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Who has been making this mistake? I haven't noticed anyone doing it.
Very likely, I'm going to re-introduce several Engineering (personal Gadget and Universal Gadget) and Science (Scientific Invention, Weird Science, Mad Science) skill related stunts from the Spirit of the Century rules, so we can emulate the ghostbusting gear.
Otherwise, they collective set of gear -- proton pack, ghost trap, PKE meter, etc -- could feasibly be considered a single "Item of Power", I suppose.
No problem. You just take several scenes. That's what you spend your whole day doing. Even better with specializations/focus items in Conjuration.
I would be very interested to see mechanics for the ghostbusters.
I can see 2 ways to deal with this.
First, if you need to rely on evocation alone, it would be either a two step spell, first laying down a maneuver like 'loose sand' and then tagging it for a bonus on the second spell to get more power out. Or you can just do it as a single spell, using your higher bonus and just narrating it as a double effect spell.
The second, and I think the way Harry has done it would be sponsored magic and the 'thaum at evos speed' thing, because a multi effect spell would be easier wih thaum.
In essence though, you can use a trillion effects in one spell, as long, as it stays within the rules of the spells. A fireball does the same damage as a frostfireball. The only thing that might change is, that different spell effects might offer different ways to incorporate aspects. An air spell could invoke 'loose sand' easily, fir would have a harder time.
Oh, ha-ha. Here I am trying to have a serious discussion about fictional characters using their fictional superpowers to make fictional money so they can live like real people and here you guys are making jokes. Real classy, guys.
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However, it is not said if it crosses the boundary into the Nevernever. Personally, I would say not immediately. However, if a building was set on fire and a lot of people died tragically, then that site would probably burn for some eternity in the Nevernever...
The Chinese Have A Lot Of Hells Lo Pan is a Jade Court vampire, and has been hiding and gathering is strength in Chicago since a humiliating debacle in San Fransisco 25 years ago.
I thought old-fashioned was turning led into gold...
Rip open a door in the nevernever and punt the loup garou through.
Mina wasn't either of those things; that was Lucy.
I see going into the NeverNever when the whole room is on fire as a terminally bad idea. Remember, the place you go to on the other side reflects where you are now. So it would probably be even hotter there.
Depending on the Shield. I could see ways for an Spirit/Force shield to protect against those things.
Use Spirit to go to the NeverNever.Thaumaturgy, not evocation (YW282). Not bad thinking though. Air or water to smother the flames or fire to directly draw the heat from the flames (yeah, it's a bit kemmlerian in application but I might be able to be talked into it because of multiple uses by harry to freeze water with a fire spell). Spirit evocation though? Can't think of anything for either spirit or earth off the top of my head that doesn't involve ripping yourself an escape route.
Not even water can do that, right?Earth can. Once it's in place, an earth wall is just plain, ordinary dirt.
Use Spirit to backtrack the magic to its source?Again, Thaumaturgy, not evocation (Divination, YW275). And I'm not even sure what good being able to locate the source of magic would do to get you down or unpinned/squashed dead . Being able to retaliate with Earth solves the issue on either count. Air could be used to actually fly in low-G but I wouldn't allow shifts for duration or anything beyond extremely simple actions. Fire would be only as useful as water or spirit though in that it could really only be used to block LoS until the duration shifts ran out or attack in return at some serious negatives once the Squashed/Floating aspect gets compelled.
Once Dracula forced Mina to drink his blood, she was affected by holy symbols like vampires were, and Van Hesling suspected she'd rise if she died before he did. So there's half state in that sense; it didn't give her any abilities or impose any bloodthirst though, so it's hard to see what the tattoos would be needed to guard against.