voice, D: Diam, T: Ind (+1 size )
The target of this spell becomes very flammable. For the duration of Hide of Wax any soak totals the target generate against damage from heat receive a -10 modifier.
(Base 4, +2 voice +1 Diameter, +1 magnitude increased soak penalty)

Skin of Wax
MuCo Level 20
R: Voice, D: Diam, T: Ind (+1 size )
The target of this spell becomes very flammable. For the duration of Skin of Wax any soak totals the target generate against damage from heat receive a -10 modifier.
(Base 4, +2 voice +1 Diameter, +1 magnitude increased soak penalty)

Assuming the Fiery Mantle
MuCo(Ig) Level 35
R: Personal, D: Diam, T: Ind
The caster (and his possessions if he uses casting requisites) is transmuted into a human shaped mass of fire. The caster is hot enough to do +10 damage to any being that touches him. While this effect is active the caster may neither speak nor manipulate objects that were not transformed with him. While in this form he is typically not damaged when hit with objects unless the object is somewhat larger than he is. He can take damage from an amount of water of greater than his size (typically +5 or +10 damage). See page 139 of Realms of Power magic for further details.
Ranulf created this spell so he could use Flames that Leap Leagues upon himself and travel by creating a chain of fires that are arcane connections to one another. He has also noted that assuming the fiery mantle provides him absolute safety from the effects of self immolation at the cost of removing his ability to speak.
(Base 30, +1 Diameter)

Parliament of Fiery Raptors
Cr(Re)Ig 45
R: Touch, D: Diameter,T: Group
The Caster creates ten owl-shaped fires of remarkable heat. These fires fly at the command of the caster and repeatedly dive into the targets specified by him or her. The fires can move at a maximum speed of 60 paces per round. Targets hit by one or more of the fires in a round take +25 damage. This damage can be avoided with a dodge or athletics roll of ease factor 9 +3 for every fire attacking the character beyond the first.
(Base 20, +1 touch, +1 diameter, +2 group, +1 rego requisite)

Flames of Stone
MuIg(Te) 30
R: Voice, D: Conc, T: Ind (+1 size)
This spell changes the flames of the target fire to be as hard and stable as stone. The flames still have no weight and the target fire still produces both heat and smoke. Ranulf often uses this effect in combination with the topiary of flames effect to create temporary structures. The target fire can be no larger than a small house or large hut (ten times the size of a standard ignem individual).
(Effect: Base 10 +2 voice, +1 concentration, +1 size)

Removal of Conflagrations
PeIg45
R: Voice, D: Mom, T: Group
A group of fires no one fire of which can be hotter than +30 damage is instantly put out their coals are cooled to be merely slightly warm to the touch.
(base 4 +2 voice, +2 group, +5 damage up to +30)

The Carpenter of Flames
ReIg. 30
R: Touch, D: Mom T: Group
The Magus selects a pile of wood or stone that has been transformed into a fire and the spell cuts , splits, carves, and joins the transformed wood or stone into the desired form. This form will persist even after the spell transforming the wood to fire expires. The magus must make a perception + finesse roll to determine the success of the process substituting for a craft carpenter or masonry roll and if this fails the results are just a mess of chopped up wood or rubble the ease factor is at least 6 higher than a carpenter's craft roll would require so the simplest basic items would have an ease factor of 9.
If the magus chooses inappropriate wood or stone, the spell still acts but he resulting goods will undoubtedly be of inferior quality. The magus' choice of wood or stone can be aided by spells like The Carpenter's Keen Eye (Covenants p.51) or the advice of an actual craftsman.
(Effect: Base 10 +1 touch, +2 Group, +1 flexibility)

Parade Ground of Conflagrations
ReIg 30
R: Voice, D: Conc., T: Group
A group of fires targeted by this spell can be moved according to the whim of the caster. Affected fires move no faster than the speed of a running human (44 paces per round when using the optional movement rules from Lords of Men) . The fires can move along any solid surfaces or the surfaces of flammable liquids. The affected fires can not jump or move away from a surface. Any non-magical fires removed from their fuel extinguish themselves in one round or perhaps two rounds in the case of exceptionally large or hot fires. Ranulf developed this spell for use in conjunction with Stockade of Infernos but he has frequently found other uses for it such as extinguishing several fires at once by removing them from their fuel or moving the creations of the Fasting Hearth spell.
(Base 5, +2 Voice, +1 Concentration, +2 group)

