Arcanism (skill)

Elements can found all throughout existence, and are some of the fundamental building blocks that constitute reality. A trained arcanist can manipulate these ambient elements around themselves to bring forth small feats of magic. Though not as destructively potent as magic drawn directly from the Planes, this ambient magic is easier to shape into delicate, subtle or longer-lasting effects.

Arcanism differs from its counterpart, Sorcery, in that its practitioners manipulate all ambient elements except for Shadow.

Skill	Rank	Percent	Description
Missiles	Inept	0 %	Batter your foes with errant arcane missiles.
Reflection	Novice	0 %	Create a distracting illusion of yourself.
Arcaneskin	Apprentice	0 %	Draw an ethereal cloak to guard you from harm.
Flight	Apprentice	50 %	A spell to allow you control of the skies.
Mark	Capable	0 %	Mark a target with a battlefield designation.
Manatap	Capable	50 %	Tap into your reserves to restore some mana.
Countercurrent	Adept	0 %	Protect yourself from venoms.
Illusion	Skilled	0 %	Conjure an illusion of your choice.
Dispel	Skilled	33 %	Destroy traces of magic.
Vivacity	Gifted	50 %	A lively body improves your boar tattoo.
Ensorcell	Expert	0 %	Enact an arcane aegis in your location.
Chromatics	Expert	25 %	Infuse your illusions with vibrant color.
River	Expert	50 %	Create a forceful tide of arcane magic.
MirrorDelay	Virtuoso	0 %	Have a reflection appear after a given delay.
Soar	Virtuoso	50 %	Fly into the sky and past barriers.
Phantasm	Fabled	33 %	A lingering illusion.
Colourspray	Fabled	66 %	Release a spray of blinding colour.
Mirage	Mythical	33 %	Cloak the identities of all present.
Attunement	Transcendent	0 %	Secure an aegis within your city.

Glyphs

Skill	Rank	Percent	Description
Observation	Inept	0 %	Detect those who trespass upon its location.
Glyphs	Inept	0 %	Trace arcane glyphs in your location.
Portal	Adept	33 %	Open a portal to someone.
Destruction	Adept	66 %	Break apart their physical form.
Irritation	Skilled	66 %	An unbearable itchiness.
Addling	Gifted	25 %	Corrupt their clarity of mind.
Entrapment	Gifted	75 %	Bind your foe with arcane ropes.
Slumber	Expert	75 %	Send them into a deep sleep.
Arrogance	Virtuoso	25 %	Egotism as its finest.
Leaching	Virtuoso	75 %	Great minds think alike.
Gravity	Fabled	0 %	Prevent others from taking flight.
Clarity	Mythical	66 %	Greater precision with greater magics.

Missiles	Batter your foes with errant arcane missiles
Syntax:
Required:
Channels:	{{{channels}}}
Shapes:	{{{shapes}}}
Transitions:	{{{transitions}}}
Attacks:	{{{attacks}}}
Works against:	Both players and NPCs
Cooldown:
Attune Effect:	{{{attune}}}
Symbol:	{{{symbol}}}
Details:	Usage: CAST MISSILES <target 1> [target 2] [target 3] [target 4] Raise a hand and cast a spell that will release a barrage of four magic missiles at a target of choice. You can choose a target for each missile, if you so like. For any remaining missiles with no target, they will strike your last hit mark.
Note:	{{{note}}}

Reflection	Create a distracting illusion of yourself
Syntax:	CAST REFLECTION [target]
Required:
Channels:	{{{channels}}}
Shapes:	{{{shapes}}}
Transitions:	{{{transitions}}}
Attacks:	{{{attacks}}}
Works against:
Cooldown:	15 seconds per
Attune Effect:	{{{attune}}}
Symbol:	{{{symbol}}}
Details:	Create an illusion of yourself or another that will protect you against certain attacks. Each time it is cast, the ability will consume a charge that will take time to recover. Only one charge may recover at a time. Once you use three charges, you will be unable to cast any further reflections.
Note:	{{{note}}}

