Modified and new Virtues and Flaws
Virtues
Modified Virtues
Cyclic Magic, Mastered Spells: as per 3rd Edition rules.
+1 Strong Writer: Copy spells from shorthand at Scribe Latin × 40 and copy spells alredy written clearly at Scribe Latin × 90. Write summae 4 points per season instead of normal 3, and may write up to 2/3 of art score instead of normal 1/2.
+1 Second Sight: Character with Second Sight can see through spells of invisibility as well.
+4 Silent Magic: We consider it a +4 virtue instead of +5 in ArM4.
New Virtues
+1 Lithe: You are slightly built and agile; your size is -1. You have no hurt body level (but keep all fatigue levels). Add +1 to your dexterity, even if it raises above +3. You get +1 bonus to your athletics, dodge and stealth rolls.
+1 Self-confident: In addition to the extra confidence point(s), your permanent confidence can never go below 2.
+3 Gruagach: With this virtue, you get the obligatory Shapeshift-virtue, and free Exceptional Talents worth four Virtue points. You also start with the following skills (and exp = age):
Speak Gaelic 4 Gruagach Lore 3 Speak Pictish 3 Gruagach Wisdom 3 Shapeshift 3 Area Lore (local) 2 Starting Exceptional Talents 3 +4 Mastered Talent/Skill/Knowledge: You get +4 to all rolls involving ability, never roll more than one botch die in ability (excluding Exceptional Talents), reputation reflecting your ability in local area at score 4 (Published in the Ars Magica 3rd Edition).
Flaws
New Flaws
-1 Unlucky: Whenever luck is a factor (e.g. games of chance) you receive a -3 penalty to such rolls.
Modified Flaws
Curse of Venus: This flaw counts as a -1 flaw instead of -2 as it is in ArM4.
Disallowed Flaws
The following Flaws are disallowed in our campaign:
Score Flaw -1 Orphan -1 Hired Sword
House Virtues
We also have our famous own set of House Virtues, or Real-life virtues and flaws, as they have also been referred to. Available in both HTML and PDF.
Skills
Library Use: You can use books to find an useful piece of information without reading the whole book and spending the season. The information need not be in that book (up to SG), but the level of the book could be a guideline of the difficulty and the probability of finding the right information.
Based on Perception or Intelligence.This skill is outdated; we now are using the book rules (Hitting the Books) from Ordo Nobilis.
