Sorcery: Mass Protection Spells II

Sorcery: Mass Protection Spells II

And here we have the rest of the mass protection spells - Mass Resist Disease, Mass Resist Poison, Mass Resist Pressure, Mass Resist Sound, and Mass Resist Water.

Mass Resist Disease

Keywords: Area (Leveled), Buff.

Full Cost: 38 points for level 1 + 5 points/additional level.

Casting Roll: Will.

Range: 100 yards.

Duration: 15 hours.

Cast on an area, this spell protects all creatures within from disease. The sorcerer may choose which subjects (either individually or by type) receive the protection. Every protected subject becomes completely immune to diseases for the duration of the spell. He cannot catch new diseases. Existing ones don’t disappear, but their symptoms are suppressed and the duration does count toward a disease’s cycles (consider any mandatory HT rolls to be successful). Recasting this spell enough times lets the subject wait out a temporary illness!

If a particular subject possesses DR with no Tough Skin limitation, the sorcerer’s casting roll is penalized by their DR as well as the normal range penalties. Calculate effective DR for this penalty according to the rules for Large-Area Injury (p. B400).

Statistics: Affliction 1 (HT; Advantage, Mass Resist Disease, +90%; Area Effect, 2 yards, +50%; Extended Duration, 300x, +100%; Fixed Duration, +0%; Increased 1/2D, 10x, +15%; No Signature, +20%; Selective Area, +20%; Sorcery, -15%) [38]. Notes: “Mass Resist Disease” is Immunity to Disease (Magical, -10%) [9]. Additional levels add Area Effect (+50%) [+5]. As a special effect, the DR subtracts from the casting roll rather than forcing a resistance roll.

Mass Resist Poison

Keywords: Area (Leveled), Buff.

Full Cost: 43 points for level 1 + 5 points/additional level.

Casting Roll: Will.

Range: 100 yards.

Duration: 15 hours.

Cast on an area, this spell protects all creatures within from poison. The sorcerer may choose which subjects (either individually or by type) receive the protection. Every protected subject becomes immune to poison for as long as the spell lasts. If he already has some in his veins, it temporarily stops killing him but does not vanish. However, this spell’s duration does count toward the poison’s normal lifespan and any required resistance rolls are considered successful, which may allow the subject to outlast a fast-cycling venom.

If a particular subject possesses DR with no Tough Skin limitation, the sorcerer’s casting roll is penalized by their DR as well as the normal range penalties. Calculate effective DR for this penalty according to the rules for Large-Area Injury (p. B400).

Statistics: Affliction 1 (HT; Advantage, Mass Resist Poison, +140%; Area Effect, 2 yards, +50%; Extended Duration, 300x, +100%; Fixed Duration, +0%; Increased 1/2D, 10x, +15%; No Signature, +20%; Selective Area, +20%; Sorcery, -15%) [43]. Notes: “Mass Resist Poison” is Immunity to Poison (Magical, -10%) [14]. Additional levels add Area Effect (+50%) [+5]. As a special effect, the DR subtracts from the casting roll rather than forcing a resistance roll.

Mass Resist Pressure

Keywords: Area (Leveled), Buff.

Full Cost: 37 points for level 1 (or 48 points for level 1) + 5 points/additional level.

Casting Roll: Will.

Range: 100 yards.

Duration: 15 hours.

Cast on an area, this spell protects all creatures within from pressure. The sorcerer may choose which subjects (either individually or by type) receive the protection. Every protected subject and all his gear are protected from the effects of high or low pressure. When casting, the sorcerer must decide whether to grant the subject Pressure Support (p. B77) or Vacuum Support (p. B96). This does not allow the subject to breathe in such environments; other spells or abilities are needed for that!

If a particular subject possesses DR with no Tough Skin limitation, the sorcerer’s casting roll is penalized by their DR as well as the normal range penalties. Calculate effective DR for this penalty according to the rules for Large-Area Injury (p. B400).

The basic (37-point) version of this spell grants up to Pressure Support 1. The improved (48-point) version raises the potential limit to Pressure Support 3. Either spell grants standard Vacuum Support.

Statistics: Affliction 1 (HT; Alternative Enhancements, See Notes, +72%; Area Effect, 2 yards, +50%; Extended Duration, 300x, +100%; Fixed Duration, +0%; Increased 1/2D, 10x, +15%; No Signature, +20%; Selective Area, +20%; Sorcery, -15%) [37]. The improved version raises Alternative Enhancements to +182% [+11]. Notes: The Alternative Enhancements are “Advantage, Pressure Support 1 (Force Field, +20%; Magical, -10%), +60%” and “Advantage, Vacuum Support (Force Field, +20%; Magical, -10%), +60%.” The improved version raises Pressure Support to 3 (+170%) but leaves Vacuum Support as is. Additional levels add Area Effect (+50%) [+5]. As a special effect, the DR subtracts from the casting roll rather than forcing a resistance roll.

Mass Resist Water

Keywords: Area (Leveled), Buff.

Full Cost: 39 points for level 1 + 5 points/additional level.

Casting Roll: Will.

Range: 100 yards.

Duration: 30 minutes.

Cast on an area, this spell protects everyone within from water. The sorcerer may choose which subjects (either individually or by type) receive the protection. Every protected subject (person, creature, or object) and anything carried – or stored within, for a container – is encased in a field which repels water and water-based liquids. He or it cannot become damp or waterlogged, remaining dry even when submerged. (A living subject would require other spells or abilities to breathe, resist pressure, etc., however!) Someone could even throw (water-based) paint on the subject and it would simply slough off with no effect.

This does not protect against the effects of freezing cold, scalding steam, and so on! It offers no resistance against ice missiles, geyser blasts, or most other attacks. However, the water resistance does offer some small defense against acid: you get +2 DR versus such attacks, and all of your DR is immune to being eroded away by acid.

If a particular subject possesses DR with no Tough Skin limitation, the sorcerer’s casting roll is penalized by their DR as well as the normal range penalties. Calculate effective DR for this penalty according to the rules for Large-Area Injury (p. B400).

Statistics: Affliction 1 (HT; Advantage, Mass Resist Water, +160%; Area Effect, 2 yards, +50%; Extended Duration, 10x, +40%; Fixed Duration, +0%; Increased 1/2D, 10x, +15%; No Signature, +20%; Selective Area, +20%; Sorcery, -15%) [39]. Notes: “Mass Resist Water” is Damage Resistance 2 (Force Field, +20%; Limited, Acid, -40%; Magical, -10%) [7] + Sealed (Acid-Resistant and Waterproof Only, -50%; Force Field, +20%; Magical, -10%) [9]. Additional levels add Area Effect (+50%) [+5]. As a special effect, the DR subtracts from the casting roll rather than forcing a resistance roll.