Example Adept, from an OCR so expect typos:

THE BIBLIOMANCER
AKA LIBRARIANS, BOOKWORMS
You are what you read. The pages of the world are secured
by the binding of knowledge. The literate shall inherit the
earth,
loved They provided escape reality,
Betore long nor conrents but with themselves. The quality of the paper,
the style of the type, the nature of the binding. Then there
was the history of books, the various editions, how the frst
publication came about, even the chain of ownership that
brought an old book into your hands and that would one
take it to someone else.
the were They meant you literate, that you had access to the sum of all knowledge.
When the ignorant relied on gut instinct, those books
had the expersenees of their forebears at their fingertips.
You acourulated Any books at Then you
paying more better looked
askance at the moldering paperbacks and began replacing
them carlicr editions. living
hiled with books,
Eventually, you didn’t even have to read them anymore.
you exploir the
# consained, you cven it, adept.
Now your library courses with your power, Iris your
mind externalized. When you travel you take a choace few
volumes along, a withdrawal from your papyrus memory
bank, but their power serves you nonctheless.
You hunger only for more books, for better books, for
rarer books. The thought of your rivals’ libraries fills you
with envy. must all the then have all the power.
The central paradox of Bibliomancy is that even though
one may read a book and transfer its knowledge and power
ro memory, the physscal book inelf muse still kept and
cherished—beeause it is the book thar matters, even
than contains. Bibliomancers Libraries arours! themselves, much like the shell of an
oyster. And like an oyster shell, a Bibliomancer’s Library
is usually immobile, strongly defended, and full of pearls
(of wisdom!). Attempting to artack a Bibliomancer in his
Libeary is stupidity of the rankest sort.
BIBLIOMANTIC LIBRARY
Library the center can
use it to charge himself up, to store those charges, and
to use those charges for spells. The downside is thar his
Library also liners his power: a bookworm only has access
to symbolic Library, the im Librarv limits can bold, proximity to his books to use his magic.
always hooks before even stepping into the path of the schaol—it's
the that the the way
Library consist of at least tides, organized by whatever system appeals to him: alpha-
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GenCl":lle leasl SIOO wonh books by Ihe same author, or in the same genre. or cO\'ering
lhe topk--bUI conriguous
coUectlon, mlher than juSl a random Slack of books. A
book lhal Alrematel)', sIngle book of any ''3lue that ha.s hem signed by the author,
get li...ing 10 )'ou ha\'e' )'ou gel Ihe one you have: a hardco\'e'rem replace a paperback, a a mUSI immedialely
scll gi\'e copy,
Cenerale Significanl wonh
leasl stllttdards. coltoction copy,
Generare NecrO>lOmicolI even exists).
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lurch. VOYllic" MGlll/script, ryped all The Routl, amhentic ne\"cr dcstroy book. )'ou nOi own. )'OUr LibraI')' )·ou mUSI loan out. gi\'e ririe
il wilh copr-hat~ 10 il kno.....ledge. It po.....erful lhe faCts C\'entS Ihat depemknt.
Suning Newly-<:reated Bibli0m2ncttS Sian wilh
thfff a lisl the mosr
...alllable )'our Ihe Travding
Librarr-and ha\'e something
10 steall
Bibliomanric moslly mooey. \Vith aod bibliofind,com, Bibliom:l1lcers no bllt -borrow" thc Ihrough usc UUtn {120}. themselvC$ orhcr infor·
marion blastS.
Howl.'\"er, lhe sufficiem V3lue genemte
Ihe Ihief. earned dOllb/~d. r.....o Blbhomancers cannOl be allied and the theft can nO!
pennined forgi\'eTl owner-il mU5t lheft. bookwonn's maSler
libraI')' \"aluable nOi reduct toral
reducrd mimmum 10 hold the currenl charges; if rhis occurs., charges are lost
beginnmg lhe leasl-pa.....eriul untilrhe balance.
