Force Bolt

Effect

You conjure a focused spike of magical force. Mages may give advanced forms of this spell more colorful names, such as:

Black Spear Strike (Range, Empowered)

Fusillade (Blast, Volley)

Stinging Needles (Blast)

Details

Base Difficulty: Average (2)
Concentration: No
Skill: War Magic
Range: Short (not Engaged)
Effect: Piercing damage (equal to caster's Intellect + 1 per uncancelled Success) with a Critical rating of 3 and the Pierce quality (rating equal to caster's ranks in Knowledge [Thaumaturgy]).

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Additional Effects

Force Bolt is eligible for the following additional effects.

Effect	Difficulty Modifier
Blast	+1
Close Combat	+1
Range	+1
Volley	+1
Empowered	+2

Blast: The spell gains the Blast quality with a rating equal to the caster's ranks in Knowledge (Thaumaturgy).

Close Combat: May select a target engaged with the caster.

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.

Volley: The spell gains the Auto-Fire quality.

Empowered: The spell deals damage equal to twice the caster's Intellect + 1 per uncancelled Success. If the spell has the Blast quality, it affects all characters within short range, instead of engaged.