Arcaneskin	Draw an ethereal cloak to guard you from harm
Syntax:	CAST ARCANESKIN
Required:
Channels:	{{{channels}}}
Shapes:	{{{shapes}}}
Transitions:	{{{transitions}}}
Attacks:	{{{attacks}}}
Works against:
Cooldown:
Attune Effect:	{{{attune}}}
Symbol:	{{{symbol}}}
Details:	A thin layer of protective magic on your body will absorb some damage from physical attacks, helping you resist blunt and cutting damage. The strength of the damage resistance offered by this ability will increase the more you learn in Arcanism.
Note:	{{{note}}}

Flight	A spell to allow you control of the skies
Syntax:	CAST FLIGHT LAND
Required:
Channels:	{{{channels}}}
Shapes:	{{{shapes}}}
Transitions:	{{{transitions}}}
Attacks:	{{{attacks}}}
Works against:
Cooldown:
Attune Effect:	{{{attune}}}
Symbol:	{{{symbol}}}
Details:	Manipulate the air around you to ascend into the skies above.
Note:	{{{note}}}

Mark	Mark a target with a battlefield designation
Syntax:	CAST MARK <target> <SKULL/ORB/SQUARE/TRIANGLE/STAR>
Required:
Channels:	{{{channels}}}
Shapes:	{{{shapes}}}
Transitions:	{{{transitions}}}
Attacks:	{{{attacks}}}
Works against:
Cooldown:
Attune Effect:	{{{attune}}}
Symbol:	{{{symbol}}}
Details:	Mark a target with an illusory symbol, making them visible across the battlefield for some time. The target can then be targetted using the name of the symbol marking them. You can only have one marker in existence at a time.
Note:	{{{note}}}

Manatap	Tap into your reserves to restore some mana
Syntax:	CAST MANATAP <10-1000>
Required:
Channels:	{{{channels}}}
Shapes:	{{{shapes}}}
Transitions:	{{{transitions}}}
Attacks:	{{{attacks}}}
Works against:
Cooldown:
Attune Effect:	{{{attune}}}
Symbol:	{{{symbol}}}
Details:	Through sheer force of will, you can replenish your mana reserves. This will deplete your willpower proportional to how much mana you choose to recover.
Note:	{{{note}}}

Countercurrent	Protect yourself from venoms
Syntax:	CAST COUNTERCURRENT
Required:
Channels:	{{{channels}}}
Shapes:	{{{shapes}}}
Transitions:	{{{transitions}}}
Attacks:	{{{attacks}}}
Works against:
Cooldown:
Attune Effect:	{{{attune}}}
Symbol:	{{{symbol}}}
Details:	Wrap a thin current of energy around your body, giving you a 2% chance to wick away a venom before it pierces your skin. If you are channeling a skill or action, then this chance is increased to 20%.
Note:	{{{note}}}

Illusion	Conjure an illusion of your choice
Syntax:	CAST ILLUSION <illusion> CAST ILLUSION AT <target> <illusion>
Required:
Channels:	{{{channels}}}
Shapes:	{{{shapes}}}
Transitions:	{{{transitions}}}
Attacks:	{{{attacks}}}
Works against:
Cooldown:
Attune Effect:	{{{attune}}}
Symbol:	{{{symbol}}}
Details:	A mainstay of magicians everywhere, simple illusions can astound your allies and confound your enemies. Note: You can add a new line into your illusion by using the tag $nl within the text, however you may only do this once.
Note:	{{{note}}}

Dispel	Destroy traces of magic
Syntax:	CAST DISPEL HERE CAST DISPEL <aegis> <glyph> CAST DISPEL <glyph>
Required:
Channels:	{{{channels}}}
Shapes:	{{{shapes}}}
Transitions:	{{{transitions}}}
Attacks:	{{{attacks}}}
Works against:
Cooldown:
Attune Effect:	{{{attune}}}
Symbol:	{{{symbol}}}
Details:	Undo the spellwork that has left any lingering effects in a location. This will not dispel glyphs unless they are specifically targetted, and dispelling your own glyphs will not consume your equilibrium. It will also dispel any elemental phenomena that has been cast by you within the world at large. You can also cast the dispel upon an aegis to remove the specified glyph from it, though the protective magic of the aegis will make this process take some time.
Note:	{{{note}}}

