CHA4028 RuneQuest: Roleplaying in Glorantha – Chapter 11 Spirit Magic Spells Q&A

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Once the binding vessel is created, someone holding the vessel can use Spirit Binding (page 121) to trap a spirit inside it.

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Spell Type: focused

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See also

Dispel, Dismiss, and Neutralize Magic Box (page 260)

Dismiss Magic (page 326) Rune Magic

Neutralise Magic (page 397) Sorcery

From The Red Book of Magic:

This spell pulls an opponent’s attention to the caster as a more opportune target for attack.

When cast on a spirit engaged in spirit combat, it automatically draws the spirit away. It ceases attacking its current target and attacks the caster instead. The spirit combat against the caster begins on the next strike rank the spirit is eligible to attack. It attacks the caster until the caster is unconscious or the spirit is defeated and returns to the Spirit World. Only one spirit can be targeted at a time.

When cast on a corporeal enemy, the enemy ceases attacking their current target and begins attacking the caster as soon as possible by whatever means the target considers most effective and expedient.

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Touch, Instant, Passive

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The damage bonus still applies, halved for thrown weapons as normal.

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This spell increases the target’s CHA by 8. This increases spirit combat damage by one step on the Spirit Combat Damage table on page 56 (e.g., from +1D6 to +1D6+3), increases all Communication skills by +10%, and increases all Magic skills as follows:

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This focused, passive spell must be cast on a flat surface

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Ranged, Temporal, Passive

If the caster overcomes the target’s POW, the target falls into a deep sleep for the duration of the spell. The target only awakens if injured or if a hostile spell is targeted on them. Once the spell expires, the target moves into a light sleep, and awakens easily.

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Binding spirits into familiars demands the use of special cult-bred animals described in the Spirits chapter.

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This spell increases the target’s STR by 8, and If the target’s STR+SIZ is 40 or less, increases melee combat damage by one step on the Damage Bonus table (e.g., from +1D4 to +1D6, RuneQuest, page 56), and all Agility and Manipulation skills (including weapon skills) as follows:

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Summon (entity)

1 Point

Ritual, Active

To cast this spell, the caster must inform the gamemaster of the Summon (entity) spell being used. Shamans and adventurers normally summon only spirit entities. The summoner states how many magic points they are using, including the 1 magic point cost and cannot use more magic points than are available. The ritual requires one hour per magic point spent in attempting the summons. If the number of magic points used is less than the magic points possessed by the specific entity being summoned (as generated by the gamemaster), then the ritual automatically fails. The magic points powering the Summon spell are expended whether it succeeds or not.

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First sentence changed to “This spell adds 3 points to the CON of the target.”

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