\newcommand\scrollOfFriendship{ \talisman{Scroll of Friendship}% Name {duplicated,detailed}% Enhancements {warp}% Action {Fire,Air}% Spheres {\roll{Wits}{Vigilance}}% Resistance {The scroll, once burnt, creates \arabic{spellTargets} copies of the illusionist, all around them.}% Summary {}% Details } \newcommand\bloodCandle{ \talisman{Blood Candle}% Name {duplicated}% Enhancements {Wax}% Action {Air,Water}% Spheres {Ambient noise}% Resistance {Once lit, the frozen blood around the outside of the candle begins to melt, and `bleed'. If the room remains quiet, everyone present regains \showDam~\glspl{fp}.}% Summary {}% Details } \newcommand\minersWeed{ \talisman{Miner's Tobacco}% Name {}% Enhancements {Warp}% Action {Air}% Spheres {Wind speed}% Resistance {Once lit in a burning pipe, the tobacco produces a bubble of immovably stagnant air around it. Projectiles shot at the user receive a -\arabic{spellPlusTwo} penalty, and the user can resist the effects of any gasses with a +\arabic{spellPlusTwo} Bonus.}% Summary { The tobacco has enough for \stepcounter{r3}\arabic{r3} uses, each of which lasts for around 10 minutes. }% Details } \newcommand\oceanPhial{ \talisman{Ocean's Phial}% Name {duplicated,distant}% Enhancements {Wax}% Action {Water}% Spheres {stagnant water}% Resistance { Drop it in any large body of water, and watch the water whirl! Anyone in or near the water gets dragged down or thrown back, unless they pass a \roll{Strength}{Athletics} check, \setcounter{tn}{7}\addtocounter{tn}{\value{spellCost}}% \tn. }% Summary { The phial will take a -3 penalty for use next to small bodies of water, such as puddles, or a +3 Bonus when used on people \emph{inside} a raging river. }% Details } \newcommand\hagFinger{ \talisman{Hag's Finger}% Name {detailed}% Enhancements {Wane}% Action {Water}% Spheres {\roll{Charisma}{Stealth}}% Resistance { Point the mummified finger at a cretin, then crack the finger's knuckle till it breaks. The cretin will suffer \arabic{spellPlusTwo} encounters before the next day's light. }% Summary {}% Details } \newcommand\homeScroll{ \talisman{Home Scroll}% Name {detailed,distant,duplicated}% Enhancements {Warp}% Action {Earth,Fire}% Spheres {movement, such as wind}% Resistance { This scroll searches for somewhere windless and calm, around a day's walk, and then opens a rift in space to that location. }% Summary {}% Details }