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Looking at T3, I think I might have to go with  Form-Technique (Substantive - Verb) combinations to bring some order to power shticks. We used this idea a lot in Malleus. 
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The idea is to make a template page for each Form/Technique combination. Then there are combination pages using these template pages for each form and technique that list all the powers you gain access to by learning a particular form or technique. Note that there can be more than one power for each combination, and some pages might have none.
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To learn powers, you first pay a to open either a form or technique, then to open each power you thus gained access to. This is to discourage but not prohibit cherry-picking.
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* [[Blast (Action Powers Technique) | Blast]] - Uses the form to attack.
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* [[Detect (Action Powers Technique) | Detect]] - Detects or analyzes the form, or uses the form to gather information in some way.
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* [[Dispel (Action Powers Technique) | Dispel]] - Destroys or dispels the form. This is generally not simple disintegration, but more subtle.
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* [[Emote (Action Powers Technique) | Emote]] - Impose moods associated with the form on creatures.
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* [[Imbue (Action Powers Technique) | Imbue]] - Imbues creatures with the form, which generally gives them some new abilities and or resistances but not a physical change.
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* [[Move (Action Powers Technique) | Move]] - Move the from about, or use the form to move.
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* [[Shapeshift (Action Powers Technique) | Shapeshift]] - Changes creatures into something of the form, wholly or partially.
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* [[Summon (Action Powers Technique) | Summon]] - Summons and controls creatures related to the form.
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* [[Transmute (Action Powers Technique) | Transmute]] - Conjures or transforms objects tied to the form.
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==Techniques==
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==Forms==
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These are the substances or subjects you can work magic upon.
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===Element===
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These are the basic building-blocks of the material world.
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* [[Air (Action Powers Form) | Air]]
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* [[Fire (Action Powers Form) | Fire]]
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* [[Earth (Action Powers Form) | Earth]]
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* [[Water (Action Powers Form) | Water]]
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===Manifestations===
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These are shapes and variants that the elements can take.
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* [[Animal (Action Powers Form) | Animal]]
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* [[Plant (Action Powers Form) | Plant]]
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* [[Ice (Action Powers Form) | Ice]]
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* [[Illusion (Action Powers Form) | Illusion]]
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===Ethos===
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These are moral aspects of reality.
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* [[Darkness (Action Powers Form) | Darkness]]
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* [[Flux (Action Powers Form) | Flux]]
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* [[Order (Action Powers Form) | Order]]
