The mage can raise one of his Mental
or Social Attributes.
A single Mental or Social Attribute
may be raised by one dot per success, up
to a maximum of the caster’s Mind
Arcanum dots. For example, if a mage
has Intelligence 3 and Mind 3 and three
successes are achieved on this spell to
boost his Intelligence, that trait becomes
six dots for the spell’s Duration. If four
successes were rolled, he could still only
boost Intelligence by three dots, since
he has only Mind 3.
Raising Resolve and/or Composure
also raises Willpower dots, but these
extra dots do not provide Willpower
points. The boost raises a target’s Willpower
capacity but not her actual supply
of points. In addition, the target’s Willpower
cannot exceed 10 dots, no matter
how high his Resolve and/or Composure
is boosted with this spell.
Example: Arethusa uses Augment the Mind to boost her Resolve. She gets two successes on the casting, adding two dots to her Resolve. This also adds two dots to her Willpower. She does not, however, gain two extra Willpower points.
Note that the same spell cast to boost
a different Mental or Social Attribute
does not combine with the first spell —
only the highest Potency spell takes
effect. For example, if a mage boosts his
Intelligence by two dots and then casts
a spell boosting his Wits by one dot, only
the first spell applies, since it has the
higher Potency. (With the Mind 4 “Supreme
Augmentation” spell, the mage
can allocate successes among different
Mental and Social Attributes.)
Guardians of the Veil Rote: Illuminating the Inner Temple
Guardians are called upon to be brilliant,
forceful and persuasive. Such acumen
in all fields is not often found within a single
individual. Indeed, Guardians must occasionally
be far more brilliant, forceful or
persuasive than any normal human being
could possibly be. This rote enables such
willworkers to become veritable Einsteins,
rivaling the genius of even the most renowned
intellect.
Ancient Lands Pentalogy Rote: Regent's Bearing [1]
The silver tongues of
the mage-courtiers sent by the Regent in Silver very nearly
overwhelm the senses and will of Soter, as they use this Silver
Ladder rote to augment their personal charm and wit.