Custom Blood Magic: Ritual
Some chronicles allow for their players to develop customized powers for their characters. The following is a compilation of player created custom content in OWBN. At this time, custom content that is created and/or used by vampire PC's is required to be listed.
By swearing fealty and tutelage to one of the Lords of Shadow, and Abyss Mystic will granted protection from the Abyss and its powers. The Abyss Mystic ritually bathes in Black Waters, while spilling their blood as sacrifice to the Lords of Shadow. As the blood seeps into the Black Water, the Lords of Shadow whisper to them in a forgotten tongue; granting their blessing.
System: Once cast the Abyss Mystic may choose one ritual of Abyss Mysticism to be immune too for one full night. This ritual does not stack and must be cast again once the time is up.
Saskia and Dr. Cummings tracking ritual:
Cartographer's Eye
Time to complete ritual: 30 minutes
Difficulty: Intermediate
How it works:
The caster holds a pen with the premade ink onto a blank page of papyrus when they initiate casting. The caster must have a photo, personal item, or vitae of target.
The ritual takes 30 minutes of concentration upon the intended subject. If successful, the caster then draws an accurate map of the current location of the subject that can only be seen by the caster. The papyrus will only show incoherent lines to anyone but the caster. If unsuccessful, the lines are also incoherent to the caster.
Ritual is susceptible to misdirection due to the use of Obfuscate: Mask of 1000 faces if the individual who is using Mask of 1000 has burned the appropriate traits to duplicate the exact likeness of the target. The individual traced by the caster is up to ST discretion if there is another individual enacting Mask of 1000 faces in exact duplication of the intended target.
Necessary components:
Papyrus paper:
Can be modern forms or handmade style. Size is unimportant; could be bound into a notebook for sake of ease for the user.
Hand made ink (dark red in color): Prepared before using ritual
- Uses one point of the caster's vitae to create, and the point is not able to be regained by the caster until the completion of the ritual.
- Is made of a mixture of mashed berries, vinegar, salt, and the caster's vitae. (The berry mixture was a commonly used style of ink making for ink pens, and can still be used today)
- Can either be in a quill or modern ink pen.
The item, blood, or photo:
The item that is to be used as an empathetic link to the target is to be burned, and the ashes mixed into the ink before ritual is cast. Blood is just mixed into the ink as is.
Photos are required to have been taken using a camera that predates the 1950’s, and processed using the required techniques employed in a black room for the film styles used at that time. Can not use digitally acquired photographs, nor images printed on modern printers.
Required abilities:
Crafts: Cartography, Photography (if using photographs)
Empathy x1
Time to complete ritual: 30 minutes
Difficulty: Intermediate
How it works:
The caster holds a pen with the premade ink onto a blank page of papyrus when they initiate casting. The caster must have a photo, personal item, or vitae of target.
The ritual takes 30 minutes of concentration upon the intended subject. If successful, the caster then draws an accurate map of the current location of the subject that can only be seen by the caster. The papyrus will only show incoherent lines to anyone but the caster. If unsuccessful, the lines are also incoherent to the caster.
Ritual is susceptible to misdirection due to the use of Obfuscate: Mask of 1000 faces if the individual who is using Mask of 1000 has burned the appropriate traits to duplicate the exact likeness of the target. The individual traced by the caster is up to ST discretion if there is another individual enacting Mask of 1000 faces in exact duplication of the intended target.
Necessary components:
Papyrus paper:
Can be modern forms or handmade style. Size is unimportant; could be bound into a notebook for sake of ease for the user.
Hand made ink (dark red in color): Prepared before using ritual
- Uses one point of the caster's vitae to create, and the point is not able to be regained by the caster until the completion of the ritual.
- Is made of a mixture of mashed berries, vinegar, salt, and the caster's vitae. (The berry mixture was a commonly used style of ink making for ink pens, and can still be used today)
- Can either be in a quill or modern ink pen.
The item, blood, or photo:
The item that is to be used as an empathetic link to the target is to be burned, and the ashes mixed into the ink before ritual is cast. Blood is just mixed into the ink as is.
Photos are required to have been taken using a camera that predates the 1950’s, and processed using the required techniques employed in a black room for the film styles used at that time. Can not use digitally acquired photographs, nor images printed on modern printers.
Required abilities:
Crafts: Cartography, Photography (if using photographs)
Empathy x1
Cat Hunt (Intermediate - 3)
Before hunting someone or something the cultists gather and appoint a “Cat” the cat is groomed and bathed. Offerings are given (in the form of food, drink, sex, or lashings) and then after a solemn chant and prayer to Lilith they turn on the cat attacking him with ferocity until it is forced to flee. The cat gains a health level, a level of Investigation and an observant trait for the purposes of the hunt. These last until the hunt is complete or the next new moon.
