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

Tellus · November 14, 2018, 4:27pm

Congratulations!

Erik_Tyrrell · November 25, 2018, 1:52am

I did rolls for ageing and there was no increase in apparent age.

Artisano had nine free seasons, He'll use these to pick up Teaching 1 (apprentices) and raise his penetration score to 7.

Ranulf will arrange for rituals for two points each in both presence and comunication.

I'm going to change neither the reputations nor the personality traits of Ranulf.

I'm going to give Artisano among the familiars of his tribunal for his recent magical augmentations, and perhaps a personality trait regarding liking his life as well. Because I imagine him as pretty pleased with recent events.

Erik_Tyrrell · November 26, 2018, 6:52pm

Here's the +150 year character sheet.

Arch Magus Ranulf of House Flambeau +150 years

Characteristics: Int +5(1), Per –2, Pre +3, Com +2, Str +1, Sta +5, Dex +1, Qik +1(1)

Size: 0

Age: 174 (55)

Decrepitude: 0(2)

Warping Score: 10(4)

Confidence Score: 3 (9)

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

Reputations: beneficent +2 (flambeau and societates milites), Militie +3 (order), impressively/foolishly deep repertoire of ignem spells +3 (order), Hoplite +2 (Tribunal), Deficient in Intellego (Flambeau) +1, Slayer of an enormous giant +1 (order), Out intrigued by a Tytalus +1(order), Archmagus +2(order), Has a giant drake +2 (Arch magi)
Combat:
Fist: Init +1, Attack +4, Defense +4, Damage +1
Dodge: Init +1, Attack n/a, Defense +5, Damage n/a
Soak: +9 (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 2(staying sober), Charm 1 (appearing noble), Code of Hermes 2 (Wizard’s marches), Concentration 6 (spells), Dead Language – Ancient Greek 2 (hermetic usage), Dead Language – Latin 5 (hermetic usage), Etiquette 1 (Order of Suliaman) Faerie Lore 1 (giants), Finesse 6 (ignem), Guile 1 (lying to strangers), Infernal Lore 1(corrupted beasts), Leadership 2 (grogs), Living Language - Aramaic (travel) 2, Living Language -Castillian 5 (merchants), Magic Lore 1 (giants) , Magic Theory 9+2 (inventing spells), Organization Lore – Order of Hermes 2 (personalities), Organization Lore Suhhar Sulayman 1 (North Africa), Parma Magica 8 (corpus), Penetration 7 +2 (ignem), Philosophae 3 (ritual magic), Profession – Candle Maker 2 (speed), Stealth 2 (hide), Teaching 2 (apprentices)

Arts: Cr 18, In 10, Mu 23, Pe 17, Re 17; An 10, Aq 5, Au 18, Co 14, He 10, Ig 33+3 (26), 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, Collar of Obedience, Scepter of Bestial Communication, Mask of Glamour Discernment

Encumbrance: 0 (0)

