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Hero System Grimoire Hero SyStem Grimoire grimoir e herosystemgr i mo emgrimoireherosystem t ireherosystemgrimoi ystemgrimoireherosys reherosystemgrimoire h erosystemgrimoireheros tABLe oF CoNteNtS INTRODUCTION . 5 ALCHEMY . 8 ARCANOMANCY . 22 AREOMANCY . 29 BLACK MAGIC . 47 CHAOS MAGIC . 62 CONJURATION . 67 CYBERMANCY . 74 DIVINATION . 83 DIVINE MAGIC . 87 DRUIDRY . 101 ELEMENTAL MAGIC: AIR . 117 ELEMENTAL MAGIC: EARTH . 124 ELEMENTAL MAGIC: FIRE . 133 ELEMENTAL MAGIC: WATER . 143 ELEMENTAL MAGIC: MISCELLANEOUS . 148 ENCHANTMENT . 154 MONSTER MAGIC . 167 NAMING MAGIC . 174 NECROMANCY . 179 ORIENTAL SORCERY . 196 PROFESSIONAL MAGIC . 207 RUNE MAGIC . 217 SHAMANISM . 228 SONG MAGIC . 245 SORCERY . 253 SUPERHEROIC THAUMATURGY . 266 THAUMATURGY . 281 THEURGY . 289 VOODOO . 301 WARRIOR-MAGERY . 331 WITCHCRAFT . 337 WIZARDRY . 346 Hero System Grimoire n Introduction 5 INTRODUCtIoN ne of the most difficult and time- Enchantment, the Art of casting spells through consuming chores facing potential HERO enchanted items. System GMs, particularly those running Monster Magic, spells learned and cast by o Fantasy Hero games, is the need to create various types of monsters. spells for the campaign. Unless the GM is willing Naming Magic, spells that derive their power to let the players create their Rcharacters’ spells, he from the caster’s knowledge of the target’s True has to go to considerable effort to design the spells Name. characters can choose. Necromancy, magic pertaining to life, death, To help the GM with this task, The HERO undeath, and related subjects, usually considered a System Grimoire presents thousands of pre- black and evil Art. generated spells in a wide variety of categories Oriental Sorcery, magics derived from Asian — alchemy, necromancy, divine magic, and more. occultism, folklore, myth, and philosophy. If you can’t find the spell you want in this book, Professional Magic, spells that adventurers and you can easily use its contents as guidelines for everyday folk in High Fantasy campaigns use to AbbreVIAtIoNS designing your own spells. make their jobs easier and safer. Rune Magic, the magic of carved and painted This book uses the runes of power. following abbreviations Spell Categories Shamanism, magic involving spirits and the to refer to other HERO For ease of reference, The HERO System Spirit World. System books: Grimoire divides spells into 28 categories, or Song Magic, spells cast by or involving singing, 6e1: The HERO System “arcana,” based on special effect, common use poetry, jests, and the like. 6th Edition, Volume I: among gamers and in fiction, and so forth: Sorcery, magics of the mind, thought, illusion, Character Creation Alchemy, the Art of creating potions, elixirs, and deception, regarded by many with suspicion and the like by mixing and activating various and fear. 6e2: The HERO System substances and, in the process, unlocking the Superheroic Thaumaturgy, the body of common 6th Edition, Volume II: magical essences within them. spells known to mystics in the Champions Combat And Adventuring Arcanomancy, spells pertaining to magic, Universe setting. ApG: The HERO System fundamental magical forces, and spellcasting. Thaumaturgy, the Art of transforming, altering, Advanced Player’s Guide Areomancy, also known as Battle Magic, spells and redirecting energies and matter, including for use in warfare. shapeshifting and related spells. HSb: The HERO System Black Magic, spells that invoke evil energies or Theurgy, magics pertaining to Divine and Bestiary Infernal powers, and to the celestial bodies of the which spellcasters use for particularly evil ends. HSeG: The HERO System night sky. Chaos Magic, the wizardry of the powerful but Equipment Guide unpredictable force called Chaos. Voodoo, fictional magics based on the mystic/ Conjuration, the Art of summoning beings religious practices of Voodoo. HSmA: HERO System from this and other planes of existence, and of Warrior-Magery, spells that enhance characters’ Martial Arts controlling and banishing them. ability to fight in melee combat. HSS: HERO System Skills Cybermancy, magic dealing with machines, Witchcraft, an Art combining various lesser technology, and related phenomena. aspects of other arts, such as Alchemy, Conjura- Divination, the Art of finding and foretelling. tion, Druidry, Elemental Magic, and Necromancy, Divine Magic, the sacred and holy spells cast by as well as hedge magics and other “low spells,” but priests, paladins, and other characters associated no less powerful than the other arcana for all that. with the gods. Wizardry, a catch-all term for magic and Druidry, spells relating to, using, or affecting spellcasting in general, but also used to refer to animals, plants, and nature in general. any spells or bodies of mystic lore