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Description and lore
A fine shimmer settles over the place where protection is most urgently wanted.
Protect is intimate magic: a hand on a shoulder before someone steps through a dangerous doorway.
A glasslike sheen catches along a sleeve or an exposed shoulder, delicate against the ordinary cloth and skin.
At a glance
A fine shimmer settles over the place where protection is most urgently wanted.
Techniques and Spells · Alpha v44 reference
Requires: Casting Skill: Ward. Affinity: Spirit. Requirements: Spirit d6; Ward d6. one learned slot.
Use: Action, before harm is resolved · Touch · one willing creature or unattended object · Instant with timed consequence · 1 Mana
Effect - Resolution: none.
Effect - Defense: none against willing target; an unwilling creature cannot receive this version.
Effect: grant a 3-point temporary Ward Buffer. After the target’s one applicable defense and type effects, the buffer absorbs up to 3 remaining damage before Resolve. One target can have one Ward Buffer; a new casting replaces it only if the new buffer is greater.
Duration: 10 minutes or until depleted.
Ending or recovery: no special cooldown; the buffer does not restore Resolve.
Critical: none.
Exception: the buffer is not the Ward Skill, armor, a shield, or a second flat reduction layer.
A thin shimmer gathers where the next blow will land.
The caster releases your shoulder; a faint shimmer remains on your sleeve.