A Finer Cut of Meat (MuAn 10/+42)
Doublet of Impenetrable Silk (MuAn 15/+42)
Hide of Wax (MuAn 20/+48 A)
Breath of the Fire Drake (Mu(Cr)An(Ig) 40/58)
Command of the Lion (ReAn 25/+35 A) Ranulf does not have this spell if your game demands size modification for animal spells that are analogous to mentem ones
Commanding the Harnessed Beast (ReAn 30/+35 A)
Conjuration of Iron Smoke (Cr(Re)Au(Te)35/+33)M Mastery 1 (fast casting)
Candle Cloud (MuAu(Ig)25/+70 AF)
Fire's Grasp (Mu(Re)Au(Co) 35/+38)
Resilient Smoke (MuAu(Te)35/+38)
Aisle Through Smoke (PeAu 25/+40)
Nebular Cogs and Palaces (ReAu 20/+40)
Captain the Bark of the Skys (ReAu 25/+40)
Gentle Caress of Asclepus (CrCo 30/+37)
Skin of Wax (MuCo 20/+59 M,A) Mastery 2 (Ceremonial casting, Penetration)
Cloak of Black Feathers (MuCo(An) 30/+38)
Shape of the Aquatic Predator (MuCo(An) 30/+38)
Touch of the Bears’ Fortitude (MuCo 30/+42)
Assumption of the Fiery Mantle (MuCo(Ig) 35/+62 F A)
Lifting the Dangling Puppet (ReCo 15/40 A)
Leap to Safety (ReCo20/41 M A) Mastery 1 (fast casting)
Leap of Homecoming (ReCo 35/40 A)
Coat of Prometheus (CrIg 5/+59)
Flash of the Scarlet Flames (CrIg 15/+59)
Mien of Helios (CrIg 15/+59)
Fasting Hearth (CrIg 20/+83 F A)
Pillum of Fire (CrIg 20/+89 F M A) Mastery 6 (Fast Casting, Magic Resistance, Multi Casting, Penetration, imperturbable casting, Finesse)
Self Immolation (CrIg 30/+83 F A)
Stockade of Infernos (CrIg 40/+83 F A)
Conflagrative Servant (Cr (Mu,Re) Ig 40/+81 F A)
A Warm Room to Work in (CrIg 45/+83 FA)
Parliament of Fiery Raptors (Cr(Re)Ig 45/+81 F A)
Tales of the Ashes (InIg 5/+28 D F A)
Eyes of the Flame (InIg 35/+29 D F A) Mastery 1 (Stalwart casting)
Words of the Flickering Flame (InIg 35/+28 D F A)
Enduring Flame (MuIg 10/+93 F A)
Boreal Flames (Mu(Pe)Ig 15/+81 F A)
Wading in the Currents of Smoke (MuIg(Au) 20/+70 F A)
Illumination of the Immaterial Form [Faerie] (MuIg(Vi) 25/+82 F A)
Illumination of the Immaterial Form [Magic] (MuIg(Vi) 25/+82 F A)
Flames of Stone (MuIg 30/+93 F A)
Petite Phoenix (Mu(Re)Ig 30/+81 F A)
Cunning Flames (MuIg(An)30/+54 F A)
Removal of Conflagrations (PeIg 45/61 A)
Coerce the Spirit of Fire (ReIg 25/+78 F A)
Burst of the Sweeping Flames (ReIg 25/+78 F A)
Discriminating Flames (ReIg 25/+78 F A)
Ward against Heat and flames (ReIg 25/+61 A)
Carpenter of flames (ReIg 30/+79 F A M) Mastery 1 (Precision)
Parade Ground of Conflagrations (ReIg 30/+78 F A)
Ring of Protection Against Infernal Creatures of Fire (ReIg 30/+78 F A)
Ward Against Immolation (ReIg 35/+61 A)
Unified Flame (ReIg 35/+78 F A)
Flames that Leap Leagues (ReIg 40/+78 F A)
Summon the Spirit of Fire (ReIg 40/+78 F A)
