Sorcery: Energy Spells

Sorcery: Energy Spells

More spells from Pyramid #3-115 converted to Sorcery. These ones I find very interesting. Body of Illusion turns the subject into a perfect illusion under his control. Body of Light transforms the subject into an image. Light Speech allows you to communicate via a coherent laser beam. Sense Light lets the subject feel the light with his skin.

Body of Illusion

Keywords: Resisted (HT).

Full Cost: 61 points.

Casting Roll: Will.

Range: Unlimited.

Duration: 1 minute.

This spell transforms the subject and whatever they are carrying into a perfect illusion under the caster’s control for the duration of the spell. The subject has neither memory nor volition of what they did while turned into an illusion. Once transformed, the subject is treated as the creation of a Perfect Illusion spell (GURPS Magic, p. 96) for all purposes. If the illusion is dispelled (the caster ends the spell, or it is dispelled by Dispel Illusion or Dispel Magic), the subject reverts back to normal. Note that the caster cannot control the illusion if he casts this spell on himself.

Statistics: Affliction 1 (HT; Fixed Duration, +0%; Link, +10%; Malediction 2, +150%; No Signature, +20%; Paralysis, Variant, +150%; Reduced Duration, 1/3, -10%; Sorcery, -15%) [41] + Mind Control (Accessibility, This illusion only, -80%; Based on Will, Own Roll, +20%; Link, +10%; Magical, -10%) [20].

   

Body of Light

Keywords: Buff.

Full Cost: 89 points.

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

Range: 100 yards.

Duration: 30 minutes.

The subject gains the Body of Light meta-trait; see the footnote below for details. Clothing and gear weighing no more than his BL change with him. 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.)

Stop Power acts as Glue and Steal Power acts as Steal Strength on the subject.

Statistics: Affliction 1 (HT; Advantage, Body of Light, +730%; Extended Duration, 10x, +40%; Fixed Duration, +0%; Increased 1/2D, 10x, +15%; No Signature, +20%; Sorcery, -15%) [89]. Notes: “Body of Light” is Alternate Form (Body of Light*; Can Carry Objects, No Encumbrance, +10%; Magical, -10%) [73]. 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 meta-trait from p. 21 of Pyramid #3-115: Doesn’t Breathe [20]; Doesn’t Eat or Drink [10]; Doesn’t Sleep [20]; Flight [40]; Immunity to Metabolic Hazards [30]; Nocturnal (Diurnal,** +0%; Permanent Paralysis, +100%) [-40]; Shadow Form (Damaged by darkness-based attacks rather than light, -25%) [-15]; Supernatural Features (Glows in the dark) [-1]. 64 points.

** Diurnal means you are paralyzed if your entire body is in darkness (as opposed to in sunlight); with this, Permanent Paralysis requires total darkness, not merely the absence of sunlight.

Light Speech

Keywords: Buff.

Full Cost: 25 points.

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

Range: 100 yards.

Duration: 1 minute.

You use this spell to communicate with someone by emitting modulated beams of coherent light from your eyes. You can send subvocalized words at the speed of ordinary speech. To establish contact requires one second of concentration and an IQ roll. After that, no concentration is required.

Light Speech works amid even the loudest noises, although interference and jamming can disrupt your signal. Those with suitable equipment may attempt to locate, intercept, or jam your transmission. This requires an Electronics Operation (Communications) roll.

Range is 50 miles in a direct line of sight. The narrow beam and line-of-sight requirement make it extremely hard to eavesdrop on you. You can only communicate with people who have the Laser Communication (p. B91) advantage or a laser communicator.

Statistics: Affliction 1 (HT; Advantage, Light Speech, +140%; Fixed Duration, +0%; Increased 1/2D, 10x, +10%; No Signature, +20%; Reduced Duration, 1/3, -10%; Sorcery, -15%) [25]. Note: “Light Speech” is Laser Communication (Magical, -10%) [14].

   

Sense Light

Keywords: Buff.

Full Cost: 32 points.

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

Range: 100 yards.

Duration: 30 minutes.

This spell gives the subject a tactile warning (e.g., a tickling feel or sensation of heat) whenever someone is illuminating his bare skin with a laser, flashlight, or other focused light source in the visible light, infrared, or ultraviolet frequencies. It also tells the subject the approximate direction to the source.

Statistics: Affliction 1 (HT; Advantage, Sense Light, +160%; Extended Duration, 10x, +40%; Fixed Duration, +0%; Increased 1/2D, 10x, +15%; No Signature, +20%; Sorcery, -15%) [32]. Note: “Sense Light” is Detect Focused Light (Cannot Analyze, -10%; Magical, -10%; Precise, +100%; Touch-Based, Reversed, -20%) [16].