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In this section we'll talk about magic and magic items from the setting of Severance.

  • Magic: magic users on the world of Severance are rare, no matter the kind of magic they use. Though some races are more magical than others, this is not a world in which you see magic everyday with terrifying and outrageous displays of power.

    As magic is rare it is not bought with Gifts but with supernatural powers. This way they're more expensive and also more directly in the hands of the Gamemaster as you may have to request permission for such powerful features.

    Magic skills will also count as Very Hard skills. They'll have a default value of non existant.

    Magic can be played with Four By Five magic from Steffan O'Sullivan, an standard though powerful magic system. You can also use my own article Expanded Four By Five magic, which is a bit more crunchy but also more specific :)

  • Potions: even with that limitation, healing potions are something very common. In my oppinion it's due to a moderate number of people with hedge-magic healing powers and the ability to brew potions, working hard into making healing potions (as business, it might be very feasible...). The specific power of the potions would depend actually on the power of the brewer (usually, it should be easy finding Cure light wounds potions or Cure serious wounds potions).

    Other kind of potions moderately easy to find will be potions that enhance fighting skills or physical abilities (potions of extra strength, etc).

  • Amulets and similar stuff: it's also possible (though more rarely than potions) to find magic items which protect from physical damage (any kind of armor enhancements, natural armor, etc). Also, magic items which protect from poison or illness (no matter if they improve abilities like Constitution or giving resistance rolls where there are none).

  • Weapons and armors: finally, there should be also possible to find magic weapons and armor. Of course, it would be easier to find good quality items, then low magic items, etc, with each step in power the chance to get any of those things becoming much harder.



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