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1st Degree --

Color
CT- 2
Range- 10'/rank
Duration- permanent
Number Affecting- area of 5'/rank
Reagents- prism

Spell Description - This spell changes a single color within the area of affect into another color. The change is permanent until dispelled or changed with a similar spell.

Heat Object
CT- 3
Range- 10'/rank
Duration- 2 min./rank
Number Affecting- 1 object or substance or up to 1 sq. foot per rank volume
Reagents- 3 oz. phosphorus

Spell Description - This heats an object or substance by the equivalent of about 20 degrees per rank.

Cool Object
CT- 3
Range- 10'/rank
Duration- 2 min./rank
Number Affecting- 1 object or substance up to 1 sq. foot per rank volume
Reagents- 1 dark stone

Spell Description - This cools an object or substance by the equivalent of about 20 degrees per rank.

Warp
CT- 3
Range- 10'/rank
Duration- permanent
Number Affecting- 1 object up to 4' long
Reagents- bent twig

Spell Description - This twists an object's shape so that it is still recognizable as the original but terribly bent and warped.

Evaporate
CT- 4
Range- 10'/rank
Duration- permanent
Number Affecting- up to 1 gallon of liquid per rank
Reagents- black disk of clay, resin, etc.

Spell Description - This evaporates liquid at the rate of about 1 cup/quint.

Melt
CT- 3
Range- 10'/rank
Duration- permanent
Number Affecting- 1 sq. foot of material/rank
Reagents- 3 oz. melted ice in vial

Spell Description - Melts any substance which would melt at room temperature or slightly above. The substance will melt instantly.

Shift Composition
CT- 4
Range- 10'/rank
Duration- 1 quint/rank
Number Affecting- 1 inorganic object up to 1 sq. foot in volume/rank
Reagents- petrified wood

Spell Description - This changes any inorganic substance into any other substance for a very short time. Thus a wine glass could be made into ruby, armor could be made into silk, or a sword into water. Note that if a substance is turned into something which hopelessly alters its shape (such as a sword to water), the sword will regain its composition (steel and wood, for instance), but will do so in whatever shape the water was in. Thus such an object is usually destroyed.

Meld
CT- 4
Range- 10'/rank
Duration- permanent
Number Affecting- 1 object
Reagents- ball of hardened resin or amber

Spell Description - This 'heals' an object by mending a break in it. A broken sword can be held together and melded, or a tear in fabric set back together perfectly. The broken edges must be held together, and thus if something is quite destroyed (such as a broken glass), the spell must be used many times as the caster holds each section back together.

2nd Degree --

Alter Form
CT- 3
Range- 10'/rank
Duration- permanent
Number Affecting- 1 object up to 1 sq. foot volume per rank
Reagents- bit of soft clay

Spell Description - This spell freely alters the shape of any object to the caster's desires. It cannot affect the composition or mass of the object. A sword can be instantly altered into a steel and wood statue, a person can be slain by shaping their body into a tangle of flesh, or a dulled blade made razor-sharp.

Alter Weight
CT- 2
Range- 10'/rank
Duration- permanent
Number Affecting- 1 object of any size
Reagents- either a feather or 1 oz. of lead, depending on direction of change

Spell Description - This spell makes an object or person lighter or heavier by about 20% of the object's weight per rank.

Change Liquid
CT- 3
Range- 10'/rank
Duration- permanent
Number Affecting- 1 gallon/rank
Reagents- 1 oz. philosopher's stone

Spell Description - This changes any liquid into any other. It cannot create magical properties (create a potion), but it can create poisons, alchemical creations, spirits, cream, etc.

Harden
CT- 4
Range- 10'/rank
Duration- permanent
Number Affecting- 1 object, up to 10' sq. volume/rank
Reagents- bit of Rel Morde steel

Spell Description - This enhances the strength of an object, making it more resilient and tough. It will not affect living creatures. Larger objects can be hardened in sections.

Weaken
CT- 3
Range- 10'/rank
Duration- permanent
Number Affecting- 1 object up to 10' sq. volume/rank
Reagents- 1 oz. philosopher's stone

Spell Description - Makes objects brittle, so that they have a 70% chance of breaking each time they are used normally. Cannot be cast on living creatures. Larger objects can be made brittle in sections.

Alter Size
CT- 3
Range- 10'/rank
Duration- permanent
Number Affecting- 1 object of any size
Reagents- 1 oz. philosopher's stone

Spell Description - This alters the size of an object by 10% per rank, either larger or smaller.

Groundshield
CT- 3
Range- 10'/rank
Duration- permanent
Number Affecting- 10' section of ground/rank
Reagents- 1 oz. philosopher's stone

Spell Description - This spell instantly causes the ground affected to rise into a sturdy wall 10' long and 10' high per rank.  To break through, 50 damage must be done to a single point in the wall for each rank the caster possesses.

Stone Air
CT- 3
Range- touch
Duration- until rock is thrown
Number Affecting- 1 stone
Reagents- a feather and a stone

Spell Description - The caster touches a stone of up to 5 lbs. weight/rank. The stone will instantly shrink to fist-sized, and can be carried by the caster until it is thrown. After it is thrown it will enlarge in the air but remain upon its trajectory, doing 1d10 damage plus 1 for each pound the stone weighs. The caster should use their basic % to hit to determine if the rock strikes.

Hard to Soft
CT- 3
Range- 10'/rank
Duration- permanent
Number Affecting- 1 object, up to 10' sq. volume/rank
Reagents- bit of sponge or cotton

Spell Description - This makes an object softer, to the consistency of soft gelatin. It will affect any substance that is not alive.

