Spell Immunity
PeVi 30
R: Per, D: Sun, T: Individual
This effect cancels all effects of any spell (spontaneous or formulaic)(up to level 20) that comes in contact with the individual.
In yet another Wizard’s War, against Auster of Jerbiton, Discordia used this spell to ensure that no spell would go through her parma. she was confidant that her parma would block higher level spells.
(B: 20, R: Per +0, D: Sun +2, T: Individual)
Would this spell actually work ?
Note that it would also dispel her parma if it does nto resist the effect...
No it wouldn't, not as presented. The guideline on page 160 is for casting total not spell level.
It should be
Spell Immunity
PeVi 30
R: Per, D: Sun, T: Individual
This effect cancels all effects of any spell (spontaneous or formulaic) with a casting total of (20+stress die) that comes in contact with the individual.
In yet another Wizard’s War, against Auster of Jerbiton, Discordia used this spell to ensure that no spell would go through her parma. she was confidant that her parma would block higher level spells. Yet, sadly, she did not realize the subtleties of the Perso Vim guidelines and Auster saw to it that Discordia did not survive to see the nextnew moon. Auster found the spell while pouring through Discordia's lab notes and developed a range touch version of it that he used to protect his grogs. While Auster had hoped that this spell would also blunt the effects of the gift upon its target the spell had no such effect.
(B: 20, R: Per +0, D: Sun +2, T: Individual)
Wind of Mundane silence seems to use it's own guideline since it is against spell levels & targets all type of magics. It does not affect spells of momentary duration as per spell description. Must be yet another breakthru spell
Perhaps???-
??? "Dispel any magical effect with a casting total of less than half the (level+
4 magnitudes) of the Vim spell + a stress die (no botch)." ???
Her hope was that while parma would protect her from high level magics this spell would protect her from low level magics. (Which it would have if it were based off of spell level rather than casting total.)
A resistance based on casting total will not protect against low level spells any better than it will against high level spells.
Yet, interestingly, since penetration does not come into the equation it would be difficult to make an enchanted device that would work against this protection. Perhaps it would be a valuable tactic for use against Verditious magi in wizard's wars.
Good thought, ring/circle spells that are still up and watching wards will both still get full casting totals but if the magus has relied on enchanted devices to protect his lab you're in.
It could work against spell also if combined with the following spell.
Curse of the Apprentice’s Penetration PeVi 45
All spells casted within the room has its casting totals reduced by 20 for the duration of the spell. Further castings of this spell do not have cumulative effect.
Discordia, no stranger to Wizard’s War, used this spell against a fellow Tytalan. Despite having a fair idea of the strength of her Parma Magica, he was disturbed to discover that his spells did not quite penetrate.
[B: 20, R: Touch +1, D: Sun +2, T: Room +2]
By combining the two spells, one would need a casting total of more than 40 which starts to be interesting.
