The poisoner’s craft is a distasteful one, but one that
has, nevertheless, been practiced through centuries and
millennia, by the Awakened as surely as by Sleepers. This
spell amplifies the deleterious qualities of a toxic substance,
rendering it even more lethal to its victim than it normally
would be.
The object being transformed must retain the same basic
function and description (“a chair,” “a car” and so on, but
the new expression of that description and function are up
to the casting mage. The new form may (and frequently
does) include precious substances. The efficiency in terms
of equipment modifiers of the object is not affected, so the
spell is often cast combined with “Alter Efficiency.”
At this level, the mage must touch the targeted object.
With Matter 5, he can cast the spell at sensory range.
Seers of the Throne Rote: Midas Touch
Alter Efficiency is all well and good for getting uncommon
results out of ordinary looking objects, but the
Ministry of Mammon has a liking for objects that look
and feel as good — or better — than they are. Seers of the
Ministry use this rote to keep themselves in the luxury to
which they are accustomed, updating their possessions to
this year’s fads and always having the latest designer gadget
that does the same thing as last year’s model.
