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{{FiD-Powers}}Earth is at the base of all, the solid ground we walk on, dig into, and which ultimately nourishes us all.
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Earth is the base of all, the solid ground we walk on, dig into, and who ultimately nourishes us all.
 
  
The earth can be influenced and used by other powers, yet it remains solid. Earth powers can be slow and imprecise, but are very powerful.
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The earth can be influenced and used by other powers, yet it remains solid.  
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Other Powers can only affect Earth indirectly, only Earth can directly change the land.
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Earth Powers can be slow and imprecise, but are very powerful.
  
Earth attacks are thrown rocks and weapons made of stone, but more powerful effects can cause tremors and earthquakes. Combines well with other powers, for example earth plus fire can cause a volcano and earth plus air can cause a sandstorm.
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Earth attacks are thrown rocks and weapons made of stone, more powerful effects can cause tremors and earthquakes. Combines well with other powers, for example Earth plus Fire can cause a volcano and Earth plus Air can cause a scouring sandstorm.
  
Earth creatures are mainly earth elementals, but also creatures that burrow into the earth and monsters and animals with earth powers.  
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Earth creatures are mainly earth elementals, but also creatures that burrow into the earth and monsters and animals with Earth powers.  
 
Burrowing animals are also covered by the [[Animal Powers (FiD)|Animal]] power.
 
Burrowing animals are also covered by the [[Animal Powers (FiD)|Animal]] power.
  
== Earth Power Effects Table ==
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== Earth Abilities ==
 
{| class="wikitable"  
 
{| class="wikitable"  
|align="center" | '''Action'''  
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|valign=bottom | '''Action'''  
|align="center" | '''Basic'''    <br> No minimum    <br>  3 Stress
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|align="center" valign=bottom | '''Basic'''     
|align="center" | '''Advanced''' <br> Minimum 2 Dice <br>  5 Stress
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|align="center" valign=bottom | '''Advanced'''  
|align="center" | '''Master'''  <br> Minimum 4 Dice <br>  7 Stress
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|align="center" valign=bottom | '''Master'''   
|align="center" | '''Apex'''    <br> Minimum 6 Dice <br> 13 Stress
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|align="center" valign=bottom | '''Apex'''    
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|valign=bottom | '''Dice '''
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|align="center" valign=bottom | —   
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|align="center" valign=bottom | Minimum 2d
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|align="center" valign=bottom | Minimum 4d 
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|align="center" valign=bottom | Minimum 6d      
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|valign=bottom | '''Stress'''
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|align="center" valign=bottom | Avoid fumble (2+).
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|align="center" valign=bottom | Succeed (4+).
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|align="center" valign=bottom | Full success (6).
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|align="center" valign=bottom | Critical (2 sixes).
 
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|align="left" valign="top" | '''Attune'''  
 
|align="left" valign="top" | '''Attune'''  
|valign="top"| '''Gaia's Gaze'''    <br> Detect Earth creatures and Earth powers.  
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|valign="top"| '''[[#Gaia's Gaze|Gaia's Gaze]]'''    <br> Detect Earth.
|valign="top"| '''Gaia's Gauntlet''' <br> Dismiss an Earth creature. End a power that affects Earth.  
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|valign="top"| '''[[#Gaia's Gauntlet|Gaia's Gauntlet]]''' <br> Dismiss Earth.
|valign="top"| '''Gaia's Guardian''' <br> Summon an earth creature.
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|valign="top"| '''[[#Gaia's Guardian|Gaia's Guardian]]''' <br> Summon Earth.
|valign="top"| '''Gaia's Gate'''    <br> Create a portal to and from the plane of earth.  
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|valign="top"| '''[[#Gaia's Gate|Gaia's Gate]]'''    <br> Gate to Earth.
 
 
 
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|align="left" valign="top" | '''Command'''  
 
|align="left" valign="top" | '''Command'''  
|valign="top"| '''Stone Speech'''    <br> Command earth creatures even if they don't understand you.  
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|valign="top"| '''[[#Stone Stance|Stone Stance]]'''    <br> Intimidate with Earth.
|valign="top"| '''Stone Signal'''    <br> Communicate with Earth over long distances.
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|valign="top"| '''[[#Stone Signal|Stone Signal]]'''    <br> Earth signalling.
|valign="top"| '''Stone Sovereign''' <br> Command Earth creatures as if you were their superior.  
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|valign="top"| '''[[#Stone Sovereign|Stone Sovereign]]''' <br> Command Earth.
|valign="top"| '''Stone Slave'''    <br> Permanently bind Earth creatures to service.
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|valign="top"| '''[[#Stone Slave|Stone Slave]]'''    <br> Bind Earth.
 
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|align="left" valign="top" | '''Consort'''  
 
|align="left" valign="top" | '''Consort'''  
|valign="top"| '''Mud Mask'''         <br> Imbue clothes and accessories with earth, crystals, and gems.  
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|valign="top"| '''[[#Mud Mask|Mud Mask]]'''       <br> Earth accessories.
|valign="top"| '''Mud Manifestation''' <br> Assume the form of an earth creature.
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|valign="top"| '''[[#Mud Morph|Mud Morph]]'''       <br> Earth shape.
|valign="top"| '''Mud Morph'''         <br> Shapechange a willing or helpless creature into an Earth creature.  
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|valign="top"| '''[[#Mud Molding|Mud Molding]]'''     <br> Earth shape crew.
|valign="top"| '''Mud Mastery'''       <br> Transform a number of willing or non-sentient creatures, give a simple instruction.
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|valign="top"| '''[[#Mud Mastery|Mud Mastery]]'''     <br> Mass transformation.
 
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|align="left" valign="top" | '''Finesse'''  
 
|align="left" valign="top" | '''Finesse'''  
|valign="top"| '''Pebble Path''' <br> Ride an earth creature mount or a vehicle made of earth.  
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|valign="top"| '''[[#Pebble Pilot|Pebble Pilot]]'''       <br> Ride Earth.
|valign="top"| '''Pebble Punch''' <br> Fine and potent close-range attack. Give crew Pebble Path.
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|valign="top"| '''[[#Pebble Punch|Pebble Punch]]'''       <br> Finesse Attack.
|valign="top"| '''Pebble Poke''' <br> Manipulate earth to do small and exact things.
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|valign="top"| '''[[#Pebble Pinpoint|Pebble Pinpoint]]''' <br> Precise control.
|valign="top"| '''Pebble Path''' <br> Ride unimpeded by Earth.  
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|valign="top"| '''[[#Pebble Path|Pebble Path]]'''         <br> Ride unimpeded by Earth.
 
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|align="left" valign="top" | '''Hunt'''  
 
|align="left" valign="top" | '''Hunt'''  
|valign="top"| '''Impressions In Earth''' <br> Track over any solid surface.  
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|valign="top"| '''[[#Stone Seeker|Stone Seeker]]'''   <br> Track on solid surface.
|valign="top"| '''Pellet Shot'''         <br> Attack similar to a fine and potent rifle.  
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|valign="top"| '''[[#Shard Seeker|Shard Seeker]]'''   <br> Earth snipe.
|valign="top"| '''Dust Dance'''           <br> Rearrange terrain, moving hills and boulders.
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|valign="top"| '''[[#Sand Seeker|Sand Seeker]]'''     <br> Rearrange Earth.
|valign="top"| '''Gravel Grenade'''       <br> Attack like a fine and potent grenade.  
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|valign="top"| '''[[#Seismic Seeker|Seismic Seeker]]''' <br> Area attack.
 
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|align="left" valign="top" | '''Prowl'''  
 
|align="left" valign="top" | '''Prowl'''  
|valign="top"| '''Boulder Blend'''     <br> Hide against bare stone or earth.  
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|valign="top"| '''[[#Cobble Creep|Cobble Creep]]'''   <br> Earth stealth.
|valign="top"| '''Earthglide'''       <br> Move on and through earth.  
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|valign="top"| '''[[#Crevice Creep|Crevice Creep]]'''   <br> Earthwalk.
|valign="top"| '''Earthwalk'''         <br> Crew use of Boulder Blend and Earthglide.
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|valign="top"| '''[[#Crew Creep|Crew Creep]]'''     <br> Crew Earth stealth.
|valign="top"| '''Womb of the Earth''' <br> Teleport crew from one Earth location to another.  
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|valign="top"| '''[[#Catacomb Creep|Catacomb Creep]]''' <br> Earth teleport.
 
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|align="left" valign="top" | '''Skirmish'''  
 
|align="left" valign="top" | '''Skirmish'''  
|valign="top"| '''Stone Block'''     <br> Block Earth Harm.  
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|valign="top"| '''[[#Diamond Defense|Diamond Defense]]''' <br> Block Earth Harm.
|valign="top"| '''Diamond Daggers''' <br> Fine and potent Skirmish Attack.
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|valign="top"| '''[[#Diamond Dagger|Diamond Dagger]]''' <br> Fine and Potent Attack.
|valign="top"| '''Labyrinth'''       <br> Obstructions defeat scale.
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|valign="top"| '''[[#Diamond Devastation|Diamond Devastation]]''' <br> Gain Scale.
|valign="top"| '''Crystal Cascade''' <br> Attack all enemies in a area.  
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|valign="top"| '''[[#Diamond Decisiveness|Diamond Decisiveness]]''' <br> Enable group action.
 
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|align="left" valign="top" | '''Study'''  
 
|align="left" valign="top" | '''Study'''  
|valign="top"| '''Crystal Clarity'''   <br> Identify objects, creatures, and powers of Earth.  
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|valign="top"| '''[[#Crystal Clarity|Crystal Clarity]]''' <br> Identify Earth.
|valign="top"| '''Earthly Expertise''' <br> Learn specific abilities of Earth.
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|valign="top"| '''[[#Crystal Comprehension|Crystal Comprehension]]''' <br> Analyze Earth.
|valign="top"| '''Earthly Echoes'''   <br> Experience past events of an object, creature, or power of Earth.
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|valign="top"| '''[[#Crystal Chronicle|Crystal Chronicle]]''' <br> History of Earth.
|valign="top"| '''Gaia's Glory'''     <br> Earthly Expertise in an area then Earthly Echoes on three targets.
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|valign="top"| '''[[#Crystal Census|Crystal Census]]''' <br> Area Lore.
 
