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| - | {{ : | + | The druids of the barbarian peoples living in what are now Ellesland and Chaubrette were able to draw tattoos on the bodies of willing people of the tribe and then to imbue those tattoos with magic to provide some protection in combat. |
| * A Rank 4 Elementalist could imbue tattoos with an Armour Factor of 1. | * A Rank 4 Elementalist could imbue tattoos with an Armour Factor of 1. | ||
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| (There are stories of greater protection being possible, but this might be purely the stuff of legend.) | (There are stories of greater protection being possible, but this might be purely the stuff of legend.) | ||
| - | For the tattoos to be effective, they had to be visible, so the bearer had to cast off most (if not all) their clothes to benefit from the Armour Factor. | + | {{ : |
| armour is worn, then only the armour' | armour is worn, then only the armour' | ||
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| The ritual takes a full day (to inscribe the tattoos or scars) and one night (to imbue the design with magic). It can only be performed on nights of the full moon. The Elementalist must have his full Magic Point allocation in his primary element, which is then fully expended in casting the ritual. | The ritual takes a full day (to inscribe the tattoos or scars) and one night (to imbue the design with magic). It can only be performed on nights of the full moon. The Elementalist must have his full Magic Point allocation in his primary element, which is then fully expended in casting the ritual. | ||
| - | Inscribing tattoos causes 1d4 Health Points' | + | Inscribing tattoos causes 1d4 Health Points damage, which must be allowed to heal naturally or the magic within the tattoos will be damaged and lost. Ritual scarring must also be allowed to heal naturally but causes 2d3 |
| - | Health Points' | + | Health Points damage. |
| It is possible to improve the magical protection gained from AF 1 to AF 2. The process is risky; there is a 5% chance the magic will tear into the bearer' | It is possible to improve the magical protection gained from AF 1 to AF 2. The process is risky; there is a 5% chance the magic will tear into the bearer' | ||
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