diff --git a/glossary.tex b/glossary.tex
index 84b6fc6236286792ded150b4e27184ca6d62f6fb..c94a07a9c955a9a8d623d65b3e92401187eb9ef6 100644
--- a/glossary.tex
+++ b/glossary.tex
@@ -843,22 +843,6 @@ Set the darker die to `\dicef{6}' and roll the other. If this roll fails, it fa
In any case, the results are the same -- unpredictable},
}
-\longnewglossaryentry{casting}{
- name={Castings},
- text={casting},
- prefix={a\space},
- parent={witchcraft},
- type={mech},
- category={rules},
- description={start by spending one \glsentrytext{mp} per spell level.
- The \glsentrytext{witch} then commands the target \glsentrytext{sphere}, rolling \roll{Charisma}{} the lowest \glsentrytext{skill} required.
-
- When `overspending' on the \glsentrytext{invocation}, the \glsentrytext{witch} gains 1~\glsentrytext{ep} for each \glsentrytext{mp} they lack.
-
- If nobody resists a spell, the \glsentrytext{tn} usually depends on its target.
- Earth spells can affect ice far more easily than rocks, and Air spells can whip up a gale easier when outdoors},
-}
-
\newacronym[
name={Mana Points (MP)},
shortplural={MP},
@@ -866,7 +850,7 @@ Set the darker die to `\dicef{6}' and roll the other. If this roll fails, it fa
prefixfirst={a\space},
parent={witchcraft},
description={grant every \glsentrytext{witch} their power.
- When they run out, the caster gains one \glsentrytext{ep} for every point they cannot spend},
+ When they run out, they gain one \glsentrytext{ep} for every point they cannot spend},
]{mp}{MP}{Mana Point}
\longnewglossaryentry{spell}{
@@ -880,15 +864,14 @@ Set the darker die to `\dicef{6}' and roll the other. If this roll fails, it fa
Once cast, they endure until they burn through themselves, or something destroys them.
To stop a Fire spell, someone must put the fire out, and if an angry \glsentrytext{witch} makes antlers grow on someone's head, the only way to `dispel' them is with a boning knife.
- Long-range spells cannot be reigned in; if the range is
+ Spells with a Distant range cannot be reigned in; if the range is
+ \toggletrue{Distant}%
\setcounter{spellCost}{4}\setRange%
- \spellRange, the spell will find the nearest target at that distance.
+ `\spellRange', the spell will find the nearest target at that distance.
Casters only select a spell's first target.
The spell forks through the others like lightning, and may `arc' across any distances up to its original range.
- Water spells which hit a river will spread through the river, but a curse with an `area' of 4 will have to jump until it has found four people to inflict itself on.
-
- To learn a spell, the caster's \glsentrytext{skill} must match each \glsentrytext{sphere}},
+ Water spells which hit a river will spread through the river, but a curse with an `area' of 4 will have to jump until it has found four people to inflict itself on},
}
\longnewglossaryentry{invocation}{
@@ -912,93 +895,43 @@ Set the darker die to `\dicef{6}' and roll the other. If this roll fails, it fa
Each descriptor raises the \glsentrytext{mp} cost and mechanical effects by 1},
}
-%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%% General Terms %%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%
-
-\longnewglossaryentry{ainumar}{
- name={The Ainumar},
- text={Ainumar},
- plural={Ainumari},
- sort={Ainumar},
- category={indexed},
- nonumberlist,
- description={This massive planet has a raging storm across its face, much like our Jupiter.
- Many think that the gods live here, planning how to kill people, and take their souls up to their houses.
- Each god holds domain over a different death},
-}
-
-\longnewglossaryentry{fenestra}{
- name={Fenestra},
- nonumberlist,
- description={This land, where elves, gnolls, and humans look up at trees, like ants moving through blades of grass.
- Predators larger than a horse hunt deer and people in the same way, so everyone travels together, and well-armed},
-}
-
-\longnewglossaryentry{trade}{
- name={Trade},
- text={trade},
- category={indexed},
- parent={fenestra},
- description={keeps civilizations alive.
- Nowhere can sustain the \glsentrytext{guard} for long, as they need metal for weapons and armour},
-}
-
-\longnewglossaryentry{tradeTongue}{
- name={The Trade Tongue},
- text={Trade Tongue},
- category={indexed},
- parent={trade},
- description={lets people trade, despite not sharing much of a common language.
- It has about two hundred words, so people have to indicate what they want to say by lumping words together.
