Bruise Flesh (Life •••)
Practice: Fraying
Primary Factor: Potency
Suggested Rote Skills: Brawl, Intimidation, Medicine
A mage can use Life magic to simply bruise and batter a living creature. This is an attack spell, inflicting bashing damage equal to the spell’s Potency.
+1 Reach: The spell also inflicts an additional –1 wound penalty on top of any suffered by the target as the mage triggers nerves and blocks endorphins.