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The Dresden Files => DFRPG => Topic started by: devonapple on July 11, 2011, 11:10:23 PM

Title: Wards for a Focused Practitioner
Post by: devonapple on July 11, 2011, 11:10:23 PM
I have a shadowmancer who has attracted the wrong attention (Black Court) and is finding his wards (veils, really) no longer adequate to the task.

What sort of Ward effects would the community propose I install?
Or would you recommend I stick to Veils, since Rituals (shadow) is only a fair-to-middling damage option?
Title: Re: Wards for a Focused Practitioner
Post by: UmbraLux on July 11, 2011, 11:35:11 PM
Working with the shadow theme wards might cause blindness (at least inside, possibly for some period of time), perhaps stasis or cold, might root an invader in place by his shadow, or even be a barrier of living / summoned shadows attacking anyone who tries to enter.
Title: Re: Wards for a Focused Practitioner
Post by: sinker on July 11, 2011, 11:35:34 PM
I guess that would depend on what kind of shadowmancy you're using in this particular instance. Are we talking the realistic light and darkness sort of shadowmancy, or the more epic fantasy shadow as a physical force sort of shadowmancy?
Title: Re: Wards for a Focused Practitioner
Post by: devonapple on July 11, 2011, 11:58:59 PM
I guess that would depend on what kind of shadowmancy you're using in this particular instance. Are we talking the realistic light and darkness sort of shadowmancy, or the more epic fantasy shadow as a physical force sort of shadowmancy?

I am allowed to bolster my shadows (Channelling) with ectoplasm in order to make Attack evocations, but the GM prefers if I stick to light/darkness.
Title: Re: Wards for a Focused Practitioner
Post by: sinker on July 12, 2011, 12:36:53 AM
Then Umbralux has probably outlined most of it. Although...

might root an invader in place by his shadow,

Working under the concept that a shadow is a representation of someone or something (I.E. a thematic link), you might be able to do all sorts of interesting things.
Title: Re: Wards for a Focused Practitioner
Post by: UmbraLux on July 12, 2011, 02:03:46 AM
Speaking of which, can you steal someone's shadow?  If so, what are the immediate effects?  For longer term, does that stolen shadow meet symbolic link requirements?

Not really looking for answers, just food for thought.   ;D
Title: Re: Wards for a Focused Practitioner
Post by: Sanctaphrax on July 12, 2011, 04:54:20 AM
Perhaps you could cast a ward that causes anyone who walks through it to find themself travelling through an endless black void, making no progress at all.

Mechanically, it's a normal ward. But it fits with the shadow theme.

As for landmines, shadow animation and summoning is good.