Editing The Spheres (section)

=FORCES=

The most vulgar and dynamic mages are those who study Forces. Every universal power and energy is the bailiwick of this Sphere. Through Forces, a mage manipulates fire, light, electricity, sound and their opposites cold, darkness, stillness and silence. Every force is essentially a Pattern of Quintessence in motion. With this magic, the mage senses and manipulates those Patterns.

Different forces have different Effects. If you hit someone with electricity, the damage is bashing, but it penetrates most armor. You will usually incapacitate a foe before killing. Kinetic damage can be bashing or lethal at your choice, depending on whether you spread it over an area or strike in a point or edge. Extreme cold inflicts lethal damage. Fire damage is aggravated. Silence or darkness “damage” causes the subject to lose the sense in question for the duration of the Effect. The Forces Sphere tends to inflict a lot of damage compared to other Spheres,and it has other special combat Effects as well (such as setting things on fire or crushing them).