Vivacity	A lively body improves your boar tattoo
Syntax:	CAST VIVACITY [target]
Required:
Channels:	{{{channels}}}
Shapes:	{{{shapes}}}
Transitions:	{{{transitions}}}
Attacks:	{{{attacks}}}
Works against:
Cooldown:
Attune Effect:	{{{attune}}}
Symbol:	{{{symbol}}}
Details:	Infuse your body with animated life and boost the effects of the boar tattoo upon your health regeneration. You can additionally supply a target to give someone else this benefit.
Note:	{{{note}}}

Ensorcell	Enact an arcane aegis in your location
Syntax:	CAST ENSORCELL <aegis>
Required:
Channels:	{{{channels}}}
Shapes:	{{{shapes}}}
Transitions:	{{{transitions}}}
Attacks:	{{{attacks}}}
Works against:
Cooldown:
Attune Effect:	{{{attune}}}
Symbol:	{{{symbol}}}
Details:	An aegis typically needs to be attuned to the land so that it can draw upon the mana it needs to operate its defences - but a mage has ways around this. By giving it a constant supply of mana from your own reserves, you can have the aegis' defences work wherever you happen to be holding it. This is a channeled operation and most other actions will interrupt the process.
Note:	{{{note}}}

Chromatics	Infuse your illusions with vibrant color
Syntax:	CAST ILLUSION [AT <target>] COLOUR:<colour> <text>
Required:
Channels:	{{{channels}}}
Shapes:	{{{shapes}}}
Transitions:	{{{transitions}}}
Attacks:	{{{attacks}}}
Works against:
Cooldown:
Attune Effect:	{{{attune}}}
Symbol:	{{{symbol}}}
Details:	While little more than a parlour trick, chromatic illusions can astound those present with vivid color. There is an increase in equilibrium cost for this effect.
Note:	{{{note}}}

River	Create a forceful tide of arcane magic
Syntax:	CAST RIVER <direction>
Required:
Channels:	{{{channels}}}
Shapes:	{{{shapes}}}
Transitions:	{{{transitions}}}
Attacks:	{{{attacks}}}
Works against:
Cooldown:
Attune Effect:	{{{attune}}}
Symbol:	{{{symbol}}}
Details:	You may draw upon the aether around you to create a persistent, flowing magical force in your location, constantly pushing anyone present, up to five rooms away in a line. There is a delay between each movement push. This spell is negated by the density defense, though the presence of one of your clarity glyphs in the target's room will give it a chance to bypass this. The river will end after a short duration, or if the rift it creates is destroyed by being attacked.
Note:	{{{note}}}

MirrorDelay	Have a reflection appear after a given delay
Syntax:	CAST REFLECTION [3-10 seconds]
Required:
Channels:	{{{channels}}}
Shapes:	{{{shapes}}}
Transitions:	{{{transitions}}}
Attacks:	{{{attacks}}}
Works against:
Cooldown:
Attune Effect:	{{{attune}}}
Symbol:	{{{symbol}}}
Details:	This ability adds the extra functionality of having a cast reflection appear after a delay to the Reflection skill. Please see AB ARCANISM REFLECTION for more information on this skill.
Note:	{{{note}}}

Soar	Fly into the sky and past barriers
Syntax:	CAST SOAR <dir>
Required:
Channels:	{{{channels}}}
Shapes:	{{{shapes}}}
Transitions:	{{{transitions}}}
Attacks:	{{{attacks}}}
Works against:
Cooldown:
Attune Effect:	{{{attune}}}
Symbol:	{{{symbol}}}
Details:	A variation on flight, you can position yourself to fly in a direction of your choice, taking you into the skies above the room in your targeted direction.
Note:	{{{note}}}