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* [[Light (Action Powers Form) | Light]]
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===Origin===
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These are metaforms for the four power origins; many of the powers here are specialized against one origin or affect the powers of one origin only.
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* [[Gifts (Action Powers Form) | Gifts]]
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* [[Magic (Action Powers Form) | Magic]]
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* [[Divine (Action Powers Form) | Divine]]
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* [[Technology (Action Powers Form) | Technology]]
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=== Essences ===
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These are mystic essences that imbue existence but are hard to observe or quantify.
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* [[Death (Action Powers Form) | Death]]
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* [[Life (Action Powers Form) | Life]]
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* [[Folk (Action Powers Form) | Folk]]
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* [[Time (Action Powers Form) | Time]]
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==Technique - Form Table ==
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This table shows all the Form - Technique combinations and links to the template page of each. This is where the actual power descriptions are written down and edited. It is generally easier to read the descriptions of the respective Forms and Techniques on their own pages, where all the techniques of each are gathered together.
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|||'''Blast'''|||'''Detect'''|||'''Dispel'''|||'''Emote'''|||'''Imbue'''|||'''Move'''|||'''Shapeshift'''|||'''Summon'''|||'''Transmute'''
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||'''Air'''|||[[Blast Air (Action Powers) | Blast Air]]|||[[Detect Air (Action Powers) | Detect Air]]|||[[Dispel Air (Action Powers) | Dispel Air]]|||[[Emote Air (Action Powers) | Emote Air]]|||[[Imbue Air (Action Powers) | Imbue Air]]|||[[Move Air (Action Powers) | Move Air]]|||[[Shapeshift Air (Action Powers) | Shapeshift Air]]|||[[Summon Air (Action Powers) | Summon Air]]|||[[Transmute Air (Action Powers) | Transmute Air]]
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||'''Earth'''|||[[Blast Earth (Action Powers) | Blast Earth]]|||[[Detect Earth (Action Powers) | Detect Earth]]|||[[Dispel Earth (Action Powers) | Dispel Earth]]|||[[Emote Earth (Action Powers) | Emote Earth]]|||[[Imbue Earth (Action Powers) | Imbue Earth]]|||[[Move Earth (Action Powers) | Move Earth]]|||[[Shapeshift Earth (Action Powers) | Shapeshift Earth]]|||[[Summon Earth (Action Powers) | Summon Earth]]|||[[Transmute Earth (Action Powers) | Transmute Earth]]
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||'''Fire'''|||[[Blast Fire (Action Powers) | Blast Fire]]|||[[Detect Fire (Action Powers) | Detect Fire]]|||[[Dispel Fire (Action Powers) | Dispel Fire]]|||[[Emote Fire (Action Powers) | Emote Fire]]|||[[Imbue Fire (Action Powers) | Imbue Fire]]|||[[Move Fire (Action Powers) | Move Fire]]|||[[Shapeshift Fire (Action Powers) | Shapeshift Fire]]|||[[Summon Fire (Action Powers) | Summon Fire]]|||[[Transmute Fire (Action Powers) | Transmute Fire]]
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||'''Water'''|||[[Blast Water (Action Powers) | Blast Water]]|||[[Detect Water (Action Powers) | Detect Water]]|||[[Dispel Water (Action Powers) | Dispel Water]]|||[[Emote Water (Action Powers) | Emote Water]]|||[[Imbue Water (Action Powers) | Imbue Water]]|||[[Move Water (Action Powers) | Move Water]]|||[[Shapeshift Water (Action Powers) | Shapeshift Water]]|||[[Summon Water (Action Powers) | Summon Water]]|||[[Transmute Water (Action Powers) | Transmute Water]]