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|align="left" valign="top" | '''Survey'''  
 
|align="left" valign="top" | '''Survey'''  
|valign="top"| '''Earthly Intuition''' <br> Sense manifestations of Earth.
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|valign="top"| '''[[#Echo Examination|Echo Examination]]''' <br> Detect Earth.
|valign="top"| '''Earth Eyes'''         <br> Choose a piece of earth, perceive as if you were at that spot.  
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|valign="top"| '''[[#Echo Eyes|Echo Eyes]]'''       <br> See thru Earth.
|valign="top"| '''Earthwatch'''         <br> Choose a location or creature. Sense from nearest piece of earth.
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|valign="top"| '''[[#Echo Ears|Echo Ears]]'''       <br> All-seeing Earth.
|valign="top"| '''One with the Earth''' <br> Perceive from all Earth at once over a wide area.
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|valign="top"| '''[[#Echo Envelopment|Echo Envelopment]]''' <br> All-seeing Earth.
 
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|align="left" valign="top" | '''Sway'''  
 
|align="left" valign="top" | '''Sway'''  
|valign="top"| '''Earth Empathy'''   <br> Understand Earth creatures and learn their objectives.
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|valign="top"| '''[[#Imprint Inclination|Imprint Inclination]]''' <br> Earthen empathy.
|valign="top"| '''Terran Talk'''     <br> Crew can communicate with Earth creatures. Make creatures content and confident
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|valign="top"| '''[[#Imprint Influence|Imprint Influence]]'''   <br> Crew talks Earth.
|valign="top"| '''Stone Suggestion''' <br> Post suggestions in the mind of an Earth creature.
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|valign="top"| '''[[#Imprint Inevitability|Imprint Inevitability]]''' <br> Suggestion.
|valign="top"| '''Carved in Stone''' <br> Permanently change the personality and motivations of an Earth creature.  
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|valign="top"| '''[[#Imprint Institution|Imprint Institution]]''' <br> Bind Earth.
 
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|align="left" valign="top" | '''Tinker'''  
 
|align="left" valign="top" | '''Tinker'''  
|valign="top"| '''Chisel'''     <br> Handle earth and stone as if you had the appropriate tools and protective devices.
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|valign="top"| '''[[#Chisel Craft|Chisel Craft]]'''     <br> Craft Earth.
|valign="top"| '''Mold'''       <br> Shape earth and stone as if they were of clay.  
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|valign="top"| '''[[#Chisel Clamp|Chisel Clamp]]'''     <br> Shape Earth.
|valign="top"| '''Earthforge''' <br> Create objects of Earth out of nothing. Transform an object from one material to another.
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|valign="top"| '''[[#Chisel Cement|Chisel Cement]]'''   <br> Transmute Earth.
|valign="top"| '''Earthspawn''' <br> Mold on a grand scale. Make something large, such as a vehicle or building.
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|valign="top"| '''[[#Chisel Convergence|Chisel Convergence]]''' <br> Chisel Clamp at scale.
 
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|align="left" valign="top" | '''Wreck'''  
 
|align="left" valign="top" | '''Wreck'''  
|valign="top"| '''Crack'''         <br> Crack Earth and stone much like a sledgehammer. Noisy.  
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|valign="top"| '''[[#Shatter Smash|Shatter Smash]]'''   <br> Earth smash.
|valign="top"| '''Stonebreaker'''  <br> Crack hard Earth as if it was wood. A fine potent sledgehammer in combat.
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|valign="top"| '''[[#Shatter Sunder|Shatter Sunder]]'''  <br> Earth collapse.
|valign="top"| '''Disintegrate'''   <br> Stonebreaker, and destroyed targets are reduced to a fine dust.
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|valign="top"| '''[[#Shatter Shear|Shatter Shear]]'''   <br> Silent collapse.
|valign="top"| '''Ruinous Rumble''' <br> Stonebreaker over a large area. Level a city block, raze a city wall.  
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|valign="top"| '''[[#Shatter Scatter|Shatter Scatter]]''' <br> Area collapse.
 
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'''Mud Mask'''          <br> Change your clothes and accessories by imbuing them with earth, including crystals and gems. This can mask your identity or create fabulous outfits.
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== Expanded Earth Abilities ==
 
 
'''Pebble Poke''' <br>  Manipulate of earth to do small and exact manipulations at range. This allows you to open doors, trigger or hinder mechanisms, or perform other minor manipulations, as long as you have a pebble.
 
 
 
'''Boulder Blend''' <br>  Hide against bare stone or earth, including stone, brick, and concrete walls. This allows you to hide in impossible places.
 
 
 
'''Earthglide''' <br>  Move on and through earth. This allows you to climb on vertical walls, walk through walls and so on, as long as they are made of earth. Rebar can block your path.
 
 
 
== Expanded Earth Powers ==
 
 
Earth is the base of all things.
 
Earth is the base of all things.
  
 
Earth objects include everything solid, but natural sand, clay, earth and stone are the easiest to affect.
 
Earth objects include everything solid, but natural sand, clay, earth and stone are the easiest to affect.
 
Masonry, fired clay, and unreinforced concrete is reasonably easy to affect.
 
Masonry, fired clay, and unreinforced concrete is reasonably easy to affect.
Solids derived from other powers, such as organic substances (related to Death), living things (related to Life), rebar (related to metal) and so on requires that you have the other power it is related to to have full effect.
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Mixing Earth with other Forms makes things complicated, rebar, lava, flying dust, mud — all are Earth but hard to manipulate.
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You can use Earth powers with solids derived from other powers, such as organic substances (related to Death), living things (related to Life), rebar (related to metal), asphalt (related to fire) and so on. This requires that you have the other power it is related to or you lose initial Effect.
  
 
=== Attune ===
 
=== Attune ===
 
Connect with the power of Earth and harness its elements for various purposes.
 
Connect with the power of Earth and harness its elements for various purposes.
  
Harness the power of Attune Earth to perceive and manipulate supernatural energies, allowing you to detect and interact with beings and phenomena from other planes of existence.
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Perceive and manipulate supernatural energies, allowing you to detect and interact with beings and phenomena from the planes of Earth.
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The consequences usually depends on what happens around you.
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Having helpers and bodyguards reduces the consequences, and sometimes a creature wants to be dismissed and the consequence might be that it loses control of itself, or that other creatures appear to intervene.
  
The consequences usually depends on what happens around you when you do it. Having helpers and bodyguards reduces the consequences, and sometimes a creature wants to be dismissed and the consequence might be that it loses control of itself, or that other creatures appear to intervene.
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==== Gaia's Gaze ====
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Detect Earth.
  
'''Gaia's Gaze'''
 
 
Detect Earth creatures and Earth powers.
 
Detect Earth creatures and Earth powers.
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{{ : Include Attune Basic Detect Powers (FiD) }}
  
This is usually done to spot a disguised summoned creature. However, it can also help identify a creature's connection to powers, providing valuable insights into their nature. Limited effect suffices against a creature you can clearly see. You need greater effect against against a creature that is hidden (standard effect) or behind a wall (great effect).
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==== Gaia's Gauntlet ====
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Dismiss Earth.
  
'''Gaia's Gauntlet'''
 
 
Dismiss an Earth creature or end a power affecting Earth.
 
Dismiss an Earth creature or end a power affecting Earth.
 
Dismissing a creature is hard and usually requires great effect. A creature that has been wounded or otherwise weakened only needs standard effect. A creature that wants to be dismissed requires only limited effect.
 
 
 
You can dispel any power of Earth, as well as powers that affect Earth creatures and things.
 
You can dispel any power of Earth, as well as powers that affect Earth creatures and things.
Dispelling is often used as a setup action to help another character in a situation when the opposition is using powers. This improves the position of the supported action. It can be used as a defense against others' use of power, or it can be used to break the continuing effects of powers.
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You can force Earth spirits to materialize.  
  
When used directly, the effect is usually limited unless the opponent is relying on powers for their safety. Against an opponent that uses power to walk trough stone  you can have a better effect.
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{{ : Include Attune Dispel Materialize Spirits (FiD) }}
  
When dramatically appropriate that a power is hard to dispel, often because it is the crux of the situation, this will not negate the power but instead give you a clue to what you need to do to resolve the situation.
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==== Gaia's Guardian ====
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Summon Earth.
  
'''Gaia's Guardian'''
 
 
Summon an Earth creature.
 
Summon an Earth creature.
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Earth creatures generally come in three types, elementals, spirits, and creatures with powers.
  
Summoning can bring you allies to fight or labor for you, giving you scale.
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An Earth elemental is a simple creature made of Earth.  
They can also give advice and information related to their power.
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Most elementals have animal intelligence, and often take the shape of animals, tough animated chunks of earth or stone are also common.
Summons can use simple effects of their power and maintain power effects you have created.  
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Humanoid forms are less common, but more intelligent.
 
 
You can summon generic creatures without having to do a flashback.
 
Such a creature is similar to a gang member in ability and are often summoned in groups to add scale.
 
To summon a particular creature, similar to a cohort, you need its unique identity, often called true name in the mystical power traditions. For a technomancer this would be a  type id number or block of data.
 
Learning about the right creature to summon is a task in its own right, often requiring a flashback or downtime activity to use Command, Consort, Study, or Sway to gain information.  
 
 
 
It might be worth the extra effort to summon a creature of higher tier, but this is also much more demanding, using the usual rules for tiers.
 
  
Summoned creatures generally come in three types, elementals, spirits, and creatures with powers.
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Spirits are immaterial, ephemeral, manifesting the emotional and mental manifestations of Earth.  
 
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Spirits are more intelligent than elementals.
An Earth elemental is a simple creature made of and totally dominated by Earth.
 
Most elementals have animal intelligence, and often take the shape of animals as well, tough animated chunks of earth or stone and humanoid forms are also common.
 
 
 
Spirits are immaterial, ephemeral, less physically oriented, instead manifesting the emotional and mental manifestations of Earth. Spirits are more intelligent than elementals.
 
 
They can use sophisticated power effects and usually have an agenda of their own.
 
They can use sophisticated power effects and usually have an agenda of their own.
  
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An Earth mole is big, can burrow through soft stone, and attacks with earth tremors.  
 
An Earth mole is big, can burrow through soft stone, and attacks with earth tremors.  
  
Depending on your degree of effect the creature is willing to do different things.
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Earth creatures will gladly smash, build, polish, and obstruct but won't fly or swim.  
Limited effect allows you to ask questions of an intelligent creature or demand a short period of physical labor from a simple creature. The creature will not fight for you. If forced into a fight due to circumstances, it will resent it.
 
