spell name: HAGGLE | list name: Trade Law | level: 1 | realm: Prosaic | type: open prosaic | spell class: U | duration: 1 minute / level | range: self | area of effect: self | sourcebook: spell user's companion |
description: Caster gains a + 1/lvl bonus to trading skill involving any bargaining, bartering, haggling activity. |
spell name: WEIGH | list name: Trade Law | level: 2 | realm: Prosaic | type: open prosaic | spell class: I | duration: - | range: touch | area of effect: 1 object | sourcebook: spell user's companion |
description: Determines the weight of any one object. Object may be a bag filled with sand, sugar, etc. |
spell name: COUNT | list name: Trade Law | level: 3 | realm: Prosaic | type: open prosaic | spell class: I | duration: - | range: self | area of effect: 10' R/lvl | sourcebook: spell user's companion |
description: Determines the exact number of like items in an area. For example, there are fifty silver coins in that pile of various coins. |
spell name: LIGHTING SHOW | list name: Trade Law | level: 4 | realm: Prosaic | type: open prosaic | spell class: F | duration: 1 hour / level | range: 1 ft/lvl | area of effect: 1 object | sourcebook: spell user's companion |
description: Lights up an item in a display window, lights up a sign outside of shop etc. |
spell name: CALCULATE | list name: Trade Law | level: 5 | realm: Prosaic | type: open prosaic | spell class: I | duration: 1 minute / level | range: self | area of effect: self | sourcebook: spell user's companion |
description: Caster becomes a human calculator. Only simple calculations are possible including add/subtract/multiply/divide etc. |
spell name: REORDER | list name: Trade Law | level: 6 | realm: Prosaic | type: open prosaic | spell class: I | duration: varies | range: self | area of effect: 1 object | sourcebook: spell user's companion |
description: Warns caster when stock goes below a caster-set limit. For example, Goge, the barkeep, places this spell on his wine kegs, and when one goes below quarter-full he is notified by this spell. |
spell name: SEAL | list name: Trade Law | level: 7 | realm: Prosaic | type: open prosaic | spell class: i | duration: varies | range: touch | area of effect: 1 object | sourcebook: spell user's companion |
description: This spell is cast upon an item or object at the time when it is sealed. Later, if the seal is broken at any time, the caster is informed that the specific seal has been bypassed. Caster may have no more than one seal/lvl at any time. A seal may be anything which could bar unnoticed access to the item, e.g., imprinted wax or clay, specific rope or wire knots, glue, lock, etc... |
spell name: DETECT SHOPLIFTER | list name: Trade Law | level: 8 | realm: Prosaic | type: open prosaic | spell class: I | duration: permanent | range: touch | area of effect: 1 object | sourcebook: spell user's companion |
description: Warns caster that any chosen items have left shop without his permission. Caster must specify all items to be covered by this spell. Alarm may be audible or inaudible. |
spell name: VOLUME | list name: Trade Law | level: 9 | realm: Prosaic | type: open prosaic | spell class: F | duration: 1 minute / level | range: 10'/lvl | area of effect: self | sourcebook: spell user's companion |
description: Caster may affect volume produced by any sounds from .5x normal to 2x normal volume. |
spell name: MARK | list name: Trade Law | level: 10 | realm: Prosaic | type: open prosaic | spell class: F | duration: permanent | range: touch | area of effect: 1 object | sourcebook: spell user's companion |
description: Caster places his chosen price upon an item. When anyone touches the item, he automatically knows the set price. |
spell name: BRIBE | list name: Trade Law | level: 11 | realm: Prosaic | type: open prosaic | spell class: I | duration: 1 minute / level | range: self | area of effect: self | sourcebook: spell user's companion |
description: Caster gains + 1/lvl to his bribery skill. |
spell name: LACKLUSTER | list name: Trade Law | level: 12 | realm: Prosaic | type: open prosaic | spell class: I | duration: 1 minute / level | range: 1 ft/lvl | area of effect: 1 object | sourcebook: spell user's companion |
description: Warns caster and up to 1 other person/lvl that any chosen items have left shop without caster's permission. Caster must specify all items to be covered by this spell. Alarm may be audible or inaudible. |
spell name: SUMMON GUARDSMEN | list name: Trade Law | level: 12 | realm: Prosaic | type: open prosaic | spell class: F | duration: permanent | range: touch | area of effect: 1 object | sourcebook: spell user's companion |
description: Causes affected item to appear older, dingier, more worn, less valuable etc. Affected item is appraised at -1 %/lvl less valuable than actual. For example, Shir, a 20th lvl Merchant, casts this spell on a longsword that Rint, his brother, brings in to sell him. The longsword is actually valued at 100 sp. Shir points out various bad points on the longsword that Rint hadn't noticed and convinces Rint that the longsword is only worth 80 sp (100 sp -20% =80 sp). Rint finally agrees to sell the longsword for 55 sp. An Assessment spell or successful evaluation skill roll will detect the actual value of the item. |
