Principles of Magic

1. You can’t make something out of nothing, or nothing out of something (mass is conserved)
2. Magic comes from below and returns to below.
   1. There’s always a downward pull when using magic.
   2. Using magic to fly would require a tremendous amount of power, to balance out that downward force.
3. Strong or bound magic is impractical without light.
   1. The downward pull is countered by sunlight from above, or by things that absorb sunlight.
   2. Wood must be in all made items, or they become extremely heavy.
   3. Wood that has stored a lot of light for a long time (e.g. a tree trunk) is more powerful than newer wood.
   4. There might be other sources of light that can be expended.
4. Magic is unpredictable.
   1. Threats and despairs can be bad.

Each of these is a Genesys skill. They're flexible – you can do whatever you can justify as being part of that skill, if you roll well enough. You can specialize in one magic skill. The others always have a black die.

The ability to be another living or non-living thing. Examples:

• Reading, manipulating or controlling minds.
• Seeing something from the perspective of a nearby inanimate object.

The ability to know things that you have no justifiable reason for knowing.

Examples:

• Remembering a thing that happened somewhere else.
• Understanding something.
• Seeing something far away.
• Fortune-telling.

Limitations:

• Becomes less powerful with increasing distance in space or time.

The ability to make changes to living or non-living things. This is often a slow process. Doing anything quickly could require a higher roll.

Examples:

• Healing a wound.
• Turning a rock into sand.

Limitations:

• Cannot create or destroy mass.

The ability to control energy, and draw energy from matter.

Examples:

• Light something on fire.
• Push something away from you.

Limitations:

• This is a weaker form of magic unless it can be bound into an object with Making.
• Controlling large amounts of energy is difficult and risky.

The ability to move earth and objects, and knowing what materials and objects are around you.

Examples:

Limitations:

• Cannot be used to fly, or project an object any significant distance upward.
• Motion is linear in three (or four?) dimensions. Teleportation is not possible.

The ability to bind magic or other power into objects, in a temporary or permanent way.

Limitations:

• Typically requires wood.
• Is not very effective on its own. You need another magic skill (or the help of someone with a skill) to imbue an object with power, unless that power is entirely encapsulated in the Making.