Step One: Foundation
System
First, the mage must decide what he wants to create, how he wants to do it, and how he plans to use the Wonder once it’s been completed. All three elements of this foundation depend upon the beliefs, practices, and instruments employed by that character – in short, the focus he employs in his Arts and Sciences. That focus, in turn, determines the Abilities,
materials and process involved in the creation of the foundation of what will eventually become a Wonder.
System
-wise, this step involves an extended roll with the appropriate Abilities. Having gathered all the necessary materials, the mage goes to work, and the player rolls to find out how well that work succeeded. A simple foundation may require a handful of successes, while complex ones may de mand dozens of successes with several different Abilities and materials involved.
Assuming that things go well, the character winds up with a foundation for the next two steps…