• Forces 2 cannot transform one form of elemental energy into another. Turning fire into wind, for example, would be Forces 3 (Transmute Minor Forces) or higher. And it’s vulgar too – see Earthly Foundations in the Reality Zones section of Mage 20, p. 612-613.

• If the mage uses Forces to rob an elemental assault of its properties – taking the heat out of fire, for example, or redirecting an electrical attack so that its energy goes elsewhere – he must at roll at least one success for every success rolled by the attacker.