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Unlike your fabled land of Earth, the citizens of Utopia truly believe in and have witnessed the powers of magic. From the deadly plagues to the amazingly fertile land, so much has happened on this planet that cannot be explained away by science or nature. As ruler of your lands, you have access to some of the most amazing magical spells ever known. Below, I will try to explain to the best of my ability the powers of these spells and how to make magic your friend. For more in-depth information on each Spell, check Magic Formulas.

Essentials: Runes, Wizards, and Guilds

Spells require Runes, Wizards, and Guilds to be cast. Towers produce runes every hour, which are consumed with each spell. Wizards are naturally trained by your Guilds. Like all of the other individuals across your lands, they come from your peasantry and reduce your number of available workers. Be careful not to hold too many Wizards or you may be sacrificing your peasantry, Thieves, or Military. At any time, you can release Wizards back into the peasantry or simply shut down additional training. Your Wizards maintain a Mana level which determines whether or not they can cast Spells. This rating rises automatically each day and drops each time you cast a Spell. Your Wizards will not cast Spells without at least a 5% Mana level. Casting Spells is not without risks. Failed attempts can result in explosions and kill a small portion of your Wizards.

Rune Generation

Runes Generated = (( Towers * 12 * Race Land Effect Mod * Personality Land Effect Mod * Building Efficiency ) + ( Land * Land Rune Generation )) * Production Science * Honor Mod * Ritual Mod * Stance Mod

• Each tick, 1.2% of the total Runes in storage will decay.

Determining Success

To cast a spell, you must have Guilds, wizards and mystic Runes. For spells cast upon yourself, success is based on your Guild percentage and your Building Efficiency - the more guilds you have, the better you will do. For spells cast upon others, the success is based on your relative wizard population, measured as Wizards Per Acre (WPA), modified by the racial bonuses or penalties and your knowledge of Channeling science. The higher your WPA compared to an enemy, the better your success. However, there is always a great deal of chance in every spell. Furthermore, the duration of all spells is greatly impacted by your Guild percentage.

For support spells, the formula used to calculate success rate is adjusted to make casting self spells on your allies easier. A WPA vs WPA calculation will still be made which will require the caster to have WPA but the formula will make it so that all Kingdom members have an opportunity to receive the self spell bonuses from their support caster. In other words, although you still need WPA it won't be a very significant part of the formula.

Duration of Spells

The duration of successful spells is affected by:

• The nominal duration of that particular spell, which differs for each spell.
• The percentage of guilds the casting province has, with no additional effect for amounts over 20%.
• The relative networth of the two provinces.
• The current relations between the two provinces' kingdoms.

Additionally, there is an element of randomness.

One quarter of the nominal duration of a spell is always contributed to the final cast time. A scaling factor made up of the % guilds, relative net worth and current relations then governs the contribution of another quarter of the nominal duration. Finally, the remaining half of the nominal duration is contributed to the final cast time, scaled by both the scaling factor and a random number.

For example, given a spell with a nominal duration of 24 days:

• with a scaling factor of 100% (meaning both provinces have the same net worth, are in war, and the caster has 20% or more guilds), the final cast time will be in the range of 12-24 days.
• in a situation with a scaling factor of 0% (e.g., the cast has no guilds), the final cast time will be 6 days (25% of 24 days).
• in a situation with a scaling factor of 50%, the final cast time will be 6 days (25% of 24 days) + 3 days (25% of 24 days multiplied by scaling factor of 50%) + 0-6 days (random number out of 50% of 24 days multiplied by scaling factor of 50%), which equals 9 - 15 days in total.

Cost of Spells

All spells cost mana, which the province will regenerate each Utopian day up to a maximum of 100%. Once your mana falls below 5% you are unable to cast any more spells until your mana regenerates.

The costs of spells are:

• Self Spells - 3%
• Offensive Spells (without relations) - 3%
• Offensive Spells (Hostile relations) - 2%
• Ritual Spells - 2%
• Support Spells on others - 2%
• Successful received Support Spells - 2%

Restriction & Limits

Certain spells are designated Unfriendly, Hostile or War Only spells -- Because of the destructive nature of these spells, they can be cast only against provinces which have at least a certain level of relations with your kingdom. In addition, you will find that many of these spells are more effective during heightened relations conditions.

Spells are divided into two categories, as listed below:

• Self Spells
  • Some Self Spells can be cast on kingdom members by certain Races. These spells are known as Support Spells. Success is based on the caster's WPA and relative networth to the target, and the duration of these spells is based on target's guilds. The list can be found here.
  • The caster gains honor from kd mates whom they cast support spells on. Those getting cast on lose honor when having a support spell casted on them, ~0.1%.
• Offensive spells

There are 3 possible outcomes of casting a spell. It can be successful, it can fail, or it can fail and some wizards may die.

• Successful message: Your wizards gather their runes and begin casting. The spell consumes X Runes and ... is successful!
• Fail message: Your wizards gather their runes and begin casting. The spell consumes X Runes and ... fizzles. Alas, we were not able to fulfill your expectations. Please forgive us.
• Dying wizards message: "Leader name", something has gone terribly wrong with our spell. X of our wizards were killed in an explosion!

Please note that Duration is in real time, spell messages are in Utopia Time

The Spell Book: Self Spells

Listed here is a short reference guide to each of the spells available that can be cast on yourself. Any restrictions on use will be listed under the name. The max cast shown does not include any racial bonuses. Almost all the spells that provide bonuses for certain activities (like speeding up building construction etc.) need to be cast before the activity is initiated / ordered to reap the benefits of the spell.