 
 
Standard effect allows you to ask for any service appropriate to the creature.
 
Earth creatures will smash, build, polish, and obstruct.
 
This includes dangerous tasks such as combat if the creature has such abilities, which most of them do.
 
 
 
Great effect allows actions outside the creature's comfort zone, but not things it directly opposes.
 
An Earth creature will not fly or swim.
 
Lengthy service also requires great effect, like summoning the creature to guard a treasure for as long as it can.
 
 
 
Typical consequences include:
 
* A bargain of payment in gems and rare earth.
 
* The creature strikes out at you once.
 
* Having to concentrate to keep the creature under control
 
* The creature breaks things around you.
 
* Overly literal interpretations of your commands.
 
* Demanding not to be summoned again until some time or event has passed.
 
* General sulkiness.
 
  
Offering a creature gifts or services appropriate to its nature can improve position.
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{{ : Include Attune Summon (FiD) }}
This is essentially a devil's bargain, accepting a price in advance.
 
Desperate position usually comes from trading position for effect, but it might come from a difference in ethos.
 
If you are a priest of the sea and summon an Earth elemental, or if the summon is three or more tiers above you the position will be desperate.
 
Desperate consequences include the creature demanding you sell your soul, become its agent in the world, that you come to its home plane to serve it there for a time (usually three scores), that you defeat the creature in a duel or similar dramatic story events.
 
  
'''Gaia's Gate'''
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==== Gaia's Gate ====
Create a portal to and from the plane of Earth.
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Gate to Earth.
  
Most powers are linked to a different world where that power is dominant, such as the Cavers of Earth.
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Create a portal to and from a plane of Earth.
There are things that are possible to do on these planes that are not allowed in the regular world, most Earth effects are reduced one step in difficulty, from advanced to basic, master to advanced, and apex to master.
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Most powers are linked to a different world where that power is dominant. Earth worlds are deep canyons, caves, mines, or even solid sand or soil.
This opens the possibility of new super-apex powers that have to be negotiated with the game master.
 
Such effects rarely reach outside the plane of Earth, but if they affect creatures on that plane, the effect may remain when you return to the mundane world.
 
A gate lasts for a short while, enough for a quick score.
 
If things take a lot of time it might require a separate use of the power to return home again.
 
  
Gating can allow access to creatures too powerful to summon, so you instead ask for an audience.
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{{ : Include Attune Gate (FiD) }}
The creature may then use the gate to come to you, call you into its presence, or just communicate with you.
 
  
The first-time you gate to a certain place the position is at least risky and becomes desperate if there is any kind of disturbance.
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Once you have established a connection to a certain place or audience with a certain creature, you can usually do so again from a controlled position.
 
  
 
=== Command ===
 
=== Command ===
 
Command and intimidate Earth creatures, projecting authority. Position and effect depend on the situation and your relationship with the listeners.
 
Command and intimidate Earth creatures, projecting authority. Position and effect depend on the situation and your relationship with the listeners.
  
'''Stone Speech'''
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==== Stone Stance ====
Command Earth creatures, even if they don't understand you.
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Intimidate with Earth.
  
This is useful for intimidating and commanding foreign or alien Earth creatures. Combined with the Sway: Earth Empathy, this allows two-way communication.
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You can create Earth effects such as shaking the earth, creating of rockfall, or your eyes glittering like gems to heighten your authority, similar to what could be a achieved with threat such as a weapon.  
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This can provide the leverage needed to use Command to intimidate without actual threat of violence.
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Creatures of Earth might recognize you as a figure of authority.
  
'''Stone Signal'''
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==== Stone Signal ====
Communicate with Earth over long distances.
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Earth signalling.
  
 
You can communicate with Earth creatures over any distance as long as you know the target, and a line-of-sight even if you do not. You can communicate with the most powerful Earth creature in a vehicle or installation as long as you can see the exterior. The communication is simple and direct, suitable for the Command skill.
 
You can communicate with Earth creatures over any distance as long as you know the target, and a line-of-sight even if you do not. You can communicate with the most powerful Earth creature in a vehicle or installation as long as you can see the exterior. The communication is simple and direct, suitable for the Command skill.
  
You can communicate through crystals, including glass. As long as you know of a crystal near your target your image can appear in that crystal and communicate.
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You can also communicate through crystal. As long as you know of a crystal near your target your image can appear in that crystal to communicate.
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==== Stone Sovereign ====
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Command Earth.
  
'''Stone Sovereign'''
 
 
Command Earth creatures as if you were their superior.
 
Command Earth creatures as if you were their superior.
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Targets will see you as an alpha or leader type outranking them.
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This allows you to order strangers around and improves Effect, but not Position; targets comply without accepting your authority. 
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This does not remove existing loyalties, which may lead to conflict. 
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Understanding the social order of your targets helps avoid clashes with established hierarchies.
  
Targets will see you as an alpha or leader type outranking them. This does not remove existing loyalties, which can lead to conflicts. Understanding the social order of your targets helps avoid conflicting with their established loyalties. Ordering an Earth Elemental to allow a wall to fall over harder (needs more effect) than telling them to move away so they cannot see it fall.
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==== Stone Slave ====
 
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Bind Earth.
Limited effect might result in a creature not doing what it might not have done anyway, like forgetting to report you or give you a ticket. Standard effect makes the creature do what it should, but in a way you decide, like a police officer escorting you to safety or doing you a quick favor. Great effect means targets will ignore their normal routine and go out of their way to please you, like neutral faction warriors fighting for you, or enemies ignoring or fleeing from you.
 
 
 
The position depends on the creatures' actual relationship to you—ordering a creature that sees itself as your superior is a desperate position. A controlled position comes from a creature that agrees you are superior, usually just making retrying harder. A risky position is typical against a creature that sees itself as your equal and not your enemy, possibly leading to heat, misunderstood orders, or small rebellions.
 
  
'''Stone Slave'''
 
 
Permanently bind Earth creatures to service.
 
Permanently bind Earth creatures to service.
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This won’t work unless you are already in a position of power. The effect is similar to Stone Sovereign but permanent. Strong emotions can break your control, but otherwise, it lasts until dispelled.
  
This won’t work unless you are already in a position of power. The effect is similar to Stone Sovereign but permanent. Strong emotions can break your control, but otherwise, it lasts until dispelled.
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=== Consort ===
 
=== Consort ===
 
Consort powers changes your form and later that of other creatures.  
 
Consort powers changes your form and later that of other creatures.  
These powers might also be used as a set-up action for a later Consort roll.
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Usually the roll to use the power is also used for the Consort action itself, but these powers can also be used as a set-up action for a lot of different tasks.
 
This will often give a bonus to effect or improved position or even allow an action that a human could not do.
 
This will often give a bonus to effect or improved position or even allow an action that a human could not do.
  
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You may have the beauty of diamond, trigger prejudices, or have unexpected handicaps.
 
You may have the beauty of diamond, trigger prejudices, or have unexpected handicaps.
  
'''Mud Mask'''
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==== Mud Mask ====
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Earth accessories.
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Imbue clothes and accessories with Earth, crystals, and gems.
 
Imbue clothes and accessories with Earth, crystals, and gems.
 
 
You do not physically change yourself, you change your accessorize and outfit.
 
You do not physically change yourself, you change your accessorize and outfit.
 
As an Advanced effect you can change others' outfits.
 
As an Advanced effect you can change others' outfits.
  
'''Mud Manifestation'''
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==== Mud Morph ====
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Earth shape.
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Assume the form of an Earth creature.
 
Assume the form of an Earth creature.
 
 
This is a true physical transmutation.
 
This is a true physical transmutation.
You need not assume the form of an existing creature, as long as the gamemaster agrees your new form matches the power you use.  
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You need not assume the form of an existing creature, as long as the gamemaster agrees your new form is a viable Earth creature.  
  
Shapechange can work as a set-up action for a number of other actions but may penalize other things, as appropriate to your new form.
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Mud Manifestation can work as a set-up action for a number of other actions but may penalize other things, as appropriate to your new form.
When appropriate, your new form can use Basic and Advanced powers inherently without risking stress.
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When appropriate, your new form can use Basic and Advanced Earth powers inherently without risking stress.
  
 
With limited effect you can transform into yourself like you would have been, had you grown up as the creature whose form you assume. Those familiar with you will recognize you.
 
With limited effect you can transform into yourself like you would have been, had you grown up as the creature whose form you assume. Those familiar with you will recognize you.
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Great effect allows you to assume the shape and some of the personality of a specific creature you have studied.
 
Great effect allows you to assume the shape and some of the personality of a specific creature you have studied.
  
'''Mud Morph'''
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==== Mud Molding ====
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Earth shape crew.
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Shapechange a willing or helpless creature into an Earth creature.
 
Shapechange a willing or helpless creature into an Earth creature.
 
 
This is Mud Manifestation applied to another creature.  
 
This is Mud Manifestation applied to another creature.  
 
The duration depends of the effect, limited effect is very temporary.  
 
The duration depends of the effect, limited effect is very temporary.  
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This is sometimes used as a kind of poetic justice, transforming the target as a punishment, a curse that is very hard to break.
 
This is sometimes used as a kind of poetic justice, transforming the target as a punishment, a curse that is very hard to break.
  
'''Mud Mastery'''
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==== Mud Mastery ====
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Mass transformation.
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Transform a number of willing or non-sentient creatures and give them a simple instruction.
 
Transform a number of willing or non-sentient creatures and give them a simple instruction.
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{{ : Apex Consort }}
  
This is where Consort becomes a combination of Mud Manifestation and Consort: Gaia's Guardian.
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You transform a number of existing creatures and give them a task that they will perform with gusto, turning them into single-minded minions.
 
Targets must be willing, non-sentient like animals, or just very minor figures in the plot, many tiers below you.
 
 
 
This is usually used to create a host of goons that will fight and chase for you.
 
Such goons are more interested in chasing and cornering targets than in actual combat.
 
Or they can be given bit parts, like the animated household items in Disney's Beauty and the Beast.
 
  
 
=== Finesse ===
 
=== Finesse ===
 
Exercise finesse with Earth, manipulating and attacking with precision.
 
Exercise finesse with Earth, manipulating and attacking with precision.
  
'''Pebble Path'''
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==== Pebble Pilot ====
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Ride Earth.
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Ride an Earth creature mount or a vehicle made of Earth.
 