Flames that Leap Leagues
ReIg 40
R: Touch, D: Mom., T: Part
A fire or portion of a fire targeted by this spell is transported to a location up to seven leagues distant that the caster can either see or has an arcane connection to. Fuel that is being burnt by the fire can be transported with the fire by use of an appropriate casting requisite (typically herbam). if there is no fuel for the fire to burn at its destination or if the fire's destination is not amenable to a fire (such as a snow drift or a lake) the fire will be extinguished almost immediately. Ranulf uses this spell to split a fire into multiple fires at distant locations that are arcane connections to one another. Ranulf typically casts the spell with an herbam requisite to include some fuel for the fire at its new location but when it is important thatthe fire not be extinguished he also been known to both spontaneously cast a MuIg spell to allow the fire to burn without fuel and cast Enduring Flame on the original fire. Ranulf is hindered in his use of this spell by his poor eyesight and would very much like to acquire an item that would cast eyes of the eagle on him but he has not yet done this. Ranulf can use this spell in conjunction with not only unified flame and discourse of glowing tongues but also with transformation of fire or Transformation of Fiery Steel to send objects far away. Ranulf can also use this spell on Artisano when he is under the affects of Assumption of the fiery mantle.
(Base 30, +1 Touch, +1 Part)

Flames that Leap Across the Earth
ReIg 45
R: Touch, D: Mom., T: Part
A fire or portion of a fire targeted by this spell is transported to a location that the caster can either see or has an arcane connection to. Fuel that is being burnt by the fire can be transported with the fire by use of an appropriate casting requisite (typically herbam). if there is no fuel for the fire to burn at its destination or if the fire's destination is not amenable to a fire (such as a snow drift or a lake) the fire will be extinguished almost immediately. Ranulf uses this spell to split a fire into multiple fires at distant locations that are arcane connections to one another. Ranulf typically casts the spell with an herbam requisite to include some fuel for the fire at its new location but when it is important that the fire not be extinguished he also been known to both spontaneously cast a MuIg spell to allow the fire to burn without fuel and cast Enduring Flame on the original fire. Ranulf is hindered in his use of this spell by his poor eyesight when not using magical augmentation to correct it. Ranulf can use this spell in conjunction with not only unified flame and discourse of glowing tongues but also with transformation of fire or Transformation of Fiery Steel to send objects far away. Ranulf can also use this spell on Artisano when he is under the affects of Assumption of the Fiery Mantle.
(Base 35, +1 Touch, +1 Part)

Discriminating Inferno
ReIg 50
R: Touch, D:Sun, T: Ind
This spell controls a fire, preventing it from directly heating or burning a particular substance (such as human flesh or the wood of the elm tree) chosen by the caster at the time of casting. The caster must either have a sample of the material to be protected or must cast the spell with an appropriate casting requisite. Ranulf frequently casts this spell several times upon the same fire in order to make the fire safe for specific environments. The spell only affects the fire that it is cast upon. Other fires, including fires which have been lit from the subject of this spell are not affected. Fires up to ten times the size of a hearth fire can be targeted with this spell.
(Base 4, +1 Touch, +2 Sun, +1 size +5 fires of up to +35 damage)

Consummate Transformation of Fire
Mu Te (An, He,Ig) Level 40
R: Voice, D: Diam, T: Part (+1 size)
This spell transmutes an object of stone, wood, soil, metal, animal or plant derived material or part of some such object into a fire. The fire is still essentially the original object and will not be extinguished for lack of fuel but it can be doused or extinguished in other ways. The transmuted fire is no larger than 20 paces in size and it is hot enough to do +5 damage. Objects smaller than 20 paces in size will turn into fires of their own size when they are subjected to this spell.
(Base 5, + 2 Voice, +1 Diameter, +1 Part, +2 to affect stone metal and gems, +2 Herbam and Animal requisite, +1 size)

