Editing Paradox (section)

==Paradox Spirits==

Occasionally, a mage’s gross violation of reality draws down some sort of offended force. These beings manifest to punish the mage for hubris, and perhaps to force the mage to learn something from his errors.

If the Paradox Judge feels that it’s appropriate, a mage may suffer a visit from a Paradox spirit. Such a spirit typically manifests in a form appropriate to the magic used (such as a hovering flame for Forces or an old man for Time)and wreaks havoc upon the unfortunate with its powers. Some can materialize physically. Others simply hamper the mage’s Effects or create nuisance effects of their own. The most dangerous may actually kill a mage or carry her off to some distant Paradox Realm.

There’s no hard-and-fast rule for a Paradox spirit. In general, a Paradox spirit should have Traits equivalent to the mage, scaled up if the Paradox was large. For a Paradox Backlash over 10 Traits, the spirit might have twice the Traits of the mage. For a Paradox Backlash of 20 or more Traits, the spirit will probably have quadruple the mage’s power level and be nigh-unstoppable.

Paradox spirits are typically immune to the Sphere that was used to cause the Paradox that drew their attention. That is, if a mage botches a Forces spell horribly and a Paradox spirit appears, it’s probably immune to Forces. Furthermore, a Paradox spirit cannot be summoned, commanded or banished with Spirit magic.