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Resilience

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Resilence

Name Resilience
Length Short (2 Minutes)
Range 5ft / 1.5m
Duration Until time out
Cost Special
Material Cost 1 unit of chalk
Key Words Spiritual
Description The subject of this rite is given one or more charge cards by the attending referee, at a cost to the magician of 2 magic points per card. Thereafter, and until time out on the day the rite is performed, the subject may tear one of these cards, calling Resist, to resist one effect.

The caster must specify one form of resistance, from the following. Every charge given in one casting of this rite must be of the same type (i.e. the caster may not mix and match effects).

  • Fearless: The subject may use one charge to resist one use of the call Fear, per the skill Fearless.
  • Iron Will: The subject may use one charge to resist one mind effect, per the skill Iron Will.

The subject must be conscious resist any effect, and cannot resist multiple simultaneous effects.


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