Praesidium
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Common Name: Protection Summary: Create a protective aura The most essential spell for the survival of Ordo Purus Magicae initiates. This spell will create an array of protective magick capable of defending against physical attacks, as well as magickal and most elemental types. The array can be recharged by casting the spell again and will falter with use.
Knowledge Requirement: have at least 280 points among 80% of having the thaumaturgy skill, 75% of having the enchantment skill, 50% of having the arcane lore skill, and 50% of having the metaphysics skill
Steps:
1) reciting the core words
Type: Speech
Importance: minor, optional
Difficulty: very easy
Skills: Enochian (dominant) and vocalization (small)
Energy Costs: a twentieth of a point of metabolic energy
2) the opening of the way
Type: Praxis
Importance: minor, optional
Difficulty: very easy
Skills: thaumaturgy, evocation, and ergiphrasty
Energy Costs: a fortieth of a point of magickal energy
3) creating a protective array
Type: Gesture
Importance: great
Difficulty: moderate
Skills: prestidigitation and symbology
Energy Costs: a fifth of a point of metabolic energy
4) weaving the protective lattice
Type: Thought
Importance: great, optional
Difficulty: hard
Skills: concentration and thaumaturgy
Energy Costs: a fifth of a point of intellectual energy
5) anchoring the protective array
Type: Gesture
Importance: great
Difficulty: moderate
Skills: prestidigitation
Energy Costs: a fifth of a point of metabolic energy
6) manifesting the protective aura
Type: Praxis
Importance: great
Difficulty: moderate
Skills: thaumaturgy, enchantment, and ergiphrasty
Energy Costs: twenty-five points of magickal energy
Development Information: This spell was created by Edmond; the source code was last updated Sat Jun 06 17:08:29 2026.
