Sorcery

Sorcery is the most dangerous of the Sources and draws its power from realms beyond the natural world known as the Outer Planes. This power is difficult to control, resulting in flamboyant outbursts of magical energy barely harnessed by the spells of it's practitioners. Sorcery wields the primal power of the universe known as Seeds.

Sorcery Casting Roll

Casting Stat: Willpower + Sorcery Skill + Highest Seed Rank

Choosing a Planar Source

When selecting the Sorcery Source, players must select where in the Outer Planes they draw their powers from - Pandemonium, Arcadia, Aaru, Stygia, or The Outer Wild in between. Details on these realms can be found in the Brilliance & Shadow Campaign Guide. The Sorcerer’s powers will resemble their chosen plane, and summons will draw from that plane's native creature type. Additionally, each plane gains at least one Favored Seed, a power which is particularly potent when drawn from that region. Once selected, the character may not change their chosen plane.

Chosen Plane

Plane	Favored Seeds	Creature Type
Aaru	Creation, Ward	Angels
Arcadia	Scry, Compel	Arcadians
Pandemonium	Energy, Summon	Demons
Stygia	Animate, Slay	Undead
The Outer Wild	Transform	Abominations

Sorcery Powers

Seeds

Seeds are the fundamental building blocks of planar magic. When selecting the Sorcery Source, players select a Rank 2 Seed. Additional ranks or new Seeds may be purchased at the cost of 5 GXP per rank.

Seed List

Seed	Description
Animate	Animate corpses you control.
Create	Create equipment from planar energy.
Compel	Dominate minds.
Conceal	Hide within a cloak of magic.
Conjure	Summon and control planar materials.
Drain	Drain energy from nearby targets.
Energy	Unleash destructive waves of energy.
Scry	Reveal targets or find hidden knowledge.
Slay	Slay living targets.
Summon	Summon and bind Outsiders.
Transform	Changes casters form.
Transport	Use the planes to travel.
Ward	Damage preventing shield.

Pushing

Sorcerers train to alter their spells through pure willpower, reaching beyond the normal limits of a spell. Sorcerers call this technique "Pushing". When selecting the Sorcery Source, players gain a Rank 1 Push Training Benefit for free. Each form of training offers a different benefit, and may not apply to all Seeds. A Sorcerer may push a maximum of once per Rank of the Seed they are pushing per cast.

Push Training

Push Training

Name	Rank	Description
Push Area	1	Increase a spell's area or number of targets.
Push Duration	1	Increase a spell's duration significantly.
Push Damage	2	Damage dealing spells deal additional damage per push.
Push Potency	2	Adds bonus dice for spells which don't deal damage.

Backlash

Pushing is dangerous and can result in damaging backlash. Each push used on a spell adds a Backlash Dice to a pool rolled against the caster as the spell is cast. Each success rolled on these dice deals a point of Backlash as non-lethal damage to the caster. If the caster has no Vigor remaining, Backlash is treated as regular lethal damage.

Fusion Spells

Seeds are the building blocks of planar magic, and they can be combined to create powerful new spells. A Fusion spell will have a Primary Seed Rank, and a Secondary Seed Rank. To learn a Fusion spell the sorcerer must have the required ranks of both Seeds. Learning a Fusion spell costs 2 GXP x the Primary Seed Rank.

Main Article: Fusion Spells