Help me design some rotes!

[The Mighty Buzzard]

Sagitto (Spirit Attack)
Shifts:5
Stress:1
Musts: Requires the use of your spirit focus item.
Effect: Fires multiple bullet-shaped force projectiles.  Aim with Discipline.  Damage is calculated for the entire group not individual missiles.  Optionally and with GM approval, can be used as a spray attack with standard spray rules. i.e. split the Weapon 5 and Discipline roll between the multiple targets. 


Arx Metallicus (metal)(Earth Shield)
Arx Ligneus (wood)
Arx Lapideus (stone)
(pick one, I'm not sure you could get away with using whichever was handy in a rote)
Shifts: 6 (all for Power, put shifts into duration next exchange if necessary)
Stress: 1 (+2 unless you have a handy aspect to tag/invoke, this is a Discipline+2 spell as your guy stands now.)
Effect: Pulls together a swirling mass of <whichever> in front of the caster to act as a strength 6 Block
Variations: You could just as well make it Armor:3 if you prefer.

Pedis Calidus (Fire Maneuver)
Shifts: 5 (4 for effect plus one for additional duration)
Stress: 1
Targets: 1
Musts: Requires your Fire focus object.
Duration: 1 scene
Opposed by: Discipline
Effect: If this spell hits, the target's foot takes heat as if someone had stuck a lit match to it and becomes the proud owner of the Hot Foot aspect.
Variations: You could probably work up a damaging block, such as with Orbius (YS294), that actually sets their shoe on fire too. I just prefer at least one maneuver in my rotes.
Notes: Yes, this absolutely is Tom & Jerry inspired.

[The Mighty Buzzard]

Just to clarify, after reading the section on Rotes, I'm assuming that with the +1 offensive control bonus granted by my wand, I can easily cast a 5 shift spell with either Fire, Air or Spirit?

Yes, but it those rotes would always require the use of the wand.

[Magickal_Grenadier]

La ringrazio molto, mio buon signore!

[The Mighty Buzzard]

Prego. Fair warning though, my Latin is almost as bad as Harry's.

[Magickal_Grenadier]

Sic vis paccum parabellum


You have just been witness to the extent of my Latin.

[The Mighty Buzzard]

My current favorites are "Ostende nobis ubera tua" and "Vis dud lactis?". 

[ARedthorn]

Just to clarify, after reading the section on Rotes, I'm assuming that with the +1 offensive control bonus granted by my wand, I can easily cast a 5 shift spell with either Fire, Air or Spirit?

Erm- yes, but with one note. You seem to be implying here that your wand will increase your focus with all 3 elements... foci (unless I missed a memo) are element specific, as well as being offensive/defensive specific.

[The Mighty Buzzard]

You missed a memo.  Check the example on YW279

[Magickal_Grenadier]

Erm- yes, but with one note. You seem to be implying here that your wand will increase your focus with all 3 elements... foci (unless I missed a memo) are element specific, as well as being offensive/defensive specific.

I believe you're thinking along the lines of Harry's Blasting Rod, which is used specificly for his Fire Evocations. My character's Wand is made more along the lines of his staff, which he uses as an all-around Focus item.

[ARedthorn]

ok- as long as you paid extra for that (which you didn't specify in your original post, or anywhere else that I saw)

[gojj]

Stunts and Powers:
    -3 Evocation
    -3 Thaumaturgy
    -2 Refinement
    -1 The Sight
    +0 Soulgaze
    +0 Wizard's Constitution
    Specializations
       Evocation (Fire, Air, Spirit, Earth)
          Power (Fire +1, Earth +1)
       Thaumaturgy
          Control (Divination +1)
    Focus Items
       Wand
          Offensive Control (Fire +1, Air +1, Spirit +1)
    Other Items
       Warden Cloak (Intimidation +1, Presence +1)

I'm not sure I understand the math here.

Evocation grants one Evocation specialization, Thaurmaturgy grants one Thaurmaturgy specialization, you have four focus items from Evocation and Thaumaturgy, and you took two refinements.

You used a refinement to add earth to your Evocation repertoire, used your Thaurmaturgy specialization to add one to your Divination control, used a refinement to add two specializations to evocation, three focus item slots for your wand, and I assume you used your last focus item slot for your Warden Cloak, I understand those, leaving you with your one evocation specialization.

Unless I'm missing something you have an evocation specialization that you are not using.

[Magickal_Grenadier]

Really?

[Sanctaphrax]

Alright, lemme take a look.

You have:

4 elements (1/2 a refinement)
2 evocation specializations (1/2 a refinement)
1 thaumaturgy specialization (free)
3 slots worth of foci (1 focus slot left)
1 houseruled item (uncertain cost)

So you have one focus slot and one refinement left. Subtract the cost of the Warden Cloak and see what you have left.

[gojj]

Alright, lemme take a look.

You have:

4 elements (1/2 a refinement)
2 evocation specializations (1/2 a refinement)
1 thaumaturgy specialization (free)
3 slots worth of foci (1 focus slot left)
1 houseruled item (uncertain cost)

So you have one focus slot and one refinement left. Subtract the cost of the Warden Cloak and see what you have left.

Ah yes, I missed the free specialization from taking a new element, you are correct.

[ARedthorn]

My bad- I was looking at the OP... yeah. You're fine- and as others have pointed out, you still have stuff left to spend.