Board Thread:Lore Discussion/@comment-5613590-20130307055621/@comment-16047389-20130828173726

Healing isn't augmentation, Barriers coat the body in a barrier (not alter the body itself), Karmic Justice doesn't change the caster it just produces a shockwave after sustained damage, and the last two affect the area around, not the caster itself. These are different from augmentation in that they don't physically alter the user as the pyromancies and sorceries do. That they can actually change the body's form or functions means that the Dragon Stones are more in line with them than Miracles, which, while can heal and protect, do not actually change anything about the caster or target physically. Perhaps I should have used a different word than "augment" but I was taking it from weapon augmentation that actually adds new effects and abilities to them.