Thread of Friendship

With fingers like hooks, the magician reaches into the Skein of Destiny and plucks one thread, turning an enemy into a friend.

• Lore Master Ob to learn: 3
• Scholar Ob to scribe as a scroll: 2
• Scholar Ob to scribe into traveling spell book: 2

Gestures

Effect

An arcanist may cast this spell at range, he just needs to be close enough to see his victim’s expression. Success turns the victim into a friend for the duration of the spell, with all the benefits that entails. Record the margin of success when the spell is cast. At the beginning of each phase after the spell was cast, the victim rolls its Will (or Nature for monsters), +1D for each rank by which it’s Might exceeds that of the caster. The obstacle is equal to the margin of success of Thread of Friendship. Success frees the victim form the spell. If the obstacle is 0, the spell ends at the end of the phase in which it was cast. This spell does not affect undead or creatures with a might of 6 higher.

Manifestation

This spell causes a versus test between the target’s Will (or Nature for monsters) and the caster’s Arcanist skill. The caster suffers a -1s penalty for each rank by which the target’s Might exceeds that of the caster.

Material Components

A drop of pure honey smeared on the caster’s lips or strands of thread with the victim’s name whispered over them and woven into a ring worn by the caster.

Level

1