| spell name: STORE ROUTINE | list name: Friction Mastery | level: 1 | realm: Essence | type: closed essence | spell class: I | duration: varies (permanent) | range: self | area of effect: self | sourcebook: spell user's companion |
| description: Allows caster to store the parameters of any individual spell (on this list). This allows any one of these spells to become instantaneous. Caster may not have more than one spell stored in such a way at any given time. | |||||||||
| spell name: GRIP | list name: Friction Mastery | level: 2 | realm: Essence | type: closed essence | spell class: F | duration: 1 hour / level | range: touch | area of effect: 1 item | sourcebook: spell user's companion |
| description: Allows caster to reduce the fumble ranges of a hand-held item by 1 per 2 levels of caster (but never below 1). | |||||||||
| spell name: LUBRICATE | list name: Friction Mastery | level: 3 | realm: Essence | type: closed essence | spell class: F | duration: 10 minutes / level | range: touch | area of effect: varies | sourcebook: spell user's companion |
| description: Allows caster to reduce the friction between any two surfaces (up to 10 square feet per level) by up to 5% per level. This will reduce wear, heat, and will quiet the interaction of the two surfaces. | |||||||||
| spell name: TRACTION | list name: Friction Mastery | level: 4 | realm: Essence | type: closed essence | spell class: F | duration: 10 minutes / level | range: touch | area of effect: 1 target | sourcebook: spell user's companion |
| description: Allows caster to increase the friction between a target's feet (boots, shoes, bare feet, etc.) and the surface he is walking on by up to +50% per level (a 4th level caster could increase it by +200%). target could thus run on ice, gravel, sand, (as if on a normal surface) etc. | |||||||||
| spell name: SLIDE | list name: Friction Mastery | level: 5 | realm: Essence | type: closed essence | spell class: F | duration: 1 round / level | range: 10'/lvl | area of effect: 1 target | sourcebook: spell user's companion |
| description: Allows caster to decrease the friction between a target's feet (boots, shoes, bare feet, etc.) and the surface he is walking on by up to -10% per level (a 4th level caster could decrease it by -40%). Target moving on normal level surface must make a moving maneuver based on actual conditions, (GM decision) with -2 per level of caster or fall. | |||||||||
| spell name: STREAMLINE | list name: Friction Mastery | level: 6 | realm: Essence | type: closed essence | spell class: F | duration: 10 minutes / level | range: self | area of effect: self | sourcebook: spell user's companion |
| description: Allows caster to create a force screen that shields caster from the wind and thus increases movement speed by +1% per level. The streamlining becomes ineffectual after 25% and thus may never exceed +25%. | |||||||||
| spell name: GRIND | list name: Friction Mastery | level: 7 | realm: Essence | type: closed essence | spell class: F | duration: 1 round / level | range: 10'/lvl | area of effect: varies | sourcebook: spell user's companion |
| description: Allows caster to increase the friction between any two objects (in area, not more than 10 square feet per level) by up to 50% per level. This will cause the harder of the two objects to 'wear away' at the softer object. For example, when cast upon the two bones that meet to form the hip joint, the cartilage of the hip joint will be damaged, then the bone itself (both pieces) would be in danger. | |||||||||
| spell name: INC. GAS FRICTION | list name: Friction Mastery | level: 8 | realm: Essence | type: closed essence | spell class: F | duration: 1 minute / level | range: 10'/lvl | area of effect: varies | sourcebook: spell user's companion |
| description: Allows caster to increase the friction between matter and an area of gas (up to 100 cubic feet per level) by up to 1 time per level of caster. At 8x this will have the effect of slowing anything or anyone passing through this area by half (as if they were moving through water). At 20x or above air friction will have the effect of holding anyone inside it immobile for the duration. | |||||||||
| spell name: DEC. GAS FRICTION | list name: Friction Mastery | level: 9 | realm: Essence | type: closed essence | spell class: F | duration: 1 minute / level | range: 10'/lvl | area of effect: varies | sourcebook: spell user's companion |
| description: Allows caster to decrease the friction between himself and gas by up to 1x per level of caster. This will allow caster to move and breathe within an area of increased gas friction without | |||||||||