Transformation of Fiery Steel
Mu Te (He,Ig) Level 45
R: Voice, D: Diam, T: Part
This spell transmutes an object of stone, wood, soil, metal, or plant derived cloth or part of some such object into a fire. The fire is still essentially the original object and will not be extinguished for lack of fuel but it can be doused or extinguished in other ways. The transmuted fire is no larger than 2 paces in size and it is hot enough to do +5 damage. Objects smaller than 2 paces in size will turn into fires of their own size when they are subjected to this spell.
(Base 5, + 2 Voice, +1 Diameter, +1 Part, +2 to affect stone metal and gems, +1 herbam requisite)

Touch Group Wizard's Reach (ignem)
MuVi Gen
The range of a targeted group of multi-cast spells increases by one category. The spells targeted by Touch Group Wizard's Reach must be at least two magnitudes lower than the Touch Group Wizard's Reach spell. A single spell may not be affected more than once by this spell, although it may be affected by wizard's boost, Wizard's expansion or Wizard's endurance providing that the level of the targeted spell is lower than the level of the Touch Group Wizard's Reach -5 per each other spell applied to the target spell.

All Beasts are made from Plants
MuVi Gen
R: Voice, D: Mom., T: Ind.
An Animal spells of a level equal to or less than the level of All Beasts are made from Plants is altered to include an Herbam requisite. Ranulf invented this spell when he realized that he often wished to wear linen clothes that were not appropriate targets for Doublet of Impenetrable Silk. He also found that using A Finer Cut of Meat changed the flesh that he ate but not the accompanying spices and the results were frequently unappetizing.
(base general, +2 Voice)

Buttress to the Walls of Notatus
MuVi Gen.
R: Voice, D: Conc., T: Ind.
Buttress to the Walls of Notatus targets a vim spell of a level at least 10 lower than Buttress to the Walls of Notatus and raises power of the base effect by one magnitude in a manner similar to Wizard's Boost (vim). Ranulf created this spell specifically to increase the power of his covenant's Aegis of the Hearth without requiring more vis or the creation of a new Aegis ritual. While maintaining concentration on a spell for the entire duration over which a ritual is cast is normally very problematic the enchantment Mindful Talisman in Ranulf's talisman is able to maintain concentration on spells of up to 40th level.
(Base effect +2 voice, +1 concentration)

Two flights of Pila
MuVi 45
R: Touch, D: Mom., T: group
This spell targets a group of ignem spells that have target individual during their casting. These spells are cast with a target of two individuals. Ranulf developed this spell to take advantage of the abilities of the Pilla of Unmatched Heat enchantment on his talisman that can target 10PoF's, somewhat more than he can multicast at once. This spell can target spells level 20 and lower.
(base 20 ,+1 touch, +2 group, +1 non-standard target)

Myriad of Flaming Pila
Mu(Cr)Vi 50
R: Touch, D: Mom. T: Ind.
An ignem spell targeted by Myriad of Flaming Pila has its target increased three levels to target group with a size modifier, such as from Individual to Group (+1 size modifier) or from Group to Group (+3 size modifier). The spell targeted by Myriad of Flaming Pila must be level 20 or lower.
(base 35, +1 touch, +2 additional magnitude)

Snuffing the spell's flame
Pe Vi (gen)
R: Voice, D: Mom, T: Ind
This spell cancels the effect of the target spell if the level of the target spell is doubled on a roll of snuffing the spell's flame level +10 + stress die. The spell must penetrate to affect effects on a target with magic resistance. In order for a spell to be targeted by snuffing the spell's flame the target spell's affects must be sensed by the caster. This makes spells like blessing of childlike bliss difficult to target without an intellego vim spell such as sight of the active magics. Snuffing the Spell's flame can target non hermetic magic and parma magica in a manner similar to wind of mundane silence. Perceiving the parma magica's effects however is not necessarily an easy thing to do.

