Catalysts

Catalysts or Instruments are the magical tools which mages use to cast their spells. These can vary from simple crystals to gloves, grimoires, staves or anything a mage can think of. There are some key rules with catalysts that are consistent across the board. All catalysts have a focal point such as the tip of the staff, or one of the many apexes of an orb, this is where magic comes from and also needs to be handheld by the mage.

In order to use multiple catalysts, the Mage must take 1 turn to switch focus on the new catalyst they're using.

Temporary Catalysts

Catalysts that are consumed upon use. Infusing these catalysts with one spell will cause it to be consumed.

Example include:

• Arcamite
• Wyvern Eyes
• Treated Crystal Bonzai Leaves

Stationary Catalysts

Catalysts that are immovable. These catalysts are used to cast powerful spells. They must be a minimum size of 3x3 to function. Examples include:

Glyphic Circles

Large Orbs

Personal Catalysts

Catalysts that are customized to the casters disciplines. This is done by combining materials to create specialized tools to channel through the desired disciplines. These can be wands, staves, orbs, etc. So long as the catalyst holds an apex.

Disciplines

What disciplines a mage can cast is dependent on what additives they have on their catalysts. Of course, the mage themselves also needs to know said discipline.

Materials

Catalysts may only have one additive stacked with the core material of said catalyst. Materials do not stack, nor can you put two common materials on a catalyst. When a discipline is tied to a common material on a catalyst, it cannot be overwritten when transferred to a new mage or otherwise. Metal may not be present on a catalyst save for negligible amounts of mithril for aesthetic purposes.

Universal

• Mana Willow - Two Picks of Any Discipline
• Iron-Soul Mandragora - One of any Discipline
• Common Materials (Oak, Cotton, Glass, etc) - One of any Discipline

Discipline Specific

Some materials will provide an additional discipline; Discipline | Material (+Additional Discipline)

Discipline Description Pyromancy Phoenix Feather, Sunstone, Onyxwood, Deep Crystals, Dragonbone (+ One of Any Discipline), Sunbreath (Cloth), Flint Moss Hydromancy Icedust Stones, Seakiss, Dragonbone (+ One of Any Discipline) Aeromancy Pegasus Feather, Kiir Owl Feather, Thunderbird Talon (+Electromancy), Dragonbone (+ One of Any Discipline) Terramancy Wiseman's Stone, Deep Crystals, Sand Wyrm Tooth, Gargoyle Scale, Dragonbone (+ One of Any Discipline) Erebomancy Moonstone, Dagon Dust, Mor Owl Feather Electromancy Lightning Glass, Baonus Bone, Charged Crystal Bonsai Leaf, Thunderbird Talon (+Aeromancy), Dragonbone (+ One of Any Discipline) Sound Biharin Scale, Whistlepine Wood, Mimicrov Ligaments Space Mirrorstone, Portalstone (+Alteration)

Discipline Description Alteration Auraweave (+Mana), Portalstone (+Space) Mana Arcamite, Unicorn Horn, Auraweave (+Alteration), Wiseman's Stone Biomancy Ba'Zelli Horn, Miniature Dragon Prong, Forest Kelp Branch, Cenogary Ascetum Bulb Healing Phoenix Feather, Flesh Oak, Kal'gra Crocodile Hide Sanguimancy Supian Feather (+Psionics), Bungmoss, Blackthorn, Thistle of the Undying Wood (+Souls), Swamp Cyclops Skin Psionics Supian Featherr (+Sanguimancy), Kumiho Gem, Braincap Stipe, Tractatori Bone (+Souls), Mor Owl Feather Souls Flesh Oak, Necrite, White Stag Horn, Kumiho Gem, Thistle of the Undying Wood (+Sanguimancy), Tractatori Bone (+Psionics), Gargoyle Heart

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