Ars Magica Digital Codex

Contents

I. Introduction
 What is this Book For?
HEDGE TRADITIONS AND THE ORDER
 Converts to the Order
 Allies to the Order
 The Shadow of Hermes
HEDGE MAGIC
 The Gift
 The Limits of Magic
 Hedge Arts and Supernatural Abilities
 Magic Defenses
 Warping
 Vis
CREATING HEDGE CHARACTERS
 Magi, Companions, or Grogs?
 Common Hedge Virtues and Flaws
 Common Hedge Abilities
 Acquiring Hedge Wizard Powers
 Integration of Hedge Magic
II. Elementalists
ELEMENTALIST CHARACTERS
 New or Revised Virtues
 New Flaws
 Elemental Warping
ELEMENTALIST FORMS
 Elementalist Air
 Elementalist Earth
 Elementalist Fire
 Elementalist Water
ELEMENTALIST TECHNIQUES
 Summoning
 Controlling
 Divining
 Refining
 Elementalist Societies
 Apostles of Apollonius
 Ikhwan as-Safa'
 Tulab Ibn Sina
HERMETIC INTEGRATION
III. Folk Witches
CREATING A FOLK WITCH CHARACTER
 Minimum Ability Scores
 New Virtues & Flaws
 Existing Virtues & Flaws
FOLK WITCH MAGIC
 Folk Witch Powers
 Magical Defenses
 Witch's Kitchen
 Familiars
 Warping
COVENS
 Coven Initiations
 Sabbat
 Creating a Coven
HERMETIC INTEGRATION
 Subtle Opening
 Energy Magic
 Sense of the Mystic
 Ritual Items
IV. Gruagachan
CHARACTER GENERATION
 Training
 Virtues and Flaws
GRUAGACH MAGIC
 Gruagach Arts
 Gruagach Spells
 Gruagach Laboratory Activities
 Gifted Gruagach Initiations
 UnGifted Gruagach Initiations
 Magical Defenses
 Geas and Limit Durations
SPELL GUIDELINES
 Blessings
 Curses
 Shape Spells
 Vision Spells
MAGICAL DANGERS
GRUAGACHAN IN YOUR SAGA
 Gruagachan History
 Gruagachan Culture
 Gruagachan in Play
ALTERNATE TRADITIONS
 Trollsynir
 Kolduni
INTEGRATION OF GRUAGACH MAGIC
 Cailleach Magic
 Flexible Formulaic Magic
 Improved Voice Range
V. Learned Magicians
CHARACTER GENERATION
 Training
 Virtues and Flaws
MAGIC OF THE LEARNED MAGICIANS
 The Arts
 Charms
 Laboratory Activities
 Mitigation of Realm Interaction Effect
 UnGifted Mathematicus Initiations
 Magical Defenses
SPELL GUIDELINES
 Fortunam
 Magicam
 Salutem
 Magical Dangers
LEARNED MAGICIANS IN YOUR SAGA
 History of the Mathematici
 Culture of the Mathematici
 Learned Magicians in Play
ALTERNATE TRADITIONS
 Mythic Alchemists
 Cunning-folk
INTEGRATING THE LEARNED MAGICIAN'S MAGIC
 Single-Use Charged Items
VI. Nightwalkers
CHARACTERS
 New Virtues
 Minor Virtues Related To Straying
 Virtues Nightwalkers Often Possess
 Flaws Nightwalkers Often Possess
POWERS IN DETAIL
 Ekstasis
 Combat and the Straying Spirit
 Fertility Battles
 Processions
 Waking Activities
LOCAL TRADITIONS OF NIGHTWALKERS
 Benandanti
 The Hounds of God
 Kresniki and Kudlaki
 Mazzeru
 Taltós
MYTHIC COMPANIONS
HERMETIC INTEGRATION
 Partial Integration in Progress
SAGA SEEDS
VII. Vitkir
VITKIR AS CHARACTERS
 New or Revised Virtues
 New or Revised Flaws
 New Abilities
 Nátt-thel
 Learning Vitkar Magic
VITKAR MAGIC
 Vitkar Rune Scripts
 Casting Rune Spells
THE RUNES
 A, Ansuz, "Mouth"
 B, Berkanan, "Birch"
 D, Dagaz, "Day"
 E, Ehwaz, "Horse"
 F, Fehu, "Wealth"
 G, Gebo, "Gift"
 H, Hagalaz, "Hail"
 I, Isa, "Ice"
 J, Jera, "Year"
 K, Kauno, "Pain"
 L, Laguz, "Water"
 M, Mannaz, "Man"
 N, Naudiz, "Need"
 Ng, Ingwaz, "Lord"
 O, Othila, "Inheritance"
 P, Perth, "Cup"
 R, Raido, "Riding"
 S, Sowilo, "Sun"
 T, Tiwaz, "Tyr"
 Th, Thurisaz, "Ogre"
 U, Uruz, "Auroch"
 W, Wunjo, "Joy"
 Y, Ihwaz, "Yew"
 Z, Algiz, "Elk"
 Modified Runes
 Hermetic Integration
VIII. Bibliography