N~less say, nOI truSt eagerl)' each Olher's possible,
anOlher Bibliomancer's is
I'lIIlX14" RESliltTDl;
hencallr. D«imal. ,he: ITlerhod. eo.-cn b)' Libral1' dean. wen-lit. and anrneth'c in irs prcst:nrarion. This usu·
ally ent;iils book~if :It me
LJbr:Jry muSt be us If tholl flO( possible.
Ihn\ :It kaSl t~ arra~m tnc bookc:lses fumJlure mil'" serH' [0 ddmnrc ph)'sical
lhe a5 symbohcall)' Important Ihe
books rhelmeh·~.
Bibliomancers.. primtd induding IS a ~book. ~ maga:
tines., CTtn COffilC C;1n books: disks. -books fape. - nOi. Howen'r, Bibliomaoccrs nOI S~lIi5fied books wam Ihe :and to bell"r th:Ul
(ultem!)' Most Bibliomancers know the minor ritual Seek the Lost
(see 98/. to
pan Bibliomal1tic self.raught
bookworms bck it. It is rumored that there is a significant
rirual Hidden rirual to
caSler 10 locate exists., prerequisite, such a ritual, and follow any leads or rumors regarding il
relentlt'S$ly.
IkIJITIlf1
muSt :ll:CesS charges, but a in a Tra\"eling time tr-Jnsfer illlo
wonh
leaSt S100 Sl3ndards, significam S500 book, and a major charge a S2,.500 book. If the book
lea\'es bookworms losl: lrpically lhe ClIrried If lhe bookworm resheh'es the: book into her Ubrary, the'
charge' lhe gellof'nll E"m a charge lhe m:JSleT Libra!")' mU5t
stili mougb books 10 S10re Tra\'eling
contain mulriple wilh its lhe comfomrbl)' 0IlIll5mbiE
bookworm's arc by lhe IIUmber of boob he
hn. Mmor books charge', significant
500 boob per cha.rge', chargts
2500 books charge'. Thus. a book"'1)ffit relam I 2 significam charges, uunor
charges. hIS ha\'e (0 comain books. his he lhe: lhe charge' lost.
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benically, by topic, by Dewey Decimal, by the Library of
Congress method, or even by color. The Library must be
clean, well-lit, attractive it presentation. usually
entails lots of bookcases, and at all possible the
Library must a room of its own; if that is not possible,
then ar least the arrangement of the bookcases and other
furniture must serve to delineate the space. The physical
space of the Library is as symbolically important as the
themselves,
For the purposes of Babliomancers, any printed and
bound material (including scrolls) is a “book.” Thus magazines,
photocopies, and even comic books can be considered
books; computer disks, “books on tape,” and electronic
files are not. However, Bibliomancers are not sarished with
hooks in poor condition. They want only the finest copies,
and are always happy to acquire a better copy of a title than
they currently have.
Tome (see p. 98). The ritual is passed down from teacher to
pupil as part of the Bibliomantic school, so only self-taught
lack ritual known as Seck the hidden Tome; this ritual is said to
allow the caster to locare any book that exists, and previous
ownership is not a prerequisite. All bookworms drool for
ir
relentlessly.
A bookworm’s charges are limited the number books has. Minor charges require 100 per charge, charges require books charge, and major charges
require 2500 per charge. Thus, for a bookworm to
retain 1 major charge, significant and 5 mmor
charges, his Library would have to contain a minimum of
4,000 If has Library is full and be generates a charge
without increasing the size of his library, the charge is lost,
PROXIMITY RESTRICTIONS
A bookworm must remain near her Library, within a
number of feet roughly equivalent to her Soul attribute, or
she loses access to her charges. The charges remain with the
Library, bur the Bibliomancer cannot access them.
However, it is possible for a bookworm to take her
charges with her ina Traveling Library. At any me while
in her Library, the bookworm may transfer a charge into
a single book. A minor charge requires a host book worth
at beast $100 by bookseller standards, a significant charge a
$500 $2,500 leaves the bookwarm's immediate possession the charge is
lost; typically the book is carried in a briefcase or backpack.
