Glossary Index

The complete Reference of terms used across the rules. Each entry links to its full note; most are one or two paragraphs, so this page is the fastest way to look something up at the table.

Casting, Mana & the Soul

• Mana — what mana is, personal vs ambient, and the Mana Track (the tick-based cost/strain system; see also Magic System)
• Mana Burn — the cost of pushing past your safe channeling limit
• Shaping — the act of shaping geometric structures to cast
• Ready Glyphs — your scene-preloaded glyph set; 2 + highest of (Calculation, Memory)
• Mastered Spells — spells held in active recall (up to your Memory); always ready
• Spell Formula — a finished, written-down spell declaration
• Soul Sigil — the soul's signature
• Soul Integrity — the soul's health track
• Psychic Potential — mental power ceiling
• Mind Defense — resistance against mental intrusion

Rolls & Consequences

• Advantage — roll 3d6, keep the highest two
• Forward — flat +1 on your next relevant roll
• The Body State — the physical health track
• Conditions — physical/mental/effort/social states imposed by harm
• Sanity — the mind's endurance track; at 0 you become a Hollow
• Hollow — what a character becomes at zero Sanity

Progression & Power

• Study Points and Insights — SP (the grind) and IP (the epiphany) costs; full list in Progression
• Specializations — Glyph Doctrines unlocked at school level 3 + 1 IP
• Archmage — masters of multiple fields; what characters are not (yet)
• Artifice — the support school of engraving and item magic
• Forbidden Knowledge — banned schools and dangerous research
• TransformationShell — Alteration soul-template for advanced transformation

See also: 01 Core Mechanics, Progression, Magic System, Apprentices SRD