Backbones, Ribs, and Skeletons

One issue with Conjuration and Items with qualities is that the item either fades quickly or is destroyed if taken across shadow because it is not real. An artefact created with a “Create Power Artefact” is inherently real but this requires access to the Power source as described above, and is inherently overkill for just making an item “Real”.

It is also not an issue that Trump users face when creating a Trump that works across shadow, they simply wrap the Pattern Image into the Trump and it works, and with no points cost or other implications. Conjurers with the relevant conjuration ability and possessing the appropriate power can embed a representation of the power image into their creations giving them more substance and thus increasing their resistance to being moved across shadow.

There are 3 levels of power image incorporation, Ribs, Backbones, and Skeletons. Whilst they increase the lifespan of an object in relation to decay and destruction when moved across shadow they do not increase the resilience of the object being dispelled as a full image would nor do they confer any of the other abilities the full image does.

Ribs

Ribs are the weakest of the power approximations. In the Native shadow of the object, or the Shadow where the object is first created, they increase the lifespan of the object by a factor of 10. When moving the object through Shadow it’s lifespan depends on where in Shadow you are. The closer to a Pattern the shorter the lifespan whilst the closer to chaos the longer. Typically moving within the Golden Circle, the lifespan is measured in tens of minutes (the closer to the far boundaries the longer the lifespan, the closer to Amber the shorter). Out in Shadow objects will last a few hour, whilst near Chaos, their life span is measure in tens of hours. The rate of traversal of Shadow is also a factor, the faster you cross shadow the faster the rate of decay.

Backbones

Backbones are the intermediate instantiation of the power approximations. In the Native shadow of the object, or the Shadow where the object is first created, they increase the lifespan of the object by a factor of 100. In other respects they are the same as Ribs except within the Golden Circle, the lifespan is measured in hours, out in Shadow objects will last tens of hours, whilst near Chaos, their life span is a few days. Alternatively, the object can have the same lifespan as a Rib but a damage resistance of “Resistant to Normal Weapons”.

Skeletons

Skeletons are the strongest of the power approximations short of a full Image achievable using the Power Magic ability. In the Native shadow of the object, or the Shadow where the object is first created, they increase the lifespan of the object by a factor of 1000, which in Shadows beyond Ygg effectively makes them permanent unless dispelled. In other respects they are the same as Ribs except within the Golden Circle, the lifespan is measured in tens of hours, out in Shadow objects will last several days, whilst near Chaos, their life span is a few weeks. Alternatively, the object can have the same lifespan as a Backbone but a damage resistance of “Resistant to Firearms”. Skeletons can also be invested with points which increases their effects

• Pattern Skeleton (3pts)- Increases the damage Rating of the weapon by 1 level and ignites Logrus charged Blood
• Logrus Skeleton (2pts)- A wound inflicted by this weapon causes poison damage equal to Extra-Damage in addition to physical damage.