Transposing Locations
Rote · Mage
Mages who can’t be bothered with physics, Paradox, or the larger implication of their actions might use Correspondence 5 to transpose, or “co-locate,” several places right on top of one another. Although this is theoretically possible with the optional Data Sphere as well, no Technocrat could perform such an action without serious consequences from the Men Upstairs. Transposition literally folds, spindles, and mutilates the principles of spatial integrity. It is ALWAYS vulgar, and dangerous as hell. Such things make Storytellers (and game designers) seek out other lines of work. Still, there are ways to bring these absurd feats to your gaming table without going stark raving buggo.
Story-wise, a successful transposition drops two or more locations into the same spot. Elements of those landscapes
– trees, buildings, people, and so on – superimpose themselves in layers, like a multidimensional Photoshop file. Although an object or organism can move from one layer to the next, objects that occupy the same space pass through one another harmlessly. (See Co-Occupation in the Warding portion of
See also 1
Spheres
- Correspondence mage/power/sphere/correspondence