Aggression

This spell refocuses your soldiers from versatile fighting units into an offensive machine. Giving them a lust for attacking, Soldiers will gain 2 Offensive points for the duration of the spell. Does not apply on Ambush or Dragon slaying.

Is Known: Age 14 ... now

 Available to: Human, Faery
 Effect: Your soldiers gain 2 Offense points. 
 Duration: max 24 days.
 Cast Message: Our soldiers will fight with unique aggression for X days!
 Mystic Advisor Message: Our soldiers will fight with unique aggression for X days!

Animate Dead

The power to raise the dead gives you the power to protect your people. By casting this spell, you can protect your people from the death and destruction of defending your lands. During your next defensive battle, half of your dead army will be restored into basic soldiers to help repopulate your army.

Is Known: Age 1 ... Age 87, Age 90 ... now

 Available to: War Hero
 Effect: Raises 50% of your dead troops into basic soldiers during your next defensive battle.
 Duration: Expires when attacked.
 Cast Message: Our dead will be awakened the next time our lands are attacked! 
 Mystic Advisor Message: Same as Cast Message

Anonymity

War is at the heart of the world of Utopia, but the fear of retaliation makes many leaders cringe. This spell casts an aura of mystery around your army. After a successful cast, your forces will remain anonymous during your next attack -- while your kingdom will be revealed, your enemy will not know your province's name.

Is Known: Age 13 ... now

 Available to: All
 Effect: Hides your province name during your next attack at the cost of no honor gains,
 causing the attacked province to be unable to ambush that attack.
 Decreases your attack gains by 15% for your next attack.
 Duration: removed after attack
 Cast Message: Our next attack will be cloaked under the shades of anonymity. 
 Mystic Advisor Message: Our armies are surrounded by a cloud of anonymity for our next battle.

Bloodlust

Bloodlust fires the blood of your troops, igniting in them a desire to cause destruction. This fury will increase the carnage among enemy troops at a cost of increased recklessness among your own troops.

Is Known: Age 1 ... Age 22, Age 49 .. Age 58, Age 59 ... now

 Available to: Orc, Faery
 Effect: A province under Bloodlust will have 10% increased Offensive Military Efficiency, inflict 15% more kills, and suffer 15% higher military losses while the spell is active.
 Duration: Not yet known.
 Cast Message: Our armies crave the scent of blood. They will savage the enemy, or die trying. 
 Mystic Advisor Message: Same as Cast Message

Builders' Boon

The Builders' Boon spell makes your workers build faster and harder than otherwise. All buildings constructed while the spell is active will be completed more quickly than normal. The spell must be cast before the new construction is ordered in the growth panel for lesser construction time.

Is Known: Age 15 ... now

 Available to: All
 Effect: Decreases your construction times by 25% for building set to build while active.
 Duration: max 24 hours
 Cast Message: Our builders have been blessed with unnatural speed for X days! 
 Mystic Advisor Message: Same as cast message.

Cast Ritual

Once your Monarch or Steward has declared what ritual to perform, this spell will increase your progress towards its completion with each cast. This spell has a very high difficulty and cost, and is accessible via the Ritual tab.

Is Known: Age 73 ... now

 Available to: All
 Effect: Progresses the ritual counter with each successful cast.
 Duration: Instant Cast
 Cast Message: We are now closer to completing our ritual project!
 Mystic Advisor Message: N/A

Clear Sight

By granting your police the ability to see through the obvious and into the depths, you give them the ability to catch thieves who may wander into the lands. The spell, lasting potentially for weeks, gives you a base chance to catch opposing thieves, regardless of the strength of the guilds involved.

Is Known: Age 1 ... now

 Available to: Avian
 Effect: Automatically catches 25% of the thieves' operations conducted against your province.
 Duration: max 22 days
 Cast Message: Our police have been blessed with Clear Sight for X days!
 Mystic Advisor Message: Same as Cast Message

Divine Shield

The caster protects his people from the dark magic of his enemies, granting them further protection against harmful Instant Spells.

Is Known: Age 72 ... Age 80 ... Age 87 ... Age 103

 Available to: Cleric
 Effect: Reduces Instant Spell Damage taken by 20%. 
 Duration: Moderate, max time unknown
 Cast Message: You imbue your province with a holy shield, protecting against foul sorcery for XX days! 
 Mystic Advisor Message: Same as cast message

Fanaticism

Fanaticism focuses your army on combat, increasing their offensive efficiency for several days. Unfortunately, a side effect of this desire for blood is that your armies remaining at home -- bored and frustrated for not being in combat -- will fight less effectively on defense.

Is Known: Age 14 ... now

 Available to: All
 Effect: Increases your Offensive Military Efficiency by 5%. Decreases your Defensive Military 
 Efficiency by 5%.
 Duration: max 9 hours
 Cast Message: Our army will fight with fanaticism for X days! 
 Mystic Advisor Message: Our army fights with fanatical fervor

Fertile Lands

By magically fertilizing your lands, you can ensure excellent food production for the duration of the spell. Whether a lack of farms, a deadly drought, or just wanting to stockpile extra food, this spell offers a definite increase to your food sources.

Is Known: Age 1 ... now

 Available to: All
 Effect: Increases food production by 25%.
 Duration: max 30 hours.
 Cast Message: We have made our lands extraordinarily fertile for X days!  
 Mystic Advisor Message: Same as Cast Message

Fountain of Knowledge

Science is a fundamental building block for any and all of the other parts of your province. While a Fountain of Knowledge spell is active, your students work harder and will learn more than they would otherwise.

Is Known: Age 39 ... Age 68, Age 82 ... now