| spell name: FRICTIONLESS | list name: Friction Mastery | level: 10 | realm: Essence | type: closed essence | spell class: F | duration: 1 round / level | range: 10'/lvl | area of effect: 1 target | sourcebook: spell user's companion |
| description: Caster can cause the exterior of a target to be frictionless (cannot hold weapon, cannot stand, slides around, attacks made by him are at -25, attacks made against him are at -25). | |||||||||
| spell name: INC. LIQUID FRICTION | list name: Friction Mastery | level: 11 | realm: Essence | type: closed essence | spell class: F | duration: 1 minute / level | range: 10'/lvl | area of effect: varies | sourcebook: spell user's companion |
| description: Allows caster to increase the friction between matter and an area of liquid (up to 100 cubic feet per level) by up to 1x per level of caster. At 11x this will cause water to have the consistency of thick mud. At 20x this will cause water to take on the consistency of concrete. | |||||||||
| spell name: DEC. LIQUID FRICTION | list name: Friction Mastery | level: 12 | realm: Essence | type: closed essence | spell class: F | duration: 1 minute / level | range: 10'/lvl | area of effect: varies | sourcebook: spell user's companion |
| description: Allows caster to decrease the friction between matter and an area of liquid (up to 100 cubic feet per level) by up to 1x per level of caster. At 12x this will cause water to have the density of air. At 20x this will cause water to have no friction. | |||||||||
| spell name: INC. SOLID FRICTION | list name: Friction Mastery | level: 13 | realm: Essence | type: closed essence | spell class: F | duration: 1 minute / level | range: 10'/lvl | area of effect: varies | sourcebook: spell user's companion |
| description: Allows the caster to increase the friction between a solid (up to 100 cubic feet per level) and anything that interacts with it. Depending upon the object and how rough or smooth it is, this will cause the softer of the two objects to be worn away at an increased rate. If the friction is increased by 3x the 'wear' would be increased by 9x. | |||||||||
| spell name: DEC. SOLID FRICTION | list name: Friction Mastery | level: 14 | realm: Essence | type: closed essence | spell class: F | duration: 1 minute / level | range: 10'/lvl | area of effect: varies | sourcebook: spell user's companion |
| description: Allows the caster to decrease the friction between a solid (up to 100 cubic feet per level) and anything that interacts with it. Depending upon the object, e.g., how rough or smooth it is, this will cause the objects to have very little interactive friction, and thus work more smoothly together. | |||||||||
| spell name: INC. LIVING FRICTION | list name: Friction Mastery | level: 15 | realm: Essence | type: closed essence | spell class: F | duration: 1 minute / level | range: 10'/lvl | area of effect: varies | sourcebook: spell user's companion |
| description: Caster may increase 'living' friction (of one being who misses a RR) by up to 1x per 2 levels of caster. This will have the following effects: at 2x to 5x - will cause bleeding to slow by the multiplier (in hits per round each round), will cause general cell damage (over the entire body) amounting in the multiplier per round in hits taken; at 6x to 10x - as above, plus slow the individual to half normal action and -25 to all actions. 11x and up - individual is in stasis, e.g., no movement possible, all natural body processes are halted. | |||||||||
| spell name: DEC. LIVING FRICTION | list name: Friction Mastery | level: 16 | realm: Essence | type: closed essence | spell class: F | duration: 1 minute / level | range: 10'/lvl | area of effect: varies | sourcebook: spell user's companion |
| description: Caster may decrease 'living' friction (of one being who misses a RR) by up to xl per 2 levels of caster. This will have the following effects: 2x to 5x - will cause all bleeding (hits/round) to be increased by the multiplier, normal healing multiplier will be supplanted by this multiplier. 6x to 10x - as above, plus haste the individual to double normal action. 11x and up - individual is unable to function (cell/nutrient interaction fails) and individual passes out for the duration of this spell. | |||||||||
| spell name: INC. ELEMENTAL FRICTION | list name: Friction Mastery | level: 17 | realm: Essence | type: closed essence | spell class: F | duration: 1 minute / level | range: 10'/lvl | area of effect: varies | sourcebook: spell user's companion |
| description: Caster is able to designate an area (up to 100 cubic feet per level) through which one element such as fire, ice, chaos, electricity, etc. has difficulty passing. All elements and elemental spells passing through or occurring within the affected area will be slowed to 1/4th normal speed. For example, fires will burn at 25% of their normal rate (4 times as long), 'Fire' effects spells will require 4 times as long to cast, and be at -1 per level of caster of the Decrease Living Friction spell, etc. | |||||||||
