Explosion [i]
“Conjuring a bomb in your hand? Elementalist who get militarized are pushed into being capable of mass destruction. The right mix of elements with an accurate shot, we’ll be counting casualties.”
First Mix of Elements
We are not certain who first mixed the elements to the effect of violent conflagration. We do know that during the Second War the development of the mage core included suffusing soldiers in elemental spirits until they had the right mix, and then, Boom.
Note: Elemental Magic may also be considered Arcane Arts. Feel free to eschew the elemental angle for other reasoning that suits the character.
Core Effect Trees: Elemental
Branch Effect: Unlocked when Fire [i], Lightning [i], Earth [i], and Air [i] become Oakened.
Conjure: Shot-Bomb
This elementally hazardous and unstable Shot is made by harnessing multiple elements. A pressurized chamber inside the Shot is Superheated, waiting for the Shock to set all of the violent energy free, sending the Earth Shot into an explosion of summoned fragments of earth and engulfing fire.
Activation
Action Slots: 8 Action Slots
Mental Stress: (3)
Risks: Dropping the Shot-Bomb detonates it. Impacts will detonate the Shot-Bomb, such as being struck by a weapon or firearm. Other casters may target the Shot-Bomb and set it off with Lightning Effects, provided they hit it with a 8 or better Accuracy Check.
and then, Boom
You may use Shot-Put to get the Shot-Bomb to where you want it, with range and damage as normal for Shot-Put based on your mastery and the impact causes the Shot-Bomb to detonate. Placing the Shot-Bomb is an option. Cast Arc or Discharge to set off your Shot-Bomb. (Any Lightning [i]-[v] may be used to set off the Shot-Bomb)
Activation
AoE - Sphere - Impact & Scorching: 5 Tile Radius.
Damage - Striking - Scorching: (10v6&Potency)
Oakening: and then, Boom improves Explosion [i] Oakening up to 5.
Each Hit of and then, Boom on a hostile Victim increases Explosion [i] Oakening by 1.
And then…
The machine of war has drug more than one Archmagi into the fields of battle tossing bombs into the middle of enemy forces. So common in fact that instruction manuals for the various types of possible explosions a magi might produce can be found in any of the military libraries.
Oakening: Explosion[i] (0 to 3)
At 1 Oakening, Conjuration Time Reduced to 7 Action Slots
At 2 Oakening, Conjuration Time Reduced to 6 Action Slots
At 3 Oakening, Conjure: Shot-Bomb Mental Stress reduced to 2.
Oakening: Explosion [i] (4 to 5)
At 4 Oakening, Conjuration Time Reduced to 5 Action Slots
At 5 Oakened, Explosion [ii], Conjure: Shot-Bomb Mental Stress reduced to 1.
Oakened - Conjure: Shot-Bomb
This elementally hazardous and unstable Shot is made by harnessing multiple elements. A pressurized chamber inside the Shot is Superheated, waiting for the Shock to set all of the violent energy free, sending the Earth Shot into an explosion of summoned fragments of earth and engulfing fire.
Effects
Activation
Action Slots: 5 Action Slots
Mental Stress: (1)
Risks: Dropping the Shot-Bomb detonates it. Impacts will detonate the Shot-Bomb, such as being struck by a weapon or firearm. Other casters may target the Shot-Bomb and set it off with Lightning Effects, provided they hit it with a (v:15) Accuracy Check.
Oakening
Oakened Explosion [i] is one of the requirements for Explosion [ii]
