42 CHAPTER 2 | MAGEWRIGHTS
Magewrights ..............................................................
In Khorvaire, magic is a tool that’s incorporated
into many jobs. There are entirely magical
careers, such as the medium or the oracle. But
much of the time, mundane skill and magic are
combined together. A lamplighter can work with
mundane lanterns, but also learns KWV\QV]ITÆIUM
to create and maintain the M^MZJZQOP\TIV\MZV[that
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with a cantrip.
A magewright knows one to four cantrips or
spells. Magewrights don’t use spell slots. Cantrips
can be used casually, but their spells are usually
cast as rituals—even if the spell doesn’t normally
have the ritual tag. When converting a spell
to a magewright ritual, it can have a casting
time of up to one hour. It’s also common for
a magewright’s ritual to have an additional
component cost in dragonshards, the fuel of
the magical economy. A typical cost would be
25 gp for a 1st level ritual, 50 gp for a 2nd level
ritual, doubled for each subsequent level; but this
is only a basic guideline. The point is that the
limitations on a magewright are time and money.
A locksmith can cast more than one arcane lock
in a day; but it takes an hour and 50 gp for each
lock they want to create.
While the common spell list is a starting point
for magewright spells, you can modify these spells
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lamplighter and the chef may know XZM[\QLQOQ\I\QWV,
but the chef’s version may only work on
food, while the lamplighter can only light or
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often know a version of O]QLIVKMthat only helps
with their particular art. This could also result
in a magewright having a spell that’s superior to
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focus. An oracle’s version of I]O]Zamight be able
to predict outcomes up to a week in advance,
as it’s hard to make a business out of predicting
events that occur in the next 30 minutes.In dealing with a magewright, think about the
form their magic takes. A locksmith can perform
knock as a ritual. But they don’t just snap their
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tracing patterns around the lock they’re dealing
with while murmuring incantations. An oracle
might work with cards or dice, or study charts of
planar conjunctions. The magewright performs
magic as both a job and a science.
Here are some examples of magewrights and
the services they provide. Not every healer can
cast TM[[MZZM[\WZI\QWVand not every oracle can cast
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drink (ritual), OMV\TMZMXW[M(ritual, food only).
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herbalism kits. ;XIZM\PMLaQVOLM\MK\XWQ[WV
disease (ritual), lesser restoration (1-hour ritual,
50 gp component cost). - Launderer. 5MVLQVOXZM[\QLQOQ\I\QWV; both
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ritual, 50 gp component cost); uses tinker’s
tools to create and repair lanterns. - Locksmith. Arcane lock (1-hour ritual, 50
gp component cost)SVWKS(ritual, 50 gp
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tools and tinker’s tools. - Medium. ;XMIS_Q\PLMIL (ritual, 100 gp
component cost). Some mediums use a
form of UQVWZQTT][QWV to conjure an image
of the deceased. A medium might be
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with grief—or in Deception. - Oracle. )]O]Za(ritual, 50 gp cost); LQ^QVI\QWV
(1-hour ritual, 200 gp cost).
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arcane spellcaster. In religious communities (such
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casters performing these same functions. Such a
divine caster is called an adept. Divine magic is
a gift instead of a science, and adepts typically
work on behalf of their faith rather than selling
their services.