Forms and Techniques (Action Powers)

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Looking at T3, I think I might have to go with Form-Technique (Substantive - Verb) combinations to bring some order to power shticks. We used this idea a lot in Malleus.

The idea is to make a template page for each Form/Technique combination. Then there are combination pages using these template pages for each form and technique that list all the powers you gain access to by learning a particular form or technique. Note that there can be more than one power for each combination, and some pages might have none.

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

Techniques

The technique pages have not been updated, and contain many errors; work is currently progressing on the form pages, below.

  • Blast - Uses the form to attack.
  • Detect - Detects or analyzes the form, or uses the form to gather information in some way.
  • Dispel - Destroys or dispels the form. This is generally not simple disintegration, but more subtle.
  • Emote - Impose moods associated with the form on creatures.
  • Imbue - Imbues creatures with the form, which generally gives them some new abilities and or resistances but not a physical change.
  • Move - Move the from about, or use the form to move.
  • Shapeshift - Changes creatures into something of the form, wholly or partially.
  • Summon - Summons and controls creatures related to the form.
  • Transmute - Conjures or transforms objects tied to the form.

Forms

These are the substances or subjects you can work magic upon.

Element

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

Manifestations

These are shapes and variants that the elements can take.

Ethos

These are moral aspects of reality.

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.

Essences

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

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 techniques of each 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
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
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
Divine Blast Divine Detect Divine Dispel Divine Emote Divine Imbue Divine Move Divine Shapeshift Divine Summon Divine Transmute Divine
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
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