The following spells are not spells that Ranulf knows but they came up as likely sponts for him

Reconstructing the ashes of memory
CrIg 15
R: Touch, D: Conc., T: Ind.
This spell refreshes a fires memory of a specific event to be as clear as immediately after the event's occurrence (which in the case of a fire is likely still confused and unclear). The guideline is taken from comparison to the Creo mentem guideline.
(base 5, +1 touch, +1 concentration)

Stoking a Flame's Affection
CrIg 15
R: Touch, D: Sun, T: Ind.
This spell creates an overwhelming fondness for the caster within the target fire. The guideline is taken from comparison to the Creo mentem guideline.
(base 4, +1 touch, +2 Sun)

Blending out the telltale shadow
ReIg 15
R: touch, D: Sun, t: Ind.
The shadow touched when this spell is cast is filed with light the the surroundings to the extent the that shadow and the surroundings are indistinguishable from one another. This causes a larger area around the shadow (approximately 4 paces in diameter but varying depending upon the size of the shadow) to be slightly darker than it would otherwise be. This darker area can be seen (and in the case of a shadow cast by the recipient of the spell veil of invisibility used to estimate the invisible item or creature's location) but not easily. The ease factor of perception + awareness rolls for perceiving the darkened area is based upon the illumination of the area.
Supernaturally bright 9
direct sunlight 12
twilight or cloudy days 15
torchlight or similar 18
These difficulties are lowered by three if the creature making the roll knows what he/she/it is looking for.
Blending out the tell tale shadow only targets a single shadow. In an area with multiple light sources only the strongest shadow an item casts will be affected by a single casting of this spell.
(Base 3 +1 range touch +2 duration sun +1 moving image as perdo imaginem guidelines)

Touch of Honesty
PeMe 10
R: Touch, D: Diam., T: Ind.
The target's ability to lie is drastically hindered for the duration of this spell. If the target attempts to lie during the duration of this spell the target rolls a simple die + Communication -6 against a target number determined by the listeners perception + simple die.
(Base 4 +1 touch, +1 diameter)

Armor of Steel Feathers
MuTe 20
The target item become significantly less dense (it has one third of its original weight) while keeping the same strength and hardness. When used on a suit of steel armor it reduces the load of the armor by 1/2.
(Base 3, +1 Touch +2 Sun, +2 change metal and stone)

[Erik_Tyrrell]

Looking over the old spells again I see that I'm a bit more conscientious with my formats than I was a few years ago.

I also think that All Beasts are made from Plants is pretty significant and never got a lot of reaction

@VoroSR

This is actually amazing. Is it okay if I steal Ranulf for my saga? I assume as much, but he's got a lot of work in on him. Could just be showing off!

I put this up specifically so other people could use it. However the first 60 years of this character are in the Magi of Hermes without that book you'll be missing half the material.

If someone has a real issue with raising an ancient thread back from the dead they should speak up quickly.

[Erik_Tyrrell]

An updated list of Ranulf's enchanted devices I mostly copied from the 105 years out list. I updated pila of unmatched heat on his talisman and I added hands of the tiny lizard

Chest of the Ember Seed, see Magi of Hermes p.114 ,

Ribbon of Arcane Preservation, see Magi of Hermes p.113,

Casting Tablet (or not depending upon your take with regards to casting tablets and creo corpus boosting rituals, it’s here because that’s what it would be reasonable for Ranulf to do , not because it’s important to his story) :

Ritual of Apollonian Resilience
CrCo 55, Ritual
R: Per., D: Mom.,, T: Ind.
This ritual permanently increases the Stamina of the caster by a single point (but not above +5). The spell can not undo the effects of aging, if a magus has lost one or more points of stamina due to aging the maximum stamina score attainable by use of this spell is similarly reduced. Ritual of Apollonian Resilience was originally developed by a member of a mystery cult working to perfect herself for Ascension to the Hall of Heroes. Copies of a casting tablet made from her spell have been distributed widely since she first created it. Many magi are more comfortable casting rituals upon themselves than allowing themselves to be altered by the magic of others.
(base 55)