If the reshelwes the inro Library, the
charge transfers back into the general collection. Even while
ac is in the Traveling Library, the master Lebrary must
still possess enough to store the charge. The Traveling
Library may contam multiple books, each with ms own
charge. The only limit is how many books the Bibliomancer
can comfortably carry.
BOOK THEFT
If another bookworm steals a book holding a charge from
an unwilling Bibliomancer’s Traveling Library, the charge 1s
lost. However, if the book is of sufficient value to generate
a charge for the thief, the charge camed is doubled. The
two Bibliomancers cannot be allied and the theft can not
be permutted or forgiven by the former owner—it must be
a genuine theft. Stealing books from a bookworm’s master
Library also provides this doubling effect if the books are
valuable enough, but such a theft does not reduce the
number of charges held by the Library unless the total
number of books is reduced below the minimum needed
to current this occurs, beginning with the least-powerful ones until the number of
books and the charges they hold are once again in balance,
Needless to Bibliomancers do not trust each other, and
cagerly steal cach other's books whenever possible.
BIBLIOMANCY BLAST STYLE
Bibliomancers have no blast of their own, but can
“borrow” the blast of other schools through the use of the
Book Burn spell (see p. 120). Because of this, Bibliomancers
frequently ally themselves with other adepts, trading information
for blasts,
Generate a Minor Charge: Acquire at least $100 worth of
the genre, covering
the same topic—in short, a minor but meaningfully conngu:
ous collection, rather just stack single of thar value also suffices. Alternately, obtain a
single value thar has been or get a living author to sign a book you already have in
your Library. If you already own a copy of a book you buy,
you only get the charge if the new copy is superior to the
one you have; a hardcover can replace a paperback, a book
in good condition can replace one in bad shape, 4 signed
copy can replace an unsigned one. You must imumediatcly
sell or give away the inferior copy.
Generate a Significant Charge: Acquire a rare book worth
at least $500 by bookseller standards, Again, this can only
replace a book in your collection if it is a superior copy.
Generate a Major Charge: Acquire a one-of-a-kind book,
such as the real Necronovnicon (if such a thing eveit exists),
the Gospel, the Copper Scroll, the Red Book of Westmutrel,
the Voyrich Manuscript, the gold discs of Mormon,
the typed pages of On Road, or the authentic diary of
Howard Hughes.
Taboo: You must never damage or destroy a book, even one
you do not own, or all the charges in your Library are lost.
Also, you must not sell, Joan out, or give away any tithe
in your Library, unless you are replacing it with a superior
copy—in which case you bare to sell it or give it away.
Random Magic Domain: Bibliomancy is concerned with the
power of knowledge. is powerful magic for finding things
out, for illuminating or obscuring the facts of something,
and for influencing events that are knowledge-dependent.
Starting Charges: Newly-created Bibliomancers start with
three minor charges and a Library of one thousand books.
You should come up with a list of dozen or so most
valuable books in your collection, for purposes of the Traveling
Library—and also so GMC Bibliomancers have something
to steal!
Charging Tips: Bibliomantic charges mostly depend on
money. With a large income and bibliofind.com, minor
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charges go S1200 slICh muS!: Ihrough locky finds a rollegt 1Own, f;lln in a ....ttk sign.
jogs 2nd huming. significam<harge rum at used bookslOres each month 31 10%-30% of value.
BIBUIMlHCY MINI! A1RMJI.A lIT /0( CJiECI Mllllm
I Effett: conna:rion to Ubrary. and our spend a minor charge to mrie\oc: any information
comained within books. This spell allows [otal pholOgraphic
tcC111 of any piece of information, pnwided (hac is a
book contains it within his Ubrnry. The bookwonn mu§t
identify (;lrgct information he wishes. and lhe Library ....vrk
from which intends ro reaie\.'e it. -George Washington,
theW volume of Enc,dopMia BritQ'I1Iica. ~
If Ihe Bibliomaocer addilional c;harge.
