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Record Count: 24

Battalion Trailsong View
Sortilege Performance Level 1
Real Cost: 12 Active Points: 30
Provider: Killer Shrike Source: New Content
Description
The Sortiligist sings a rousing trailsong. While the Sortiligist sings, over 32000 people are magically sustained and may go without food and sleep for the duration. This comes in handy when Armys are on the move.
Effect
Life Support (Eating: Character does not eat; Sleeping: Character does not sleep), Usable Simultaneously (up to 32768 people at once; +4) (30 Active Points); Extra Time (Full Phase, -1/2), Incantations, throughout (-1/2), Requires A Skill Roll (Active Point penalty to Skill Roll is -1 per 20 Active Points Performance; -1/4), 1 Continuing Charge lasting 1 Hour (-1/4)
Edition
HERO System 5th Edition

Battering Barter View
Sortilege Trading Level 1
Real Cost: 9 Active Points: 24
Provider: Killer Shrike Source: New Content
Keywords
Curse
Description
The Sortiligist cross barters the target into a stupor, leaving them unable to bargain effectively for 25 years.
Effect
Negative Skill Levels (-2 with Trading), LOS Not Required To Maintain (+1/2), Invisible to Hearing, and Sight Groups (Visible To Mystic Senses; +3/4), 1 Continuing Charge lasting 25 Years (+1 3/4) (24 Active Points); Extra Time (1 Minute, Only to Activate, -3/4), Incantations (Complex; -1/2), Concentration (1/2 DCV; -1/4), Requires A Skill Roll (Active Point penalty to Skill Roll is -1 per 20 Active Points; Trading; -1/4)
Edition
HERO System 5th Edition

Beckon Creature I View
Sortilege Animal Handling Level 1
Real Cost: 5 Active Points: 30
Provider: Killer Shrike Source: New Content
Keywords
Mind-Affecting, Compulsion
Description
The Sortiligist hums, sings, whistles, chants, talks, or otherwise speaks, calling forth fantastic creatures who are enthralled by the sounds he makes. They will serve him loyally unless overtly endangered or dismissed.
Effect
Summon 75-point Common Fantasy Creature, Expanded Class of Beings Very Limited Group (Animal Handler: Other: Common Fantasy Creatures; +1/4), Devoted (+3/4) (30 Active Points); 1 Charge (-2), Extra Time (1 Turn (Post-Segment 12), Delayed Phase, -1 1/2), Summoned Being Must Inhabit Locale (-1/2), Incantations (Complex; -1/2), Arrives Under Own Power (-1/2), Requires An Animal Handling Skill Roll (Active Point penalty to Skill Roll is -1 per 20 Active Points -1/4), Concentration 1/2 DCV (-1/4)
Edition
HERO System 5th Edition

Forced Gaffe View
Sortilege High Society Level 1
Real Cost: 9 Active Points: 27
Provider: Killer Shrike Source: New Content
Keywords
Curse
Description
The Sortiligist trades a few words with the target, traps them into a boorish remark, and thereafter the target will make one gaffe after another..
Effect
Negative Skill Levels (-6 with High Society), 1 Continuing Charge lasting 6 Hours (+0), Difficult To Dispel (x4 Active Points; +1/2) (27 Active Points); Extra Time (1 Minute, Only to Activate, -3/4), Requires A High Society Skill vs Spell Resistance Roll (Active Point penalty to Skill Roll is -1 per 20 Active Points, RSR Skill is subject to Skill vs. Skill contests; -1/2), Incantations (Complex; -1/2), Concentration (1/2 DCV; -1/4)
Edition
HERO System 5th Edition

Golden Tongued View
Sortilege Conversation Level 1
Real Cost: 8 Active Points: 30
Provider: Killer Shrike Source: New Content
Keywords
Mind-Affecting
Description
With a minute or so of exposure to a new language, the Sortiligist is able to make himself understood in almost any tongue.
Effect
Universal Translator 21-, 1 Continuing Charge lasting 1 Day (+0) (30 Active Points); Spoken Only (-1), Extra Time (1 Minute, Only to Activate, Character May Take No Other Actions, -1), Requires A Conversation Roll (-1/2), Concentration (1/2 DCV; -1/4)
Edition
HERO System 5th Edition

