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=Basics=
|[[file:fav-alch.gif|Alchemy|link=Alchemy]]
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| [[file:fav-conj.gif|Conjuration|link=Conjuration]]
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* Roll: Stamina + Animal Ken (mythic sorcery) or Intelligence + Science (extraordinary science) vs (3 + level) <!-- house rule -->
| [[file:fav-conv.gif|Conveyance|link=Conveyance]]
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| [[file:Fav-div.gif|Divination|link=Divination]]
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* Duration of casting: 1 turn (level 1-2) / 2 turns (level 3-4) / 3 turns (level 5-6). <!-- house rule --> Each additional roll doubles total casting time.
| [[file:fav-ench.gif|Enchantment|link=Enchantment]]
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* Duration of effect: One scene
| [[file:fav-fasc.gif|Fascination|link=Fascination]]
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* Rituals: none
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| [[file:fav-heal.gif|Healing|link=Healing]]
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=Aspects=
| [[file:fav-fire.gif|Hellfire|link=Hellfire]]
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| [[file:fav-oneiro.gif|Oneiromancy|link=Oneiromancy]]
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See main [[Numina]] page for summary of aspect mechanics
| [[file:fav-shad.gif|Shadowcasting|link=Shadowcasting]]
 
| [[file:fav-shape.gif|Shapeshifting|link=Shapeshifting]]
 
| [[file:fav-SBW.gif|Summoning, Binding, Warding|link=Summoning, Binding, Warding]]
 
| [[file:fav-weat.gif|Weather Control|link=Weather Control]]
 
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==Summary==
 
:Shapeshifting is as much art as science. That is perhaps why there are no rituals for shapeshifting. This path can be studied and learned by a dedicated sorcerer, but it can also be a natural talent. Shapeshifting could be genetic engineering or shamanism. It can also be a spontaneous gift to match a malleable personality with an equally malleable form. Shapeshifting is usually a short-term solution but some practitioners enjoy the shape of animals so much that they will extend the duration. This can be dangerous. Any time a shapeshifter awakens in animal form, they must spend a willpower to assert their human mind. If they run out of willpower, they roll permanent willpower instead. Failure raises the difficulty by one and leaves them in an animal state for a day. A botch results in a sorcerer remaining in animal form indefinitely. A sorcerer does not regain willpower in animal form, even if a power or their nature or demeanor would indicate otherwise. While in animal form, most appearance and manipulation rolls are reduced appropriately. (-3 dice generally.)
 
  
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| style="min-width: 100px" |[[file:fav-shape.gif|x16px]]
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|A minor cosmetic change: The sorcerer can change eye colors, grow hair, etc.
:A minor cosmetic change: grow hair, change eye colors, etc.
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|The sorcerer can only affect himself.
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|The sorcerer can only affect himself and must take only one animal feature.
:You may only target yourself.
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:You may only take the features of a single animal.
 
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:Gain an acute sense merit. This is an obvious physical change.
 
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: The effect lasts for the duration of a single scene.
 
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:Noticeable change: grow claws, sprout scales on hands.
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|Noticeable change: The sorcerer grows small claws, sprouts scales on the hands or the like.
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|No further effect yet
:You may only target yourself.
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|No further effect yet
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:You may only take the features of a single animal.
 
|[[file:fav-shape.gif|x16px]][[file:fav-shape.gif|x16px]]
 
:+/- 40% size. When increasing size, add +1 to all physical attributes. When decreasing size, reduce all physical attributes by 1, but all difficulties to hit you are increased by +1. Apply all bonuses and penalties from lower levels of this Aspect as well.
 
|[[file:fav-shape.gif|x16px]][[file:fav-shape.gif|x16px]]
 
:Twenty-four hours, or the time it takes to travel to a predetermined location.
 
