Sometimes the right man for the job is someone else. A mage with this spell
can be that someone else. “Doppelganger” enables a mage to alter
her build and features to conform to those possessed by another human being of either gender and any age and
size. Conservation of mass does not apply, so a five-foot-tall, 97-pound
woman could become a man of 6’7” and 340 pounds. Despite the spell’s
name, it need not always be used to mimic an actual person and can be
employed to become an Everyman or to take on particular characteristics
suited to a task (becoming a brawny linebacker sort when applying for a job
as a bouncer). Without other Life Arcanum alterations, the mage’s physical
capabilities (i.e., Attributes) remain as they are in her normal form.
The completeness of the change is dictated by the number of successes
accrued in casting. Each success changes one aspect of the mage’s physical form. Height is one component,
girth is another (note that a mage wishing to actually change
her Size can only move within normal human parameters and each change
up or down from her current Size requires a success), and facial features are
yet another. Each unique feature (like two different colored eyes, an intricate
and conspicuous pattern of facial scarring or a birthmark in the shape of a
wolf’s head) requires a success.
Guardians of the Veil Rote: Another Man's Shoes
A Guardian of the Veil with this
rote can transform herself into any
person she wishes to become. Cunning
Arrow mages are sometimes
known to use this rote to
appear much less imposing
or physically capable than
normal.
