spell name: OBEAH | list name: talismans | level: 1 | realm: channeling/mentalism | type: maleficant base | spell class: fd | duration: permanent | range: touch | area of effect: 1 talisman | sourcebook: rolemaster companion 5 |
description: Caster may create his Obeah; his primary and most useful talisman. The functions of the Obeah vary with the level at which it is created. 1st level Obeah: stores PP equal to the creator's level. 5th level Obeah: serves as a focus forthe skill: Magical Ritual. Adds creator's BAR mod to all ritual rolls. 10th level Obeah: adds creator's lvl toRRs vs. Absolutions and all souldraining and life-draining and trapping effects. 15th level Obeah: creator can transfer his soul to his Obeah for short periods of time (as Self-keeping on the Monk Base list Body Reins). 20th lvel Obeah: serves as a power stabilizer. The creator's spell points will never drop below 20- If he continues to cast spells when the bottom limit of 20 is reached, he will instead take concussion hits equal to the level of the speII he casts. 30th lvl Obeah: serves as a Soul Trap (as the spell). The Obeah needs no further preparation, and will store 1 soul per 5 levels. 50th lvl Obeah: renders the caster immune to the effects of Absolutions and all soul- and life-draining and trapping effects. If the Obeah is ever destroyed, the caster operates at -30 for one week. The Obeah takes one day/level to create. |
spell name: ANIMAL TALISMAN | list name: talismans | level: 2 | realm: channeling/mentalism | type: maleficant base | spell class: fd | duration: varies | range: touch | area of effect: 1 talisman | sourcebook: rolemaster companion 5 |
description: This talisman grants a bonus equal to the creator's level vs. all attacks made against him by animals. The talisman takes one day/level to create. Note: the caster may make a Talisman of lower level than his own if he wishes, taking correspondingly fewer days to create (e .g., a 10th level Maleficant could make a 1st level Talisman in one day). |
spell name: HERB TALISMAN | list name: talismans | level: 3 | realm: channeling/mentalism | type: maleficant base | spell class: fi | duration: varies | range: touch | area of effect: 1 talisman | sourcebook: rolemaster companion 5 |
description: This talisman grants a bonus equal to the creator's level to locate a specific herb. The talisman takes one day/level to create. Note: the caster may make a Talisman of lower level than his own if he wishes, taking correspondingly fewer days to create (e .g., a 10th level Maleficant could make a 1st level Talisman in one day). |
spell name: MAGIC TALISMAN | list name: talismans | level: 4 | realm: channeling/mentalism | type: maleficant base | spell class: fu | duration: varies | range: touch | area of effect: 1 talisman | sourcebook: rolemaster companion 5 |
description: This talisman grants a bonus equal to the creator's level applied to any one magical skill selected at the time of the talisman's creation (Power Projection, Spell Mastery, etc.). The caster must already possess some knowledge (at least one rank) of the skill to be augmented.The talisman takes one day/level to create. Note: the caster may make a Talisman of lower level than his own if he wishes, taking correspondingly fewer days to create (e .g., a 10th level Maleficant could make a 1st level Talisman in one day). |
spell name: SPIRIT TALISMAN | list name: talismans | level: 5 | realm: channeling/mentalism | type: maleficant base | spell class: fd | duration: varies | range: touch | area of effect: 1 talisman | sourcebook: rolemaster companion 5 |
description: This talisman grants a bonus equal to the creator's level vs. all attacks made against him by spirits The talisman takes one day/level to create. Note: the caster may make a Talisman of lower level than his own if he wishes, taking correspondingly fewer days to create (e .g., a 10th level Maleficant could make a 1st level Talisman in one day). |
spell name: SEEING TALISMAN | list name: talismans | level: 6 | realm: channeling/mentalism | type: maleficant base | spell class: fi | duration: varies | range: touch | area of effect: 1 talisman | sourcebook: rolemaster companion 5 |
description: This talisman grants a bonus equal to the creator's level vs. any divination and scrying attacks against the caster. The talisman takes one day/level to create. Note: the caster may make a Talisman of lower level than his own if he wishes, taking correspondingly fewer days to create (e .g., a 10th level Maleficant could make a 1st level Talisman in one day). |
spell name: QUIRIN | list name: talismans | level: 7 | realm: channeling/mentalism | type: maleficant base | spell class: f | duration: varies | range: touch | area of effect: 1 talisman | sourcebook: rolemaster companion 5 |
description: (Traitor's Stone) When this special talisman is placed upon the head of a sleeping person, he will start to babble about whatever topics are foremost in his mind. Information gathered by use of a Quirin may be incomplete, but the target may speak of things he normally would not. The target will have no memory of the incident when he awakens. He may respond to simple questions, but if questions are asked of him he gains another RR. |
