Dimension
size, reach, range, and the scaling of effects (merged Expansion & Extension) (formerly Expansion + Extension)
A Fundamental — a Field of Magical Knowledge whose applications reach 100m and last 10min; the usual props are a telescoping rod, or a balloon. Learn it Basic (1 yr) for the easy end, Advanced (3 yr) for the deep.
Its 13 applications, by intensity:
| Application | Int | § |
|---|---|---|
| Reach | 0 | §10B1 |
| Minor Extension | 0 | §11B1 |
| Greater Reach | 1 | §10B2 |
| Lesser Extension | 1 | §11B2 |
| Link | 1 | §11B3 |
| Expansion | 2 | §10A3 |
| Amplification | 2 | §10A4 |
| Extension | 2 | §11A4 |
| Silent Link | 2 | §11A5 |
| Greater Extension | 3 | §11A6 |
| Master Extension | 4 | §11A7 |
| Matrix Creation | 4 | §11A8 |
| Permanence | 5 | §11A9 |
Reach
- Intensity
- 0
- Code
- §10B1
- Source
- expansion
Increase the range or one of the dimensional restrictions of an effect of which this application is a constituent by 25%. (Eg. if the volume affected were 4×4×4, it could be increased to 4×5×4, or the effect's range could be increased by one quarter.) (Fixed.)
Minor Extension
- Intensity
- 0
- Code
- §11B1
- Source
- extension
Increase by 50% the duration of any non-immediate magical effect of which this application is a part (fixed). (Eg. an effect whose normal duration is 10 minutes would last 15 minutes if it had this application added.)
Greater Reach
- Intensity
- 1
- Code
- §10B2
- Source
- expansion
Increase the range or one of the dimensional restrictions of an effect of which this application is a constituent by 100%. (Eg. if the volume affected were 2×2×2, it could be increased to 2×2×4, or the effect's range could be doubled.) (Fixed.)
Lesser Extension
- Intensity
- 1
- Code
- §11B2
- Source
- extension
Quadruple the duration of any non-immediate magical effect of which this application is a part (fixed).
Link
- Intensity
- 1
- Code
- §11B3
- Source
- extension
Increase the duration of any non-immediate magical effect of which this application is a part indefinitely, by paying a continuing fatigue cost for the effect.
The invoker must pay fatigue equal to the energy of the effect (were this application not a part of it) at intervals equal to the effect's normal duration (ie. the duration of the effect without this application).
The effect is then treated as controlled, whether or not it would otherwise be controlled, insofar as the invoker must concentrate on the effect he/she is sustaining or it will dissipate as though its time had elapsed (similarly the invoker may end the effect at any time); this does not prevent the invoker from controlling those aspects of the effect which would normally be controlled otherwise.
The invoker begins paying fatigue when the effect's duration would normally expire. A character maintaining an effect in the above manner cannot regain fatigue by resting.
Expansion
- Intensity
- 2
- Code
- §10A3
- Source
- expansion
Increase/decrease the size of an object (less than 3m×3m×3m) touched by the invoker by up to 50%. The extra mass must be made up by depleting objects in the immediate vicinity of the recipient, or shedding it (as applicable).
This change has a like effect on ST, and so forth, but may cause a living recipient to suffer heart failure: he/she/it must make a PR roll at -1 per expansion (beyond the first) currently affecting him/her/it, each pulse, or lose one point of fatigue (or die of heart failure on a QR10).
(Controlled or fixed, bestowed.)
Amplification
- Intensity
- 2
- Code
- §10A4
- Source
- expansion
Increase/decrease any one numerical constraint on the effects of an application which is part of the same effect as this application by up to 50%. This application may not be used to modify the parameters of (this or other) applications of the Expansion fundamental, nor to alter the duration of an effect. (Bestowed.)
Extension
- Intensity
- 2
- Code
- §11A4
- Source
- extension
Increase, by a factor of twenty, the duration of any non-immediate magical effect of which this application is a part (fixed).
Silent Link
- Intensity
- 2
- Code
- §11A5
- Source
- extension
As Link (§11B3), but the invoker need not concentrate on the effect in order to maintain it — he/she need merely continue to pay its fatigue requirements.
Greater Extension
- Intensity
- 3
- Code
- §11A6
- Source
- extension
Increase, by a factor of two hundred, the duration of any non-immediate magical effect of which this application is a part (fixed).
Master Extension
- Intensity
- 4
- Code
- §11A7
- Source
- extension
Increase, by a factor of twenty-five hundred, the duration of any non-immediate magical effect of which this application is a part (fixed).
Matrix Creation
- Intensity
- 4
- Code
- §11A8
- Source
- extension
Create a "matrix" for any effect of which this application is a part, in some chosen object within range.
The matrix may be used by a character to invoke the effect (without this application) by performing the number of incant actions which would normally be required to invoke it (ie. its energy were this application not a part of it) while holding (and pointing, or whatever) the object containing the matrix.
The use of any matrix, even one made by a sorceror, requires the presence of the props associated with its component applications. Non-consumed props may be incorporated into the matrix; consumed props will have to be supplied by the user.
After performing the requisite number of incant actions, the matrix user makes an Incant roll as though invoking the effect him/herself (even a non-magician may do this):
- QR1-4 — successful invocation.
- QR7 — successful invocation (although the effect will be very easy to resist), and a D20 backfire.
- QR10 — a D100 backfire, and the destruction of the matrix.
Optional (even if Casting is in use): Casting can be used instead of Incantation, as above, by performing a single Cast action.
Note: after attempting (successfully or otherwise) the invocation of an effect including this application, the magician will be extremely fatigued, suffering a -1 modifier to all activity; to recover, he/she must pay 50 EPs, and rest for at least one week, without interruption.
Permanence
- Intensity
- 5
- Code
- §11A9
- Source
- extension
Render permanent any non-immediate magical effect of which this application is a part. Any applications contained in an effect of which this application is part may be treated as bestowed (fixed). !!!
Note: after attempting (successfully or otherwise) the invocation of an effect including this application, the magician will be extremely fatigued, suffering a -1 modifier to all activity; to recover, he/she must pay 100 EPs, and rest for at least one month, without interruption.