This section attempts to list and describe all the spells and spell-like effects seen in the pages of the Silent Möbius manga. Most powers demonstrated by Lucifer Folk are not listed, as these seem to be 'innate' powers as opposed to actual castable spells. Each spell will have the following items of information:
Page Number: The page number the spell appears on. This number will be the page number of the Japanese volume (or Side). If there is a Viz-translated trade paperback that also shows the spell, then that page number will be given in parentheses.
Who: The person casting the spell.
Spell Name: The name of the spell as given in Silent Möbius. If none is given, the name might be that of the spells most obvious feature (for example, if the spell is clearly a barrier, then the spell name will be "Barrier Spell"). If there is no given name and the spell's purpose is unknown, then the name will be listed as "Unknown".
Incantations: Incantations given while casting the spell. In general, these will be taken from various sources, not just the Viz-translated version.
Description: What the spell is seen to do in the pages of the manga. Naturally, some of this will be guess work. In general, I will describe exactly what is shown.
Game Effects: An attempt to define the spell and it effects using the HERO System. Some spells will get actually write ups, others will only be guessed at and given suggestions. Due to the nature of the manga, very few spells will be fully written up. Any spells that are written up will usually use a base of 60 active points.
Page Number: 20-21
Who: Ganosa Maximilian
Spell Name: Demon Sword Medium
Incantations: None
Description: Ganosa converses with the Demon Sword Medium.
Game Effects: Medium is a powerful enchanted weapon that possesses its wielder. Its full powers are unknown, although here, it shows the ability to speak, probably via some sort of Mind Link. Ganosa seems to have some sort of control, or other relationship with the sword, since he is conversion with it almost as if they were 'friends' or allies as opposed to a master servant relationship. Note that this blade controlled Mana at some point in the past.
Page Number: 42-43
Who: Katsumi Liqueur
Spell Name: Demon Sword Medium
Incantations: None
Description: Katsumi stabs Yuki with the blade.
Game Effects: Naturally, Medium can be used as a normal blade. As it is fairly short, Medium is probably only a 1d6 Hand Killing Attack. It should be noted that Katsumi has had this sword for sometime by this point and is fully under its control.
Page Number: 52
Who: Katsumi Liqueur
Spell Name: Demon Sword Medium
Incantations: None
Description: Katsumi slashes Kiddy with the blade.
Game Effects: Kiddy's body is armored, so it is hard to determine what exactly how much force is needed to hurt her or how much damage she actually took. We see blood, but Kiddy is up and walking around several pages later (although she's still bleeding). Note: Kiddy says her wound is "... just a slight scratch."
Page Number: 57
Who: Katsumi Liqueur
Spell Name: Teleport
Incantations: None
Description: Katsumi fades from view and vanishes.
Game Effects: This is almost certainly the Teleport power, although it could be an example of Extra-Dimensional Movement (Earth to Nemesis).
Page Number: 92-93
Who: Katsumi Liqueur
Spell Name: Unknown
Incantations: Unknown
Description: Lebia enters her apartment, which has been just devastated by Katsumi. Dewey and Louie have been wrecked and most of the walls and ceiling are gone.
Game Effects: This is just a small sampling of Katsumi's current power level. With Medium, Katsumi has lost all restraint and her power level is just mind-boggling.
Page Number: 100
Who: Katsumi Liqueur
Spell Name: Demon Sword Medium
Incantations: None
Description: Katsumi slashes at Lebia with the blade. Lebia is cut, even though she looks to be standing out of the reach of the sword.
Game Effects: Katsumi doesn't look to have moved at since Lebia first saw her, putting Katsumi a good 5-10 feet away when she makes this cut. The blow cuts Lebia's forehead, slashes her clothing apart and possible cuts her else where. This is small Ranged Killing Attack, that might have a fairly large Stun multiple, as Lebia seems to be fairly shocked/stunned by the blow. When we next see Lebia, on page 111, Katsumi has cut her a number of times, leaving her in ragged clothing and covered in blood.
