Sorcery: Partial Shapeshifting IV

Sorcery: Partial Shapeshifting IV

Last Partial Shapeshifting spells. This time we have Tiger Paws, Toad Tongue, and Turtle Shell. We're done with the Animal college!

Partial Shapeshifting (Tiger Paws)

Keywords: Buff.

Full Cost: 30 points.

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

Range: 100 yards.

Duration: 30 minutes.

The caster partially transforms his subject into an animal. The subject gains the Tiger Paws meta-trait; see the footnote below for details. He cannot shift back on his own; he must wait for the spell to expire or be dispelled. (This does not change if the sorcerer is the subject.)

Statistics: Affliction 1 (HT; Advantage, Tiger Paws, +140%; Extended Duration, 10x, +40%; Fixed Duration, +0%; Increased 1/2D, 10x, +15%; No Signature, +20%; Sorcery, -15%) [30]. Notes: “Tiger Paws” is Alternate Form (Tiger Paws*; Magical, -10%) [14]. If turned into a “usually on” magical item (GURPS Thaumatology: Sorcery, pp. 27-28), the wearer can shift at will but it takes 10 seconds to do so.

* A new meta-trait: No Fine Manipulators [-30], Sharp Claws [5], and Arm ST +3 [15] (GURPS Martial Arts: Technical Grappling, page 28). -10 points.

Partial Shapeshifting (Toad Tongue)

Keywords: Buff.

Full Cost: 57 points.

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

Range: 100 yards.

Duration: 30 minutes.

The caster partially transforms his subject into an animal. The subject gains the Toad Tongue meta-trait; see the footnote below for details. He cannot shift back on his own; he must wait for the spell to expire or be dispelled. (This does not change if the sorcerer is the subject.)

Statistics: Affliction 1 (HT; Advantage, Toad Tongue, +410%; Extended Duration, 10x, +40%; Fixed Duration, +0%; Increased 1/2D, 10x, +15%; No Signature, +20%; Sorcery, -15%) [57]. Notes: “Toad Tongue” is Alternate Form (Toad Tongue*; Magical, -10%) [41]. If turned into a “usually on” magical item (GURPS Thaumatology: Sorcery, pp. 27-28), the wearer can shift at will but it takes 10 seconds to do so.

* A new meta-trait: Extra Arm 1 (Long 1, +100%; Weak, 1/4 ST, -50%) [15] and Peripheral Vision [15]. 30 points.

Partial Shapeshifting (Turtle Shell)

Keywords: Buff.

Full Cost: 42 points.

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

Range: 100 yards.

Duration: 30 minutes.

The caster partially transforms his subject into an animal. The subject gains the Turtle Shell meta-trait; see the footnote below for details. He cannot shift back on his own; he must wait for the spell to expire or be dispelled. (This does not change if the sorcerer is the subject.)

Statistics: Affliction 1 (HT; Advantage, Turtle Shell, +260%; Extended Duration, 10x, +40%; Fixed Duration, +0%; Increased 1/2D, 10x, +15%; No Signature, +20%; Sorcery, -15%) [42]. Notes: “Turtle Shell” is Alternate Form (Turtle Shell*; Magical, -10%) [27]. If turned into a “usually on” magical item (GURPS Thaumatology: Sorcery, pp. 27-28), the wearer can shift at will but it takes 10 seconds to do so.

* A new meta-trait: DR 5 (Cannot Wear Armor, -40%; Torso Only, -10%) [13]. 13 points.