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daniel [Magic]
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daniel [Strategic Turn Ritual Magic]
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 ==== Personal Magic ====
-Personal magic can be used at will. Success is automatic.
+These personal magics can be used at will. Success is automatic.
   * ** Loathsome Weapon ** The sorcerer picks up a large scorpion, or a venomous snake seemingly out of thin air and wields it as a weapon. It is mostly a parlor trick, but it is a good way to keep members of the city watch, or local militia at bay. Still, getting stung by a scorpion the size of a house cat is mighty painful.
   * ** The Charm of Necroptic Inveiglement ** You can now have a conversation with a dead person if his/her corpse is available. The dead person will be more or less cooperative, if not automatically honest. The usefulness of this spell depends mostly on the target chosen and the questions asked and possibly on the goodwill of the umpire playing the corpse in question.
 ==== Ritual Magic ====
-These are massive magical rituals requiringe over a 100 participants, multiple hours and probably a blood sacrifice. A wizard player must go and request a ritual from the magic umpire during the magic phase. A team can only cast 1 spell each turn. A player who adds nice touches, or theatrics in the description gets a bonus. //Effects can be made to appear anywhere on the map//. The order in which spells are resolved is based on a first come first serve basis. Rumours that the ritual spells of The Prince of Darkness and his minions are dangerous because they delve to deeply into the forbidden arts are of course treasonous. Spells use either ** red manna ** or ** black manna. **
+These are massive magical rituals requiring over a 100 participants, multiple hours and probably a blood sacrifice. A wizard player must go and request a ritual from the magic umpire during the magic phase. The invasion force can only cast 1 spell each turn. A player who adds nice touches, or theatrics in the description gets a bonus. //Effects can be made to appear anywhere on the map//. The order in which spells are resolved is based on a first come first serve basis. Rumours that the ritual spells of The Prince of Darkness and his minions are dangerous because they delve to deeply into the forbidden arts are of course treasonous. Spells use either ** red mana ** or ** black mana. **
 Certain spells also use other ingredients often with limited availability those can only be cast when they are in the possession of the caster. Players need to provide evidence to the magic umpire that they have (and are expending) those ingredients.
 ==== Strategic Turn Ritual Magic ====
-  * ** The Colossus Ylourgne (black manna) ** Dissect & Boil down the contents of a graveyard or a completely destroyed unit and add 1 black manna to turn it into a giant zombie/ siege engine piloted by the mind of The Grand Necromancer. After this spell the Grand Necromancer is always in the same spot on the map as the Colossus token.  Rumours of the personalities of some of the 'ingredients' of the spell manifesting and rebelling against the controlling mind are false. In a subsequent turn the moment a joker has a special effect on any Ritual Magic spell, those rumours will turn out to be true after all. The Colossus and all zombies go immediately berserk and spend the rest of the game attacking the nearest sentient lifeforms around.
+  * ** The Colossus Ylourgne (black mana) ** Dissect & Boil down the contents of a graveyard or a completely destroyed unit and add 1 black mana to turn it into a giant zombie/ siege engine piloted by the mind of The Grand Necromancer. After this spell the Grand Necromancer is always in the same spot on the map as the Colossus token.  Rumours of the personalities of some of the 'ingredients' of the spell manifesting and rebelling against the controlling mind are false. If in a subsequent tactical turn a joker has a special effect on any Ritual Magic spell, those rumours will turn out to be true after all. The Colossus stands around looking confused that turn and all zombies go immediately berserk and spend the rest of that turn attacking the nearest living unit.
-  * ** Legion of the Dead (black manna) ** This spell animates the //contents// of a graveyard, or a destroyed unit as a unit of undead shock troops. Costing 1 black manna and a large stack of corpses. For each additional black manna + graveyard/destroyed unit another unit will be animated. Zombie troops always use the attack table and never the defense table. Zombie units can be vaulted across the wall with a trebuchet/catapult. This damages them leaving them with only 2 steps, but in this way they can still cause quite a bit of panic. Zombie units can only be stacked with Halflings, Ogres and other zombie units. If the Grand Necromancer dies, all zombies go immediately berserk and spend the rest of the game attacking the nearest sentient lifeforms around.
+  * ** Legion of the Dead (black mana) ** This spell animates the //contents// of a graveyard, or a destroyed unit as a unit of undead shock troops. Costing 1 black mana and a large stack of corpses. For each additional black mana + graveyard/destroyed unit another unit will be animated. Zombie troops always use the attack table and never the defense table. Zombie units can be vaulted across the wall with a trebuchet. This damages them leaving them with only 3 steps, but in this way they can still cause quite a bit of panic. Zombie units can only be stacked with Halflings, Kobolds, Ogres and other zombie units. If the Grand Necromancer dies, all zombies go immediately berserk and spend the rest of the game attacking the nearest sentient lifeforms around.
