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	The majority of enchantments are either 'encounter' - a duration that lasts for a single quest, skirmish or battle or 'season' - expiring at the start of the next Empire event that Profound Decisions runs.		The majority of enchantments are either 'encounter' - a duration that lasts for a single quest, skirmish or battle or 'season' - expiring at the start of the next Empire event that Profound Decisions runs.

	* '''Encounter''' Rituals that last for an encounter expire after the end of the next quest, skirmish, or battle the character goes on. They automatically expire at the end of the current event if they have not been used beforehand. Occasionally a quest may not involve any combat and our team will specify that the quest has not expended the use of any encounter enchantments. If a ref informs you that a quest did not expend your encounter duration rituals, (and only if directly informed by a referee), then they were not expended, even if used during that quest.		* '''Encounter:''' Rituals that last for an encounter expire after the end of the next quest, skirmish, or battle the character goes on. They automatically expire at the end of the current event if they have not been used beforehand. Occasionally a quest may not involve any combat and our team will specify that the quest has not expended the use of any encounter enchantments. If a ref informs you that a quest did not expend your encounter duration rituals, (and only if directly informed by a referee), then they were not expended, even if used during that quest.

	* '''Season''' Rituals that last for a season expires immediately ''before'' the start of the next Empire event run by Profound Decisions. This means that the target could also be benefit at any sanctioned events that take place before the next event, if the event ~~organizers~~ allowed. Any season or encounter rituals that are cast at player events will end before the start of the next Profound Decisions Empire event.		* '''Season:''' Rituals that last for a season expires immediately ''before'' the start of the next Empire event run by Profound Decisions. This means that the target could also be benefit at any sanctioned events that take place before the next event, if the event organisers allowed. Any season or encounter rituals that are cast at player events will end before the start of the next Profound Decisions Empire event.

	It is possible to [[Ilium#Using_Ilium_in_Rituals\|make an enchantment permanent]] through the use of [[ilium]].		It is possible to [[Ilium#Using_Ilium_in_Rituals\|make an enchantment permanent]] through the use of [[ilium]].

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	* '''A resource:''' These rituals usually enhance a personal [[resource]] owned by a character who is present when the ritual is performed. Examples include [[Rampant Growth]] and [[Streams of Silver]] are both enchantments that affect a resource.		* '''A resource:''' These rituals usually enhance a personal [[resource]] owned by a character who is present when the ritual is performed. Examples include [[Rampant Growth]] and [[Streams of Silver]] are both enchantments that affect a resource.
	* '''A campaign resource:''' These rituals usually enhance [[Resource_overview#Campaign_Resource\|campaign resources]] like an army, which is controlled by a character present when the ritual is performed. Examples include [[Knights of Glory]] as an enchantment that affects a campaign resource.		* '''A campaign resource:''' These rituals usually enhance [[Resource_overview#Campaign_Resource\|campaign resources]] like an army, which is controlled by a character present when the ritual is performed. Examples include [[Knights of Glory]] as an enchantment that affects a campaign resource.
	* '''A region, territory, or empire:''' Some powerful rituals, such as [[Regrow the Land's Heart]] or [[Hallow of the Green World]], target everything in a very large area. Such enchantments are usually indiscriminate - Hallow of the Green World targets every [[herb garden]] in the Empire regardless of who owns it. Enchantments that ~~effect~~ an entire Empire are often called [[:Category:Imperial Enchantment\|Imperial enchantments]].		* '''A region, territory, or empire:''' Some powerful rituals, such as [[Regrow the Land's Heart]] or [[Hallow of the Green World]], target everything in a very large area. Such enchantments are usually indiscriminate - Hallow of the Green World targets every [[herb garden]] in the Empire regardless of who owns it. Enchantments that affect an entire Empire are often called [[:Category:Imperial Enchantment\|Imperial enchantments]].

	It is possible for someone to benefit from multiple enchantments, even though they can only be targeted by one. For example, if Hallow of the Green World is cast then it targets the Empire - and the Empire can only be the target of one enchantment at once. But the effect benefits every herb garden in the Empire - a herb garden that is currently targeted by its own enchantment will gain the benefits of both enchantments.		It is possible for someone to benefit from multiple enchantments, even though they can only be targeted by one. For example, if Hallow of the Green World is cast then it targets the Empire - and the Empire can only be the target of one enchantment at once. But the effect benefits every herb garden in the Empire - a herb garden that is currently targeted by its own enchantment will gain the benefits of both enchantments.

