Folios
Goal My main aim will be to present past break-throughs, so as to imply that the order has been refining magic, and the current guidelines are not some unchanging perfection. The Folios will be also a source of "standard spells", thus explaing why the core book has that particular set of spells to start with, including "legacy spells"
1025
| Type | Topic | Stats | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| Tractatus | Magic Theory tractatus | Q4 | Explains how to make Arcane connections permanent |
| Lab Text | The Crystal Dart | ReTe 10 | Side effect:The dart sparkles and sings as it flies |
| Lab Text | Pilum of Fire | CrIg 20 | Side effect:The casters hands become slightly warm |
| Lab Text | The Great Rot | PeHe 25 | Side Effect: Plant products handled by the caster turn brown until next sunrise/sunset. |
| Tractatus | Magic Lore | Q7 | On the Nature of Bees |
| Tractatus | Perdo | Q9 | On the Natural decay of animal Carcasses |
| Tractatus | Animal | Q8 | With notes on the variability of litter sizes in pigs |
Point value 39
An Early Colens, the Major breakthrough that allowed Arcane Connections to be permanent, was rightfully deserving of a place, however the Magus who uncovered it preferred to remain anonymous. Naturally speculation at the time wondered if they had stolen someone else’s work. Whispers were also made that the Primus of House Guernicus had insisted on its inclusion, otherwise the discoverer would have had too much power to disrupt the Order. House Guernicus denied all such allegations.
1032
| Type | Document | Stats | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| Lab text | Summoning the Distant Image | CrIm 30 | Potent Spell, Potency 8, Rock-crystal sphere on a hazel wand |
| Lab text | Panic of the Trembling heart | CrMe 15 | Side effect: The fear is always about fear itself. |
| Tractatus | Imaginem | Q13 | On creating Sounds at distance. |
| Tractatus | Finesse | Q13 | On controlling images |
Again after the end of the Schism war, keeping in touch was a problem. Other Magi sought to allow communication rather than travel to fix the problem. The potent version of Summoning the distant image would allow for lab rats to cast an otherwise fatiguing spell. It has not yet caught on as an order wide method due to penetration-of-aegis issues and scrying problems.
1039
| Type | Document | Stats | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| Lab text | Cloak of Black Feathers | MuCo(an) 30 | Side effect (see below) |
| Lab Text | The Many Hued Conflagration | MuIg 5 | No imaginem requisite, Introduces base three guideline of making fire have different colours. |
| Lab Text | Calling the Council of the Trees | Re(In)He 45 | See below |
| Tractatus | Magic Theory | Q14 | Included for the admirable clarity of the work |
| Tractatus | Aquam | Q5 | notable water spirits of the Loire |
Point value 39
The cloak of black feather spell originated from a potent spell, with the cloak providing the (necessary) prop. After experimentation a version was discovered, now standard, that still required the prop, but did not need the high magic theory that acts as the barrier to learning the potent spells of others.
The inclusion of Calling the Council of the trees, however was purely political. It is a powerful spell invented by a member of the collens, and he wanted it published to strengthen his case for his ascension to the primacy of House Bonisagus. It did not succeed.
1046
| Type | Document | Stats | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| Lab Text | The gift of Vigour | ReCo 20 | Establishes the only Hermetic Spell to positively affect Fatigue |
| Tractatus | Magic Theory | Q9 | Explains how to accelerate the decay of Arcane connections, Establishes the Base 5: decay by one step guidline |
| Tractatus | Corpus | Q11 | An examination in relation to the Four humours |
| Lab text | Pilum of Fire | CrIg20 | Side effect Caster’s hands smell of Sulphur |
| Tractatus | Ignem | Q7 | Notes on the effects of fire on the four Humours |
Research is guided by fashion as much as policy. Sometimes there is great chatter about a single topic. The order was for a few years enthused about the possibilty of restoring fatigue, possibly by considering how to bolster the `fire' in one's blood. The Gift of Vigour was the only solid fruit of these researches.
