** Forces ** Prime
"Every Action has an Equal and Opposite Reaction", according to most accepted physics texts. Building on this very principle, antikinesis meets the force of a kinetic impact with an equal but opposite kinetic force, up to the inherent limit imposed by the nature of minor forces effects. Thus, while the force of a punch, a thrown stone, or a speeding bullet would be effectively returned, overwhelming damage resulting from a massive impact (say, from a car, a 150 pound anvil dropped from the third floor or above, a heavy falling safe, a bag containing 10,000 bowling balls, or some dark-haired Dorothy dropping a house on your head) exceeds the protection offered by this effect, although the resulting damage would be reduced to the limit of the rote.
Example: Willy anticipates visiting a rougher part of town, so he wisely prepares by casting Minor Anti-Kinesis on his favorite trenchcoat. He scores 4 successes, twice what he had needed, for 8 levels of soak, plus 1 more because this is a forces effect. He gathers his trusty 16 shooter, slips on the 9 point protective coat, and makes his way to the seedy side of town.
Gary Gunslinger is waiting for him. Gary empties the Uzi, managing to hit Willy exactly once, imposing a kinetic threat of a whopping 4 points of damage. The coat stops the bullet, which falls harmlessly to Willy's feet.
Next, Gary leaps into his 1974 Cadillac Coupe DeVille. He starts the engine, drops the car into gear, and backs into Willy for a 6 points of potential damage. Because the car impact is considered a major force, Willy cannot automatically soak the damage; instead, he rolls his 9 dice against a difficulty of 7, getting 5 successes. When the dust settles, Willy is bruised, the car is a breached and structurally unsound deathtrap (5 out of 8 structural points of damage), and the effect has been overwhelmed. (But the coat still looks good!)
Forces allows minor forces to be controlled, diverted, or reversed. In this case, kinetic energy is exactly reversed on a vector back to its point of origin. Should the source of kinetic energy be the equivalent of car-size or bigger, (i.e. major force) roll a soak roll using the original number of successes, difficulty 7.
Prime fuels and sustains the effect.
Base difficulty: (5 Coincidental/ 6 Vulgar)
Effect multiplier: 2 successes