diff --git a/spheres.tex b/spheres.tex index 6035a343242999e43520bb8f9eddd5b71ace1829..e4c307f320265cecd5eb8417c145b609a6cb2cc7 100644 --- a/spheres.tex +++ b/spheres.tex @@ -595,18 +595,25 @@ The priest blesses a target, who then receives a +1 to any Skill. This does not stack with any other Fate spells. This spell can take a character beyond the standard Skill levels. -\spell{Prayer of Gratitude}{Instant}{Academics}{Retrieve 1 \gls{storypoint} after you spend 2 or more}\\ -The caster rolls during any scene in which someone spends at least 2 \glspl{storypoint}. -With a successful roll, one \gls{storypoint} is returned to the character. - \spell{Snapback}{Instant}{Tactics}{Start a round over again}\\ The caster casts a spell to determine if some plan will work, and subtly alters fate to ensure it gets its best shot. -Once the spell is cast on a person, the caster can decide to rewind this person's round and try the entire round again. -If the target interacts with anything or anyone not covered by the spell then the spell fails. +Once the spell is cast on a person, the caster can decide to rewind time, and declare that the last round never took place. + +The spell affects only one person. +If they interact with anyone else, the spell instantly fails, and the action cannot be undone. \iftoggle{verbose}{% +\begin{exampletext} + + Artemis wants to know if a nearby begger is a spy in disguise. + He begins by casting a \textit{Wide Snapback} over himself and the begger, then jumps forward, kicks the begger in the face, and tells him he has been found out. + The begger simply looks shocked -- apparently Artemis has the wrong person, so he takes his decision back. + Artemis finds himself at the end of the spell, with a prophetic knowledge of what \textit{would} have happened if he had kicked the begger, without ever having done so. + +\end{exampletext} + The only way to use the spell for a fight is to cover all combatants with a \textit{Wide Snapback}. - The one-person version might be used on a person picking a lock on a door. + The spell might be used on a single person picking a lock on a door (but if the door triggers an explosion and damages others, the spell fails). }{} \spelllevel @@ -624,6 +631,8 @@ The priest spends 1 \gls{storypoint} and gains an addtional 5 \glspl{storypoint} This can be used on a summoning miraculous help, such as a crew of soldiers who have a debt to the priest, or a magical ally.% \footnote{As usual \gls{gm} is free to veto any ideas, but the player is also free to continue pulling new ideas out.} +The player gains no \glspl{xp} for these `fake` \glspl{storypoint}, only for spending the initial \gls{storypoint}. + \spell{Resurrection}{Instant}{Medicine}{Bring the recently deceased back from the dead}\\ The priest summons the soul of a recently deceased person back to their body. If they are beyond -3 Hit Points, they must roll a Vitality Check again to stay alive, but this time with a +5 bonus.