| spell name: STORE TAKEN | list name: Taking Ways | level: 1 | realm: Mentalism | type: evil mentalist base | spell class: I | duration: - | range: self | area of effect: self | sourcebook: spell user's companion |
| description: Allows caster to memorize relevant parameters of one Taken for use with other spells (similar to mind store). Caster may only cast this spell on one of his own Taken. | |||||||||
| spell name: MARK PRESENCE | list name: Taking Ways | level: 2 | realm: Mentalism | type: evil mentalist base | spell class: F | duration: permanent | range: touch | area of effect: 1 Taken | sourcebook: spell user's companion |
| description: Allows caster to 'mark' one of his stored Taken as a Taken, e.g., if someone uses a presence or feel-type spell, it will be apparent that the Taken is a Taken (lacking freewill or under the control of another). Thus the caster's Heralds (Taken) are more able to intimidate others. This spell 'marks' the Taken on the Psychic level. This spell also allows anyone making a Hard Perception roll to determine that there is something strange about the Taken, but not specifically what it is. | |||||||||
| spell name: DETECT TAKEN | list name: Taking Ways | level: 3 | realm: Mentalism | type: evil mentalist base | spell class: I | duration: 1 minute / level | range: 10'/lvl | area of effect: self | sourcebook: spell user's companion |
| description: Allows caster to detect any Taken in range. Caster will know there are Taken within range, but nothing else (not direction, distance, or who has Taken the target). | |||||||||
| spell name: BROKEN WARNING | list name: Taking Ways | level: 4 | realm: Mentalism | type: evil mentalist base | spell class: F | duration: varies | range: 1 plane | area of effect: 1 Taken | sourcebook: spell user's companion |
| description: Warns the caster when a stored Taken who has this spell cast upon him breaks free. The caster is aware of exactly which one has broken free. The spell lasts till set off, dispelled, or canceled. | |||||||||
| spell name: MIMIC TAKEN | list name: Taking Ways | level: 5 | realm: Mentalism | type: evil mentalist base | spell class: F | duration: 10 minutes / level | range: self | area of effect: self | sourcebook: spell user's companion |
| description: Allows caster to appear, to normal and magical scrutiny, as any one of his stored Taken. This spell confers no natural abilities of the mimicked Taken, just appearance. | |||||||||
| spell name: LOCATE TAKEN | list name: Taking Ways | level: 6 | realm: Mentalism | type: evil mentalist base | spell class: I | duration: - | range: 1 plane | area of effect: 1 Taken | sourcebook: spell user's companion |
| description: Informs caster of a chosen (and stored) Taken's location. | |||||||||
| spell name: TAKEN PERCEPTION | list name: Taking Ways | level: 7 | realm: Mentalism | type: evil mentalist base | spell class: F | duration: concentration | range: 1 plane | area of effect: self | sourcebook: spell user's companion |
| description: Allows caster to perceive with a chosen (and stored) Taken's perceptions. Caster is unaware of his surroundings while perceiving through another's senses. Spell is broken and caster comes out of the trance when a successful attack is made on the caster. | |||||||||
| spell name: LEND TAKEN | list name: Taking Ways | level: 8 | realm: Mentalism | type: evil mentalist base | spell class: F | duration: 1 day / level | range: touch | area of effect: 1 Taken | sourcebook: spell user's companion |
| description: Allows caster to transfer control of one of his Taken (must be stored) to another. The person that the Taken is lent to must be of sufficient level to control the Taken (10th level if only one Taken is lent to him). More than one Taken may be lent to an individual if he is of sufficient level to handle all of them. For example, a 30th level character may be lent up to 3 Taken at any one time. | |||||||||
| spell name: LENDING ACCESS | list name: Taking Ways | level: 9 | realm: Mentalism | type: evil mentalist base | spell class: F | duration: 1 round / level | range: self | area of effect: 100'R/lvl | sourcebook: spell user's companion |
| description: Allows any specified (and stored) Taken (from one to all of them) to draw PPs from caster and use them as their own. Taken and caster must be within range of each other. | |||||||||
| spell name: COMMUNICATION | list name: Taking Ways | level: 10 | realm: Mentalism | type: evil mentalist base | spell class: F | duration: concentration | range: 1 plane | area of effect: varies | sourcebook: spell user's companion |
| description: Allows caster to mentally speak to any specified (and stored) Taken (from one to all of them). To change his 'audience' caster must recast this spell, specifying different Taken. | |||||||||
| spell name: TAKING PROTECTION | list name: Taking Ways | level: 11 | realm: Mentalism | type: evil mentalist base | spell class: F | duration: varies | range: self | area of effect: self | sourcebook: spell user's companion |
| description: Allows caster to save versus being Taken by another spell caster with +50 to his RR. Spell duration is until triggered. | |||||||||
| spell name: TAKEN ACCESS | list name: Taking Ways | level: 12 | realm: Mentalism | type: evil mentalist base | spell class: F | duration: 10 minutes / level | range: 1 plane | area of effect: self | sourcebook: spell user's companion |
| description: Allows caster to have access to any one stored Taken's PPs and spells. Caster may have only one Taken 'Accessed' at any one time. | |||||||||
| spell name: WREST CONTROL | list name: Taking Ways | level: 13 | realm: Mentalism | type: evil mentalist base | spell class: F | duration: - | range: touch | area of effect: 1 Taken | sourcebook: spell user's companion |