Flames that Leap Across the Earth (ReIg 45/+78 F A)
Discriminating Inferno (ReIg 50/+78 F A)
Veil of Invisibility (PeIm 20/+27)
Inconspicuous Thunderheads and Cathedrals (PeIm 30/27)
Transformation of Fire (MuTe(IgHe) 40/+54 F A)
Transformation of Fiery Steel (MuTe(Ig,He) 40/+54 F A)
Consummate Transformation of Fire (MuTe(Ig,He,An) 40/+55 F A M) Mastery 1 (fast casting)
Enigma's Gift (CrVi 30/+49 M) Mastery 1 (defense)
Restore the Faded Threads (CrVi 30/+48)
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/+53)
Group Wizard’s Boost Ignem (MuVi 30/+53)
Touch Group Wizard's Reach Ignem (MuVi 30/+53)
Wizard’s Boost Ignem (MuVi 30/+53)
Wizard’s Communion (MuVi 30/+53)
Wizard’s Reach Ignem (MuVi 30/+53)
All Beasts are made from Plants (MuVi 35/+53)
Wizard’s Boost Vim (MuVi 35/+53)
Buttress to the Walls of Notatus (MuVi 40/+53)
Wizard's Boost Ignem (MuVi 40/+53)
Wizard's Endurance Ignem (MuVi 40/+53)
Wizard’s Reach Ignem (MuVi 40/+53)
Two Flights of Pilla (MuVi 45/+53)
Wizard's Boost Auram (MuVi 45/+53)
Wizard's Endurance Auram (MuVi 45/+53)
Myriad of Flaming Pilla (MuVi 50/+53)
Wizard's Expansion Ignem (MuVi 50/+53)
Wizard’s Reach Corpus (MuVi 50/+53)
Revoke the Protection of Bonisagus (PeVi 5/48 M) Mastery 1 (magic resistance)
Sap the Griffons Strength (PeVi 10/+52 A)
Chamber of Faerie Discomfort (PeVi 15/+59 A)
Chamber of Infernal Discomfort (PeVi 15/+52 A)
Chamber of Magic Discomfort (PeVi 15/+52 A)
Dreadful Bane of the Fae (PeVi 15/+59 A)
Demon's Eternal Oblivion (PeVi 15/+52 A)
Sap the Griffin's Strength (PeVi 20/+52 A)
Unraveling the Fabric of Auram PeVi 36/+52 A)
Revoke the Protection of Magic PeVi 40/+52 A)
Snuffing the Spell's Flame (PeVi 40/+53 A M) Mastery 1 (magic resistance)
Unravel the Fabric of Mentem (PeVi 40/+52 A)
Unraveling the Fabric of Terram (PeVi 40/+52 A)
Wind of Mundane Silence (PeVi 40/+52 A)
Unraveling the Fabric of Corpus (PeVi 45/+52 A)
Unraveling the Fabric of Ignem (PeVi 45/+52 A)
The Patient Spell (ReVi 20/+47)
Maintain the Demanding Spell (ReVi 30/+47)
Flames Impervious to Faerie (ReVi(Ig) 40/+64 F)
Flames Impervious to Magic (ReVi(Ig) 40/+64 F)
Flames Impervious to the Infernal (ReVi(Ig) 40/+64 F)
Opening the Intangible Tunnel (ReVi 40/+48 M) Mastery 1 (magic resistance)
Spell Tethered to the Face of Diana (ReVi 40/+47)
Summon the Spirit of Faerie (ReVi 40/+47)
Summon the Spirit of Magic (ReVi 40/+47)
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: twelve pawns creo in the form of seeds that glow like foxfire but green , nine 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.
Ranulf has developed a fondness for immersing himself in fires.

