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<blockquote data-quote="Red Spire Press" data-source="post: 2536279" data-attributes="member: 7373"><p>You want scary magic? <img src="https://cdn.jsdelivr.net/joypixels/assets/8.0/png/unicode/64/1f642.png" class="smilie smilie--emoji" loading="lazy" width="64" height="64" alt=":)" title="Smile :)" data-smilie="1"data-shortname=":)" /> <strong>All</strong> spells (and magic in general) in Dark Legacies are demonic in origin, and their flavor, casting processes (all of which are detailed), and components make that very clear. Spellcasting is extremely difficult and risky. Even if cast successfuly, all spells inflict various types of casting strain, from nonlethal damage to permanent ability drain (which cannot be restored in Dark Legacies), as well as corrupting taint. Should a spell go awry... well then, all hell breaks loose (sometimes literally). Here's a summary of the spell failure side effect names:</p><p></p><p>Abyssal Portal (out pops a demon)</p><p>Amnesia</p><p>Annihilation (very bad for you)</p><p>Area Shock</p><p>Backlash</p><p>Broken Bondage (carrying a demonic item? watch the bound demon within it suddenly break free)</p><p>Cascade (very bad for everyone else)</p><p>Chain Reaction (multiple very bad things)</p><p>Harmless Effect (though you may smell funny afterwards)</p><p>Internal Effect (potentially a source of comic relief)</p><p>Opposite Effect (^^^even more so)</p><p>Possession</p><p>Permanent Drain</p><p>Sensory Overload</p><p>Sickened</p><p>Stunned</p><p>System Shock</p><p>Unconsciousness</p><p></p><p><img src="https://cdn.jsdelivr.net/joypixels/assets/8.0/png/unicode/64/1f642.png" class="smilie smilie--emoji" loading="lazy" width="64" height="64" alt=":)" title="Smile :)" data-smilie="1"data-shortname=":)" /></p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Red Spire Press, post: 2536279, member: 7373"] You want scary magic? :) [b]All[/b] spells (and magic in general) in Dark Legacies are demonic in origin, and their flavor, casting processes (all of which are detailed), and components make that very clear. Spellcasting is extremely difficult and risky. Even if cast successfuly, all spells inflict various types of casting strain, from nonlethal damage to permanent ability drain (which cannot be restored in Dark Legacies), as well as corrupting taint. Should a spell go awry... well then, all hell breaks loose (sometimes literally). Here's a summary of the spell failure side effect names: Abyssal Portal (out pops a demon) Amnesia Annihilation (very bad for you) Area Shock Backlash Broken Bondage (carrying a demonic item? watch the bound demon within it suddenly break free) Cascade (very bad for everyone else) Chain Reaction (multiple very bad things) Harmless Effect (though you may smell funny afterwards) Internal Effect (potentially a source of comic relief) Opposite Effect (^^^even more so) Possession Permanent Drain Sensory Overload Sickened Stunned System Shock Unconsciousness :) [/QUOTE]
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