1053
| Type | Document | Stats | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| Tractatus | Magic theory Tractatus | Q8 | On the Distillation of Vis. |
| Lab text | Conjouring the Mystic Tower | CrTe35 | Side effect: No finesse roll needed. |
| Lab text | The Bountiful Feast | CrHe35 | Interesting use of owners of land to provide arcane connection |
| Lab text | The Walking Corpse | ReCo35 | Base used to be 15, now the published level. |
| Lab text | Twist of the tongue | PeCo30 | Spiral effect without Rego Requisite |
Another Early Folio, this one establishes the ability to distil Vis from Aurae. No longer do magi have to hunt it down!
1060
| Type | Document | Stats | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| Lab text | The Crystal Dart | Mu(Re)Te10 | |
| Lab text | Edge of the Razor | MuTe20 | side effect sword looks curiously blunt |
| Tractatus | Mentem | Q9 | Meditations on the link between mind and body |
| Tractatus | Corpus | Q9 | Meditations on how affecting the humours changes someone’s temperament |
| Tractatus | Penetration | Q11 | Piercing the Earth |
The Crystal Dart was discovered after much experimentation, and seems to be much more damaging than it should be for its level. Included as a curiosity.
1067
|+++——–|———————————|———|———————–| | Lab Text | Gather the Essence of the Beast | ReVi 15 | Base used to be 15 | | Lab text | Scales of the Magical Weight | ReVi 15 | Base used to be 5 | | Tractatus | Magic Lore | Q10 | Magical Beasts of the Po Valley | | Tractatus | Magic Lore | Q10 | Magical Plants of the Po Valley | | Tractatus | Magic theory | Q9 | Interactions between Divine and Magical Aurae in the Roman Tribunal |
Produced the Covenant of Literatus in the Roman Tribunal, this Folio was influenced by the relative scarcity of Vis. The local Magi put in a great deal of effort trying to optimize hermetic magic’s ability to find and quantify Vis
1074
| Type | Document | Stats | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| Tractatus | Magic Theory | Q10 | Explains how to make Longevity Rituals that work more effectively for creatures aligned with the Magic Realm |
| Tractatus | Creo | Q10 | With notes on specific applications to Longevity rituals |
| Lab text | Stance of the Patient Tree | MuCo(He) 35 | Originally Potent Magic spell, experimentation means that there is no minimum magic theory needed for prop. |
| Lab Text | Shiver of the Lycanthrope | InAn 10 | Side effect, caster’s hands do not tremble touching, the sensation is purely mental. |
| Lab Text | Seal the Earth | CrTe 15 | Side Effect, small stones created with the dirt in this spell. They are always perfectly octahedral. |
| Lab Text | Phanstasm of the talking head | CrIm 10 | Side effect, the face always looks like the caster. |
A very noteworthy Folio, published relatively (choose a date plausible for your saga) recently. Before this publication, longevity rituals had the same potency for both mundanes and Magi, i.e. Lab Total/10. Some say that the researcher, Agnes of Bonisagus was sponsored in her researches by House Tremere, and that they provided the … subjects … for her experimentation. No link has been proven.
Due to the popularity of this folio, the associated spells, are well disseminated despite their relative uselessness
1081
| Tyoe | Document | Stats | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| Lab Text | Creeping Chasm | ReTe35 | Introduces target:Part |
| Lab text | The Earth Split Asunder | ReTe30 | see above |
| Lab text | Crest of the Earth Wave | ReTe20 | See above |
| Tractatus | Magic Theory Tractatus | Q6 | Explains Target part |
| Tractatus | On the division of forms | Q10 | Explores implications of target part. Can be read for twice, once as a philosophy tractatus, once as an Artes Liberales tractatus |
Point Value 33
The discovery of target: Part was a revolution in Hermetic magic, as it does not fit well with the concept of platonic ideals and forms. Consequently three of the spells invented during the research were included, to show that it really was a new target, and not just a quirk of one spell. In addition the rest of the Commentary was devoted to this new discovery. The successful Maga (Thalia) was briefly Prima, but soon succumbed to warping. Her name is honoured to this day
The spells and tractatus could be used as sources of insight for the Philosphoical breakthroughs detailed in Art and Academe, page 11
1088
| Document | Stats | Notes |
|---|---|---|
| Lab Text | ReVi 25 | Maintaining the Demanding Spell:No mentem Req |
| Lab Text | PeMe 25 | Blessing of Child-like Bliss: Side effect, for the first hour subject is very happy |
| Lab Text | PeTe 40 | Cascade of Rocks: The dust created does not impair vision |
| Rego Tractatus | Quality 9 | On the interaction of Different Forms |
| Mentem Tractatus | Quality 8 | Thinking about Thinking |
Point Value 35
The three lab texts here were all included due to beneficial experimentation effects. The most notable was the breakthrough that meant that Maintaining the Demanding Spell no longer required a mentem requisite to create the "Mind" that would hold onto the control of the spell.
