With a Power + Finesse roll affected by the local Gauntlet modifier, the idigam can tear a rift through the Gauntlet, allowing movement between the Shadow and the Flesh. The idigam must expend 1 point of Essence per turn to keep the rift open.
Instead of such a brutally direct approach, the idigam may attempt to weaken or strengthen the Gauntlet in the local area. With a Power + Finesse roll, the idigam can raise or lower the Gauntlet strength rating and the accompanying modifier by one for each success rolled.