Catastrophic Ruination of the Automaton
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Source: Yaddithi Sorcery
PP Cost: 4 PP
Casting Time: 2 melee action, minus one per three full levels of caster.
Arcane Difficulty Rating: 18+
Corruption Chance: Roll failed by 5+
Cast Corruption: +1D8-1 Chaos Affiliation, -1D4 SAN, save vs Will or gain an insanity related to robots/computers of 3D6 rating.
Range: 5' per level of the caster.
Area of Effect: One target. Plus one more target for every three full levels of the caster.
Duration: Instant
Saving Throw: Fortitude, -1 for every level of the caster that exceeds the level/HD of the target.
Components: verbal ,gesture, & robot eye or sensor unit (which is consumed in the casting.)
Optional Foci: Wospmeulk Crystal (Quartz crystal from Mt. Wospmeulk, Hex 1909) lowers casting difficulty by five. If a fumble is rolled, the Wospmeulk Crystal is destroyed, turning the fumble into standard failure.
Optional Component: Robot brain (destroyed in casting) lowers difficulty by ten.
Description:
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This spell allows the Sorcerer to cause a robot, cyborg or computer to suffer from a massive system failure of all components. The target makes save vs fortitude. If failed, they take 2D6 damage per level of the caster (For Robots & Computers) and 1D8 damage per level of the caster for Cyborgs. Robots and Computers also need to make a Will save or their Neural Net is destroyed, effectively killing them. The same applies to Cyborgs that have vital organs replaced. GM determines. Characters who have implants but no full Cybernetic parts, must still make a Will save or lose their implants and take 1D4 points of damage per level of the caster. Characters with Cybernetics & Implants are just treated as Cyborgs for damage purposes.
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Critical Success: Double damage. Target makes saves at -2 and can affect one additional target.
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Critical Fumble: Caster takes double damage listed and -2 save penalty to spell affects if he/she has cybernetics/implants. Any electronics, such as Energy weapons, tech items on the character are destroyed instantly. (+ Cast Corruption, save at -2.)
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