Hands of the Tiny Lizard
ReTe(He) 29
R: Voice, D: Conc. T: ind
This tiny golden wand that Artisano carries in a small pouch hung from the same chain as the Pendant of Patient Incantations is a lesser enchanted device. It can hold immobile or slowly manipulate a single item of clay, stone, base metal, or plant products . The targeted item is controlled with a force similar to that of a very strong person (+5). In general the more heavy an object is the slower it is moved. The effect has the same limitations as the spell unseen porter: the effect can not carry the wielder, nothing can be lifted above the height of a man, and delicate tasks require difficult finesse rolls on the order of ease factor 12)
(Base 3, +2 for stone and metal, +2 voice, +1 concentration, +1 Herbam requisite, +4 levels 12 uses per day)

Pendant of Patient Incantations
ReVi 30 (24 uses per day)
R: Touch, D: Conc. (item maintains concentration), T: Ind

The Pendant of Patient Incantations is a small silver teardrop it is suspended by a tiny chain (appropriate for Artisano's neck). Only the teardrop is enchanted the chain is mundane. When this item is used in conjunction with casting a spell (requiring an intelligence + concentration roll of 6) the other spell is delayed in taking effect until the pendant ceases concentration on The Patient Spell. The target spell can be of no higher level than the level 20. A spell held using the pendant of the Patient Spell may be released to interrupt an action in the same manner as a fast cast spell requiring the same “fast casting” roll of concentration + finesse (ArM5 page 83). A spell released from the pendant can only be directed at a specific target if the wielder has a score in Finesse and an understanding of the magic that was released (such as a score in Magic theory for Hermetic magic). At sunrise or sunset any remaining spells in the pendant are released in random directions at random targets as the pendant's concentration ends.
Ranulf uses the Pendant of the Patient Spell to fill up 10 or fifteen spells , often skin of wax cast in a beneficial aura with ceremonial magic, hide of wax or Pillum of Fire. He then gives the pendant to Artisano. The pendant of Patient Incantations also provides Ranulf an opportunity to cast Boreal Flames with Pillum of Fire. Casting a spell in conjunction with the cessation of The Patient Spell also requires an intelligence + concentration roll of 6 to perform successfully if the caster is the one releasing the spell, it can be done automatically if the caster is cooperating with someone else who is wielding the item.
(base 4 +1 touch +5 levels item maintains concentration + 5 levels 24 uses per day)

Pendant of the eagle's vision
InIm 32
R: Touch, D: Sun, T: Ind
The target touched in the eye by this small golden eye shaped pendant is affected as if they had cast the spell Eyes of the Eagle (Arm5 p. 145)
(Base 3 +1 touch, +2 sun, +4 vision, +2 levels 3 uses per day)

Laboratory: Ranulf’s laboratory is described in see Magi of Hermes p. 114. It has the following qualities:
Highly organized
Excessive Heat
Excessive light
Lesser focus: Ignem
enchanted device : (+5 Ignem bonus)
Minor feature (balcony)
lesser focus (balcony)
Precious Ingredients
Superior equipment

These qualities give the lab the following characteristics
General quality +2
Upkeep +4
Aesthetics +1

Specializations:
Spells +3
Vis extraction +1
Ignem +7
Imaginem +2

It has the following enchantments
Eyes of the Acolyte see Magi of Hermes p. 114
Laboratory that has learned from experience see Magi of Hermes p. 114
Façade of Pentecost see Magi of Hermes p. 114

The Flame of Consummate Obedience
Cr(Mu,Re)Ig 50
pen 0 24 uses per day
R; Personal, Dur Conc. (Item maintains concentration) t: Ind.

