Fire Rune

Ability Type: Spell, Difficulty 20
Provided By: Advanced Pyrokinetics

Spell Type: Elemental, Fire
Form: Enchanted Item, Aura
Function: Offensive
Power Cost: 2 to 4, Overcharge
Duration: Conditionally Maintainable (spell ends after trap goes off)

This versatile spell places a pressure-sensitive explosive ward on the surface of an object, useful both for placing traps or for enhancing the damage of a projectile. The rune reacts to any sudden change in pressure (such as being trodden on, or the object it is placed on being thrown against a hard surface) by triggering an explosion of fire. If a Fire Rune is placed on a weapon or projectile, its own damage takes precedence over that normally done by the base item – with the spell inflicting full damage but the physical attack that triggered it suffering from a -1 DC modifier.

The Caster’s touch will not activate the spell, but anyone else touching the rune must make a Dex + Spellcasting check equal to, or greater than, the spell’s Casting Total in order to avoid setting it off. The Caster may choose to disable or re-enable the rune’s detection abilities at any time – although this requires touch. If, for some reason, the ward goes off whilst the Caster is within its area of effect he takes damage as normal.

Blast Damage: Power x 15 Explosive
Blast Volume: Sphere with radius of 1.5m x Power
Blast Illumination: 1 x Power
Damage Penalty for Base Item: -1 DC