A few important notes about the interplay of wards and the Paradox Effect:

• Although a Minor Ward may be regarded as a believable “coincidence,” casting a Major Ward is considered vulgar magick unless it’s being set up in a Sanctum or Realm based around the magick of the mage who casts the ward. If Nix established a ward on the street, for instance, then Nix gets the Paradox for establishing that Effect. If Nix sets it up in their Sanctum, however, then it’s essentially coincidental.

• Unless the mage botches the casting process, a ward does not trigger a backlash. Instead, the points earned from that

Effect

get added directly onto the mage’s Quintessence/