Laboratory

Synopsis

A Magus's laboratory is vital to his or her magic. In the laboratory, magi invent spells, create Enchanted Devices, study from vis, bond Familiars, and sometimes pursue ground-breaking research into Magic Theory itself.

What Magi can Do in a Laboratory

Magi can attempt the following projects:

• extract vis (ArM5, page 94)
• transfer vis (ArM5, page 94). This is one of the few lab activities that does not take a whole season.
• learn a spell from a teacher (ArM5, page 95)
• invent a spell (ArM5, page 95)
• create an invested device (ArM5, page 96)
• create a Lesser Enchantment ([[ArM5, page 96)
• create a charged item (ArM5, page 96)
• attune a Talisman
• investigate an enchantment ([[ArM5, page 100)
• create a Longevity Ritual

A Lab Text is created automatically whenever a magus completes a project.

To Do: additional rules from ArM5 supplements

The Laboratory Total

A magus's progress on laboratory projects is measured by the Laboratory Total (also Lab Total). The formula for calculating the Lab Total may be found on page 94 of ArM5.

Because the effects of the supernatural Aura within the laboratory are added to (or subtracted from) the Lab Total, magi strive to located their labs in the highest Magic aura possible.

Working in the Laboratory

Laboratory projects are performed over the course of one or more seasons.

Vis in the Laboratory

Most (but not all) lab projects require raw Vis. The amount of vis a magus can use in one season depends on his or her Magic Theory score. The exact limit is given on page 94 of ArM5.

Help in the Laboratory

Magi can have helpers in the lab. Rules for lab assistants are in ArM5 on page 103. Using an assistant improves the magus's Lab Total. As stated on p. 103, magi usually have only one assistant at a time but it is possible to have more than one under unusual circumstances.

Note that assistants increase the magus's Lab Total, not his Magic Theory score, so using an assistant does not increase the amount of vis a magus can use in one season.

To Do

Please help improve this article by adding additional activities and information from supplements.

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