Custom Blood Magic: Ritual

Basic

In the same fashion as the ritual Shift the Winds guards a building against wind, this ritual protects against water damage. During the 4-hour casting time the Tremere places a willow wood carving of an eagle grasping a salmon-specifically designed for this ritual-somewhere on the building to be protected, as well as anoints the outside of the building with special oils and incense. After that is done the Tremere spends one willpower per Mental Challenge (difficulty 10 traits, retest occult ) they wish to make. Each win will negate One Level of Damage to the building caused by natural flood damage. Once a level of damage is prevented per win or a year has passed the ritual will end.

Basic

In the same fashion as the ritual Shift the Winds guards a building against wind, this ritual protects against seismic activity. During the 4-hour casting time the Tremere places a carving of a turtle at each corner of the building to be protected. Each Carving must be of a local (within 10 miles) stone of at least 25 kg. Furthermore, the caster must anoint the outside of the building with special oils and incense. After that is done the Tremere spends one willpower per Mental Challenge (difficulty 10 traits, retest occult ) they wish to make. Each win will negate One Level of Damage to the building caused by natural seismic activity or avalanche. Once a level of damage is prevented per win or a year has passed the ritual will end.

By casting this ritual, the Mystic is capable of altering the size of one's Shroud of the Abyss. This takes a full round of concentration but one is capable of changing it from the extent of one body size to an additional 10ft of radius. Any alterations to the size of the Shroud during a combat round happen at the end of the round.

If the Caster fails, they are incapable of controlling the size of the Shroud for the next one that they create.

Basic Thaumaturgy Ritual

Duration: One Night
Availability: Elite Only

After successfully casting this ritual, the thaumaturge will be able to create a mystical brand on her right palm that can only be seen by other Tremere who have the Sigil of the Elect ritual active.  The sigil identifies the thaumaturge as a member of the Elite and cannot be hidden by a glove nor with Mask of 1000 Faces or any similar power. It costs a temporary mental trait to deactivate the ritual before dawn. It is offered after the candidate is successful in being included in the Elite. This ritual is usually taught shortly after initiation in the society, so the new member will be able to meet with each member on a personal level, without elaborate security measures.
When scrutinized by Thaumaturgical Sight, the thaumaturge casting this ritual will appear to have “Deflection of the Wooden Doom” active. If “Deflection of the Wooden Doom” is already active, the ritual will not read double, it will appear normal.
If for some reason, the possessor of this ritual is removed from the Society of the Elite, but not killed, this ritual will not function.

Ritual Level: Advanced

Ritual Concept: This Rituals allows commands to be implanted on inanimate objects and later obeyed without having to recast elemental Mastery: Animate the Unmoving at a later date. This ritual only works on items that can be effected by Elemental Mastery: Animate the Unmoving, and lasts for 30 days or until the command is triggered (whichever is shorter). This Ritual Does not allow you to change your command after casting or allow open ended commands to be delayed. For example, a command such as “protect me” would be acceptable, but “do what I say” would not. You are limited to your occult ability in how many commands in total you may have at the ready, regardless of the amount of objects made with this ritual. It is recommended that the caster also have the Craft ability Engraving or similar skill at least two (but not required).

System: The caster spends one Blood and one temporary Willpower while crafting a simple item and chanting. The caster also engraves a sigil onto both the item to be animated and the simple trigger item (it must be the same sigil), then places a shaving from the trigger item into the symbol carved on the object to be animated. It is then sealed shut by applying the caster’s vitae to the sigil. This does not require a full blood trait and cannot be used as a sympathetic link to the caster. During the course of the ritual (not before or after), the caster awakens the object through use of Elemental Mastery: Animate the Unmoving and informs it of their command. After this command is granted the object returns to its normal state awaiting the return of the magic held in the linked trigger item. During the process of sealing the sigil, the trigger object and enchanted object are now permanently linked to one another. The trigger may not be linked to any other object at any time, and each trigger contains one command only.

Note: The caster may use multiple triggers for the same item for other single commands, but a trigger may only activate one direct command. Once the trigger item is broken (regardless of who breaks it), the commanded object awakens and obeys the command for as long as Animate the Unmoving would typically be in effect; typically ten minutes or the length of the scene (whichever is shorter and up to ST discretion).