Page Number: 104
Who: Ganosa Maximilian
Spell Name: Invisibility
Incantations: None
Description: While fighting a Lucifer Folk, Ganosa fades from sight.
Game Effects: It seems that Ganosa goes Invisible in this sequence. The middle panel of page 104 makes it seem that he is fading away, as opposed to teleporting out. Since he continues to speak and eventually (on page 108) reappears right behind the Lucifer Folk.
Page Number: 108
Who: Ganosa Maximilian
Spell Name: Unknown
Incantations: None
Description: Placing his hand on a Lucifer Folk's head, Ganosa forces the Entity to its knees.
Game Effects: This could be several powers. It could be Strength (30 or more), or Telekinesis, or a Strength Aid, or a Hand Killing Attack. I tend to think it's the last option, as Ganosa sinks his fingers into the Entity's skull. Most likely, this HKA has the advantage of "Penetrating".
Page Number: 109
Who: Ganosa Maximilian
Spell Name: Telepathy(?)
Incantations: None
Description: His hand embedded in a Lucifer Folk's skull, Ganosa discovers who has sent the Entity to watch over him by apparently reading the Entity's thoughts.
Game Effects: It would seem this is an example of Telepathy being used. Mental powers such as this are fairly rare in Silent Möbius, and this is one of the few times where the use of such a power is obvious. It may be that Ganosa's telepathy is "No Range" and requires such physical contact.
Page Number: 113
Who: Katsumi Liqueur
Spell Name: Flight
Incantations: None
Description: Katsumi leaps away from Lebia's ruined apartment and into the sky.
Game Effects: Although we don't see any extended scenes of characters flying in Silent Möbius, this is a known power. Several of the magicians have flown before, usually to get to some otherwise inaccessible spot. Genvara used Jesso to fly in Side 00. Here, it seems obvious that Katsumi is using Flight, although she may combine this with Teleport to quickly vanish.
Page Number: 119
Who: Katsumi Liqueur
Spell Name: Flight
Incantations: None
Description: Katsumi is seen standing on top of a lamp post... a really tall lamp post.
Game Effects: See the entry for Page 113 above for more on Flight in Silent Möbius.
Page Number: 119
Who: Katsumi Liqueur
Spell Name: Flight
Incantations: None
Description: Katsumi is seen standing on top of a lamp post... a really tall lamp post. A few moments later, she vanishes.
Game Effects: This is Teleport. Teleport seems to be the most popular way for the magician in Silent Möbius to travel from place to place. This form of Teleport might have "Invisible Power Effects: Sound", as Katsumi vanishes pretty much without a sound.
Page Number: 132-135
Who: Rosa Cheyenne
Spell Name: Unknown
Incantations: None
Description: With a mere glance, Rosa turns Ganosa inside out. Ganosa stats to cough, and then vomits his intestine out. A panel later, he sort of erupts into a spray of blood and viscera.
Game Effects: This could be one of two powers. The first is a Transformation Attack. The second is a Killing Attack. Since one should technically not use a Transformation Attack to kill an opponent, we can presume this is a fairly large Ranged Killing Attack. It is probably an "Attack vs Limited Defense", where the defense is Power Defense. It is "Invisible to Sight" and does "No Knockback" as well.
Page Number: 143-144
Who: NA
Spell Name: Demon Sword Medium
Incantations: NA
Description: NA
Game Effects: Rosa and Katsumi both make comments about the sword Medium on these pages. Rosa states that she didn't think anyone could use the sword and asks if Katsumi knows how to use the sword. Apparently, full knowledge of the sword will grant the wielder the ability to fly. Katsumi states that she will show Rosa the full power of her and the sword, which probably means that the sword can be used to 'pump' (ie Aid) someone's natural magical powers. As a side note, the sword could also be named 'Magic Sword Medium'.
