Mind Magic (Restricted)

Mind Magic is the direct manipulation of a living mind — thoughts, emotions, memories, and motor control. It is the most heavily restricted and surveilled branch of magic in the Academy.
Classification: Specialization Parent School: Illusionism

Technique Glyph Doctrine

Doctrine Pair: Faden + Kreis

Mind Magic emphasizes cognition pressure and memory reshaping with explicit consent/safety boundaries.

Fictional Permission

When you hold Mind Magic in your Grimoire, you have specific fictional positioning.

Mind Magic CAN:

• Nudge attention, implant whispers, and apply short obediences within Illusionism and academy law.
• Edit or blur recent memories when your table's safety tools allow invasive play.
• Create leverage in social scenes — not free mind control, but real fictional pressure.

Mind Magic CANNOT:

• Bypass consent frameworks at your table; permanent personality rewrites are miracle-tier and politically radioactive.
• Deliver durable physical force (use Projection / other schools).
• Substitute for Soul Magic bindings or deep identity carving without explicit cross-school framing.

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): Fleeting mental itch or stray thought. Plant momentary distraction -> Illusionism -> Schleier+Faden -> trivial effect, near range, single mind, instant
• Regular (1 Tick): Audible whisper only the target hears. Whisper into mind -> Illusionism -> Faden+Schleier -> standard effect, near range, single mind, brief
• Hard (2 Ticks): One-step compulsion the target knows is wrong but feels pressed to do. Force simple command -> Illusionism -> Kreis+Puls -> hard effect, near range, single mind, instant, coercive
• Complex (2 Ticks): Excise or replace a short memory window. Rewrite recent memory slice -> Illusionism -> Kreis+Hall -> complex effect, near range, single mind, minutes-long gap
• Miracle (4+ Ticks): Total personality overwrite — campaign-scale crime. Rewrite loyalty and selfhood -> Illusionism -> Kreis+Gitter+Schleier -> miracle effect, touch range, single mind, permanent hook, restricted

(For detailed sensory information and theoretical deep-dives, refer to Schools Lore)

Core-school glyph sets by training level: Illusionism#The Core Matrix.