Earth Shield

Earth Shield
Skill: apportation/earth 12
Backlash: 14
Difficulty: 8
Effect Value: 15
Bonus Number to: duration
Range: touch
Duration: 7 (25 minutes)
Cast Time: 5 (10 seconds)
Manipulation: control, duration
The mage scoops a small piece of earth from the ground and quickly molds
it into a crude Image of a shield. He then touches the ground where he had
scooped out the dirt. A shield of earth two meters high and one meter wide then
rises out of the ground in front of him. The shield provides cover and concealment as per the cover and concealment rules and has a toughness equal to its effect.