| spell name: DEC. ELEMENTAL FRICTION | list name: Friction Mastery | level: 18 | realm: Essence | type: closed essence | spell class: F | duration: 1 minute / level | range: 10'/lvl | area of effect: varies | sourcebook: spell user's companion |
| description: Caster is able to designate an area (up to 100 cubic feet per level) through which one element, e.g., fire, ice, chaos, electricity, etc. has great ease in passing. All elements and elemental spells passing through or occurring within the affected area will be speeded to 4x normal speed. For example, fires will burn at 4x of their normal rate (1/4th as long), 'Fire' effects spells will require one-quarter casting time, and be at +1 per level of caster of the Decrease Elemental Friction spell, etc. | |||||||||
| spell name: FRICTION SPHERE | list name: Friction Mastery | level: 19 | realm: Essence | type: closed essence | spell class: F | duration: 1 minute / level | range: touch | area of effect: varies | sourcebook: spell user's companion |
| description: Creates a sphere of force (up to 1' radius per level) which has a variable amount of surface friction, both inside and out, based on caster's wishes. Caster may alter the friction by +/- x 1 per level. For example, caster creates a sphere of force with internal friction of x5 (so he can hold on or keep his feet, etc.) and an external friction of x(-5) (so the sphere moves well on a surface). | |||||||||
| spell name: INC. PRIMAL FRICTION | list name: Friction Mastery | level: 20 | realm: Essence | type: closed essence | spell class: F | duration: 1 minute / level | range: 10'/lvl | area of effect: varies | sourcebook: spell user's companion |
| description: Caster may increase the friction between Essence (of any chosen sort such as Essence, Mentalism, Channeling, etc.) and it's environment. This will have the effect of slowing any of the chosen type of Essence passing through the area, e.g., any spells cast in this area will be saved against at +1 per level of the caster of the Increase Elemental Friction spell, all of the affected spells cast in the area will require 4 times as long to cast. | |||||||||
| spell name: DEC. PRIMAL FRICTION | list name: Friction Mastery | level: 25 | realm: Essence | type: closed essence | spell class: F | duration: 1 minute / level | range: 10'/lvl | area of effect: varies | sourcebook: spell user's companion |
| description: Caster may decrease the friction between Essence (of any chosen sort including Essence, Mentalism, Channeling, etc.) and it's environment. This will have the effect of speeding any of the affected type of Essence passing through the area, e.g., any spells cast in this area will be saved against at -1 per level of the caster of the Increase Elemental Friction spell, all of the affected type spells cast in the area will require 1/4 as long to cast. | |||||||||
| spell name: INC. FRICTION INTERACTION | list name: Friction Mastery | level: 30 | realm: Essence | type: closed essence | spell class: F | duration: 1 minute / level | range: 10'/lvl | area of effect: varies | sourcebook: spell user's companion |
| description: This spell allows the caster to increase the friction between one state (liquid, solid, gas, Primal Essence, elemental, and living) per ten levels of the caster (at 30th level, the caster would be able to increase the friction between three different states). The increase in the friction per state is dependent upon the allowable increase per each of spells for corresponding state (see lower level spells dealing with the increase of friction per state). Amount of affected matter, is dependent upon individual state spells. | |||||||||
| spell name: DEC. FRICTION INTERACTION | list name: Friction Mastery | level: 50 | realm: Essence | type: closed essence | spell class: F | duration: 1 minute / level | range: 10'/lvl | area of effect: varies | sourcebook: spell user's companion |
| description: This spell allows the caster to decrease the friction between one state (liquid, solid, gas, Primal Essence, elemental, and living) per ten levels of the caster (at 30th level, the caster would be able to decrease the friction between three different states). The decrease in the friction per state is dependent upon the allowable decrease per each of spells for corresponding state (e.g., see lower level spells dealing with the decrease of friction per state). Amount of affected matter, is dependent upon individual state spells. | |||||||||