Animate Object (VH)

Regular; Special Resistance 
Animates an existing object (statue, sword, chair . . .). Its abilities and attributes depend on its body – this is entirely up to the GM.

Examples: a chair could move about and kick people in the shins or a sword could snake around its wielder’s arm, but a teapot could do little more than scuttle amusingly across a table . . . 
Concentration is required; the animated object has no IQ score and is little more than a puppet. Independence and Initiative will not work on an animated object. 
A being holding such an object resists with Will.

Duration: 1 minute. 
Cost: 1 to cast for every 5 pounds the object weighs. Double cost to animate stone, triple for metal. Same cost to maintain. 
Time to cast: 3 seconds. 
Prerequisites: Magery 2 and at least three “Shape” spells.

Item

• (a) Any object may be permanently animated for 100 times casting cost.
• (b) Wand, staff, or jewelry. Usable only by mages; the item must touch the subject.  
  Energy cost to create: 2,000.