| description: Allows caster to gain control of another's Taken. For this spell to be successful the original 'Taking' mage must fail a RR versus the level of the mage casting Wrest Control. If this spell is successful, the Taken may make a RR versus his new master's level to regain his free will. To successfully cast a Wrest Control spell, caster must have an available 'slot' to control the new Taken. | |||||||||
| spell name: SUSPEND TAKEN | list name: Taking Ways | level: 14 | realm: Mentalism | type: evil mentalist base | spell class: F | duration: varies | range: touch | area of effect: 1 Taken | sourcebook: spell user's companion |
| description: Allows caster to place any one of his stored Taken into stasis. The suspended Taken will not need food, water, air, etc., and will cease to age or interact with his environment. The duration must be specified at the time of casting (up to 1 year per level) and cannot be extended once cast, but may be canceled at any time before the duration expires. | |||||||||
| spell name: SUMMON TAKEN | list name: Taking Ways | level: 15 | realm: Mentalism | type: evil mentalist base | spell class: F | duration: - | range: 1 plane | area of effect: 1 Taken | sourcebook: spell user's companion |
| description: Allows caster to summon any one Taken he has stored (via a Teleport-like effect that works in reverse) to him. | |||||||||
| spell name: BODY TIE | list name: Taking Ways | level: 16 | realm: Mentalism | type: evil mentalist base | spell class: F | duration: 1 day / level | range: 1 plane | area of effect: 1 Taken | sourcebook: spell user's companion |
| description: Allows caster to cause one stored Taken to continue to serve him beyond the bounds of death itself. The affected Taken is granted five times normal hit points and until these are gone, the Taken cannot be killed. For every 4 hits beyond his normal amount that the Taken receives, he loses one hit point permanently (assuming he doesn't perish at the end of the duration of this spell). If a Taken's hit points are permanently reduced to 0 his soul is destroyed, and he may never be resurrected. | |||||||||
| spell name: POSSESS TAKEN | list name: Taking Ways | level: 17 | realm: Mentalism | type: evil mentalist base | spell class: F | duration: concentration | range: 1 plane | area of effect: 1 Taken | sourcebook: spell user's companion |
| description: Allows caster to possess a stored Taken's body. Caster has total control of the Taken, but must use his own PPs and spells. If Taken's body is killed while caster is inhabiting it, caster is returned to his own body and is stunned for 10-100 mds. | |||||||||
| spell name: KNOW TAKEN | list name: Taking Ways | level: 18 | realm: Mentalism | type: evil mentalist base | spell class: I | duration: concentration | range: 1 plane | area of effect: 1 Taken | sourcebook: spell user's companion |
| description: Allows caster to read the thoughts and nearfuture intentions of any one of his stored Taken. | |||||||||
| spell name: DRAIN TAKEN | list name: Taking Ways | level: 19 | realm: Mentalism | type: evil mentalist base | spell class: F | duration: - | range: 1 plane | area of effect: 1 Taken | sourcebook: spell user's companion |
| description: Allows caster to destructively drain the PPs of any one stored Taken. Caster immediately gains all of the Taken's PPs and the Taken is drained of all PPs and permanently loses 5% of his PPs. These lost PPs may be regained through the use of the Power Point Development skill. | |||||||||
| spell name: DISPEL TAKE | list name: Taking Ways | level: 20 | realm: Mentalism | type: evil mentalist base | spell class: F | duration: - | range: touch | area of effect: 1 Taken | sourcebook: spell user's companion |
| description: Allows caster to free any Taken from servitude to another. Original Taking caster must save versus the level of the caster of this spell. If this save is unsuccessful, the Taken regains his freewill. | |||||||||
| spell name: WILL TAKEN | list name: Taking Ways | level: 25 | realm: Mentalism | type: evil mentalist base | spell class: F | duration: - | range: 1 plane | area of effect: 1 Taken | sourcebook: spell user's companion |
| description: Allows caster to force Taken to perform any action, even those that are totally against his own interest, e.g., suicide, murder his family, etc. without the danger of the Taken regaining his freewill. Taken is allowed to make a RR versus this spell, and if successful is not forced to perform the action. | |||||||||
| spell name: DESTROY TAKEN | list name: Taking Ways | level: 30 | realm: Mentalism | type: evil mentalist base | spell class: F | duration: - | range: 1 plane | area of effect: 1 Taken | sourcebook: spell user's companion |
| description: Allows caster to destroy a Taken, utterly. Any Taken killed in this manner is forever gone, no portion of the body remains, and the soul is obliterated. | |||||||||
| spell name: TAKE | list name: Taking Ways | level: 50 | realm: Mentalism | type: evil mentalist base | spell class: F | duration: permanent | range: touch | area of effect: 1 target | sourcebook: spell user's companion |
| description: Allows caster to 'Take' an individual. If the individual misses his RR he is under the complete control of the caster. If the caster forces the Taken to perform an act that is totally against his nature then the Taken gains a new RR to break free from his control. After gaining a new level of experience the Taken is allowed a new RR to regain his freewill. Spell requires 10 minutes per level of target to complete. | |||||||||