Heal/Harm (1101)

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Heal/Harm (1101)
Mnemonic [HEAL]
Duration Instantaneous
Utility Magic  
Subtype Healing & Attack 
Availability Self-cast & single-target 
Empath Base Spells
Harm (1101) Attack
Heal (1101) Healing
Limb Repair (1102) Healing
System Repair (1103) Healing
Head Repair (1104) Healing
Organ Repair (1105) Healing
Bone Shatter (1106) Attack
Adrenal Surge (1107) Utility
Empathy (1108) Attack
Empathic Focus (1109) Defensive
Empathic Assault (1110) Attack
Limb Scar Repair (1111) Healing
System Scar Repair (1112) Healing
Head Scar Repair (1113) Healing
Organ Scar Repair (1114) Healing
Wither (1115) Attack
Rapid Healing (1116) Healing
Empathic Link (1117) Attack
Herb Production (1118) Utility
Strength of Will (1119) Defensive
Sympathy (1120) Attack
Troll's Blood (1125) Healing
Intensity (1130) Defensive
Solace (1140) Healing
Regeneration (1150) Healing

Through a feat of pure mental concentration, an Empath is able to heal their wounds, ranging from minor scratches to complete limb regeneration. This skill set begins with Heal, which restores lost blood. The amount of blood restored is subject to the Empath's First Aid skill, Empath spell ranks, and their level.

With the aid of an artifact that was recently uncovered, Empaths have divined how to reverse this process, causing blood loss in their targets. Training in Mental Lore, Manipulation increases the amount of damage. Due to the nature of this attack, Harm only affects targets that are living and have blood.

The duality of this spell is represented by its name — Heal/Harm.

Heal

The Heal spell only heals the caster's own blood loss. To heal other people, use the TRANSFER verb.

The Heal portion of the spell replenishes ten (10) HPs to the caster at the cost of one (1) MP when CAST. Using the CURE verb to cast the spell replenishes more health at a higher cost in mana (1 MP for each 10 HP healed) and incurs increased healing roundtime. Mental Lore, Transformation skill, as well as gaining spell ranks in Empath Base, will reduce healing roundtime.

The amount of HP replenished per cast increases with First Aid skill ranks and Empath Base spell training, as well as the empath's level. This bonus is only applied when using CAST instead of CURE.

The spell cannot be incanted to produce the healing benefit. Targeting 1101 at inanimate objects will restore the empath's blood loss as well.

Messaging

>CURE
You concentrate.
You feel a little better.

Harm

The healing powers of 1101 can be reversed on a target, causing them Harm. Harm only affects living targets that have blood to be lost and will cause hitpoint damage only (no critical damage).

Damage Formula

The spell has a base (minimum) damage of 15 and a damage factor of 0.100. Training in Mental Lore, Manipulation provides an additional damage bonus according to seed 1 of the summation chart.

Total Damage = 15 + (Endroll - 100) * .100 + Lore Bonus
Lore Bonus Table
ML, Manipulation
Ranks
HP Damage
Bonus
ML, Manipulation
Ranks
HP Damage
Bonus
1 +1 66 +11
3 +2 78 +12
6 +3 91 +13
10 +4 105 +14
15 +5 120 +15
21 +6 136 +16
28 +7 153 +17
36 +8 171 +18
45 +9 190 +19
55 +10 - -

Example:

With a 150 endroll and 15 ranks of lore:

15 + (50 * .100) + 5 lore bonus damage = 25 total damage

Messaging

Success:

You gesture at a kiramon worker.
CS: +216 - TD: +142 + CvA: +25 + d100: +78 == +177
Warding failed!
A brief tremor ripples across the worker's skin, leaving a faint beading of scarlet in its wake.
... 29 points of damage!

Failure:

You gesture at a kiramon defender.
CS: +216 - TD: +177 + CvA: +25 + d100: +26 == +90
Warded off!
A slight flush tints the defender's skin, but it quickly fades.

Using Harm on a creature with no blood:

You gesture at a steel golem.
Finding no living blood upon which to draw, your questing magics pass harmlessly through the golem and lose cohesion.
Cast Roundtime 3 Seconds.
Empath gestures at a steel golem.
Empath takes on a look of intense concentration, but nothing happens.
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Alchemy Recipe

Some fine sanguine flakes
  1. Add powder solution
  2. Add 2 doses of kobold skin from kobolds
  3. Boil
  4. Add powdered dark red-green bloodstone
  5. Simmer
  6. Add ayanad crystal
  7. Chant Heal (1101)

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