Custom Sabbat Ritae

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Custom Content Category: Sabbat Ritae
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At first glance this ritae bears a very strong resemblance to the Vaulderie.  Each member of the pack (min of two) adds a small portion of their blood (the total must be at least a trait) to a chalice using a ceremonial chalice, and cutting tool.  The priest then speaks an incantation over the vessel.  The ghoul (or would be ghoul) is then given the chalice to drink from.  If they refuse to drink the priest will tell them to drink once, if they still refuse they will most likely become the victim of the pack’s next blood feast.  In heavily ritualistic packs this ritae is often used to give ghouls their monthly feedings. 

Mechanics: This ritae allows a mortal to be blood bound to more then one cainite at a time.  It will not break existing blood bounds, but it can be used to give a mortal more then one full three-step blood bound.  The mortal who drinks from the chalice will be bound one more step (Max 3 of course) to each cainite who contributed blood to the chalice. 

 
Date of Archival: 18-Feb-2015
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Custom Content Category: Sabbat Ritae
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At first glance this ritae bears a very strong resemblance to the Vaulderie.  Each member of the pack (min of two) adds a small portion of their blood (the total must be at least a trait) to a chalice using a ceremonial chalice, and cutting tool.  The priest then speaks an incantation over the vessel.  The ghoul (or would be ghoul) is then given the chalice to drink from.  If they refuse to drink the priest will tell them to drink once, if they still refuse they will most likely become the victim of the pack’s next blood feast.  In heavily ritualistic packs this ritae is often used to give ghouls their monthly feedings. 

Mechanics: This ritae allows a mortal to be blood bound to more then one cainite at a time.  It will not break existing blood bounds, but it can be used to give a mortal more then one full three-step blood bound.  The mortal who drinks from the chalice will be bound one more step (Max 3 of course) to each cainite who contributed blood to the chalice. 

 
Date of Archival: 18-Feb-2015
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Custom Content Category: Sabbat Ritae
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The Sabbat makes great use of religious fervor, and such, has a need for sacred places of worship. Small or nomadic groups create personal locations for pack Ignoblis, and the various dioceses may dedicate specific sites for larger Ritae. A Black Cathedral focuses magic like a prism, allowing priests to perform larger and more powerful Ritae. Black Cathedrals are permanent monuments to the strength and faith of the Sect. The Blood Bath to invest a Regent is a massive and unique rite, and can only be performed in a Black Cathedral. The raising of such a Cathedral is a rare and much-celebrated event. Three currently exist: one in Mexico City, one in Montreal, and one in Bucharest.

System:  The actual effort to construct a Black Temple should require time and the effort of several characters to accomplish.  It is a major event for the Sabbat when a Black Temple is raised.  When completed and properly consecrated the priest performing this ritae spends 1 Permanent Willpower Trait to finish the ritae.  For gameplay purposes, regain a point of temporary Willpower for every hour spent in this location, up to your permanent rating. Also, the Black Temple serves as a protection against enemies that may be threatening the character. No supernatural enemy of the Sabbat may set foot inside this sanctuary, though this does not mean mortal agents of the enemy in question could not be directed to do so.

Date of Archival: 06-Jan-2023
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Custom Content Category: Sabbat Ritae
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System: Akin to other ignoblis, this Rite is and foremost a speech.  However rather than extoll Caine's wisdom and strength alone, the Cainite must state the goal of the gathered mass of Sabbat, and how each Cainite will lend their aid in the upcoming task.  While each individual need not be named, the Ritualist must still speak of their pack and what they will do specifically.  It is only by exciting the gathered Sabbat, but inciting them, by calling out to the shared Vitae in all their veins, that this Ritual is effective.  This makes this a fitting Ritual to follow up a Vaulderie.  At the end, the leading Priest must call out to the Dark Father, asking for his blessing, for his fervor, in order to complete the Ritual.