spell name: UNDEAD TALISMAN | list name: talismans | level: 8 | realm: channeling/mentalism | type: maleficant base | spell class: fd | duration: varies | range: touch | area of effect: 1 talisman | sourcebook: rolemaster companion 5 |
description: This talisman grants a bonus equal to the creator's level vs. all attacks made against him by undead The talisman takes one day/level to create. Note: the caster may make a Talisman of lower level than his own if he wishes, taking correspondingly fewer days to create (e .g., a 10th level Maleficant could make a 1st level Talisman in one day). |
spell name: MAGIC TALISMAN 2 | list name: talismans | level: 9 | realm: channeling/mentalism | type: maleficant base | spell class: fu | duration: varies | range: touch | area of effect: 1 talisman | sourcebook: rolemaster companion 5 |
description: This talisman grants a bonus equal to the creator's level applied to any two magical skills selected at the time of the talisman's creation (Power Projection, Spell Mastery, etc.). The caster must already possess some knowledge (at least one rank) of the skill to be augmented.The talisman takes one day/level to create. Note: the caster may make a Talisman of lower level than his own if he wishes, taking correspondingly fewer days to create (e .g., a 10th level Maleficant could make a 1st level Talisman in one day). |
spell name: DEATH TALISMAN | list name: talismans | level: 10 | realm: channeling/mentalism | type: maleficant base | spell class: f | duration: varies | range: touch | area of effect: 1 talisman | sourcebook: rolemaster companion 5 |
description: This deadly talisman is made to function vs. a specific target. The target suffers a penalty equal to the talisman creator's level to all attacks by the creator (the creator's level is subtracted from the target's DB, RR, etc.). |
spell name: WERE TALISMAN | list name: talismans | level: 11 | realm: channeling/mentalism | type: maleficant base | spell class: fd | duration: varies | range: touch | area of effect: 1 talisman | sourcebook: rolemaster companion 5 |
description: This talisman grants a bonus equal to the creator's level vs. all attacks made against him by animals. The talisman takes one day/level to create. Note: the caster may make a Talisman of lower level than his own if he wishes, taking correspondingly fewer days to create (e .g., a 10th level Maleficant could make a 1st level Talisman in one day). |
spell name: SOUL TRAP | list name: talismans | level: 12 | realm: channeling/mentalism | type: maleficant base | spell class: f | duration: varies | range: touch | area of effect: 1 talisman | sourcebook: rolemaster companion 5 |
description: Caster traps part of the target 's soul in this talisman. The target is at -30 until the talisman is destroyed. The target will always know the direction to his 'soul'. The creator of the Soul Trap gains +I to his Co and St bonuses for each soul he holds trapped (max +50). |
spell name: MAGIC TALISMAN 3 | list name: talismans | level: 13 | realm: channeling/mentalism | type: maleficant base | spell class: fu | duration: varies | range: touch | area of effect: 1 talisman | sourcebook: rolemaster companion 5 |
description: This talisman grants a bonus equal to the creator's level applied to any three magical skills selected at the time of the talisman's creation (Power Projection, Spell Mastery, etc.). The caster must already possess some knowledge (at least one rank) of the skill to be augmented.The talisman takes one day/level to create. Note: the caster may make a Talisman of lower level than his own if he wishes, taking correspondingly fewer days to create (e .g., a 10th level Maleficant could make a 1st level Talisman in one day). |
spell name: DEMON TALISMAN | list name: talismans | level: 14 | realm: channeling/mentalism | type: maleficant base | spell class: fd | duration: varies | range: touch | area of effect: 1 talisman | sourcebook: rolemaster companion 5 |
description: This talisman grants a bonus equal to the creator's level vs. all attacks made against him by demons. The talisman takes one day/level to create. Note: the caster may make a Talisman of lower level than his own if he wishes, taking correspondingly fewer days to create (e .g., a 10th level Maleficant could make a 1st level Talisman in one day). |
spell name: LESSER CONTROL DOLL | list name: talismans | level: 15 | realm: channeling/mentalism | type: maleficant base | spell class: f | duration: varies | range: touch | area of effect: 1 doll | sourcebook: rolemaster companion 5 |
description: After casting a Soul Trap spell, the caster may create a small doll to represent his target. No matter where the target goes, whoever holds the doll may control the target. By concentrating, the possessor of the doll may cause the target to follow some Suggestion (as in the spell on the Spirit Mastery list). The caster may also cause the target to view an Illusion/Phantasm spell. The only hope the target has is to have either a Cancel True or a Remove Curse spell cast on the doll. |
spell name: BANE TALISMAN | list name: talismans | level: 16 | realm: channeling/mentalism | type: maleficant base | spell class: fd | duration: varies | range: touch | area of effect: 1 talisman | sourcebook: rolemaster companion 5 |
