Chemical Imbalance

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|Source = Tome of the Mysteries
|Pages  = p. 65
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The mage can disrupt the chemical balance of the brain, thus affecting the target’s motor skills and emotions.

* Practice: [[Spell Practice::Fraying]]
* [[Action]]: [[Action::Instant]] subtract target's Stamina
* [[Duration]]: [[Duration::Prolonged]] (one scene)
* '''Aspect:''' [[Spell Aspect::Covert]]
* Cost:  [[Cost::None]]

At this level, the spell is somewhat imprecise. The mage does not have the deftness to precisely alter a target’s brain chemistry and achieve a specifi c emotional result. (Though, at Life 4, specific emotions can be created through the manipulation of brain and body chemistry.) The results of this spell may cause effects similar to that of intoxication, manic depression, high or low testosterone levels or general unruliness paired with vertigo.

The specific effects depend on the caster’s successes:
{|
! Successes 
! Penalty (Social) 
! Penalty (Other Rolls)
|-
| 1 success
| -1 Penalty
| None
|-
| 2 successes
| -2 Penalty
| -1
|-
| 3 successes
| -3 Penalty
| -2
|-
| 4 successes
| -4 Penalty
| -3
|-
| 5 successes
| -5 Penalty
| -4
|}

[[Mysterium]] Rote: Social Lubrication 
* Dice Pool: [[Pool::Manipulation]] + [[Pool::Empathy Skill]] + [[Pool::Life]] - Stamina
So many secrets to uncover, so little time. Many of the secrets are kept by various threshold guardians — and some of these guardians are normal (security guards, archaeologists, librarians). This spell helps to stimulate general drunkenness, whether or not a target has had a sip of alcohol. With the target’s Social rolls reduced, prying information from the target is easier for the Mysterium mage.


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