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# Weight of Stone

Level
  3
School
  Transmutation
Keywords
  Concentration
Range
  30 meters
Duration
  Concentration, up to 3 turns
Mana Cost
  3

You alter the gravitational relationship between a creature and the earth beneath it — not crushing it outright, but making its own body feel like a burden it was never built to carry.

Choose a creature you can see within 30 meters. The target must make a Fortitude skill check contested by your Magic skill.

- On a failure, the creature takes Physical damage plus your Magic Skill equal to the margin of failure and its movement speed is reduced to 0 until the start of its next turn.

- While the spell persists, the target must repeat the Fortitude check at the start of each of its turns. On a failure, it takes damage equal to the new margin of failure and its speed is again reduced to 0 until its next turn.

- Flying creatures that fail the initial check immediately lose the ability to fly and begin to fall.

## Stunts

### Crushing Gravity

Creatures that fail the initial Fortitude check by 3 or more are also knocked Prone as their legs buckle under the imposed weight.

### Shared Burden

The target also suffers a -1 penalty to attack rolls while under the effect of Weight of Stone, as the strain of movement impairs its striking capability.

### Grounding Field

The effect extends to two targets instead of one. Make separate Magic rolls for each.

### Tectonic Grip

While concentrating on Weight of Stone, the target cannot be moved by any external force — push effects, teleportation, and forced movement all fail while the weight anchors it to the ground.

### Collapse

When Weight of Stone ends for any reason, the sudden release of gravitational pressure causes the target to lurch. It must make a Reflex vs difficulty 2 check or fall Prone.