Manifestation (Action)

Heroic Action Role-Play

This is a Method for using Powers in Action. Methods are a part of Traditions and define how Powers are used in each campaign.

Not in Use

This method is currently not in use in any tradition as the focus condition is suspect.

Manifestation

All your power must manifest through a specific mechanism. This can be anything, but must be fairly specific. This prevents you from creating certain effects; you just cannot work power outside of what the limits on your manifestation allows. It forces you to be creative in the extreme to use certain powers, and your GM may not let you get away with some things, no matter how creative you are.

Manifestation can also serve as a clue to who worked the power - someone who knows your power always manifests as fire won't have a hard time identifying your work.

Examples:

• A fire sorceress who must manifest all her spells through fire; healing is the burning away of damage flesh, divination is done by staring into fire or at flying sparks. It is impossible for her to create effects relating to water.
• A druid who must manifest all his power as aspects of nature. Blasts are flying thorns, illusions are mirages formed by heat and mist. All his power is hindered if there is no natural phenomena nearby to cause his effect.
• A technomage who must manifest her power as the work of devices and technology; scrying is satellite downloads or surveillance cameras, blasts are limited to reasonable weapon effects.
• A cleric who can only re-create miracles from the scriptures; if it is not mentioned in the holy book, he cannot do it.

Limitation

You are not limited when you can work power, but instead in which magical effects you can produce, as described above. Pick a manifestation and stick with it.

Focus Condition

Trigger Action (Focus)

When immersed in the element of your limitation you can focus. This is relatively easy to adjudicate for an elementalist, considerably harder for a miracle-worker; you will have to work out the details with your GM when you take this method.