Enchantment

Latest revision as of 12:19, 9 May 2023

Overview

An enchantment is a persistent, beneficial magical effect, usually produced by a ritual, or less commonly by an eternal.

Targeting

Formulaic rituals that create enchantments must be cast on a target
A target can only ever be under a single enchantment at once

Any given target may only be under a single enchantment. If a new enchantment is created on a target, it completely removes the earlier enchantment. Most rituals can only be cast on one type of target; this will be specified in the ritual description.

A ritual enchantment commonly targets:

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 campaign resource: These rituals usually enhance 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 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.

Contagion

Some enchantments can target a resource if the owner or controller is present

Most rituals require the target of the ritual to be present when the ritual is delivered. Some rituals make use of the magical law of contagion to affect a structure that is far away. This is most common with personal and campaign resources; the target for these rituals can be the character who owns or controls the resource. Although these rituals are expressly designed to target the resource through the character linked to it, the resulting enchantment is on the resource, not on the character.

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.

Duration

Encounter duration enchantments last until after the next major encounter
Season duration enchantments last until the start of the next Empire event

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.

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.

It is possible to make an enchantment permanent through the use of ilium.

Identifying Enchantments

Detect Magic can detect the presence, realm, and magnitude of an enchantment on a target
More powerful divinations can reveal the nature of the enchantment

The detect magic incantation will tell the caster if a target is under an enchantment; the realm that enchantment comes from; and the magnitude of the enchantment. Further information requires deduction or the use of more powerful divination rituals.

Removing Enchantments

A new enchantment replaces any existing enchantment
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.

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

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 ==Overview==
-An enchantment is a persistent, beneficial magical effect, usually produced by a [[rituals|ritual]].
+An enchantment is a persistent, beneficial magical effect, usually produced by a [[rituals|ritual]], or less commonly by an eternal.
-Any given target may only be under a single enchantment. If a new enchantment is created on a target, it completely removes the earlier enchantment.
+==Targeting==
+*'''Formulaic rituals that create enchantments must be cast on a target'''
+*'''A target can only ever be under a single enchantment at once'''
+Any given target may only be under a single enchantment. If a new enchantment is created on a target, it completely removes the earlier enchantment. Most rituals can only be cast on one type of target; this will be specified in the ritual description.
-The most common examples of targets for enchantments include (but are not limited to):
+A ritual enchantment commonly targets:
-* '''A character''' [[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 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 resource''' [[Rampant Growth]] and [[Streams of Silver]] are both enchantments that affect a resource.
+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.
-* '''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 item or it's bonds (such as [[Masque of the Blinded Weaver]]). The practice of making [[magical items]] is largely the preserve of the [[Crafting skills#Artificer|artificer]].
+==Contagion==
+*'''Some enchantments can target a resource if the owner or controller is present'''
+Most rituals require the target of the ritual to be present when the ritual is delivered. Some rituals make use of the magical [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Law_of_contagion law of contagion] to affect a structure that is far away. This is most common with personal and campaign resources; the target for these rituals can be the character who owns or controls the resource. Although these rituals are  expressly designed to target the resource through the character linked to it, the resulting enchantment is on the resource, not on the character.
-* '''A 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 the Green World'' targets every [[herb garden]] in the Empire regardless of who owns it. As with other enchantments, a territory can have only be under a single enchantment at a time, and the Empire can likewise only be under a single enchantment at a time. However, an enchantment on a territory is not "over written" by an enchantment on the Empire and vice versa.
+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.
-==Enchantment Duration==
+==Duration==
+*'''Encounter duration enchantments last until after the next major encounter'''
+*'''Season duration enchantments last until the start of the next Empire event'''
 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.
-Rituals that last for an encounter expire after the end of the next quest, skirmish, or battle the character goes on - or at the end of the current quest, skirmish or battle if cast during an encounter. 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 plot writers will chose to specify that the anyone who goes on the quest has not expended the use of any encounter enchantments they are under. 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.
-Rituals that last for a season expires immediately ''before'' the start of the next Empire event run by Profound Decisions. The intent is that effect of rituals performed at an event can be used at any sanctioned events that take place before the next event. It also means that 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 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.
-It is also possible to make an enchantment permanent through the use of [[Materials#Ilium|ilium]]; further details can be found [[Ritual use of ilium|here]].
+It is possible to [[Ilium#Using_Ilium_in_Rituals|make an enchantment permanent]] through the use of [[ilium]].
 ==Identifying Enchantments==
-The [[Spell list#Detect Magic|detect magic]] incantation will tell the caster what if a target is under an enchantment; the Realm that enchantment comes from; and the magnitude of the enchantment. Further information is a matter of deduction or using certain rituals that analyse enchantments.
+*'''Detect Magic can detect the presence, realm, and magnitude of an enchantment on a target'''
+*'''More powerful divinations can reveal the nature of the enchantment'''
+The [[detect magic]] incantation will tell the caster if a target is under an enchantment; the [[realm]] that enchantment comes from; and the magnitude of the enchantment. Further information requires deduction or the use of more powerful divination rituals.
 ==Removing Enchantments==
-In almost all cases, the most recent enchantment is the only one that applies. A magnitude 50 enchantment affecting a target is removed by a magnitude 2 enchantment that affects the same target.
+*'''A new enchantment replaces any existing enchantment'''
+*'''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.
+It is not possible to simply "will" an enchantment to end - it must be replaced with another enchantment.
+{{Magic Links}}
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Enchantment

Latest revision as of 12:19, 9 May 2023

Contents

Overview

Targeting

Contagion

Duration

Identifying Enchantments

Removing Enchantments

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