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Message: <blockquote data-quote="Cerebral Paladin" data-source="post: 1174370" data-attributes="member: 3448">FF, I need to double-check the rules on Tractati.  I think that you're correct, but I want to check my book at home first.Anonystu asked me to describe some of the uses of raw vis.  This will lay out the core uses, with some comments.    1.  Vis is needed for rituals.  The covenant is going to cast at least one ritual annually (Aegis of the Hearth) and probably will cast several spells as a matter of course and a few more occasionally.  These cost one pawn per magnitude (= per 5 levels, rounded up).    2.  Vis is important for studying Arts that you have high scores in.  When your Art score is higher than any available summae and more than a few levels higher than any available LQs, the only ways to advance are through studying raw vis and through reading tractati.  Vis can also be used to study Magic Theory, although that can also be improved by doing other labwork (like inventing spells or enchanting items).    3.  Vis can be used to boost spellcasting.  That covers a couple of different things; it can be used to let you cast spells that you would otherwise fail at, or would fail to penetrate spell resistance with, but it can also be used to increase duration, range, or target of some spells.    4.  Vis can be really important in certamen, where it can always be used.    5.  Vis is necessary in the making of any enchanted items, including talismans, familiars, longevity potions, and items imbued with spell effects.    6.  Vis is used as the basic item of barter by magi.  It's almost a currency of sorts.As you can see, all of those will be important, with the possible exceptions of 3 and 4 for some characters.</blockquote>

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