Prime Cheat Sheet

Prime • (Initiate)

• Compelling
  • Dispel existing magic of any Arcanum (caster has to know each Arcanum being used).
  • Inscribe Rotes into a Grimoire (caster loses Rotes, has to relearn them: but can read and activate them from within the Grimoire).
• Knowing
  • Scrutinize an enchanted item, and (with exceptional success) identify its nature and powers, including any curses on it, etc.
• Unveiling
  • Mage Sight Supernal Vision. Sense magic. Scrutinize magic.
  • See through Prime-based illusions.

Prime •• (Apprentice)

• Ruling
  • Activate a contingent Artifact or imbued item.
  • Squaring the Circle: Create a mystical space where two mages can fight the Duel Arcane.
• Veiling
  • Transform one’s own Aura.
  • Hide oneself from other mages’ magic senses when scrutinizing their spells.
• Shielding
  • Counterspell Prime: counteract any spell as it is being cast, Covert or Vulgar (must first detect it with Mage Sight). Do not need to identify any of the Arcana used. A Counterspell not using the Prime Arcanum (see “Counterspell”, p. 123, Mage: the Awakening) requires knowledge of at least Rank • in one component of the spell being used; further, it can only counteract Vulgar magic.
  • Magic Shield (protect against magic directly cast at the mage, not aimed at the mage).
• Unveiling
  • Sense Th e Th reads: Sense when a mage is scrutinizing one of your spells or items. Space ••.
  • Primal Flow (Grant Supernal Vision to others).

Prime ••• (Disciple)

• Weaving
  • Draw Mana from a Hallow without needing to perform an Oblation. Touch range.
  • Draw Mana from Tass or an enchanted item. Touch range.
  • Convert Mana into Tass.
  • Enchant a weapon, allowing it to strike at Twilight or Shadow creatures.
  • Enchant armour to protect against Twilight or Shadow creatures.
  • Create an imbued magic item.
  • Imbue a living creature with Mana. Touch range.
  • Tap ley lines at a node where they cross for perpetually - replenishing energy.
  • Create an inanimate Phantasm - an illusion, albeit a solid one.
• Fraying
  • Smite the foe: manifest celestial fire (direct Prime attack). Aimed.
  • Selectively dispell an existing spell to exclude selected subjects only, letting the spell carry on to affect others.
  • Dissolve Tass back into the Tapestry.
• Perfecting
  • Perhaps cleanse a magic item of dark Resonance, replacing it with a healthier Resonance.
  • Higher levels might be able to cleanse Tainted Hallows, or even work on Wounds (Prime ••••• or Prime ••••••).
• Shielding
  • Bestow Magic Shield upon others.
• Veiling
  • Weave a barrier around a soul, preventing it from being stolen or severed (Should be Shielding, but what the hell ...).
  • Alter the Resonance of an area, or even disperse it altogether.
  • Alter another’s Aura, as the Prime •• Effect.

Prime •••• (Adept)

• Patterning
  • Awaken a dormant Hallow.
  • For a brief time, endow a Sleeper with Mage Sight. They can affect Paradoxes, but no longer affect magic with Disbelief whilst this spell is operating.
  • Create a solid illusion which the mage must concentrate to move around like a puppet.
  • Create a sturdy phantasm, and even functional illusionary weapons and armour.
• Unravelling
  • Pull Essence from a spirit, ghost or Locus and convert it to personal Mana.
  • Pull Mana from an object, damaging its Structure (each point of Structure damage = 1 Mana, max 1 Mana per 3 Size of object. Caster can replenish oen Mana only once per 24 hours: Mana gained from successive castings has to be funnelled into other objects).
  • Dispel any sort of magic. Don’t need to know any Arcana being used.
  • Suppress an active Hallow.
• Weaving
  • Draw Mana from a Hallow, Tass or an enchanted item. Sensory range.
  • Imbue a living creature with Mana. Sensory range.

Prime ••••• (Master)

• Making
  • Create a highly detailed, solid, animated phantasm (if used to mimic a person, has that person’s Social and Mental Attributes), but requires caster concentration to animate it.
  • Create a temporary Hallow.
  • Create a tulpa (an independent thought form). (Mind •••••).
• Unmaking
  • Expel Mana from an area, creating a magical “dead zone.”
• Weaving
  • Draw Mana from a Hallow, Tass or an enchanted item with Synpathetic magic (Space ••).
• Unravelling
  • Siphon Mana from an unwilling mage (their Mana goes into caster’s Mana pool). Sensory range.