Ranulf's laboratory has been enchanted to create a nearly perfect fire at the will of its user. The Hearth within Ranulf's Laboratory can create a fire of any heat up to +25 damage. This fire can be as any size up to the size of a normal hearth fire. The flame can be altered into any form that does not require form requisites it can be more or less smokey, it can smell of roses, it can be of any color) the motion and the shape of the flame are also under the control of the user (it can be fashioned into the shape of a lizard or it can continually rotate around a horizontal axis) although the created flame can not leave the area of the hearth. The chief use that Ranulf and Artisano put the effect to however is to create a fire and alter the fire subtly for several minutes or even hours in order to create exactly the fire that they imagine.
(Base 20, +1 concentration , +1 rego requisite, +1 muto requisite, +1 breadth of variability; modifications +5 levels item maintains concentration, +5 levels 24 uses per day)

School of The Founder's Advocate
This invested device takes the form of a silver ring inlaid with a ring of polished hornbeam. It was opened with seven pawns of vis and the enchantment capacity of the item has been filled by the two effects Anticipation of Incineration and Unraveling the Fabric of Ignem.
This device was created by a Ranulf and a fellow school of the Founder flambeau socitates Milites. Because it was well known that both of magi favored ignem magic, they worried that anyone who had advance warning of them might very well protect themselves with rego ignem wards against fire spells.
As is usually the case with such devices, the wearer must suppress their parma magica as they place the ring on their finger in order to allow the Anticipation of Incineration to target them. The ring functions only while the wearer keeps it on his or her finger. Anticipation of incineration only functions once per day, so if the wearer takes the ring off, it will not work again until the next sunrise or sunset.

Anticipation of Incineration
InMe Level 30
R: Touch, D: Concentration, T: Ind
This effect reads the mind of the target (the wearer) and determines when they are starting to cast a creo ignem attack spell on a target. Anticipation of Incineration then triggers unraveling the fabric of ignem. Anticipation of incineration was specifically designed so as not to warp Ranulf as a powerful effect (the item can still cause warping to him as a long term effect if he were the sort of fellow who wore it most of the time, which he isn't).
(Base 15, +1 touch, +1 concentration modifications: +5 levels item maintains concentration)

Unraveling the Fabric of Ignem
PeVi Level 40
Pen 40, 3 uses per day
R: Voice, D: Momentary, T: Ind
This effect has a linked trigger. It is set off when the anticipation of incineration enchantment detects that the wearer is about to attack a target with a creo ignem spell.
This effect is intended to remove ignem wards such as Ward Against Heat and Flames (ArM5 p. 143) that might otherwise protect the target from the deleterious results of getting hit with multicast pillum of fire spells. The effect functions as Unraveling the Fabric of [Form] (ArM5 p. 161), dispelling all hermetic ignem effects of level 25 + stress die (no botch) and lower. It functions three times per day and it has a penetration of 40.
A caster who spends a few days practicing with the School of the Founder's Advocate can learn to cast their spells sufficiently slowly to allow unraveling the fabric of ignem to take effect before their attack spell. When the caster does this, their initiative is reduced by two for the rest of the combat.
(Base 5, +2 Voice, modifications +2 levels 3x per day, +3 levels linked trigger, +20 levels 40 penetration)

Talisman of Ranulf
A description of Ranulf’s Talisman is in Magi of Hermes p 115

At 120 years out of apprenticeship Ranulf’s talisman has been opened with 52 pawns of vis. 49 of these pawns have been filled. It has the following attunements
Bonus Subject
4 Affect dead wood
3 Affect living wood
4 Control things at a distance,
4 Destroy things at a distance,
3 Divination,
6 Fire related effects,
7 Harm or repel faeries
4 Leadership in war
3 Project bolt or missile
2 Repel things,
1 Terram
4 Wards

The Talisman has the following enchantments in it:
Topiary of Flames see Magi of Hermes p. 115
Flames of Stone see Magi of Hermes p. 115
Shadow of Spring times Departed see Magi of Hermes p. 115
Surfeit of Fuel see Magi of Hermes p. 115
Shriek of the Impending Staves see Magi of Hermes p. 115
Defense of the Roaring Furnace see Magi of Hermes p. 115

