Legacy:Mentem
Version 1
Date: 2008-05-03 11:55:00 GMT Author: Yair Comment: Initial version
'''Mentem''' is a [[Form]], one of the fifteen [[Hermetic Arts]] that underlie [[Hermetic Magic]]. It governs the mind, including immaterial spirits that are nothing but mind. Mentem also affects the Characteristics of [[Intelligence]], [[Perception]], [[Presence]], and [[Communication]]. Animal minds (i.e. those creatures with [[Cuning]] instead of [[Intelligence]]) are not affected by Mentem, instead being susceptible to [[Animal]]. The Art is explained in [[ArM5]] 79 and 148.Further discussions and rules are provided in [[HoHS]] 66. The topics include creating emotions, lists of mental capacities, of emotions, and mental states, and affecting memory. Three aspects are especially noteworthy in the [[HoHS]] apocryphal expansion on the Art. First, the creation of emotions is explicitly tied to [[Personality Trait|Personality Traits]] and natural resistance. Second, the creation of detailed memories requires [[Finesse]] (contradicting the core ''Memory of the Distant Dream'' spell). Finally, the section explicitly deals with the subject of "Procedural" and "Inscribed" memories, noting that while Hermetic magic ''should'' be able to create [[Ability|Abilities]], but in practice cannot.
Version 2
Date: 2008-05-03 11:55:24 GMT Author: Yair Comment: reference corrected
'''Mentem''' is a [[Form]], one of the fifteen [[Hermetic Arts]] that underlie [[Hermetic Magic]]. It governs the mind, including immaterial spirits that are nothing but mind. Mentem also affects the Characteristics of [[Intelligence]], [[Perception]], [[Presence]], and [[Communication]]. Animal minds (i.e. those creatures with [[Cuning]] instead of [[Intelligence]]) are not affected by Mentem, instead being susceptible to [[Animal]]. The Art is explained in [[ArM5]] 79 and 148.Further discussions and rules are provided in [[HoHS]] 66-70-70. The topics include creating emotions, lists of mental capacities, of emotions, and mental states, and affecting memory. Three aspects are especially noteworthy in the [[HoHS]] apocryphal expansion on the Art. First, the creation of emotions is explicitly tied to [[Personality Trait|Personality Traits]] and natural resistance. Second, the creation of detailed memories requires [[Finesse]] (contradicting the core ''Memory of the Distant Dream'' spell). Finally, the section explicitly deals with the subject of "Procedural" and "Inscribed" memories, noting that while Hermetic magic ''should'' be able to create [[Ability|Abilities]], but in practice cann