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Chapter 8: SORCERY S MIND
teach and monitor, followed by singing with chords and
resonance of increasing complexities. Rhythmic instrumentation is next easiest to incorporate—clapping hands,
then simple drums, then rattles and any manner of shakers easily made and distributed. True musical instruments of any manner come next, as well as power gained
by increased skill with said instruments. The instruments
often reveal a caster’s culture or tribe of origin, as each
culture has different favorites, from lutes and mandolins
to pipes and trumpets. Ambitious wizards always seek expert bards who can play and sing adroitly and even organize others for the benefit of a spell ritual.
Sorcery as Music Critic
Each new complication with harmonious magic, however, greatly increases a caster’s chances of making a mistake. Anything that disturbs a casting’s ensemble nature
can cause it to falter or fail, drawing the unwanted attention of jealous sorcery. Rehearsal and repetition are some
guard against poor performance, but no amount of preparation is foolproof. Relying upon added music to achieve a
harmonious benefit puts the spell caster at additional risk.
Anyone participating may find themselves directly in the
sights of dark sorcery and suffer its ramifications.
Harmonious Magic
Game Details
• “Group” casting is commonplace and usually expected, making this a key point of difference for the
Dragon Kings world.
• This can be applied to wizard and priest magic.
• Wizards combine with other wizards.
• Priests combine with priests and/or fellow worshipers (non-spell casters).
• Additional casters can help cast spells usually beyond their power, either casting more powerful
spells or casting more spells than normal.
• The possibility for the magic to fail increases.
• Preparation can minimize failures in performance or
sorcery’s wrath.
• Musical instruments aid the spell more than singing
and chanting.
• Rhythm instruments tend to change the pacing and
timing of a spell.
• Nyutu and other bards are highly sought after magical enhancers, often paired with a caster.
Sorcery &
the Dragon Kings
What was the relationship between the Dragon Kings and dark sorcery? If there were ever
instances where the two powers were at odds,
those stories failed to survive through the present day. Dramidgian sages profess there was a
unique barrier erected that allowed the Daragkarik to seize magic in any amount or manner
they chose with impunity. They contend that
barrier, not dragon forms or tremendous power, defined the diverse guardians of old. Indeed,
each Daragkark was demonstrably unique in
form, powers, and origin. What unified them
as a cohesive unit, the Dramidgeth assert, was
their apparent immunity to sorcery’s wrath.
What that special ability had to do with their
departure from Khitus is unclear . . . though a
few Shadazim suggest all the world’s weather
problems and any current magical problems
for wizards may be sorcery’s wrathful revenge
for all the trespasses of the Dragon Kings.
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