Ephemeral Shield

Spirit	●●
Instant	Mana
Covert	Shielding
Duration	Prolonged
Mage The Awakening Sourcebook, p.246 Rotes
Arrow :	Ghost Shirt
Guardians :	Barrier Between
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Ephemeral Shield has been updated to 2E. Please refer to Mage Armor for details.

The mage protects himself with ephemeral armor that defends against physical attacks or attacks made by ephemeral entities.

• Practice: Shielding
• Action: Instant
• Duration: Prolonged (one scene)
• Aspect: Covert
• Cost: 1 Mana (optional)

The mage gains one point of armor per dot he possesses in the Spirit Arcanum. By spending one Mana, the Duration can be made to last for one day. Most mages cast such a shielding spell at the beginning of the day, as part of their morning rituals. Successes are used to combat attempts to dispel the shield.

Note that this magical armor does not apply against an opponent’s attempts to achieve a grappling hold on the mage (the Fate, Mind, Space and Time Arcana provide shielding spells to do that). Nor does it apply against a grappling opponent’s attempts to overpower the mage. It does, however, protect against attempts to inflict damage upon him (subtract the armor points from any overpower roll that intends to damage the mage or attack him with a drawn weapon).

Adamantine Arrow Rote: Ghost Shirt

• Dice Pool: Stamina + Occult Skill + Spirit

Not all threats come from this world. Arrow mages use this rote to armor themselves against physical attacks from beings native to the Shadow Realm.

Guardians of the Veil Rote: Barrier Between

• Dice Pool: Resolve + Occult Skill + Spirit

Guardians of the Veil, who also have occasion to meet with spirits under less-than-friendly circumstances, use their own magic to achieve the same effect.

Ancient Lands Pentalogy Rote: Ghost Plate ^[1]

• Dice Pool: Composure + Occult Skill + Spirit

Protective magics used by Soter when he first encounters the Imperial Archermen, this Free Council rote garbs the caster in an armor of ephemera, invisible and intangible to normal contact, but solidifying in the resonance of violence and harm.