Draining Glyph
Symbolism • Novice
Description
The mystic creates a glyph that upon activation becomes a whirling vortex, sucking the life-force from the enemy. The glyph affects all enemies who can see the symbol and are in front of it.
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Effects by Level
Novice (Level 1)
Active. With a [Resolute←Strong] test the mystic can damage every enemy in the vicinity (one test per target). The damage is 1D4, ignoring Armor. The effect lasts until the mystic fails a Resolute test or loses concentration [Resolute –Damage].
Adept (Level 2)
Active. Same as the novice level, but the effect lasts until the mystic fails a Resolute test.
Master (Level 3)
Active. The master can direct part of the drained energy into himself or his allies; the stolen life-force heals the mystic or one of its allies, returning 1D4 points of Toughness per turn for as long as effect is active.