1095
| Type | Document | Stats | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| Lab Text | Piercing the Faerie Veil | InVi20 | Base used to be level 5 |
| Lab text | Piercing the Magical Veil | InVi20 | Base used to be level 5 |
| Lab text | Flames of Sculpted Ice | MuIg(Aq)35 | Side effect the Flames magnify the caster’s sigil greatly |
| Tractatus | Magic Theory | Q10 | Details new form and material Bonuses |
| Tractatus | Artes Liberales | Q10 | On the possibility of a fourth dimension |
Point Value 35
Basiraa was taken as an apprentice from Sicily and had a minor
magical focus in seeing beyond the mundane. She managed to reduce the
base to detect regio boundaries from 5 to 3. She has been cruelly
forgotten by most hermetic histories.
Her Parens Hilda also contributed to this folio and took most of the
credit. She claimed that, after a breakthrough in Artes Liberales that
she made through considering regio levels, she postulated the existence
of the tesseract.
The new form and material bonuses are
- Rod of Ascelepius :Healing Humans +6/Diagnosis +6
- Wine :Mentem +4.
- Tesseract :Vim +4/affecting Regios +5.
1102
|———–|——————|——— —————————————————— | Tractatus | Magic Theory | Q5 | Establishes limit of pawns of Vis is MT*2 not MT1.5 | | Tractatus | Philosphy | Q5 | On the reality of theories. | | Tractatus | Philosophy | Q5 | What is reality? | | Lab text | Wizard’s Eclipse | PeIg35 | Early (failed) attempt to affect the Lunar sphere | | Tractatus | Creo | Q13 | Excellent discussion of Vis Distillation |
A very early Folio, containing the very important breakthrough of setting the number of pawns of Vis useable in a season to double the Magus’s Magic Theory. Previously this had been the Magus’s Magic Theory multiplied by one and a half.
The Philosophy tractatus comment on the beauty of the numerical relation between Bonisagus’s theory and the natural world
This folio could provide insight for those wishing to research further improvement to the multiplier.
1109
| Type | Document | Stats | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| Lab Text | Leap of Homecoming | ReCo 35 | Base used to be 45, now is 35 |
| Lab text | Eyes of the Eagle | InIm 25 | Failed, but interesting attempt to break the limit of the lunar sphere |
| Tractatus | Vim | Q12 | Speculations on the Lunar sphere |
| Tractatus | Animal | Q13 | Raptors of the Alpine regions |
Point value 37
Produced about fifty to seventy years after the end of the schism war, the breakthrough on teleportation guidelines was encouraged by the destruction of the Redcap’s permanent portal network. Previously long-distance travel was more of a hub and spoke model, and the Covenants that hosted the portals wielded considerable soft power. With the lack of long distance communication public spirited bonisagi put time into bring down the base. The political implications of this reduction in barriers to travel are still being played out.
1116
| Type | Document | Stats | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| Tractatus | Magic Theory | Q14 | Creatures not aligned to the magic realm may now copy books without corrupting them if they have at least one level in Magic Theory |
| Tractatus | Magic Theory | Q10 | Generalizes the speak with Earth and Plant and Animal guideline to all other forms |
| Lab text | Infernal Smoke of Death | MuAu40 | Side effect: Smoke remains deadly after concentration stops.(as published spell) |
| Lab text | Broom of the Winds | CrAu15 | Side effect: Wind sings almost understandable words. |
Point value 35
Merinita and Guernicus provided the examples on how to speak to plant animal and stone. Obsessive Bonisagi eventually worked out how to extend these guidelines to other forms.
