Post by Ascanio Giovanni on Jul 22, 2013 4:13:57 GMT -8
These are new rituals for suggested use as rare rituals belonging to mentors and as rewards for successful in game quests, intended to represent the idea that other powers in the world and participants in ongoing magical traditions have developed these powers in a similar manner to the way the players have available to them to do the same.
NEW DARK THAUMATURGY
Witness the Portent of Torment (Level 4)
With torture, rape, sacrifices, and other acts of extreme depravity, the thrall draws a connection between himself and hell. Whenever he is scryed upon (be it by Scry, Seeing with the Sky’s Eye or Pool of Secrets), the scryer instead witnesses the most evil and heinous of actions performed upon himself by the thrall’s demonic patron and his servants. These visions are so vivid and disturbing that they can shake the sturdiest of minds and cow all but the fiercest of hearts. The personal version of this ritual takes only an hour of intensive wickedness to enact. This requires at least one act that would violate the level 1 sins on the Path of Humanity. Once complete, the thrall is protected until the sun rises and nightmares are dispelled.
System: The scryer must make a Courage roll (difficulty equal to the successes scored on Witness the Portent of Torment + 3). The number of successes the scryer scores determine how affected they are by what they see staring back at them.
Successes Effect
0 Unconsciousness and memory loss (the scryer completely forgets about the attempt and its purpose, though the memories can be uncovered through use of Forgetful Mind by anyone with Dominate 4 or higher, restoration of the lost memories requires more successes than were scored in casting the ritual, as the subject’s mind struggles to suppress the experience entirely.)
1 Unconsciousness until roused (or, failing that, the night)
2 A panic-borne flight similar to Rotschreck
3 A brief but debilitating fit of terror lasting 6 - Courage in rounds
4 Resists the power completely, but still cannot see beyond the visions of Hell
Shield the Infernal Domain (Level 5)
This ritual functions in much the same way as Witness the Portent of Torment, save that it protects an area, rather than an individual. This ritual requires that the area to be corrupted be so steeped in evil that it takes on the traits of Hell itself. This requires a month-long ritual where at least one blood sacrifice per week is performed per week upon a central focus. Once the ritual is complete, those attempting to scry into the warded area will be affected as though by Witness the Portent of Torment.
System: The focus of this ritual, though traditionally taking the form of a black sacrificial altar, may also take other forms such as statues, stelae, and large implements of torture such as a rack or iron maiden. This ritual protects an area no larger than a single room which must contain the focus, and lasts as long as the focus remains within the room.
NEW DARK THAUMATURGY
Witness the Portent of Torment (Level 4)
With torture, rape, sacrifices, and other acts of extreme depravity, the thrall draws a connection between himself and hell. Whenever he is scryed upon (be it by Scry, Seeing with the Sky’s Eye or Pool of Secrets), the scryer instead witnesses the most evil and heinous of actions performed upon himself by the thrall’s demonic patron and his servants. These visions are so vivid and disturbing that they can shake the sturdiest of minds and cow all but the fiercest of hearts. The personal version of this ritual takes only an hour of intensive wickedness to enact. This requires at least one act that would violate the level 1 sins on the Path of Humanity. Once complete, the thrall is protected until the sun rises and nightmares are dispelled.
System: The scryer must make a Courage roll (difficulty equal to the successes scored on Witness the Portent of Torment + 3). The number of successes the scryer scores determine how affected they are by what they see staring back at them.
Successes Effect
0 Unconsciousness and memory loss (the scryer completely forgets about the attempt and its purpose, though the memories can be uncovered through use of Forgetful Mind by anyone with Dominate 4 or higher, restoration of the lost memories requires more successes than were scored in casting the ritual, as the subject’s mind struggles to suppress the experience entirely.)
1 Unconsciousness until roused (or, failing that, the night)
2 A panic-borne flight similar to Rotschreck
3 A brief but debilitating fit of terror lasting 6 - Courage in rounds
4 Resists the power completely, but still cannot see beyond the visions of Hell
Shield the Infernal Domain (Level 5)
This ritual functions in much the same way as Witness the Portent of Torment, save that it protects an area, rather than an individual. This ritual requires that the area to be corrupted be so steeped in evil that it takes on the traits of Hell itself. This requires a month-long ritual where at least one blood sacrifice per week is performed per week upon a central focus. Once the ritual is complete, those attempting to scry into the warded area will be affected as though by Witness the Portent of Torment.
System: The focus of this ritual, though traditionally taking the form of a black sacrificial altar, may also take other forms such as statues, stelae, and large implements of torture such as a rack or iron maiden. This ritual protects an area no larger than a single room which must contain the focus, and lasts as long as the focus remains within the room.
