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Master to cure disease, blindness, and any combat wounds sustained by others, as well as himself. Using the knowledge that mastery of this skill provides will also allow a Kai Master to identify the properties of any herbs, roots, and potions that may be encountered during the adventure.
    If you choose this skill, write ‘Curing: +1 ENDURANCE point for each section without combat’ on your Action Chart .
Invisibility
    This Magnakai skill allows a Kai Master to blend in with his surroundings, even in the most exposed terrain. It will enable him to mask his body heat and scent, and to adopt the dialect and mannerisms of any town or city that he visits.
    If you choose this skill, write ‘Invisibility’ on your Action Chart .
Huntmastery
    This skill ensures that a Kai Master will never starve in the wild; he will always be able to hunt for food, even in areas of wasteland and desert. It also enables a Kai Master to move with great speed and dexterity and will allow him to ignore any extra loss of COMBAT SKILL points due to a surprise attack or ambush.
    If you choose this skill, write ‘Huntmastery’ on your Action Chart .
Pathsmanship
    In addition to the basic skill of being able to recognize the correct path in unknown territory, the Magnakai skill of Pathsmanship will enable a Kai Master to read foreign languages, decipher symbols, read footprints and tracks (even if they have been disturbed), and detect the presence of most traps. It also grants him the gift of always knowing intuitively the position of north.
    If you choose this skill, write ‘Pathsmanship’ on your Action Chart .
Psi-surge
    This psychic skill enables a Kai Master to attack an enemy using the force of his mind. It can be used as well as normal combat weapons and adds 4 extra points to your COMBAT SKILL .
    It is a powerful Discipline, but it is also a costly one. For every round of combat in which you use Psi-surge, you must deduct 2 ENDURANCE points. A weaker form of Psi-surge called
Mindblast
can be used against an enemy without losing any ENDURANCE points, but it will add only 2 extra points to your COMBAT SKILL . (Psi-surge and Mindblast cannot be used simultaneously.) Psi-surge cannot be used if your ENDURANCE falls to 6 points or below, and not all of the creatures encountered on your adventure will be affected by it; you will be told if a creature is immune.
    If you choose this skill, write ‘Psi-surge: +4 COMBAT SKILL points but −2 ENDURANCE points per round’ and ‘Mindblast: +2 COMBAT SKILL points’ on your Action Chart .
Psi-screen
    Many of the hostile creatures that inhabit Magnamund have the ability to attack you using their Mindforce. The Magnakai Discipline of Psi-screen prevents you from losing any ENDURANCE points when subjected to this form of attack and greatly increases your defence against supernatural illusions and hypnosis.
    If you choose this skill, write ‘Psi-screen: no points lost when attacked by Mindforce’ on your Action Chart .
Nexus
    Mastery of this Magnakai skill will enable you to withstand extremes of heat and cold without losing ENDURANCE points and to move items by your powers of concentration alone.
    If you choose this skill, write ‘Nexus’ on your Action Chart .
Divination
    This skill may warn a Kai Master of imminent or unseen danger or enable him to detect an invisible or hidden enemy. It may also reveal the true purpose or intent of a stranger or strange object encountered in your adventure. Divination may enable you to communicate telepathically with another person and to sense if a creature possesses psychic abilities.
    If you choose this skill, write ‘Divination’ on your Action Chart .

Equipment
    Before you leave Toran and begin your fateful mission, Banedon gives you a map of the Darklands and a pouch of gold. To find out how much gold is in the pouch, pick a number from the Random Number Table . Add 10 to the number you have picked. The total equals the number of Gold Crowns inside the