Erik_Tyrrell · November 27, 2018, 8:55pm

The Salamander Artisano,
Characteristics: Int +5, 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: Heavily Augmented by familiar bond (Iberian familiars) +2
Combat:
Dodge*: Init +5, Attack N/A, Defense +14, Damage N/A
Evade: Init +5, Attack N/A, Defense +17, Damage N/A
Teeth: Init +5, Attack +14, Defense +13, Damage -9
*(use dodge score if the evasion optional rule is not in use)
Soak: +9
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 5 (food), Brawl 9 (evasion), Charm 3 (first impressions), Code of Hermes 2 (familiars), Concentration 5 (ignem), Faerie Lore 5 (regios), Divine Lore 3 (divine creatures), Finesse 7 (ignem), Hunt 3 (mice), Infernal Lore 4 (Infernal Creatures), Latin 5 (dated), Magic Lore 7 (regiones), Magic Theory 10 (helping in the laboratory ), Organization lore Order of Hermes 4 (personalities), Penetration 7 (ignem), Philosophae 2 (metaphysics), Stealth 5 (shadowing), Survival 3 (lake of fire), Swim 3 (lake of fire), Teaching 1 (apprentices), 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)

Unearthly Constitution
CrCo(An) 34
R: Touch, D:Constant, T: Group
Ranulf and Artisano both gain a +9 bonus to Recovery rolls to recover from injuries or diseases.
(Base 4, +1 Touch, +2 sun, +2 group, +1 animal requisite, +1 level 2 activations per day, +3 levels environmental trigger)

Gift of Dragon's Breath
Mu(Cr)An(Ig) 66 two uses per day
R: Touch, D: Sun, T: Ind.
When this effect is activated Artisano gain the ability to shoot bolts of fire at targets that he can see. This creates a bolt of flame in most ways similar to the bolt produced by the spell Pilum of Fire but differing in that the bolt does +30 damage rather than +15 and that the magic is effective at a range of sight rather than a range of voice. This ability takes no might or fatigue to use, it can be used as a quick response similar to a fast cast spell With a quickness of 9 + Artisano's finesse score, (17 when Ranulf is 150 years out of apprenticeship), Artisano can multi cast up to 4 of the bolts simultaneously, and he can choose to create less powerful bolts which +20 damage rather than +30 damage. Created fire bolts have a penetration of 8 + Artisano's penetration score (16 total when Ranulf is 150 years out of apprenticeship), they have an initiative of +9.
(base 40 +1 touch, +2 sun, +2 magnitudes improved powers, +1 level 2 uses per day - effect design greater power of level 40 leaving 2 additional mastery points for a total of 12, 4 are spent to lower might cost, eight are spent on spell mastery style abilities, multi casting, penetration, fast casting, the ability to produce a bolt that does less damage, and 4 on improving the speed of the effect)

Pulling the Bronze Cord
ReAn 42 (three uses per day)
R: Touch, D: Mom. T: Ind.
Artisano is teleported to Ranulf's side. As a result of Ranulf's sigil, the there is a flash of torchlight at Arrtisano's original location when he is teleported.
(base 35, +1 touch, +2 levels 3 uses per day)

Thoughts burned in the Mind of Artisano
CrMe 15 (unlimited uses)
R: Touch, D: Mom. T: Ind.
Using this power Ranulf can put thought words and images in the mind of Artisano.
(base 4, +1 touch, +10 levels unlimited uses)

Thoughts burned in the Mind of Ranulf
CrMe 15 (unlimited uses)
R: Touch, D: Mom. T: Ind.
Using this power Artisano can put thought words and images in the mind of Ranulf.
(base 4, +1 touch, +10 levels unlimited uses)

Assumption a more Appropriate Stature
MuAn(Ig,Te) 66 (6 uses per day +26 penetration)
R: Touch, D: Conc. (item maintains) T: Ind.
By use of this power Artisano, and any Teram items he is carrying (such as the Pendant of Patient Incantations and the Hands of the Tiny Lizard) are transmuted into a towering humanoid shaped mass of flame, details follow. The flames burn with exceptional brightness as a byproduct of Ranulf's sigil.

Characteristics: Int +5, Per -2, Pre -4, Com -1, Str +5, Sta +6, Dex +2, Qik +2
Size: +3
[Combat:
Fist/dodge: Init +2, Attack +11, Defense +11, Damage +6 (also +20 from heat see below)
Soak: +7
Fatigue Levels: OK, 0, –1, –3, –5, Unconscious
Wound Penalties: –1 (18), –3 (9-16), –5 (17-21), Incapacitated (22-26), Dead (27+)

Anyone touching or being touched by a Artisano in this form takes damage equal to a stress die +20. Any flammable material catches fire on contact; typically, clothes inflict +10 damage per round on their wearer until they are extinguished. Any metal coming into contact with the Artisano’s body for more than a round heats up, causing the effects of Heat of the Searing Forge, but this does not include weapons that attempt to strike him in combat. This ability is limited by the effect's penetration

