Difference between revisions of "Aeonics"

Aeonics grants [[Depthswalkers]] a degree of control over the flow of [[time]]. Originally practiced by the ancient Tsol'teth Overlord [[Agith'maal]], it was deemed too dangerous even by the standards of the current generation of the [[Tsol'teth]] race and placed upon the short list of arts forbidden. However, not all of Agith'maal's descendents were so cautious. Parni deSangre, destroyer of once-great Seleucar taught an apprentice; and when she was hunted down and slain by the Tsol'teth warrior Agith'tai for her perceived threat, he granted Sapience knowledge of the art. Whether out of spite or duty, it is still unknown.

==[[:Category:Abilities|Abilities]] in Aeonics==

{{Skill_detail

|skill=Memory

|description=Remember what was.

|lessons=

|syntax=CHRONO MEMORY<br>CHRONO RETURN

|detail=In a display of power beyond the comprehension of any current practitioner of Aeonics, Parni deSangre, he who was Tenith'oru, imprinted the memory of his fallen protege upon the timestream so indelibly that with sufficient training, a practitioner of the time arts may step back through the years and see what once was. (*)<br>* This is the method through which one shall study Aeonics and later Terminus: they may LEARN from Kosuira.  

|description=The timelines do not lie.

  |lessons=

  |syntax=CHRONO DIVINE <target> [BOOST]

|required=40 age

|target=Adventurers

|cooldown=

|detail=By following the timeline, you may seek out another adventurer and determine their location.<br>When boosted, this ability will cost no balance or equilibrium.

|syntax=CHRONO REWIND [BOOST]

  |skill=Blur

|detail=This ability will allow you to open a rift to serve as a portal between you and another adventurer. Note that there is a delay between you creating the rift and it fully manifesting; a monolith at either end shall prevent the rift from being opened.<br><br>Note that if you boost the rift, a monolith on your end of the attempt shall not prevent it from opening, though one on the target's end shall still.

  |description=One of many.

  |lessons=

|syntax=CHRONO IMAGES [boost]

|required=500 age

|target=Self

|cooldown=

|detail=By tapping into alternative timelines, you may allow your enemies to see multiple copies of you, though only one is real. This will serve as a reflection to spare you from an attack; if you boost the ability, two reflections shall manifest.

|syntax=CHRONO CAUSALITY [BOOST]

|target=Self

|detail=By tapping into the threads of causality, you can determine when and where an enemy shall strike. This will allow you to dodge any physical attack with absolute certainty, though no more than once. You may only do this sparingly.<br>If you boost this ability, you may tap into the threads of causality without incurring an equilibrium cost.

|detail=With this ability you may massively increase your body's ability to purge afflictions, resulting in a random affliction being cured from those presently afflicting you. If you boost this ability, two afflictions will be cured.<br><br>Note that being reckless will make you unable to carry out the acceleration process, and being prone will make boosting the process impossible.

  |description=Gain now is pain later.

  |lessons=

|target=Self

|cooldown=

|detail=This ability shall allow you to become numb to all damage taken for nine seconds. However, when the nine seconds end, you shall take the total damage you would have suffered, and more.<br>If boosted, the disassociation shall only last for five seconds.

|syntax=CHRONO DOOM <target> [BOOST]

|description=The curse of the Lord of Time.

  |syntax=CHRONO AEON <target> [BOOST]

  |required=360 age

  |target=Adventurers

|cooldown=

|detail=The curse of Aeon, Lord of Time, shall strike down a target who lacks the speed defence. All of their actions while the curse remains shall be delayed to a major degree. If they are protected by the speed defence, it shall be stripped instead of them receiving the curse.<br>Note that the curse will fade on its own after a while. If boosted, the curse shall remain indefinitely until cured.

|syntax=CHRONO DISPLACE <dir> [BOOST]

|detail=This powerful manipulation of the timestream shall cause your health and mana to switch their current values. Note that this ability is potent enough that even when not boosted, it shall incur an age cost (half the standard boost cost).<br>If boosted, the equilibrium cost is significantly reduced.

|syntax=CHRONO BACKLASH

  |description=Be slow and dead.

|lessons=

|syntax=CHRONO HASTE <target{{!}}BOOST>

|required=470 age

|target=Adventurers

|cooldown=

|detail=Direct your command of time to increase the rate of balance recovery of another. If you boost this ability, you may boost all those that stand with you.

|detail=This Aeonics spell is cast upon a scythe manifested via Shadowmancy. While imbued into the blade of a scythe, the next attack with that scythe shall lock your foe into a timeloop, which, until cured, shall result in all Shadowmancy-based instills delivering two afflictions instead of one.<br><br>NOTE: While the loop is active, venoms on your scythe will lay dormant and not deliver their effects.<br><br>When boosted, the loop effect shall benefit the attack it is delivered upon with this effect as well as subsequent ones.<br><br>Note that this spell is unique in that, due to its instability, you must have regressed to below 250 extra years of age in order to invoke it.<br><br>If you wish to purge the effect from your weapon, you may simply CHRONO ASSERT.

|detail=If a target is sufficiently afflicted(*), you may drastically accelerate the effects of said afflictions. This will cause the unfortunate subject to age in an instant, decreasing their constitution by one for each affliction.<br>When boosted, the target will lose two constitution per affliction.<br>* Valid afflictions are: weariness, clumsiness, healthleech, nausea, asthma, and paralysis.

|detail=You may instill a future possibility into the timeline, dictating that your target shall not eat a given herb(*). If they violate that directive and eat that herb, a paradox will be created and they shall suffer non-trivial mana damage.<br>If this ability is boosted, it consumes no equilibrium and lasts for ten herb eats. If not boosted, it lasts for five.<br>* Valid herbs are kelp, goldenseal, lobelia, ash and bellwort. They will work for their transmutation counterparts.<br>** Note that paradox will only fire if the target has something else they could be eating, given the nature of the ability.

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|skill=Deteriorate

|description=Madness comes to all.

|lessons=

|syntax=CHRONO DETERIORATE <target> [BOOST]

|required=350 age

|target=Adventurers

|cooldown=

|detail=If a target is sufficiently afflicted(*), you may drastically accelerate the effects of said afflictions. This will cause the unfortunate subject to age in an instant, decreasing their intelligence by one for each affliction.<br>When boosted, the target will lose two intelligence per affliction.<br>In addition, someone suffering under this status will take significantly more health and mana loss from the depression affliction.<br>* Valid afflictions are: stupidity, confusion, hallucinations, depression, shadowmancy madness, vertigo, masochism, agoraphobia, claustrophobia.

|syntax=CHRONO DISTORT [BOOST]