Earth Powers (FiD)

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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.

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.

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 Power Effects Table

Action	Basic No minimum 3 Stress	Advanced Minimum 2 Dice 5 Stress	Master Minimum 4 Dice 7 Stress	Apex Minimum 6 Dice 13 Stress
Attune	Gaia's Gaze Detect Earth creatures and Earth powers.	Gaia's Gauntlet Dismiss an Earth creature. End a power that affects Earth.	Gaia's Guardian Summon an earth creature.	Gaia's Gate Create a portal to and from the plane of earth.
Command	Stone Speech Command earth creatures even if they don't understand you.	Stone Signal Communicate with Earth over long distances.	Stone Sovereign Command Earth creatures as if you were their superior.	Stone Slave Permanently bind Earth creatures to service.
Consort	Mud Mask Imbue clothes and accessories with earth, crystals, and gems.	Mud Manifestation Assume the form of an earth creature.	Mud Morph Shapechange a willing or helpless creature into an Earth creature.	Mud Mastery Transform a number of willing or non-sentient creatures, give a simple instruction.
Finesse	Pebble Path Ride an earth creature mount or a vehicle made of earth.	Stalagmite Strike Fine and potent close-range attack. Give crew Pebble Path.	Pebble Poke Manipulate earth to do small and exact things.	Stalactite Storm A storm of spears, suppressing scale.
Hunt	Impressions In Earth Track over any solid surface.	Pellet Shot Attack similar to a fine and potent rifle.	Dust Dance Rearrange terrain, moving hills and boulders.	Gravel Grenade Attack like a fine and potent grenade.
Prowl	Boulder Blend Hide against bare stone or earth.	Earthglide Move on and through earth.	Earthwalk Crew use of Boulder Blend and Earthglide.	Womb of the Earth Teleport crew from one Earth location to another.
Skirmish	Stone Skirmish Melee attack.	Diamond Daggers Fine and potent Skirmish Attack.	Labyrinth Obstructions defeat scale.	Crystal Cascade Attack all enemies in a area.
Study	Crystal Clarity Identify objects, creatures, and powers of Earth.	Earthly Expertise Learn specific abilities of Earth.	Earthly Echoes Experience past events of an object, creature, or power of Earth.	Gaia's Glory Earthly Expertise in an area then Earthly Echoes on three targets.
Survey	Earthly Intuition Sense manifestations of Earth.	Earth Eyes Choose a piece of earth, perceive as if you were at that spot.	Earthwatch Choose a location or creature. Sense from nearest piece of earth.	One with the Earth Perceive from all Earth at once over a wide area.
Sway	Earth Empathy Understand Earth creatures and learn their objectives.	Terran Talk Crew can communicate with Earth creatures. Make creatures content and confident	Stone Suggestion Post suggestions in the mind of an Earth creature.	Carved in Stone Permanently change the personality and motivations of an Earth creature.
Tinker	Chisel Handle earth and stone as if you had the appropriate tools and protective devices.	Mold Shape earth and stone as if they were of clay.	Earthforge Create objects of Earth out of nothing. Transform an object from one material to another.	Earthspawn Mold on a grand scale. Make something large, such as a vehicle or building.
Wreck	Crack Crack Earth and stone much like a sledgehammer. Noisy.	Stonebreaker Crack hard Earth as if it was wood. A fine potent sledgehammer in combat.	Disintegrate Stonebreaker, and destroyed targets are reduced to a fine dust.	Ruinous Rumble Stonebreaker over a large area. Level a city block, raze a city wall.

Mud Mask
Change your clothes and accessories by imbuing them with earth, including crystals and gems. This can mask your identity or create fabulous outfits.

Pebble Poke
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
Hide against bare stone or earth, including stone, brick, and concrete walls. This allows you to hide in impossible places.

Earthglide
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

Expanded descriptions of effects that differ significantly from Typical Powers.

Earth is the base of all things, including the power rules. No Earth power is different enough to need its own detailed description.