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||'''Animal'''|||[[Blast Animal (Action Powers) | Blast Animal]]|||[[Detect Animal (Action Powers) | Detect Animal]]|||[[Dispel Animal (Action Powers) | Dispel Animal]]|||[[Emote Animal (Action Powers) | Emote Animal]]|||[[Imbue Animal (Action Powers) | Imbue Animal]]|||[[Move Animal (Action Powers) | Move Animal]]|||[[Shapeshift Animal (Action Powers) | Shapeshift Animal]]|||[[Summon Animal (Action Powers) | Summon Animal]]|||[[Transmute Animal (Action Powers) | Transmute Animal]]
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||'''Plant'''|||[[Blast Plant (Action Powers) | Blast Plant]]|||[[Detect Plant (Action Powers) | Detect Plant]]|||[[Dispel Plant (Action Powers) | Dispel Plant]]|||[[Emote Plant (Action Powers) | Emote Plant]]|||[[Imbue Plant (Action Powers) | Imbue Plant]]|||[[Move Plant (Action Powers) | Move Plant]]|||[[Shapeshift Plant (Action Powers) | Shapeshift Plant]]|||[[Summon Plant (Action Powers) | Summon Plant]]|||[[Transmute Plant (Action Powers) | Transmute Plant]]
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||'''Ice'''|||[[Blast Ice (Action Powers) | Blast Ice]]|||[[Detect Ice (Action Powers) | Detect Ice]]|||[[Dispel Ice (Action Powers) | Dispel Ice]]|||[[Emote Ice (Action Powers) | Emote Ice]]|||[[Imbue Ice (Action Powers) | Imbue Ice]]|||[[Move Ice (Action Powers) | Move Ice]]|||[[Shapeshift Ice (Action Powers) | Shapeshift Ice]]|||[[Summon Ice (Action Powers) | Summon Ice]]|||[[Transmute Ice (Action Powers) | Transmute Ice]]
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||'''Illusion'''|||[[Blast Illusion (Action Powers) | Blast Illusion]]|||[[Detect Illusion (Action Powers) | Detect Illusion]]|||[[Dispel Illusion (Action Powers) | Dispel Illusion]]|||[[Emote Illusion (Action Powers) | Emote Illusion]]|||[[Imbue Illusion (Action Powers) | Imbue Illusion]]|||[[Move Illusion (Action Powers) | Move Illusion]]|||[[Shapeshift Illusion (Action Powers) | Shapeshift Illusion]]|||[[Summon Illusion (Action Powers) | Summon Illusion]]|||[[Transmute Illusion (Action Powers) | Transmute Illusion]]
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||'''Dark'''|||[[Blast Dark (Action Powers) | Blast Dark]]|||[[Detect Dark (Action Powers) | Detect Dark]]|||[[Dispel Dark (Action Powers) | Dispel Dark]]|||[[Emote Dark (Action Powers) | Emote Dark]]|||[[Imbue Dark (Action Powers) | Imbue Dark]]|||[[Move Dark (Action Powers) | Move Dark]]|||[[Shapeshift Dark (Action Powers) | Shapeshift Dark]]|||[[Summon Dark (Action Powers) | Summon Dark]]|||[[Transmute Dark (Action Powers) | Transmute Dark]]
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||'''Flux'''|||[[Blast Flux (Action Powers) | Blast Flux]]|||[[Detect Flux (Action Powers) | Detect Flux]]|||[[Dispel Flux (Action Powers) | Dispel Flux]]|||[[Emote Flux (Action Powers) | Emote Flux]]|||[[Imbue Flux (Action Powers) | Imbue Flux]]|||[[Move Flux (Action Powers) | Move Flux]]|||[[Shapeshift Flux (Action Powers) | Shapeshift Flux]]|||[[Summon Flux (Action Powers) | Summon Flux]]|||[[Transmute Flux (Action Powers) | Transmute Flux]]
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||'''Order'''|||[[Blast Order (Action Powers) | Blast Order]]|||[[Detect Order (Action Powers) | Detect Order]]|||[[Dispel Order (Action Powers) | Dispel Order]]|||[[Emote Order (Action Powers) | Emote Order]]|||[[Imbue Order (Action Powers) | Imbue Order]]|||[[Move Order (Action Powers) | Move Order]]|||[[Shapeshift Order (Action Powers) | Shapeshift Order]]|||[[Summon Order (Action Powers) | Summon Order]]|||[[Transmute Order (Action Powers) | Transmute Order]]
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||'''Light'''|||[[Blast Light (Action Powers) | Blast Light]]|||[[Detect Light (Action Powers) | Detect Light]]|||[[Dispel Light (Action Powers) | Dispel Light]]|||[[Emote Light (Action Powers) | Emote Light]]|||[[Imbue Light (Action Powers) | Imbue Light]]|||[[Move Light (Action Powers) | Move Light]]|||[[Shapeshift Light (Action Powers) | Shapeshift Light]]|||[[Summon Light (Action Powers) | Summon Light]]|||[[Transmute Light (Action Powers) | Transmute Light]]