~afl;:h;l.1I [~works Libr:ary coornined [he~in subjecl.
imo could lhe adept semences piece equipmem, btll il fUrn CosI: I Effea: though lhey had jUst read a Library book of your choosing
idenlificd wilh lasls
targel fed t}'pically evenlS mood bUI Ihey mood
anywa)' effea be I;lSIing. Ihe COnlel1l. rhe imense, leaving
targel pradical mood, be normal.
Cost: I minor charge
Effea: a lhe "1thin targe! book-nttd nOi be ~n ubrary-Bibliomancer tOtal pOOwg.raphic rteall
thiny minutes. rttall, he in II does impan ability, thar IOpic COSt: [ffecl: Opcn :tnd Stare rhe words. concemrating Ihe cdi·
lion thai location Wail unrillhey resol"e
Ihcmsdves into imag($-You can now Stt -lhroughB me
OIher il SeI The effCC! fi\'e minUles book, and does nOi confer any sense OIher than sight.
Cost: Effea: :'tHows adept's h Cliomamic spclllnstant Masler Oipsomantic
God OUI :lllowing to :IIlY norm:ll iocluding ability thtn Inl::ms th:lt Bibliomanccr U5C to ~t:1p~ his Library to Fence like O'Artagnan, Norice like
Shn-Iock HoImtS, Xd~ likr James Bond. Speak Basque
a nati\"C', forth---or least d~ 10
Bond, Holmes, :md O'Anagnan as his Bibliomancy skill
If does nOt: ha\'e Ihe large! his possession, the skill gained is al a -20% shift. A ck...er
bookwonn will lake se\'et:11 Learning-worthy books along
Tt:1 ...e1ing rr~ RIGHT lHUE ~ 8L1tl & WIIITE
Effea: bookwonn needs Stt lhe some topic holds, he mttely bums f'WO charges, and riffles Ihrough iI. Some of the words
draw his C)'C' untillhey complete senttnr:e
adeps mind. pointing is likely to luppttl lY..mry-rour hours with Iq,ards 10 desired topic.
topics might indude the adqJI himsdf, ancxhtt person
he's intt=Sled in. an ilem, or location. These prophecic.s tmd
be \':lgue. 1bc narutt of ICXI of wilh conrem
ride 10 topic bookwonn imcrested C"ents ma)'or's TIn: Mll)'Or of Casrerbridgc The
Jill/gIl,'. fumre, usu;llIy pick for;lll anemprs; thJt better better
ct'Ttain ocher books
(){her topics. keep:l such
preferred but keep in tlut lhe specific: copy
provides cumulau\'C' impro\~lS in acroracy. book used
need nor be Btu! TlllJll
CosI: 3 minor charges
ErfOCl: factS OUt then: .....ould be danger·
ous Ihey lighT anyone if targel it. silllilar 10 dis,1ppearancc information
Tht" luck-rhe
p:lge ovrr nalnl: databases
il Blurred address, no one Sttms to know Ihe idenrity of Ihal
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chargegso for $1200 a dozen. Without such resources,
charges must come through book signings and lucky at
used bookstores. In a large city, or a major college town, a
bookworm can expect 2-5 minor charges ina week of signings
and hunting. 2 significant-charge books usually turn up
ar bookstores cach at valuc.
BIBLIGMANCY MINOR FORMULA SPELLS
LET ME CHECK MY NOTES
Cost: 1 minor charge
Effect: A Bibliomancer has a magickal connection to his
Library, may change to retrieve mformation
contained its tocal photographic
recall provided there & that cootains ir Library. bookworm must
the tanget wishes, the work
he to retrieve “George from the W Eacyclopedia Britanmica.”
If the Bibliomancer expends an additional minor charge,
he may search all the works of his Library for a composite
of all information contained therem on a single subject.
Knowledge does not translate into proficiency, however;
Notes couk! help the adeps decipher a few sentences in a
foreign language or understand the use of a pieor of medical
equipment, but it would not make her a fluent speaker of
the language or turn her into a brain surgeon.
