Sorcery: Making & Breaking Spells VII

Sorcery: Making & Breaking Spells VII

These four spells work similarly. Extend Object enlarges an object in one dimension, while Enlarge Object does it in all dimensions. Contract Object shrinks an object in one dimension, while Shrink Object does it in all dimensions.

   

Contract Object

Keywords: Resisted (HT).

Full Cost: 29 points for level 1 + 4 points/level.

Casting Roll: Will.

Range: Unlimited.

Duration: 3 minutes.

If the subject object fails to resist, it shrinks in one dimension. Each level of Shrink lets the caster change his subject’s Size Modifier in one dimension by -2. The subject changes to its minimum size in one second.

When the subject shrinks, find its new height from the Size Modifier Table (p. B19). Every -6 to SM reduces height by a factor of 10. Reduce Move, reach, damage (with unarmed attacks, Innate Attacks, or shrunken weapons), HP, and DR in proportion to height. Every full -2 to SM also reduces weight by a factor of 10; for odd-numbered levels, treat the extra -1 as an additional factor of 3 (e.g., -3 to SM reduces weight by a factor of 30).

Statistics: Affliction 1 (HT; Accessibility, Only on objects, -10%; Advantage, Contract Object 1, +40%; Fixed Duration, +0%; Malediction 2, +150%; No Signature, +20%; Sorcery, -15%) [29]. Notes: Each level of “Contract Object” is Shrinking 2 (Magical, -10%; Minimum Size Only, +0%; One dimension only, -50%) [4]. Each additional level adds further Contract Object to the Advantage enhancement [+4].

Enlarge Object

Keywords: Resisted (HT).

Full Cost: 20 points for level 1 + 9 points/level + ST to support the new size.

Casting Roll: None. Use Innate Attack (Gaze) to aim.

Range: 100 yards.

Duration: 3 minutes.

If the subject object fails to resist, the caster may enlarge it. As the subject’s size increases, so must its ST (or it would collapse under its own weight).

Each level of Enlarge Object lets the caster increase his subject’s Size Modifier by +1. Find the subject’s final height from the Size Modifier Table (p. B19). If the caster attempts to enlarge the object in a room, vehicle, container, etc. that isn’t large enough to hold it, its growth normally stops. However, if maximum thrust damage for the subject’s current ST is greater than the wall or ceiling’s DR, it bursts through it. This takes one second per point of DR.

The caster must buy the ST necessary to support the subject’s enlarged form and add it to the Advantage enhancement. This is 5 x final height in yards. This ST is only available when the subject grows, and the caster must buy it with the Size limitation (see Strength, p. B14). Use the subject’s maximum SM to determine the limitation value. Note that if this additional ST is not enough to support the enlarged form of the subject, the spell fails!

Statistics: Affliction 1 (HT; Accessibility, Only on objects, -10%; Advantage, Enlarge Object 1, +90%; Fixed Duration, +0%; Increased 1/2D, 10x, +15%; No Signature, +20%; Sorcery, -15%) [20]. Notes: Each level of “Enlarge Object” is Growth (Magical, -10%; Maximum Size Only, +0%) [9]. Additional levels further Enlarge Object to the Advantage enhancement [+9].

Extend Object

Keywords: Resisted (HT).

Full Cost: 15 points for level 1 + 4 points/level + ST to support the new size.

Casting Roll: None. Use Innate Attack (Gaze) to aim.

Range: 100 yards.

Duration: 3 minutes.

If the subject object fails to resist, the caster may enlarge it in one dimension. As the subject’s size increases, so must its ST (or it would collapse under its own weight).

Each level of Extend Object lets the caster increase his subject’s Size Modifier in one dimension by +1. Find the subject’s final height or length from the Size Modifier Table (p. B19). If the caster attempts to enlarge the object in a room, vehicle, container, etc. that isn’t large enough to hold it, its growth normally stops. However, if maximum thrust damage for the subject’s current ST is greater than the wall or ceiling’s DR, it bursts through it. This takes one second per point of DR.

The caster must buy the ST necessary to support the subject’s enlarged form and add it to the Advantage enhancement. This is 5 x final height in yards. This ST is only available when the subject grows, and the caster must buy it with the Size limitation (see Strength, p. B14). Use the subject’s maximum SM to determine the limitation value. Note that if this additional ST is not enough to support the enlarged form of the subject, the spell fails!

Statistics: Affliction 1 (HT; Accessibility, Only on objects, -10%; Advantage, Extend Object 1, +40%; Fixed Duration, +0%; Increased 1/2D, 10x, +15%; No Signature, +20%; Sorcery, -15%) [15]. Notes: Each level of “Extend Object” is Growth (Magical, -10%; Maximum Size Only, +0%; One dimension only, -50%) [4]. Additional levels add further Extend Object to the Advantage enhancement [+4].

Shrink Object

Keywords: Resisted (HT).

Full Cost: 34 points for level 1 + 9 points/level.

Casting Roll: Will.

Range: Unlimited.

Duration: 3 minutes.

If the subject object fails to resist, it shrinks. Each level of Shrink lets the caster change his subject’s Size Modifier by -2. The subject changes to its minimum size in one second.

When the subject shrinks, find its new height from the Size Modifier Table (p. B19). Every -6 to SM reduces height by a factor of 10. Reduce Move, reach, damage (with unarmed attacks, Innate Attacks, or shrunken weapons), HP, and DR in proportion to height. Every full -2 to SM also reduces weight by a factor of 10; for odd-numbered levels, treat the extra -1 as an additional factor of 3 (e.g., -3 to SM reduces weight by a factor of 30).

Statistics: Affliction 1 (HT; Accessibility, Only on objects, -10%; Advantage, Shrink Object 1, +90%; Fixed Duration, +0%; Malediction 2, +150%; No Signature, +20%; Sorcery, -15%) [34]. Notes: Each level of “Shrink Object” is Shrinking 2 (Magical, -10%; Minimum Size Only, +0%) [9]. Each additional level adds further Shrink Object to the Advantage enhancement [+9].