Flowing Age

Flowing Age
Skill: alteration/time 21
Backlash: 17
Difficulty: 17
Effect Value: 38
Bonus Number to: Effect
Range: Touch
Duration: 32 (1 month)
Cast Time: 25 (1 day)
Manipulation: duration, cast time, state, control
This focused spell requires the mage to spend a day making sketches of the target at various ages; infancy, youth, adulthood, old age. The caster must tear these sketches into square pieces of equal size. The pieces are then scattered on to the target, releasing the spell. The Effect Value of the spell represents the time value that the target may add or subtract from his age. The target has control of effect, so any age may be selected. For example, if the mage obtains an Effect Value of 43, the target may become up to 10 years older or younger than he is now. The target must be careful not to extend the effect beyond their natural life span; or else they lose control of the effect and will cease to exist until the duration of flowing age lapses. Those who become very young or very old will suffer penalties to their physical attributes as appropriate, but their mental attributes skills, memories, etc. will remain unchanged.