Editing Goon Deeps of Sargolis (section)

=== Magic ===
Most spells are ''hard'' to learn (DS 10). But if you want to have a little less certainty, roll to learn the difficulty of a spell:
2-5: DS 8
6-9: DS 10
10-12: DS 12
Once per day, you may roll ''+Erudite'' against a spell's difficulty to get it from its recording into your head. Learning takes hours equal to the total of the roll. Once it's there it usually stays ...
You may record a spell that's in your head by rolling ''+Erudite'' against its difficulty. This takes a day and a night of work, with proper materials (a nice blank book and pen and ink, or a copper sheet and a needlepunch, or a stone pillar and a sharp chisel, or a big fine gem and ) and you get one chance. If you fail the roll, you forget the spell. If you succeed, you record the spell and it stays in your head as well.

When you cast a spell, roll ''+Erudite'' against the DS of whatever you're casting at. Most physical stuff has DS 8, but tough opponents have more ''mana'' and use their DS instead. A spell must be cast at a target. If you're casting an Illusion, its target is the person or people whom you want to perceive it.

If you fail the roll to cast a spell, there is a backlash that pops the spell right out of your head. If you succeed, the spell takes effect.