Shadow Project

(• • Forces or • • Forces, • • Life) The Orphans Survival Guide 126

When you need to hide (or just make a mysterious entrance or exit), nothing beats this cloak of shadows. Often cast with a gesture or a simple action (blowing out a candle, drawing a curtain, etc.), this spell makes concealment easy. Drawing all the darkness in the area to him (or banishing the light), an orphan can seemingly appear or disappear at will. While an advanced version of the spell can render the sorcerer truly invisible, most orphans spend so much time in dim light that the simple spell is often easier and just as effective.

[The simple version of the Project allows a mage to hide in darkness and muffle the sound of her footfalls, too. In game terms, simply use the Arete roll's successes as dots in the Arcane Background, subtracting them from any viewer's attempts to see the mage. If the character already has Arcane, or has also used Stealth, add the player's successes to the total. Naturally, this version only works in dim light, but it is coincidental... and very unsettling.

[Advanced invisibility works in all forms of light, but can become vulgar if the mage clearly disappears from sight, or if she later moves things around in plain view of witnesses.]