spell name: MERCHANDISE | list name: Trade Law | level: 13 | realm: Prosaic | type: open prosaic | spell class: i | duration: varies | range: self | area of effect: varies | sourcebook: spell user's companion |
description: Causes all displayed items (up to 1 per level) to appear more valuable (up to + 1 %/lvl to actual valuation) based upon the perceived value in relation to the display. For example, wooden stakes sold in the hardware area are valued at 1 copper, however, that same stake displayed with garlic and holy water in a coffin will be worth 1 bronze piece and upwards. An assessment spell will detect the changed value of the item. |
spell name: ENHANCE | list name: Trade Law | level: 14 | realm: Prosaic | type: open prosaic | spell class: F | duration: 1 minute / level | range: 1 ft/lvl | area of effect: 1 object | sourcebook: spell user's companion |
description: Causes affected item to appear newer, cleaner, more sturdy, more valuable etc. Affected item is appraised at +1 %/lvl more than actual. For example, Shir, a 20th lvl Merchant, casts this spell on a recently purchased longsword (worth 100 sp). Doop, a 1st lvl Warrior, looks the sword over, very carefully, and decides it is a bargain at 120 sp (100 sp +20% =120 sp) and buys it. An assessment spell or successful evaluation skill roll will detect the actual value of the item. |
spell name: CONTRACT | list name: Trade Law | level: 15 | realm: Prosaic | type: open prosaic | spell class: F | duration: permanent | range: touch | area of effect: 1 object | sourcebook: spell user's companion |
description: Stores casters, targets, and witnesses patterns (as in Store Pattern) on a written contract. |
spell name: GUARD | list name: Trade Law | level: 16 | realm: Prosaic | type: open prosaic | spell class: F | duration: varies | range: varies | area of effect: 10' R/lvl | sourcebook: spell user's companion |
description: A variable alarm spell that may be cast upon an area to warn if certain preset conditions occur. Alarm may be silent or aloud and may occur at the area or away from it. |
spell name: CLOSE/OPEN SHOP | list name: Trade Law | level: 17 | realm: Prosaic | type: open prosaic | spell class: F | duration: varies | range: 1 ft/lvl | area of effect: 10' R/lvl | sourcebook: spell user's companion |
description: This spell will unlock shop (or lock it), dust, open windows (or close them), set out (or take in) any outdoor displays etc. |
spell name: ENTICE | list name: Trade Law | level: 18 | realm: Prosaic | type: open prosaic | spell class: F | duration: 1 hour / level | range: touch | area of effect: varies | sourcebook: spell user's companion |
description: Caster causes business to be more appealing to customers. This spell utilizes available material/environment to convince customers to enter, e.g., smells of food will waft into street from restaurant, smells of beer and sounds or merrymaking will come from tavern, light will |
spell name: ADVERTISE | list name: Trade Law | level: 19 | realm: Prosaic | type: open prosaic | spell class: M | duration: permanent | range: 1 ft/lvl | area of effect: 1 target | sourcebook: spell user's companion |
description: Allows caster to impress the name of his business upon all who perceive it. Whenever the town that the business is from is mentioned, the name of this business will come to mind. Within the town, if a subject relating to this business comes up, the name of this business will come to mind. |
spell name: PREDICT | list name: Trade Law | level: 20 | realm: Prosaic | type: open prosaic | spell class: I | duration: - | range: self | area of effect: self | sourcebook: spell user's companion |
description: Gives caster a bonus to predicting trends in his business. This translates to -1 %/lvl to costs and |
spell name: ASSESS | list name: Trade Law | level: 25 | realm: Prosaic | type: open prosaic | spell class: I | duration: - | range: touch | area of effect: 1 object | sourcebook: spell user's companion |
description: Provides caster with approximate value of any object regarding its non-magical valuation. For example, a mage casts an Evaluation on a +20 magical High Steel broadsword and determines that the non-magical valuation is approximately 3000 sp (2400 sp for the High Steel blade + 600 |
spell name: UNDERSTAND LANGUAGE | list name: Trade Law | level: 30 | realm: Prosaic | type: open prosaic | spell class: I | duration: 1 minute / level | range: self | area of effect: self | sourcebook: spell user's companion |
description: Caster is able to understand any spoken language for the duration. Caster may not speak the |
spell name: ENTREPRENEUR | list name: Trade Law | level: 50 | realm: Prosaic | type: open prosaic | spell class: I | duration: 10 minutes / level | range: self | area of effect: self | sourcebook: spell user's companion |
description: Caster gains + 1/lvl to these skills Basic Mathematics, Administration, Advertising, Trading, Trading Lore. |