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	For example, [[Bound by Common Cause]] affects an Imperial army. To cast it, the current general who controls the army must be present throughout the ritual. This ritual creates an enchantment on the army, the general acts as a conduit allowing the ritualists to enchant the army - they are not enchanted themselves.		For example, [[Bound by Common Cause]] affects an Imperial army. To cast it, the current general who controls the army must be present throughout the ritual. This ritual creates an enchantment on the army, the general acts as a conduit allowing the ritualists to enchant the army - they are not enchanted themselves.

			==Territory Enchantments==
			It is not possible to create arcane projections that enchant a nation with the magic of a realm, nor possible to do so on a specific region. It is possible to create enchantments on a territory level but any enchantment of this kind must create some kind of physical change in the world. An enchantment might cause plants to bloom or gentle rains to fall, it might cause tremors, storms or angry tides. There might be lights in the sky or the stars might disappear - any physical change that could happen naturally can be caused, but it must do something. This requirement is for a narrative physical effect not a rules effect - territory enchantments ''cannot'' provide additional benefits to resources by enchanting the territory.

			This is especially important for rituals that try to "flood" a territory with magic. If you draw on magic from a realm, you must try to direct it to achieve something. The roleplaying effects of most rituals are side-effects of the presence of magic - any ritual that tries to provoke roleplaying effects at the territory level will only work if the magic is trying to make a physical change in the world. Creating a Summer ritual that encourages the inhabitants of a territory to be bold in their actions is possible - but only if is a consequence of the presence of magic attempting to do something else. Roleplaying effects on this scale are a consequence of the use of ritual magic to create an effect in the world, they cannot produce a roleplaying effect and nothing else.

			It is possible to "''invite''" an [[eternal]] into a nation, allowing the eternal and its heralds to influence the territories, but that always requires the prior agreement with the specific eternal who will provide the arcane projection. Such agreements rarely last longer than a season and often involve clauses on the heralds leaving the nation.

			A ritual that enchants a territory will usually have a magnitude of around eighty. Anyone creating an AP must name the territory in the projection - it is likely that if the effect is codified then the limitation on the territory will be removed - as with [[Regrow the Land's Heart]]. The normal outcome of such an magnitude 80 enchantment on a territory is that it will produce the game effect and be mentioned in the interlude and have an entry in the next wind of magic. Such magic is unpredictible however and in rare cases they may produce unlooked for effects or benefits.

	==Duration==		==Duration==

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	* '''A region, territory, or empire:''' Some powerful rituals, such as [[Regrow the Land's Heart]] or [[Hallow of the Green World]], target everything in a very large area. Such enchantments are usually indiscriminate - Hallow of the Green World targets every [[herb garden]] in the Empire regardless of who owns it. Enchantments that effect an entire Empire are often called [[:Category:Imperial Enchantment\|Imperial enchantments]].		* '''A region, territory, or empire:''' Some powerful rituals, such as [[Regrow the Land's Heart]] or [[Hallow of the Green World]], target everything in a very large area. Such enchantments are usually indiscriminate - Hallow of the Green World targets every [[herb garden]] in the Empire regardless of who owns it. Enchantments that effect an entire Empire are often called [[:Category:Imperial Enchantment\|Imperial enchantments]].

	It is possible for someone to benefit from multiple enchantments, even though they can only be targeted by one. For example, if Hallow of the Green World is cast then it targets the Empire - and the Empire can only be the target of one enchantment at once. But the effect benefits every herb garden in the Empire - a herb garden that is currently targeted by its own enchantment ~~then it~~ will gain the benefits of both enchantments.		It is possible for someone to benefit from multiple enchantments, even though they can only be targeted by one. For example, if Hallow of the Green World is cast then it targets the Empire - and the Empire can only be the target of one enchantment at once. But the effect benefits every herb garden in the Empire - a herb garden that is currently targeted by its own enchantment will gain the benefits of both enchantments.