Ride an Earth creature mount or a vehicle made of Earth.
 
 
This allows you to use Finesse with Earth mounts and vehicles you are not familiar with.  
 
This allows you to use Finesse with Earth mounts and vehicles you are not familiar with.  
An Earth vehicle is any vehicle in contact with the ground.
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An Earth ride is any vehicle or mount in contact with the ground.
 
You can bypass simple locks on vehicles, but not more serious security.  
 
You can bypass simple locks on vehicles, but not more serious security.  
 
You can ride beasts even if they are not trained to carry a rider.  
 
You can ride beasts even if they are not trained to carry a rider.  
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You can grant your crew this ability as an advanced power.
 
You can grant your crew this ability as an advanced power.
  
'''Pebble Punch'''
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==== Pebble Punch ====
A fine and potent close-range attack.
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Finesse Attack.
  
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A Fine and Potent close-range attack. 
 
You create a sharp shard or stalactite to stab or shoot at an opponent.
 
You create a sharp shard or stalactite to stab or shoot at an opponent.
Besides variety, this only substitutes for equipment, fine and potent finesse weapon is just as effective. In a fight, using this does not take any more time, activating your attack power is equivalent to drawing a weapon.
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Besides variety, this only substitutes for equipment such as a dueling sword or pistol, a Fine and Potent finesse weapon is just as effective. Using this does not take any more time, activating your attack power is equivalent to drawing a weapon.
  
'''Pebble Poke'''
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==== Pebble Pinpoint ====
Manipulate Earth to perform small and exact tasks.
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Precise control.
  
This allows you to manipulate small amounts of Earth, similar to what you could do by hand, but you can do so at short range, allowing you to push buttons, trigger devices, and perform legerdemain. This can substitute for simple Tinker actions, but nothing complicated.
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You can move a small stone or pile of earth. {{ Include Finesse Master }}
You can open doors, trigger or hinder mechanisms, or dull and polish Earth.
 
  
'''Pebble Path'''
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==== Pebble Path ====
 
Ride unimpeded by Earth.
 
Ride unimpeded by Earth.
  
The vehicles and mounts of you and your crew can move unimpeded by Earth, such as mountains and rocks in your path.
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Your crew and your vehicles and mounts can move unimpeded by Earth, such as rubble and rocks in your path.
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You can create rides for your Crew out of Earth that will perform as typical transport in your setting.
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=== Hunt ===
 
=== Hunt ===
Track, attack, and unleash devastating barrages with the power of Hunt Earth. At short range, this can be dangerous to you and yours.
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Track, attack, and unleash devastating barrages with the power of Hunt Earth. At short range, this power can be dangerous to you and your allies.
  
'''Impressions In Earth'''
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==== Stone Seeker ====
Track over any solid surface.
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Track on solid surface.
  
 
This works even if the quarry does not leave any mundane trail or clues. Consequences here are mainly to lose the trail, but depending on the environment and targets, it might lead you to get lost, into traps, or even into an ambush.
 
This works even if the quarry does not leave any mundane trail or clues. Consequences here are mainly to lose the trail, but depending on the environment and targets, it might lead you to get lost, into traps, or even into an ambush.
  
'''Pellet Shot'''
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==== Shard Seeker ====
Attack similar to a fine and potent rifle.
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Earth snipe.
  
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Attack similar to a Fine and Potent rifle.
 
You shoot a small rock or shard of Earth.
 
You shoot a small rock or shard of Earth.
Essentially, this serves as a replacement for traditional equipment; a fine and potent ranged weapon would be equally effective in combat. While some targets may exhibit more or less vulnerability to specific types of attacks, this is the exception rather than the rule.
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Essentially, this serves as a replacement for traditional equipment; a Fine and Potent ranged weapon such as a rifle would be equally effective in combat. While some targets may exhibit more or less vulnerability to specific types of attacks, this is the exception rather than the rule.
 
   
 
   
'''Dust Dance'''
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==== Sand Seeker ====
Rearrange terrain, moving hills and boulders.
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Rearrange Earth.
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 +
Rearrange terrain, moving hills and boulders in an Area (p. 221).
 +
This is usually used as a Set Up, but may also change how people act in reaction to the environment — dust clouds and wobbly ground are likely to make people want to stay indoors or run out as the case may be.
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This does not inflict any direct damage.
  
This is usually used as a setup, but may also change how people act in reaction to the environment—dust clouds and wobbly ground are likely to make people want to stay indoors or run out as the case may be. This does not inflict any direct damage.
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==== Seismic Seeker ====
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Area attack.
  
'''Gravel Grenade'''
 
 
An attack like a fine and potent grenade.
 
An attack like a fine and potent grenade.
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An escalation of Shard-Seeker. Less precise, this affects all creatures at a location, with a risk of collateral damage. Targets in trenches, behind walls, or otherwise shielded are not in direct danger, but tend to keep their heads down, which gives your side the initiative.
  
An escalation of Pellet Shot. Less precise, this affects all creatures at a location, with a risk of collateral damage. Targets in trenches, behind walls, or otherwise shielded are not in direct danger, but tend to keep their heads down, which gives your side the initiative.
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=== Prowl ===
 
=== Prowl ===
 
Sneak and move with stealth and agility.
 
Sneak and move with stealth and agility.
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This is safe, but slow.
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==== Cobble Creep====
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Earth stealth.
  
'''Boulder Blend'''
 
 
Hide against bare stone or Earth.
 
Hide against bare stone or Earth.
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This allows you to hide in impossible places as long as the environment is raw Earth.
 +
Any earthy ground will do, either stone, soil, or sand, as will asphalt, cobblestones, concrete, and masonry.
 +
Plant life is an impediment, as is wallpaper, paneling and similar cover.
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Note that only you can use this ability, your friends and allies cannot unless you use Earthwalk.
  
This allows you to hide in impossible places as long as the environment manifests your power. Any natural earth will do, as will concrete and masonry. Plant life is an impediment, but as long as the ground is not entirely overgrown this works just like you had concealment to use Prowl to avoid notice. Note that only you can use this ability, your friends and allies cannot unless you use Travel, Earthwalk.
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==== Crevice Creep ====
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Earthwalk.
  
'''Earthglide'''
 
 
Move on and through Earth.
 
Move on and through Earth.
 +
This allows you to walk through walls of earth and stone.
 +
This is slow and need to use other powers or navigate blindly.
 +
You cannot pass through composite walls, such as those with wooden panels or rebar, but you can ignore ephemerals like wallpapers.
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Your friends and allies cannot use this unless you employ Earthwalk, below.
  
This allows you to climb on air, swim unhindered, walk through walls of earth and stone and so on, depending on your exact power. You cannot pass through composite walls, such as those with wooden panels or rebar.
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==== Crew Creep ====
Your friends and allies cannot use this unless you employ Earthwalk, below.
+
Crew Cobble and Crevice Creep.
  
'''Earthwalk'''
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Now you and your crew can use Cobble Creep and Crust Creep.
Crew use of Boulder Blend and Earthglide.
+
They still use their own Prowl action.
 +
This often ends up as a Group Action.
  
Now you and your crew can use Earth to Prowl. They still use their own Prowl action
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==== Catacomb Creep ====
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Earth teleport.
  
'''Womb of the Earth'''
 
 
Teleport crew from one Earth location to another.
 
Teleport crew from one Earth location to another.
 
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You and allies can teleport from one location enclosed in earth to another. Natural caves are the best option, but any place with uncovered solid earthen walls will do.  
You and allies can teleport from one location enclosed in earth to another. Natural caves are the ebst option, but any uncovered solid earthen walls will do.  
 
 
This is regional travel, you stay within the same city or region, but it is generally sufficient to escape just about any situation or location.
 
This is regional travel, you stay within the same city or region, but it is generally sufficient to escape just about any situation or location.
 
Womb of the Earth takes you to places you are familiar with. Both effect and position is worse unless you know where you are going, which means it is great for escapes but less so for intrusion into an enemy's territory that you are likely to be much less familiar with.
 
Womb of the Earth takes you to places you are familiar with. Both effect and position is worse unless you know where you are going, which means it is great for escapes but less so for intrusion into an enemy's territory that you are likely to be much less familiar with.
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=== Skirmish ===
 
=== Skirmish ===
 
Prosper in the chaos of battle.
 
Prosper in the chaos of battle.
  
'''Stone Block'''
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==== Diamond Defense ====
'''Energy Block:'''
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Block Earth Harm.
''Resist Earth Harm.
 
  
 
Absorb Earth energies such as Earth powers, rockfalls, and earthquakes.
 
Absorb Earth energies such as Earth powers, rockfalls, and earthquakes.
Roll Skirmish when subject to harm from such energies.
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{{ : Damage Resistance Template (FiD)}}
This is your inherent resistance, it does not require any activity on your part.
 
Reduce the level of harm inflicted based on the level of success.
 
1-3: Nothing. 4-5: Reduce level of harm by one. 6: Reduce level of harm by two. Crit: Negate all harm and recover 1 stress.
 
  
'''Diamond Daggers'''
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==== Diamond Dagger ====
A fine and potent Stone Skirmish.
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Fine and Potent Attack.
  
You sharpen and harden your earth attacks.
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Creates a Fine and Potent Earth weapon made of stone, like a sharp crystal spike or a pebble shot at high speed.
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This is done as a part of the attack and takes no extra time.  
  
'''Labyrinth'''
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==== Diamond Devastation ====
Obstructions defeat scale.
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Area attack.
  
This creates some kind of hindrance, perhaps spectral allies, perhaps a maze or concealing mist. The effect is to deny the advantage of numbers.
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Turns you into a one-man Earth army, attacking everyone in an area.
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This gives you Scale (p. 221), even if you are alone.
  
'''Crystal Cascade'''
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==== Diamond Decisiveness ====
Attack all enemies in the area.
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Coordinate against Earth.
  
Turns you into a one-man army. Not only do you negate the advantage your enemy may get from numbers, you also spread your effect to hurt all your enemies in the skirmish.
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This allows you and allies to initiate a Group Action when overcoming physical obstacles or heavy loads. {{ : Apex Skirmish Include (FiD) }}
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=== Study ===
 
=== Study ===
 
Study and analyze objects and creatures of Earth to gain insight and knowledge.  
 
