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+ | Your spell casting attribute is Resolve. While the generic D&D universe is overflowing with Gods, Goddesses, lesser gods, demi-gods, Elder gods and a host of other outplaner creatures who can grant powers, Dragonstar proclaims there are only 12 (or 2 depending upon your beliefs) rather generically named Gods. In order to become a Divine spell caster, the character must devote themselves to the service of one god, gaining the abilities and powers granted by their god. In this case, when the player selects a dieity to worship, they automatically gain the two ruling arcana and the one inferior one. | ||
− | + | D20 allows for having a character who is both an arcane and a divine caster at the same time. For the Last Emperor, a caster may both arcane and divine rotes, but the divine arcana (from their selected diety) become paramount. That is, the character may not select both a school of magic (with its two ruling arcana) and a diety (with two ruling arcana). | |
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= Mage game mechanics = | = Mage game mechanics = | ||
== Gnosis == | == Gnosis == | ||
− | Gnosis is the basic magic skill, a measure of understanding and connection to the realm of magic. All creatures have a Gnosis of 1, all the creatures in the world have some connection to the magic. | + | Gnosis is the basic magic skill, a measure of understanding and connection to the realm of magic. All creatures have a Gnosis of 1, all the creatures in the world have some connection to the magic. The Arcana Mastery table (pg 76 Mage) has been changed to the following: |
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− | + | Gnosis also determines the casters access to spells. The caster's gnosis must be greater than the D20 spell level to learn and cast a given spell. E.g. to learn and cast 3rd level spells requires the caster to have Gnosis 4. | |
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== Casting Spells == | == Casting Spells == |