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Nature is one of the eight Paths of magic, and one of the four paths of Sorcery. A number of its spell and ritual effects are affected by Growth/Death scales and/or whether they are being cast in/at a forest or wasteland.
On a strategic level, it is a path of tradeoffs (this can also be seen, e.g., in how it affects the nation's Divine magic). On one hand, it increases the user's max age by 50% per point, potentially staving off old age and its consequences. On the other, when the check for whether a pretender loses paths or dominion upon dying is made, each point in Nature increases the chance of losing a point in magic paths by 10%. This means that, with the baseline being 50%, an N5+ pretender is guaranteed to check for losing paths, rather than dominion, upon death. Nature is also the most likely path to be diminished whenever a pretender loses paths. Of course, some might consider preserving dominion over magic paths (which can be empowered) not a tradeoff, and even desirable, especially in light of the fact that this does not affect bless effects, as even a pretender who's lost all their magic paths will retain whatever bless effects were set during pretender creation.
Nature confers the following indirect effects upon any and all units with paths in it:
The power/utility gap for Nature is between N2 and N3, when Strength of Gaia becomes available, giving the N3 mage potential access to N4. Note that unlike, e.g., Summon Earthpower or Summon Water Power, it requires crosspathing.
Nature's remote site-searching spell is Haruspex.
Having Nature as the pretender's dominant magic path affects its nation's Divine magic in the following ways:
Notable Nature Combat Spells:
Notable Nature Rituals:
Notable Nature Summons:
Thistle Mace | 2 • 10 | Construction 4 | |
This Mace (Length 1) is less of a mace, and more of a BLUNT, DMG 3, ATT -1, DEF -1, causes 15 POISON DMG on DMG, 1 boost |
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Treelord's Staff | 5 • 40 | Construction 6 | |
This Quarterstaff (Length 3) is alive, but it probably won't stab you in the back. BLUNT, DMG 3, ATT +2, DEF +4, Forest Survival, 2 boost, Far Caster 1 (Nature), Ivy Lord 1 |
Atlas of Creation | 33 • 4040 | Construction 8 | |
Makes the reader able to find all the more interesting places on the map. Makes horrors find the reader all the more interesting. 111 boost, Spell: Record of Creation |
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Armor of Twisting Thorns | 32 • 1510 | Construction 4 | |
I can't imagine that this feels nice, but it gives you washboard abs to compensate. You can't take the thorns out, EVER! PROT 13 (Head & Body, Also Fills Head "Slot"), DEF -1, ENC +5, MM -6, Poison Barbs 10, 11 boost |
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Moonvine Bracelet | 31 • 155 | Construction 6 | |
They say this thing looks nicer than a tiny wreath while you should be sleeping. 1 boost, Retinue of 1 Vine Man |
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The Tome of Gaia | 22 • 1010 | Construction 8 | |
By your Earthpowers combined! 11 boost |
Magic | |
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Concepts | Blood Hunting • Communions • Empowerment • Gems • Items • Magic Sites • Research |
Categories | Combat Magic • Ritual Magic • Notable Spells |
Paths | Fire • Air • Water • Earth • Astral • Death • Nature • Blood • Holy |
Schools | Conjuration • Alteration • Evocation • Construction • Enchantment • Thaumaturgy • Blood • Divine |