Soft to Hard
CT- 3
Range- 10'/rank
Duration- permanent
Number Affecting- 1 object, up to 10' sq. volume/rank
Reagents- glass bead

Spell Description - Softer objects, such as butter, cloth, a down pillow, etc. are made as hard as stone. It does not affect an object's weight.

Repair
CT- 4
Range- 10'/rank
Duration- permanent
Number Affecting- 1 object up to 10' sq. volume/rank
Reagents- bit of sap, bit of twine

Spell Description - This will fix any object completely as long as the caster has more than half of it.

3rd Degree --

Transmute Substance
CT- 10
Range- 10'/rank
Duration- differs as to the extent of change
Number Affecting- 1 object of up to 10' sq./rank
Reagents- 3 oz. philosopher's stone

Spell Description - This spell changes one thing to another. The extent of change can be as great as the spellcaster desires (a hair could be turned into a galleon), but the spell will not last long if the change is great. Thus an ancient ship could be turned into a new one and the change would be permanent, but the hair, turned into a galleon, would last but a few quints.

Changes can easily be made from complicated forms to less complicated forms (a ship to water) but going the opposite direction requires knowledge of how a thing is structured. A merchant ship could easily be changed into a trell (a smaller kind of ship), but to change an apple into a ship of any kind would require knowledge of how a ship was built. Thus supplemental knowledge is necessary if houses, ships, etc. are to be created. This especially comes into play regarding objects with many complicated moving parts.

It should be remembered that magical things also cannot be created, such as potions or magical items, nor can things be created which require magic to make them (Rel Morde blades, for instance).

Lastly, it should be remembered that although things may regain their shape after a duration, if they have been formed into something that disperses (such as was the case with the ship turned to water), it will simply turn back into scattered, twisted wood, rope, and iron, regaining its composition but not its form.

Here are some guidelines for how long this spell will endure --
An apple to a ship would last for about a 10 quint.
An apple to a grape would last about 48 hours.
A silver coin to an electrum coin would last indefinitely.
A stick to a sword would last for about a day.

Using these as a basic idea, the ST will decide how long a change lasts.

 
Shapeshift
CT- 4
Range- 10'/rank
Duration- permanent, or if cast upon self, until willed.
Number Affecting- 1 living creature
Reagents- 1 oz. philosopher's stone

Spell Description - This allows the caster to change his or herself, or any other living creature, into a living creature of another type. A caster with this spell must gather 'forms', and keep track of the ones they possess. For instance, if the caster sees an ant, they can take a moment to concentrate upon the essence of the creature, and then the caster will have the ant's form and will be able to turn into its shape using this spell. Any form can be thus taken, but the caster must be at least 20' from the living creature to gain it. In the new form, the caster (or subject) will retain their own mind, but will gain all the senses and natural capabilities of that creature. In addition, the caster has a certain amount of leeway within each form. For instance, with only the 'ant' form, the caster could be a larger or smaller ant. Similarly, with the 'human' form, the caster could be male, female, and of any appearance, strength, etc. that they wished. This spell is not effective for exactly duplicating an existing creature -- rather, it takes the general outline of a creature and allows the caster to work with that general outline. Because assuming a new form can be disorienting (you might have a different size, more potent senses, or vastly different strength), a caster will do well to 'practice' with a form before they attempt to use it under strenuous circumstances.

Philosopher's Stone
CT- 5
Range- 10'/rank
Duration- permanent
Number Affecting- up to 1 cup of liquid
Reagents- 1 oz. philosopher's stone

Spell Description - This spell converts ordinary water into a golden, beautiful liquid coveted by its possessors. It is a magical substance capable of permanently changing the composition of any object dipped within it. To use it, a small amount of the substance the caster wishes to convert to is dissolved in the philosopher's stone. After the substance (let's say a small chip of ruby) dissolves, the philosopher's stone will shine with an odd shimmer. Any object dipped in the philosopher's stone (let's say a dagger) will be instantly converted. Hence a ruby dagger. The dipper must, of course, take care not to touch their flesh to the liquid, as it will instantly turn any flesh it contacts with into the dissolved substance. One cup of philosopher's stone, after readied with a dissolved bit of whatever, is enough to convert about 2' sq. volume of substance. After that it will be tainted and is useful only as a pretty, golden colored liquid to gaze upon.

Philosopher's stone does not react to glass, and thus that is the only substance which cannot be dissolved in it. It follows that philosopher's stone must be kept in a glass container with a glass cap.
This substance is also the prime reagent in many high-Degree Trans spells, so it is much in demand by practitioners. Although extremely expensive to purchase, if the seller can be convinced that the person is a Trans practitioner, they'll usually get it for a quarter of the asking price or less, as long as they are purchasing in small quantities (a couple of cups or less).

Room
CT- 5
Range- 10'/rank
Duration- 1 day/rank
Number Affecting- 1 enclosed space
Reagents- a box with mirrors coating the inside

Spell Description - This creates up to 10' by 10' of extra space/rank in any enclosed area (a room, a pouch, etc.)

Wraithwall
CT- 3
Range- 10'/rank
Duration- 10 min./rank
Number Affecting- 1 person/rank
Reagents- bit of firesilk

Spell Description - This allows the caster to pass through solid objects such as walls, doors, etc. It does not grant flight, but if flight is achieved by other means, the ground, ceilings, etc. can be passed through.

Negate
CT- 3
Range- 10'/rank
Duration- 2 min./rank
Number Affecting- 30' by 30' area per rank
Reagents- black marble

Spell Description - This spell creates an area where no magic exists around the caster. No spells will work, magical items won't function, and any existing spells will be dispelled.