Page Number: 146
Who: Rosa Cheyenne
Spell Name: Unknown (Rosa powers up)
Incantations: None
Description: Rosa 'powers up'. She is surrounded by a blast of wind and light that emanates out from her feet.
Game Effects: None really. This type of 'power up' is seen in many anime and manga. It could be the side effect of an Aid, or it could be a visual clue that the character is now acting at their full potential (ie. using their full DEX and SPD scores). This many not even be a real 'spell'.
Page Number: 147-148
Who: Rosa Cheyenne
Spell Name: Salamander's Throat
Incantations: None
Description: Rosa makes the ground erupt with flame in a line between her and her target (Katsumi). She then fires off a bolt of fire directly at Katsumi. The ground at Katsumi's feet then explodes into flames.
Game Effects: This is either an Energy Blast of a Ranged Killing Attack. It might be both, with one linked to the other. Most likely the fire attack is an Energy Blast, with "Area of Effect: Line" and "Indirect". The fire blast is a Ranged Killing Attack.
Page Number: 147
Who: Katsumi Liqueur
Spell Name: Demon Sword Medium
Incantations: None
Description: Katsumi hold Medium out in front of her, deflecting the flames of Rosa's spell
Game Effects: It would seem that Medium can be used to Missile Deflect other spells. Either that, or Katsumi is using Medium to create a Barrier Spell. Katsumi ends up walking out of the inferno unharmed, missing only her cloak (which had been burned away).
Page Number: 153-154
Who: Katsumi Liqueur
Spell Name: Moon Spirit's Fire
Incantations: Moon spirit, shadow Bashumosa, Silver Mirror's fiery anger reflect and blow her away.
Description:
Katsumi chants her spell, draws her right hand back and then hurls a bolt of energy at Rosa. Rosa is then caught in an explosion that is centered at her feet, blasting the landscape.
Game Effects: This looks to be an Energy Blast with "Indirect" and "Explosion" added on. As Katsumi calls is 'Moon Spirit's Fire', odds are the special effects for the spell are flame and heat.
Page Number: 154-155, 159
Who: Katsumi Liqueur
Spell Name: Sapphire Light (? taken form the incantations)
Incantations: Jupiter's spirit. Ismael! Show my fire! Sapphire light burn everything!
Description: Making a series of slashing movements in front of her face with Medium, Katsumi then points the sword at the sky. A moment later, a huge swirling mass of flame descends consuming everything.
Game Effects: This looks to be a variation of the Moon Spirit's Fire. Instead of coming up from below, this spell drops down out o the sky. Aside from the "Indirect" advantage, it also looks to be "Area of Effect: Radius".
Page Number: 160-161
Who: NA
Spell Name: NA
Incantations: NA
Description:NA
Game Effects: When Rosa emerges unscathed from Katsumi's last spell (see above), Katsumi comments that Rosa must have used Neptune's power to defend herself. Rosa herself states that Katsumi isn't "...the only one with planet power." This is further proof that the Silent Möbius magic system is rooted in the concepts of of Hermetic and Kabbalistic magic
As a side note, it would seem that Rosa cast some sort of water-based Force Field to counter the effects of the firestorm that Katsumi cast.
Page Number: 161-162
Who: Rosa Cheyenne
Spell Name: Unknown
Incantations: None
Description: Rosa gestures and a swirling mass of water crashes towards Katsumi. Out of this water rises a huge whale-like shape that flies directly at Katsumi.
Game Effects: This spell never connects, so we don't get to see what sort of effect it has. It is most likely a large (very large) physical Energy Blast. Advantages as "Double Knockback" and "Area of Effect: One Hex" would fit quite well for this spell.
Page Number: 162-163
Who: Katsumi Liqueur
Spell Name: Unknown
Incantations:
Neptune's follower. Aquamarine floor of Pisces's palace, light and dark, punish your impudent follower.
Description: Katsumi chants her incantations and hold up Medium. Three objects (presumably made from water as well and shaped like orca [killer whales]) spring from the blade and plung into Rosa's water whale. A moment later the whale explodes and vanishes.
