Alter Item

Required	Earth Domain 1
Range	Melee
Area	1 Object (to maximum of Rank objects at a time)
Duration	Special
Casting	Verbal, Somatic
Cast Action	Standard
Cost	0 Mana
Effect	Manipulate natural forces’ effects on an item or piece of armor to increase or reduce its minimum Strength requirement by 1. This increases to 2 at Rank 3, and 3 at Rank 5. The effect is permanent unless the caster dismisses it. Items which are currently held/wielded by an unwilling target grant a Mental Resistance roll by the wielder to prevent the effect. Increase gravity: A melee weapon which is too heavy to wield effectively grants a -2 dice penalty for each point of Strength below the new minimum requirement. Armor too heavy to wear gains +1 Armor Check Penalty for each point of Strength below the new minimum requirement. Increasing the weight of a thrown weapon or of ranged ammunition changes penalties for firing at range so that they are applied starting within the first range increment instead of the second. Ex. A Longbow firing a heavy arrow with range increments of 20/40/60 yards would suffer a -2/-4/-6 penalty instead of the normal -0/-2/-4. Reduce gravity: A weapon which has had its minimum Strength requirement reduced to 2 Strength or lower may use Strength OR Dexterity as its primary stat for attack rolls, even if the weapon class normally requires Strength. Armor whose weight is reduced may be worn effectively with lower strength, and reduces Armor Check Penalty by 1 point. Reducing the weight of a thrown weapon or ranged ammunition allows the weapon to be shot farther before standard range increment penalties begin to be applied. Ex. A Longbow firing a lightweight arrow with range increments of 20/40/60 yards would suffer a -0/-0/-2