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.