Hard Bargain View
Sortilege Trading Level 1
Real Cost: 5 Active Points: 22
Provider: Killer Shrike Source: New Content
Keywords
Mind-Affecting, Compulsion
Description
The Sortiligist sends out out a mental urging to target to agree to a specific price for an item.
Effect
Mind Control 1d6 (standard effect: 3 points) (Human class of minds), Telepathic (+1/4), Invisible Power Effects, Hide effects of Power (Fully Invisible; +1), Continuous (+1), Cumulative (48 points; +1 1/4) (22 Active Points); Extra Time (1 Turn (Post-Segment 12), Delayed Phase, -1 1/2), 1 Continuing Charge lasting 1 Minute (-1), Set Effect (Only to Get Target To Agree To A Price; -1/2), Does Not Provide Mental Awareness (-1/4), Concentration (1/2 DCV; -1/4), Requires A Skill Roll (Active Point penalty to Skill Roll is -1 per 20 Active Points; Trading; -1/4)
Edition
HERO System 5th Edition

Impressive Mein View
Sortilege Seduction Level 1
Real Cost: 9 Active Points: 30
Provider: Killer Shrike Source: New Content
Keywords
Charm, Mind-Affecting
Description
The Sortiligist must make a Seduction Roll vs each person they wish to affect with their improved PRE. Obviously this roll does not itself benefit from the bonus PRE.
Effect
+30 PRE, 1 Continuing Charge lasting 1 Day (+0) (30 Active Points); Extra Time (1 Minute, Only to Activate, -3/4), Concentration (0 DCV; -1/2), Mental Defense Applies (-1/2), Requires A Skill Roll (Active Point penalty to Skill Roll is -1 per 20 Active Points, RSR Skill is subject to Skill vs. Skill contests; Seduction; -1/2)
Edition
HERO System 5th Edition

Improved Distraction View
Sortilege Persuasion Level 1
Real Cost: 8 Active Points: 30
Provider: Killer Shrike Source: New Content
Keywords
Mind-Affecting, Compulsion
Description
The Sortiligist banters with opponents in combat distracting their aim. NOTE: these DCV levels are not usable against opponents unable to hear the Sortiligist due to deafness, distance, or some other factor.
Effect
+6 with DCV (30 Active Points); 1 Continuing Charge lasting 1 Turn (-1 1/4), Incantations (Witty Banter) (throughout; Voice Range (Those Who Cannot Hear Are Not Affected); -1/2), Extra Time (Full Phase, Only to Activate, Delayed Phase, -1/2), Requires A Skill Roll (Active Point penalty to Skill Roll is -1 per 20 Active Points; Persuasion; -1/4)
Edition
HERO System 5th Edition

Improved Hear Deception View
Sortilege Interrogation Level 1
Real Cost: 13 Active Points: 30
Provider: Killer Shrike Source: New Content
Description
The Sortiligist can tell when he is being lied to and often can determine details regarding the lie.
Effect
Detect Lie 21- (Unusual Group), Discriminatory, Analyze, Range, Sense, 1 Continuing Charge lasting 1 Day (+0) (30 Active Points); Extra Time (Extra Segment, Only to Activate, Character May Take No Other Actions, -1/2), Incantations (-1/4), Concentration 1/2 DCV (-1/4), Requires An Interrogation Skill Roll (Active Point penalty to Skill Roll is -1 per 20 Active Points -1/4)
Edition
HERO System 5th Edition

Lesser Wall of Sound View
Sortilege Performance Level 1
Real Cost: 7 Active Points: 30
Provider: Killer Shrike Source: New Content
Keywords
Sonic, Force
Description
The Sortiligist talks, sings, or otherwise makes meaningful noise and for the duration a barrier of pure sound appears.
Effect
Force Wall (8 PD) (Opaque Hearing Group) (30 Active Points); 1 Continuing Charge lasting 1 Minute (-1), Limited Coverage [1-60] Degrees (Size And Shape Of A Shield; -1), Incantations (throughout; -1/2), Extra Time (Delayed Phase, Only to Activate, -1/4), Gestures (-1/4), Concentration (1/2 DCV; -1/4), Requires A Magic Skill Roll (Active Point penalty to Skill Roll is -1 per 20 Active Points; -1/4)
Edition
HERO System 5th Edition