description: This talisman grants a bonus equal to the creator's level vs. all attacks made against him by the caster's personal bane (Clerics Paladins, etc.) The talisman takes one day/level to create. Note: the caster may make a Talisman of lower level than his own if he wishes, taking correspondingly fewer days to create (e .g., a 10th level Maleficant could make a 1st level Talisman in one day). |
spell name: CHANNELING TALISMAN | list name: talismans | level: 17 | realm: channeling/mentalism | type: maleficant base | spell class: fd | duration: varies | range: touch | area of effect: 1 talisman | sourcebook: rolemaster companion 5 |
description: This talisman grants a bonus equal to the creator's level vs. all Channeling-based attacks. The talisman takes one day/level to create. Note: the caster may make a Talisman of lower level than his own if he wishes, taking correspondingly fewer days to create (e .g., a 10th level Maleficant could make a 1st level Talisman in one day). |
spell name: MAGIC TALISMAN 4 | list name: talismans | level: 18 | realm: channeling/mentalism | type: maleficant base | spell class: fu | duration: varies | range: touch | area of effect: 1 talisman | sourcebook: rolemaster companion 5 |
description: This talisman grants a bonus equal to the creator's level applied to any four magical skills selected at the time of the talisman's creation (Power Projection, Spell Mastery, etc.). The caster must already possess some knowledge (at least one rank) of the skill to be augmented.The talisman takes one day/level to create. Note: the caster may make a Talisman of lower level than his own if he wishes, taking correspondingly fewer days to create (e .g., a 10th level Maleficant could make a 1st level Talisman in one day). |
spell name: GUARDIAN TALISMAN | list name: talismans | level: 19 | realm: channeling/mentalism | type: maleficant base | spell class: fd | duration: varies | range: touch | area of effect: 1 talisman | sourcebook: rolemaster companion 5 |
description: Empathically warns the creator when anyone intending him harm enters a 100' radius around his person. Creator will know which person intends him harm if more than one person is present. No specifics are learned as to the method the person intends (assassination, spell, etc.). |
spell name: MENTALISM TALISMAN | list name: talismans | level: 20 | realm: channeling/mentalism | type: maleficant base | spell class: fd | duration: varies | range: touch | area of effect: 1 talisman | sourcebook: rolemaster companion 5 |
description: This talisman grants a bonus equal to the creator's level vs. all Mentalism-based attacks. The talisman takes one day/level to create. Note: the caster may make a Talisman of lower level than his own if he wishes, taking correspondingly fewer days to create (e .g., a 10th level Maleficant could make a 1st level Talisman in one day). |
spell name: ESSENCE TALISMAN | list name: talismans | level: 25 | realm: channeling/mentalism | type: maleficant base | spell class: fd | duration: varies | range: touch | area of effect: 1 talisman | sourcebook: rolemaster companion 5 |
description: This talisman grants a bonus equal to the creator's level vs. all Essence-based attacks. The talisman takes one day/level to create. Note: the caster may make a Talisman of lower level than his own if he wishes, taking correspondingly fewer days to create (e .g., a 10th level Maleficant could make a 1st level Talisman in one day). |
spell name: GREATER CONTROL DOLL | list name: talismans | level: 30 | realm: channeling/mentalism | type: maleficant base | spell class: f | duration: varies | range: touch | area of effect: 1 doll | sourcebook: rolemaster companion 5 |
description: After casting a Soul Trap spell, the caster may create a small doll to represent his target. No matter where the target goes, whoever holds the doll may control the target. Whatever damage befalls the doll also happens to the target in a similar fashion (GM' s discretion). |
spell name: MAGIC TALISMAN TRUE | list name: talismans | level: 40 | realm: channeling/mentalism | type: maleficant base | spell class: fu | duration: varies | range: touch | area of effect: 1 talisman | sourcebook: rolemaster companion 5 |
description: This talisman grants a bonus equal to the creator's level applied to a number of magical skills per five caster levels, selected at the time of the talisman's creation (Power Projection, Spell Mastery, etc.). The caster must already possess some knowledge (at least one rank) of the skill to be augmented.The talisman takes one day/level to create. Note: the caster may make a Talisman of lower level than his own if he wishes, taking correspondingly fewer days to create (e .g., a 10th level Maleficant could make a 1st level Talisman in one day). |
spell name: SOUL TALISMAN | list name: talismans | level: 50 | realm: channeling/mentalism | type: maleficant base | spell class: fu | duration: permanent | range: touch | area of effect: 1 talisman | sourcebook: rolemaster companion 5 |
description: Caster may create a permanent talisman, combining the effects of up to one of the lower Talisman spells per five levels. |