Angels & Ashes
MAGIC AND POWER ALL AROUND US.
Esoteric powers summoned by arcane gestures¸ syllables¸ and symbols. No technology looks so much like magic as the nanites of the Ninth World. Those who know their secret ways wield arcane power¸ just as the wizards and will-workers of legend.
ANGELS & ASHES is an 87 page nanotechnology book for Numenera¸ presenting an arcane take on the unseen forces of the world. It provides the following:
- An alternate system for Cyphers¸ allowing any character to cast arcane spells from memory. Included are 48 printable Arcane Cypher cards.
- Ten areas of arcane study¸ each with divergent paths of magical understanding¸ providing 22 Foci for use by player characters. Areas include traditional fantasy magics and extrapolations based on the technologies involved.
- A system for small magical effects¸ called Charms. Provided are 100 Charms ready for play.
- An arcane university based out of the metropolis of Qi. The adversaries and mentors you need to create an arcane campaign in the Ninth World.
- Four pieces of fiction by author Joseph DeSimone.
- Adversaries associated with each area of magical study.