Leyline Magic

Name	Special
Length	Average (5 Minutes)
Range	5ft / 1.5m
Duration	Instantaneous
Cost	None
Material Cost	1 unit of powdered gemstone
Key Words	Ritual Magic
Description	This rite must be performed over a leyline, which can be detected using the Ritual Magic skill. As well as knowledge of this rite, the performer (or performers) need a certain combined ritual skill. The length of the rite, and the ritual skill required, depends on the power of the leyline. Lesser layline power: A short rite (2 minutes) and 3 ritual skill points Average layline power: An average rite (5 minutes) and 6 ritual skill points Greater leyline power: A long rite (10 minutes) and 9 ritual skill points If successful, this rite can generate an instantaneous, dramatic effect, depending on the power of the leyline: a lesser leyline can power one casting of a mass spell, such as Earth Shock or Spirit Storm; an average leyline can power three simultaneous castings of any exalted spell; and a greater leyline can power vast, battlefield-spanning effects including earthquakes and firestorms (subject to referee interpretation). If the rite is interrupted, if the performers have insufficient skill or attempt something beyond the leyline’s capacity, if the rite’s intentions are unclear, or if another group of performers attempts to tap the same leyline while the rite is ongoing, the rite is a failure and the leyline causes an immediate, destructive backlash. Even if all requirements are met and the rite is performed perfectly, there is a fifty-percent chance of the rite failing and inflicting backlash.

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