Spell: Unraveling the Skein

[Thor Olavsrud]

This one is may be a little funky, since the Abstraction rules for Destroyer don't give any guidelines for using it with Arcana. I used Anima Destroyer as a guide, but I'm not sure it's a fair translation, since Anima affects the PTGS, while this attacks successes directly. Perhaps I should have used Taxing instead of Destroyer (in that case, the Ob stays the same but the Syllables go down to 7)? If we stick with Destroyer, one option is to make it a carrot spell, with Successes over the Ob eliminating successes from the target spell. Another option is to stick with Will as the number of successes eliminated, but stipulate that it must bring the successes on the target spell below that spell's original Obstacle, or it has no effect.

Also, I assumed that a Spell is an Object, and therefore would be affected by Single Target.

Unraveling the Skein (Ob 3, Syllables 8 )

Effect: Wielding his power like mystical shears, the wizard can cut the arcane tapestry of energy with which a spell is woven. The Wizard's Will = number of successes eliminated from the spell the Wizard seeks to destroy.

Range: Personal
Area: Single Target
Impetus: Destroy
Element: Arcana
Duration: Instantaneous

Element: Arcana (Ob 4, Syllables 15)
Impetus: Destroyer (Ob +2, Syllables +5)
Origin: Personal (Ob +0, Syllables +2)
Duration: Instantaneous (Ob +0, Syllables +2)
Area of Effect: Single Target (Ob +1, Syllables +4)

First Distillation: Arcana/Destroyer
Arcana-Destroyer (Ob 3, Syllables 10)
Personal (Ob +0, Syllables +2)
Instantaneous (Ob +0, Syllables +2)
Single Target (Ob +1, Syllables +4)

Second Distillation: Personal/Single Target
Arcana-Destroyer (Ob 3, Syllables 10)
Personal-Single Target (Ob +1, Syllables +3)
Instantaneous (Ob +0, Syllables +2)

Finalization
Unraveling the Skein (Ob 3, Syllables 8 )

[luke]

Hi Thor,

I'd do a Taxing Impetus for this and make it carrot spell -- extra successes reduce opponent's spell's successes.

Arcana Destroyer, I think, would be used for either destroying something that is magical or using magic to hurt another.

-L

[Thor Olavsrud]

Hi Thor,

I'd do a Taxing Impetus for this and make it carrot spell -- extra successes reduce opponent's spell's successes.

Arcana Destroyer, I think, would be used for either destroying something that is magical or using magic to hurt another.

-L

Thanks Luke. Here's the revised spell:

Unraveling the Skein (Ob 3^, Syllables 7)

Effect: Wielding his power like mystical shears, the wizard can cut the arcane tapestry of energy with which a spell is woven. Successes over the Obstacle reduce opponent's spell's successes.

Range: Personal
Area: Single Target
Impetus: Taxing
Element: Arcana
Duration: Instantaneous

Element: Arcana (Ob 4, Syllables 15)
Impetus: Taxing (Ob +1, Syllables +2)
Origin: Personal (Ob +0, Syllables +2)
Duration: Instantaneous (Ob +0, Syllables +2)
Area of Effect: Single Target (Ob +1, Syllables +4)

First Distillation: Arcana/Taxing
Arcana-Taxing (Ob 3, Syllables 9)
Personal (Ob +0, Syllables +2)
Instantaneous (Ob +0, Syllables +2)
Single Target (Ob +1, Syllables +4)

Second Distillation: Personal/Single Target
Arcana-Taxing (Ob 3, Syllables 9)
Personal-Single Target (Ob +1, Syllables +3)
Instantaneous (Ob +0, Syllables +2)

Finalization
Unraveling the Skein (Ob 3^, Syllables 7)

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[Thor Olavsrud]

Here's a Revised version of Unraveling the Skein, using the new Distillation rules and Sigils:

Unraveling the Skein (Ob 3^, 2 Actions)

Effect: Wielding his power like mystical shears, the wizard can cut the arcane tapestry of energy with which a spell is woven. Successes over the Obstacle reduce opponent's spell's successes.

Range: Personal
Area: Single Target
Impetus: Taxing
Element: Arcana
Duration: Instantaneous

Element: Arcana (Ob 4, Syllables 15)
Impetus: Taxing (Ob +1, Syllables +2)
Origin: Personal (Ob +0, Syllables +2)
Duration: Instantaneous (Ob +0, Syllables +2)
Area of Effect: Single Target (Ob +1, Syllables +4)

First Distillation: Arcana/Taxing
Arcana-Taxing (Ob 2.5, Syllables 9)
Personal (Ob +0, Syllables +2)
Instantaneous (Ob +0, Syllables +2)
Single Target (Ob +1, Syllables +4)

Second Distillation: Personal/Single Target
Arcana-Taxing (Ob 2.5, Syllables 9)
Personal-Single Target (Ob +.5, Syllables +3)
Instantaneous (Ob +0, Syllables +2)

Sigil:
Minuo (Compression) Sigil: +1 Ob, -50% Syllables = Ob 3^, Syllables 4 (2 Actions)

Finalization
Unraveling the Skein (Ob 3^, 2 Actions)