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.
Ofuda (Intermediate Aljusuri Ritual, Dur-An-Ki)
The Shinto practice of Ofuda, or prayer paper that can be used to banish or ward off an evil spirit. Based
primarily on the religious practices of the Shugendō sect of Shingon Buddhism, the would be “exorcist”
performs the standard religious rites and asks for the blessings the heavens. After which the prayer paper has
become enchanted to ward of evil spirits that would dare oppose the caster.
System: First the priest must learn the name of the “Demon” (Demons in this case means malevolent spirit.
Aka Wyrm Spirits, Djinn, and spirit “demons”) to write upon the piece of holy paper. Each Casting of this
ritual creates one Ofuda. With the Ofuda it can be used for several different applications.
Firstly if placed on an object housing a “Demon” the caster may engage the Spirit inside in a contested
Willpower versus Gnosis challenge. If you succeed the spirit is cast from the object and materializes on the
physical plane. Secondly you may place the Ofuda on a person being possessed by the spirit and also
perform a contested willpower versus gnosis challenge against the spirit possessing the individual. If you
succeed they too are also forced from possession and to manifest on the physical plane. Lastly, an Ofuda can
be placed on a materialized spirit itself that is on the physical plane. If this is done the caster may again
engage the spirit in a contested willpower versus Gnosis challenge. If the caster succeeds the spirit is
banished back to its home plane for a year and a day.
This ritual has no effect on Fallen and a caster may only have a number of Ofuda active at a time equal to
their Theology ability rating.