(base 25, +1 touch, +1 concentration, +1 size, +1 teram requisite, +5 levels item maintains concentration, +13 levels penetration 26, +3 levels 6 uses per day)

Assumption of a less Appropriate Stature
MuAn(Co) 38 (pen 0, 6 uses per day)
R: Touch. D; Conc. (Item maintains) T: Ind.
Artisano is transformed into a human shape. This human form has extraordinary physical attributes (+3 stamina, +2 str, +2 dex, +1 qik) yet the shape also reflects Artisano's ideal of human beauty, which most humans find to be unpleasantly lizard-like.
(Base 10, +1 touch, +1 concentration, +2 magnitudes improved characteristics, +5 levels item maintains concentration, +3 levels 6 uses per day)

Vis: 3 pawns in his tail.

Familiar Cords:Gold: 4, Silver: 3, Bronze: 4
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 · November 27, 2018, 9:04pm

Ranulf's Enchanted devices as of 150 years post gauntlet.

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

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

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)

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 staff 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)

The Collar of Obedience bellow is presented in two ways. Which item you should use is dependent upon whether or not your game requires Animal spells that target an animal's mind to include modifications for the animal's size. If you do play with size modifications, then in addition to using the second Collar of Obedience, Ranulf also does not know the spell Command of the Lion.

The Collar of Obedience is an exceedingly large chain collar decorated with magnetite and a topaz. The collar was designed to fit a dragon-like creature of size +7, although it could also fit one of +8 or +6 without modification.

Obsequious Serpent
ReAn 49
R: Touch, D: Sun (constant effect), T: Ind.
Any creature of up to size +8 with an animal like mind upon which the collar is placed will be compelled to obey the commands of the individual who placed the collar upon them, until the collar is removed. As a result of Ranulf's sigil, the creature's claws and skin become slightly bleached in color while this effect is active.
(base 15, +1 touch, +2 Sun, +3 size +3 levels environmental trigger, +1 level 2 uses per day)

This effect was enchanted using effect expiry. It will cease to function when Ranulf is 165 years old leaving him with a large collar which has been opened for enchantment.

Mask of Glamour Discernment
Mu(In)Me(Im) 57 (3 uses per day)
R: Touch, D: Conc. (item maintains), T: Vision
By briefly placing this mask to his face and looking through the eye holes, the wielder is granted the ability to see through illusions as per the spell Discern the Images of Truth and Falsehood (ArM5 page 144). The target can see through illusion effects of level 25 and lower. This effect has a penetration of 30 which applies both to applying the effect to the target and to the penetration of the target Vision effect to see the illusions altering the images of objects and creatures with magic resistance. Mask Incorporates decorations of rock crystal, hazel, and clear glass. In addition to the decorated snake's tongue emerging from the mask's mouth, there are actual snake's tongues laminated within the mask's interior above the eye holes. This device was constructed so as not to warp the intended purchaser. As a result of Adelbert's sigil, the eyes of the targeted creature are completely non-reflective for the duration of the effect.
Base 30, +1 touch, +1 concentration, +5 levels item maintains concentration, +15 levels penetration, +2 levels three uses per day)

Erik_Tyrrell · November 27, 2018, 9:07pm

Ranulf's unique spells as of 150 years post gauntlet
Animal spells

Auram Spells

Conjuration of Iron Smoke
Cr(Re)Au(Te)35
R: Voice, D: Sun, T: Ind.
The caster brings into being a structure made of iron hard smoke. This smoke can be in any desired shape, the total structure can be no larger than 6 paces in any dimension. While the structure has no weight it can not be moved by forces that could not move an equivalently sized and anchored structure of iron. If the structure is bent, broken, or in part destroyed prior to the spell's expiration the remaining smoke of the structure will drift back into the original shape or a shape as close to the original as possible. A targeting roll is required if the caster wants to trap a moving creature in a cage of smoke, wrap coils of iron hard smoke around an elephant, or some similar stunt.
(base 2, +2 Voice, +2 Sun, +1 Terram, +1 Rego, +3 magnitudes because a self healing, weightless, iron hard structure that appears in any desired shape isn't really well reflected by the guideline for creating a cloud even after one adds adjustments for requisites )

