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The power of the written word, or even the inscribed letter, is a powerful and old kind of magic. In the ignorance of the medieval world, writing is a way of communicating that transcends mere utterances and appears to invoke an otherworldly power. There's something in the permanence of carving or painting runes upon an object that feels powerful. In recursions with magic, this power is often quite real and those with the power to inscribe can be highly respected among their cultures.
This Focus calls to those with a penchant for crafts or words. At times it attaches itself to the pious, for it seems to relate to the gods in some recursions. Useful craft if you can make it, for like any handicraft it provides for the group as well as the individual.
The rune you mark is especially deep and will last twice as long as normal.
One of your runes begins to glow with power, doubling its effects during this encounter. The gods must smile upon you.
You inscribe a rune upon a tool. It will provide an asset on tasks related to its normal intended use (non-combat actions). This ability may be used to inscribe the tools you use to make runes, providing an asset on uses of this Focus.
You place a rune upon a shield. The next time it's used in a combat it will provide two assets rather than one.
You use the runes to get a sense of your future. If you are ambushed before your next extended rest, you automatically succeed in noticing the attack and enjoy an asset on the initiative roll for the combat.
You place runes upon a suit of armor, granting it +1 Armor rating for the next hour.
You place runes upon a weapon, causing it to ignore Armor rating for the next hour.
Used with any other rune inscribing power, the rune you carve is permanent.
GM Intrusion: A rune is broken or removed from one of your items.