List of Inserts

I. INTRO
New Spell: The Numbness of The Gift
Flawed Opening of The Gift
Opening the Arts
Difficult Arts Mechanically
The Limit of Magic Resistance
UnGifted Initiations
The Integration Process
Story Seeds: Stories About Teachers
Hermetic Use of Hedge Theory
Original Research and Ancient Magic

II. ELEMENTALISTS
Elementalist Virtues
Elemental Affinities & Character Creation
Other Summoning Arts
Elementalist Flaws
Elemental Traits
Story Seed: Vengeful Flames
Summoning Elementals
Story Seed: The Bishop’s Physician
Story Seed: The Right to Vis
Story Seed: The Elementalist Cut in Half
Elisavet (“Psychorrhax”)
Epistles of the Brethren of Purity & Loyal Friends
Writings of Ibn Sina

III. FOLK WITCHES
Story Seed: Slaves
Male Witches
Folk Witch Magic Theory
Investigating a Potion
Organization Lore: Folk Witches
Precocious Girls
Sabbat Times
Sabbats Story Seed: The Grand Sabbat
Matilda
Eliza
Mistress Greta
Janine Kyteler
Anne Kors
Jean the Wise
New Virtue: Subtle Opening
Story Seeds for Subtle Opening
New Energy Magic Virtue & Guidelines
Story Seeds for Energy Magic
New Virtue: Sense of the Mystic
Story Seed: Waking the Dragon
Story Seeds for Ritual Items
New Virtue: Ritual Items

IV. GRUAGACHAN
New Virtue: Gruagach
Appropriate Ranges, Durations, and Targets
Gruagach Shape Bonuses
Spirit Magic
Story Seed: Quest to the Wizards' Tower
Story Seed: Poetic Justice
Story Seed: Shape and Form
Geas and Limit Duration Magnitudes
Gruagach Alternative
Give Blessing Guidelines
Take Blessing Guidelines
Give Curse Guidelines
Take Curse Guidelines
Give Shape Guidelines
Take Shape Guidelines
Gruagachan Form & Technique Story Seeds
Give Vision Guidelines
Take Vision Guidelines
The God Gruagach and the Faerie Gruagachan
Domhnall the Gruagach Master
Conall the Gruagach
Story Seed: Koshchey the Deathless

V. Learned Magicians
Lore of the Mathematici
New Reagent Guidelines
Example Reagents
Ranges, Durations, & Targets for Charms
Ranges, Durations, and Targets for Amulets and Chartae
Tueor Fortunam Guidelines
Succurro Fortunam Guidelines
Vulnero Fortunam Guidelines
Tueor Magicam Guidelines
Succurro Magicam Guidelines
Vulnero Magicam Guidelines
Tueor Salutem Guidelines
Succurro Salutem Guidelines
Vulnero Salutem Guidelines
Story Seeds for the Learned Magician
Spell Guidelines
Story Seed: Historical Investigation
Story Seed: Second-hand Books
Stefano the Master
Marco the Student
Minor Hermetic Virtue: Quick Charged Items

VI. NIGHTWALKERS
Born With a Caul
Combat Statistics for Animal Phantastica
Covenants Supplement Modifiers
Story Seed: Saving the Falsely Accused
Where Do Captains Come From?
Intervening in the Battles
Saga Considerations
Other Processions of the Dead
Fennel
Story Seed: Aristeas
Hawthorn
Asphodel
Statistics and Abilities for Flame Shape
Rothiger, A Hound of God Companion
Rothiger in Wolf Form
Arno, a Benandante Companion

VII. VITKIR
The Order of Odin
Female Vitkir
Vitkar Virtues
Vitkar Magic Foci
Vitkar Flaws
The Rune Poems
Odin's Sacrifice
Rune Casting Variations
The Elder Futhark
Ansuz Guidelines
Berkanan Guidelines
Dagaz Guidelines
Ehwaz Guidelines
Fehu Guidelines
Gebo Guidelines
Hagalaz Guidelines
Isa Guidelines
Jera Guidelines
Kauno Guidelines
Laguz Guidelines
Mannaz Guidelines
Naudiz Guidelines
Ingwaz Guidelines
Othila Guidelines
Perth Guidelines
Raido Guidelines
Sowilo Guidelines
Tiwaz Guidelines
Thurisaz Guidelines
Uruz Guidelines
Wunjo Guidelines
Ihwaz Guidelines
Algiz Guidelines
The Anglo-Saxon Futhorc
The Younger Futhark
Eirik Svennson, Warrior Vitki