	==Contagion==		==Contagion==

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	* '''A character:''' These are among the most common sorts of enchantments. [[Splendid Panoply of Knighthood]] and [[Fan the Flame of New Life]] are both enchantments that affect a character.		* '''A character:''' These are among the most common sorts of enchantments. [[Splendid Panoply of Knighthood]] and [[Fan the Flame of New Life]] are both enchantments that affect a character.
	* '''A resource':'' These rituals usually enhance a personal [[resource]] owned by a character who is present when the ritual is performed. Examples include [[Rampant Growth]] and [[Streams of Silver]] are both enchantments that affect a resource.		* '''A resource:''' These rituals usually enhance a personal [[resource]] owned by a character who is present when the ritual is performed. Examples include [[Rampant Growth]] and [[Streams of Silver]] are both enchantments that affect a resource.
	* '''A campaign resource:''' These rituals usually enhance [[Resource_overview#Campaign_Resource\|campaign resources]] like an army, which is controlled by a character present when the ritual is performed. Examples include [[Knights of Glory]] as an enchantment that affects a campaign resource.		* '''A campaign resource:''' These rituals usually enhance [[Resource_overview#Campaign_Resource\|campaign resources]] like an army, which is controlled by a character present when the ritual is performed. Examples include [[Knights of Glory]] as an enchantment that affects a campaign resource.
	* '''A region, territory, or empire:''' Some powerful rituals, such as [[Regrow the Land's Heart]] or [[Hallow of the Green World]], target everything in a very large area. Such enchantments are usually indiscriminate - Hallow of the Green World targets every [[herb garden]] in the Empire regardless of who owns it. Enchantments that effect an entire Empire are often called [[:Category:Imperial Enchantment\|Imperial enchantments]].		* '''A region, territory, or empire:''' Some powerful rituals, such as [[Regrow the Land's Heart]] or [[Hallow of the Green World]], target everything in a very large area. Such enchantments are usually indiscriminate - Hallow of the Green World targets every [[herb garden]] in the Empire regardless of who owns it. Enchantments that effect an entire Empire are often called [[:Category:Imperial Enchantment\|Imperial enchantments]].

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	* '''A character''' These are among the most common sorts of enchantments. [[Splendid Panoply of Knighthood]] and [[Fan the Flame of New Life]] are both enchantments that affect a character.		* '''A character:''' These are among the most common sorts of enchantments. [[Splendid Panoply of Knighthood]] and [[Fan the Flame of New Life]] are both enchantments that affect a character.
			* '''A resource':'' These rituals usually enhance a personal [[resource]] owned by a character who is present when the ritual is performed. Examples include [[Rampant Growth]] and [[Streams of Silver]] are both enchantments that affect a resource.
	* '''A resource''' These rituals usually enhance a personal [[resource]] owned by a character who is present when the ritual is performed. Examples include [[Rampant Growth]] and [[Streams of Silver]] are both enchantments that affect a resource.		* '''A campaign resource:''' These rituals usually enhance [[Resource_overview#Campaign_Resource\|campaign resources]] like an army, which is controlled by a character present when the ritual is performed. Examples include [[Knights of Glory]] as an enchantment that affects a campaign resource.
			* '''A region, territory, or empire:''' Some powerful rituals, such as [[Regrow the Land's Heart]] or [[Hallow of the Green World]], target everything in a very large area. Such enchantments are usually indiscriminate - Hallow of the Green World targets every [[herb garden]] in the Empire regardless of who owns it. Enchantments that effect an entire Empire are often called [[:Category:Imperial Enchantment\|Imperial enchantments]].
	* '''A campaign resource''' These rituals usually enhance [[Resource_overview#Campaign_Resource\|campaign resources]] like an army, which is controlled by a character present when the ritual is performed. Examples include [[Knights of Glory]] is an enchantment that affects a campaign resource.

	* '''An item''' Very few rituals directly target items, Enchantments that target items are almost exclusively the preserve of the realm of Night, and are used to conceal information about an object or its bonds (such as [[Masque of the Blinded Weaver]]). The practice of giving magical properties to objects is largely the preserve of the [[Crafting skills#Artificer\|artificer]] rather than the ritualist.

	* '''A region, territory, or empire''' Some powerful rituals, such as [[~~Drawing~~ the ~~Penumbral Veil~~]] or [[Hallow of the Green World]], target everything in a very large area. Such enchantments are usually indiscriminate - ''Hallow of the Green World'' targets every [[herb garden]] in the Empire regardless of who owns it. Enchantments that effect an entire Empire are often called [[:Category:Imperial Enchantment\|Imperial enchantments]].

	It is possible for someone to benefit from multiple enchantments, even though they can only be targeted by one. For example, if Hallow of the Green World is cast then it targets the Empire - and the Empire can only be the target of one enchantment at once. But the effect benefits every herb garden in the Empire - a herb garden that is currently targeted by its own enchantment then it will gain the benefits of both enchantments.		It is possible for someone to benefit from multiple enchantments, even though they can only be targeted by one. For example, if Hallow of the Green World is cast then it targets the Empire - and the Empire can only be the target of one enchantment at once. But the effect benefits every herb garden in the Empire - a herb garden that is currently targeted by its own enchantment then it will gain the benefits of both enchantments.