-  * ** Ship of Tears (black manna) ** A magic ship appears made from the tears of whores (m/f) lamenting the deaths of a Real Man!™. This ship can sail the river into Urr and dock whilst ignoring the fortifications that are there to repel a waterborn attack. The ship disappears after it has been docked, potentially stranding the units in a very hostile environment. For each unit to be carried you need both a black manna and a sample of camp follower tears shed during the memorial service of a different deceased Real Man!™. To count as a real man according to the standards of this spell, you must be the first player character of the game of a member of the entourage of The Dark Prince (including The Dark Prince). Rumours that by any objective standard the biggest stud in the game is captain regent Fabian of Urr are of course base slander.
+  * **Fractured Unity (red mana)** This sows discord and emotional turmoil throughout a kingdom. This prevents anyone from seeing other groups in the same kingdom as allies. It can only be cast once on a specific kingdom. Casting this on Ur raises the terror track level by 1. Casting it on the Free Folk means that they abort everything they are doing now and the next turn is a tactical turn covering an Orcish civil war. Dwarves and Elves are completely immune to this spell. Each casting requires 1 red mana and the caster having betrayed his own team in a big way the others are not yet aware of. Each betrayal fuels only 1 casting.
-  * **Fractured Unity (red manna)** This sows discord and emotional turmoil throughout a kingdom. This prevents anyone from seeing other groups in the same kingdom as allies. Casting this on Ur raises the terror track level by 2. Casting it on the Free Folk means that they abort everything they are doing now and the next turn is a tactical turn covering an Orcish civil war. Dwarves and Elves are completely immune to this spell.  Each casting requires 1 red manna and the caster having betrayed his own team in a big way the others are not yet aware of. Each betrayal fuels only 1 casting.
+  * **Voice of the Great Wyrm (red mana)**  At least one 3-headed fire breathing dragon shows up, demanding to know why they have been called. A successful casting requires 2 red mana, or a joker. This spell only summons dragons; it does not control them. You have to make a deal… Better bring a very skilled negotiator with a very good offer, say lots of treasure. The ideal choice if you don't mind causing lots of collateral damage and want to go 'Dresden' on a location, airlift a warband, or need heavy fire support for an all out assault…  Special: An extra dragon WILL show up for each additional 2 red mana/1 joker. This is a horrendously dangerous spell!
-  * **Voice of the Great Wyrm (red manna)**  At least one 3-headed fire breathing dragon shows up, demanding to know why they have been called. A successful casting requires 2 red manna, or a joker. This spell only summons dragons; it does not control them. You have to make a deal… Better bring a very skilled negotiator with a very good offer, say lots of treasure. The ideal choice if you don't mind causing lots of collateral damage and want to go 'Dresden' on a location, airlift a warband, or need heavy fire support for an all out assault…  Special: An extra dragon WILL show up for each additional 2 red manna/joker. This is a horrendously dangerous spell! Special: An extra dragon WILL show up for each additional 2 red manna/joker. This is a horrendously dangerous spell!
 ==== Tactical Turn Ritual Magic ====
-  * ** Crimson Portents (red manna) ** Sacrifice a sentient being, read his/her entrails and predict a glorious victory. All of the armies under the banner of the Prince of Darkness get a +1 on their battle rolls during the next turn. Cost: 1 red manna, if a joker comes up the planned human sacrifice turns out to be a sexy dancing girl and the Fabulous Fabi and his Posse stage a daring rescue attempt giving the armies a -1 on the battle roll instead. The servants of the Prince do not realize this is how it works, so they are always surprised by this turn of events.
+  * ** Crimson Portents (red mana) ** Sacrifice a sentient being, read his/her entrails and predict a glorious victory. All of the armies under the banner of the Prince of Darkness get a +1 on their battle rolls during the next turn. Cost: 1 red mana, if a joker comes up the planned human sacrifice turns out to be a sexy dancing girl and the Fabulous Fabi and his Posse stage a daring rescue attempt giving the armies a -1 on the battle roll instead. The servants of the Prince do not realize this is how it works, so they are always surprised by this turn of events.
-  *  **Exploding Bones (red manna) ** A zombie unit explodes into flaming bits of gruesome shrapnel. The unit is destroyed and all units stacked with it, or in a stack next to it lose a step. Each red manna allows the necromancer to blow up 1 unit, but this is not mandatory. Each joker lets the other side pick a zombie unit (not the colossus) that also blows up.
+  *  **Exploding Bones (red mana) ** A zombie unit explodes into flaming bits of gruesome shrapnel. The unit is destroyed and all units stacked with it, or in a stack next to it lose a step. Each red mana allows the necromancer to blow up 1 unit, but this is not mandatory. Each joker lets the other side pick a zombie unit (not the colossus) that also blows up.
+  * ** Ship of Tears (black mana) ** A magic ship appears made from the tears of whores (m/f) lamenting the deaths of a Real Man!™. This ship can sail the river into Urr and dock whilst ignoring the fortifications that are there to repel a waterborn attack. The ship disappears after it has been docked, potentially stranding the units in a very hostile environment. For each unit to be carried you need both a black mana and a sample of camp follower tears shed during the memorial service of a different deceased Real Man!™. To count as a real man according to the standards of this spell, you must be the first male player character of the game of a member of the entourage of The Dark Prince (including The Dark Prince). Rumours that by any objective standard the biggest stud in the game is captain regent Fabian of Urr are of course base slander.

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