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|[[file:fav-shape.gif|x16px]][[file:fav-shape.gif|x16px]][[file:fav-shape.gif|x16px]]
 
:Significant change: replace a body part with an animal feature, claws, bite, digestive system.
 
|[[file:fav-shape.gif|x16px]][[file:fav-shape.gif|x16px]][[file:fav-shape.gif|x16px]]
 
:You may only target yourself.
 
|[[file:fav-shape.gif|x16px]][[file:fav-shape.gif|x16px]][[file:fav-shape.gif|x16px]]
 
:You may only take the features of a single animal.
 
 
|[[file:fav-shape.gif|x16px]][[file:fav-shape.gif|x16px]][[file:fav-shape.gif|x16px]]
 
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:+/- 60% size. You may gain an animalistic feature granting you +1 damage and dealing lethal damage instead of bashing.  Apply all bonuses and penalties from lower levels of this aspect as well.
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|Significant change: The sorcerer replaces some body part with an animal feature-- a full clawed paw, a nasty shark jaw or an externalized digestive system.
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|No further effect yet
:A day and a night: The effect lasts for a day and a night, expiring after the form has been in place for two sunrises. This effect will remain whether the sorcerer is awake or asleep.
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|No further effect yet
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|[[file:fav-shape.gif|x16px]][[file:fav-shape.gif|x16px]][[file:fav-shape.gif|x16px]][[file:fav-shape.gif|x16px]]
 
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:Half-Shift: can shift half of their body into another form '''or''' find a halfway point between human and animal with significant traits of each. The sorcerer might resemble a bipedal wolf (of size somewhere between human and wolf) or could have bird wings and a beak with human legs.
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|Half-shift: The sorcerer can shift half of his body into another form or find some halfway point between human and animal with significant traits of each. The sorcerer might resemble a bipedal wolf (of size somewhere between human and wolf) or could have bird wings and a beak with human legs.
|[[file:fav-shape.gif|x16px]][[file:fav-shape.gif|x16px]][[file:fav-shape.gif|x16px]][[file:fav-shape.gif|x16px]]
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|The sorcerer can affect a different subject instead of himself.
:You may affect a target other than yourself. If the target is capable of shifting their own shape, this power does not prevent them from doing so.
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|The sorcerer can make two unrelated shifts: having a wolf claw and a raven's head or changing himself to have fangs and an opponent to have whiskers.
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:Cat and Mouse: You may make two different shifts simultaneously. You could have a bird beak and a wolf tail. You could turn yourself into a predator, and an opponent into prey.
 
|[[file:fav-shape.gif|x16px]][[file:fav-shape.gif|x16px]][[file:fav-shape.gif|x16px]][[file:fav-shape.gif|x16px]]
 
:You may increase or decrease your size by up to 80%. When increasing size, raise all physical attributes by an additional +1. When decreasing size, lower all physical attributes by an additional -1, increase all difficulties to hit you by an additional +1. These bonuses are cumulative with all bonuses for lower level aspects.
 
|[[file:fav-shape.gif|x16px]][[file:fav-shape.gif|x16px]][[file:fav-shape.gif|x16px]][[file:fav-shape.gif|x16px]]
 
:Ghostride: At this level, the sorcerer can partition his mind so that he is both animal and man. However, all difficulty of mental and social rolls are increased by +2. After 28 days in this form, the partition erodes and the sorcerer gains one willpower point. If he spends that willpower point to assert his human mind, he can end the effect voluntarily. If he does not, he will be trapped in that form for the natural lifespan of the animal.
 
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:Full shifting: The sorcerer can change completely into animal forms.
 
|[[file:fav-shape.gif|x16px]][[file:fav-shape.gif|x16px]][[file:fav-shape.gif|x16px]][[file:fav-shape.gif|x16px]][[file:fav-shape.gif|x16px]]
 
:You may affect two subjects at once.
 
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LRock, Paper, Scissors: You may make three unrelated shifts.
 
