Mage Cheatsheet

Average Magic DC:
-3+Highest Sphere used

Number of Witnesses:
1-10     +1
10-99    +2
100+     +4

-DC can't be lower then 3
-Up to Avatar in Quintessance can be spent at once.

Successes: [This is mostly bullshitted]
1: Simple effects such as enhanced senses, cantrips, etc

2: Most self-targetting effects with a duration of one scene or less, most average effects

3: More difficult feats such as flying, summoning spirits, etc

4+: Still stronger effects such as total mental domination


Umbra Rules:
DC 3 one success at a Node
DC 5 two success deep wilderness
DC 6 two successes countryside
DC 8 three successes urban area

Summoning Spirits
-DC is set by the Umbra rules
-Successes is set by the power of the spirit not by the area
-Area rules however set minimum successes

Manipulate Minds: DC is Willpower
-2 successes for simple command or modification
-3 for total control for 1 turn
-4 for total control for 1 scene

Damaging Spells Success Chart:
1: 2d10
2: 4d10
3: 6d10
4: 8d10
5: 10d10

Forces is usually Aggravated and deals +1 DMG
Prime deals Aggravated
Most other magic is Lethal
Mid-ranks of Mind can deal Bashing
Healing requires Life and uses the same chart [Life 2 can heal lethal on self, Life 3 can heal aggravated on self and lethal on others]

Time-Scrying Past:
1: See 95%+ accurate view of any event in past century
2: See 95%+ accurate view of any event in the past thousand years.
3: See 95%+ accurate view of any event in recorded history
4+: See 95%+ accurate view of any event NOT recorded in history, either because it happened in prehistory or because it happened in a 'mythic' time period.

Time-Scrying Future:
-The more successes the more plot hints I give

Teleportation:
1: Direct Perception/Strong Connection
2: Extended Perception/Moderate Connection
3: Very extended perception/weak connection
4+: No perception or connection

*In Contra's sense connection refers to its being connected to a mechanical/computer system he can link to, in Felix's it refers to the principle of sympathy.

Counter-Magic:
-You can roll your Arete score as a Dodge roll to counter a spell used on you. This takes your next action just like Dodging would. To do so you must know all the Spheres involved in the Effect [or have Prime 3]

Attribute Buff:
-+1 for every success past first [or every one if for just one turn]

Ability Buff:
-+2 for every success past first [or every one if for just one turn]

Gaining Quintessance at a Node:
-Perception+Meditation points per day, usually in one sitting [usually meditation, prayer, or study]
-Node has Rating x10 per week to absorb across all Mages.

Paradox:
-No sleeper witnesses, or if Coincidental: 0 Paradox
-If sleeper witnesses: Highest sphere used in Paradox
-If a botch [0 successes and a 1 is rolled] 2+[2x Highest Sphere]

Paradox Pool: [Specific per PC in GM notes]
0-10: Minor hallucinations, bashing damage, etc
11-20: Lethal damage, Quiet, Paradox Spirits, etc
21+: Aggravated damage, Paradox realms, etc


Ability DCs:
Very Easy: 1 successes
Easy: 2 successes
Moderate: 3 successes
Hard: 4 successes
Very Hard: 5 successes


Combat Rules:
-All characters roll initiative [1d10+DEX+WIT]
-On a turn a character acts, rolling an Effect, a dice pool to attack [or preemtively Dodge], etc, sometimes multiple of these.
-If attack, DEX+Weapon Skill is rolled. Every success after the first success is added to damage [EG if you roll 3d10 and get 3 successes, you add +2 dice to your damage roll]
-Roll damage, which is Weapon Damage[+STR if melee, bow, or thrown weapon]+rollover from attack. Every success deals a wound.
-Enemy can give up their action to Dodge, lowering the damage.
-Enemy rolls Soak if possible, lowering the damage
-Next character acts

Note: I will allow Effect rolls the same turn as attack/dodge/action rolls, as long as the Effect is something you could do while fighting, and is somewhat linked to what you're doing that turn. No damaging, healing, or large-scale utility effects on the same turn as an attack.
EG: I would permit a PC to cast a Life 2 effect to let him soak lethal [or deal lethal] and then roll an attack, in the same turn. I would allow a PC to haste themselves with Time 3, then attack twice. I wouldn't let a PC shoot lightning and shoot his machine gun, or fully regenerate himself and attack.

Combat Manuevers:
-Performing a special action [such as disarming, tripping, pushing back, etc] adds to the DC of the attack roll [EG: Instead of 6 it becomes 7, 8, or 9 generally]
-This generally has the desired effect, or if it inconveniences the enemy [such as by tripping or blinding] either adds to the DC for enemy attacks, or lowers the DC for attacks against him, usually be 1-2 either way.


Weapon Damage:
Knifes, Minor Weapons: 1 DMG
Swords, Bows, Etc: 2 DMG
Large Melee Weapons: 3 DMG

Pistol: 4 DMG
Shotguns/Rifles: 8 DMG
Machine Gun: 7 DMG+Spray

Spray:
-+3d10 [-1d10 per target] to hit many enemies.
-After a 'Spray' must take one turn reloading the gun to fire it again.




2 XP per Session
Can only be spent in downtime
Must buy one rank at a time

New Ability:     03
New Sphere:      10
Willpower:       Next Rating
Ability:         Next Rating x2
Attribute:       Next Rating x4
Improve Sphere:  Next Rating x7
Improve Arete:   Next Rating x8
Background:      Next Rating x3


Example:
Sphere from 0-3 would take

10 XP to buy Rank 1
14 XP to buy Rank 2
21 XP to buy Rank 3
45 XP total