Mechanics:  The difficulty of the Ritual is equal to to the number of participants.  Only those who have a vaulderie rating to the Priest may reap the benefit of this ritual.  If the leading Priest is successful, each participant gains one free retest (a Faith and Fire retest) on one test for the goal that the Ritualist has set forth.  This retest takes the place of a normal ability retest.  This Ritual can only be active once, and only once in a 24 hour period.  If the speech is not inspiring, or there is chaos caused during the speech, the Priest may spend a leadership or expression ability in order to keep the Ritual going.  Otherwise, it fails.

 

Date of Archival: 31-Jan-2015
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Custom Content Category: Sabbat Ritae
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Akin to other ignoblis, this Rite is and foremost a speech.  However rather than extoll Caine's wisdom and strength alone, the Cainite must state the goal of the gathered mass of Sabbat, and how each Cainite will lend their aid in the upcoming task.  While each individual need not be named, the Ritualist must still speak of their pack and what they will do specifically.  It is only by exciting the gathered Sabbat, but inciting them, by calling out to the shared Vitae in all their veins, that this Ritual is effective.  This makes this a fitting Ritual to follow up a Vaulderie.  At the end, the leading Priest must call out to the Dark Father, asking for his blessing, for his fervor, in order to complete the Ritual.

 

Mechanics:  The difficulty of the Ritual is equal to to the number of participants.  Only those who have a vaulderie rating to the Priest may reap the benefit of this ritual.  If the leading Priest is successful, each participant gains one free retest (a Faith and Fire retest) on one test for the goal that the Ritualist has set forth.  This retest takes the place of a normal ability retest.  This Ritual can only be active once, and only once in a 24 hour period.  If the speech is not inspiring, or there is chaos caused during the speech, the Priest may spend a leadership or expression ability in order to keep the Ritual going.  Otherwise, it fails.

 

Date of Archival: 31-Jan-2015
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Custom Content Category: Sabbat Ritae
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Description: This Ignoblis Ritae was developed for Packs that need to be focused on accomplishing duties, it can be a Game of Instinct or high staked missions for the Sect. Like the Ritae’s developer, Lex, the purpose of the rite is to bring unity to the Pack members in order to avoid dissidence that may bring weakens or compromise the upcoming challenge, so he uses the Vaulderie as basis for this ritae.

Purpose: The Ritae intends to prevent dissidents and will reinforce the focus on a goal. Through a swear of accomplishment the Priest bind the pack mates together with a sanctified tape or robe that has been sunk on a prepared blood as the Vaulderie, once it’s bound to the only purpose of a given duty.

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Then, if the pack member tries to dissent or break the tie the blood inside will burn in the other’s ties; if the mission is accomplishing the tie will rotten and break automatically;

Those using the tie has proper focus to accomplish the mission that’s was the objective of the swearing (see “System” below);

The potency of the Vitae destroys the fabric at the end of the weak, because it’s designed to the sole purpose of a mission (all preparation precedes the final action itself);

The participants must already have Vaulderied together, thus setting the base of the unification;

The betrayal will consume the rope and the Ignoblis is broken, this because, if it’s a traitor, the entire mission is compromised (and the assembled have major problems to deal with).

System: As Concentration (LotN – Revised Edition, p. 116); you can shut down distraction and annoyances that could hinder others, whenever penalty Traits are assigned for some outside phenomenon (harsh lightning, rain, loud noise etc.) you suffer none of the penalty.

Date of Archival: 07-Feb-2022
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Custom Content Category: Sabbat Ritae
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Camarilla Propaganda supports that Sabbat is a mindless horde of vampire monsters who will take large groups of people, embrace them, and bury them alive.  This is largely incorrect to how the Sabbat actually makes new members of the sect.  However, in times of war the Sabbat will in fact mass embrace humans as a tactic.  This ritual was created to support that practice.  By burying the newly embraced mortal “alive” and forcing them to dig themselves up it strips away their humanity and makes them more likely to kill when needed.  These new vampires are known as False Sabbat and still must earn their creation rites.  Though those that do often have an easier time transitioning to the Sabbat’s paths of enlightenment.