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||'''Gifts'''|||[[Blast Gifts (Action Powers) | Blast Gifts]]|||[[Detect Gifts (Action Powers) | Detect Gifts]]|||[[Dispel Gifts (Action Powers) | Dispel Gifts]]|||[[Emote Gifts (Action Powers) | Emote Gifts]]|||[[Imbue Gifts (Action Powers) | Imbue Gifts]]|||[[Move Gifts (Action Powers) | Move Gifts]]|||[[Shapeshift Gifts (Action Powers) | Shapeshift Gifts]]|||[[Summon Gifts (Action Powers) | Summon Gifts]]|||[[Transmute Gifts (Action Powers) | Transmute Gifts]]
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||'''Magic'''|||[[Blast Magic (Action Powers) | Blast Magic]]|||[[Detect Magic (Action Powers) | Detect Magic]]|||[[Dispel Magic (Action Powers) | Dispel Magic]]|||[[Emote Magic (Action Powers) | Emote Magic]]|||[[Imbue Magic (Action Powers) | Imbue Magic]]|||[[Move Magic (Action Powers) | Move Magic]]|||[[Shapeshift Magic (Action Powers) | Shapeshift Magic]]|||[[Summon Magic (Action Powers) | Summon Magic]]|||[[Transmute Magic (Action Powers) | Transmute Magic]]
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||'''Divine'''|||[[Blast Divine (Action Powers) | Blast Divine]]|||[[Detect Divine (Action Powers) | Detect Divine]]|||[[Dispel Divine (Action Powers) | Dispel Divine]]|||[[Emote Divine (Action Powers) | Emote Divine]]|||[[Imbue Divine (Action Powers) | Imbue Divine]]|||[[Move Divine (Action Powers) | Move Divine]]|||[[Shapeshift Divine (Action Powers) | Shapeshift Divine]]|||[[Summon Divine (Action Powers) | Summon Divine]]|||[[Transmute Divine (Action Powers) | Transmute Divine]]
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||'''Tech'''|||[[Blast Tech (Action Powers) | Blast Tech]]|||[[Detect Tech (Action Powers) | Detect Tech]]|||[[Dispel Tech (Action Powers) | Dispel Tech]]|||[[Emote Tech (Action Powers) | Emote Tech]]|||[[Imbue Tech (Action Powers) | Imbue Tech]]|||[[Move Tech (Action Powers) | Move Tech]]|||[[Shapeshift Tech (Action Powers) | Shapeshift Tech]]|||[[Summon Tech (Action Powers) | Summon Tech]]|||[[Transmute Tech (Action Powers) | Transmute Tech]]
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||'''Death'''|||[[Blast Death (Action Powers) | Blast Death]]|||[[Detect Death (Action Powers) | Detect Death]]|||[[Dispel Death (Action Powers) | Dispel Death]]|||[[Emote Death (Action Powers) | Emote Death]]|||[[Imbue Death (Action Powers) | Imbue Death]]|||[[Move Death (Action Powers) | Move Death]]|||[[Shapeshift Death (Action Powers) | Shapeshift Death]]|||[[Summon Death (Action Powers) | Summon Death]]|||[[Transmute Death (Action Powers) | Transmute Death]]
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||'''Life'''|||[[Blast Life (Action Powers) | Blast Life]]|||[[Detect Life (Action Powers) | Detect Life]]|||[[Dispel Life (Action Powers) | Dispel Life]]|||[[Emote Life (Action Powers) | Emote Life]]|||[[Imbue Life (Action Powers) | Imbue Life]]|||[[Move Life (Action Powers) | Move Life]]|||[[Shapeshift Life (Action Powers) | Shapeshift Life]]|||[[Summon Life (Action Powers) | Summon Life]]|||[[Transmute Life (Action Powers) | Transmute Life]]
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||'''Mind'''|||[[Blast Mind (Action Powers) | Blast Mind]]|||[[Detect Mind (Action Powers) | Detect Mind]]|||[[Dispel Mind (Action Powers) | Dispel Mind]]|||[[Emote Mind (Action Powers) | Emote Mind]]|||[[Imbue Mind (Action Powers) | Imbue Mind]]|||[[Move Mind (Action Powers) | Move Mind]]|||[[Shapeshift Mind (Action Powers) | Shapeshift Mind]]|||[[Summon Mind (Action Powers) | Summon Mind]]|||[[Transmute Mind (Action Powers) | Transmute Mind]]
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||'''Time'''|||[[Blast Time (Action Powers) | Blast Time]]|||[[Detect Time (Action Powers) | Detect Time]]|||[[Dispel Time (Action Powers) | Dispel Time]]|||[[Emote Time (Action Powers) | Emote Time]]|||[[Imbue Time (Action Powers) | Imbue Time]]|||[[Move Time (Action Powers) | Move Time]]|||[[Shapeshift Time (Action Powers) | Shapeshift Time]]|||[[Summon Time (Action Powers) | Summon Time]]|||[[Transmute Time (Action Powers) | Transmute Time]]
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[[Category:Action Powers]]