not a part of any Elemental Magic, spells related to the four clas- other arcana, such as spells of general utility (e.g., sical Elements — Air, Earth, Fire, and Water — as spells that detect or dispel magic), naming-magic, well as “lesser” substances or phenomena some- spells of sheer mystic power, and the like. times regarded as “Elements” in gaming settings (such as Ice and Light). Hero System Grimoire n Index 359 Accuracy Grease Create Zombi Cadavre Index Accuracy Grease: 315 Banish Disease Spirit: 237 Brelga, The Rune Of Protection Charm Of Release: 326 Acrobat’s Grace: 211 Banish Fatigue: 214 From Fire: 222 Charm Of The Three Knots, The: Activate Device: 81 Banishment: 70 Bridge Of Magpies: 203 338 Agau’s Hand: 315 Barkskin: 110 Brooch Of The Arcane Eye: 158 Chinese Divination: 204 Agau’s Mantle: 316 Baron Samedi’s Change: 302 Brotnala, The Rune Of Shattering: Clean Shop: 208 Agony: 48 Battle Barrier: 40 217 Cleaning-Spell: 344 Air Form: 123 Battle God’s Strength: 289 Burglar’s Boon: 211 Clear Mind: 264 Air God’s Pathway: 297 Battlefield Countermagic: 30 Call Animals: 103 Cloak Of Feathers: : 157 Air Sphere: 121 Battlefield Plague: 31 Call Ghoul: 179 Cloak Of Invisibility: 157 Akashic Eye: 276 Beans Into Men: 196 Call to The Ancestors: 197 Coffin Nails: 50 Alter Electronic Data: 74 Beast Summoning: 67 Calling Upon The Spirits Of The Collapse Wall: 175 Amulet Of The Clear Mind: 165 Beast’s Weapons: 103 Fields: 229 Command Spirits: 231 Angajan: 330 Beautify: 344 Calling Upon The Spirits Of The Conceal Script: 346 Animal Companion: 101 Belt Of Stamina: 155 Waters: 230 Confusion-Spell: 253 Animal Diminution: 102 Belt Of Strength: 156 Calling Upon The Spirits Of The Congress With Devils: 56 Stones: 230 Animal Eyes: 113 Bewitchment: 337 Conjuror’s Ease: 73 Calling Upon The Spirits Of The Animal Growth: 102 Bindings Of Aratron, The: 267 Contact The Dead: 326 Flames: 229 Animal Shapes: 281 Bindings Of Bromion, The: 267 Control Animal: 105 Calling Upon The Spirits Of The Animal’s Senses: 283 Black God’s Cloud, The: 290 Control Summoned Being: 71 House: 230 Animal-Calling: 178 Black God’s Eye, The: 298 Control Technology: 74 Calling Upon The Spirits Of The Control The Waters: 143 Anti-Magic Field: 22 Black God’s Touch, The: 291 Forest: 229 Control Undead: 185 Appraising-Spell: 207 Blade Enhancement: 331 Calling Upon The Spirits Of The Arcane Archery: 331 Bladestorm: 130 City: 228 Control Weapons: 75 Arcane Enervation: 348 Bless Baby: 96 Calm Animal: 104 Control Weather: 115 Arcane Theft: 22 Blessing: 97 Calm The Winds: 117 Control-Spell: 175 Arcane Trickery: 346 Blight: 337 Candle Of Beguilement: 342 Corruption: 50 Arcanomantic Dismissal: 28 Blinding Flare: 332 Candle Of Life: 342 Create Carnivorous Plant: 105 Arcanomantic Perception: 28 Blinding Flash: 151 Candle Of Protection: 343 Create Feast: 97 Arcanomantic Shield: 28 Blizzard: 148 Candle Of Truth: 343 Create Feast: 286 Archer’s Bane: 287 Blood Sacrifice: 49 Capture Soul: 316 Create Fog: 106 Arms Of Chang Tao-Ling, The: 205 Blood Vengeance: 49 Cards Of Fate: 340 Create Ghost: 180 Army Aportation: 44 Boil Liquid: 133 Celestial Centaur’s Luck: 299 Create Homonculus: 21 Army Of Stone: 40 Bone Armor: 190 Celestial Dragon’s Glory: 291 Create Light: 151 Army Of The Blind: 29 Bone Warping: 185 Celestial Hammer’s Power: 291 Create Metal Golem: 20 Arrows Aplenty: 29 Boots Of Stealthy Treading: 156 Celestial Lotus Of Invulnerability: Create Mummy: 181 Assemble Machine: 81 Boots Of The Cricket: 156 201 Create Shadow: 152 Assemble Robot: 81 Bosou’s Black Hand: 316 Celestial Staff’s Power: 292 Create Skeleton: 182 Assume Human Form: 167 Bosou’s Brawn: 303 Cerulean Spells, The: 268 Create Specter: 182 Astral Form: 276 Bracers Of Spell Storage: 156 Chaos Blast: 62 Create Tower: 128 Astral Form: 355 Bracers Of Teleportation: 157 Chaos God’s Touch: 292 Create Treeman: 106 Astrology: 299 Breath Of Ch’en Chi, The: 197 Chaos Infusion: 62 Create Vampire: 183 Athrek, The Rune Of The Owl’s Breath Of Cheng Lun, The: 196 Chaos Shield: 66 Create Vehicle: 286 Eye: 224 Breath Of Fêng-lin, The: 197 Chaos Wave: 63 Create Weapons: 287 Augmented Accuracy: 30 Breath Weapon Alteration: 168 Chaotic Mind: 63 Create Wight: 183 Badè’s Breath: 301 Breathe Underwater: 145 Chaotic Shape: 64 Create Wraith: 184 Baleful Bonds Of Balthus, The: 267 Charm Against Rising: 308 Create Zombi Cadavre: 317 360 n Index Hero System 6th Edition Create Zombie Machine Scanning Create Zombie: 184 Earthquake: 124 Flame Sword: 137 Impassable Terrain Illusion: 259 Crossroads Blessing: 302 Easy Birth: 327 Flesh Sculpting: 284 Impassable Walls: 42 Crumbling Walls: 31 Easy Passage: 111 Flight-Spell: 352 Impersonation: 212 Crystal Arrow: 129 Easy Travel: 203 Flying Broomstick: 340 Incendiary Oil: 11 Cure Blindness: 87 Eitnskjaldr, The
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