Game Effects: This is a rather dramtic example of Dispel. Katsumi's orca can probably be used to dispel any spell with a water special effect (this is a +1/4 advantage). The spell has limitations like "Incantations" and possible "Gestures". Katsumi's use of Medium for this (and other spells) may be indicative that Medium is Aiding her magical Varaible Power Pool, or that Medium is making it easier to cast spells ("Reduced Endurance" on all spells?).
Page Number:168-196
Who: Katsumi Liqueur and Rosa Cheyenne
Spell Name: NA
Incantations: NA
Description: Rosa produces a whip and attacks Katsumi. Katsumi leaps aways, and then destroys the whip with Medium
Game Effects: This two page spread is rather interesting visually. First, Rosa's whip seems to be capable of slashing apart the ground and unleashing explosions when it hits. It also seems to be a lot longer than it looks. Katsumi's leap is fairly large, and well outside of any 'human' norm. Finally, Katsumi destroys the whip by apparently blocking the whip with Medium. In Hero terms, this probably wasn't a Block, but more like a case of her Delaying and then attacking the Foci as it comes at her.
Page Number: 171
Who: Rosa Cheyenne
Spell Name: Black Pearl's Dark Light (taken from the incantations)
Incantations: Lucifer's Hades. Black Pearl's dark light destroy what's there with my power. I, Rosa Cheyenne, command you.
Description: None. The spell fails.
Game Effects: >This was probably going to be a large area Ranged Killing Attack. It was most likely "Indirect" and was going to come down out o the sky.
Page Number: 173
Who: NA
Spell Name: NA
Incantations: NA
Description: Rosa's magic fails and Katsumi lectures her on how much of a fool she's been.
Game Effects: Katsumi tell Rosa: "Goddess Nemesis is mad. Your planet power contract has been withdrawn. Your own powers have been sealed. Congratulations, Rosa. You've always wanted to be human. Now you are!" This further reinforces the idea that Silent Möbius is Kabbalistic in origin. It also shows that magic is fickle and hat by insulting the planets (or the spirits that control the planets) one can loose their magic power. In a previous exchange of words, Rosa had stated that: "The goddess [Nemesis] is not related to me!", which spurred the spirit if Nemesis to remove Rosa's powers. Following this exchange, Rosa's costume is shredded, and naked, she falls to her knees. This may (or may not) be a spell, or may be a more symbolic representation of Rosa having her powers stripped away.
Page Number: 178-179
Who: Ganosa Maximilian
Spell Name: Unknown
Incantations: Unknown
Description: An Entity (Dogura by name) splits in half, and its skin falls to the ground. Standing in its place is Ganosa.
Game Effects: Ganosa stats that the Ganosa Rosa killed on page 132-135 was Dogura. After the fight between Dogura and Ganosa on page 108-109, it would seem that Ganosa assumed Dogura's form and turned Dogura into a copy of himself. Since the 'new' Ganosa didn't act like Dogura, we may presume that the changed Ganosa was controlling the body (probably through Mind Control).
Turning Dogura into a copy of himself (Ganosa) is an example of Transformation Attack. Turning himself into a copy of Dogura is Shapeshift. Although simple via game mechanics, this is obviously a complex spell in the world of Silent Möbius and should only be reserved for fairly powerful sorcerers (like Ganosa) .
Page Number: 180
Who: Katsumi Liqueur
Spell Name: Unknown
Incantations: None
Description: Raising Medium up into the air, Katsumi uses the crystal in the hilt to imprision.
Game Effects: This is a very powerful Entangle. Rosa ends up curled up in the ground, sealed away under a sheet of ice or crystal. This spell could, in fact, be a Transformation Attack, in which Rosa is Transformed into a 'person sealed in crystal'. This would help answer the question of why is Rosa aslepp and how will she eat and breathe while sealed away. Once could also use Extra Dimensional Movement, if you decide the crystal is another world.
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