Alter Paper

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Alter Paper (Major) by Finegael

The paperless office is a modern myth.

The character can manipulate paper (e. g. sheets of paper, books, newspapers, posters, cards , paper tissues, toilet paper, and so on) in a variety of ways. This includes papyrus, but not vellum.

1. Destroy Paper: Can destroy paper without touching it. Magical papers, like magical scrolls and spells books, are not affected by this power.

  • Range: 100 feet/level
  • Duration: permanent
  • Area: one sheet of paper, one book, one newspaper, one large poster

2. Erase Writing, Painting and Printing on paper:
Erase mundane writing, painting or printing temporarily:

  • Range: 50 feet/level
  • Duration: 10 minutes/level
  • Area: one sheet of paper, one book, one newspaper, one large poster

Erase mundane writing, painting or printing permanently:

  • Range: touch
  • Duration: permanent
  • Area: one sheet of paper, one book, one newspaper, one large poster

Erase magical paper, like magical scrolls and spells books temporarily:

  • Range: touch
  • Duration: 10 minutes/level
  • Saving Throw: 12 for general magic, 15 for real artifacts

Magical writing can not be erased permanently. And remember, very often it is written not on paper but on vellum.

3. Animate Paper:
One can animate folded paper (like animals, paper planes,..). This is mainly used for entertainment or as a distraction. It can be directly controlled by the animator or just move around for a given time.

  • Range: 20 feet/level
  • Duration: as long as he concentrates or 5 minutes/level

4. Indestructible Paper:
He can make paper totally indestructible for a short period of time. This means it can not be burned, shredded, crumbled or destroyed in any way. A rolled newspaper could be used to parry weapons.

  • Range: 10 feet/level
  • Duration: 10 minutes/level
  • Area: one sheet of paper, one book, one newspaper, one large poster

5. Restore Paper:
The character can restore cuts, crumbling, dog-ears and more on any piece of paper to make it look like new. He can also restore shredded papers, if he has all pieces at hand.

  • Range: touch
  • Duration: permanent
  • Area: one sheet of paper, one book, one newspaper, one large poster

6. Other Abilities and Bonuses:

  • Impervious to "paper attacks" (granted, this does not happen very often). This means he never cuts himself on a piece of paper and thrown books will not to damage to him.
  • The skill origami with 98%. This is a Japanese skill of folding paper for flowers, animals and much more.
  • Can tell how old a piece of paper is (the written content is a different thing!), exactly to the year.