Study and analyze objects and creatures of Earth to gain insight and knowledge.  
The effect required depends on range, limited effect for touch, standard effect for line-of-sight, and great effect to reach a target you know of or have some link to, but which is out of line-of-sight.
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The outcome required depends on range.
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* Limited outcome for touch.
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* Standard outcome for line-of-sight.
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* Great outcome to reach a target you know of or have some link to, but which is out of line-of-sight.
 +
 
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Position depends on the situation. Safely in your base the position is controlled. In the middle of a fight or when pinned down the position is desperate. Sometimes the thing you are researching is dangerous in itself, worsening position.
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Consequences may give you knowledge that lacks crucial details.
  
Position depends on the situation. Safely in your base the position is controlled. In the middle of a fight or when pinned down the position is desperate. Sometimes thing you are researching it dangerous in itself, worsening position, consequences may give you knowledge that lacks crucial details.
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==== Crystal Clarity ====
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Identify Earth.
  
'''Crystal Clarity'''
 
 
Identify objects, creatures, and powers of Earth.
 
Identify objects, creatures, and powers of Earth.
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This gives the name and very basic information in narrative terms, but not details or actual rules.
  
This gives the name and very basic information in narrative terms, but not details or actual rules.
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==== Crystal Comprehension ====
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Analyze Earth.
  
'''Earthly Expertise'''
 
 
Learn specific abilities of Earth.
 
Learn specific abilities of Earth.
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You learn of any powers or special abilities the target has. This includes actual rules and game effects.
  
You learn of any powers or special abilities the target has. This includes actual rules and game effects.
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==== Crystal Chronicle ====
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History of Earth.
  
'''Earthly Echoes'''
 
 
Experience past events related to an object, creature, or power of Earth.
 
Experience past events related to an object, creature, or power of Earth.
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This includes previous owners and how the object has been moved around as well as significant scenes from its history. The power zooms in on events of interest to you.
  
This includes previous owners and how the object has been moved around as well as significant scenes from its history. The power zooms in on events of interest to you.
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==== Crystal Census ====
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Area Lore.
  
'''Gaia's Glory'''
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Crystal Comprehension in an area, then Crystal Chronicle on three targets.
Earthly Expertise in an area, then Earthly Echoes on three targets.
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Provides a detailed view of events involving your power as far as you can see, pinpointing locations of interest like bases and power nodes. You can then use Crystal Chronicle to learn the history of up to three such locations.
  
Provides a detailed view of events involving your power as far as you can see, pinpointing locations of interest like bases and power nodes. You can then use Earthly Echoes to learn the history of up to three such locations.
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=== Survey ===
 
=== Survey ===
Perceive and locate manifestations of your power. The effect you need depends on the target's concealment. Limited effect finds targets in concealment. Standard effect finds those hiding behind cover and in far places you can only barely see. Great effect can look behind walls and into hard cover.
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Perceive and locate manifestations of Earth such as Earth powers and Earth Creatures
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The outcome you need depends on the target's concealment.  
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* '''Limited Outcome''' finds those hiding behind cover and in far places you can only barely see.  
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* '''Standard Outcome''' can look behind walls and into hard cover.
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* '''Great Outcome''' can look into far-away places and spots you had no idea existed.
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==== Echo Examination ====
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Detect Earth.
  
'''Earthly Intuition'''
 
 
Sense manifestations of Earth.
 
Sense manifestations of Earth.
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This is a basic spotting power, selectively sensing things of Earth.
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You almost always specify what kind of Earth you are looking for, finding Earth in general is rarely useful.
  
This is a basic spotting power, selectively sensing things related to your power.
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==== Echo Eyes ====
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See thru Earth.
  
'''Earth Eyes'''
 
 
Choose a piece of Earth and perceive as if you were at that spot.
 
Choose a piece of Earth and perceive as if you were at that spot.
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You move your perception to something of Earth, commonly a stone or pebble but dirt and gems work. You sense as if you were at that spot as long as you maintain concentration. You still sense things at your actual location, but only very dimly.
  
You move your perception to something that manifests your power and sense as if you were at that spot as long as you maintain concentration. You still sense things at your actual location, but only very dimly.
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==== Echo Ears ====
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All-seeing Earth.
  
'''Earthwatch'''
 
 
Choose a location or creature and sense from the nearest piece of Earth.
 
Choose a location or creature and sense from the nearest piece of Earth.
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Similar to Earth Eyes but allows you to focus on a specific creature or position. Automatically directs towards the best vantage point provided by a suitable object, typically close enough to observe the target. Fails if no suitable viewpoint is available, which should rarely happen for Earth.
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==== Echo Envelopment ====
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All-seeing Earth.
  
Similar to Earth Eyes but allows you to focus on a specific creature or position. Automatically directs towards the best vantage point provided by a suitable object, typically close enough to observe the target. Fails if no suitable viewpoint is available.
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''The naming is because the point of perception is usually within hearing.''
  
'''One with the Earth'''
 
 
Perceive from all Earth at once over a wide area.
 
Perceive from all Earth at once over a wide area.
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Enhances your senses impossibly, akin to using Echo Eye on each piece of Earth spread across the scene.
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Creates a comprehensive mental image of the area, revealing numerous details simultaneously.
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It's challenging for targets to hide unless they are aware of the need to conceal themselves against Earth.
  
Enhances your senses impossibly, akin to being multiple individuals spread across the scene. Creates a comprehensive mental image of the area, revealing numerous details simultaneously. It's challenging for targets to hide unless they are aware of the need to conceal themselves against Earth.
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=== Sway ===
 
=== Sway ===
Communicate, mesmerize, and manipulate creatures imbued with your power. Position and effect are determined normally, depending on the situation and your relation to listeners. If you know several powers and use a Sway effect but don't know the type of creature you are facing, it works as long as you have an appropriate power. You need not select a specific type of creature in advance. If you try to Sway a type of creature and don't have the appropriate power, the effect is at best limited—the game master may judge that the Sway action can be used non-verbally, but often you will have no effect at all. This still has the normal stress cost.
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Communicate, mesmerize, and manipulate creatures imbued with Earth.  
  
Limited effect works if it follows the target's existing impulses, just overcoming fragile self-restraint. Standard effect can convince a target with no particular stake in the matter. Great effect will convince a reluctant target, but not a passionate one.
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==== Imprint Inclination ====
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Earthen empathy.
  
'''Earth Empathy'''
 
 
Understand Earth creatures and learn their objectives.
 
Understand Earth creatures and learn their objectives.
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You can gauge the mood and motivations of Earth creatures and understand what they are saying.
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This does not allow you to be understood.
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You can also sense when any kind of creature is in a mood to be content or confident.
  
You can gauge the mood and motivations of Earth creatures and understand what they are saying. This does not allow you to be understood. Used together with Command: Stone Speech, this allows full communication.
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==== Imprint Influence ====
 
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Crew talks Earth.
'''Terran Talk'''
 
Crew can communicate with Earth creatures. Make creatures content and confident.
 
  
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Crew can communicate with Earth creatures.
 
This allows you and your crew to use the Sway action with full effect, overcoming cultural and linguistic barriers. Unless you also use the advanced Command effect, you are persuading, not speaking with authority.   
 
This allows you and your crew to use the Sway action with full effect, overcoming cultural and linguistic barriers. Unless you also use the advanced Command effect, you are persuading, not speaking with authority.   
  
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Make creatures content and confident.
 
You can inspire any type of creature to be content and confident, even to the point of overconfidence.
 
You can inspire any type of creature to be content and confident, even to the point of overconfidence.
  
'''Stone Suggestion'''
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==== Imprint Inevitability ====
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Suggestion.
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Post suggestions in the mind of an Earth creature.
 
Post suggestions in the mind of an Earth creature.
 
 
This is an enhanced Sway attempt, allowing you to implant suggestions that will trigger under conditions you set. The power remains subtle until the suggestion is activated. The target will not remember being swayed.
 
This is an enhanced Sway attempt, allowing you to implant suggestions that will trigger under conditions you set. The power remains subtle until the suggestion is activated. The target will not remember being swayed.
  
Suggestions cannot be absurd to the target. A typical use would be to sway a servant to leave a window open or a guard to forget to load their weapon. Suggestions fade over time depending on the level of effect achieved: limited effect lasts for the immediate situation, normal effect lasts for the duration of the score, and great effect can extend beyond the score if it fits the story.
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==== Imprint Institution ====
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Bind Earth.
  
'''Carved in Stone'''
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Change the personality and motivations of an Earth creature.
Permanently change the personality and motivations of an Earth creature.
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This power is permanent but blatant. It changes the target on a deep level, giving them new loves and loyalties. Targets remember their past but considers it unimportant compared to their new motivations. There are limits to this power, especially for creatures linked to a power — you cannot make an Earth creature love the sea. The effect fades over the next few days, but depending on the response from others long-term attitudes may change.
  
This power is permanent but blatant. It changes the target on a deep level, altering their priorities and loyalties. Target remember their past but considers it unimportant compared to their new motivations. There are limits to this power, especially for creatures linked to a power—you cannot make an Earth creature love the sea. Exceptional creatures and circumstances can break this change.
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=== Tinker ===
 
=== Tinker ===
Manipulate, shape, and create objects imbued with your power to suit your needs. The effectiveness and durability of your constructions depend on the effect. More powerful devices are harder to sustain and will not last as long. Most creations will endure until the end of a score.
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Manipulate, shape, and create objects of Earth to suit your needs.  
Position depends on the tranquility of your workspace and if you are working on something dangerous in itself.
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This includes earth, stone, crystal, and other solids.  
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This may or may not include Ice and Metal — how scientific you want this depends on the setting.
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{{ : Include Tinker (FiD) }}
  
For long-term projects, Tinker powers can substitute for missing tools, but that is all they do until you can Earthspawn.
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==== Chisel Craft ====
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Craft Earth.
  
'''Chisel'''
 
 
Handle Earth and stone as if you had the appropriate tools and protective devices.
 
Handle Earth and stone as if you had the appropriate tools and protective devices.
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This ability substitutes for tools and protection devices typical of a small workshop.
  
This ability substitutes for tools and protection devices typical of a small workshop.
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==== Chisel Clamp ====
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Shape Earth.
  
'''Mold'''
 
 
Shape Earth and stone as if they were clay.
 
Shape Earth and stone as if they were clay.
 
 
This surpasses normal crafting, letting you manipulate elements that are not stable, shaping  sand and making it stay in the new shape. This can substitute for pipes and containers and facilitate the construction of traps or devices, avoiding the need for extensive equipment.
 
