Índice 1: Iniciado em Matéria (•)
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Índice 1: Iniciado em Matéria (•)
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Craftsman’s Eye (Matter •)
Practice: Knowing
Primary Factor: Duration
Suggested Rote Skills: Crafts, Investigation, Science
Under the craftsman’s eye, no tool is mysterious. By studying an object for one turn, the subject gains a complete understanding of the object’s intended function. From a tool as simple as a hammer to an intricate puzzle box, the item’s intended purpose is plain to see. If the object has no purpose (for example, a simple rock), the spell reveals that too. Likewise, if something prevents the object from fulfilling its purpose (for example, a car missing its spark plugs can’t drive), the spell reveals the nature of the problem.
+1 Reach: The subject’s senses expand to an understanding of how to use the examined object. Not only does this reveal things like the combination to a safe or the solution to a puzzle, it grants the subject 8-Again on all actions made using the studied object for its intended purpose. Only the most recently studied object gains this benefit.
+2 Reach: As above, plus the spell reveals all potential uses of an object, fanned out in a vast array of Supernal symbols around the object. Focusing on a particular use might require a reflexive Wits + Composure roll for especially complex items. Add Fate •: The mage names a particular task when casting the spell (e.g. “get leverage on Carruthers,” “translate the Codex Afire”). Any object that might help with that task seem to loom larger, to be more physically present, and are immediately obvious to the subject as soon as she lays eyes on them.
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Detect Substance (Matter •)
Practice: Unveiling
Primary Factor: Duration
Suggested Rote Skills: Crafts, Investigation, Science
The mage chooses a number of substances or objects that fall under Matter’s purview equal to the spell’s Potency. As long as this spell is active, the subject is automatically aware of the presence and location of the chosen substance within the area of effect. The chosen substance can be as broad or as specific as the mage likes (“ferrous metal,” “stainless steel,” “a knife,” and “my hunting knife” are all valid options).
Add Time •: The subject can detect whether the chosen substance has been in the area within an amount of time equal to the spell’s Duration.
Add Forces •: The subject can search for specific types of electronic information, such as digital audio, photographs, or text documents. Not only will the spell reveal which devices have the chosen file type on board, if she’s actually using the device the mage knows where on the device the files are stored.
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Discern Composition (Matter •)
Practice: Knowing
Primary Factor: Potency
Suggested Rote Skills: Crafts, Investigation, Science
The subject becomes aware of the precise composition of an object: its weight and density, as well as the precise elements that make it up.
+1 Reach: The subject also becomes aware of any objects concealed within the object: a gold relic hidden in a secret compartment in a stone statue, for example.
+1 Reach: The subject instinctively knows the object’s structural weak point. Attempts to damage the object reduce its Durability by –1 per point of the spell’s Potency. This benefit lasts until the object is destroyed or fully repaired.
Add Space ••: The subject is aware not only of what the object is made of, but of precisely where the material came from (e.g. where the ore was mined, where the tree that made the board was felled, or where the circuit board was manufactured). Casting this spell on a Supernal Artifact strikes the subject with an overwhelming rush of images and symbols: Roll the Artifact’s dot rating, contested by the subject’s Gnosis. If the Artifact earns more successes, the subject gains the Shaken Condition. Resolving the Condition grants an Arcane Beat.
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Lodestone (Matter •)
Practice: Compelling
Primary Factor: Duration
Suggested Rote Skills: Crafts, Larceny, Science
The mage chooses a substance or type of object. As long as the spell remains active, those objects within the spell’s Area are drawn to the spell’s subject: Dropped coins bounce toward her, water flows in her direction as long as she’s standing downstream, and so on. Unless the object is capable of moving under its own power, this spell can only nudge the object when an external force is imparted on it: a ball might roll across the floor, but a heavy book won’t fly off a table into the subject’s hand. (It might, however, tip and fall off a shelf if it was precariously balanced to begin with.)
Alternately, the mage can repel objects from the subject in the same fashion. This spell isn’t strong enough to deflect a weapon swung or fired with intent to harm, but it can certainly keep the mage dry in a rainstorm or keep a cloud of tear gas at bay.
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Remote Control (Matter •)
Practice: Compelling
Primary Factor: Potency
Suggested Rote Skills: Crafts, Drive, Intimidate
With the commanding power of Stygia, the subject can control any mechanical object, making it fulfill its function. She might flip a light switch, cause an industrial press to slam downward, or shift a car into gear. Anything that’s within the bounds of a single instant action, and which the subject device is capable of performing, is fair game. Should the action require a Skill roll, treat the spell’s Potency as its successes. +1 Reach: The subject can perform more complex tasks while controlling the object, including extended actions or maintaining continuous control of the object as long as the spell’s Duration lasts.
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