Does the breakthrough make any sense at all?
1123
I tried to give a bit of back story to the current residents of Durenmar. Murion must have done something in her earlier career to warrant becoming Prima over and above her political skills.
| Type | Document | Stats | Author | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Lab Text | Illusion of the Misplaced Castle | ReIm50 | Murion | Side Effect: The Place that the image is torn from can be chosen to look like the Caster’s desire. A finesse roll (SG choice) is required to get the details right |
| Lab Text | Discern own Illusions | InIm50 | Occultes | Lowers base guidelines on discerning your own illusions to current value from base 2 to base 1 |
| Tractatus | Rego | Q10 | On the possibility of substituting Finesse for Levels | |
| Tractatus | Intellego | Q7 | On Mirrors | |
| Tractatus | Penetration | Q6 | On piercing illusions |
Murion (the Current Prima of House Bonisagus) is known as an expert in Rego and Imaginem. She may be master of other Arts , but she has kept these to herself. The reason that she is known a as master of these is due to her early researches, published in various Folios. She was always concerned with tidying up Bonisagus’s great work rather than discovering new things.
In contrast Occultes of Bonisagus, was always interesting in the more esoteric applications and expanding the range of the Bonisagus’s great work. This was not his most notable work, but a fine contribution nonetheless. It is suspected that this work was part of his work to integrate Second Sight into Hermetic Theory. This possible negationof Murion’s speciality might explain why he has been sidelined. Or it may not. Neither has commented publically on this.
1130
| Type | Document | Stats | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| Lab text | Inmost Companion | MuMe 40 | Establishes guideline for “Make a mind or spirit Common” |
| Lab text | The Verminous Infestation | ReAn 20 | Establishes the “Create vermin in appropriate matter” guideline from A&A 30 |
| Tractatus | Aquam | Q8 | On water borne spirits |
| Tractatus | Magic Theory | Q12 | A musing on intellego magics |
| Tractatus | Magic Lore | Q13 | Habits of terram elementals |
1137
| Document | Stats | Notes |
|---|---|---|
| Vim Tractatus | Quality 8 | contains musings on the nature of Vim in relation to creation of Magical Animals |
| Terram Tractatus | Quality 9 | meditations on the reproduction of gemstones and their life-cycles |
| Magic Theory Tractatus | Quality 6 | Introduces Target Pair: Same level as Group |
| Lab text: The Shrouded Glen | ReMe 40 | Spell Breaks Guidelines |
| Lab text: Aura of Ennobled Presence | MuIm 20 | Spell Breaks Guidelines |
Point value 35
1144
This presents a Minor breakthrough: One can now fix more than one arcane connection in a season. Further research might improve the number.
Also presented are two Spells that were developed by a Magus with Potent magic (self-transformation) but experimentation means that there is no minimum magic theory for the prop, it provides no bonus, but is necessary for the spell to work. They are included as curiosities.
| Type | Document | Stats | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| Tractatus | Magic Theory | Q5 | Can fix a number of arcane connections equal to MT/5 round up per season |
| Tractatus | Imaginem | Q7 | On Magical Butterflies |
| Lab text | Cloak of Black Mist | MuCo(Au) 40 | |
| Lab text | Transform to Water | MuCo(Aq)40 | |
| Tractatus | Muto | Q7 | On transforming the self |
1151
| Document | Stats | Notes |
|---|---|---|
| Lab text: Maintaing the demanding spell | ReVi20 | Establishes base guideline of level +2. |
| Lab text: Prison of Flames | ReIg20 | Included for cosmetic `Castle’ Effect |
| Lab text: The many Hued Conflagration | MuIg 5 | Included for not needing an Imaginem Requisite |
| Lab text: Tales of the Ashes | InIg 5 | Included as every Caster needs this essential spell |
| Aquam Tractatus | Q8 | Location of Rivers in the Provencal Tribunal |
| Ignem Tractatus | Q9 | On the Fire spirits of Mount Etna |
| Magic Lore Tractatus | Q8 | On the behaviour of Water spirits |
Point value 35
This Colens, Hosted at Aedes Mercurii, was dominated by a Maga Bonisagus, Phillipa who was originally taken from a Flambeau Parens, and the selection reflects her passions.
