Wand of Anvils

By James Hertsch III (jwhertsc@bulldog.unca.edu)

Rank

3

Arete

4

Quintessence

15

Introduction

Very few mages actually know who came up with this little device. The prevailing theory, in fact, is that it is the product of a child Order of Hermes mage who went Marauder very shortly thereafter, as the paradigm this device relies on is heavily tied to Saturday morning cartoons.

Appearance

The Wand of Anvils appears to be a foot-long wand of a silvery metal, tipped with a small anvil-shaped ruby.

Activation

The mage activates this wand by pointing it at his target, making a Dexterity + Firearms roll, and shouting "Anvillus!!!" Order of Hermes and SoE mages would find it helpful to calculate the trajectory of the anvil before firing it.

Powers

This device uses a Matter 2, Prime 2 effect to create an anvil one of two ways: the first anvil actually issues forth from the wand as a glowing red-hot iron anvil, and streaks towards its target. The second option involves pointing the wand at the sky, and causing an anvil to come streaking down out of the heavens. Each of these uses takes 1 Quintessence.

At the expenditure of 15 Quintessence, the mage can optionally conduct the Anvil Symphony, a musical piece which features multiple anvils falling out of the sky to the tune of ethereal music. Waving the wand as if he were a conductor, the mage can inflict ungodly amounts of damage on his enemies, if they fail a dodge roll.