System:  Characters who embraced using the burial rites must through a Simple Challenge for each level of Humanity they have (this may reduce them to a minimum of 1 Humanity but not lower).  On a loss, they permanently lose a level of Humanity.  However, when and if the characters attempts to go onto a Path of Enlightenment; the character gains a free retest on challenged to transition to their new Morality.  This retest only applies to a transition from Humanity onto a Path of Enlightenment.

Date of Archival: 06-Jan-2023
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Custom Content Category: Sabbat Ritae
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In Vajrayana or Tibetan Buddhism, Tantra is believed to be the path to Enlightenment, a focus of mind found through meditation, whether physical or mental. The highest forms of Tantra transforms sensual pleasure to a form of meditation. The Cakrasamvara Tantra (or “the Wheel of Great Bliss”, the quintessential of the “Mother” or physical Tantras of this class, takes the act of sex and the pleasure derived from it as the focal point of meditation. By focusing on the pleasure in the act of sex, participants achieve clarity of mind and an experience close to Nirvana. This ritual takes these principles and puts them into practice for Cainites. The priest first finds a partner who must be willing before proceeding in engaging in sexual activity which must also culminate in sexual union. They must engage in this activity for no less than half an hour. Due to the mystical nature of ritae, the participants experience sex as mortals would, their dead flesh able to experience physical pleasure again, regardless of whether they walk a Path of Enlightenment or not. Participants focus their minds and attention on this pleasure and, at the point of orgasm, experience a clarity of mind so powerful that they enter into a state of supreme calm. For the remainder of the night, participants in this ritual are +1 to all Self-Control or Instinct Challenges.

 
Date of Archival: 31-Jan-2015
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Custom Content Category: Sabbat Ritae
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Heresies and infernalism are insidious things, but sometimes they must be faced directly. After the battles are over, the contact must be purged. Note: This ritual will not work for anyone who has willfully allowed these effects to be upon themselves - i.e infernalists and heritics will see no effect, so long as they remain infernalists and heretics. Their blood will still be expelled if the ritual is successful, but they'll receive no mechanical benefit.

 

This is a painful and involved ritual, not be be undertaken lightly. The one seeking to be cleansed stands naked beside water (running water is preferred). The priest has a brazier and a brand of a holy symbol (what symbol depends on the religious preferences of the priest). The one to be cleansed puts one point of their blood (must be fresh from their body) into the brazier. As it burns, the rest of their blood is expelled from their body and into the water. As they do this, the priest brands them with the symbol (1 agg).

While standing in the water, the one being cleansed consumes the blood of a prepared mortal, replacing the blood that was expelled.

Mechanics: If successful, the priest gets a chop against any lingering effects on the cainite to remove it. Social Challenge vs. who/whatever caused the effect to begin with. All blood will be expelled, even if the priest is not successful in removing any effects, so long as the ritual is successful.

 
Date of Archival: 31-Jan-2015
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Custom Content Category: Sabbat Ritae
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OOC: Written from the Redemption perspective, it could be adapted easily going forward. This was the latest version.

Ignoblis Ritae - Confession

The Martyr performing the Rite places three blood and a desired incense within a censer. Burning this combination creates a cloying smoke that envelops the Martyr as well as whomever is giving confessional. With the expenditure of 1 Willpower, it seals the confessional. This effect will block out powers and disciplines used to scry upon the confession equal to the Path Rating of the Martyr casting the Rite. At the end of the Rite, the Martyr spends 1 Willpower to center themselves. Whatever is discussed during the confessional cannot be pulled from the mind of the Martyr accepting the confession.

**Designer Note: This allows for the confession as a Rite as prescribed for Redemption and Nocturnal Redemption while also maintaining the secrecy of the confessional, functionally locking it away in the Martyr's mind. Both parties know what was discussed, but someone cannot come by later and just dig in the Martyr's head with telepathy, mind effects, or other coercion to pull the information out. Should the Martyr casting the Rite decide at a later date to willingly give up the confession that has been secured, they must freely spend 1 Permanent Willpower to recall the information, reflecting the pain and anguish of the decision to go against their Path. This act of betrayal will cause the Martyr an immediate loss of 1 Path Rating, and possibly require tests for more depending on the depth of the betrayal.**

Date of Archival: 03-Jun-2019
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