I personally like the idea but not as a spont spell (as the prefer to ban it for game balance if you belive in that sort of thing). Make it formulaic. I'd make the caster do an Int + finesse roll instead that would be the per + concentration target of the victim to avoid loosing control of his spell.
Butterfly Effect
Muto Vim (Gen), R: Voice, D: Mom, T:Ind
Superficially change a spell 2x(Level -1 mag) so that the caster risks loosing control of it. In order to be effective, this spell need to root itself as early as possible within the targetted effect and will infect the magic that is its target with that of chaos. As such, this spell only works if it can be delivered prior to the release of it's target effect. The caster suffering from this spell has two choices. One, safely stop his spell casting as normal or roll a per + concentration + mastery vs the agressors Int + finesse + initiative advantage. Should he choose the 2nd option and fail the test, he needs to immediately roll for a botch and add the difference of the test roll as extra botch dices.
(Base 2x(level +1 mag), R: Voice +2, D: Mom, T:Ind)
ps. I know the term Butterfly Effect does not fit medieval times but feel free to rename to "Causality" or something alike ![]()
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