Magic/Spells/Elemental Shell

Keywords: Shell, Evocation

Prerequisites: One Affinity Keyword Universal Talent

Target: One Creature

Duration: Concentration or 1 minute per BCB (see description)

Range: Touch

Action: 3 AP

Saving Throw: Mental negates (harmless)

Spell Resistance: No

Description: You can surround a target with a protective layer of elemental energy for as long as you concentrate, or you can spend a spell point to allow the spell to continue without concentration for 1 minute per BCB; and may dismiss the spell as a 3 AP action.

When using Elemental Shell, the caster selects an elemental affinity talent that they possess. If the affinity talent has an associated damage type of an elemental damage the target gains Resist 1 against this element; this Resist increases by 1 for every 4 BCB. If the affinity talent has an associated damage type of an physical damage you instead gain DR 2 overcome by physical damage that is not your associated damage (for example piercing damage would grant DR 3/Bludgeoning or Slashing). This DR improves by 2 for every 4 BCB.

A creature may have only one elemental shell active at a time; subsequent castings overwrite an existing Elemental Shell.

Expanded Resistance
Prerequisite: Elemental Shell

Benefit: Your Elemental Shell also provides Resist or DR against the selected Affinity’s Essence and Anima elements rather than just the element applied to the spell.

Retributive Protection
Prerequisite: Elemental Shell

Benefit: If a creature strikes the target of your Elemental Shell with a melee attack, that creature suffers 1 point of damage (of the type chosen when casting Elemental Shell) per BCB.

Retributive Burst
Prerequisite: Elemental Shell, Retributive Protection

Benefit: If a creature lands a critical hit against the target of your Elemental Shell with a melee attack, you may end the spell as an reaction to instead treat it as a normal hit and create a Burst 5 discharge of elemental energy, dealing 1d6 damage (of the type chosen when casting Elemental Shell) per BCB.

Vampiric Shield
Prerequisite: Elemental Shell, Retributive Protection; Decay(Nature-Anima) Affinity, BCB 6th

Keywords: Necromancy

Benefit: You may spend an additional spell point when casting an elemental shell of Decay(Nature-Anima). When your elemental shell damage to an attacker you are healed for 50% of the damage dealt (minimum 1).