Mage Awakening Spellcasting Steps
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Example: Nicodemus, an Acanthus Silver Ladder, is going to work a spell against an enemy that threatens him and his cabal.
Step One: "I cast Rotting Flesh, a Death ••• spell."
Step Two: "This costs me one Mana, because Death isn't an Acanthus arcanum. I am spending 1 Reach to use the spell's extra Reach trait, which inflicts a -1 die to the target's Social rolls each rank of Potency inflicted, maximum of -3."
Step Three:
Contents
- 1 Step One: Declare Spell
- 2 Step Two: Declare Cost
- 3 Step Three: Declare Casting Time
- 4 Step Four: Declare Yantras
- 5 Step Five: Declare Primary Spell Factor
- 6 Step Six: Declare Potency (if not Primary)
- 7 Step Six: Declare Duration (if not Primary)
- 8 Step Seven: Declare Scale (if not Primary)
- 9 Step Eight: Declare Range
Step One: Declare Spell
- Declare the spell, by name and arcanum rating ("I cast Rotting Flesh, a Death ••• spell")
Step Two: Declare Cost
- Declare any Mana Cost inherent to the spell.
- If the arcanum used is not one of your Path Arcana, it costs 1 Mana. (Ignore this if the spell is a Rote or Praxis spell.)
- Declare any Reaches spent on spell traits.