Runic Sorcery

Runic Sorcery {25 points}

This is an alternate system to casting spells than regular Sorcery. It does not use lynchpins and microspells at all. Rather, the Runic sorcerer inscribes Runes of Power. Runes are a unique alphabet of characters, combined into triplets, or codons, to achieve effects. These codons, combined with operator Runes, together define the Runic Magic Spell Language in a way analogous to microspells and lynchpins define standard Sorcery.

Note: The first five points, just as with standard Sorcery, and the Magical Powers, goes to Mage Sight. Someone using Mage Sight CAN detect that Runes are empowered, although other factors, such as magical dampening, can make this more difficult.

The first thing for a Runic Sorcerer to consider is where the Runes are to be created. They cannot be simply written down on a scrap of paper haphazardly, just as drawing on a piece of paper by a Trump artist does not automatically make a Trump sketch. Runes can be inscribed on a wall, on a piece of metal like a sword or shield, or even embroidered into a painting. Writing them on a scroll or into a spell book is a useful way to have the spell ready to cast by simply reading them, if the runic spell is designed to activate in such a manner.

Elemental Paradigm

The most basic runes are L and D, light and Dark, corresponding to a high or low energy state. All the codons from physical effects have one of these in the codon. For example, a codon of Light and two Water Runes produces liquid water, while Dark and 2 Water Runes produces Ice.

F=Fire, E=Earth, A=Air, W=Water

A sample list of codons for elemental effects:
LEF: Crystal/Glass	DEF: Stone Hardness 3 and Below
LAE: Sand	DAE: Dust
LWE: Loam	DWE: Mud/QuickSand
LFE: Lava	DEE: Metal
LWW: Water	DWW: Ice
LAW: Foam	DAW: Erosion
LEW: Glue	DEW: Liquid (poison)
LFW: Steam	DFW: Oil
LFF: Fire	DFF: Shadow Fire (cold)
LAF: Plasma	DAF: Ash
LEE: Stone Hardness 4 and Above	DEF: Alkali
LWF: Electricity	DWF: Acid
LAA: Air/Wind	DAA: Shadow/Darkness
LWA: Ambient Light	DWA: Fog/Cloud/Mist
LEA: Illusion	DEA: Gas (poison)
LFA: Radiant Light	DFA: Smoke

A list of Operator Runes:

create: create a new effect

destroy: destroy a new effect

move: move existing effect

rotate: rotate an effect around a axis

scale: resize an existing effect

shape: form existing effect to a desired shape

fill: fill a polygonal (2D) area

lineto: extrude effect alone a line

surface: mold an effect along surface

volume: form an effect into shape

halt: stop a spell

if...then...else: conditional statement

repeat...until: loop until event

wait until: pause spell until event

and, or, not: boolean operators for combining events

interrupted: signals spell interruption

bind: bind spell range relative to given object

interrupt: alter given spell

source: define source of energy for spell

power: change spell power

range: change spell range

resume: resume interrupted spell

invoke: activate the next rune

when...DO: timed conditional

Here is an example of a complete Runic Spell (actually a 2 parter) as it would appear:
{Create} DFF {lineto} pre defined, drawn from runes {wait} {when} Crossed by living animal {do} {scale} DFF {fill} {resume}	What the spell does: It is a ward. The shadow fire extends on a line (the line is drawn beforehand). When the line is crossed by a living animal, however, the fire fills a 2d space from the line. In other words, a sheet of cold fire! The spell then resets, so that a cheap trick like throwing a frog across it won't end the spell permanently. Also note that the sorceress can be shadows away, and her rooms will still be safe, something difficult to achieve with standard sorcery.

Here is an example of a complete Runic Spell (actually a 2 parter) as it would appear:

{Create}
 DFF
 {lineto} pre defined, 
 drawn from runes
{wait}
{when} 
 Crossed by living animal
 {do} 
 {scale} DFF {fill}
{resume}

What the spell does:

It is a ward. The shadow fire extends on a line (the line is drawn beforehand). When the line is crossed by a living animal, however, the fire fills a 2d space from the line. In other words, a sheet of cold fire! The spell then resets, so that a cheap trick like throwing a frog across it won't end the spell permanently. Also note that the sorceress can be shadows away, and her rooms will still be safe, something difficult to achieve with standard sorcery.

Runic Sorcery {25 points}

Types of Runes

Elemental Paradigm

Further Notes on Runic Sorcery

Runic Conjuration {20 points}