HGd10PHB - Spell - Mental Barrier

Mental Barrier
The mental barrier spell is used to slightly enhance any natural Mental Defense skills the character already possesses. If used by a caster untrained in any natural Mental Defense Skill, the Mental Barrier will absorb some of the effect of any mental attack. The look and feel of the barrier is a flurry of random thoughts related to the imagination rather than memory of the caster. These thoughts act as a wall of nonsense through which active mental attacks must pass to get to the caster's mind.

Effect
Adds a number equal to Mental Barrier Spell roll/10 to any natural Mental Defense Skill for the duration of the spell for the caster only. For an additional 3 EDR or Myr, this number can be increased by 1. Duration can be extended for 1 round by expending EDR or Myr equal to the original cost to cast the spell.

If not used in conjunction with any Mental Defense Skill, Mental Barrier will absorb 1 point of effect or damage per 20 rolled on the Mental Barrier Spell roll.

Spell Construction

 * DS: 10
 * Tier 0
 * Spectra: Mind [3]
 * Purpose: Defense [2]
 * Casting Time:1 Player Turn [10]
 * Duration: 1 Round [10]
 * Duration-Ticks: None [0]
 * EDR: 1/10 TSB +3 [-3]
 * Intensity: Skill check/10 [-10]
 * Number of Targets: Self [0]
 * Prerequisite: None [0]
 * Range: Self [0]
 * Shape: 0 Dimensional - Self [0]
 * Focus: None [0]
 * Verbal Component: "protect my mind with a barrier of thought" [.14]
 * Somatic Component: Close eyes for a second. [.02]
 * Material Component: None [0]

Character Sheet Example
''Shiuri casts Mental Barrier on herself and rolls a 23. She adds +2 to any Mental Defense Skills for a cost of 1 Myr. When an Emissary attacks her with a Mind Spike, Shiuri rolls her Mind Foil Skill at a +2 which gives her enough for a potential Mental Riposte.''

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