The Art of Shapes

By Dom Parry (dom@bottled.demon.co.uk)

Description

Ever wondered why Fae are called the Little People? Perhaps this might help. This Art allows the changeling to effect changes in object and persons, depending on the Realm, either as a distraction or as a permanent change. Fae can change objects or persons by using Primal 5 Elder Form, but it is too drastic and limited for most transformation magic seen in examples from Fairy Tales and other stories. Changes can be only chimerical or rendered 'real' by spending Glamour and invoking the Wyrd.

Bunks

Shapes bunks generally involve the touching of the target, either with waved wands or by closer more intimate methods, such as stroking kissing or blowing upon. A simple gesture in the targets direction or throwing something will suffice for level one. Touching with an object for two. A close touch within the target's grasp, either by air or clothing will net level three. Prolonged physical contact 'skin to skin' for level four and level five requires the performance of some task such as tattooing or drawing upon the target, taking at least one hour.

Attribute

Perception

* The Subtle Shift

This cantrip effects small and fleeting changes in objects or people. These changes include colour or texture and slight changes in shape weight or size. All changes are mainly cosmetic, but can mislead or distress. Wasn't that book red a moment ago? Invoking the Wyrd and spending two Glamour will double the duration.

Type: Chimerical




** Visage Change

With this level of cantrip more permanent changes can occur. Also the whole of an object can be affected. The changes must be from the object to something similar; gold to lead or a cat to a dog, for example. A useful power to disguise oneself, this cantrip can be used to mimic the birthright of some Pooka. Duration can be doubled as above.

Successes	Duration
1	One second/moment
2	One turn
3	Thirty seconds
4	One minute
5	One Scene
1	Half an hour
2	1 hour
3	1 day
4	1 week
5	1 month

Type: Chimerical

*** Little Big Steps

This level of cantrip allows great size change from anything up to shrinking to ten times as small or conversely to a size increase up to ten times as big. Go ask Alice.

An elected size may be sought but the nuber of sucesses govern how close to that goal the changeling gets. These changes affect everything within the target's aura (clothes possesions etc.).

Successes	Effect
1	One quarter as big again or three quarters of the size.
2	Half as big again or one third of the size.
3	Double the size or half the size.
4	Five times the size or one fifth.
5	Ten times the size or one tenth.

Type: Wyrd

**** One Thing to Another

This cantrip effects a change from one thing simply to another permanently but always carries a reversal of the bunk used to dispel (like reversing the blowing on the noses of handsome princes to change them to frogs). The cantrip can be cancelled by the caster at any time. Physical attributes change to those of the new shape but mental faculties are retained. Common uses of this cantrip are to curse victims such as unwary enchanted mortals.

Type: Wyrd

***** The Uncanny Transmogrification

This is the ultimate in Shapes. Anything into anything for as long as you like. One Glamour point must be spent for every 2 points of Banality to overcome. These points are then destroyed. Use of this cantrip will blast the Mists away from anyone around to witness its use and can cause insanity and bedlam in observers.

Type:Wyrd