Hang Spell (VH)

Special 
This spell is cast on another spell to delay its activation until the caster wills it. Blocking spells may not be hung.  
Hang Spell is cast immediately before its subject spell, with no delays between castings. The caster rolls for the Hang Spell when it is cast;  the roll for the subject spell is not made until it is activated. Range penalties, spells “on,” magic resistance, mana level changes and the like are applied at the subject spell’s activation time. 
The caster must pay full energy and time costs for the Hang Spell and its subject must be paid at the time of casting. If the caster hangs a spell tailored to a human-sized subject and then activates it on a larger subject, there is either no effect or a reduced effect, as the GM sees fit. 
A hung spell counts as one spell “on” (p. 10) for casting purposes; it does not, however, count against  itself when it is activated. Thus, if a mage has four hung spells, he casts other spells at -4, but casts any one of the hung spells at -3. A hung spell takes a Concentrate action to activate. 
Hung spells are susceptible to Dispel Magic and Counterspell (which destroys them), as well as to Suspend Magic and Suspend Spell (which prevents them from activating for the duration). They cannot be stolen or lent because they have not yet been cast.

Duration: 1 hour. 
Cost: Same as the underlying spell’s cost to cast (minimum of 2); same cost to maintain. The hung spell may be maintained normally once it has taken effect. 
Time to cast: 10 seconds. 
Prerequisite: Delay.