Make Friends View
Sortilege Conversation Level 1
Real Cost: 5 Active Points: 30
Provider: Killer Shrike Source: New Content
Keywords
Charm, Mind-Affecting
Description
The Sortiligist seems very charming to their target, likely gaining preferential treatment. The effect lasts for a week unless dispelled or nullified.
Effect
+30 PRE, 1 Continuing Charge lasting 1 Week (+0) (30 Active Points); Only vs 1 Person (-1), Extra Time (1 Minute, Only to Activate, -3/4), Requires A Conversation (-1/20 AP) vs Conversation Skill Roll (RSR Skill is subject to Skill vs. Skill contests, Active Point penalty to Skill Roll is -1 per 20 Active Points; -1/2), Concentration (0 DCV; -1/2), Language-Dependent (-1/4)
Edition
HERO System 5th Edition

Messages on the Wind View
Sortilege Oratory Level 1
Real Cost: 7 Active Points: 30
Provider: Killer Shrike Source: New Content
Keywords
Figment
Description
The Sortiligist speaks a message of up to 20 minutes long, which magically travels any distance to be heard only by the intended recipients. Unwilling recipients can opt not to listen to the message. The Sortiligist knows when the message is not received.
Effect
Mind Link, Human class of minds, Specific Group of Minds, Any distance, No LOS Needed, Number of Minds (x2) (30 Active Points); One Way (-1), Extra Time (1 Turn (Post-Segment 12), Only to Activate Constant or Persistent Power, -3/4), 1 Continuing Charge lasting 20 Minutes (-1/2), Incantations, throughout (Complex; -1/2), Concentration 1/2 DCV, throughout (-1/2), Requires A Skill Roll (Active Point penalty to Skill Roll is -1 per 20 Active Points Oratory; -1/4)
Edition
HERO System 5th Edition

Minor Aural Barrage View
Sortilege Performance Level 1
Real Cost: 9 Active Points: 30
Provider: Killer Shrike Source: New Content
Keywords
Sonic
Description
The Sortiligist starts a audible rythym which continues to play in the background, causing fatigue and apathy in those who hear it for up to 1 Minute.
Effect
Drain STUN 0 1/2d6, Delayed Return Rate (points return at the rate of 5 per Minute; +1/4), Personal Immunity (+1/4), LOS Not Required To Maintain (+1/2), AVLD (Flash Defense: Hearing; +3/4), Continuous (+1), Area of Effect Radius: 8", Selective Conforming (+2 1/4) (30 Active Points); 1 Continuing Charge lasting 1 Minute (-1), Extra Time (Full Phase, Delayed Phase, -3/4), Incantations (-1/4), Requires A Skill Roll (Active Point penalty to Skill Roll is -1 per 20 Active Points; Performance; -1/4)
Edition
HERO System 5th Edition

Minor Cloak of Noise View
Sortilege Performance Level 1
Real Cost: 7 Active Points: 25
Provider: Unknown Source: AD&D 2e Supplement
Keywords
Sonic
Description
The Sortiligist makes any kind of noise, and mystically magnifies it to the point that all anyone can hear is a dull pitched ringing in their own ears.
Effect
Darkness to Hearing Group 4" radius, Personal Immunity (+1/4) (25 Active Points); 1 Continuing Charge lasting 1 Minute (-1), Incantations (Requires Incantations throughout; -1/2), No Range (-1/2), Requires A Skill Roll (Active Point penalty to Skill Roll is -1 per 20 Active Points; Performance; -1/4), Extra Time (Delayed Phase, Only to Activate, -1/4)
Edition
HERO System 5th Edition