Aisle Through Smoke
PeAu 25
Aisle Through Smoke clears a cylindrical path through a cloud by destroying destroying all of the vapor and smoke within it. The cylinder can be as small as a passage the size of a squirrel to one three paces in diameter. The path can extend all or part of the way through any given cloud. For the duration of the spell any additional vapor and smoke that drifts within the cylinder will be destroyed, but the spell targets a particular cloud, and it will move with the cloud as a whole. This spell is useful to provide paths of travel through smokey areas where people can breathe, but Ranulf also developed it as a tool to reach objects and creatures trapped within areas targeted by Resilient Smoke without necessarily freeing them. In Ranulf's version of the spell tendrils of vapor moving in to the cylinder become lighter and lighter in color until they disappear.
(base 5, +2 voice, +1 diameter,+1 part)

Nebular Cogs and Palaces
ReAu 20
R: Voice, D: moon, T: Ind.
This spell shapes a target cloud (In the case of Ranulf typically a cloud of smoke) into any shape desired by the caster he change in shape generally takes place over the course of a round and, at the storyguide's discretion, some exceedingly stretched out shapes may not be possible. The cloud's new shape can be quite, detailed although the story guide should require a finesse roll engraved messages and similar things. The cloud maintains this shape for the duration of the spell. While the cloud will not disperse during the duration of this spell it can be withered away by factors such as dry air and sun. Ranulf has noted that this spell will not function on a cloud that is already under the effects of Resilient Smoke.
(Base 2, +2 voice, +3 moon, +1 greater amount of control)

Captain the Bark of the Skies
ReAu25
R: Touch, D: Sun, T: Ind.
The cloud touched by the caster of Captain the Bark of the Skies moves under the magus' control. The cloud can move in any direction including straight up or down. The cloud can accelerate over the course of several rounds to eventually reach the speed of a falling object (the terminal velocity of a large book or moderately small bear). A typical cloud, one not protected by magic, would be torn apart by winds at a speed much slower than this. The caster can change the direction of the cloud while he or she is touching it but it slows down and or changes directions at the same rate as it accelerates. If A cloud will take as long to stop as it took to reach its present speed.
(base 5, +1 touch, +2 sun, +1 excessive speed)

Corpus spells

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)

Mask of Glamour Discernment
Mu(In)Me(Im) 57 (3 uses per day)
R: Touch, D: Conc. (item maintains), T: Vision
By briefly placing this mask to his face and looking through the eyeholes, the wielder is granted the ability to see through illusions as per the spell Discern the Images of Truth and Falsehood (ArM5 page 144). The target can see through illusion effects of level 25 and lower. This effect has a penetration of 30 which applies both to applying the effect to the target and to the penetration of the target Vision effect to see the illusions altering the images of objects and creatures with magic resistance. Mask Incorporates decorations of rock crystal, hazel, and clear glass. In addition to the decorated snake's tongue emerging from the mask's mouth, there are actual snake's tongues laminated within the mask's interior above the eye holes. This device was constructed so as not to warp the intended purchaser. As a result of Adelbert's sigil, the eyes of the targeted creature are completely non-reflective for the duration of the effect.
Base 30, +1 touch, +1 concentration, +5 levels item maintains concentration, +15 levels penetration, +2 levels three uses per day)

