Visions of the Past

Visions of the Past
Skill: divination/time 24
Backlash: 19
Difficulty: 12
Effect Value: 38
Bonus Number To: duration
Range: touch
Duration: 18 (1 hour)
Cast Time: 9 (l minute)
Manipulation: duration
In casting this spell, the mage can gain information
about one object that he touches. The mage receives visions of events that
occurred around the object in the past. The mage can see events which occurred
within a sphere of 10 meters radius centered on the object. The object must fit
completely within the sphere. The mage, and only the mage, can view a scene
from any point in past less than or equal to the effect value of the spell. The
wizard observes the scene in real time. After selecting the initial past-point,
the magician may scan through images either futureward or
Pastward of the initial past-point, searching for
interesting scenes. He scans images at a rate of one week of images per minute
of spell.