Forms and Techniques (Action Powers)

Heroic Action Role-Play

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

Technique Table

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

Forms

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

Cantrips

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

Groups of Forms

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

Elements

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

Air - Earth - Fire - Water

Manifestations

These are shapes and variants that the elements can take.

Animal - Plant - Metal - Ice - Illusion

Ethos

These are moral aspects of reality.

Darkness - Flux - Order - Light

Origin

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

- Chi - Gifts - Magic - Psi - Spiritual - Technology

Essences

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

Death - Force - Life - Mind - Time - Space

Technique - Form Table

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

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