Category
Whether they call it chi, essence, ki, pneuma, psychic energy, ionized electrolytes or any number of other traditional names, sorcerers and psychics can tap into sources of energy that empower them in their performance of magic. Meditating or resting on ley lines, in holy places, or even in supercharged chemical baths grant the magician who understands their nature a source of power. Whatever the individual's methods, she exhibits an energy that helps her work her magic or numina, a force described by some as being akin to breath or spirit, or, in Latin, 'Mana.'
System
When performing ritual magic or numina, a character may expend mana to lower the difficulty target number. As usual, difficulty cannot be lowered by more than 3, however. Mana may reduce threshold instead, but never below one. Recovering Mana requires a character to perform their chosen method of recharging and succeed in a Percpetion + Meditation roll, difficulty 7, with each success restoring a point.
For each dot of Background, you may store one Mana point. See +help meditate for information on recovering mana.
Freebie Cost
1
Prerequisites
Mortal+
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