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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 are generally more than one power for each combination, but some might have none.
 
  
 
To learn powers, you first pay to open the form, then to open each power you thus gained access to. This is to discourage but not prohibit cherry-picking.
 
To learn powers, you first pay to open the form, then to open each power you thus gained access to. This is to discourage but not prohibit cherry-picking.
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| '''Technique '''|| '''Skill '''|| '''Description '''
 
| '''Technique '''|| '''Skill '''|| '''Description '''
 
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| [[Blast (Action Powers Technique) | Blast]] ||[[Shoot (Action) | Shoot]]|| Uses the form to attack.
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| [[Blast (Action Powers Technique) | Blast]] ||[[Shoot (Action) | Shoot]]|| Uses the form to attack at range or over an area.
 
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| [[Detect (Action Powers Technique) | Detect]] ||[[Spot (Action) | Spot]]|| Detects or analyzes the form, or uses the form to gather information in some way.
 
| [[Detect (Action Powers Technique) | Detect]] ||[[Spot (Action) | Spot]]|| Detects or analyzes the form, or uses the form to gather information in some way.
 
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| [[Dispel (Action Powers Technique) | Dispel]] ||[[Know (Action) | Know ]]|| Destroys or dispels the form. This is generally not simple disintegration, but more subtle.
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| [[Dispel (Action Powers Technique) | Dispel]] ||[[Know (Action) | Know ]]|| Destroys, dispels, or modifies the form. This is generally not simple disintegration, but more subtle.
 
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| [[Emote (Action Powers Technique) | Emote]] ||[[Charm (Action) | Charm]]|| Impose moods associated with the form on creatures.
 
| [[Emote (Action Powers Technique) | Emote]] ||[[Charm (Action) | Charm]]|| Impose moods associated with the form on creatures.
 
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| [[Imbue (Action Powers Technique) | Imbue]] ||[[Melee (Action) | Melee]]|| Imbues creatures with the form, which generally gives them some new abilities and or resistances but not a physical change.
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| [[Imbue (Action Powers Technique) | Imbue]] ||[[Melee (Action) | Melee]]|| Imbues creatures with the form, which generally gives them some new melee attacks or maneuvers but is not a shape change.
 
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| [[Move (Action Powers Technique) | Move]] ||[[Ride (Action) | Ride]]|| Move the from about, or use the form to move.
 
| [[Move (Action Powers Technique) | Move]] ||[[Ride (Action) | Ride]]|| Move the from about, or use the form to move.
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==Forms==
 
==Forms==
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These are the substances or subjects you can work magic upon.
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These are the substances or subjects you can work magic upon. Each form is learned as a separate schtick. This lets you learn powers related to the form, and gives access to a cantrip.
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=== Cantrips ===
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A minor power of each Form, allowing small tricks and useful for creating atmosphere. Cantrips have less power than powers or schticks but are flexible. The tasks given in the description of each cantrip is only a start, but all cantrips require skill rolls to a cheive. Sometimes a cantrip can act as an enabler for a stunt, but such stunts should always be inside the scope of the normal [[Stunt_(Action)|Stunt Rules]].
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== Groups of Forms ==
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For convenience, forms have been grouped from the most basic and elemental to the most esoteric and mysterious. Many [[Power_Rules_(Action)#Tradition|Traditions]] put great stock in this order, considering certain forms more noble than others, but it is really mostly a matter of convenience. Forms early in the list tend to have simpler powers that are more direct and easy to use, but no more powerful or of more utility.
  
 
===Elements===
 
===Elements===
 
These are the basic building-blocks of the material world.  
 
These are the basic building-blocks of the material world.  
  
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[[Air (Action Powers Form) | Air]] - [[Earth (Action Powers Form) | Earth]] - [[Fire (Action Powers Form) | Fire]] - [[Water (Action Powers Form) | Water]]
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[[Air (Action Powers Form) | Air]]  
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- [[Earth (Action Powers Form) | Earth]]  
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- [[Fire (Action Powers Form) | Fire]]  
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- [[Water (Action Powers Form) | Water]]
  
 
===Manifestations===
 
===Manifestations===
 
These are shapes and variants that the elements can take.
 
These are shapes and variants that the elements can take.
  
