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*'''Lesser leyline power:''' A short rite (2 minutes) and 3 ritual skill points |
:* '''Lesser leyline power:''' A short rite (2 minutes) and 3 ritual skill points |
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*'''Average leyline power:''' An average rite (5 minutes) and 6 ritual skill points |
:* '''Average leyline power:''' An average rite (5 minutes) and 6 ritual skill points |
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*'''Greater leyline power:''' A long rite (10 minutes) and 9 ritual skill points |
:* '''Greater leyline power:''' A long rite (10 minutes) and 9 ritual skill points |
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| ⚫ | If successful, this rite can generate an instantaneous, dramatic effect, depending on the power of the leyline: a lesser leyline can power one casting of one [[Calls#Mass Effects|mass]] spell, such as ''[[Earth Shock]]'' or ''[[Spirit Storm]]''; an average leyline can power three simultaneous castings of any exalted spell; and a greater leyline can power vast, battlefield-spanning effects including earthquakes and firestorms (subject to referee interpretation). |
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The rite may fail, causing an immediate, destructive backlash, if any of the following occurs: |
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| ⚫ | If successful, this rite can generate an instantaneous, dramatic effect, depending on the power of the leyline: a lesser leyline can power one casting of |
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:* The rite is interrupted |
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If the rite is interrupted, if the performers have insufficient skill or attempt something beyond the leyline’s capacity, if the rite’s intentions are unclear, or if another group of performers attempts to tap the same leyline while the rite is ongoing, the rite is a failure and the leyline causes an immediate, destructive backlash. |
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:* The performers have insufficient skill |
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:* The performers attempt something beyond the leyline’s capacity |
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:* The rite’s intentions are unclear |
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:* Onother group of performers attempts to tap the same leyline while the rite is ongoing |
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Even if all requirements are met and the rite is performed perfectly, there is a fifty-percent chance of the rite failing and inflicting backlash. |
Even if all requirements are met and the rite is performed perfectly, there is a fifty-percent chance of the rite failing and inflicting backlash. This chance may be improved with [[Research|research]]. |
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| Skills || [[Greater Ritual Magic]] |
| Skills || [[Greater Ritual Magic]] |
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Revision as of 10:42, 16 September 2024
| Name | Special |
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| Length | Average (5 Minutes) |
| Range | 5ft / 1.5m |
| Duration | Instantaneous |
| Cost | None |
| Material Cost | 1 unit of powdered gemstone, 1 or more ether stones |
| Key Words | Ritual Magic |
| Description | This rite must be performed over a leyline, which can be detected using the Ritual Magic skill. As well as knowledge of this rite, the performer (or performers) need a certain combined ritual skill. The length of the rite, and the ritual skill required, depends on the power of the leyline.
If successful, this rite can generate an instantaneous, dramatic effect, depending on the power of the leyline: a lesser leyline can power one casting of one mass spell, such as Earth Shock or Spirit Storm; an average leyline can power three simultaneous castings of any exalted spell; and a greater leyline can power vast, battlefield-spanning effects including earthquakes and firestorms (subject to referee interpretation). The rite may fail, causing an immediate, destructive backlash, if any of the following occurs:
Even if all requirements are met and the rite is performed perfectly, there is a fifty-percent chance of the rite failing and inflicting backlash. This chance may be improved with research. |
| Skills | Greater Ritual Magic |
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