THE POWER OF TRUMP The power of Trump, while definitely Real (in that it works across and between shadows), is of the second rank of Real powers as it is negated by sufficiently strong Pattern emanations and is also affected by the properties of shadow. My take on the power of Trump is that there are essentially two parts to it - the knowledge of how to create them, and the ability to sense, block and tamper with their energies, which does not, necessarily, require knowledge of how to create them. For this reason, I have divided Trump Artistry as it is given in the Amber rulebook into Trump Tricks (which comes in basic and advanced forms) with covers sensing and meddling with Trump energy, and Trump Artistry (also in basic and advanced forms) which concerns itself with the actual creation of Trumps and Trump-related items. Note that all Trump-related abilities can be used only by those with power over shadow - Amberites or Chaosites. Note that accepting a Trump call while having a long-term magical effect (such as Invisibility or a Personal Shield spell) in place causes the spell to be instantly dissipated. Making a Trump call does not have this effect; this is because in making a call the Trump energy is in the Trump card, but in | |
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