This surpasses normal crafting, letting you manipulate elements that are not stable, shaping  sand and making it stay in the new shape. This can substitute for pipes and containers and facilitate the construction of traps or devices, avoiding the need for extensive equipment.
  
 
You can also form parts of a larger earthen object as if it were clay, creating openings in walls, doors, and other massive objects.
 
You can also form parts of a larger earthen object as if it were clay, creating openings in walls, doors, and other massive objects.
  
'''Earthforge'''
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==== Chisel Cement ====
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Transmute Earth.
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Create objects of Earth out of nothing. Transform an object from one material to another.
 
Create objects of Earth out of nothing. Transform an object from one material to another.
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You don't need tools to build complex fine and potent items appropriate to Earth.
  
You don't need tools to build complex fine and potent items appropriate to your powers.
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You can create Earth from nothing. This is like Chisel Cement, above, but needs no raw materials.
  
You can Earth from nothing. This is like Shaping, above, but needs no raw materials.
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With multiple Forms you can transform Earth into another material governed by another Form you know. This allows intricate transformations where a metal sword can be transmuted into diamond and still work as a sword, or a wooden door can be changed to shaped sand so you can walk through and the door then returns to normal.
  
With multiple powers you can transform Earth into another. This allows intricate transformations where a metal sword can be transmuted into diamond and still work as a sword, or a wooden door can be changed to sand so you can walk through and the door then returns to normal.
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Chisel Clamp at scale.  
  
'''Earthspawn'''
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Make something large, such as a vehicle or building.
Mold on a grand scale. Make something large, such as a vehicle or building.
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You can mass produce objects or create large structures like ships or buildings that normally require a work force and facilities. In long-term projects involving construction or crafting, Earthspawn makes many dozens of items with the same effort as one item, but with a stress cost.
  
You can mass produce objects or create large structures like ships or buildings that normally require a work force and facilities. In long-term projects involving construction or crafting, Earthspawn makes many dozens of items with the same effort as one item, but with a stress cost
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=== Wreck ===
 
=== Wreck ===
Destroy, dismantle, and obliterate objects made of stuff related to your power.
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Destroy, dismantle, and obliterate objects made of Earth.
  
The effect required depends on the size and structural strength of your target. Standard effect is a car-sized hole in a brick or mortar wall. Construction significantly weaker than this only demands limited effect. A smaller hole stil need the same effect. Something larger and/or stronger requires great effect.
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The Outcome required depends on the size and structural strength of the target. Creating a smaller breach still requires the same Outcome.
  
The position depends on the situation. A quiet workspace is controlled, the general hustle of adventure risky, dealing with a fight, massive crowds, or dangerous construction is desperate.
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* '''Standard Outcome''' is sufficient to create a car-sized breach in a brick or mortar wall.
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* '''Limited Outcome''' suffices for construction significantly weaker than this.
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* '''Greater Outcome''' is required for larger holes or stronger structures.
  
'''Crack'''
 
Crack Earth and stone much like a sledgehammer. Noisy.
 
 
Just as crude as it sounds. You destroy things related to your power and strike with the force of a sledgehammer in combat.
 
 
Earth attacks are thrown rocks and weapons made of stone, more powerful effects can cause tremors and earthquakes.  
 
Earth attacks are thrown rocks and weapons made of stone, more powerful effects can cause tremors and earthquakes.  
 
Combines well with other powers, for example earth plus fire can cause a volcano and earth plus air can cause a sandstorm.
 
Combines well with other powers, for example earth plus fire can cause a volcano and earth plus air can cause a sandstorm.
 
As usual, Wreck may be at an advantage or disadvantage compared to Hunt, Finesse and Skirmish, depending on the situation.
 
As usual, Wreck may be at an advantage or disadvantage compared to Hunt, Finesse and Skirmish, depending on the situation.
  
'''Stonebreaker'''
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Crack hard Earth as if it were wood. A fine potent sledgehammer in combat.
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Earth smash.
  
This bypasses the strength of materials, allowing you to break even the strongest stone, as long as you know the relevant power. You can also use this to smash other things or as a fine, potent sledgehammer.
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Crack much like a sledgehammer. Noisy.
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Just as crude as it sounds.  
  
'''Disintegrate'''
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==== Shatter Sunder ====
Stonebreaker, and destroyed targets are reduced to a fine dust.
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Earth collapse.
  
The real difference here is that wrecking things is now silent when you have the right power. Leave less traces, as what you wreck disappears. Get rid of evidence, as long as that evidence matches your power
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Wreck hard Earth as if it were wood.
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Acts as a Fine Potent sledgehammer in combat.
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This bypasses the strength of materials, allowing you to break even the strongest stone.  
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You can dig a car-sized hole in earth instead of making a break in a wall.
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You can also use this to smash other things or as a fine, potent sledgehammer.
  
'''Ruinous Rumble'''
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Stonebreaker over a large area. Level a city block or raze a city wall.
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Silent collapse
  
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Shatter Sunder, and destroyed targets are reduced to a fine dust.
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The real difference here is that wrecking things is now silent when you have the right power.
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Leave less traces, as what you wreck disappears.
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Get rid of evidence, as long as that evidence is of or on Earth.
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You can turn a car-sized spot of ground into quicksand.
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Area collapse.
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Shatter Sunder over an Area (p. 221).
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Level a city block or raze a city wall.
 
Rather straightforward, this just scales things up.
 
Rather straightforward, this just scales things up.
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Earth is at the base of all, the solid ground we walk on, dig into, and which ultimately nourishes us all.

The earth can be influenced and used by other powers, yet it remains solid. Other Powers can only affect Earth indirectly, only Earth can directly change the land. Earth Powers can be slow and imprecise, but are very powerful.

Earth attacks are thrown rocks and weapons made of stone, more powerful effects can cause tremors and earthquakes. Combines well with other powers, for example Earth plus Fire can cause a volcano and Earth plus Air can cause a scouring sandstorm.

Earth creatures are mainly earth elementals, but also creatures that burrow into the earth and monsters and animals with Earth powers. Burrowing animals are also covered by the Animal power.

Earth Abilities

Action Basic Advanced Master Apex
Dice Minimum 2d Minimum 4d Minimum 6d
Stress Avoid fumble (2+). Succeed (4+). Full success (6). Critical (2 sixes).
Attune Gaia's Gaze
Detect Earth.
Gaia's Gauntlet
Dismiss Earth.
Gaia's Guardian
Summon Earth.
Gaia's Gate
Gate to Earth.
Command Stone Stance
Intimidate with Earth.
Stone Signal
Earth signalling.
Stone Sovereign
Command Earth.
Stone Slave
Bind Earth.
Consort Mud Mask
Earth accessories.
Mud Morph
Earth shape.
Mud Molding
Earth shape crew.
Mud Mastery
Mass transformation.
Finesse Pebble Pilot
Ride Earth.
Pebble Punch
Finesse Attack.
Pebble Pinpoint
Precise control.
Pebble Path
Ride unimpeded by Earth.
Hunt Stone Seeker
Track on solid surface.
Shard Seeker
Earth snipe.
Sand Seeker
Rearrange Earth.
Seismic Seeker
Area attack.
Prowl Cobble Creep
Earth stealth.
Crevice Creep
Earthwalk.
Crew Creep
Crew Earth stealth.
Catacomb Creep
Earth teleport.
Skirmish Diamond Defense
Block Earth Harm.
Diamond Dagger
Fine and Potent Attack.
Diamond Devastation
Gain Scale.
Diamond Decisiveness
Enable group action.
Study Crystal Clarity
Identify Earth.
Crystal Comprehension
Analyze Earth.
Crystal Chronicle
History of Earth.
Crystal Census
Area Lore.
Survey Echo Examination
Detect Earth.
Echo Eyes
See thru Earth.
Echo Ears
All-seeing Earth.
Echo Envelopment
All-seeing Earth.
Sway Imprint Inclination
Earthen empathy.
Imprint Influence
Crew talks Earth.
Imprint Inevitability
Suggestion.
Imprint Institution
Bind Earth.
Tinker Chisel Craft
Craft Earth.
Chisel Clamp
Shape Earth.
Chisel Cement
Transmute Earth.
Chisel Convergence
Chisel Clamp at scale.
Wreck Shatter Smash
Earth smash.
Shatter Sunder
Earth collapse.
Shatter Shear
Silent collapse.
Shatter Scatter
Area collapse.

Expanded Earth Abilities

Earth is the base of all things.

Earth objects include everything solid, but natural sand, clay, earth and stone are the easiest to affect. Masonry, fired clay, and unreinforced concrete is reasonably easy to affect. Mixing Earth with other Forms makes things complicated, rebar, lava, flying dust, mud — all are Earth but hard to manipulate. You can use Earth powers with solids derived from other powers, such as organic substances (related to Death), living things (related to Life), rebar (related to metal), asphalt (related to fire) and so on. This requires that you have the other power it is related to or you lose initial Effect.

Attune

Connect with the power of Earth and harness its elements for various purposes.

Perceive and manipulate supernatural energies, allowing you to detect and interact with beings and phenomena from the planes of Earth.

The consequences usually depends on what happens around you. Having helpers and bodyguards reduces the consequences, and sometimes a creature wants to be dismissed and the consequence might be that it loses control of itself, or that other creatures appear to intervene.

Gaia's Gaze

Detect Earth.

Detect Earth creatures and Earth powers. This is usually done to spot a spirit or a disguised creature. It can also help identify a creature's connection to powers, providing valuable insights into their nature. If you know several different powers, you can scan for all of them at the same time. Limited outcome suffices against a nearby creature you can clearly see. You need greater outcome against against a creature that is hidden or far away (standard outcome) or behind a wall (great outcome). The position usually starts controlled, with the usual consequence that you missed the opportunity and cannot try again until the situation changes.

Gaia's Gauntlet

Dismiss Earth.

Dismiss an Earth creature or end a power affecting Earth. You can dispel any power of Earth, as well as powers that affect Earth creatures and things. You can force Earth spirits to materialize.

Dispelling can be used as a defense against others' use of powers, or it can be used to break continuing effects. Dispelling is often used as a setup action to help another character in a situation when the opposition is using powers. This usually improves the position of the supported action and can work in addition to other setup actions. When used directly, the effect is usually limited unless the opponent is relying on powers for their safety. Against an opponent that uses Animal wings to fly or turned into a fish to breathe underwater you have a better base effect. When dramatically appropriate that a power is hard to dispel, often because it is the crux of the situation, this will not negate the power but instead give you a clue to what you need to do to resolve the situation.

