Calculated Rage

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	Calculated Rage
Abbreviation:	CR
Prerequisites:	20th Circle, Tranquility
Signature:	Yes
Spell Slots:	3
Mana Type:	Life Magic
Spell Type:	battle / targeted
Difficulty:	advanced
Prep (min/max):	30 / 100
Skill Range (min/max):	250 / 1000
Valid Spell Target:	Self
Duration (min/max):	1 minutes / 10 minutes
Justice:	Unknown
Corruption:	Unknown
Description:	Calculated Rage is an adaptation of empathic manipulation to a more specific degree. The pattern allows the magician to simultaneously tightly control and yet also heighten their anger. Letting it go in a RAGE at a target will produce a fleeting transference of this state to the recipient, often confusing and putting them on the back foot in combat. Due to the need for physical contact, the "raging" is only effective at melee range. Also note that misuse of the spell by failing to empathize with the target, be it unliving or due to the magician's own lack of empathy, can have emotionally exhausting results.
Effect:	-Defensive Factor, Puncture damage, Impact damage, Pre-cast TM. Gives uses of RAGE command to make attacks.
Example Messaging:	>cast You gesture. You contribute your harnessed streams to increase the pattern's potential. You weave the Calculated Rage pattern around your mind. There is no overt change at first, except the feeling of emotional control -- and potential. >perc self You sense the presence of the Calculated Rage spell isolating a vast reserve of emotion in your mind. The spell should last around nine roisaen or until you have unleashed your RAGE six more times. Damaging: >rage You discharge a portion of the Calculated Rage spell. There is no connection there, no empathy to be had. Fury without release builds in a split second a white hot, certain thing. You reach out violently for catharsis. With calculated malice you dart along the side of a lava drake and drop kick, scoring an awesome strike (12/23). The lava drake is knocked completely senseless! Defensive debuffing: >rage You discharge a portion of the Calculated Rage spell. There is no connection there, no empathy to be had. Fury without release builds in a split second a white hot, certain thing. You reach out violently for catharsis. The attack doesn't faze a giant mechanical mouse! The mechanical mouse is stunned! >rage person You discharge a portion of the Calculated Rage spell. With a flicker of emotion you build a fleeting transference link with person. It is not much, but it is enough to release the calculated rage that burns inside you, if you can touch he. You make contact with Person and release your spike of rage! Person reels in confusion. Third party: Empath pushes against Person with modest force. Despite appearing unharmed, Person reels and seems positively out of sorts. On wear off of the caster: Your emotional control returns to normal, leaving behind the normal ebb and flow of thought. On debuff wear off (seen by the person debuffed): You feel steadier on your feet again.
Devices/Tattoos:	No devices or tattoos documented.

Notes

• CR is a Mental Preparation TM spell that has a heavy conceptual debt to Blufmor Garaen and Icutu Zaharenela. You pre-cast it and it gives you a number of uses of the RAGE verb that you can use at your discretion. This attack, depending on factors, if successful will result in a potent defensive penalty to your victim, or a melee-range TM attack with a substantially weaker but still useful defensive penalty attached.
• Basically: for shocked empaths it's like a limited-use IZ with a defense penalty attached. For normal Empaths, it's a non-damaging attack that does a considerably larger and longer-acting defense penalty.
• The spell requires melee range to function.
• The spell pierces spell wards.
• Brawling skill does not factor into the attack.

Effects

The debuff strength is based on the potency of the attack, which is influenced by both Targeted Magic skill and mana amount. The bigger the hit, the bigger the debuff. (In the case of a non-damaging strike, the damage is still calculated but just "thrown out" afterward.)

Empath Status	Target Type	Absolution	Effect	Incurs Shock
Non-Shock	Living		Big defensive debuff	No Shock
Non-Shock	Construct		Damage + small debuff	No Shock
Non-Shock	Undead	-Absolution	Damage + small debuff	Shocks
Non-Shock	Undead	+Absolution	Damage + small debuff	No Shock
Grey Area	Anything		Random
Full Shock	Living		Damage + small debuff	n/a
Full Shock	Construct		Damage + small debuff	n/a
Full Shock	Undead		Damage + small debuff	n/a