Ignem Spells

A Warm Room to Work In
CrIg 45
R: Voice, D: Diam., T Ind (+3 size)
A Warm Room to Work In creates a shell of fire in a shape designated by the caster. The shape can be a fiery bubble only large enough to hold a sparrow or a room as large as a the naïve of a cathedral (including a floor and vaulted ceiling of flames). This fire emits an unusually small quantity of smoke for a fire of its size and smoke from the spell does not enter into hollow chamber in the center of the flames. The shell of fire can be created intersecting other objects including the ground. no flames are created inside of other objects. The flames are hot enough to do +20 damage to those touching them or passing through them quickly. The story guide must adjudicate how fast the interior of the interior of the shell heats up based on its size and configuration but with a large chamber it should be several rounds before the center of the room becomes painful to stand in. In Ranulf's version of the spell the flames burn with unusual brightness.
Base 15 +2 range Voice, +1 Duration Diameter, +3 excessive size, +1 complexity

Illumination of the Immaterial Form [magic]
MuIg(Vi) 25
R:Touch, Dur: Sun, T: Ind.
This spell targets the light produced by a single fire. This targeted light reflect off of and fail to pass through immaterial spirits possessing magic might. Observers can see bright spots at a spirit's location from the reflected glow of the targeted fire, providing that the spell penetrates the spirit's magic resistance. Immaterial magical spirits in the vicinity of the targeted which posses shapes also cast shadows whether or not the spell penetrates their magic resistance. Not all immaterial spirits have a shape to be illuminated and not all of those that do have a shape at all times Airy spirits typically do not but ghosts and those spirits encountered by the nightwaker tradition from Hedge Magic Revised Edition typically do. A similar spell could be created for each of the realms of power although it is unlikely that an infernal version would ever be of benefit to the caster.
(base 4, +1 touch, +2 sun, +2 magnitudes complexity, requisite is essential)

Illumination of the Immaterial Form [Faerie]
MuIg(Vi) 25
R:Touch, Dur: Sun, T: Ind.
This spell targets the light produced by a single fire. This targeted light reflect off of and fail to pass through immaterial spirits possessing Faerie might. Observers can see bright spots at a spirit's location from the reflected glow of the targeted fire, providing that the spell penetrates the spirit's magic resistance. Immaterial magical spirits in the vicinity of the targeted which posses shapes also cast shadows whether or not the spell penetrates their magic resistance. Not all immaterial spirits have a shape to be illuminated and not all of those that do have a shape have a shape at all times. A similar spell could be created for each of the realms of power although it is unlikely that an infernal version would ever be of benefit to the caster.
(base 4, +1 touch, +2 sun, +2 magnitudes complexity, requisite is essential)

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)

Inaginem Spells

Terram Spells

Vim Spells

Spell Tethered to the Face of Diana
ReVi General
R: Touch, D: Moon, T: Ind.
You cast this spell on a spell that you have already cast and are maintaining through concentration. The spell that requires concentration is then automatically maintained for the duration of this spell, whether you concentrate or not. You cannot change the effects of the first spell without concentrating on it again. For instance, you can use The Unseen Arm (ReTe 5) to hold an object in the air without concentrating, but to move the object still requires concentration. A Stamina + Concentration stress roll of 6+ must be made in order to cast this spell while keeping the first one going (a lower roll than normal because this is what the spell is designed for). This spell only works on spells of a level equal to or lower than the level of Spell Tethered to the Face of Diana -10.
(Base effect, +1 Touch, +3 Moon)

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

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)

Erik_Tyrrell · November 27, 2018, 9:22pm

There's a second older magus nearly done, (I'm still going to have to come up with a bunch of personality traits for both of them from the bond enchantments).

The final 15 year period was not as cool as the previous one with the smoke magic and the fire drake, but I think that came down to not having as cool of a plan. Making Artisano even more loaded with fire magic isn't as big of a deal because the two of them already had so much fire magic, being a better diplomat isn't going to be, for the most part, about more powerful magic. Ergo it all fits, but it isn't as badass as chaining a dragon in a collar of iron smoke.