Thermodynamics

Practice — Heat, cold, energy transfer, combustion

Practice Domain

Thermodynamics is the Practice of manipulating heat, cold, energy transfer, and combustion. It allows practitioners to control temperature, create fire or ice, and manage thermal energy flows.

Heat Up

Attunement: Pikes

RCTagEffect
0WarmComfortable heat, dry wet clothes, warm food
1BurnInflict burns, ignite flammables, heat metal uncomfortably
2ScorchSerious burns, melt plastics, combust materials
3IncinerateReduce to ash, melt steel, create firestorms
4SolarPlasma-level heat, vaporize matter, scar reality

Cool Down

Attunement: Diamonds

RCTagEffect
0ChillRefresh drinks, cool a room, numb minor pain
1FreezeCreate ice, frostbite exposure, slow targets
2Flash FreezeInstant ice, shatter frozen materials, hypothermia
3CryoAbsolute cold, freeze fire itself, cryogenic suspension
4Entropy's EndApproach absolute zero, halt molecular motion entirely

Containment

Attunement: Hearts

RCTagEffect
0InsulateKeep drinks hot/cold, minor temperature protection
1BarrierShield from environmental heat/cold
2FireproofComplete immunity to normal fire and ice
3Thermal LockTrap heat inside targets, prevent cooling of fires
4Perfect SealNo energy can enter or exit, thermodynamic isolation

Shift

Attunement: Flowers

RCTagEffect
0MeltSoften ice, liquify butter, condensation
1PhaseIce to water to steam rapidly, control transitions
2SublimateSkip states entirely, solid to gas directly
3PlasmaPush matter into plasma state, ionize air
4Exotic StatesCreate impossible states of matter, Bose-Einstein condensates

Gradient

Attunement: Diamonds

RCTagEffect
0DirectMake heat flow in specific direction
1FunnelConcentrate dispersed heat into a point
2SiphonDraw heat from one target to another
3VortexCreate thermal currents, wind from temperature difference
4EnginePerfect heat engine, extract work from any temperature differential

Spike

Attunement: Pikes

RCTagEffect
0JoltSudden temperature change, startle, minor discomfort
1ShockThermal stress cracks, painful burns/frostbite
2ShatterExplode glass, crack metal, severe tissue damage
3ThermobaricExplosive temperature differential, fuel-air effects
4NovaInstant extreme thermal event, localized sun/void