Absorption
Playtest 3.2 / 4th Ed Build Cost: N/A
Purchase: Granted by Auras Rank 3
Tagged: No
Duration: Latent
Skill Type: Spell
Prerequisites: Auras Rank 3
Skill List: Mage Basic Career
Skill Rules & Full Description
Spell Verbal: "I Weave a Protective and Warding Aura of ...Absorption"
Cost: 8 Power Points • Duration: Latent
- When invoked, an Absorption spell negates the effect of a spell. Also, the actual, modified Power Points used to cast the negated spell are given to the character. This spell will not give a character any Power Points if they do not have the Power Point skill, nor will it give a character more Power Points than their normal Power Point maximum.
- If a character uses an Absorption to stop an area of effect spell that does not strike them directly, the effect is stopped but the character gains no Power Points. For example, a character wishes to safely cross a Wall of Flame spell. They can call their Absorption to protect themselves from the damage, but gain no Power Points.
- An Absorption will stop magical spell like effects including those from Nature Magic and Spell Songs, but in these cases, the effect is stopped but the character gains no Power Points from the spell even if the character is a Druid or Spell Singer.
Granted by Rank Skill: Auras Rank 3
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Prerequisite & Progression Tree: Absorption
Current Skill Skill Node General Requirement
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n_absorption["Absorption"]
class n_absorption target;
click n_absorption "/rules/skills/absorption" "View Absorption"
n_auras_rank_3["Auras Rank 3"]
class n_auras_rank_3 skillNode;
click n_auras_rank_3 "/rules/skills/auras-rank-3" "View Auras Rank 3"
n_auras_rank_2["Auras Rank 2"]
class n_auras_rank_2 skillNode;
click n_auras_rank_2 "/rules/skills/auras-rank-2" "View Auras Rank 2"
n_auras_rank_1["Auras Rank 1"]
class n_auras_rank_1 skillNode;
click n_auras_rank_1 "/rules/skills/auras-rank-1" "View Auras Rank 1"
n_power_points["50 Power Points"]
class n_power_points skillNode;
click n_power_points "/rules/skills/power-points" "View 50 Power Points"
n_level_3(["level 3"])
class n_level_3 reqNode;
n_level_5(["level 5"])
class n_level_5 reqNode;
n_auras_rank_3 --> n_absorption
n_auras_rank_2 --> n_auras_rank_3
n_auras_rank_1 --> n_auras_rank_2
n_power_points --> n_auras_rank_1
n_power_points --> n_auras_rank_2
n_level_3 --> n_auras_rank_2
n_power_points --> n_auras_rank_3
n_level_5 --> n_auras_rank_3
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