Wards for a Focused Practitioner

[devonapple]

I have a shadowmancer who has attracted the wrong attention (Black Court) and is finding his wards (veils, really) no longer adequate to the task.

What sort of Ward effects would the community propose I install?
Or would you recommend I stick to Veils, since Rituals (shadow) is only a fair-to-middling damage option?

[UmbraLux]

Working with the shadow theme wards might cause blindness (at least inside, possibly for some period of time), perhaps stasis or cold, might root an invader in place by his shadow, or even be a barrier of living / summoned shadows attacking anyone who tries to enter.

[sinker]

I guess that would depend on what kind of shadowmancy you're using in this particular instance. Are we talking the realistic light and darkness sort of shadowmancy, or the more epic fantasy shadow as a physical force sort of shadowmancy?

[devonapple]

I guess that would depend on what kind of shadowmancy you're using in this particular instance. Are we talking the realistic light and darkness sort of shadowmancy, or the more epic fantasy shadow as a physical force sort of shadowmancy?

I am allowed to bolster my shadows (Channelling) with ectoplasm in order to make Attack evocations, but the GM prefers if I stick to light/darkness.

[sinker]

Then Umbralux has probably outlined most of it. Although...

might root an invader in place by his shadow,

Working under the concept that a shadow is a representation of someone or something (I.E. a thematic link), you might be able to do all sorts of interesting things.

[UmbraLux]

Speaking of which, can you steal someone's shadow?  If so, what are the immediate effects?  For longer term, does that stolen shadow meet symbolic link requirements?

Not really looking for answers, just food for thought.   

[Sanctaphrax]

Perhaps you could cast a ward that causes anyone who walks through it to find themself travelling through an endless black void, making no progress at all.

Mechanically, it's a normal ward. But it fits with the shadow theme.

As for landmines, shadow animation and summoning is good.