how would one....? (one changes spoiler)

[Goraxes]

Hi guys, new to the forums.  First post haha. 

1st question: I have a player who basicaly just wants to toss people in the air and drop them for damage.  Much like Harry does in changes.  How would one stat that out as an evocation spell? In this case single target rather than a group.

2nd Question: Worldwalker states that with magic you can do the same thing.  How would you stat out that spell to open portals to the never never?

3rd: this might be more of an opinion thing.  Scions get power.  They are half breeds, but what about say the grandchild of a scion and a human.  Would they maybe have a twinge of power, maybe be in the know, some aspects of grandpa type thing?  Thinking like the Grandson of a scion of a Dragon and a Human.  Might have funky eyes, likes to collect Rare items, Can tell if they are rare or supernatural just by holding them (Dragons love there rare treasures), but has no real power?  Opinions would be great.

[Taran]

First:  welcome to the boards

As for your questions:

1.  It would be modelled as an evocation attack spell:

Tornado:  a mini-tornado of wind picks a person up and tosses them in the air, then drops them on their head
Power 5 evocation attack (weapon:5)

You target the individual and they dodge as any normal evocation attack.  If they fail to dodge, they take damage.  You narrate it as above.  Throwing them into another zone might be a maneuver instead of an attack.

2. It's a thaumaturgical ritual with a base complexity of 6.  It's under 'worldwalking' in the thaum section of YS.  Some places might be weaker and most places, that aren't attuned to a place in the Nevernever might be higher.

A wizard has to focus on it every exchange to keep it open.  The difficulty is the value of the gate (usually 6).

- I might have some of the details wrong, but I think that's the jist...I'll look at my book when I get hom.

3.  I think there's words of Jim that says you can have the blood run through multiple generations and that certain events might 'trigger' the development of powers. (someone will correct me, if I've got it wrong)

I think that, as long as you have an interesting back-story, you can do whatever you want.

Hope that helps.

[Goraxes]

The Scion would be an NPC, i just wanted to be able to explain it to the players mechanically if it came up

[Taran]

Regarding World Walking:  Ys pg.283-284

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Opening a way into or out of the Nevernever
depends almost entirely on the strength of the
barrier between the Nevernever and our world
in a given place. Opening the way is a simple
action against the target strength—it must
meet or exceed the strength in order to open up.
Typically, the strength of the barrier between
the Nevernever and our world is Superb (or
better)—evidence to the contrary, things from
the other side don’t leak through to our world
every day. At least, not in general, not in most
places.
But our world (and the Nevernever) is rife
with soft spots, places where the barrier is
thinner and weaker. In these places, many supernatural
creatures can cross into and out of the
Nevernever as a casual effort—as simply as you
might walk from one room to the next—so long
as the place has a strong affinity for the creature
in question (plenty of White Court vampires
use strip clubs and the like). These places are
home to such soft spots—as are places where
ways have been opened frequently or recently—
dropping the strength of the barrier to Great,
Good, or even below. The overall barrier ebbs
and flows as well; while the default strength is
typically Superb, it can sometimes be weakened
overall, as seen in the Grave Peril casefile.
Some cities—such as Las Vegas—simply have a
weak barrier no matter where you go.
Closing a way you’ve opened is a simple
matter of will. Keeping it open is where things
get interesting. Most ways will close themselves
naturally within a few minutes—often much
faster. Reality likes to heal those holes. If a way
has been opened in the middle of a conflict (or
just prior to one), the way faces an attack by the
barrier’s strength at the end of every exchange:
the GM rolls, using the barrier’s strength as
a skill, with a target difficulty of the spell’s
strength.
If the result exceeds the spell’s strength, the
way closes. The surest way to keep a way open
for the maximum number of minutes is with a
spell strength equal to the barrier’s strength plus
4 or 5. Keeping a way open longer takes real
effort—you can move the duration up the time
chart (starting from a few minutes) one step for
every additional point of complexity you add
to the spell. That said, it’s often better to let the
natural order reassert itself as soon as possible.
As with our world, there’s a bad element out
there that will see an open door as an invitation
to go where it’s not welcome.

So, by this description, if the default is Superb +6 +5, you need a ritual with a minimum shifts of 6 5+ duration.

To guarantee that it stays open, you should add 4 or 5 shifts (making it a 10 or 11 shift ritual)+duration.

The default duration is 1 scene, I think.

Edit: It says "a few minutes" is the default.

[Goraxes]

wicked thanks, i will have to re-read that part

[vultur]

So, by this description, if the default is Superb +6, you need a ritual with a minimum shifts of 6 + duration.

Superb is +5, not +6, but otherwise yes.