Revision as of 14:54, 18 October 2007

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Looking at T3, I think I might have to go with Form-Technique (Substantive - Verb) combinations to bring some order to power shticks. We used this idea a lot in Malleus.

The idea is to make a template page for each Form/Technique combination. Then there are combination pages using these template pages for each form and technique that list all the powers you gain access to by learning a particular form or technique. Note that there can be more than one power for each combination, and some pages might have none.

To learn powers, you first pay a to open either a form or technique, then to open each power you thus gained access to. This is to discourage but not prohibit cherry-picking.


  • Blast - Uses the form to attack.
  • Detect - Detects or analyzes the form, or uses the form to gather information in some way.
  • Dispel - Destroys or dispels the form. This is generally not simple disintegration, but more subtle.
  • Emote - Impose moods associated with the form on creatures.
  • Imbue - Imbues creatures with the form, which generally gives them some new abilities and or resistances but not a physical change.
  • Move - Move the from about, or use the form to move.
  • Shapeshift - Changes creatures into something of the form, wholly or partially.
  • Summon - Summons and controls creatures related to the form.
  • Transmute - Conjures or transforms objects tied to the form.


Techniques

Forms

These are the substances or subjects you can work magic upon.

Element

These are the basic building-blocks of the material world.

Manifestations

These are shapes and variants that the elements can take.

Ethos

These are moral aspects of reality.

Origin

These are metaforms for the four power origins; many of the powers here are specialized against one origin or affect the powers of one origin only.

Essences

These are mystic essences that imbue existence but are hard to observe or quantify.

Technique - Form Table

This table shows all the Form - Technique combinations and links to the template page of each. This is where the actual power descriptions are written down and edited. It is generally easier to read the descriptions of the respective Forms and Techniques on their own pages, where all the techniques of each are gathered together.

Blast Detect Dispel Emote Imbue Move Shapeshift Summon Transmute
Air Blast Air Detect Air Dispel Air Emote Air Imbue Air Move Air Shapeshift Air Summon Air Transmute Air
Earth Blast Earth Detect Earth Dispel Earth Emote Earth Imbue Earth Move Earth Shapeshift Earth Summon Earth Transmute Earth
Fire Blast Fire Detect Fire Dispel Fire Emote Fire Imbue Fire Move Fire Shapeshift Fire Summon Fire Transmute Fire
Water Blast Water Detect Water Dispel Water Emote Water Imbue Water Move Water Shapeshift Water Summon Water Transmute Water
Animal Blast Animal Detect Animal Dispel Animal Emote Animal Imbue Animal Move Animal Shapeshift Animal Summon Animal Transmute Animal
Plant Blast Plant Detect Plant Dispel Plant Emote Plant Imbue Plant Move Plant Shapeshift Plant Summon Plant Transmute Plant
Ice Blast Ice Detect Ice Dispel Ice Emote Ice Imbue Ice Move Ice Shapeshift Ice Summon Ice Transmute Ice
Illusion Blast Illusion Detect Illusion Dispel Illusion Emote Illusion Imbue Illusion Move Illusion Shapeshift Illusion Summon Illusion Transmute Illusion
Dark Blast Dark Detect Dark Dispel Dark Emote Dark Imbue Dark Move Dark Shapeshift Dark Summon Dark Transmute Dark
Flux Blast Flux Detect Flux Dispel Flux Emote Flux Imbue Flux Move Flux Shapeshift Flux Summon Flux Transmute Flux
Order Blast Order Detect Order Dispel Order Emote Order Imbue Order Move Order Shapeshift Order Summon Order Transmute Order
Light Blast Light Detect Light Dispel Light Emote Light Imbue Light Move Light Shapeshift Light Summon Light Transmute Light
Gifts Blast Gifts Detect Gifts Dispel Gifts Emote Gifts Imbue Gifts Move Gifts Shapeshift Gifts Summon Gifts Transmute Gifts
Magic Blast Magic Detect Magic Dispel Magic Emote Magic Imbue Magic Move Magic Shapeshift Magic Summon Magic Transmute Magic
Divine Blast Divine Detect Divine Dispel Divine Emote Divine Imbue Divine Move Divine Shapeshift Divine Summon Divine Transmute Divine
Tech Blast Tech Detect Tech Dispel Tech Emote Tech Imbue Tech Move Tech Shapeshift Tech Summon Tech Transmute Tech
Death Blast Death Detect Death Dispel Death Emote Death Imbue Death Move Death Shapeshift Death Summon Death Transmute Death
Life Blast Life Detect Life Dispel Life Emote Life Imbue Life Move Life Shapeshift Life Summon Life Transmute Life
Mind Blast Mind Detect Mind Dispel Mind Emote Mind Imbue Mind Move Mind Shapeshift Mind Summon Mind Transmute Mind
Time Blast Time Detect Time Dispel Time Emote Time Imbue Time Move Time Shapeshift Time Summon Time Transmute Time
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