- E.g. `cow' might be `white-water animal', and cheese could be `rock of white-water animal'},
-}
-
-\newacronym[
- description={are the smallest unit of currency},
- shortplural={cp},
- name={Copper Pieces ({\scshape cp})},
- type={main},
- longplural={copper pieces},
+\longnewglossaryentry{witch}{
+ name={Witch},
+ text={witch},
+ plural={witches},
prefix={a\space},
- parent={trade},
-]{cp}{cp}{copper piece}
+ type={mech},
+ parent={witchcraft},
+ description={simply means anyone who can natural speak to an elemental \glsentrytext{sphere} using their inner \glsentrytext{mp} store.
+ These people have no special uniform, and often hide their talents},
+}
-\newacronym[
- description={gets you 100 copper pieces},
- name={Silver Pieces ({\scshape sp})},
- type={main},
- sort={silver piece},
- longplural={silver pieces},
- shortplural={sp},
+\longnewglossaryentry{casting}{
+ name={Castings},
+ text={casting},
prefix={a\space},
- parent={trade},
- ]{sp}{sp}{silver piece}
+ parent={witch},
+ type={mech},
+ category={rules},
+ description={start by spending one \glsentrytext{mp} per spell level.
+ The \glsentrytext{witch} then commands the target \glsentrytext{sphere}, rolling \roll{Charisma}{} the lowest \glsentrytext{skill} required.
-\newacronym[
- description={convert to ten silver, or a thousand copper pieces},
- shortplural={gp},
- longplural={gold pieces},
- name={Gold Pieces ({\scshape gp})},
- type={main},
- sort={Gold Piece},
- prefix={a\space},
- parent={trade},
-]{gp}{gp}{Gold Piece}
+ When `overspending' on the \glsentrytext{invocation}, the \glsentrytext{witch} gains 1~\glsentrytext{ep} for each \glsentrytext{mp} they lack.
-\newacronym[
- description={is the universal way to measure time in \glsentrytext{fenestra}, where one \glsentrytext{cycle} equals three `years'},
- name={Gnomish Machine Time (GMT)},
- prefix={a\space},
- parent={fenestra},
- type={main},
-]{gmt}{GMT}{Gnomish Machine Time}
+ If nobody resists a spell, the \glsentrytext{tn} usually depends on its target.
+ Earth spells can affect ice far more easily than rocks, and Air spells can whip up a gale easier when outdoors},
+}
\longnewglossaryentry{alchemy}{
- prefix={an\space},
name={Alchemy},
- symbol={\glsentrytext{R}},
text={alchemy},
sort={Alchemy},
- description={is what alchemists do},
+ symbol={\glsentrytext{R}},
+ prefix={an\space},
+ type={mech},
+ parent={witchcraft},
+ description={is the practice of turning a raw magical \glsentrytext{ingredient} into something useful.
+ It requires no \glsentrytext{sphere} \glsentrytext{skill} to use -- just a recipe},
}
\longnewglossaryentry{sphere}{
@@ -1008,7 +941,7 @@ Set the darker die to `\dicef{6}' and roll the other. If this roll fails, it fa
type={mech},
description={divide the world into meaningful parts.
The five elemental Spheres are Fire, Air, Fate, Water, and Earth.
- Each pair joins its neighbours, making the high Spheres; Light, Death, Mind, Life, and Force
+ Each one can join with two neighbours to make one of the high Spheres; Light, Death, Mind, Life, and Force.
If a caster can think of a way to use any Sphere to stop an attack, they can enter combat as usual with their \roll{Charisma}{Sphere}, rolling at \glsentrytext{tn} 7 plus the \glsentrytext{npc}'s \roll{Dexterity}{Melee}.
A battle-ready \glsentrytext{witch} might encourage a warrior's torch to burn his own face off, or make him forget what he wanted to do a moment before his sword comes down},
@@ -1020,7 +953,7 @@ Set the darker die to `\dicef{6}' and roll the other. If this roll fails, it fa
prefix={an\space},
nonumberlist,
category={indexed},
- parent={witchcraft},
+ parent={alchemy},
type={mech},
description={are the basic materials used to make any \glsentrytext{boon}, or \glsentrytext{talisman}, and for lots of medicines.
Each has an elemental affinity, so a Fire Ingredient can only make a Fire \glsentrytext{boon}},
@@ -1031,7 +964,7 @@ Set the darker die to `\dicef{6}' and roll the other. If this roll fails, it fa
text={Concoction},
prefix={a\space},
sort={concoction},
- parent={ingredient},
+ parent={alchemy},
category={indexed},
type={mech},
description={are liquids or powders which, when thrown in the air, hyper-charge the use of a single magic \glsentrytext{sphere}, for anyone present next to the burst.