Forcing a spirit to materialize or de-materialize is easy, but limited in range. The spirit cannot return under its own power for a while, usually after the score.

  • Limited Outcome only works on spirits within reach.
  • Standard Outcome covers an area based on your tier (p 220).
  • Great Outcome reaches out to a range covered by tier (p 220).

Dismissing a creature back to its home plane and usually requires a high Outcome.

  • Limited Outcome: Dismissing a creature that wants to return.
  • Standard Outcome: Dismissing a weakened or damaged creature.
  • Great Outcome: This is the norm, most dismissing requires this Outcome.

Gaia's Guardian

Summon Earth.

Summon an Earth creature. Earth creatures generally come in three types, elementals, spirits, and creatures with powers.

An Earth elemental is a simple creature made of Earth. Most elementals have animal intelligence, and often take the shape of animals, tough animated chunks of earth or stone are also common. Humanoid forms are less common, but more intelligent.

Spirits are immaterial, ephemeral, manifesting the emotional and mental manifestations of Earth. Spirits are more intelligent than elementals. They can use sophisticated power effects and usually have an agenda of their own.

Creatures with powers resemble normal creatures, having a biological body, metabolism, and functioning as ordinary living creatures but also have some exceptional abilities related to Earth. An Earth mole is big, can burrow through soft stone, and attacks with earth tremors.

Earth creatures will gladly smash, build, polish, and obstruct but won't fly or swim.

Summons are Cohorts: Creatures you summon function as temporary cohorts (p. 96) — either an Expert or a Gang — with added Powers from their Form. An Expert is a skilled individual who can offer advice, Assist, or act independently. A Gang is a group (numbers based on your Tier, p. 221) that primarily provides Scale in combat and labor.

You can always summon a Gang of creatures one Tier below yours. Summoning a specific Gang or Expert requires knowing its unique identity — called a true name in mystical traditions. For a technomancer, this might be a type ID, blueprint, or genetic code. Learning a creature’s true name may require a flashback, or in complex cases, the research downtime activity or a reward from a score.

Summoning a Creature

The summoning itself is quick but dangerous. When you have time and resources, it is wise to use wards and Barriers, but in action this is usually impossible and you must face the risks. Having allies present for safety is advisable. Offering a creature gifts or services appropriate to its nature and power can be a literal Devil’s Bargain — accepting an additional consequence to gain an advantage.

Depending on your degree of outcome, a creature is willing to do different things:

  • Limited Outcome allows you to ask questions of an Expert or demand a short period of physical labor from a Gang. They will not fight for you.
  • Standard Outcome allows any service appropriate to the creature’s type, having it act in its typical role. Most creatures don’t mind fighting, but may have preferences about how they do it and what they do outside a fight.
  • Great Outcome allows service outside the creature’s comfort zone, though not against its nature. Lengthy service — even within its comfort zone — also requires a Great Outcome, such as guarding treasure until it is stolen.

The position usually starts at Risky — the creature is compelled and may resist. Typical consequences, in ascending order of severity:

  • Half-hearted efforts
  • Demanding not to be summoned again
  • Breaking things or demanding concessions
  • A short fight to assert dominance
  • Deliberate sabotage
  • A constant struggle to maintain control

Gaia's Gate

Gate to Earth.

Create a portal to and from a plane of Earth. Most powers are linked to a different world where that power is dominant. Earth worlds are deep canyons, caves, mines, or even solid sand or soil.

There are things that are possible to do here that are not allowed in the regular world. Appropriate effects are reduced one step in difficulty, from advanced to basic, master to advanced, and apex to master. This opens the possibility of new super-apex powers that have to be negotiated with the game master. Such effects rarely reach outside the plane of origin, but if they affect creatures there the effect may remain when you return to the mundane world.

This can also be used to contact creatures too powerful to summon. This allows you to ignore tier when creating the gate, but gives you no power over the target. The creature may then use the gate to come to you, call you into its presence, send minions, or communicate with you at a distance.

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Command

Command and intimidate Earth creatures, projecting authority. Position and effect depend on the situation and your relationship with the listeners.

Stone Stance

Intimidate with Earth.

You can create Earth effects such as shaking the earth, creating of rockfall, or your eyes glittering like gems to heighten your authority, similar to what could be a achieved with threat such as a weapon. This can provide the leverage needed to use Command to intimidate without actual threat of violence. Creatures of Earth might recognize you as a figure of authority.

Stone Signal

Earth signalling.

You can communicate with Earth creatures over any distance as long as you know the target, and a line-of-sight even if you do not. You can communicate with the most powerful Earth creature in a vehicle or installation as long as you can see the exterior. The communication is simple and direct, suitable for the Command skill.

You can also communicate through crystal. As long as you know of a crystal near your target your image can appear in that crystal to communicate.

Stone Sovereign

Command Earth.

Command Earth creatures as if you were their superior. Targets will see you as an alpha or leader type outranking them. This allows you to order strangers around and improves Effect, but not Position; targets comply without accepting your authority. This does not remove existing loyalties, which may lead to conflict. Understanding the social order of your targets helps avoid clashes with established hierarchies.

Stone Slave

Bind Earth.

Permanently bind Earth creatures to service. This won’t work unless you are already in a position of power. The effect is similar to Stone Sovereign but permanent. Strong emotions can break your control, but otherwise, it lasts until dispelled.

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Consort

Consort powers changes your form and later that of other creatures. Usually the roll to use the power is also used for the Consort action itself, but these powers can also be used as a set-up action for a lot of different tasks. This will often give a bonus to effect or improved position or even allow an action that a human could not do.

A common consequences is that you are mistaken for someone, or that your assumed form is somehow a hindrance. You may have the beauty of diamond, trigger prejudices, or have unexpected handicaps.

Mud Mask

Earth accessories.

Imbue clothes and accessories with Earth, crystals, and gems. You do not physically change yourself, you change your accessorize and outfit. As an Advanced effect you can change others' outfits.

Mud Morph

Earth shape.

Assume the form of an Earth creature. This is a true physical transmutation. You need not assume the form of an existing creature, as long as the gamemaster agrees your new form is a viable Earth creature.

Mud Manifestation can work as a set-up action for a number of other actions but may penalize other things, as appropriate to your new form. When appropriate, your new form can use Basic and Advanced Earth powers inherently without risking stress.

With limited effect you can transform into yourself like you would have been, had you grown up as the creature whose form you assume. Those familiar with you will recognize you. Standard effect can make you a generic creature, very hard to recognize as yourself. Great effect allows you to assume the shape and some of the personality of a specific creature you have studied.

Mud Molding

Earth shape crew.

Shapechange a willing or helpless creature into an Earth creature. This is Mud Manifestation applied to another creature. The duration depends of the effect, limited effect is very temporary. Standard effect lasts for the duration of a score. Great effect lasts a long time and potentially become permanent, depending on the the story. If you also want to make the target unrecognizable, that requires additional effect, see Mud Manifestation.

This is sometimes used as a kind of poetic justice, transforming the target as a punishment, a curse that is very hard to break.

Mud Mastery

Mass transformation.

Transform a number of willing or non-sentient creatures and give them a simple instruction. This is where Consort becomes similar to an Attune ability to summon. You transform a number of existing creatures and give them a task that they will perform with gusto, turning them into single-minded minions. Targets must be willing, Non-Sentient like animals, or just very minor figures in the plot, many tiers below you.

This creates a gang cohort (p 96) that they can be given bit parts as servants or laborers or fight and chase for you. Such goons are more useful for chasing and cornering targets than in actual combat.

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Finesse

Exercise finesse with Earth, manipulating and attacking with precision.

Pebble Pilot

Ride Earth.

Ride an Earth creature mount or a vehicle made of Earth. This allows you to use Finesse with Earth mounts and vehicles you are not familiar with. An Earth ride is any vehicle or mount in contact with the ground. You can bypass simple locks on vehicles, but not more serious security. You can ride beasts even if they are not trained to carry a rider. They must still be physically able to carry you. You can grant your crew this ability as an advanced power.

Pebble Punch

Finesse Attack.

A Fine and Potent close-range attack. You create a sharp shard or stalactite to stab or shoot at an opponent. Besides variety, this only substitutes for equipment such as a dueling sword or pistol, a Fine and Potent finesse weapon is just as effective. Using this does not take any more time, activating your attack power is equivalent to drawing a weapon.

Pebble Pinpoint

Precise control.

You can move a small stone or pile of earth. The effect is small, precise, and momentary. When it is able to create leverage, you may roll Finesse to Set Up yourself. Resolve this as a normal Set Up, then immediately roll the Action you are Setting Up.

Pebble Path

Ride unimpeded by Earth.

Your crew and your vehicles and mounts can move unimpeded by Earth, such as rubble and rocks in your path. You can create rides for your Crew out of Earth that will perform as typical transport in your setting.

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Hunt

Track, attack, and unleash devastating barrages with the power of Hunt Earth. At short range, this power can be dangerous to you and your allies.

Stone Seeker

Track on solid surface.

This works even if the quarry does not leave any mundane trail or clues. Consequences here are mainly to lose the trail, but depending on the environment and targets, it might lead you to get lost, into traps, or even into an ambush.

Shard Seeker

Earth snipe.

Attack similar to a Fine and Potent rifle. You shoot a small rock or shard of Earth. Essentially, this serves as a replacement for traditional equipment; a Fine and Potent ranged weapon such as a rifle would be equally effective in combat. While some targets may exhibit more or less vulnerability to specific types of attacks, this is the exception rather than the rule.

Sand Seeker

Rearrange Earth.

Rearrange terrain, moving hills and boulders in an Area (p. 221). This is usually used as a Set Up, but may also change how people act in reaction to the environment — dust clouds and wobbly ground are likely to make people want to stay indoors or run out as the case may be. This does not inflict any direct damage.

Seismic Seeker

Area attack.

An attack like a fine and potent grenade. An escalation of Shard-Seeker. Less precise, this affects all creatures at a location, with a risk of collateral damage. Targets in trenches, behind walls, or otherwise shielded are not in direct danger, but tend to keep their heads down, which gives your side the initiative.

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Prowl

Sneak and move with stealth and agility. This is safe, but slow.

Cobble Creep

Earth stealth.

