From 4ac107bf2dd2b936a712f0bb3dd2a29be84fc56a Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001
From: Ian Jackson <ijackson@chiark.greenend.org.uk>
Date: Mon, 3 Aug 2026 00:05:19 +0100
Subject: [PATCH] wip horn

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-### Horn of the Haunting Spirits
+## Horn of the Haunting Spirits
 
-#### Spell A
+## Combined effect
 
-Starting: InIm 20 (Converse With).
-Trigger (not "environmental"): holding up.
-Twice per day +1 level
+When raised, the horn will allow you to hear the voice of ghosts
+that are present, within Voice range.
+
+## Physical appearance, opening
+
+It's a small horn made of lemonwood.
+
+Requires 4 pawns Vi vis to open.  (Size small, material wood.)
+
+## Primary effect, similar to _Converse with the Haunting Spirit_ 
+
+### Existing _Converse with the Haunting Spirit_
+
+That reads:
+
+> You can converse with any one ghost within Voice range, for one day
+> (or one night).  The ghost is not compelled in any way, but most will
+> typically choose to reply, especially when questioned about their
+> demise and their haunting.  You do not need to Penetrate the target's
+> magic resistance.
+
+In terms of the system, _Converse with the Haunting Spirit_ is:
+
+InIm 20.  (Base 3, +2 Sun, +3 Hearing)
+
+### Modified effect, changed Target
+
+The Horn's effect is similar but target is
+"all ghosts that are within Voice range"
+which we'll treat as Group/Room.
+So we add two magnitudes for that.
+
+(Technically the rules for Group and for Room don't work this way;
+the rules want to bind the effect of the spell to indivuduals
+at casting time.  That seems less thematically appropriate.)
+
+So the new spell is:
+
+InIm 30.  (Base 3, +2 Sun, +3 Hearing, +2 Group/Room)
+
+### Further details, final effect level
+
+Trigger: holding up.  (Not an "environmental" or "linked" trigger, free.)
+
+No penetration - this spell is consensual and doesn't need to
+penetrate.
+
+Activation count: twice per day, adds one level.
+Total level required 31.
+
+### Instilling
+
+Plan is for Kennocht to have a label total of 47.
+
+There are the following bonuses:
+
+ * shape: horn, +5 (by analogy with earring)
+ * material: lemon wood: +5 (hearing)
+ * similar to already known spell: +4 (L20 is magnitude 4)
 
-Penetration?
+This means Kennocht's general InIm LT must be 33.
 
-L21 + 2*pen
+Kennocht's current InIm LT (end of Summer 1224) is:
+11 (base) +15 In +7 Im = 33.
+
+
+
+
+
+starting: InIm 20 (Converse With).
+Trigger (not "environmental"): 
+Twice per day +1 level
+
+L21
 
 Lab totals:
 
-LT In 14 plus +7 Im = 21
+LT In 15 plus +7 Im = 22
+
+
+So overall LT 36
+
+Assuming Lesser Orb, +37, assuming another level of In from XP,
++38
+
+
+
+## Kennocht XPs for getting to LT 40
+
+4 short.
+
+End Summer '24: In 10(4), MT 4 (2).
+
+Autumn '24: Orb Greater Focus
+Winter '25: Orb Greater Focus
+  +3 In
+  -2 GQ
+  +4 In
+  +2 Aesth
+Now LT in Im is 
+
+Spring '25: multicoloured animals, 9 In, with affinity is 14,
+now   In 10(18) = 11(7), so +1
+
+Summer '25: cave in the peak, 6 XP
+5 In, with affinity is 8, so now In = 11(15) = 12(3). so +1
+1 spare
+
+
+
+
 
-shape: horn, +5 (by analogy with earring)
-material: lemon wood: +5
-known spell: +4
+?? Autumn '24: read pim, MT 4(15)
 
-So overall LT 35
 
-+14 per season so can do 28
 
 #### Spell B
 
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