Grimmshade Posted January 14, 2021 Share Posted January 14, 2021 There is mention of Talismans in The Grand Grimoire, but (unless I'm missing it) no spell or mention of how to create them. Am I missing it? They are used in some spells I have seen (Like summon Deep One), but those spells don't say how to make them. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
klecser Posted January 14, 2021 Share Posted January 14, 2021 (edited) You are looking for "Create Amulet" page 82, or the "Enchant" spells on pages 106-112. There are a lot of different variants of these, but my read on it as a Keeper is that any given object is enchanted with whatever is required to fit the narrative or desired mechanics. None of them specify a "deep one amulet," so that comes down to Keeper discretion. You decide if the indicated costs are good enough to create an Amulet that "does the thing." I can't think of any reason why "Create Amulet" can't do whatever is required according to your group's goals. Call of Cthulhu's magic system is deliberately squishy. I think a lot of role-players are used to the typical "you cast a spell and it always does this." The beauty of cosmic horror role-playing is that humans aren't meant or even able to understand the nature of the cosmos. As part of the game, Keepers have a much more stringent control over what spells can or cannot do, and how much info the investigators get. The less the better. For example, my players have over a dozen spells that they have learned, they don't really know the full effects of any of them, and they are all absolutely mortified to cast any of them unless absolutely required. I call that a mood victory. More cross-referencing in the book would be nice, but that is also what we are here for! Edited January 14, 2021 by klecser Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Grimmshade Posted January 14, 2021 Author Share Posted January 14, 2021 Agreed about more cross referencing. I was unsure about Create amulet being the same thing, because Amulets are specifically called out as different than Talismans on p.18. An Enchant spell might be what I'm looking for though. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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