User blog comment:SomeoneYouUsedToKnow/SYUTK's V4E10 - Guroyuri - Impressions/Recap/@comment-4010415-20170124070714/@comment-26018514-20170125061412

Force description on the PRD:

"Force: Spells with the force descriptor create or manipulate magical force. Force spells affect incorporeal creatures normally (as if they were corporeal creatures)."

Force effects in D&D 3.5/Pathfinder include:

Magic missile(seeking magical attacks)

"Force Dash: You can absorb the magic in your force spells to give you a concentrated burst of speed."

Wall of Force

Mage Armor

"Mage's Sword: This spell brings into being a shimmering, sword-like plane of force."

Quotes taken from the PRD, which falls under OGL to my understanding.

as you can see, virtually ALL of the uses of that dust fall under force effects... and this is classic D&D spells for the most part, befitting RWBY's mage.