Firey Attentive Talisman
ReVi 47
Pen +0, 6x per day , Item maintains concentration
R: Touch, D: Conc., T: Ind
Firey Attentive Talisman sustains a vim spell of duration concentration as Maintain the Demanding Spell. It can sustain concentration spells of up to level 40. Unlike casting Maintain the Demanding Spell activating Mindful Talisman while maintaining a spell requires an intelligence + concentration roll of only trivial difficult (ease factor 3).
(Base 30, +1 touch, +1 concentration, modifications: +5 levels item maintains concentration, +3 levels six uses per day )

Sense the Pillums of Fire
InIg 10
Pen 0, 3 uses per day
R: Touch, D: Conc. (item maintains concentration)T: individual
This effect senses when the individual touched produces a bolt of flame. The effect can not distinguish between a PoF created by hermetic magic or some other effect that creates a similar bolt of flame. It is intellego Ignem not intellego vim.)
(Base 1, +1 range touch, +1 concentration, +5 levels item maintains concentration +2 levels 3 uses per day)

Pillums of Jagged Bones
Mu Ig (Co) 70
penetration +74, 24 uses per day
R:Touch, D: Mom., T: Group
This effect alters pilums of fire as they are cast by the wielder changing them into wickedly sharp javelins of human bone. the javalins do +10 damage to any target they strike and also do +5 damage from their extreme heat (which is not dissipated by the spell, but the pilums no longer generate heat after their transformation). Ranulf instilled this to target creatures that were completely immune to heat, the bolts however can still be warded against by spells that control fire (muto does not remove the fire nature of the pillum). This enchantment is activated by linked trigger only when Sense the Pillums of Fire senses a Pillum of fire and the staf is being held in a specific manner.
(base 10, +1 Touch, +2 Group. modifications;+3 levels linked trigger, +5 levels 24 uses per day, +37 levels +74 penetration)

Pila of Unmatched Heat
MuIg 106 50 uses per day 94 penetration
R: Voice, D: Mom, T: Group
This effect alters a pillum of fire or a group of up to 10 multi-cast pilums as they are created increasing the heat of the spell to do an additional +30 damage each (for a total of +45 for a normal Pof and +50 for a wizard's boosted PoF). This enchantment is activated by linked trigger only when Sense the Pillums of Fire senses a Pillum of fire and the staff is being held in a specific manner.
(base 1, +2 voice, +2 group, +3 target fires of up to +20 damage, +6 increases damage by +30, modifications: +3 levels linked trigger, + 6 levels 50 uses per day,+47 levels 94 penetration)

Adamant Talisman
MuHe(Te) 23
pen 0 six uses per day
R: Personal, D: Conc. (item maintains Concentration) T: Ind.
The talisman becomes at least as hard as the hardest gemstone. Ranulf has not tested how hard it really gets and doesn't feel inclined to do so.
(Base 5, +1 Concentration modifications, +1 terram requisite for also effecting terram components of talisman; +5 levels item maintains concentration, +3 levels six uses per day)

Flexibility of Twine
MuHe 5
pen 0
R: Personal, D: Sun T: Ind.
The talisman becomes as flexible as rope. It becomes no easier to bend than normal,. But it resists cracking and breaking when it is bent as if it were a piece of rope rather than a piece of wood.
(Base 3 +2 sun)

[Ignes.Festivus]

Hi, just popped in to say that this is great! Immediately useful as a NPC, and even better as an exercise in exploring a theme and discussing Ars Magica guidelines.

Three questions if you don't mind:
Ranulf has a lot of MuVi spells! A lot! What is the consensus, do you know, on casting more than one MuVi spell modifying another spell? Say augment range, effect, and Duration? MuVi(Vim) spells on MuVi modifying another effect?

Without Careful with Ability: Concentration, plus a lot of combat spells and MuVi to modify them isn't Ranulf bound to botch spell casting in actual combat with some worrying frequency? Even Pilum of Flames with Mastery 6 and his Gold Cord, if it's MuVi'ed? Don't know if this was a deliberate decision.

Pendant of Patient Incantations: I am surprised at an item that generates any effect that can be fast cast. I missed any discussion regarding this, can you explain your reasoning behind being able to do so?

Thank you!