Minor Lullaby View
Sortilege Performance Level 1
Real Cost: 10 Active Points: 30
Provider: Killer Shrike Source: New Content
Keywords
Sonic, Mind-Affecting, Sleep, Compulsion
Description
The Sortiligist hums a lullaby; the targets are affected by it but do not detect the lullaby itself or realize they are growing tired unnaturally (IPE, Hide Affects); those not in the AoE may hear the lullaby however.
Effect
Suppress STUN 1d6+1, 1 Continuing Charge lasting 6 Hours (+0), Area Of Effect Radius: 2", Selective (+1 1/4), Invisible Power Effects, Hide effects of Power (Fully Invisible; +2) (30 Active Points); Extra Time (1 Minute, Only to Activate, -3/4), Not vs any creature with 225+ character points (-3/4), Concentration (1/2 DCV; -1/4), Requires A Skill Roll (Active Point penalty to Skill Roll is -1 per 20 Active Points; Performance; -1/4)
Edition
HERO System 5th Edition

Minor Sonic Aegis View
Sortilege Performance Level 1
Real Cost: 12 Active Points: 30
Provider: Killer Shrike Source: New Content
Keywords
Sonic, Force
Description
The Sortiligist surrounds himself with an aura of Sonic force that protects him from all conventional attacks.
Effect
FF (6 PD/6 ED), 1 Continuing Charge lasting 1 Day (+1/4), Hardened (+1/4), Persistent (+1/2), Invisible to Sight Group (+1/2) (30 Active Points); Extra Time (Full Phase, Only to Activate, Delayed Phase, -1/2), Requires A Skill Roll (Performance; -1/2), Gestures (-1/4), Incantations (-1/4)
Edition
HERO System 5th Edition

Moral Compass View
Sortilege Interrogation Level 1
Real Cost: 13 Active Points: 30
Provider: Killer Shrike Source: New Content
Description
The Sortiligist is a able to sense peoples moral and ethical nature at a glance.
Effect
Detect Alignment 21- (Unusual Group), Discriminatory, Analyze, Range, Sense, 1 Continuing Charge lasting 1 Day (+0) (30 Active Points); Extra Time (Extra Segment, Only to Activate, Character May Take No Other Actions, -1/2), Requires An Interrogation Skill Roll (Active Point penalty to Skill Roll is -1 per 20 Active Points -1/4), Concentration 1/2 DCV (-1/4), Incantations (-1/4)
Edition
HERO System 5th Edition

Rallying Cry View
Sortilege Performance Level 1
Real Cost: 10 Active Points: 30
Provider: Killer Shrike Source: New Content
Keywords
Sonic, Investing
Description
The Sortiligist exhorts his allies to greater activity.
Effect
+10 STUN, LOS Not Required To Maintain (+1/2), Ranged (+1/2), Usable Simultaneously (up to 8 people at once; +1) (30 Active Points); 1 Continuing Charge lasting 1 Minute (-1), Concentration (1/2 DCV; -1/4), Extra Time (Delayed Phase, Only to Activate, -1/4), Incantations (-1/4), Requires A Magic Skill Roll (Active Point penalty to Skill Roll is -1 per 20 Active Points; -1/4)
Edition
HERO System 5th Edition

Reveal Allegiance View
Sortilege High Society Level 1
Real Cost: 10 Active Points: 30
Provider: Killer Shrike Source: New Content
Description
The Sortiligist can sense the relationships between people in any gathering, sniffing out alliances, emnities, etc. Long Term Endurance Lost Paid When Spell Is Cast
Effect
Detect Relationships 21- (Unusual Group), Discriminatory, Analyze, Range, Sense, 1 Continuing Charge lasting 1 Day (+0) (30 Active Points); Extra Time (1 Minute, Only to Activate, Character May Take No Other Actions, -1), Side Effects, Side Effect occurs automatically whenever Power is used (Caster suffers 3 LTE Loss; -1/2), Requires An High Society Skill Roll (Active Point penalty to Skill Roll is -1 per 20 Active Points -1/4), Concentration 1/2 DCV (-1/4)
Edition
HERO System 5th Edition

