Ice Powers (FiD)

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The power of frozen water, arctic cold, and creatures of cold.

Ice is a special case and a bit hard to classify. Some claim it is a variant of fire, cold where fire is hot. Others claim that it is an aspect of water, or a mix of water and air. Some claim it is an element all to itself. Most ice creatures could not care less and use the powers regardless.

Many powers of this form are limited to ice and snow. This includes frozen water, but also ice and snow created by freezing substances that are liquid or gaseous at normal room temperature. In many cases, the ice created with this form is actually dry ice, which means it melts without leaving any water behind.

Ice attacks with intense cold or with icicles.

Ice elementals are spirits of cold and snow as well as columns of ice. Learning who to summon may require study or be a a score in itself. Ice creatures is anything living in the arctic. Arctic animals are governed by both the Ice and Animal powers.

Ice 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	Ice Intuition Detect ice creatures and powers.	Frigid Farewell Dismiss ice creatures and negate Ice powers.	Frigid Follower Summon Ice creatures.	Glacial Gateway Create a portal to the plane of Ice.
Command	Icebound Edicts Command any Ice creature. You cannot understand them.	Polar Parley Crew can communicate with ice creatures.	Arctic Authority Commands Ice creatures as if you were their superior.	Icy Allegiance Permanently bind ice creatures to service.
Consort	Frosty Fashion Add frost, snow, and ice to clothes and accessories.	Frost Form Assume the form of an Ice creature.	Frost Freeze Frost Form a willing or helpless creature.	Frost Flock Frost Form willing or non-sentient creatures and give them an order.
Finesse	Snow Steed Ride an ice or snow vehicle or Ice creature.	Icy Impact Fine and potent Ice close-range attack.	Frosty Finesse Fine manipulation of ice.	Icicle Inferno A storm of icicles, suppressing scale.
Hunt	Frosty Finder Track an Ice creature or over frozen terrain.	Frostbolt Ice to attack similar in effect to a fine and potent rifle.	Snowstorm Chill the environment, turn water into ice and rain into snow.	Avalanche Ice attack similar to a fine and potent grenade.
Prowl	Frostcloak Hide in environments of ice and snow. Don't sink into snow or slip on ice.	Glacier Glide Move freely on and through wintry environments.	Crystal Conduit Bring allies when you use Frostcloak and Glacier Glide.	Glacial Gateway You and allies can teleport from one ice-walled space to another.
Skirmish	Crystal Cut Ice close-range attack, similar to a rapier weapon or pistol.	Crystal Cleave Skirmish Attack, except the attack is fine and potent.	Crystal Cave Create distractions and obstructions that prevents scale.	Crystal Cyclone Attacking all enemies in the area.
Study	Crystal Clarity Identify powers, objects, and creatures of Ice.	Crystal Comprehension Learn the powers and abilities of something you analyze.	Crystal Chronicle Read the past events of something you analyze.	Icebound Intellect Wide Crystal Comprehension, then limited Crystal Chronicle.
Survey	Glacial Glimpse Sense ice and ice creatures.	Glacier Gaze Choose an icy object; perceive as if you were at that spot.	Crystal Clairvoyance Choose a location or creature, gain a sensor at the nearest icy object.	Crystal Clarity You perceive from all icy objects at once over a wide area.
Sway	Glacier Gab Understand Ice creatures and their motivations.	Glacier Gathering Crew can communicate with Ice creatures. Make folk cool and aloof.	Crystal Charm Post suggestions in the mind of an Ice creature.	Icebound Imprint Permanently change the personality and motivations of an Ice creature.
Tinker	Frosty Finesse Handle icy materials as if you had the appropriate tools and protective devices.	Crystal Crafting Shape icy materials as if they were of clay.	Crystal Conversion Create ice out of nothing. Transform from one material to another as long as you know the powers.	Frosty Factory Mass produce Crystal Crafting or make something large, such as a vehicle or building.
Wreck	Frosty Force Wreck like a sledgehammer. Noisy and leaves a twisted object in place.	Crystal Crush Wreck Ice as if it was wood. Works as a fine potent sledgehammer in combat.	Thraw Crystal Crush, but destroyed targets silently disappear as mist and spray.	Crystal Catastrophe Crystal Crush over a large area. This can freeze a town or freeze a canal or lake.

Frosty Finesse
Fine manipulation of ice. This allows you to open doors, trigger or hinder mechanisms, or perform other minor manipulations, as long as you have a bit of ice as a tool.

Glacier Glide
Move freely on and through wintry environments. This allows you to climb on and walk on walls of ice, and increase your speed by skiing on snow and skating on ice.