Dolorous Reflection

Cost: 20 motes
Target: Caster

The character extends his hands, then crosses them in a defensive posture. Hundreds of bands of mystical energy swirl around him in a brilliant, surging cocoon. The bands fade from view within a few seconds, but their effects remain. The effects of Dolorous Reflection persist until the character takes a movement or attack action, and then for a number of long ticks equal to twice the character's permanent Essence score thereafter.

Until the effects of the spell end, any physical ranged attack on the character is caught in the swirling bands of Essence, whirled around her at tremendous speed and hurled back at the character who launched it. The sorcerer's player makes a reflexive (Wits + Occult) roll for each reflected attack. This roll acts as the attack roll for the reflected attack, and the character who launched the attack may apply DV and other defenses normally. Reflected attacks are made without Range penalties and inflict their original base damage. This spell has no effect on hand-to-hand attacks or attacks consisting entirely of Essence.

This spell can be used in war. If the sorcerer increases its shaping time to long ticks, this spell can protect a unit of Magnitude no greater than the Exalt's Essence. The sorcerer must be attached to this unit. This use also increases the duration of the spell to twice the sorcerer's Essence in hours.