Umbra Magic System

Energy and Channeling Runan

  Runan, also known as "Mana" or "Chi", is the tangible energy inside every being, and the source of all magic within the Umbra Sky, with its focuspoint being in the center of their body. By drawing it out, an individual is able to manipulate it and use it outside their body to either spellcast or perform a technique.   Runan can be used for many different things but there are physical limits to the strength of one's body, that limit its user, one has to increase their body's Runan flow and control to overcome this barrier to gain the ability cast higher rank spells or use power techniques.     Normally, the more your Runan is increased or channeled, the harder it is to control, especially since Bundled Runan can be lost when the user sustains injuries. You also have to maintain proper balance between the body, spirit and soul to fully utilize it, and the more properly balanced you are, the more Runan can flow through you and be used to cast spells or use techniques. The Inner Balance also prevents fast Runan Drain or falling unconscious.     A user with enough control over their Runan flow eventually learns how to sense it, being able to sense the location, amount, and what aspect of magic somone might use with their Runan. The stronger and closer the enemy, the more powerful the sensation. Also, if the excitation of Runan is very powerful, it can be sensed from afar by people who aren't trained to sense it. With enough training, the user can also hide their Runan flow so others cannot sense it.  

Runan Conditions

  Runan Loss Is a Condition you can gain if your Injured from prior combat or lingering injuries left behind that are unable to heal, it makes it so your unable to use Power Techniques or use Major Spells as your body is unable to Balanace and gather enough Runan to cast or use either.
(Cannot be healed Character has to Rest 10/15 min for it to go away)   Runan Drain Is a Condition you can gain if you fail casting spells repeatidly the rule of thumb is that this sets in whenever you fail 3/5 times in a row, it can also be given by a dm if casting a spell that is to powerfull fails once.
(Can be Healed by a Mender spending 5min healing you or Consuming a Potion of Restoration)   Runan Overflow Is a condition you can gain if you repeatedly succeed at casting spells or using techniques that can be given to you by a DM. You cannot give it yourself; you have to treat it like a Hero Point or Inspiration point in Pathfinder/D&D, where you get to reroll a single roll for casting a spell or using a technique.  

The Aspects of Magic

The Various aspects of magic each represent a distinct form of Runan that, not only, Defines a character and the way they fight or go about solving conflicts but also grants its users diffrent wells of powers to tap into, as each aspect manifests as a unquie mutation of their own Runan within their Bodies, Spirit and soul   A Player character can only channel and use a single innate aspect of magic due to the manifisation of their Aspect being a literal representation of their Personality Goals, Values and expierences. That is also the reason why it is possiable that trought either an external force or lifeexpierences a players innate aspect of magic changes or evolves, but if it does they loose access to their old aspects unique magic as they are now a diffrent changed person.   However, only being able to controll a single aspect doesn't hinder a character that uses, for example, Spectral magic from casting a spell like "Burning hands" which normaly would be a spell of the primal aspect, one can still cast it as a variant which is fuled by Spectral magic. Its only important that it must be visualized distinctivly, the Spectral magic has to look more Ghostly or completly diffrent in color like a purple flame instead of a regular Red or Yellow Flame.     mechanicly the Aspects of magic are important for magic clashes when spellcasters, menders and diviners have to contest rolls against other types of magic, as each magic aspect has a counterpart their weak to and one their stronger against, one can learn about these counterparts just by looking at a Major Spell circle   for example in the case of the Arcana Aspect, Arcana is weak to and has a disadvantage against the Mystic Aspect but has and advantage and is strong against Primal magic. Primal being Weak to Arcana but strong against Chronol magic Ascpet abilites. etc.  

Primal

An instinctual connection to and faith in the world, the cycle of day and night, the turning of the seasons, and the natural selection of predator and prey drive the primal tradition. Druids are the most iconic primal diviners, calling upon the magic of nature through deep faith and a connection to the plants and animals around them, and primal sorcerers call upon their fey or beast blood to harness the same natural energies.   Examples Major Spells: Fireball, Sudden Bolt, Waterwalk
Examples Minor Spells: Electric Arc, Produce Flame, Acid Splash  

Chronol

Users of this aspect deal with movement through time or the manipulation of time and space. It is a secretive and rare aspect of magic protected to prevent abuse by those who seek to destroy others and ruin worlds for their own pleasure. Most users have difficulty comprehending the possibility of altering the natural course of events. Sorcerers are the most iconic users of chronal aspects, as it somewhat acts like a wildfire, wizards and scholars also refering to it as Wildmagic, and their innate connection to magic allows them to wield its functions and abilities properly without fully understanding it.   Examples Major Spells: Slow, Haste, Blur
Examples Minor Spells: Warp Step, Time Sense, Phase Bolt  

Divinity

The power of the Otherworldy is steeped in faith, the unseen, and belief in a power source from beyond the Umbral Sky. Clerics are the most iconic diviners, beseeching the gods to grant them their magic. Divine Spellcasters can use the bond, pact or oath of their celestial or fiendish ancestors as a divine conduit, and Paladin Warriors call upon their deities to grant them martial prowess through divine guidance.   Examples Major Spells: Heroism, Guiding Star, Holy Light
Examples Minor Spells: Divine Lance, Guidance, Dazzling Flash  

Spectral

This aspect grants its users the ability to manipulate the power of death, unlife, and life force. Users are referred to as "white necromancers," individuals who use their powers to heal the living, ensure the dead are properly and permanently interred, and otherwise serve for the betterment of society. The most typical users of this aspect are undead warlocks, utilizing their powers to gather an army to fight against evil with the power of souls, or healers learning the ways of mending not just material, but also flesh.   Examples Major Spells: Swallow Light, False Vitality, Life Pact
Examples Minor Spells: Voidwarp, Torturous Trauma, Heal  

Mystic

The practitioners of the mystic Aspect seek to understand the unexplainable, categorize the bizarre, and otherwise access the ephemeral in a systematic way. Bards are the most iconic mystic spellcasters, collecting strange esoterica and using their performances to influence the mind or elevate the soul, and occult diviners strive to understand the mysterious power in their faith guided by the nature of otherworldy enteties that grant them their strenghts.   Examples Major Spells: See the Unseen, Mirror Image, Invisibility
Examples Minor Spells: Ghost Sound, Telekinectic Hand, Imaginary Weapon  

Arcana

Master of the aspect use logic and rationality to categorize the magic inherent in the world around them. Because of its far-reaching approach, the arcane aspect has the most scientific apporch as it is a form of recreating other types of magic artificialy, though it’s generally poor at affecting the spirit or the soul. Wizards are the most iconic arcane spellcasters, poring over tomes and grimoires, though arcane Warriors study the secrets of their magical weapons to unlock the power within them and use logic and smart thinkging to create weapons made for martial arts.   Examples Major Spells: Dispel Magic, Enlarge, Fly
Examples Minor Spells: Read Aura, Shield, Prestidigitation