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	* '''A resource''' These rituals usually enhance a personal [[resource]] owned by a character who is present when the ritual is performed. Examples include [[Rampant Growth]] and [[Streams of Silver]] are both enchantments that affect a resource.		* '''A resource''' These rituals usually enhance a personal [[resource]] owned by a character who is present when the ritual is performed. Examples include [[Rampant Growth]] and [[Streams of Silver]] are both enchantments that affect a resource.

	* '''A campaign resource''' These rituals usually enhance [[Resource_overview#Campaign_Resource\|campaign resources]] like an army, which is controlled by a character present when the ritual is performed. Examples include [[~~Knights_of_Glory~~]] is an enchantment that affects a campaign resource.		* '''A campaign resource''' These rituals usually enhance [[Resource_overview#Campaign_Resource\|campaign resources]] like an army, which is controlled by a character present when the ritual is performed. Examples include [[Knights of Glory]] is an enchantment that affects a campaign resource.

	* '''An item''' Very few rituals directly target items, Enchantments that target items are almost exclusively the preserve of the realm of Night, and are used to conceal information about an object or its bonds (such as [[Masque of the Blinded Weaver]]). The practice of giving magical properties to objects is largely the preserve of the [[Crafting skills#Artificer\|artificer]] rather than the ritualist.		* '''An item''' Very few rituals directly target items, Enchantments that target items are almost exclusively the preserve of the realm of Night, and are used to conceal information about an object or its bonds (such as [[Masque of the Blinded Weaver]]). The practice of giving magical properties to objects is largely the preserve of the [[Crafting skills#Artificer\|artificer]] rather than the ritualist.

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	* '''An item''' Very few rituals directly target items, Enchantments that target items are almost exclusively the preserve of the realm of Night, and are used to conceal information about an object or its bonds (such as [[Masque of the Blinded Weaver]]). The practice of giving magical properties to objects is largely the preserve of the [[Crafting skills#Artificer\|artificer]] rather than the ritualist.		* '''An item''' Very few rituals directly target items, Enchantments that target items are almost exclusively the preserve of the realm of Night, and are used to conceal information about an object or its bonds (such as [[Masque of the Blinded Weaver]]). The practice of giving magical properties to objects is largely the preserve of the [[Crafting skills#Artificer\|artificer]] rather than the ritualist.

	* '''A region, territory, or empire''' Some powerful rituals, such as [[Drawing the Penumbral Veil]] or [[Hallow of the Green World]], target everything in a very large area. Such enchantments are usually indiscriminate - ''Hallow of the Green World'' targets every [[herb garden]] in the Empire regardless of who owns it.		* '''A region, territory, or empire''' Some powerful rituals, such as [[Drawing the Penumbral Veil]] or [[Hallow of the Green World]], target everything in a very large area. Such enchantments are usually indiscriminate - ''Hallow of the Green World'' targets every [[herb garden]] in the Empire regardless of who owns it. Enchantments that effect an entire Empire are often called [[:Category:Imperial Enchantment\|Imperial enchantments]].

	It is possible for someone to benefit from multiple enchantments, even though they can only be targeted by one. For example, if Hallow of the Green World is cast then it targets the Empire - and the Empire can only be the target of one enchantment at once. But the effect benefits every herb garden in the Empire - a herb garden that is currently targeted by its own enchantment then it will gain the benefits of both enchantments.		It is possible for someone to benefit from multiple enchantments, even though they can only be targeted by one. For example, if Hallow of the Green World is cast then it targets the Empire - and the Empire can only be the target of one enchantment at once. But the effect benefits every herb garden in the Empire - a herb garden that is currently targeted by its own enchantment then it will gain the benefits of both enchantments.

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	==Overview==		==Overview==
	An enchantment is a persistent, beneficial magical effect, usually produced by a [[rituals\|ritual]], or less commonly by an ~~Eternal~~.		An enchantment is a persistent, beneficial magical effect, usually produced by a [[rituals\|ritual]], or less commonly by an eternal.

	==Targeting==		==Targeting==

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	*'''A permanent enchantment cannot be replaced'''		*'''A permanent enchantment cannot be replaced'''
	The most recent enchantment is the only one that applies to a target. A magnitude 50 enchantment affecting a target is removed by a magnitude 2 enchantment that affects the same target. The only exception to this rule is that an enchantment that has been made permanent with ilium is not replaced by a new enchantment. The new enchantment fails, regardless of its magnitude.		The most recent enchantment is the only one that applies to a target. A magnitude 50 enchantment affecting a target is removed by a magnitude 2 enchantment that affects the same target. The only exception to this rule is that an enchantment that has been made permanent with ilium is not replaced by a new enchantment. The new enchantment fails, regardless of its magnitude.

			It is not possible to simply "will" an enchantment to end - it must be replaced with another enchantment.

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