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...magic]]al energy", a power source that must be drawn on to produce magical effects. Not all [[arcanum|arcana]] include numen, and in those in which it does e

...cessarily come into contact with the object affected); it has a variety of effects; it can be invested in objects for later triggering. Many [[physics|physic ==Magical effects==

...o one would be able to calculate how to produce a magical effect, but such effects can be produced without a full conscious understanding of the working of th ..., notably including deceiving or augmenting the senses, but also including effects altering or controlling many other life processes. It also deals with emot

...'do''. The patterns of the [[warphole]] connections, the seemingly random effects of the [[Clarke chamber]]s... all of these are parts of some encrypted mess ...ash;the Society's work so far determining patterns in the Clarke chambers' effects and similar matters, but don't really believe there's any overarching riddl

...g [[transform]]ed by the mestral effects; a [[mestral turnskin]] under the effects of the spell, for instance, will not [[transfigurement|take their other for ...its subject against the ''direct'' effects of the mester, not the indirect effects. A rhegal application of the spell may prevent blades from appearing in th

...nd]]s. One of the many enigmas of Icathiria, Clarke chambers have diverse effects on those who venture within. ...Clarke chamber and its effect, in the hopes of learning how to predict the effects of a Clarke chamber based on its markings, but so far this aspiration has n

...s of powers, either depending on the powers' origin or the nature of their effects, and in any case they aren't guaranteed to work, and some powers may be mor ...lisman to be [[spark]]ed at will. Nevertheless, there are some particular effects that are particularly common. A few examples of powers especially common i

...r]]s can tap into the power of the land itself to produce powerful magical effects. Landworking has the arguable disadvantage that it relies on the goodwill ...gain its effects immediately, rather reserving the ability to call on its effects later.

...ut different long-term effects of exposure to different colors of mist, or effects that they may have on [[dream magic|magic]] cast within, none of these idea ...e necessary to see any results. Add in the difficulty of factoring in the effects of neighboring worlds, and it's easy to see why this hypothesis remains unv

...nergy that is expended at their use, but those with repeated or continuous effects seem to require access to an unlimited source of dream energy the origin of ...that the dream potential gathered but never used for spellcasting or other effects eventually bleeds off into the atmosphere. In principle, this could perhap

==Effects== ...water. It seems to be some kind of modifed soulstuff, and has deleterious effects on living—or [[undead]]—beings. Contact with most unliving mat

Wraiths are surrounded by an [[aura (wraith)|aura]] that has varying effects on other beings, living and undead, and in some cases on inanimate objects. ...]s; or they may generate an [[electric charge]] in the air. More esoteric effects have also been recorded.

...rvo may sometimes arise naturally. In [[Xi]], for instance, gravitational effects distort space enough to produce the effect—[[black hole]]s technicall [[Category:Effects]]

==Effects== The effects of banes vary, both qualitatively and quantitatively. In general, the more

...separate consideration. Not all celemologists are happy to classify such effects as transformations at all, preferring to consider them a discrete type of p ...the opposite result. Even when the transformation ''does'' have lingering effects, however, those are likely to be ''in addition to'' the momentary effect wh

...rt of strong magical [[enchantment]] becomes powerful enough to make other effects possible not anticipated by its creators (if it was created at all, and not In general, most effects carry over between [[world]]s within a given cosmos. A particular arcanum

...to a lesser degree on those who absorb it through their skin. The mist's effects are rather like inebriation due to alcohol, but do not lead to hangovers an ...lakes. Despite their different form, these bubbles have largely the same effects underwater as the mist does above, with roughly the same consequences both

...dition of the other. Bindings take many different forms and can have many effects, but the underlying principles seem to be the same. ...(void magic)|spell]]s and to other [[paracarminical magic|paracarminical]] effects are unclear. A few [[celemologist]]s believe that bindings are not truly m

...e a large number of rituals that they can employ to produce many different effects, as well as the [[ritual of petition]] which can give results possible with ...ugh the [[ritual of anticipation]], after which he can invoke the ritual's effects very quickly through the [[ritual of actuation]].

...mental effort of the caster is a key ingredient in spellcasting. Magical effects achieved by other means are called [[paracarminical magic]]s. ...ing conditions are common—and the same spell may have very different effects depending on when it is cast. Timing conditions need not depend on astrono