Sword Shatter Spell

Sword Shatter Spell
Skill: alteration/metal 20
Backlash: 18
Difficulty: 14
Effect Value: 27
Bonus Number to: effect
Range: 7 (25 meters)
Duration: 5 (10 seconds)
Cast Time: 18 (one hour)
Manipulation: state
This is an impressed spell. To prepare this spell for
use, the caster must imitate the sound of metal shattering and breaking with
his voice. As this is
not easy, the caster usually spends the entire cast time mimicking this sound,
hoping that one noise will be acceptable. While doing this vocal impersonation,
the caster concentrates on an array of broken, bladed weapons swords, axes,
daggers and the like and makes the cracking sound over each of them several
times. When released, the caster consults the Power Push Table and applies a
result modifier of +10 to the Power Push of the effect total. If the final
number is equal to or greater than the weapon's calculated Toughness, the
weapon's metal blade shatters.
This spell will only work on metal bladed
weapons. As a rule of thumb, the weapon must have a blade at least 12
centimeters in length and must be composed of metal. To figure the Toughness
of the target weapon, apply its maximum damage value (as a Result) to the
Power Push Table, plus its estimated weight value (assign most melee weapons a
minimum weight value of 3). The final value equals the weapon's Toughness. Example:
A typical sword has a damage value of 21. This reads on the Power Push Table as
a result of 8. Adding the default weight value of 3 (4 kilograms), this gives
the sword a Toughness of 11.