General Empowerment

General Empowerment is an added option for some mages to increase their capability and personalize their spells further. They have the same cost as regular Empowerment, but is not under any magic type restriction.

'''Efficient Casting 'Rank: ''Journeyman Effect The Mage can choose one of his spells with an essence cost of at least one as he buys this empowerment, that spell no longer has a cost and is considered to have an effective cost of 0.

'''Swift shield 'Rank: ''Senior Effect The mage is capable to cast their shield spells as a free action, in their own turn, by spending one additional point of essence.

'''Sturdy Shield 'Rank: ''Journeyman. Effect When the mage activates a shield spell, the mage additionally gains one point of armour, per two levels of mastery for as long as the shield lasts.