Level 8

Spell Name

PPE

Save

Area/Range

Duration

Description

Commune with Spirits

None

Self / Other upto 200ft

15 minutes per level

This spell allows the Arcanist or others if cast as a ritual to speak with all types of spirits classed as Entities (as per Monster descriptions). The spell confers no control ability simple the capablility to engage in dialogue.

Curse (Lesser)

Std

Touch / 50ft

1 day per level

This spell enabel the Arcanist to inflict a minor dibilitaing physical afliction upon the victim ( for typical afflictions see Rifts HandBook).

The only gaurenteed methods af removing the curse are a Remove Curse spell and waiting until the duration expires. Normal or Psychic treatment has no affect on the symptoms. A Negate Magic spell has a base 25% chance of success , modified by the difference in casters levels.

Exorcism

Std

500ft

3 minutes / Special

This spell enables the Arcanist to force a possessing Entity or Supernatural Intelligence out of the person, creature, animal, or object it currently inhabits.

Once freed the Entity gets two attempts to possess either a new body or object, or the original body or object. The original body or object gets a +12 to save and the Arcanist +6 to save, whilst anyone else within the immediate area (LOS) gets no save.

If this spell is cast from inside a Circle of Protection or Warded Pentagram then the Entity is constrained within the Circle / Pentagram ( The caster and possessed person/object must both be inside the circle / pentagram).

If the Entity cannot find a new host then it is either forced back to its own dimension or forced to flee the area (250ft radius) for a number of months equal to the casters level. The latter option is only available if the spell is cast outside a Circle / Pentagram and the Entity makes a second save vs magic.

Eyes of the Wolf

None

Self / Others

20 rounds per level

This spell bestows vision equivalent to that possessed by the species Lupus upon the Arcanist or target. The abilities are

Nightvision - 60ft

See the Invisible - 70% + 1% per level

Identify Plants/Fruits -40% +5% per level or +25%

Identify Tracks - 60% + 3% per level or +20%

Track by Sight - 46% + 4% per level or +15%

Recognise Poison - 30% + 3% per level

Hallucination

Std

Touch / 20ft

12 rounds per level

The spell enable the Arcanist to implant a mystic illusion or delusion directly into the targets mind. The target will react to the illusion exactly if it was real no matter what outside influences are brough to bear or what any of their comrades says or does. Only a single target can be affected per invocation and only a successful save vs magic will prevent the illusion from being experienced. A mind block adds +3 to the save.

Locate

None

15 miles per level

Instant

This spell enables the Arcanist to determine the location of a target individual. To use the spell version of the spell the Arcanist must have met the individual, whilst to use the ritual the Arcanist requires a wax figurine(as per Second Sight).

The spell version has a 35%+2%per level of the Arcanist of determining the location ( including out of spell range) whlist the ritual has a 75%+3% per level of the Arcanist of determining the location.

The location information is general , building in a street, floor of aparmtent building , vehicle heading towards... etc.

Luck Curse

Std

Touch / 150ft

1 day per level

This spell causes the target of the spell to be inflicted with incredibly bad luck. In critical situations, no matter what the target does, something will go wrong and generally the target becomes somewhat inept.

The target loses all skill and combat bonuses, cannot get a critical hit (Natural 20 does double damage but thats all) , cannot deliver Death Blows or Stuns, will fall over 60% of the time when attempting a kick attack, 85% for a leap attack, will hit themselves(30%) or drop a weapon(30%) when using paired weapons, automatically fail Prowl and Awareness rolls, and suffer -40% on all skills when under pressure.

The only recourse is to wait for the magic to elapse or to use a Remove Curse spell.

Metamorphosis (Human)

None

Self / touch

20 minutes per level

This spell allows a non-human to alter its body structure to become human, or a human to alter his appearance to be completely different or possibly somebody else.

If the spell version is used to impersonate a distinct person then the Arcanist must have disguise skill. The chance of impersonation is then disguise skill + 20% even though magic is used, and the Arcanist must have a good recent photography to work from.

When used as a ritual the above may be used to transform somebody else ,or the Arcanist can transform another person into an exact duplicate of himself, or the Arcanist can turn himself or another into the exact duplicate of another person present at the ritual (eg a captive).

Note: The spell only allows physical appearance to be altered( height, weight, size, skin / hair/ eye colour, etc) and does not bestow voice, accent, skills, memories etc.

Negate Magic

Spec

Touch / 250ft

Special

This spell (or ritual) is used to cancel the effects of certain magics. The magic to be cancelled must save vs Magic at a base +4. If the save is failed the magic is cancelled. The base is modified by the difference in casters levels and spell levels . For each 3 levels difference in casters levels ( Spell - Negate) the base is modified by 1 ( eg 12th level Spell cast at 5th level being cancelled by 10th level Arcanist : base +4 -2 +4 = +6 ).

When used against Curses, Negate Magic has only a base 25% chance of success even if the Curse fails its save vs magic. Negate Magic is ineffectual against possession, exorcism, constrain being, banishment, talisman, amulet, enchanted objects, symbols/circles, wards, summoning magic, zombies, golems, restoration, or healing.

Oracle

None

Self

4 rounds

This spell duplicates the effect of the Psionic Discerpline ‘Clairvoyance’ , with the Arcanist receiving a vision of a possible future. The events depicted in the vision may or may not happen since the future is not set and is influenced by the present.

Sickness

Std

Touch / 150ft

5 days per level

The target of this spell is struck down with the symptoms of a specific debilitating disease., and since they have only the symptoms and not the disease a medical examination will show there to be no physical cause for the condition. At best the medical diagnosis will be psychological or unknown. No matter how ill the target becomes they cannot die from the symptoms, but will suffer severe physical and psychological trauma.

The symptoms inflicted are severe. Reduce actions per melee to one, PE / PS /PP /Spd to 70% of normal, SDC to 50% of normal, lose all H-to-H and attribute bonuses, reduce skills by 40%, and suffer a -4 penalty to parry / dodge / strike.

Spoil

None

Touch / 20ft

Instant / Permanent

This spell is effectively the opposite of Purification. The food and drink becomes foul tasting, foul smelling, and inedible. If eaten or drunk the person suffers -2 to strike / parry / dodge , reduces their PE by 10% , loses 10 SDC, and 50% of their initiative bonus for 48 hours or until they recover from the sickness and diarrhea caused.

Stone to Flesh

None

150ft

Instant / Permanent

This spell transforms those who have been pertified ( turned to stone) back to flesh and blood again. The Arcanist can affect 50Kg of stone per level of experience.

Wisps of Confusion

Std

250ft radius upto 2500ft

5 Minutes per level

This spell is a very much more powerful version of Befuddle. It causes all those within its area of affect to be come confused and disorientated, inparing concentration and reactions. Those affected are -5 to strike,parry, and dodge, and -50% on skills. Attacks per round reduced to 1 , and reflex bonuses vanish

Nothing is immune to this Magic although those in Heavy power armour, Robot Vehicles, and Militray vehicles save at +4.