Editing Four By Five Magic (section)

=== Diminish Spells ===

* '''Diminish Body''': Damage, shrink, weaken, make clumsy, etc. Opposed by Health.
** Fair: an enemy strikes at you as if -1 level lower
** Good: cause a speaker to go hoarse
** Great: weaken a warrior so that he can't lift his sword
** Superb: cause damage to an enemy as if struck by an invisible sword

* '''Diminish Energy''': Reduce fire, flow of water or air, counter a magic spell, etc.
** Fair: extinguish a fire that would have kept burning
** Good: reduce an attack spell to 1/2 damage
** Great: stop a fireball from doing any damage
** Superb: eclipse the sun to twilight over a battlefield

* '''Diminish Matter''': Damage, shrink, dull, break, warp, etc.
** Fair: snap a taut rope by touching it
** Good: snap a board with a light touch
** Great: shrink a spear to an arrow
** Superb: snap a sword by touching it

* '''Diminish Mind''': Confuse, make stupid, induce headaches, memory loss, discourage, etc. Opposed by Willpower.
** Fair: allow your weak disguise to pass all but intense scrutiny
** Good: make someone drunk after they've had only one small drink
** Great: make someone forget a skill for a day
** Superb: drive someone berserk instantly

* '''Diminish Spirit''': Injure, shrink, weaken, etc. Opposed by the spirit's Willpower.
** Fair: (no such thing as a "normal" interaction with spirits)
** Good: weaken a spirit by -1 level
** Great: weaken a spirit to half its potency
** Superb: exorcise a zombie, causing it to disintegrate immediately