Archetypes & Pathways

Spell Thief

The Spell Thief twists magic to their own advantage, stealing, disrupting, and repurposing the sorceries of others. Cunning and unpredictable, they thrive on turning an enemy’s greatest strength against them and slipping away before anyone realises what happened.

Level 1 Abilities

Arcane Parasite: Once per Scene, when an ally casts a Sorcery nearby, gain one use of one Word of Power used in that Sorcery until the end of the Scene.

Arcane Pickpocket: When you succeed on a {Sneak} Throw against a caster, steal one unused Word of Power from them until the end of the Scene. One use of that Word is expended for the caster.

Shadow Step: Once per Long Rest, you may step into the shadows and disappear, then reappear in any other shadow nearby.

Mage Sense: You can always detect when Sorcery is being prepared or cast nearby.

Spell Cache: Whenever you temporarily gain a Word of Power you do not know, gain one additional use of that Word.

Level 5 Abilities

Zone of Silence: Once per Long Rest, create a 5-metre zone around yourself in which no Sorceries can be cast. The zone lasts until the end of the Scene or until you dismiss it.

Backfire: Once per Scene, when a Sorcery targets you, you may redirect it to another valid target, but not back at the caster.

Spell Leech: Once per Scene, when a Sorcery is cast nearby, reduce its Outcome by 2 and gain +1 Outcome to your next Throw.

Spell Snatch: Once per Scene, when a Sorcery is cast nearby, capture every Word of Power used in it. Gain one use of each captured Word until your next Long Rest.

Level 10 Abilities

Unmake Magic: Once per Scene, you may cancel a Sorcery entirely before it resolves.

Identity Theft: Once per Long Rest, choose a caster you can see. Until the end of the Scene, you may use any Word of Power you have witnessed them use. Whenever you use one of their Words, expend one of their uses instead.

Arcane Fence: You may freely give uses of Words of Power you have stolen or captured to other characters. Whenever you give a character a Word they do not know, they gain one additional use of that Word.

Level 1 Words of Power

Blade, Haze, Blind, Knife, Blur, Pulse, Bolt, Shade, Drift, Shackle, Echo, Shard, Flicker, Shiver, Flux, Static, Glass, Veil, Glimmer, Wisp

Level 5 Words of Power

Aspect, Reverse, Channel, Rift, Conduit, Silence, Current, Thread, Echo, Vein, Field, Fracture, Lattice, Pattern, Phase

Level 10 Words of Power

Abyss, Axis, Domain, Gravity, Horizon, Nexus, Nullity, Parallax, Threshold, Warp