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[[Animal (Action Powers Form) | Animal]] - [[Plant (Action Powers Form) | Plant]] - [[Metal (Action Powers Form) | Metal]] - [[Ice (Action Powers Form) | Ice]] - [[Illusion (Action Powers Form) | Illusion]]
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[[Animal (Action Powers Form) | Animal]]  
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- [[Plant (Action Powers Form) | Plant]]  
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- [[Metal (Action Powers Form) | Metal]]  
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- [[Ice (Action Powers Form) | Ice]]  
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- [[Illusion (Action Powers Form) | Illusion]]
  
 
===Ethos===
 
===Ethos===
 
These are moral aspects of reality.
 
These are moral aspects of reality.
  
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[[Darkness (Action Powers Form) | Darkness]] - [[Flux (Action Powers Form) | Flux]]
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[[Darkness (Action Powers Form) | Darkness]]  
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- [[Flux (Action Powers Form) | Flux]]
 
- [[Order (Action Powers Form) | Order]]
 
- [[Order (Action Powers Form) | Order]]
 
- [[Light (Action Powers Form) | Light]]
 
- [[Light (Action Powers Form) | Light]]
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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.
 
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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[[Chi (Action Powers Form) | Chi ]]
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- [[Gifts (Action Powers Form) | Gifts]]
 
- [[Magic (Action Powers Form) | Magic]]
 
- [[Magic (Action Powers Form) | Magic]]
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- [[Psi (Action Powers Form) | Psi]]
 
- [[Spiritual (Action Powers Form) | Spiritual]]
 
- [[Spiritual (Action Powers Form) | Spiritual]]
 
- [[Technology (Action Powers Form) | Technology]]
 
- [[Technology (Action Powers Form) | Technology]]
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- [[Mind (Action Powers Form) | Mind]]
 
- [[Mind (Action Powers Form) | Mind]]
 
- [[Time (Action Powers Form) | Time]]
 
- [[Time (Action Powers Form) | Time]]
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- [[Space (Action Powers Form) | Space]]
  
 
==Technique - Form Table ==
 
==Technique - Form Table ==
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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]]
 
||'''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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||'''Chi'''|||[[Blast Chi (Action Powers) | Blast Chi]]|||[[Detect Chi (Action Powers) | Detect Chi]]|||[[Dispel Chi (Action Powers) | Dispel Chi]]|||[[Emote Chi (Action Powers) | Emote Chi]]|||[[Imbue Chi (Action Powers) | Imbue Chi]]|||[[Move Chi (Action Powers) | Move Chi]]|||[[Shapeshift Chi (Action Powers) | Shapeshift Chi]]|||[[Summon Chi (Action Powers) | Summon Chi]]|||[[Transmute Chi (Action Powers) | Transmute Chi]]
 
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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]]
 
||'''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]]
 
||'''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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||'''Psi'''|||[[Blast Psi (Action Powers) | Blast Psi]]|||[[Detect Psi (Action Powers) | Detect Psi]]|||[[Dispel Psi (Action Powers) | Dispel Psi]]|||[[Emote Psi (Action Powers) | Emote Psi]]|||[[Imbue Psi (Action Powers) | Imbue Psi]]|||[[Move Psi (Action Powers) | Move Psi]]|||[[Shapeshift Psi (Action Powers) | Shapeshift Psi]]|||[[Summon Psi (Action Powers) | Summon Psi]]|||[[Transmute Psi (Action Powers) | Transmute Psi]]
 
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||'''Spiritual'''|||[[Blast Spiritual (Action Powers) | Blast Spiritual]]|||[[Detect Spiritual (Action Powers) | Detect Spiritual]]|||[[Dispel Spiritual (Action Powers) | Dispel Spiritual]]|||[[Emote Spiritual (Action Powers) | Emote Spiritual]]|||[[Imbue Spiritual (Action Powers) | Imbue Spiritual]]|||[[Move Spiritual (Action Powers) | Move Spiritual]]|||[[Shapeshift Spiritual (Action Powers) | Shapeshift Spiritual]]|||[[Summon Spiritual (Action Powers) | Summon Spiritual]]|||[[Transmute Spiritual (Action Powers) | Transmute Spiritual]]
 
