SALVAGE SPACE: MAGIC

Through the ages of recorded history, people claim extraordinary abilities they say originate from forces and entities outside of ordinary perception.

Source of SFX SFX Type Control
Nature Magic Channeling elemental forces of nature or places of power
Deities Divine Channeling divine forces from benevolent entities
Spirits Mysticism or Supernatural Magic Channeling supernatural forces from enigmatic entities
Demons and Devils Witchcraft or Dark Magic Channeling arcane forces from infernal or malign entities
Others Ritual Magic Channeling supernatural forces from groups and gatherings

Magical Aids

Cards
Chants
Circles
Potions or Prescriptions
Rituals
Runes
Songs
Symbols
Texts
Totems
Wands

Natural Magic

Aura Reading - Reading the biological energy field generated by people

Dowsing - Locating objects or substances, such as water, through intuition and the use of specific totems or tools

Divine Magic

Divination - A ritual, such as Tarot card reading or throwing the bones, to gain insight into situations

Faith Healing - Channeling faith into healing

Spiritual Magic

Automatic Writing - Channeling words without conscious thought

Clairvoyance - Visions of people, places, or events outside of human perception

Mediumship - Channel feelings, words, or thoughts of spirits

Precognition - Knowing the outcome of events which have not yet happened

Retrocognition - Experiencing the past through direct perception

Scrying - Locating people or objects through the use of a totem or object

Retrocognition - Experiencing the past through direct perception

Witchcraft or Dark Magic

Death-warning - A form of aura reading or precognition which shows someone or something near death

Ritual Magic

Spell casting
Necromancy
“no tools or physical actions”
influence mind, body, property of others

Chronology