Arcane Protection
Rank: Novice
Power Points: 1
Range: Smarts
Duration: 5
Trappings: A protective aura surrounds the target,
and flares when they are targeted by a hostile
Power.
Success with arcane protection means hostile
powers suffer a −2 penalty (−4 with a raise) to
affect this character. If the power causes harm,
damage is also reduced a like amount.
Arcane protection stacks with Arcane
Resistance should the recipient have both!
MODIFIERS
ADDITIONAL RECIPIENTS (+1): The power
may affect more than one target for 1 additional Power Point each.
HURRY (+1)
A caster can Hurry the recipient. He might get increased energy, sure footing,
or more powerful muscles. His Pace is increased by 2.
GLOW/SHROUD (+1)
Glow gives off soft light of an appropriate color for its Trapping (or caster’s
choice). This creates soft light in a Small Blast Template centered on the
target, and lasts until the power expires.
It subtracts 2 from her Stealth totals and negates 1 point of Illumination
penalties for those attacking the glowing character.
RANGE (+1/+2)
Double the power’s listed Range for 1 Power Point, or
triple it for +2. This modifier may not be used on powers
with a Range of Touch or the Cone Template.
Bolt
Rank: Novice
Power Points: 1
Range: Smarts ×2
Duration: Instant
Trappings: Holy light bolt
Bolt sends damaging streaks of holy light toward
one’s foes.
There are no Range penalties, but the arcane skill roll is affected by Cover, Illumination,
and all other usual penalties.
The damage of the bolt is 2d6, or 3d6 with a raise.
MODIFIERS
DAMAGE (+2): The bolt causes 3d6 damage (4d6 with a raise).
RANGE (+1/+2): Double the power’s listed Range for 1 Power Point, or
triple it for +2. This modifier may not be used on powers
with a Range of Touch or the Cone Template.
ARMOR PIERCING (+1 to +3): The attack is focused to
defeat armor or seeks out a foe’s exposed areas. Each
Power Point spent grants the power AP 2 (see page 65),
to a maximum of AP 6.
HEAVY WEAPON (+2): The caster pours his energy into the attack,
creating a focused blast. The attack counts as
a Heavy Weapon.
LINGERING DAMAGE (+2): The target is hit by fire, intense cold, acid,
gnawing insects, or some other Trapping that continues to cause damage after
the initial attack. On the victim’s next turn, he suffers the power’s
base damage minus one die type (one additional turn only). If
hit with a 2d6 bolt, for example, the victim takes 2d4 damage at
the start of his next turn. If the base damage is already a d4
die type, it loses a die instead.
Detect/Conceal Arcana
Rank: Novice
Power Points: 2
Range: Smarts
Duration: 5 (detect); one hour (conceal)
Trappings: Waving hands, whispered
words.
Detect arcana allows the recipient of the power
to see and detect all supernatural persons,
objects, or effects in sight for five rounds.
This includes invisible foes, enchantments on
people or items, weird science devices, and so
on. With a raise, the caster knows the general
type of enchantment as well — harmful,
obscurement, magic, miracles, etc.
Detect arcana also allows a character to ignore
up to 4 points of penalties when attacking foes
hidden by magical darkness, invisibility, or
similar abilities (or all penalties with a raise).
Conceal arcana prevents detection of arcane
energies on one being or item of Normal Scale
for one hour (see the Size Table page 179).
Detect vs. Conceal: Detecting arcana against
someone or something that’s been concealed is
an opposed roll of arcane skills (roll each time
it’s attempted, but no more than once per
turn). If the concealment wins, the character
cannot see through the ruse with this casting,
but may terminate this instance and try again.
MOdiFierS
ADDITIONAL RECIPIENTS (+1): The power
may affect more than one viewer for detect,
or item for conceal, for 1 additional Power
Point each..
AREA EFFECT (+1/+2): Conceal only. The
power affects everything in a sphere the
size of a Medium Blast Template for +1
points, or a Large Blast Template for +2.
STRONG (+1): Conceal only. Detection rolls to
see through the concealment are made at −2.