THE SORROWS OF YOUNG WETHER
Cost: 1 minor charge
Effect: Imposes a particular mood upon an individual, as
they just and strongly kientified with the main character. This lasts
only as long as the target would normally feel that mood;
typically the events of daily life free them of the in
an hour or so, but if they are inclined towards that anyway the effect may more lasting. It confers no specific
knowledge or awareness of the book or its convent. A
second minor charge makes the effect twice as intense, leaving
the target incapable of doing anything practical except
dwell on the whatever it may be; however, the mood
may still broken as normal,
SPEED READING
1 Effect: By spending a minor charge, a bookworm may
absorb all of the information contained within a single
target book—which need not part of his Library—into
his mind. The Biblbomancer retains total photographic recall
of the work for around thirty minutes, which then fades to
a normal level of recall, just as if he had read the book in a
mundane fashion. It docs not impart actual abuilsty, such as
speaking a language or fixing a car, except insofar as a single
reading of a book on that topic would do so.
BOOKING GLASS
Cost: 2 minor charges
Effect: Take a book you own. Open it and stare hard at
the words, concentrating on another copy of the same edition
thar you know the locanon of. Wait until they resolve
TEM: themselves images—you see “through” the
other copy of the book, as though it had a set of moveable
eyes. effect lasts for five minutes or until you close the
does not other BOOK LEARNING
Cost; 2 minor charges
Effect: This spell allows the use of any mundane skill
recorded in the books of the adept’s Library. It is similar to
the Cliomantic spell Instant Zen Master and the Dipsomantic
spell Looks Out For Drunks, allowing you to use
your Bibliomancy skill in place of any other normal skill,
including the abulity to flip-flop rolls. The skill only works
for one check and then fades away.
This means that a Bibbomancer can use Book Learning
“tap” D’Artagnan, Notice Sherlock Holmes, Seduce like James Bond, Speak Basque
like native, and so forth—or at to get as close to
and D'Artagnan allows. the bookworm not have the target book in
at 20% shift, clever
bookworm will make several in his Traveling Library.
IT’S THERE WW BLACK WHITE
Cost: 2 minor charges
Effect: When a bookworm to see what the immediate
furure of some specific topic hokds, he merely picks up a book,
butwom charsges, rifles through it. Some on the pages draw has eye until they form a complete sentence
in the ademinpd, tpoin’tings at what likto ehalppeyn in
the next twenty-four regards to the topac.
Typical topécs inchude adept himself, another he’s interested in, an temor, a locTaheste priophoeciens t.end
to general and vague. The nature the text influences the
quality the information; a book with a symbolic contem
or title connection to the topsc is much more specific. A
bookworm interested in events at the mayor's mansion gets
more out of The Mayor Casterbridge than out of Jumgte. For their own future, adepts usually peck a single book
that has personal meaning and use it for alll such atrempets; with
repeated use, that copy of the book provides bester and berter
information. They may likewise designate certain other for other common topses. You should keep a record of books, bar keeipn mind that only the specific copy
cummulatwe improvernents i accuracy. The not in the Library.
BLTHUE LIRNES
Cost: Effect: There are many facts out there that would dangerous
if they saw the light of day. Blur the Lines allows
the bookworm to obscure any one fact from a single
target, making it difficult for the target to come across
This is very similar to the disappearance of all information
regarding the true identity of the Naked Goddess.
The obfuscation occurs by happenstance or bad luck—the
needed page seems to be ripped from the telephone book,
ink is spilled over the name on the signed confession, databases
lock up and crash the system when it comes across the
ome seems the identity that
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BI9UOMANCER
Biblionuncer volumeers Ihe fonnulized rhar to rttOnuncnd, partOll, lhe one book lhal ""ill uplift :md illuminare rhat person's spiril, stirring him arK! filling him ""ith a sense of righrness and
purpose. rival--who \u1untccrs at library-her OUt book dl3l willlTlOSl
challc:nge, oonfusc uncertainly she's il. quicr struggle cominues.
tlIlSS-1IlliIJ[(
CosI: Effco: Galhc~utant avail,
:IIble print«l infomlation imo sold mOSl [oca[ sUllionery smrcs; rhe lexl appears in your handwriting.
