Scrying
Scrying
Scrying is the specialized art of gathering visual and auditory information from afar. It is the most common and practical application of the Divination discipline.
Classification: Specialization Parent School: Divination
Technique Glyph Doctrine
Doctrine Pair: Faden + Kreis
Scrying emphasizes deep remote read stability and trace clarity over direct control.
Fictional Permission
When you hold Scrying in your Grimoire, you have specific fictional positioning.
Scrying CAN:
- Project the caster's senses (sight, hearing) over distances (
Bild,Auge). - Locate specific objects or people, provided the caster possesses a strong sympathetic link.
- Be cast very cheaply. It relies heavily on shaping finesse rather than raw mana reserves.
Scrying CANNOT:
- Penetrate Anti-Divination Wards (which scatter the scrying sensor's signal).
- Track a target flawlessly without a pre-existing connection or physical link.
- Read minds (that is strictly the domain of Mind Magic).
The Core Matrix
This specialization's live-casting access follows its Technique Glyph doctrine.
Geometric Scaling (Mana Track Box Costs)
When determining the cost of a spell, the GM uses this scale. Each example uses live notation: Intent -> School -> Glyph -> Scale -> Tags.
- Trivial (0 Ticks): Blurry peek through a thin wall.
Peek adjacent space -> Divination -> Faden+Hall -> trivial effect, touch range, doorway-sized view, instant - Regular (1 Tick): Hidden sensor you can steer.
Anchor invisible sensor -> Divination -> Hall+Puls -> standard effect, near range, eye-sized sensor, short - Hard (2 Ticks): Overhead map-like sight.
Lift sight to bird's-eye frame -> Divination -> Hall+Kreis -> hard effect, long range, clearing area, short - Complex (2 Ticks): Pin a sensor to a distant known anchor.
Place remote scrying eye -> Divination -> Hall+Gitter -> complex effect, miles range, single room frame, sustained - Miracle (4+ Ticks): City-wide awareness lattice.
Weave citywide perception lattice -> Divination -> Hall+Gitter+Fluss -> miracle effect, city scale, networked, sustained
(For detailed sensory information and theoretical deep-dives, refer to Schools Lore)
Core-school glyph sets by training level: Divination#The Core Matrix.