Fourth-Magnitude Effects

These are the highest-level effects that really make sense for Wizard's War. Any higher, and if the magus can muster the necessary Penetration, he is most likely overwhelmingly more powerful than his opponent.

Lungs of Drowning

CrAq(Co) 20

R: Touch, D: Diameter, T: Part

This spell fills the target's lungs with water, causing him to experience the sensation of drowning. The character begins to suffer deprivation due to lack of air (see ArM5, page 180), but as the spell only lasts for Diameter duration (two minutes), the character is unlikely

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to die unless the spell is repeatedly cast on him.

(Base 4, +1 Touch, +1 Diameter, +1 Part, +1 Corpus requisite)

Required Lab Total to invent spell: One Season (40), Two Seasons (30), Three Seasons (27), Four Seasons (25).

Face of Molded Clay

Mu(Pe)Co 20

R: Touch, D: Sun, T: Part

The caster molds the target's face into a horrific and ugly visage. The destruction of the character's features cripples his senses and makes others unable to understand his speech. It is obvious to all who see the character that he has been cursed by some magical effect.

The target has a –3 penalty to all speech (including spellcasting) due to his malformed mouth, and a –3 penalty to sight, smell, and hearing based rolls.

(Base 3, +1 Touch, +2 Sun, +1 Part, +1 Perdo requisite)

Required Lab Total to invent spell: One Season (40), Two Seasons (30), Three Seasons (27), Four Seasons (25).

Fist of Crippling

PeCo 20

R: Touch, D: Momentary, T: Individual This spell inflicts a Heavy Wound on the target.

(Base 15, +1 Touch)

Required Lab Total to invent spell: One Season (40), Two Seasons (30), Three Seasons (27), Four Seasons (25).

Kiss of Aging

PeCo 20

R: Touch, D: Momentary, T: Individual The target instantly ages five years. If the target is age 35 or older for any of these accelerated years, immediately make an aging roll for each such year as normal.

Required Lab Total to invent spell: One Season (40), Two Seasons (30), Three Seasons (27), Four Seasons (25).

Paralysis of The Gift

PeVi 20

R: Touch, D: Diameter, T: Individual The target feels The Gift becoming dull and moribund. Reduce all the Casting Totals of the target by 10.

(Base effect, +1 Touch, +1 Diameter)

Required Lab Total to invent spell: One Season (40), Two Seasons (30), Three Seasons (27), Four Seasons (25).