Shrewd Tradecraft View
Sortilege Trading Level 1
Real Cost: 4 Active Points: 29
Provider: Killer Shrike Source: New Content
Keywords
Charm, Mind-Affecting
Description
By bartering back and forth, the Sortiligist is able to draw the opponent into admitting the actual value and salient properties of the item being bartered for if he can beat the opponent at a Trading roll. If the target doesn't actually know the value, this becomes clear.
Effect
Detect Value of Item A Class Of Things 25- (no Sense Group), Discriminatory, Analyze (29 Active Points); 1 Charge (-2), Extra Time (1 Minute, -1 1/2), Incantations (throughout; Complex; -1), Target Must Know Value Of Item (-1), Requires A Skill Roll (Active Point penalty to Skill Roll is -1 per 20 Active Points; Trading; -1/4)
Edition
HERO System 5th Edition

Tickling Fingers of Sound View
Sortilege Performance Level 1
Real Cost: 7 Active Points: 30
Provider: Killer Shrike Source: New Content
Keywords
Sonic, Force
Description
As the Sortiligist sings/chants, ghostly notes take shape, stream forth, and manipulate objects at the Sortiligist's direction.
Effect
Telekinesis (13 STR), Fine Manipulation (30 Active Points); 1 Continuing Charge lasting 1 Turn (-1 1/4), Requires A Skill Roll (Performance; -1/2), Incantations (throughout; -1/2), Concentration, Must Concentrate throughout use of Constant Power (1/2 DCV; -1/2), Extra Time (Full Phase, -1/2)
Edition
HERO System 5th Edition

Voice Projection View
Sortilege Conversation Level 1
Real Cost: 10 Active Points: 30
Provider: Killer Shrike Source: New Content
Keywords
Figment
Description
For duration the Sortiligist can project his voice by concentrating, or "record" ahead and leave the spell to play out his pre-scripted message, or any combination thereof.
Effect
Hearing Group Images, 1" radius, +/-5 to PER Roll, Uncontrolled (+1/2) (30 Active Points); Extra Time (Full Phase, Only to Activate, Delayed Phase, Character May Take No Other Actions, -1/2), Concentration 1/2 DCV, throughout (-1/2), Only to Project own voice (-1/2), Requires A Skill Roll (Active Point penalty to Skill Roll is -1 per 20 Active Points Conversation; -1/4), 1 Continuing Charge lasting 1 Hour (-1/4)
Edition
HERO System 5th Edition

Walk it Off View
Sortilege Performance Level 1
Real Cost: 7 Active Points: 30
Provider: Killer Shrike Source: New Content
Keywords
Sonic, Healing
Description
The Sortiligist gives a word of encouragement, and the subject soon feels better.
Effect
Healing (Simplified) BODY 3d6 (30 Active Points); 1 Charge (-2), Incantations (-1/4), Requires A Magic Skill Roll (Active Point penalty to Skill Roll is -1 per 20 Active Points; -1/4), Concentration (1/2 DCV; -1/4), Extra Time (Delayed Phase, -1/4), Gradual Effect (1 Turn (Post-Segment 12); -1/4)
Edition
HERO System 5th Edition

Wheedle View
Sortilege Persuasion Level 1
Real Cost: 6 Active Points: 30
Provider: Killer Shrike Source: New Content
Keywords
Mind-Affecting, Language-Based, Compulsion
Description
The Sortiligist wears subjects down on a specific subject or request, until eventually they cave in.
Effect
Drain EGO, PRE 0 1/2d6, Limited Range (+1/4), EGO, PRE simultaneously (+1/2), Lingering up to 1 Minute (+3/4), Delayed Return Rate (points return at the rate of 5 per Day; +1 1/2), IPE, Hide effects of Power (Fully Invisible; +2) (30 Active Points); 1 Continuing Charge lasting 1 Minute (-1 1/4), Language Barrier (-1/2), Only vs a Specific Request or Subject (-1/2), Incantations (throughout; -1/2), Requires A Persuasion Skill Roll (Active Point penalty to Skill Roll is -1 per 20 Active Points; -1/4), Extra Time (Delayed Phase, -1/4), Concentration (1/2 DCV; -1/4)
Edition
HERO System 5th Edition