The information retrieved musl be primed on paper, so
ck'Cl'ronic files do nOl gencl":lte dara for you unless hardcopy
is m\Kh TO Ihe
!J«Ollles unrillhere Rumor Ihat Bihlioman(er casl Ihat rhe .....as S3im·Germain. bl3ck, and he .....as arl'C'Sll"d while Irying to steal an elccuon
micro5cope.) beats target'S lIS tille lbc: hour. bul two significam Disco\'CT p~ infonnation, eonceakd. that 001 lhe world's If 11('\'er Translale representalion knawl«lge. fore\·er. e\'ery text.
Cost: 2 significant charges
Effcrt: Ihe adepl, usc l>e(ome 10 scntelKes, underSland whar h's wonh
rank-7lsoblion and rank-5 Helplessness checks. The effect
lasts umil the target slttps.
BIBlIOOHtl MUli EffECIS
.....lth original magKk. muS! lhe $;1m<: of charges lhe original casler did lO release lhe power. U
you do 001 have enough charges. power lost bul you
lose no chargl"S. You have no way of knowmg how many
n~ excepl Ihrough experience. Effects nOl
anifaet dfcctS) twO significam charges ser free. rhe be re-enchanted wilh lhe
ex(cpt rhe il crases
so. wilh the' power is losl if rhe book leaves your possessioll-Ihat
borh 10 umrigge'rcd Burn spdl determinl" be absorbed and how ir works when released.
IIDI BUiH
Cigar·Smoking Man. ~u,. This spdl13SlS Iwemy-four hours.
pumped .....ith significam charge, fuer Blurred from everyone, not iuS! a selected target.
lIIJ WUIlIUIlIJI Bl nUIlVEi
Cost: I significant charge
Make an inanimarc obtcct like another inanimate
lifrttn minulC5. This isn't this changing
way 00sen"CIS dunk subject. "Though be looking ar chait, the pan oftheir min mal would
nonnally "chair" somcrhing "motorcycle.
- irsclf phol:ographs, rcEIccrions,
video fanh. There 50% Noricc
Msorncthing odd- object. less inoongn.lous lnotorcyde The room).
COSI: I significam charge
shon version; you (:111 ascertain whclher or not a single stated fact-llof
a queslion-is IruC at thaI moment in rime. MJoe is alive,M
be valid. bUI klsJoe alive?~ nOI 1be ir's nOI simpll" Ihal. am Iktwttn Ihe unes, gramed of the- abstract reality behind rhl" faa you wish 10 judgl".
bdiev«l Ihl" a look al lhe probabililil"S behind Ihl" m3chinery of Ihl"
unh·l"f"SC. thl"y C'·l"r-changing. doudy, mad·
deningly per«pnon. nannal
lifl". when asking :about lhe \'eraciry of:ll mundanl" faa
is l"ither -lrue" -false." Whl"n getS
involvl"d, resulrs an v:ary "lruek "almosr
IOtally bUl nOI quitl" false." Evaluating factS Ihat h3\'l" to
Mma)'be.- fool
enough to on a
fael to an.:hetype ir; )'ou're (hannel
betwttn rhe slarosphl"re, gel BIBlIOOHtl SlflHlfltAIIl flJiMl/LA SPilLS
iE.llJ BE1lIfIIIlII! lJNIS
CosI: 2 significanl, plus any olher charge requiremems
Effco: carr)' u.st wonh SIOOO
by bookseller standards. nl"xt magK"k spell. ritual, or
anifaa is d~
book. pm-coring It!( magick from working. (A\":ltar channds
are flOl blocked. howC'·er.) You mUSt ha\'e the- in
your hand or orherwise touching )"our bare skin for this to
AI It!(rcanCf, Ihe nmgick choice; target
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Cigar-Smoking Man, etc. This spell lasts ewenry-four hours.
If the spell is purnped with a significant change, the fact can
be Blurred from everyone, not just a selected target.
BIBLIOMANCY SIGNIFICANT FORMULA SPELLS
READ BETWEEN THE LINES
Cost: 1 significant charge
Effect: The short version: by spending a significant charge,
can whether fact—nor
question—is true that time, “Joe alive,”
would valid, bur “Is Joe alive?” would not be.
