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--- legacy:traits:empowered_magic [2025/08/27 02:44] – created tailkinker
+++ legacy:traits:empowered_magic [2025/09/14 08:20] (current) – tailkinker
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 ====== Empowered Magic ======
-By consuming a rare concoction or fusing with a magical relic, you awaken the power of Empowered Magic, drawing spells into yourself rather than studying or praying for them.  Choose one of the following Disciplines.
+**Blocks**:  [[legacy:traits:Channeling Magic]], [[legacy:traits:Scion Magic]], [[legacy:traits:Studied Magic]], [[legacy:traits:Weaver Magic]]
+You’ve fused with a raw, non-sentient source of magic — a relic, potion, locus of power, or similar. Its energy surges through you in waves, difficult to control but quick to return.  Choose one of the following Disciplines.
 ^Discipline  ^  Spellcasting Skill  ^  Source  ^
-|Arcane  |  Arcane Spellcasting  |  Relic  |
+|Arcane  |  Arcane Spellcasting  |  Locus of Power      |
-|Primal  |  Primal Spellcasting  |  Natural Concoction  |
+|Mystic  |  Mystic Spellcasting  |  Magical Concoction  |
-|Occult  |  Occult Spellcasting  |  Magical Concoction  |
+|Nature  |  Nature Spellcasting  |  Natural Concoction  |
+|Sacred  |  Sacred Spellcasting  |  Religious Relic     |
 You gain one training rank in the appropriate Spellcasting skill, and your spellcasting attribute is Wisdom.  Choose two Power 1 spells from your chosen Discipline, and add them to your list of spells known.
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 You gain one additional spell every time you increase your training ranks in your Spellcasting skill.  The new spell must be chosen from your chosen Discipline, and cannot have a Power higher than your current ranks in your Spellcasting skill (//after// the upgrade).
-You gain a pool of mana used to cast your spells.  The cost in mana to cast a spell is equal to the Power of that spell, and is spent regardless of **success** or **failure** of casting the spell.  Your pool of available mana is equal to your level plus your Charisma modifier.  You recover all expended mana when you [[..:rules:actions:Take a Short Rest]].
+You gain a pool of mana used to cast your spells.  The cost in mana to cast a spell is equal to the Power of the spell.  However, the minimum mana that you can spend on a spell is five, or the number of ranks you have in your Spellcasting skill, whichever is less.  If you cannot or do not Overcharge the spell, excess mana is wasted.  This mana is spent regardless of **success** or **failure** of casting the spell.
+Your pool of available mana is based on your level, according to the table below.
+^  Level  ^  Mana Pool  ^
+|   1-4   |  Spellcasting Skill Ranks × 2  |
+|   5-8   |  Spellcasting Skill Ranks × 3  |
+|   9-12  |  Spellcasting Skill Ranks × 4  |
+|   13+   |  Spellcasting Skill Ranks × 5  |
+You recover all expended mana when you [[legacy:rules:actions:Take a Short Rest]].
+**Special**:  If you gained this trait by selecting the [[legacy:characters:background:Hermit]] background, you must choose the Nature Discipline.  This only applies if you select the Trait using one of the two traits that the background allows you to select.  If you gained this trait by selecting the [[legacy:characters:background:Spirit_Caller|Spirit Caller]] background, you must choose the Mystic Discipline.
+===== Progression =====
+Empowered Magic -> [[legacy:traits:Gift of Empowerment]]\\
+Empowered Magic -> [[legacy:traits:Potent Surge]]\\
+Empowered Magic -> [[legacy:traits:Unfettered Potency]]\\
-**Special**:  If you gained this trait by selecting the [[..:characters:background:Hermit]] background, you must choose the Primal Discipline.  This only applies if you select the Trait using one of the two traits that the background allows you to select.
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+**Spellcasting Attribute**:  Wisdom\\
+**Mana**:  Level-dependent\\
+**Initial Spells**:  Two Power 1 spells\\
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