Phantasm	A lingering illusion
Syntax:	CAST PHANTASM <illusion> CAST PHANTASM ON AEGIS <illusion>
Required:
Channels:	{{{channels}}}
Shapes:	{{{shapes}}}
Transitions:	{{{transitions}}}
Attacks:	{{{attacks}}}
Works against:
Cooldown:
Attune Effect:	{{{attune}}}
Symbol:	{{{symbol}}}
Details:	Form a lingering phantasm from the local energies that will persist for a few minutes before dissipating. Anyone who enters a room with a phantasm attached to it will see the illusion upon entry. Only one phantasm can exist in the room, and subsequent casts will overwrite the previous. The phantasm can also be attached to an attuned crystal aegis, where it will persist forever or until dispelled. It will only be shown to targets of the aegis in this situation. The dispel ability can be used to remove a phantasm prematurely.
Note:	{{{note}}}

Colourspray	Release a spray of blinding colour
Syntax:	CAST COLOURSPRAY <target 1> <target 2> <target 3>
Required:
Channels:	{{{channels}}}
Shapes:	{{{shapes}}}
Transitions:	{{{transitions}}}
Attacks:	{{{attacks}}}
Works against:
Cooldown:
Attune Effect:	{{{attune}}}
Symbol:	{{{symbol}}}
Details:	Release a spray of coloured light at your given targets. The blinding light will sting their eyes, lowering their physical accuracy by 15% for a short duration. You must target exactly three people with this spell, no more or less.
Note:	{{{note}}}

Mirage	Cloak the identities of all present
Syntax:	CAST MIRAGE
Required:
Channels:	{{{channels}}}
Shapes:	{{{shapes}}}
Transitions:	{{{transitions}}}
Attacks:	{{{attacks}}}
Works against:
Cooldown:
Attune Effect:	{{{attune}}}
Symbol:	{{{symbol}}}
Details:	Drawing upon your mastery of illusioncraft, you may create a powerful mirage that will mask the presence of all in your location. Such an illusion will not prevent anyone from attacking others should they know they are there. The Dispel ability can remove a mirage.
Note:	{{{note}}}

Attunement	Secure an aegis within your city
Syntax:	ATTUNE AEGIS HERE DAMPEN AEGIS CEDE AEGIS <org>
Required:
Channels:	{{{channels}}}
Shapes:	{{{shapes}}}
Transitions:	{{{transitions}}}
Attacks:	{{{attacks}}}
Works against:
Cooldown:
Attune Effect:	{{{attune}}}
Symbol:	{{{symbol}}}
Details:	In an impressive feat of spellcraft, you can attach a crystal aegis to the land around you. By attuning it to the leylines that course all throughout the continent, you can keep the aegis permanently supplied with the energy it needs to keep its defences activated. Such an act takes a considerable length of time, and requires your utmost concentration. Once attuned in place, the aegis cannot be moved. You cannot attune an aegis to a room if there is another attuned aegis already placed within a two-room distance. An attuned aegis will only have four of its glyphs activated when set up in this state. Within a city, the help of its pylon can further increase it to all six. During a period of stable activity of the leylines however, an attuned aegis will become dormant due to a lack of energy. Please see AB REFINING FLUXATIONS for more information. To remove an aegis, you can focus on dampening its connection to the leylines. This act will take a much shorter time than attuning, but your utmost concentration is still required. As a mage, you can perform this feat significantly faster than the Survival skill equivalent. Once completed, the crystal aegis will shatter into pieces, destroying it completely. You can also cede ownership of an aegis to any organisation, so long as the aegis has been attuned upon a location that belongs to that organisation. Once the ownership has been ceded, the aegis will instead attack enemies of that organisation, instead of your personal enemies.
Note:	{{{note}}}

Observation	Detect those who trespass upon its location
Syntax:	TRACE OBSERVATION TRACE OBSERVATION ONTO <aegis>
Required:	1 topaz dust
Channels:	{{{channels}}}
Shapes:	{{{shapes}}}
Transitions:	{{{transitions}}}
Attacks:	{{{attacks}}}
Works against:
Cooldown:
Attune Effect:	{{{attune}}}
Symbol:	{{{symbol}}}
Details:	Type: Triggered The observation glyph will alert you when it is triggered, informing you of the location and who did it. If traced onto an attuned aegis, this glyph will alert the owner of the aegis when a caravan passes through its location (HELP PRODUCTION). If traced onto an attuned aegis that also has its ownership set to an organisation, the observation glyph will instead make an alert over that organisation's channel.
Note:	{{{note}}}

