Sorcery: Body Size Changes

Sorcery: Body Size Changes

The following 4 spells are part of the Body Control college. Enlarge and Enlarge Other make the caster or the subject larger, while Shrink and Shrink Other do the opposite.

   

Enlarge

Keywords: None.

Full Cost: 8.5/level* + ST to support the new size.

Casting Roll: None.

Range: Self.

Duration: Indefinite.

The caster grows in size! As his size increases, so must his ST (or he would collapse under his own weight). His equipment doesn’t change size!

Each level of Enlarge lets the caster increase his Size Modifier by +1. Find his final height from the Size Modifier Table (p. B19). Increases in SM affect the caster’s arm and leg length when calculating reach and determining whether he can negotiate obstacles; see Size Modifier and Reach (p. B402).

If the caster attempts to grow in a room, vehicle, container, etc. that isn’t large enough to hold him, his growth normally stops. However, if maximum thrust damage for his current ST is greater than the wall or ceiling’s DR, he bursts through it. This takes one second per point of DR.

The caster must buy the ST necessary to support his enlarged form. This is 5 x final height in yards. This ST is only available when he grows, and he must buy it with the Size limitation (see Strength, p. B14). Use the caster’s maximum SM to determine the limitation value.

Statistics: Growth (Maximum Size Only, +0%; Sorcery, -15%) [8.5/level*].

* Calculate the total cost and round up.

   

Enlarge Other

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 creature fails to resist, the caster may enlarge it. As the subject’s size increases, so must his ST (or he would collapse under his own weight). His equipment doesn’t change size!

Each level of Enlarge Other lets the caster increase his subject’s Size Modifier by +1. Find the subject’s final height from the Size Modifier Table (p. B19). Increases in SM affect the subject’s arm and leg length when calculating reach and determining whether he can negotiate obstacles; see Size Modifier and Reach (p. B402).

If the caster attempts to enlarge the subject in a room, vehicle, container, etc. that isn’t large enough to hold him, his growth normally stops. However, if maximum thrust damage for the subject’s current ST is greater than the wall or ceiling’s DR, he 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 creatures, -10%; Advantage, Enlarge Other 1, +90%; Fixed Duration, +0%; Increased 1/2D, 10x, +15%; No Signature, +20%; Sorcery, -15%) [20]. Notes: Each level of “Enlarge Other” is Growth (Magical, -10%; Maximum Size Only, +0%) [9]. Additional levels add further Enlarge Other to the Advantage enhancement [+9].

Shrink

Keywords: None.

Full Cost: 9 points for level 1 + 8.5 points/additional level*.

Casting Roll: None.

Range: Self.

Duration: Indefinite.

The caster shrinks. Each level of Shrink lets him change his Size Modifier by -2. He changes to his minimum size in one second. He cannot carry any equipment, not even clothing, when he shrinks.

When the caster shrinks, find his 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: Shrinking 2 (Minimum Size Only, +0%; Sorcery, -15%) [9]. Each additional level adds 2 levels of Shrinking [+8.5*].

* Calculate the total cost and round up.

   

Shrink Other

Keywords: Resisted (HT).

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

Casting Roll: Will.

Range: Unlimited.

Duration: 3 minutes.

If the subject fails to resist, it shrinks. Each level of Shrink lets the caster change his subject’s Size Modifier by -2. The subject changes to his minimum size in one second. He cannot carry any equipment, not even clothing, when he shrinks.

When the subject shrinks, find his 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 creatures, -10%; Advantage, Shrink Other 1, +90%; Fixed Duration, +0%; Malediction 2, +150%; No Signature, +20%; Sorcery, -15%) [20]. Notes: Each level of “Shrink Other” is Shrinking 2 (Magical, -10%; Minimum Size Only, +0%) [9]. Each additional level adds further Shrink Other to the Advantage enhancement [+9].