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Rechan:
Earlier posts have said that the RPG will have Evocation and Thamutology, and Faith Magic. Will there be anything else?

For example, the Shadowman had somehow learned a demon's name, ergo letting him use the demon as a weapon. Will the book have information on demon names and how to use them?

Harry managed to make a deal with his fairy godmother to gain power. Will the book discuss how to get power from outside sources (and what those powers are)?

How about Mind magic? Necromancery? Ectomancery (Summoning and speaking to ghosts)?

Samldanach:
Well, obviously I can't speak for Fred and Rob here, but here's my $.02...

There is a significant difference between the kind of magic and the kind of casting.  Necromancy is what you do, thaumaturgy is how you do it.  From an RPG standpoint, we really only need rules systems for the "how" portion of the magic.  So, we'll have rules for evocation, and rules for thaumaturgy.  The "what" portion of magic is then defined based on the result of the "how" portion.

So, suppose you want to summon a demon to help you in a fight.  You can use either evocation or thaumaturgy to do it (though thaumaturgy is much better, since summoning is something you do not want to screw up).  You decide which method you want to use, and make your check(s).  If you know the demon's name, this gives you a major advantage, giving you some kind of bonus to the check.  Depending on the degree of your success (or failure), you either fail to summon the demon, you summon it but have no control over it, or you successfully summon and control it.

I would guess that deals for power would be something that would need to be addressed.  It certainly seems to be something that happens quite a bit, especially with dark mages.

Rechan:
If that were the case, then the "How" would need to be described in such a neutral way that one could make their own "Whats". For instance, the system details the "How" of magic to allow someone to come up with how the werewolf magic-trick works.

Also, will there be magical item details in the book? How to make potions? How items like Hexenwolf belts are made, or items like Harry's foci, one-shot tricks like the cuffs Harry uses on Susan in "Death Masks"?

Samldanach:
I'm going to have to defer most of these questions to the experts.  However, said experts have mentioned in the past that foci are going to be part of the magic system, and that potion-making will be covered.  I seem to recall quite a discussion on the nature of defining the different types of magic items, but that may have been on the mailing list.

The Corvidian:
There is the ritual magic in Blood Rites.

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