Uolune

One of the "Kepera" category of magics;

The art of encouraging gemstones to create magical effects 'directly'. Through their beauty and rarity, gemstones have generated an expectation in social creatures. An expectation of power and use. This expectation manifested in the soul sea, causing gemstones to be granted small soul grains just as any living thing. The act of interacting with a stone, grants it the slivers of experience to increase its pearl; and practitioners of Uolune can gently shape this soul pearl itself to create little effects should the soul sea flow across it.

A practitioner of Uolune is typically called a "Jeweler"

Some more experienced or high publicity practitioners are instead called "Peresta"s

Mechanics

Each type of gemstone and gemstone effect has a list of keywords. Each individual gemstone also has a willpower value. Desired effects give the gemstone a tool die depending on how difficult it is. The stone also gains an Aid die based on how well its personality works with the effect. This aid die starts at d10 and decreases one stepma for each keyword the gemstone and effect share. If your Uolune check exceeds the stones Willpower check, the effect is created.

In addition to being created directly by gemstones, some effects can be distilled into Elixirs. A single check to create an uolune elixir takes five times as long as normal and results in 2 litres of the applicable elixir. How much elixir is required for the effect is included in the elixir tag

Flavour

Rolled For

You can use Uolune to attempt to disarm, calm, or diffuse uolune hazards. An uolune hazard is a form of magical trap.

Special Rules

Gemstones that generate abilities for a single creature may get jealous if they are not the only uolune effect a person is benefitting from. Some personalities are more prone to jealousy than others. The more Uolune effects are in place, the more likely each will become jealous. A jealous stone can choose to inflict the penalty of its magic instead of working as normal.

Gemstone effects that target a single creature cannot be transfered to another creature by simply passing the item to them.

In addition to traditional jewelery, uolune gemstones can be incorporated into decorations on weapons, armour, or shields.

You cannot benefit from more than 4 Uolune effects at once.

Gemstone matrixes count as multiple gemstones for the purpose of the potency of their effects. However gemstone matrixes often have greater willpower scores and can benefit from its aid die twice; one as a tool die and one as an aid die.

Powers

Tier 1

• Bling[All jewelry always counts as at least a d4 tool for Status for you.]
• Coax duration[When you cannot fail your Uolune check, increase the effects duration by 50%.]
• Gemcutter[You may use Uolune instead of Artistry when cutting or refining gemstones]
• Natural personality[You may attempt an Uolune check to determine the personality of an uncut gemstone.]
• Rj stonesense[You may use Uolune instead of Senses to locate gemstones]
• Stoneskin[When you benefit from an uolune effect that grants a tool or aid die for defence, the granted die's minimum increases by 1.]
• Uolune elixirs[You can attempt to make Uolune elixir effects]

Tier 2

• Crystal song[You may use Uolune to attempt to stop active uolune hazards.]
• Gemsoul[You are aware if there is an active uolune effect within 4 hexes of you(except uolune illusions).]
• Glamour(Bling)[All uolune jewelry counts as at least a +1 tool for all social checks.]
• Precious[You can gain speciality in uolune effects.]
• Refined personality(Natural personality)[You may attempt an Uolune check to determine the personality of a cut gemstone.]
• Stone support[You may benefit from 1 more piece of uolune jewellery than normal.]
• Uolune programmer[When you interact with a gemstone matrix, the stone does not benefit from a tool die.]

Tier 3

• Corundum Ward[You can use gemstone decoration of a shield as part of defensive uolune spells]{SHIELDS}
• Harmonics(Crystal song)[You may use Uolune to attempt to calm negative emotional states in gemstones around you.]
• High Elixir(Uolune elixirs)[when you create an Uolune elixir, you produce 50% more.]
• Ring Synergy[You may wear up to 3 uolune rings at once.]
• Rocking(Stoneskin)[You can pass an uolune magical tool effect to an ally you can see for 1 round.]
• Summon stone(Gemsoul)[When you cannot move for any reason, you can still draw or activate a uolune item within 2 hexes.]
• Surrender Will[When you fail a willpower check that does not have an aid die, you may request the aid die of one piece of Uolune jewelry you are wearing.]

Effects

Elixir of life[Healing, Elixir]: A liquid that when imbibed immediately heals an amount of damage equal to the Willpower modifier of the stone that created it.

Disease Stabilizer[Healing, Poison]: While pressed against the body, the gemstone grants a d6 tool for Stamina against diseases and toxins.

Insightful[Emotion, Tool, Mind, Wisdom]: While against the body, the gemstone counts as a d6 tool for analyze and remember checks.

Irritating stone[Fire, Poison, Pain, Emotion]: While pressed against the body, the gemstone reduces tool dice used by 1 step to a minimum of +1.

Multinexus[Tool]: The stone is attuned to another magical effect and can activate or deactivate that effect. If the magical effect is part of a weapon or armour, the stone can increase or decrease the dice provided by that effect by 1 step.

Point of Luck[Luck]: The stone allows the possessor to reroll 1 check or defence per day.

Pulsewave[Defence]: It costs an additional hex of movement to approach within 3 hexes of the stone. If the creator's tier is 4 or higher, the effect increases by 1 for each hex closer to the stone.

Rays of Dawn[Emotion, Light, Weapon, Life, Fire]: When the stone is uncovered, creatures that can see it must make a Stamina defence against the check result that initially created this effect. On failure, the target is blinded for 1 round plus 1 round for every 5 by which they failed. The stone also creates an 18 hex bloom of light that acts as daylight for the purposes of vision.

Second Shadow[Shadow, Illusion, Light, Tool, Defence]: While against the body, creates a shadowy echo of the bearer; granting a d6 tool die to dodge defence.

Shield[Defence, Tool]: The stone counts as a d6 tool for shield defence.

Structural protection[Defence, Healing, Object]: The stone increases the resistance of whatever structure it is in by the tier of the Jeweler that created the effect.

Thunderstone[Fire, Electricity, Light, Tool, Weapon, Sound]: The stone can be struck against a solid obect as an attack action against the willpower defence of creatures within 5 hexes. On success, the creature is deafened and takes 1 damage.

Toxin Neutralizer[Healing, Poison, Life]: While pressed against the body, the gemstone grants a d8 tool for Stamina against toxins.