The two Art Tractautus, also give 1XP in the relevant Area Lores.
1158
|———-|———————————–|———–!———————————————————————-| | Tractatus| Animal | Q7 | brings `create a mammal’ down to base 15 from Base 20 | | Tractatus| Aquam | Q7 | introduces the ‘control water in an extremely gentle way’ guideline | | Tractatus| Spell Mastery: Aegis of the Hearth | Q5 | Teaches Safe Casting Mastery | | Tractatus| Spell Mastery: Cheating the Reaper | Q5 | Teaches Safe Casting Mastery | | Lab Text | Lungs of the Fish | MuAq20 | Non-Standard Spell | | Lab Text | True sight of Air | InAu15 | Non-Standard Spell | | Lab Text | Quiet the raging winds | PeAu20 | Brings in the `winds do not return for at least an hour’ statement. |
Point value 35
The Spell Mastery Tractaus were included at the insistance of the Colens leader, Agnes ex Bonisagus who had heard to many case of botches for these important spells. The Mastery removes all botch dice for rituals under unstressed circumstances.
Note It may be too much to have two of those spell mastery tractatus. They are almost certainly written by the same magus, unless one has appeared previously.
1165
| Type | Document | Stats | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| Lab Text | Gift of Reason (Int) | CrMe40 | |
| Lab Text | Gift of Presence (Pre) | CrMe40 | |
| Lab Text | Gift of Elequence (Com) | CrMe40 | |
| Tractatus | Creo | Q11 | On the limits of mental improvement |
Point value 35
Gloria of Bonisagus had a minor magical focus in self-transformation, and was the first to “independently” develop the mental improvement spells. The mystery cults that had had guarded their secrets brought a case at tribunal and the case was rejected, but the legal case is was disputed post facto.
Gloria was briefly Prima of House Bonisagus, before succumbing to final twilight.
Note I don’t like it. It essentially means four contributions from one maga.
1172
| Type | Document | Stats | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| Tractatus | Herbam | Q8 | Interesting Properties of Magical Plants |
| Tractatus | Magic Lore | Q10 | Where to Find Magical Plants in The Rhine Tribunal |
| Lab Text | Stone Tell of the Mind that Sits | InTe 30 | Side effect, Stone develops a mouth |
| Lab Text | Ball of Abysmal Flame | CrIg 30 | Side Effect: Target glows for a diameter afterwards |
| Lab Text | Veil of Invisibility | PeIm 20 | Side Effect: When Dispelled, it lasts for an additional round. |
Point value 34
This is the canonical example, but as the book said that they try to include quirky things, I added beneficial side effects to the spells quoted.
1179
| Type | Document | Stats | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| Lab Text | A peaceful Castle | CrMe 34 | If built into a structure, creates an aura of calm |
| Lab text | Chamber of Spring Breezes | CrAu 5 | [ArM5] |
| [ Lab text | Chamber of invisibility | PeIm 25 | [ArM5] |
| Tractatus | Terram | Q10 | On Earthen Structures |
| Tractatus | Auram | Q7 | Castles in the Sky: on the nature of Clouds |
| Tractatus | Magic Theory | Q6 | Details new Form bonus of: Brick +4 to affect containing structure |
This was part of the research of Sheeta, a Maga in the Greater Alps tribunal.
She intimates in the tractatus, that further research is ongoing into castles in the sky, but this is not yet complete. Maybe her hermetic descendants might have carried on her work?
New item: A Peaceful Castle: CrMe 34
Base 4, (create an emotion), +1 touch, +1structure, +2 sun, +2 size,
+4 (make permanent)
This Brick when built into a structure of up to size +2 makes everyone
feel at peace and contemplative. It was developed as part of the effort
to show that Brick, provides a +5 form bonus to affect
structures it is part of.
