Void spells can manipulate death and even summon an entire legion of skeletons.
Discovering Cosmic Secrets - Magic in Summoners Fate
Summoners Fate explores existential themes including fate vs. freewill, eternity, and the magic of cosmic motion - a force that drives creation and brings forth being from nonbeing. The five primal magic types in Summoners Fate each represent an emanation of this creative force along a spectrum from the infinite potential of nonbeing to the manifestation of the physical universe.
- Void <- You are here
- Chaos
- Celestial
- Arcane
- Nature
In Part 8 of our Guide to Summoners Fate, we'll begin by examining the first primal magic: Void.
Void Spells
In the beginning was the Void...
The Void
In the beginning, before time and space, there was the Void. The Void is the existential state of non-being. It is “nothingness” - an inherent truth and the persistent origin of all things, so speaks the scholars and ancient texts of the Academy of Arcane Arts. Accounts of those who have experienced the origin moment often speak of the Void as an emotion - the “feeling of emptiness”. It is a balance of fear and hope: fear that eternity is without meaning or purpose, forever alone in despair, and hope that within lies the potential to be something that is great and loved. This innate quality of non-being is what causes existential essence, the motion that drives the creation of all things within the universe.
The constant hunger and fear of the Void is represented in powerful hex spells capable of incapacitating even the most formidable warriors.
Void Magic
The Void is often misunderstood and many of those gifted with its insights are driven to madness. In Summoners Fate, Void magic represents the negative state of nothingness and is associated with fear, despair, hunger and death. Dark and nightmarish beings, demons of the Void, are shadowy like creatures that feed upon the thoughts and dreams of corporeal beings. They are constant reminders of the existential balance between fear and hope. Void spells include the power to nourish by taking life, the conjuring of dark beings, and the power to bring death.
Void damage spells are notorious for inflicting debuffs and replenishing the caster. It is also not uncommon for Void summoners to sacrifice their own units to gain a significant advantage in combat.
As a player of Void magic, you gain the advantage in battle by taking from the strengths of others, weakening them and empowering yourself from their energy. You make ruthless sacrifices of your own units to gain power. You channel death and decay to build horrific, relentless armies.
Next, we will learn about the raw, primal and pure potential energy that is Chaos.