@@ -1043,7 +976,7 @@ Set the darker die to `\dicef{6}' and roll the other. If this roll fails, it fa
name={Elixirs},
text={elixir},
prefix={an\space},
- parent={ingredient},
+ parent={alchemy},
category={indexed},
type={mech},
description={heal diseases.
@@ -1058,6 +991,7 @@ Set the darker die to `\dicef{6}' and roll the other. If this roll fails, it fa
firstplural={talismans (one-use alchemical items)},
sort={Talisman},
category={indexed},
+ type={mech},
parent={alchemy},
description={are spells, locked in an item, along with some activation condition.
A talisman could open a magical gateway once it reaches a certain location, or bless the first person it sees with good luck.
@@ -1068,12 +1002,94 @@ Set the darker die to `\dicef{6}' and roll the other. If this roll fails, it fa
name={Artefacts},
text={Artefact},
prefix={an\space},
+ type={mech},
parent={alchemy},
description={happen, often by accident, when someone imbues sentience into an unused \glsentrytext{talisman}, then leaves it to contemplate its existence for a century.
spells given sentience, and function as long-term magical items.
They frequently go awry, as they have a mind of their own, and their own wishes and values},
}
+
+%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%% General Terms %%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%
+
+\longnewglossaryentry{ainumar}{
+ name={The Ainumar},
+ text={Ainumar},
+ plural={Ainumari},
+ sort={Ainumar},
+ category={indexed},
+ nonumberlist,
+ description={This massive planet has a raging storm across its face, much like our Jupiter.
+ Many think that the gods live here, planning how to kill people, and take their souls up to their houses.
+ Each god holds domain over a different death},
+}
+
+\longnewglossaryentry{fenestra}{
+ name={Fenestra},
+ nonumberlist,
+ description={This land, where elves, gnolls, and humans look up at trees, like ants moving through blades of grass.
+ Predators larger than a horse hunt deer and people in the same way, so everyone travels together, and well-armed},
+}
+
+\longnewglossaryentry{trade}{
+ name={Trade},
+ text={trade},
+ category={indexed},
+ parent={fenestra},
+ description={keeps civilizations alive.
+ Nowhere can sustain the \glsentrytext{guard} for long, as they need metal for weapons and armour},
+}
+
+\longnewglossaryentry{tradeTongue}{
+ name={The Trade Tongue},
+ text={Trade Tongue},
+ category={indexed},
+ parent={trade},
+ description={lets people trade, despite not sharing much of a common language.
+ It has about two hundred words, so people have to indicate what they want to say by lumping words together.
+ E.g. `cow' might be `white-water animal', and cheese could be `rock of white-water animal'},
+}
+
+\newacronym[
+ description={are the smallest unit of currency},
+ shortplural={cp},
+ name={Copper Pieces ({\scshape cp})},
+ type={main},
+ longplural={copper pieces},
+ prefix={a\space},
+ parent={trade},
+]{cp}{cp}{copper piece}
+
+\newacronym[
+ description={gets you 100 copper pieces},
+ name={Silver Pieces ({\scshape sp})},
+ type={main},
+ sort={silver piece},
+ longplural={silver pieces},
+ shortplural={sp},
+ prefix={a\space},
+ parent={trade},
+ ]{sp}{sp}{silver piece}
+
+\newacronym[
+ description={convert to ten silver, or a thousand copper pieces},
+ shortplural={gp},
+ longplural={gold pieces},
+ name={Gold Pieces ({\scshape gp})},
+ type={main},
+ sort={Gold Piece},
+ prefix={a\space},
+ parent={trade},
+]{gp}{gp}{Gold Piece}
+
+\newacronym[
+ description={is the universal way to measure time in \glsentrytext{fenestra}, where one \glsentrytext{cycle} equals three `years'},
+ name={Gnomish Machine Time (GMT)},
+ prefix={a\space},
+ parent={fenestra},
+ type={main},
+]{gmt}{GMT}{Gnomish Machine Time}
+
\longnewglossaryentry{cycle}{
name={Cycles},
text={cycle},
@@ -1118,15 +1134,6 @@ Set the darker die to `\dicef{6}' and roll the other. If this roll fails, it fa
They make their own ale, and keep their own laws},
}
-\longnewglossaryentry{witch}{
- name={Witch},
- text={witch},
- plural={witches},
- prefix={a\space},
- parent={alchemy},
- description={simply means any spell-caster, often used as a derogatory term for a dishonoured \glsentrytext{doula}},
-}
-
\longnewglossaryentry{deep}{
name={The Labyrinth},
text={Labyrinth},