Touch
created and illusory touch and tactile sensation (formerly Tactile Sensations)
A Fundamental — a Field of Magical Knowledge whose applications reach 50m and last 10min; the usual props are a feather, or a fan. Learn it Basic (1 yr) for the easy end, Advanced (3 yr) for the deep.
Its 6 applications, by intensity:
| Application | Int | § |
|---|---|---|
| Light Touch | 0 | §21B1 |
| Sharp Touch | 1 | §21B2 |
| Painful Touch | 2 | §21A3 |
| Numb | 2 | §21A4 |
| Agonizing Touch | 3 | §21A5 |
| Suppress Pain | 3 | §21A6 |
Light Touch
- Intensity
- 0
- Code
- §21B1
- Source
- tactile_sensations
Inflict or remove a sensation equivalent in intensity to a light touch, a ST1 grasp/push, or a gentle cool/warm breeze (controlled).
Sharp Touch
- Intensity
- 1
- Code
- §21B2
- Source
- tactile_sensations
Inflict or remove a sensation equivalent in intensity to a jab, prod, poke, a ST5 grasp/push, a scald (all having DC≤1), or one's purse being cut (controlled).
Painful Touch
- Intensity
- 2
- Code
- §21A3
- Source
- tactile_sensations
Inflict or remove a sensation equal to a sharp blow, a burn, a ST9 grasp/push, or a bite (DC4, controlled).
Numb
- Intensity
- 2
- Code
- §21A4
- Source
- tactile_sensations
Numb a target, improving his/her/its Pain Resistance rolls by +2, but penalising any tasks involving DX or DX-dependent skills by -1 (fixed, bestowed).
Agonizing Touch
- Intensity
- 3
- Code
- §21A5
- Source
- tactile_sensations
Inflict or remove a sensation equal to a large impact, a large creature's bite, a mighty blow, a coronary, a ST15 grasp/push, or the effects of a class C or P1 poison (DC8, controlled).
Suppress Pain
- Intensity
- 3
- Code
- §21A6
- Source
- tactile_sensations
Render a character unaware of pain: not stunned by damage, does not suffer negative modifiers for light wound status, and incurs -1 for medium and -2 for heavy wound status; suffers a -2 penalty to all rolls versus DX or DX-dependent skills (fixed).