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# Hardening

Level
  1
School
  Transmutation
Keywords
  Concentration, Flexible
Range
  Self
Duration
  1 hour
Mana Cost
  1+

You harden your flesh, armor, or magical shielding to better withstand physical harm. For the duration, you gain a bonus to your Physical Defense equal to the total mana spent when you cast this spell. The effect is subtle but potent, manifesting as reinforced muscle, skin, or force barriers.

## Stunts

### Reinforced Resilience

While this spell is active, you gain resistance to falling damage or blunt force trauma (GM discretion).

### Stone Stance

While standing still, your Physical Defense bonus from this spell is increased by +1.

### Layered Ward

Once per turn, when you are hit by a melee attack, you may reduce the incoming damage by 2.

### Iron Focus

While Hardening is active, you gain +1 to all Might checks

### Adaptive Density

You may shift 1 point of the bonus granted by this spell from Physical Defense to Elemental Defense at any time as a free action.