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A Class Warfare-like disciple specialty for Dungeon World games.

You have been initiated into the Inverted Pyramid, an exclusive order of arcane casters.

Compendium Class

The Inverted Pyramid works by invitation only, and rarely issues invitations to anyone less than 5th level. Once you have completed the rite of initiation and been welcomed into the Inverted Pyramid, you may consider this specialty an available compendium class. The next time you level up, you may add this specialty to your character instead of choosing a move from your class.

This speciality may only be taken as a compendium class.

Starting Moves

You start with all this move:

Inverted Pyramid Initiate

Choose a spell already in your spellbook or repertoire. You may prepare and cast that spell as if it were two levels lower. If you do and you miss when casting it, the results will be worse than usual.

Advanced Moves

When you gain a level from 6-10, you may choose from these moves:

Edict Dampening

When you affirm arcane magic's superiority over the divine, roll+nothing. If you spend mojo, take +1 per point spent. If you end an ongoing spell, take +1 for every full two levels the spell had (e.g. take +2 for ending a fifth level spell). On a hit, you may snuff out a temporary divine magical spell or effect or suppress a permanent divine effect for a time. On a 7-9, your becomes more noticeable to the god powering the interrupted effect.

Expanded Horizon

(requires: Expanded Spellbook)

Select an additional school of magic. Add all cantrips from this school to your spellbook. When you gain a level, you may choose spells from this school as well.

Spell Researcher

When 'you design a spell with the help of the Inverted Pyramid's library, describe what you want the spell to do. The GM will tell you the school of such a spell and what level it will need to be, as well as give you one to four of the following conditions to design it:

First you must discover __________.
Research will require a lot of money.
Research will take days/weeks/months.
The best you can do is a lesser version, unreliable and limited.
Your spell will be subject to a highly political "peer review" before you are given access to the resources you need.
You’ll need help from ________.
You must set up a testing environment outside of Ptolus.

Once you complete your research, you must still learn this spell as you would any other.

Working Your Mojo

(requires: Gather Mojo)

When you gather mojo, hold +CHA mojo.

