Difference between revisions of "Hush"

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|description=Just the opposite of the sound spell [[Amplify]], Dampening a sound magically draws energy from the sound waves of an object. Physically, for every level of this spell cast, a sound is reduced in decibels (dB) by 10.  See the Amplify spell for more information about decibel levels.
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|description=''Turn that Guns n' Butter Down!" Just the opposite of the sound spell [[Amplify]], Dampening a sound magically draws energy from the sound waves of an object or area, in effect reaching in and turning down the volume. This effect doesn't cause the sound to be any quieter, instead it decreases the distance the sound can cover. When casting this spell, the mage can either touch a creature or object and cause any noises it makes to be hushed, or the mage can cast it on a 10-foot radius area and any sounds within are hushed. The effect of this spell is that any [[Perception]] checks made to hear the sounds are at a greater difficulty (so in effect, distance penalties are increased).  
|level1=Halve a sound's volume (lower by 10 dB).
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|level1=Perception DL +2
|level2=Quarter  a sound's volume (lower by 20 dB).
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|level2=Perception DL +4
|level3=Decrease volume by a factor of 8 (lower by 30 dB).
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|level3=Perception DL +6
|level4=Decrease volume by a factor of 16 (lower by 40 dB).
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|level4=Perception DL +8
|level5=Decrease volume by a factor of 32 (lower by 50 dB).
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|level5=Perception DL +10
 
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Revision as of 20:42, 27 March 2011

This spell has a unknown essence
This is a sound spell
Rarity 1
AP 4
Target Object or area
Distance Near
Lasts One round per school rank
SaveN/A

Turn that Guns n' Butter Down!" Just the opposite of the sound spell Amplify, Dampening a sound magically draws energy from the sound waves of an object or area, in effect reaching in and turning down the volume. This effect doesn't cause the sound to be any quieter, instead it decreases the distance the sound can cover. When casting this spell, the mage can either touch a creature or object and cause any noises it makes to be hushed, or the mage can cast it on a 10-foot radius area and any sounds within are hushed. The effect of this spell is that any Perception checks made to hear the sounds are at a greater difficulty (so in effect, distance penalties are increased).

Intensity Effects

  1. Perception DL +2
  2. Perception DL +4
  3. Perception DL +6
  4. Perception DL +8
  5. Perception DL +10