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:Full power: Increase or decrease your size by up to 100%. When increasing, add 5 dots to all physical attributes and decrease all difficulties to hit you by -1. Gain one sensory power, one non-aggravated attack and one movement applicable to your new form. When decreasing, decrease your physical attributes by 8 dots to a minimum of 1. Difficulty to hit you increases by +3.
 
 
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:A year and a day: This duration is so long that there is no chance that the sorcerer will not lose himself to the animal. However, after a year and a day, the sorcerer gets one, and only one chance to end the effect. After that, they will remain trapped in that form for the natural lifespan of the animal.
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|Full shifting: The sorcerer can change completely into animal forms.
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|The sorcerer can affect two subjects at once.
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|The sorcerer can make three unrelated shifts.
:Mythic shifting: Not only can the sorcerer take on animal forms, he may turn into forms that he only imagines.
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:You may affect three targets simultaneously.
 
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:True Chimaera: You may freely mix and match shifting traits on any targets.
 
 
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:Mythic Power: Assign 8 points to physical attributes and Appearance and up to triple your current size (at triple size, all difficulties to hit you are at -2), '''or''' all physical attributes and appearance drop to 1, you are effectively invisible, only supernatural senses will locate and identify that you are not an ordinary mite or gnat. Gain a movement, sense and an appropriate attack to your new form. Additional successes to be applied to improve or add to these beyond the capacity of mundane animals. (Double movement, increased senses, additional or aggravated damage.)
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|Mythic shifting: Not only can the sorcerer take on animal forms, he may turn into forms that he only imagines.
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|The sorcerer can affect up to three subjects at a time.
:Permanent Fusion: At this level, the sorcerer can exist indefinitely in his alternate form, changing back at will. Few ever do.
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|The sorcerer can freely mix and match shifting traits.
 
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Latest revision as of 18:12, 30 August 2019


Basics

  • Roll: Stamina + Animal Ken (mythic sorcery) or Intelligence + Science (extraordinary science) vs (3 + level)
  • Duration of casting: 1 turn (level 1-2) / 2 turns (level 3-4) / 3 turns (level 5-6). Each additional roll doubles total casting time.
  • Duration of effect: One scene
  • Rituals: none

Aspects

See main Numina page for summary of aspect mechanics

Shift Scale Subject Disparity
Fav-shape.gif A minor cosmetic change: The sorcerer can change eye colors, grow hair, etc. The sorcerer can only affect himself. The sorcerer can only affect himself and must take only one animal feature.
Fav-shape.gifFav-shape.gif Noticeable change: The sorcerer grows small claws, sprouts scales on the hands or the like. No further effect yet No further effect yet
Fav-shape.gifFav-shape.gifFav-shape.gif Significant change: The sorcerer replaces some body part with an animal feature-- a full clawed paw, a nasty shark jaw or an externalized digestive system. No further effect yet No further effect yet
Fav-shape.gifFav-shape.gifFav-shape.gifFav-shape.gif Half-shift: The sorcerer can shift half of his body into another form or find some halfway point between human and animal with significant traits of each. The sorcerer might resemble a bipedal wolf (of size somewhere between human and wolf) or could have bird wings and a beak with human legs. The sorcerer can affect a different subject instead of himself. The sorcerer can make two unrelated shifts: having a wolf claw and a raven's head or changing himself to have fangs and an opponent to have whiskers.
Fav-shape.gifFav-shape.gifFav-shape.gifFav-shape.gifFav-shape.gif Full shifting: The sorcerer can change completely into animal forms. The sorcerer can affect two subjects at once. The sorcerer can make three unrelated shifts.
Fav-shape.gifFav-shape.gifFav-shape.gifFav-shape.gifFav-shape.gifFav-shape.gif Mythic shifting: Not only can the sorcerer take on animal forms, he may turn into forms that he only imagines. The sorcerer can affect up to three subjects at a time. The sorcerer can freely mix and match shifting traits.