{"id":"mage/power/rote/rubbing-the-bones","type":"power","system":"rote","line":"mage","name":"Rubbing the Bones","sources":[{"source":"HDYDT","page":49}],"entries":["And speaking of intense sensations… Even at the lower levels of {@sphere Prime|M20} expertise, a mage with {@sphere Prime|M20} 2 can “rub someone’s bones” by causing the victim’s internal Quintessence to fluctuate. Although this attack inflicts bashing damage only (as per the normal {@chart Base Damage or Duration|M20} chart), it hurts. A lot.","A victim of this Effect needs to make a Willpower roll, with the difficulty being the number of health levels, pre-soak, that he has taken. If he succeeds, then he can still act; if not, then he’s paralyzed with agony. People who see this vulgar Effect in action notice that the victim seems to fade in and out, going from his normal physical presence to a ghostly flickering shadow of himself. Again, the attack is vulgar, but highly effective… especially for mages who haven’t yet mastered the truly destructive capabilities of magick."],"tags":["hdydt","feat"],"_qa":{"flags":[],"parser":"headed_entries","confidence":0.9,"extracted":"2026-10-12","job":"hdydt-feats"},"level":null,"_links":{"self":"/api/v1/records/mage/power/rote/rubbing-the-bones","html":"/records/mage/power/rote/rubbing-the-bones","parent":null,"children":"/api/v1/records/mage/power/rote/rubbing-the-bones/children","sources":[{"abbr":"HDYDT","page":49,"folio":49,"title":"How Do You DO That?"}]},"_db":{"title":"Rubbing the Bones","props":[],"parent_id":null,"level":null,"category":null,"summary":"And speaking of intense sensations… Even at the lower levels of Prime expertise, a mage with Prime 2 can “rub someone’s bones” by causing the victim’s internal Quintessence to fluctuate. Although this attack inflicts","tags":["feat","hdydt"],"children":[]}}