Caveat Emptor (Basic Hermetic Ritual)
It is commonly known that Tremere are not to be trusted, and if the existence of this ritual ever got out, it would only reinforce this belief. When cast, this ritual causes a rush of tangible magical energy to flow over the caster. The only lasting effect of this ritual is that the subject will register as under magical enchantment to powers that sense such effects.
The true power of this ritual comes when used in conjunction with Inscription. The instructions for this simple ritual are easily couched within Inscriptions, causing it to appear as a ritual other than itself to the uninformed observer. Anyone using the inscription who is personally versed in the ritual allegedly inscribed will easily notice the differences and the deception. This particular deception relies entirely upon the subjects lack of knowledge of blood magic.
At storyteller discretion, this ritual may also be used to permanently enchant an object so that it appears enchanted to powers that would detect such, though of course without providing any magical benefit.
Level: Basic
Components:
One bouquet per suitor required to bring Persephone: fresh bouquet (dozen flowers) of white lilies grown in Italian soil and $500 USD of Mother of Pearls, this represents a single very nice pearl to a necklace’s worth.
Mechanics:
Suitors trained in the Necromantic arts host an elaborate dinner and courting experience in the hope of attracting St. Persephone, cousin and Honored Dead, to commune with the participants. A minimum of 2 places must be set for one suitor (Max 7 suitors) and Persephone herself. On her plate will be piled the flowers and Mother of Pearls. If the Ritual is a success her plate’s contents disappear to the shadowland side for her, and returned to her plate are a number of Coins/Persephone’s Favor (Pictured below). These coins must be kept upon the person for the evening of the ritual. If the coin is given/taken away from the suitor the coin decays to ashes and floats away to nothingness.
Gain +2 traits on necromantic magic, except those targeting Ghosts, Spectres or Spirits of the Shadowlands for the remainder of the night. If several necromancers perform the ritual together, they may freely trade willpower points between one another for the rest of the night. During this time, each participant may experience the tactile sensations of another by concentrating for a few seconds and spending a willpower, regardless of the distance. No more than seven suitors can perform this ritual and all suitors must know this ritual to be a suitor.
Chairs of Water
This 15 minute ritual allows the caster to create more substantial and detailed chains of water when employing Neptune's Might. Instead of chains of water used to bind persons, the caster can now create objects with water. Chairs and tables are the most common uses for this power. Those who use these
objects mysteriously do not get wet even while lying on a couch of water. The objects created cannot be moved, and cannot be used to prevent passage through an area. They cannot be used in combat at all. They last until the creator leaves the area, or until he wills them away.
System: The ritual consists of the caster anointing himself with water while chanting for fifteen minutes. The power lasts for the rest of the night. Blood expenditures are still required to create the objects. Here are some sample costs for common objects. Stool or chair ‐ one blood trait; card table ‐ two blood traits; large table or sofa ‐ three blood traits.
Chakra Opening
Retest acupuncture
Chakra Opening rituals are based in the Ayurvedic Acupuncture practices, blending of Chinese and Indian principles. The Sadhu anoints the chakra points with ritual oils and places the needles. The Sadhu meditates and draws open the latent energy in the targets body, whether that is the sadhu himself or others, lightly tapping the needles to open the chakra gate or gates. All chakra points opening may be done at once the difficulty is set base 9 plus 3 for each other chakra ritual, so 27 as a set.
Whether or not they are successful these rituals may only be only attempted once per night per person. The time needed to cast is 5 minutes per or 30 as a set, this time cannot be reduced further in any fashion.
Crown Chakra (intermediate)
The 7th chakra is the Crown or Sahasrara is translated as “Thousand petals” and is located on the top of your head. This is known to be responsible for the direct connection with higher powers and the conscious energy.
When opened once a night you may refresh your meditation rating in willpower traits.
Chakra Opening
Retest acupuncture
Chakra Opening rituals are based in the Ayurvedic Acupuncture practices, blending of Chinese and Indian principles. The Sadhu anoints the chakra points with ritual oils and places the needles. The Sadhu meditates and draws open the latent energy in the targets body, whether that is the sadhu himself or others, lightly tapping the needles to open the chakra gate or gates. All chakra points opening may be done at once the difficulty is set base 9 plus 3 for each other chakra ritual, so 27 as a set.
Whether or not they are successful these rituals may only be only attempted once per night per person. The time needed to cast is 5 minutes per or 30 as a set, this time cannot be reduced further in any fashion.
Heart Chakra (intermediate)
The 4th chakra is the Heart or Anahata chakra, which translates to “unhurt" and is located in the center of the chest.. This chakra is where your love, compassion, and kindness are empowered. This includes love for others and love for yourself.
When opened you may make a simple test, when you are affected by a power, to know that you are affected by a power and you may spend a mental to know what that power is for the rest of the night.