The other spells were part fo the research, but due to experimentation do not have target: room
1186
| Type | Document | Stats | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| Tractatus | Magic Theory | Q8 | Introduces the Shape bonus of “Leaf” giving +4 herbam |
| Lab Text | Vines as Mayflies | CrHe35 | Brings a standard size group of plants to Maturity in a day. Potent Spell: Leaf +4 |
| Lab text | How does my Garden Grow | InHe25 | As the spell Converse with Plant and Tree, except experimentation has added the side effect that bystanders can understand. Potent Spell: Leaf +4 |
| Tractatus | Muto | Q8 | On the possibility of transmuting Vis |
| Tractatus | Auram | Q7 | The winds of change |
The Herbam Spells and the Magic theory tractatus were submitted by Vesta of Bonisagus, a Maga with a Potency in Gardens. The Art tractatus were found in the effects of a Magus Bonisagus who went into twilight whilst investigating the possibility of changing the Art that Vis is aligned to. There is no evidence that they succeded. Possibly there might be interesting artifacts in such a Magus’s laboratory?
1193
| Type | Document | Stats | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| Lab Text | Demon’s Eternal Oblivion | PeVi30 | Is a Potent Spell, Includes +12 potency bonus from Red Coral and Frankincense |
| Lab Text | Clenched Grasp of the Crushed Heart | PeCo40 | Potent Spell, Includes +8 Bonus from a human skull with Green Turquoise eyes |
| Tractatus | Vim | Q8 | On the destruction of Ghosts |
| Tractatus | Magic Theory | Q10 | A very clear explanation of arcane connections |
| Lab text | Eyes of the Cat | MuCo5 | The caster can choose the eye colour at the time of casting but not thereafter. |
The potent spells were submitted by a Magus with a Potency in Destruction. Possibly as a way of intimidating rivals. Note that casters cannot use potent spells unless their Magic Theory at least equals the potency.
1200
| Type | Document | Stats | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| Lab Text | Eyes of the Bat | InAu 25 | Potent magic Spell, Potency 9, from lemon shaped earring inlaid with Amethyst. |
| Lab text | Cheating the Reaper | CrCo 30 | Potent Magic Spell. Potency 8, Disc inlaid with Jasper, Amber and a Sapphire. |
| Tractatus | Animal Tractatus | Q8 | A discussion on the livers of mammals. |
| Tractatus | Creo Tractatus | Q9 | A discussion on how to use potent magic in Creo |
| Tractatus | Perdo Tractatus | Q10 | A discussion on magically assisted decay of animal carcasses. |
Point Cost 38
1207
| Type | Document | Stats | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| Lab text | Counting the grains | InHe15 | Variant of spell [TMRE:93]. Counts number of seeds of any cereal |
| Lab text | Numbering the host | InCo15 | [TMRE:93] |
| Lab text | Numbering the Flock | InAn20 | [TMRE:93] |
| Tractatus | Artes Liberales | Q14 | On the Golden ratio |
| Tractatus | Intellego | Q11 | On discerning individuals in various settings |
Point Cost 35
The counting guidelines were established by a Magus who was resident in the Transylvanian tribunal. Why he needed to obsessively count things was never discovered.
1214
This one is for radically changing the setting.… In order to redesign Notatus's great creation Vesta of Bonisagus had to research a great deal of hermetic lore and seek outside influences. She finally succeeded in modifying the Aegis so that as well as providing magical protection it also removes the negative influence of the gift within its confines. What this will mean for the social impact of the order who can tell...
| Type | Document | Stats | Title | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Lab Text | Aegis of the Hearth | ReVi40 | Modified see below | |
| Tractatus | Magic Lore | Q8 | The tradition of safe harbour | |
| Tractatus | Order of Hermes Lore | Q8 | A life of Notatus | |
| Tractatus | Magic Theory | Q8 | Understanding our Legacy | |
| Tractatus | Vim | Q8 | It’s a Kind of Magic |
Point Cost 40
New guideline:
Rego Vim:
When casting the Aegis of the Hearth, a Magus may forgo 3 levels of
Parma Magica for the duration of the spell to imbue the Aegis with the
full power of Parma: Every creature within the Aegis is immune to
the negative social effects of the gift. This effect needs to penetrate
as normal for the aegis
Nice breakthrough. Dangerous for the casting magus, but great for the Order as a collective.