Glyphs	Trace arcane glyphs in your location
Syntax:
Required:
Channels:	{{{channels}}}
Shapes:	{{{shapes}}}
Transitions:	{{{transitions}}}
Attacks:	{{{attacks}}}
Works against:
Cooldown:
Attune Effect:	{{{attune}}}
Symbol:	{{{symbol}}}
Details:	Glyphs are arcane inscriptions traced through the air with gem dust and infused with mana. Each glyph has a different effect depending on the pattern traced and the gem dust used to create it. There are currently two types of glyphs: persistent glyphs, and triggered glyphs. Persistent glyphs will last for a short duration and impose a constant effect upon their location, until they fade from their magic being depleted. Triggered glyphs will hang in the air until an enemy of yours enters the location, at which point their effect will trigger and the glyph will shatter as its magic depletes. The clarity defence will protect an enemy from being affected by most triggered glyphs. Each room can only contain two glyphs, for any more than that would cause the magics to disrupt each other. Both glyphs must be different. Glyphs can additionally be traced onto the facet of a crystal aegis, instead of in the air. When upon an aegis, glyphs will be permanently powered and no longer fade. Some glyphs may have a different effect when upon an aegis. An aegis can exist alongside glyphs traced in the room.
Note:	{{{note}}}

Portal	Open a portal to someone
Syntax:	TRACE PORTAL <target> TRACE PORTAL ONTO <aegis>
Required:	1 topaz dust
Channels:	{{{channels}}}
Shapes:	{{{shapes}}}
Transitions:	{{{transitions}}}
Attacks:	{{{attacks}}}
Works against:
Cooldown:
Attune Effect:	{{{attune}}}
Symbol:	{{{symbol}}}
Details:	Type: Persistent (room), Triggered (aegis) Trace the outline of a portal and it will open soon after, leading between you and your target. If traced onto an aegis, the portal glyph will attack the limbs of your enemy, crippling one at random.
Note:	{{{note}}}

Destruction	Break apart their physical form
Syntax:	TRACE DESTRUCTION TRACE DESTRUCTION ONTO <aegis>
Required:	1 ruby dust
Channels:	{{{channels}}}
Shapes:	{{{shapes}}}
Transitions:	{{{transitions}}}
Attacks:	{{{attacks}}}
Works against:
Cooldown:
Attune Effect:	{{{attune}}}
Symbol:	{{{symbol}}}
Details:	Type: Triggered The destruction glyph will attack the physical form of your enemy with spears of arcane energy, damaging their health.
Note:	{{{note}}}

Irritation	An unbearable itchiness
Syntax:	TRACE IRRITATION TRACE IRRITATION ONTO <aegis>
Required:	2 topaz dust
Channels:	{{{channels}}}
Shapes:	{{{shapes}}}
Transitions:	{{{transitions}}}
Attacks:	{{{attacks}}}
Works against:
Cooldown:
Attune Effect:	{{{attune}}}
Symbol:	{{{symbol}}}
Details:	Type: Triggered The irritation glyph will attack your enemy with stinging bites of arcane energy and give them the itchy affliction.
Note:	{{{note}}}

Addling	Corrupt their clarity of mind
Syntax:	TRACE ADDLING TRACE ADDLING ONTO <aegis>
Required:	1 topaz dust, 1 emerald dust
Channels:	{{{channels}}}
Shapes:	{{{shapes}}}
Transitions:	{{{transitions}}}
Attacks:	{{{attacks}}}
Works against:
Cooldown:
Attune Effect:	{{{attune}}}
Symbol:	{{{symbol}}}
Details:	Type: Triggered The addling glyph will corrupt the mind of your enemy, afflicting them with dementia. This glyph will work regardless of the clarity defence, and will strip the defence from your target. If traced onto an aegis, the addling glyph will always be the first glyph to fire.
Note:	{{{note}}}