RANGE (+1/+2)
Double the power’s listed
Range for 1 Power Point, or
triple it for +2. This modifier
may not be used on powers
with a Range of Touch or the
Cone Template.
Light (Limited)
Rank: Novice
Power Points: 1
Range: Smarts
Duration: 10 minutes
Trappings: Illusionary
torch, sunlight
Light creates bright illumination in a Large
Blast Template. With a raise, the
light can be focused into a 5″ (10 yard)
beam as well.
If light and darkness overlap,
they create a patch of Dim light (−2).
MOdiFierS
MOBILE (+1): The caster
can move the area of effect up to his arcane
skill die type each round after casting, or attach it to an
inanimate object when first cast.
RANGE (+1/+2)
Double the power’s listed
Range for 1 Power Point, or
triple it for +2. This modifier
may not be used on powers
with a Range of Touch or the
Cone Template.
Boost/Lower Trait
Rank: Novice
Power Points: 2
Range: Smarts
Duration: 5 (boost); Instant (lower)
Trappings: Physical change, glowing aura,
potions.
This power allows a character to increase or
decrease a target’s Trait (attribute or skill).
Boosting an ally’s Trait increases the selected
Trait one die type, or two with a raise, for five
rounds.
Lowering an enemy’s Trait has a Duration
of Instant and lowers the selected attribute
or skill a die type with success, or two
with a raise (to a minimum of d4). A victim
automatically tries to shake off the effect
with a Spirit roll as a free action at the end
of his following turns. Success improves the
effect one die type, and a raise removes the
effect entirely.
Additional castings don’t stack on a single
Trait (take the highest), but may affect
different Traits.
MOdiFierS
ADDITIONAL RECIPIENTS (+1): The power
may affect more than one target for 1
additional Power Point each.
STRONG (+1): Lower Trait only. The Spirit
roll to shake off the effect is made at −2.
HINDER (+1): Lower Trait only.
The target is slowed in some way, perhaps
due to intense cold, a slippery surface, or
even binding matter or energy. His base Pace
is reduced by 2 until the power expires.
HURRY (+1): Boost Trait Only. A caster can Hurry the recipient instead.
He might get increased energy, sure footing,
or more powerful muscles. His Pace is
increased by 2.
Effects of either Hinder or Hurry aren’t cumulative.
RANGE (+1/+2): Double the power’s listed
Range for 1 Power Point, or
triple it for +2. This modifier
may not be used on powers
with a Range of Touch or the
Cone Template.
Entangle
Rank: Novice
Power Points: 2
Range: Smarts
Duration: Instant
Trappings: Glue bomb, vines, handcuffs,
webs.
Entangle allows the caster to restrain a target
with ice, bands of energy, or other vine-like
Trappings (Hardness 5). If successful, the
target is Entangled. With a raise, he’s Bound.
Victims may break free on their turn as
detailed under Bound & Entangled on page
98.
MOdiFierS
AREA EFFECT (+2/+3): For +2 points the
power affects everyone in a Medium Blast
Template. For +3 points the area of effect is
increased to a Large Blast Template.
STRONG (+2): The entangling material is
particularly resilient. Rolls to break free are
made at −2 and its Hardness increases to 7.
RANGE (+1/+2): Double the power’s listed
Range for 1 Power Point, or
triple it for +2. This modifier
may not be used on powers
with a Range of Touch or the
Cone Template.
Speak Language
Rank: Novice
Power Points: 1
Range: Smarts
Duration: 10 minutes
Trappings: Words, pictures, hand motions.
This power allows a character to speak, read,
and write a sapient language other than his
own. A raise on the arcane skill roll allows
the user to appropriately use and understand
slang and dialect as well.
MOdiFierS
ADDITIONAL RECIPIENTS (+1): The power
may affect more than one target for 1
additional Power Point each.
RANGE (+1/+2): Double the power’s listed
Range for 1 Power Point, or
triple it for +2. This modifier
may not be used on powers
with a Range of Touch or the
Cone Template.
