Miracles

Clerics are believed to be divinely inspired, and their powers are granted to Clerics through prayer. Whether higher powers bless Cleric with their might, if these higher powers are what the Cleric believes them to be, or if all Cleric Miracles are merely ritualized forms of sympathetic magic, are all subjects frequently debated. Only one thing is for sure: Cleric magic is indeed magic of a sort. Even though Miracles and Prayers are formalized in a way that Magic-User Spells are not, their results cannot be duplicated by non-Clerics. The process of gaining, preparing, and invoking Miracles is indeed formalized, but only within a religion and even certain sect. Different religions, and even different sects within the same religion, execute their magical rituals differently from one another.

Preparing Spells each day

A Cleric is able to invoke any miracle by a prayer chanted directly from a hymnal, yet the usual way is to fully memorize the prayer. The Cleric must rest for six continuous hours before preparing miracles. After resting, the Cleric must meditate and pray for a number of Turns equal to the highest Casting Number among miracles being prepared. Miracles remain in memory for an unlimited amount of time. The Cleric’s miracle charts give the maximum number of miracles that can be memorized at each level and the Cleric can never have more than this number prepared at one time. A Cleric can simply dismiss miracles from their mind, clearing the space for other miracles when preparing them as usual.

Reversible miracles must be prepared as either the “straight” version or the “reversed” version; the decision cannot be made at the time of invokation. A Cleric can only safely prepare miracles once every twenty-four hours. The mind simply cannot handle any more.

Casting Miracles

Spells are cast by a combination of mental concentration, gesticulation and chanting. In order to cast a spell, a Cleric must clutch a holy symbol of his religion and be able to chant freely. A character that is bound, gagged, Silenced, or otherwise unable to gesture or speak, cannot cast spells. Casting a spell cannot be done secretly, stealthily, or disguised as another activity if otherwise not stated; the actions necessary to cast a spell will be obvious to all.

In order to cast a spell, a player rolls a d6. A spell is successfully cast if the total number rolled exceeds the target Casting Number.

If there is any 1 on the dice rolled, or any pair, triplet or quartet is present, it means the Cleric’s asking has angered the Gods and their Wrath is upon them. Its strength depends on the roll and may increase if the Cleric bears any sins upon their soul. The Referee must decide on the outcome with reference to the table below. Miracles which triggered the Wrath of Gods will still be cast, yet the outcome might not be as desired. In case a miracle is cast successfully and a Wrath of Gods happens, the Gods’ anger comes first to punish the sinful.

Wrath of Gods:

• For any spells that harm a target or make any direct effect, a saving throw is allowed for a target character negating effect or halving the damage the spell produces.

• Spells of 3rd and lower level that search and reveal anything, cannot penetrate 3 ft of dirt or  debris, 1ft of stone, 1’’ of metal or a thin sheet of lead. Detection by spells of 4th and higher levels can only be prevented by special magical defence.