Entrapment	Bind your foe with arcane ropes
Syntax:	TRACE ENTRAPMENT TRACE ENTRAPMENT ONTO <aegis>
Required:	2 ruby dust
Channels:	{{{channels}}}
Shapes:	{{{shapes}}}
Transitions:	{{{transitions}}}
Attacks:	{{{attacks}}}
Works against:
Cooldown:
Attune Effect:	{{{attune}}}
Symbol:	{{{symbol}}}
Details:	Type: Triggered The entrapment glyph will send arcane ropes to entangle your enemy.
Note:	{{{note}}}

Slumber	Send them into a deep sleep
Syntax:	TRACE SLUMBER TRACE SLUMBER ONTO <aegis>
Required:	1 diamond dust
Channels:	{{{channels}}}
Shapes:	{{{shapes}}}
Transitions:	{{{transitions}}}
Attacks:	{{{attacks}}}
Works against:
Cooldown:
Attune Effect:	{{{attune}}}
Symbol:	{{{symbol}}}
Details:	Type: Triggered The slumber glyph will instill a lulling drowsiness into your enemy as it attempts to put them into a deep sleep. If traced onto an aegis, the slumber glyph will always be the last glyph to fire.
Note:	{{{note}}}

Arrogance	Egotism as its finest
Syntax:	TRACE ARROGANCE TRACE ARROGANCE ONTO <aegis>
Required:	1 emerald dust, 1 ruby dust
Channels:	{{{channels}}}
Shapes:	{{{shapes}}}
Transitions:	{{{transitions}}}
Attacks:	{{{attacks}}}
Works against:
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Attune Effect:	{{{attune}}}
Symbol:	{{{symbol}}}
Details:	Type: Triggered The glyph of arrogance will bolster your own pride, giving you the egocentric affliction.
Note:	{{{note}}}

Leaching	Great minds think alike
Syntax:	TRACE LEACHING TRACE LEACHING ONTO <aegis>
Required:	2 emerald dust, 1 ruby dust
Channels:	{{{channels}}}
Shapes:	{{{shapes}}}
Transitions:	{{{transitions}}}
Attacks:	{{{attacks}}}
Works against:
Cooldown:
Attune Effect:	{{{attune}}}
Symbol:	{{{symbol}}}
Details:	Type: Triggered This powerful glyph will draw upon the mental strength of your enemies, draining mana from them.
Note:	{{{note}}}

Gravity	Prevent others from taking flight
Syntax:	TRACE GRAVITY TRACE GRAVITY ONTO <aegis>
Required:	1 topaz dust, 2 emerald dust
Channels:	{{{channels}}}
Shapes:	{{{shapes}}}
Transitions:	{{{transitions}}}
Attacks:	{{{attacks}}}
Works against:
Cooldown:
Attune Effect:	{{{attune}}}
Symbol:	{{{symbol}}}
Details:	Type: Triggered The glyph of gravity will pull anybody above the ground elevation back to earth. This affects everybody in the sky, regardless of enemy status. After a period of time, the glyph will fade on its own if not traced on an aegis.
Note:	{{{note}}}

Clarity	Greater precision with greater magics
Syntax:	TRACE CLARITY TRACE CLARITY ONTO <aegis>
Required:	1 topaz dust, 1 diamond dust
Channels:	{{{channels}}}
Shapes:	{{{shapes}}}
Transitions:	{{{transitions}}}
Attacks:	{{{attacks}}}
Works against:
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Attune Effect:	{{{attune}}}
Symbol:	{{{symbol}}}
Details:	Type: Persistent This powerful glyph will empower your spells while you stand in its presence, concentrating unrefined magic into a deadlier form. Your arcane-sourced spells will do 15% more damage, while ALL mana costs will be increased by 25%. Only the creator of this glyph will be affected by it. After a period of time, the glyph will fade on its own if not traced on an aegis.
Note:	{{{note}}}