I love me some Control Thoughts/ Mob Mind spells, but sometimes you have to be a bit more subtle.  Let’s work on that.

Post Hypnotic Suggestion

(Mental)_______________

Type: M    Range:1 meter

Duration: S        Drain: F+2

 

Soap Box

(Mental)_________________

Type: M    Range:20 Meters centered around you

Duration: S        Drain: F+4

As you cast the spell you subtlety suggest one action for your target(s) to take, but they believe the idea is completely their own.  This spell is especially taxing, but is unnoticeable by anyone who is not watching astraly as those creatures will notice the spell being cast.

Post Hypnotic Suggestion affects a single target while Soap Box affects a group of targets.  The target(s) will perform the action, will not remember the action, but will not suspect the action is out of character if you sustained the spell until the action is over.  After the action is completed, you can stop sustaining the spell and the target(s) will still not remember the action or think it out of character is brought to the target(s) attention.  If you stop sustaining the spell, and the action is not completed, the target will stop the action and return to normal activity.

Some people get hit harder then others when they do some physical tasks.  Maybe that would carry over to magic as well?

Magic Malaise

Bonus: 5 karma per level (1-3 levels)

Requirement: magician or aspected mage

You can run a mile in under 7 minutes, you can bench press 200 and not break a sweat, but when you cast a single spell it hits you like a ton a bricks.  Increase the drain value for every spell you cast by the number of levels you have in this quality.  This does not change the type of drain from stun to physical.

Thoughts?

I was watching a few action movies, and I think my trog with a combat ax would like something like this.

RALLY!

Cost: 7 per level (1 to 3 levels)

We all get pumped when we put a fragger down.  Some get even more pumped when they do it the hard, handheld way.  When you deliver the killing or knock out blow with a melee weapon, you may immediately heal a number of stun boxes equal to your levels in this quality as you are filled with adrenalin from the kill!

Thoughts?

You know what my favorite type of element in Shadowrun is?  Acid!  Almost no one preps for it, it’s a dirty way to get out of a room (the way), and it eats the enemy’s armor to boot!  Let’s build on what’s in Shadow Spells

Acid Wave

(Direct, Elemental)

Type: P  Range: S(A)   Damage: P

Duration: S    Drain: F+1

Why throw a ball of acid, when you can be at it’s center?  Acid Wave sends a wave of corrosive acid in all direction around you destroying everything in your and it’s path.  This repeats every combat turn as the caster’s first action if it is sustained while not hurting the caster.  However, everything else int the area is damaged by the corrosive effects of the spell.

Thoughts?

How about some love for the counterspell wage slaves out there?

Quick Reaction

Cost: 10 karma

You’re quick on the draw, or more specifically, on the anti-draw.  Each turn you gain an extra free action that can only be used to declare the counterspell action is ready.  This extra action follows all the regular rules for counterspell.

Thoughts?

I saw some powers for the nimble, but none for the (matrix) quick in Street Grimoire.  Let’s make some of those…

Magic Matrix

Cost: 0.25 pp

Adepts with this ability just know how to make hardware sing.  They gain a +1 die to electronic warfare, hacking, hardware, software, and computer tests when using a deck or a commlink.

Thoughts?

How about being able to deal with some background in a hurry?  How about NOT being able to adjust well?

Quick Adapter

Cost: 5 Karma

You’ve always been an early adapter.  You have the best commlinks and the newest grimoires.  You also are the quickest on the uptake.  Decrease the time it takes you to adapt to a background count by half.

And the flipside…

Slow Adapter

Bonus: 5 Karma

Honestly, you’ve never been “with it.”  Your style is at least 10 years out of date.  You can barely program your commlink, and don’t even get you on the AR as you can’t find your own PAN.  This is just like how you deal with magic.  Double the time it takes you to adjust to a background count.

Thoughts?