Flame Ward


	Description

	This is fairly representative of a common "defensive" Sorcery paradigm. Fire is an obvious choice as an attack medium, given Sorcery's strength in the Energy dominion. Sorcery is weaker in the Creation Archetype, however, limiting this kind of attack to a moderate power level.


	Effects

	Flame Ward creates a bursting area fire attack. Because Sorcery effects aren't natural, this fire disappears after a few moments, but any secondary fires created by the heat may continue to burn if the environment does not prevent it. This paradigm is specifically designed to make use of the Delay and Mechanism Temper Aspects to create a limited-duration trap.

	Scope	Area Scope (3 points) Effect is altering a Form (3 points) - creation brings a Form into existence Range is Touch: Moderate (4-9 points) Area is Aura paces: Slight (1-3 points) Duration Interval is one hour: Impressive (10-20 points)
	Potency	Conflict: Attack Value 6 (18 points)
	Intricacy	Restoration/Creation/Depletion: Creates a simple energy construct: Slight (1-3 points) Energy: Elemental Fire effects: Moderate (4-9 points)
	Total Base Cost	Spontaneous: (68), Optimized: 44 points.
	Temper Aspects	Delay is necessary for the Ward to be useful (1 point per Duration Interval). Mechanism is necessary for the Ward to be useful (5 points, or more for complex activation conditions). Widen is useful to make the Ward affect a larger area (1 point per three Area Increments added) Sophistication is useful to help prevent the ward from being detected or dispelled. Target is required - the Targeting Trial is essentially a Range Zero attack trial.


	Notes

	This kind of defensive attack is easily countered through specialized detection paradigms, but can be very lethal to opponents who are careless or who lack the ability to detect such traps.