Runecrafting

Rune magic is a channelling art that allows the
user to take a thought or ideal and transfer its abstract essence into a
clearly defined and powerful symbol

Memorising a rune takes a huge investment of energy
and each one must be studied and crafted as a separate discipline, Some of the
more widely known runes are as follows

### Ansuz

Anyone standing in the hex this rune occupies  gains a bonus to all saving throws against
Divine effects equal to your skill in Ansuz.

### Raido

Inscribing the Raido run onto a boot, wheel or
horseshoe will cause it to leave a hidden runic message on the ground as it
moves, Anyone looking for a raido rune can find it with a simple perception
check, The runic marks last for 1 hour per rank you have in Raido.

### Kaunan

Any hex with the Kaunan rune inscribed on it gains
a magical ward against any form of magic, Anyone attempting to have a spell
effect the hex Kaunan is on must make a check of D20+skill against 15+ your
skill in Kaunan for it to take effect.

### Gebo

Anyone standing in the hex this rune occupies gains
a  Bonus to  saving throws against any effect from an activated
item, They also gain a bonus to damage against constructs equal to your skill
in Gebo

### Wunjo

Anyone standing in the hex this rune occupies gains
a bonus to damage against undead equal to your skill in Wunjo, Any undead
passing over a Wunjo rune must make a reflex save with DC equal to 10+your
skill in wunjo, Necromancer directed enemies may use their masters Tyrannus
Necrus skill bonus instead of their reflex save

### Hagalaz

This rune when added to a Runic chain will turn any
bonuses into negatives

### Naudiz

Anyone standing in the hex this rune occupies gains
a bonus to AC against melee attacks equal to your skill in Naudiz

### Isaz

Anyone standing in the hex this rune occupies gains
a bonus to DR against Hellfire, Mind saves against Mindroil and damage against
demons equal to your skill in Isaz

### Jern

Anyone passing over this rune will have all totem
shifting effects deactivated, Animal companions and familiars must make a soul
save with DC equal to 15+your skill in Jern to step onto it.

### Aewaz

Anyone standing in the hex this rune occupies gains
a bonus to perception equal to your skill in Aewaz

### Perb

Anyone standing in the hex this rune occupies gains
a bonus to saving throws and resistances against Arcane magic equal to your
skill in Perb.

### Algiz

The campmaster rune, This rune will reach a radius
equal to your skill in Algiz, if any enemy steps into the radius of this rune
the caster will be alerted, anyone attempting to attack into the algiz rune for
the first time must make a mind save with DC equal to 10+your skill in algiz,
making the attempt will alert the caster, this rune lasts for 1 hour per rank
in Algiz

### Sowilo

Anyone attempting to pass over the Sowilo rune must
make a mind save with DC equal to 10+ your skill in Sowilo

### Teiwaz

Anyone standing over a Teiwaz rune has their
minimum damage increased to your skill in Teiwaz

### Berkanan

When added to a rune chain Berkanan makes someone
immediately forget they have seen the rune, They must make a mind save DC 10+
your skill in berkanan or be unable to see the rune

### Ehwaz

Any elemental creature standing above Ehwaz has its
elemental damage and DR reduced by your skill in Ehwaz

### Mannaz

Anyone standing above the Mannaz rune has their
poison resistance and body saving throws against poison reduced by your skill
in Mannaz.

### Laguz

Anyone standing on the laguz rune gains a bonus to
athletics checks for jumping from the hex the rune occupies or climbing above
the rune equal to your skill in laguz

### Ingwaz

Anyone standing in the hex this rune occupies who
has a consensual magical effect placed on them will have that spells duration
increased by your skill in Ingwaz.

### Othila

The eraser rune, this rune when added to a rune
chain will cause to runes to be obscured and illegible at the time the rune
expires, the maximum duration for Othila is one minute per skill point you have
in othila

### Dagaz

When added to a rune chain the Dagaz punishes
anyone attempting to destroy your rune, they must make a mind save with DC
equal to 10+ your skill in Dagaz or suffer non-lethal damage equal to your
skill in dagaz.

## Rune usage and carving

Runes can be used anywhere the runemaster can
clearly carve and define the runes, Most use a special blade or stylus to carve
runes which helps focus their thoughts and mental energies but it is just as
simple to use your fingers in a pinch.

**Rune**
chains

A runic chain can contain a primary rune and any
number of specialist support runes, These runes will say they can be added to a
runic chain, they may be added to any other rune to combine their effects, Each
rune added to the chain will require a full round action.

## Runestones

There are many places a runemaster will wish to use
a rune that will be unsuitable or impractical to use, Any runes simply drawn in
sand or carved into wood can be just as easily destroyed as they were created,
to counteract this many runemasters carry a bag of runestones, There are many different
elements that can be used for runestones all with different effects on the
final rune, The most common effects are rune empowerment, Hardiness of the rune
against destruction, Resistance of the rune to magical dispelling and a
secondary effect of holding the runestone in place, Some rarer runestones even
attack anyone attempting to destroy the runes

**Marble Runestone**

A marble runestone sinks into the earth and
requires a Strength check DC 15 to remove

**Bloodstone Runestone**

When used for a rune with a DC difficulty that DC
is increased by 2.

**Jade Runestone**

Anyone attempting to remove your rune must make a
Body save equal to 10+ your skill in the rune or suffer 1 point of damage per
skill you have in the rune.

**Cobalt Runestone**

Any rune inscribed on a cobalt runestone has
its effect increased by 1 per rune used in its runic chain

**Arken Runestone**

A mighty arkenrunestone increases the radius
of the rune to 1, these are rare and treasured runestones.