Boot Buzzer

(Correspondence, • • Forces, or • • • Forces, • • Correspondence, • • Prime)

Hidden Lore 20

A mischievous or vindictive Adept on a network is a frightening figure. He can alter a computer anywhere on that network to deliver a powerful shock to its user. The Adept usually prefaces the jolt by putting a strange image or sarcastic message on the user's screen.

After the Effect is cast, it takes several minutes to accumulate the electricity needed for the jolt. With Forces 3/ Prime 2, the charge can be created instantly. With Time 4, the Adept can delay the jolt to a certain time, such as when the user turns the computer on or types a particular word.

[The Adept must, of course, locate the target successfully through Correspondence magick; only then can he set the charge. For each success beyond the first, the jolt inflicts one normal Health Level of damage on the victim, although the Forces 3/ Prime 2 variant inflicts the usual Forces damage.]