Thanks for the input thus far, it's been quite helpful in rewriting his rotes to reflect the deepest, darkest black he practices, and seems to be making for an interesting discussion.
DefessioType: Offensive maneuver
Power: 7 shifts – 6 for effect & 1 for boosted duration
Duration: One Scene
Target: One target in line-of-sight
Opposed by: Target’s Discipline
Effect: If target fails to oppose Fantastic (+6) effect, they gain
Tired as a sticky temporary aspect.
Flavor: By firing his will through a mental construct aimed at the Target’s mind he wears down their cognitive capacity/speed leading to a sense of feeling tired or somewhat lethargic.
Enviso VereosType: Offensive block adjudicated as a grapple
Power: 7 shifts – 5 for effect & 2 for extra duration
Duration: 3 exchanges total
Target: One target in line-of-sight
Opposed by: Target’s Discipline
Effect: First exchange establishes grapple, each exchange thereafter the Target rolls against the Superb (+5) effect and takes a one stress hit to their mental track if they fail.
Flavor: The caster launches a spell deep into the Target’s mind to dredge up his deepest-seated fears and induce hallucinations of those self-same fears.
Memori DolessiaType: Attack
Power: 7 shifts
Duration: One action
Target: One target in line-of-sight
Opposed by: Target’s Discipline
Effect: If the Target's defense fails, Weapon: 7 attack against the Target’s mental stress track.
Flavor: By sheer force of will the caster assails the mental defenses of his Target, attempting to crack his mind or strike him unconscious by the weight of psychological trauma.
ExcruciatusType: Offensive block adjudicated as a grapple
Power: 9 shifts – 5 for effect & 4 for duration
Duration: 5 exchanges total
Target: One target in line-of-sight
Opposed by: Target’s Discipline
Effect: First exchange establishes the grapple, in each subsequent exchange the Target rolls against the Superb (+5) effect to break it or else takes a one stress hit to his mental track.
Flavor: Once the spell gets hold, it takes the Target for a painful ride of writhing agony, as it feels as though they have white fire racing along their nerves.
Notes: Needs to invoke for control or take a two stress hit as backlash.
I think that very temporary effects, like Mind Fog and Lust Potions, don't actually transform the mind.
While I don't have Summer Knight on hand to consult, I do recall some mention of Lust Potions, in the style of Bob's "Love" Potion, to not count as breaking the Laws because it only lowers a person's inhibitions and ability to resist acting on impulse, much like them quite drunk, as opposed to forcing them to behave in a lustful way that was completely out of step with who they were.