Entropic Shield

Effect

You create a dome of compressed time at Close range radius, lasting 5 Ticks. Inside the dome, time flows normally. Outside, from the perspective of those inside, the world appears to slow. Any creature or projectile entering the dome from outside ages rapidly:

• Projectiles (bullets, arrows) rust and disintegrate before reaching you. All ranged attacks from outside the dome fail automatically.
• Creatures entering the dome take 6 damage (ignoring AR) as their bodies experience years of aging in a heartbeat. Living creatures that survive are Stunned for 3 Ticks from the disorientation.
• Inanimate objects thrown or pushed into the dome crumble to dust.

Steps

+1 entry damage per Step (max 9 damage, R4 ceiling).

Special

Allies inside the dome can fire out — projectiles leaving the dome are unaffected (time compression is one-directional). This makes the dome a perfect defensive position: you can shoot out, they can’t shoot in. The limitation is size (Close range) and duration — and the 2 Erosion cost.