The long version: it’s not as simple as that, When you
cast Read Between the Lines, you are granted a vision
of the abstract reality behind the fact you wish to judge.
These visions are believed to be glimpses behind the cosmos,
a look at the probabulitees behind the machinery of the
universe. As such, they are ever-changing, cloudy, and maddeningly
vague to our limited human perception. In normal
life, when asking about the veracity of a mundane fact
the result cither “true” or “false.” When magick gers
involved, results can vary from “sorta true” to “almost
totally bur not quite false.” Evaluating facts that have to
do with Avatars return a solid “maybe.” And any foo!
silly cnough to attempt to Read Between the Lines ana
fact having to do with an archetype or the Invisible Clergy
directly is really asking for it; you're opening up a channel
berween your mind and the statosphere, so don't get pushy.
YUN CAN'T JUDGE A BOOK BY ITS COVER
Cost: 1 significant charge
Effect: Make an inanimate object look like another manimate
object for fifteen minutes. isn’t invisibility, is the way observers think about the sulject. they may
at a chair, the part of their brtahat iwounld
normally say “chair” is saying something else, like “motor
cycle.” The object appears as itself in photographs, reflections,
cameras, and so forth. is a -50% shift to Notice
“something odd” about the affected object, bess if the object is
in an incongruous area (a mocorcycte in the living room),
Cost: significant, other requirements
Effect: Cast this on a book in your Library and carry it
with you; the book you use has to be worth at least $1000
by bookseller standards. The next magick spell, rirwal, or
artifact power directed specifically at you absorbed by the
book, preventing the magick from working. (Avatar channels
are not blocked, however.) You must have the book in
your hand of otherwise touching your bare skin for this to
occur. Ar any time thereafter, you may open the book and
release the magick against a target of your chose: targct
eligibility (line of sight, known by name, whatever) is as
with the orginal magick. You must spend the same number
of charges the origmal caster did to release the power. If
you do not have enough charges, the power is lost bur you
charges. knowing bow charges you need except through expericnce. not
powered by adept charges (such as artifact effects) require
two significant charpes to set free, A single book may only
hold one power, but once the power is discharged the book
may reenchanted with Book Burn. No one may use the
power from the book except the bookworm who juiced
it up, although anyone else who opens the book erases
the power by doing so, As with your Traveling Library,
the power is lost if the book leaves your possession—that
applies both ro an untriggered Book Barn spell and to a
spell you capture. The GM may determine what magick can
be absorbed and how it works when released.
CROSS~ REFERENCE
Cost: 2 significant charges
Effect: Gathers and correlates any and all extant and available
printed information on a living target into a blank
book, much like those sald in most local bookstores or
stationery stores; the text appears in your handwriting.
The information retrieved must be printed on paper, sa
electronic files do not generate data for you unless hardcopy
also exists. If there 1s too much information to fit in the
book, the type becomes smaller until there is enough room.
(Rumor has it that a Bibliomancer once cast this upon
a business rival, unaware thar the man was secretly the
Comte de Saint-Germain. The pages of the book turned
black, and he was arrested while trying to steal an electron
microscope.) This reference work bears the target's name
as its title and the bookworm as its author. The book
goes back to being blank after half an hour, but pwo more
significant charges make it permanent.
APHASIA
Cost: 2 significant charges
Effect: Deprives the target, who must have just spoken in
the presence of the adept, of the ability to use language.
They become unable to speak coherent sentenves, read,
or understand what people are saying to them. It’s worth
rank-7 Isolation and rank-5 Helplessness checks. The effect
lasts until the target sleeps.
BIBLIOMAMJOAR NEFFCECYTS
Discover any desired piece of information, no matter how
well-concealed. Obscure any fact such thar it not only drops
off of the world’s radar, but looks as if it never existed.
Learn any skill. Translate or decode any representation of
knowledge. Trap a person in a book forever, making them
a character and retroactively rewriting every copy in the
world with the altered text,