Replicating versatile spellcasting with the Mutants and Masterminds engine can quickly become overwhelming. Spell levels and slots do not fit how M&M handles power effects. The alternate effect enables a mage to generate a spell repertoire powered by a signature spell. This signature spell represents the focus of a Mage’s magical training and indicates how powerful that particular character’s magic is.
Arrest 1 Power Point
The mage can restrain a target indefinitely by channeling white mana into raw constructs. The mage attempts to ensnare the target with the construct; if they fail to capture the target, the construct fizzles away.
Mechanics
Arrest is a scaleable Create effect. The construct the spell forms has a size and/or toughness rank equal to the effect rank. Various spellcasting traditions shape this spell into their own signature restraints.
Create, Impervious, Limited (Restraint or barrier)Check Required (Effect fails to Manifest unless it traps a subject dodge check) 12
The Constructs at Call
Angelic Statues The Risan Church
Devotees of Stella Risa manifest this spell as a statue of an angel that grasps the target in its arms and envelops them in its wings.
Heightening and Lightening
Increasing the rank of this spell strengthens the construct and has the option of increasing it’s . effective size Characters of increased size can only be restrained by an arresting effect equal to their size rank or higher. You need at least a Level 4 Arrest effect to restrain a large creature.
Off Book Effect
Some manifestations of the Arrest effect trap the target within a solid mana construct. These manifestations could be used as an emergency shield effect by enveloping the target in a solid construct, you can prevent damage from impacting them.
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