||'''Spiritual'''|||[[Blast Spiritual (Action Powers) | Blast Spiritual]]|||[[Detect Spiritual (Action Powers) | Detect Spiritual]]|||[[Dispel Spiritual (Action Powers) | Dispel Spiritual]]|||[[Emote Spiritual (Action Powers) | Emote Spiritual]]|||[[Imbue Spiritual (Action Powers) | Imbue Spiritual]]|||[[Move Spiritual (Action Powers) | Move Spiritual]]|||[[Shapeshift Spiritual (Action Powers) | Shapeshift Spiritual]]|||[[Summon Spiritual (Action Powers) | Summon Spiritual]]|||[[Transmute Spiritual (Action Powers) | Transmute Spiritual]]
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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]]
 
||'''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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||'''Space'''|||[[Blast Space (Action Powers) | Blast Space]]|||[[Detect Space (Action Powers) | Detect Space]]|||[[Dispel Space (Action Powers) | Dispel Space]]|||[[Emote Space (Action Powers) | Emote Space]]|||[[Imbue Space (Action Powers) | Imbue Space]]|||[[Move Space (Action Powers) | Move Space]]|||[[Shapeshift Space (Action Powers) | Shapeshift Space]]|||[[Summon Space (Action Powers) | Summon Space]]|||[[Transmute Space (Action Powers) | Transmute Space]]
 
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[[Category:Action Powers]]

Latest revision as of 12:42, 15 September 2013

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

Technique Table

Technique Skill Description
Blast Shoot Uses the form to attack at range or over an area.
Detect Spot Detects or analyzes the form, or uses the form to gather information in some way.
Dispel Know Destroys, dispels, or modifies the form. This is generally not simple disintegration, but more subtle.
Emote Charm Impose moods associated with the form on creatures.
Imbue Melee Imbues creatures with the form, which generally gives them some new melee attacks or maneuvers but is not a shape change.
Move Ride Move the from about, or use the form to move.
Shapeshift Maneuver Changes creatures into something of the form, wholly or partially.
Summon Impress Summons and controls creatures related to the form.
Transmute Create Conjures or transforms objects tied to the form.

Forms

These are the substances or subjects you can work magic upon. Each form is learned as a separate schtick. This lets you learn powers related to the form, and gives access to a cantrip.

Cantrips

A minor power of each Form, allowing small tricks and useful for creating atmosphere. Cantrips have less power than powers or schticks but are flexible. The tasks given in the description of each cantrip is only a start, but all cantrips require skill rolls to a cheive. Sometimes a cantrip can act as an enabler for a stunt, but such stunts should always be inside the scope of the normal Stunt Rules.

Groups of Forms

For convenience, forms have been grouped from the most basic and elemental to the most esoteric and mysterious. Many Traditions put great stock in this order, considering certain forms more noble than others, but it is really mostly a matter of convenience. Forms early in the list tend to have simpler powers that are more direct and easy to use, but no more powerful or of more utility.

Elements

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

Air - Earth - Fire - Water

Manifestations

These are shapes and variants that the elements can take.

Animal - Plant - Metal - Ice - Illusion

Ethos

These are moral aspects of reality.

Darkness - Flux - Order - Light

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.

Chi - Gifts - Magic - Psi - Spiritual - Technology

Essences

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

Death - Force - Life - Mind - Time - Space

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 powers 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
Metal Blast Metal Detect Metal Dispel Metal Emote Metal Imbue Metal Move Metal Shapeshift Metal Summon Metal Transmute Metal
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
Chi Blast Chi Detect Chi Dispel Chi Emote Chi Imbue Chi Move Chi Shapeshift Chi Summon Chi Transmute Chi
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
Psi Blast Psi Detect Psi Dispel Psi Emote Psi Imbue Psi Move Psi Shapeshift Psi Summon Psi Transmute Psi
Spiritual Blast Spiritual Detect Spiritual Dispel Spiritual Emote Spiritual Imbue Spiritual Move Spiritual Shapeshift Spiritual Summon Spiritual Transmute Spiritual
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
Force Blast Force Detect Force Dispel Force Emote Force Imbue Force Move Force Shapeshift Force Summon Force Transmute Force
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
Space Blast Space Detect Space Dispel Space Emote Space Imbue Space Move Space Shapeshift Space Summon Space Transmute Space
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