Piercing Earth (Matter ••••)
Practice: Patterning
Primary Factor: Potency
Suggested Rote Skills: Athletics, Brawl, Crafts
Much like Windstrike (see p. 157), this spell causes inani- mate matter to lash out at the subject. But where Windstrike lashes out with air and water, this spell causes the Earth itself to rise up and crush the subject. This is an attack spell; its damage rating is equal to the spell’s Potency, and it inflicts lethal damage.
+1 Reach: The warped matter of this spell sticks around after casting, creating an Environmental Tilt like Earthquake in the immediate vicinity.
+1 Reach: For one point of Mana, the spell inflicts aggra- vated damage.