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 Raw vis is almost always associated with a particular sort of magic (such as certain type of elemental magic), and may also appear in a a sort of matter appropriate to the art it is representing (for instance, vis associated with air magic may be in feathers, while earth vis may be found in certain stones).  Once used, the power of raw vis is lost and the physical form is usually somehow changed or degraded -- for example, stone containing earth vis might crumble. Raw vis is almost always associated with a particular sort of magic (such as certain type of elemental magic), and may also appear in a a sort of matter appropriate to the art it is representing (for instance, vis associated with air magic may be in feathers, while earth vis may be found in certain stones).  Once used, the power of raw vis is lost and the physical form is usually somehow changed or degraded -- for example, stone containing earth vis might crumble.
  
-Alternately, as magic is necessarily a force of Chaos acting against the fabric of Law in the universe, raw vis is Chaos bound within the substrate of Law, and as such typically has most of the mundane properties of the existing item; for instance, the feathers above dealing with air magic vis will be soft and light, and the earth vis stones will typically weigh the same as normal stones and can be used for things as per normal stones.  However, the Chaos within often causes some glaring change that would be considered supernatural or miraculous, and can often be identified as special.  (Unfortunately, this often means there are a large number of fakes.)+Alternately, as magic is necessarily a force of Chaos acting upon the fabric of Law in the universe, raw vis is Chaos bound within the substrate of Law, and as such typically has most of the mundane properties of the existing item; for instance, the feathers above dealing with air magic vis will be soft and light, and the earth vis stones will typically weigh the same as normal stones and can be used for things as per normal stones.  However, the Chaos within often causes some glaring change that would be considered supernatural or miraculous, and can often be identified as special.  (Unfortunately, this often means there are a large number of fakes.)
  
  
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 Raw vis can be used for a number of things: Raw vis can be used for a number of things:
  
-  * Casting spells without expending a memorized spell TODO +  * Casting spells without expending a memorized spell (typically, one pawn of vis per spell level) TODO 
-  * Strengthening spells TODO+  * Strengthening spells (such as forcing penalties to saving throws, extended range or duration, etc) TODO
   * Performing rituals TODO   * Performing rituals TODO
-  * Enchanting magical items or creating scrolls and potions TODO+  * Enchanting magical items or creating scrolls and potions (depending upon the requirements of the item, ink or potion)
   * Magical research TODO   * Magical research TODO
  
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 Just because an item is used in a formula for a spell, ritual, potion, magical item, etc., or has a magical property means it is raw vis.  Remember, raw vis is unbound magic in its purest form, while the ingredients are items that have a particular magical or alchemical nature. Just because an item is used in a formula for a spell, ritual, potion, magical item, etc., or has a magical property means it is raw vis.  Remember, raw vis is unbound magic in its purest form, while the ingredients are items that have a particular magical or alchemical nature.
  
 +=== Credits ===
  
- +The idea for //vis// and some of the notes are adapted from the game //Ars Magica// by Atlas Games.
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-==== Credits ==== +
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-The idea for //vis// is adapted from the game //Ars Magica// by Atlas Games.+

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