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By Frederick Hockley, R. A. Gilbert

Hardcover. Small 8vo. 112pp. certain in heavy black fabric with a gilt layout after Hockley stamped at the entrance hide, and gilt identify to the backbone. published in colour all through. version restricted to six hundred numbered copies. "Invocating by way of Magic Crystals and Mirrors" incorporates a complete colour facsimile of an unique manuscript by means of Frederick Hockley, a transcription of the textual content, an creation by way of R. A. Gilbert, and different similar fabric. Frederick Hockley (1809-1885) used to be a massive determine in nineteenth-century occultism. He was once an energetic "seer" who engaged in scrying, and became interested in ritual magic, alchemy and spiritualism. His paintings was once posthumously utilized by numerous participants of the airtight Order of the Golden sunrise. he's recognized for the manuscripts he created: rigorously ready copies of diverse grimoires and different magical, alchemical and kabbalistic texts from inner most collections round England. He additionally compiled a couple of his personal magical texts, in addition to retaining precise documents of his many scrying classes. "Invocating via Magic Crystals and Mirrors" is certainly one of Hockley's personal writings. In it he describes the philosophy and approach to "crystallomancy" ("crystal looking at" or "scrying via crystals or mirrors"), a convention which has lengthy been linked to ritual magic. it's a brief paintings, that's reproduced from an unique manuscript, dated 1869, that he offered to Barbara Honywood, a well known society Spiritualist of the time. Honywood used to be acknowledged to have mediumistic powers, and it sort of feels most likely that Hockley ready and gave the manuscript to her within the wish that it will convince her to behave as his "seer." as well as an entire colour facsimile of the fantastically adorned unique manuscript, it encompasses a typeset transcription, a desirable advent via Hockley pupil R. A. Gilbert, and the textual content of the "Invocation of the topped Angel," a comparable paintings taken from Hockley's manuscript files of his own scrying actions.

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If the caster wishes to direct the ball through a narrow point, he must successfully thread the opening with a ranged touch attack. Since the caster’s attacks can literally come from anywhere, his opponents are considered to be flatfooted whenever he makes a melee attack with shadow fangs. In addition to dealing damage, the shriek renders all who fail to save stunned for one round, and renders them deafened for one hour, meaning they suffer a -4 penalty to Initiative checks, automatically fail Listen checks and have a 20% chance of spell failure when casting spells with a verbal component.

While under the effects of this spell, the caster can climb and travel across vertical and horizontal surfaces as though affected by a spider climb spell. His speed when moving in this fashion is equal to 30 feet per round and he is capable of performing the run action 34 DROW SPELLS In addition to the damage effect, all within the bolt’s path must attempt a Fortitude save or be both blinded and deafened for 2d4 rounds. Those who were successful with their Reflex save gain a +2 circumstance bonus to their save to resist the loss of their senses, as they are able to shield themselves from the worst of the night bolt’s energy.

2 levels Area of Effect: Sphere, centred on caster, with a radius of 10 ft. /2 levels Duration: 1 round/two caster levels Saving Throw: Will partial Spell Resistance: Yes 38 DROW SPELLS Upon casting this spell, the caster causes shadow and darkness to writhe and crawl like a wave of spiders, striking at those who oppose him and gnawing at their flesh and sanity. with a psychic poison which erodes their very soul. In order to do this, the caster must touch his victim, as only the intimacy of skin to skin contact can truly allow him to express his exquisite loathing.

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