Transformation Manipulation
Type: Physical
Range: LOS
Target: Object Resistance
Duration: Instant
Damage Level: S
Drain: (F/2+3) D

The Rip spell decimates a swath of pavement, concrete, earth, etc. covering an area LOS meters long and 1 meter wide, creating an effect similar to that of a giant mole tunneling underground at about 150 kilometers per hour. All objects and people standing within 1/2 Force Rating meters of the rip is subject to elemental Blast effects and living entities must resist a damage
levels ranging from S Stun if the terrain was simply dirt to S Physical if the terrain consisted of heavy, rebar laced concrete (the combat pool may be used to augment these resistance tests). The rip begins no more than Spell Force meters away from the casting magician and extends outward to the extent of the magicians line of sight or until it encounters terrain different from that located at its point of origin.

Example Of Use:

Jill Magician is in some deep shit. She's being chased down a narrow alley by a stream of gang members, two of which are mounted on motorcycles. Finally finding herself cornered, she turns to face her oncoming opponents and decides to give the Rip spell a try. The GM determines that the asphalt alley floor has an Object Resistance rating of 6, so Jill decides to cast the spell
at a force of 6, rolling 10 dice total (obviously she decided to call on some help from her magic pool.) She achieves 3 successes and the ground erupts as a gash quickly stretches from her feet, down the middle of the alley, and to a building nearly 150 meters away (since the asphalt ends at the building, so does the spell), tossing asphalt, trash cans, and rat poop with its blasting effect. The GM determines that all of her targets are within the effective range of the ground 'blast' and all are forced to resist 6D Physical damage (asphalt is heavy stuff, especially if it's moving at a few meters per second). The GM must also determine whether the cyclists were knocked from their vehicles, whether or not windows were blown out, and other ambient factors that would be affected by the elemental effect of Blast.