Barrier

Effect

You call forth a protective ward around yourself or an ally. Mages may give advanced forms of this spell more colorful names, such as:

Aegis of the Golden Flame (Additional Target, Add Defense, Reflection, requires appropriate implement)

Blessing of the Blade Turner (Add Defense)

Demonskin (Empowered)

Force Armor (Reflection)

Legion's Ward (Additional Target)

Details

Base Difficulty: Easy (1)
Concentration: Yes
Skill: Life Magic
Range: Engaged
Effect: The caster selects one target (which can be themselves). Until the end of the caster's next turn, reduce the damage of all hits the target suffers by 1, and further reduce it by 1 for every 2 uncancelled Success beyond the first.

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Additional Effects

Barrier is eligible for the following additional effects.

Effect	Difficulty Modifier
Additional Target	+1
Range	+1
Add Defense	+2
Empowered	+2
Reflection	+2

Additional Target: The spell affects one additional target within range. In addition, after casting the spell, the caster may spend 1 Advantage to affect one additional target within range (and may trigger this multiple times, spending 1 Advantage each time.

Range: Increase the range of the spell by one range band. This may be added multiple times, increasing the range by one range band each time.

Add Defense: Each affected target gains ranged and melee defense equal to the caster's ranks in Knowledge (Thaumaturgy).

Empowered: The barrier reduces damage equal to the number of uncanceled Success instead of the normal effect.

Reflection: If an opponent makes a magic attack against an affected target and generates 3 Threat or 1 Despair on the check, after the check is resolved, they suffer a hit dealing damage equal to the total damage of the attack.