Magick for Highlander: The Gathering
by Kevin Brammer

Effect Points	Duration	Distance	Area of Effect	Power
0	Instant	Touch	Self	0
1	1 Turn	5 Feet	1 Target	1
2	2 Turns	10 Feet	2 Targets	2
3	1 Scene	20 Feet	4 Targets	3
4	1 Hour	Line of Sight	8 Targets	4
5	1 Day	1 Mile	16 Targets	5

And so on…..

The maximum amount of Mana that can be found naturally in an area is equal 1d10. If the effect exceeds the natural amount of Mana in a given area than either the effect does not occur or Mana accessed from a Load is used to compensate to make the effect possible.

Load: is a material object(crystalline in structure) that is able to store Mana.

Rolls for Magick use: Intelligence + Magick Skills (every botch equals 1d10 damage to the Mage).

Magick Skills:

Admittance: Is the Magical effect used to unlock all mechanically locked objects. It does not disarm any alarms or traps on the object.

* Novice: Padlocks are not a problem.
** Practiced: You no longer need Credit Cards, screw drivers, and crow bars
*** Competent: You ask other thieves why they use lockpicks.
**** Expert: The Bank manager wonders why you don't want the key to the vault.
***** Master: Houdini wound die of envy.

Allure: Is the Magical effect that increases the target's appearance.

* Novice: adds 1 to appearance.
** Practiced: adds 2 to appearance.
*** Competent: adds 3 to appearance.
**** Expert: adds 4 to appearance.
***** Master: adds 5 to appearance.

Aura: Is the Magical effect to be able to read auras and magical auras.

Bolt: Is the Magical effect that allows the user to emit energy bolts.

* Novice: Standard damage int + 1d10
** Practiced: Standard damage int + 2d10
*** Competent: Standard damage int + 3d10
**** Expert: Standard damage int + 4d10
***** Master: Standard damage int + 5d10

Burst: Is an energization of the user's aura and will only effect targets within a maximum of 5 feet in radius.

* Novice: Standard damage int + 1d10
** Practiced: Standard damage int + 2d10
*** Competent: Standard damage int + 3d10
**** Expert: Standard damage int + 4d10
***** Master: Standard damage int + 5d10

Compression: Is the magical effect that allows the user to compress a load.

Dispel: Is the Magical effect that allows a Mage to dispel a target's Magical effect.

Fly: Is the Magical effect that allows the user to fly with a maximum speed of 2d10+Power.

Heal: Is the Magical effect used to heal self and others.

* Novice: Heal 1d10.
** Practiced: Heal 2d10.
*** Competent: Heal 3d10.
**** Expert: Heal 4d10.
***** Master: Heal 5d10.

Hidden: Is the Magical effect that allows a target to hide within and away from crowds.

Illusion: Is the Magical effect used to cause a false or misleading impression of reality.

* Novice: Little kids are fascinated by your "tricks".
** Practiced: Stage magicians ask you what's your secret.
*** Competent: What Statue of Liberty?
**** Expert: David Copperfield has nothing on you.
***** Master: People believe you when you say the sky is falling.

Invisibility: Is the Magical effect that allows a Target to appear invisible to all known means of sight, and visual recording.

* Novice: You are invisible to one person.
** Practiced: You are invisible to two people.
*** Competent: You are invisible to three people.
**** Expert: You are invisible to four people.
***** Master: You are invisible to five people.

Light: Is the Magical ability to produce light.

Mist: Is the Magical effect used to create mist.

Portal: Is the Magical effect that allows a target to open a locational portal to another and is limited to the distance that is specified in the above table.

* Novice: Can portal one person to a near by location.
** Practiced: Can portal one person out of a city.
*** Competent: Can portal one person to a different country.
**** Expert: Can portal two people anywhere.
***** Master: Can portal more than two people anywhere.

Shield: Is the Magical effect that allows the user to erect a force shield around a target.

* Novice: negates 1d10 (diff 6)damage.
** Practiced: negates 2d10 (diff 6)damage.
*** Competent: negates 3d10 (diff 6)damage.
**** Expert: negates 4d10 (diff 6)damage.
***** Master: negates 5d10 (diff 6) damage.

Silence: Is the Magical effect that allows a target to move with absolute silence, although it will not stop voluntary sound.

Empowering Loads:

To empower a Load one must be at a node sight. And then must use the skill of Compression to "compress" the Mana into an object. The Formula for "compressing" Mana is equal to intelligence + compression with a difficulty of 6. For every success the Load has gained 3 unit of Mana. To find out the maximum amount of Mana a Load can handle is equal to the sum of 3d10. For every 3 botched 10 units of Mana is lost from the Load. If the Load should become empty while during compression than it shatters doing 12d10 damage. Loads must have a crystalline structure.