Alteration: Energy Form: (Arcana)

Alteration: Energy Form: (Arcana) - Weapon Augmentation; The use of one or more types of energy (such as Arcana) to create specific modifications to a user's weapon. These augmentations include – but are not limited to — blades, bludgeons, projectiles, chains, etc — which are formed entirely from energy and can be dissipated at will. While many weapons can benefit from Energy Form Augmentation the staff and staff-like weapons have the highest potential for use due to their inherent energy-conducting nature, light-weight, and lack of other existing extensions. Energy Forms can be as simple or as intricate as the user desires and will last either so-long as energy is being supplied, or until the weapons' imbued energy is depleted. -

The effects of a form augmentation are entirely dependent on the type and quantity of energies being used; kinetic-types are capable of dealing significant physical damage and can block (and be blocked by) other weapons and items. Elemental-types are another common energy used and can be incredibly useful for various situations; these types provide numerous physical and non-physical effects such as ignition, paralyzation, solidification, and electrocution. These effects are more-often subject to arcane and energy-based defenses such as wards and barriers than physical weapons and armor. Other less common energy types include ethereal, light, dark, holy light, shadow, life, death, twilight, etc.

As energy-form augmentations generally add no additional weight to the effected weapon a user is only limited in their ability to conduct and/or control the energy required. Thus, an experienced user may be capable of creating and wielding extremely large weapons which would otherwise be impossible without the use of other aids. One of the primary benefits of a form augmentation over fabrication is the use of

a pre-existing ‘base' which provides much of the weapons form and acts as an energy conduit-reducing the need for excess energy-output and mental focus.

Many weapons can be provided with augmenting enchantments and/or rune work by-which a user incapable of energy-use can still generate the desired augmentation. Weapons of this type - while rare – can be extremely powerful. Some weapons will draw directly from a user's innate reserves of mana or arcane energy, or from the user's vitality or willpower (note: weapons which draw from a user's vitality and/or willpower can be very dangerous and – if improperly used – can result in permanent damage, death, or worse). Unless specifically provided, an augmenting weapon is incapable of altering the form of its augmentation though some may provide stronger forms as more energy is made available.

A user experienced with form-augmentation and energy-control and who is equipped with a highly augmentable weapon will be provided with a variety of options and be capable of switching/adjusting energy forms as required – granted a user is proficient with different weapon types, this marks a distinct advantage over adversaries equipped with only one or two types of weapons.