Hide against bare stone or Earth. This allows you to hide in impossible places as long as the environment is raw Earth. Any earthy ground will do, either stone, soil, or sand, as will asphalt, cobblestones, concrete, and masonry. Plant life is an impediment, as is wallpaper, paneling and similar cover. Note that only you can use this ability, your friends and allies cannot unless you use Earthwalk.

Crevice Creep

Earthwalk.

Move on and through Earth. This allows you to walk through walls of earth and stone. This is slow and need to use other powers or navigate blindly. You cannot pass through composite walls, such as those with wooden panels or rebar, but you can ignore ephemerals like wallpapers. Your friends and allies cannot use this unless you employ Earthwalk, below.

Crew Creep

Crew Cobble and Crevice Creep.

Now you and your crew can use Cobble Creep and Crust Creep. They still use their own Prowl action. This often ends up as a Group Action.

Catacomb Creep

Earth teleport.

Teleport crew from one Earth location to another. You and allies can teleport from one location enclosed in earth to another. Natural caves are the best option, but any place with uncovered solid earthen walls will do. This is regional travel, you stay within the same city or region, but it is generally sufficient to escape just about any situation or location. Womb of the Earth takes you to places you are familiar with. Both effect and position is worse unless you know where you are going, which means it is great for escapes but less so for intrusion into an enemy's territory that you are likely to be much less familiar with.

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Skirmish

Prosper in the chaos of battle.

Diamond Defense

Block Earth Harm.

Absorb Earth energies such as Earth powers, rockfalls, and earthquakes. You increase the effect of Skirmish rolls for endurance in such environments. Roll Skirmish to resist such Harm. 1-3: No reduction. 4-6: Reduce Harm by 1 level. Critical: Reduce Harm by 2 levels.

As a Master power, you can protect an ally for a score; as an Apex Power, you can protect your crew. Allies roll their own Skirmish dice.

Diamond Dagger

Fine and Potent Attack.

Creates a Fine and Potent Earth weapon made of stone, like a sharp crystal spike or a pebble shot at high speed. This is done as a part of the attack and takes no extra time.

Diamond Devastation

Area attack.

Turns you into a one-man Earth army, attacking everyone in an area. This gives you Scale (p. 221), even if you are alone.

Diamond Decisiveness

Coordinate against Earth.

This allows you and allies to initiate a Group Action when overcoming physical obstacles or heavy loads. You may do this even when some participants would not normally be able to contribute meaningfully due to physical limitation, Scale, or environmental constraint.

You lead the Group Action and roll Skirmish. Choose the Action most appropriate to the shared physical task. Each participant other than you rolls that Action. Stress to the leader is resolved as normal for a Group Action.

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Study

Study and analyze objects and creatures of Earth to gain insight and knowledge. The outcome required depends on range.

  • Limited outcome for touch.
  • Standard outcome for line-of-sight.
  • Great outcome to reach a target you know of or have some link to, but which is out of line-of-sight.

Position depends on the situation. Safely in your base the position is controlled. In the middle of a fight or when pinned down the position is desperate. Sometimes the thing you are researching is dangerous in itself, worsening position. Consequences may give you knowledge that lacks crucial details.

Crystal Clarity

Identify Earth.

Identify objects, creatures, and powers of Earth. This gives the name and very basic information in narrative terms, but not details or actual rules.

Crystal Comprehension

Analyze Earth.

Learn specific abilities of Earth. You learn of any powers or special abilities the target has. This includes actual rules and game effects.

Crystal Chronicle

History of Earth.

Experience past events related to an object, creature, or power of Earth. This includes previous owners and how the object has been moved around as well as significant scenes from its history. The power zooms in on events of interest to you.

Crystal Census

Area Lore.

Crystal Comprehension in an area, then Crystal Chronicle on three targets. Provides a detailed view of events involving your power as far as you can see, pinpointing locations of interest like bases and power nodes. You can then use Crystal Chronicle to learn the history of up to three such locations.

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Survey

Perceive and locate manifestations of Earth such as Earth powers and Earth Creatures The outcome you need depends on the target's concealment.

  • Limited Outcome finds those hiding behind cover and in far places you can only barely see.
  • Standard Outcome can look behind walls and into hard cover.
  • Great Outcome can look into far-away places and spots you had no idea existed.

Echo Examination

Detect Earth.

Sense manifestations of Earth. This is a basic spotting power, selectively sensing things of Earth. You almost always specify what kind of Earth you are looking for, finding Earth in general is rarely useful.

Echo Eyes

See thru Earth.

Choose a piece of Earth and perceive as if you were at that spot. You move your perception to something of Earth, commonly a stone or pebble but dirt and gems work. You sense as if you were at that spot as long as you maintain concentration. You still sense things at your actual location, but only very dimly.

Echo Ears

All-seeing Earth.

Choose a location or creature and sense from the nearest piece of Earth. Similar to Earth Eyes but allows you to focus on a specific creature or position. Automatically directs towards the best vantage point provided by a suitable object, typically close enough to observe the target. Fails if no suitable viewpoint is available, which should rarely happen for Earth.

Echo Envelopment

All-seeing Earth.

The naming is because the point of perception is usually within hearing.

Perceive from all Earth at once over a wide area. Enhances your senses impossibly, akin to using Echo Eye on each piece of Earth spread across the scene. Creates a comprehensive mental image of the area, revealing numerous details simultaneously. It's challenging for targets to hide unless they are aware of the need to conceal themselves against Earth.

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Sway

Communicate, mesmerize, and manipulate creatures imbued with Earth.

Imprint Inclination

Earthen empathy.

Understand Earth creatures and learn their objectives. You can gauge the mood and motivations of Earth creatures and understand what they are saying. This does not allow you to be understood. You can also sense when any kind of creature is in a mood to be content or confident.

Imprint Influence

Crew talks Earth.

Crew can communicate with Earth creatures. This allows you and your crew to use the Sway action with full effect, overcoming cultural and linguistic barriers. Unless you also use the advanced Command effect, you are persuading, not speaking with authority.

Make creatures content and confident. You can inspire any type of creature to be content and confident, even to the point of overconfidence.

Imprint Inevitability

Suggestion.

Post suggestions in the mind of an Earth creature. This is an enhanced Sway attempt, allowing you to implant suggestions that will trigger under conditions you set. The power remains subtle until the suggestion is activated. The target will not remember being swayed.

Imprint Institution

Bind Earth.

Change the personality and motivations of an Earth creature. This power is permanent but blatant. It changes the target on a deep level, giving them new loves and loyalties. Targets remember their past but considers it unimportant compared to their new motivations. There are limits to this power, especially for creatures linked to a power — you cannot make an Earth creature love the sea. The effect fades over the next few days, but depending on the response from others long-term attitudes may change.

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Tinker

Manipulate, shape, and create objects of Earth to suit your needs. This includes earth, stone, crystal, and other solids. This may or may not include Ice and Metal — how scientific you want this depends on the setting.

  • Limited Outcome solves an immediate problem, then ends. Any effect achieved will last, such as a repair made with temporary tools.
  • Standard Outcome construction, repair, or item lasts for the duration of a score.
  • Great Outcome is semi-permanent. This does not make permanent kit, but it can make permanent effects to the setting, such as repairing a large construction like a bridge or wall.

Something larger than you are, very complex, or of higher Quality Level than your Tier increases the needed Outcome.

Position depends on the tranquility of your workspace and if you are working on something that is dangerous in itself.

For long-term projects, Tinker powers can substitute for missing tools, but that is all they do until you use the Apex ability.

Chisel Craft

Craft Earth.

Handle Earth and stone as if you had the appropriate tools and protective devices. This ability substitutes for tools and protection devices typical of a small workshop.

Chisel Clamp

Shape Earth.

Shape Earth and stone as if they were clay. This surpasses normal crafting, letting you manipulate elements that are not stable, shaping sand and making it stay in the new shape. This can substitute for pipes and containers and facilitate the construction of traps or devices, avoiding the need for extensive equipment.

You can also form parts of a larger earthen object as if it were clay, creating openings in walls, doors, and other massive objects.

Chisel Cement

Transmute Earth.

Create objects of Earth out of nothing. Transform an object from one material to another. You don't need tools to build complex fine and potent items appropriate to Earth.

You can create Earth from nothing. This is like Chisel Cement, above, but needs no raw materials.

With multiple Forms you can transform Earth into another material governed by another Form you know. This allows intricate transformations where a metal sword can be transmuted into diamond and still work as a sword, or a wooden door can be changed to shaped sand so you can walk through and the door then returns to normal.

Chisel Convergence

Chisel Clamp at scale.

Make something large, such as a vehicle or building. You can mass produce objects or create large structures like ships or buildings that normally require a work force and facilities. In long-term projects involving construction or crafting, Earthspawn makes many dozens of items with the same effort as one item, but with a stress cost.

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Wreck

Destroy, dismantle, and obliterate objects made of Earth.

The Outcome required depends on the size and structural strength of the target. Creating a smaller breach still requires the same Outcome.

  • Standard Outcome is sufficient to create a car-sized breach in a brick or mortar wall.
  • Limited Outcome suffices for construction significantly weaker than this.
  • Greater Outcome is required for larger holes or stronger structures.

Earth attacks are thrown rocks and weapons made of stone, more powerful effects can cause tremors and earthquakes. Combines well with other powers, for example earth plus fire can cause a volcano and earth plus air can cause a sandstorm. As usual, Wreck may be at an advantage or disadvantage compared to Hunt, Finesse and Skirmish, depending on the situation.

Shatter Smash

Earth smash.

Crack much like a sledgehammer. Noisy. Just as crude as it sounds.

Shatter Sunder

Earth collapse.

Wreck hard Earth as if it were wood. Acts as a Fine Potent sledgehammer in combat. This bypasses the strength of materials, allowing you to break even the strongest stone. You can dig a car-sized hole in earth instead of making a break in a wall. You can also use this to smash other things or as a fine, potent sledgehammer.

Shatter Shear

Silent collapse

Shatter Sunder, and destroyed targets are reduced to a fine dust. The real difference here is that wrecking things is now silent when you have the right power. Leave less traces, as what you wreck disappears. Get rid of evidence, as long as that evidence is of or on Earth. You can turn a car-sized spot of ground into quicksand.

Shatter Scatter

Area collapse.

Shatter Sunder over an Area (p. 221). Level a city block or raze a city wall. Rather straightforward, this just scales things up.

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