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-''A ''Class Warfare''-like adventurer specialty for ''[[system::Dungeon World]]'' games.''
+''A ''Class Warfare''-like disciple specialty for ''[[system::Dungeon World]]'' games.''
-What happens when I mix this stuff together?
+You have been initiated into the Inverted Pyramid, an exclusive order of arcane casters.
 == Compendium Class ==
-Once you have spent hours in a dim laboratory mixing obscure liquids and powders into a substance never seen before, you may consider the alchemist specialty an available compendium class. The next time you level up, you may add this specialty to your character instead of choosing a move from your class.
+The Inverted Pyramid works by invitation only, and rarely issues invitations to anyone less than 5th level. Once you have completed the rite of initiation and been welcomed into the Inverted Pyramid, you may consider this specialty an available compendium class. The next time you level up, you may add this specialty to your character instead of choosing a move from your class.
-== Stats ==
+This speciality may only be taken as a compendium class.
-If you choose the alchemist specialty, you get +1 load. Lower the maximum number of bonds you may have by one.
 == Starting Moves ==
-You start with these two moves:
+You start with all this move:
-=== Improvisational Alchemy ===
+=== Inverted Pyramid Initiate ===
-When you volley with hastily mixed alchemical reagents, on a hit, everyone near the target, friend or foe, also takes INT damage. If the volley would reduce ammo, it expends a use of alchemical reagents instead.
+Choose a spell already in your spellbook or repertoire. You may prepare and cast that spell as if it were two levels lower. If you do and you miss when casting it, the results will be worse than usual.
-=== Harvester ===
-When you spend a few minutes to carefully loot the corpse of a monster with the magical, amorphous or planar tags, roll+INT. On a 10+, you gain your choice from the following list. On a 7-9, you may gain your choice from the list, but only if you give up a different choice on the list:
-* One use of alchemical reagents
-* One healing potion
-* One antitoxin
-* One poison
 == Advanced Moves ==
-''When you gain a level from 2-5, you may choose from these moves:''
+''When you gain a level from 6-10, you may choose from these moves:''
-=== Mutagenic Drugs ===
-When you tailor alchemical reagents to your own physiology and ingest them, roll+INT. On a hit, choose one stat and take +1 ongoing to moves that roll that stat, then choose another stat and take -2 ongoing to moves that roll that stat. This move may not be used again until the effects wear off. On a 10+, choose two:
-* You don't expend a use of alchemical reagents.
-* You decide when the effects wear off instead of the GM. (Either way, effects cannot last beyond a day.)
-* You don't take a random debility when the effects wear off.
-=== Reactive Alchemy ===
-When you hit with a 10+ while using improvisational alchemy, choose one:
-* The reaction is particularly caustic. Deal +1d4 damage to the main target and +1 damage to nearby targets.
-* The reaction ignites, setting all targets who take damage on fire.
-* The reaction becomes gaseous on impact. All damage ignores armor.
-=== Versatile Alchemist ===
-When you use improvisational alchemy, you may choose one:
-* Each target that would take damage instead is covered in a black smoke. For a short time, they cannot see and may choke, but attempts at hitting them take -1 ongoing while the smoke lasts.
-* Each target that would take damage instead is covered in colorful sparkles, marking them, even if invisible. Volleys against them take +1 ongoing while the effect lasts.
-* Each target that would take damage instead is covered in sticky tendrils that briefly hinder their movement.
-* You may decide which targets near the main target take damage.
-''When you gain a level from 6-10, you may choose from these moves as well as the level 2-5 moves:''
-=== Anti-Magic Bomb ===
-When you use improvisational alchemy, you may forgo all damage before rolling. If you do, on a 10+, you dispel an ongoing magical effect in the area of the detonation.
-=== Demolition ===
-When you prepare materials in order to demolish or destroy a location, the GM will choose one or two requirements:
-* These materials will have to be applied very carefully.
-* These materials will have to be transported very carefully.
-* You need arcane ingredients to harm this location.
-* You need to spend a lot of coin on these ingredients.
-* Meet the requirements and your compounds will get rid of this location or change it irrevocably.
-=== The Great Work ===
-When you spend time running one pound of a substance through an elaborate array of laboratory equipment, roll+INT. On a hit, you transmute that substance to another substance of your choice. On a 7-9, the GM will tell you about some  unintended consequences.
-== Alchemist Alignments ==
-You may choose one of these instead of an adventurer alignment:
-=== Chaotic ===
-Improve something by altering its composition or state.
-=== Neutral ===
-Uncover a secret truth.
-== Alchemist Bonds ==
-Alchemists reduce the maximum number of bonds they may have by one.
+=== Edict Dampening ===
-* _______ needs more _______ in their diet.
+When '''you affirm arcane magic's superiority over the divine''', roll+nothing. If you spend mojo, take +1 per point spent. If you end an ongoing spell, take +1 for every full two levels the spell had (e.g. take +2 for ending a fifth level spell). '''On a hit''', you may snuff out a temporary divine magical spell or effect or suppress a permanent divine effect for a time. '''On a 7-9''', your becomes more noticeable to the god powering the interrupted effect.
-* _______'s weapon would be improved by exposure to ardent spirit.
-== Alchemist Gear ==
+=== Expanded Horizon ===
+(requires: Expanded Spellbook)
-You gain alchemical reagents (4 uses, 1 weight).
+Select an additional school of magic. Add all cantrips from this school to your spellbook. When you gain a level, you may choose spells from this school as well.
-== Alchemist Races ==
+=== Spell Researcher ===
-You may choose one of these instead of an adventurer race option:
+When '''you design a spell with the help of the Inverted Pyramid's library'', describe what you want the spell to do. The GM will tell you the school of such a spell and what level it will need to be, as well as give you one to four of the following conditions to design it:
-=== Dwarf ===
+* First you must discover __________.
+* Research will require a lot of money.
+* Research will take days/weeks/months.
+* The best you can do is a lesser version, unreliable and limited.
+* Your spell will be subject to a highly political "peer review" before you are given access to the resources you need.
+* You’ll need help from ________.
+* You must set up a testing environment outside of Ptolus.
-Take +1 ongoing to any project or endeavor which directly involves working with or trying to produce gold.
+Once you complete your research, you must still learn this spell as you would any other.
-===Human===
+=== Working Your Mojo ===
+(requires: Gather Mojo)
-You may take a second dose of mutagenic drugs even while the first dose remains active. For this second dose, choose different abilities scores that those chosen for the first dose.
+When '''you gather mojo''', hold +CHA mojo.