Ambassadorial Gatekeeper - Revision history

Twiggy at 01:56, 9 February 2026

2026-02-09T01:56:52Z

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	==Common Elements==		==Common Elements==
	This ritual is invariably cast in a [[regio]], and the invocation and other trappings often reflect or symbolise the ~~Realm~~ to which that regio is attuned. Keys, especially metal keys, are a very common element as is the creation of an artificial threshold across which the ritualists and their guests step at the completion of the ritual. This is often achieved by laying down a thin layer of salt or powder, or among practical [[The Marches\|Marcher]] ritualists by laying down a staff or drawing a line in the dirt.		This ritual is invariably cast in a [[regio]], and the invocation and other trappings often reflect or symbolise the realm to which that regio is attuned. Keys, especially metal keys, are a very common element as is the creation of an artificial threshold across which the ritualists and their guests step at the completion of the ritual. This is often achieved by laying down a thin layer of salt or powder, or among practical [[The Marches\|Marcher]] ritualists by laying down a staff or drawing a line in the dirt.

	Some ritualists give a token to the targets of the ritual intended to protect them or mark them as guests - iron keys on thongs are a very common signifier that someone is a guest in a chamber or the Hall of Worlds. The rune [[Hirmok]] and [[Lann]], the virtue of [[Loyalty]] and the constellations of [[The Key and The Lock\|The Key]] and [[The Door]] are often evoked with this ritual.		Some ritualists give a token to the targets of the ritual intended to protect them or mark them as guests - iron keys on thongs are a very common signifier that someone is a guest in a chamber or the Hall of Worlds. The rune [[Hirmok]] and [[Lann]], the virtue of [[Loyalty]] and the constellations of [[The Key and The Lock\|The Key]] and [[The Door]] are often evoked with this ritual.

Matt: Text replacement - "[[Imperial Conclave" to "[[Conclave"

2026-01-15T15:48:44Z

Text replacement - "[[Imperial Conclave" to "[[Conclave"

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	==Description==		==Description==
	This simple, if expensive, ritual is primarily used to convey characters who are not [[Magical skills#Magician\|magicians]] to the [[Regio#The_Anvil_Portal\|Hall of Worlds]], usually either to address the [[~~Imperial~~ Conclave]] or to attend an audience with an [[eternal]]. In the past it was also used to allow mundane visitors to pass through the hidden portals that are sometimes found in [[regio]], especially by those [[Dawn\|Dawnish]] [[Earl\|enchanters]] and [[The Marches\|Marcher]] [[Landskeeper\|landskeepers]] who did not consider it appropriate to call on the denizens of those chambers without at least a token entourage.		This simple, if expensive, ritual is primarily used to convey characters who are not [[Magical skills#Magician\|magicians]] to the [[Regio#The_Anvil_Portal\|Hall of Worlds]], usually either to address the [[Conclave]] or to attend an audience with an [[eternal]]. In the past it was also used to allow mundane visitors to pass through the hidden portals that are sometimes found in [[regio]], especially by those [[Dawn\|Dawnish]] [[Earl\|enchanters]] and [[The Marches\|Marcher]] [[Landskeeper\|landskeepers]] who did not consider it appropriate to call on the denizens of those chambers without at least a token entourage.

	While one of the ritualists must accompany the target through the portal the first time, they can return under their own power simply by walking through an appropriate portal - provided that portal has not been sealed in some way. While a magician can usually force open a portal that an eternal does not wish them to use by casting [[operate portal]], a fully mundane person has no such capacity.		While one of the ritualists must accompany the target through the portal the first time, they can return under their own power simply by walking through an appropriate portal - provided that portal has not been sealed in some way. While a magician can usually force open a portal that an eternal does not wish them to use by casting [[operate portal]], a fully mundane person has no such capacity.

Twiggy: /* Common Elements */

2025-07-14T08:33:27Z

Common Elements

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	==Common Elements==		==Common Elements==
	This ritual is invariably cast in a [[regio]], and the invocation and other trappings often reflect or symbolise the Realm to which that regio is attuned. Keys. especially metal keys. are a very common element as is the creation of an artificial threshold across which the ritualists and their guests step at the completion of the ritual. This is often achieved by laying down a thin layer of salt or powder, or among practical [[The Marches\|Marcher]] ritualists by laying down a staff or drawing a line in the dirt.		This ritual is invariably cast in a [[regio]], and the invocation and other trappings often reflect or symbolise the Realm to which that regio is attuned. Keys, especially metal keys, are a very common element as is the creation of an artificial threshold across which the ritualists and their guests step at the completion of the ritual. This is often achieved by laying down a thin layer of salt or powder, or among practical [[The Marches\|Marcher]] ritualists by laying down a staff or drawing a line in the dirt.

	Some ritualists give a token to the targets of the ritual intended to protect them or mark them as guests - iron keys on thongs are a very common signifier that someone is a guest in a chamber or the Hall of Worlds. The rune [[Hirmok]] and [[Lann]], the virtue of [[Loyalty]] and the constellations of [[The Key and The Lock\|The Key]] and [[The Door]] are often evoked with this ritual.		Some ritualists give a token to the targets of the ritual intended to protect them or mark them as guests - iron keys on thongs are a very common signifier that someone is a guest in a chamber or the Hall of Worlds. The rune [[Hirmok]] and [[Lann]], the virtue of [[Loyalty]] and the constellations of [[The Key and The Lock\|The Key]] and [[The Door]] are often evoked with this ritual.

Rafferty at 12:41, 11 January 2023

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	===Effects===		===Effects===
	This ritual allows a single target to accompany one of the [[Rituals#Contributors\|contributors]] through a portal. The target can enter the portal, ~~and~~ can leave through it without ~~the~~ assistance ~~of one of the contributors~~ provided they do so before the next sunrise.		This ritual allows a single target to accompany one of the [[Rituals#Contributors\|contributors]] through a portal. The target can enter the portal alongside one of the contributors, but can leave through it without requiring their assistance provided they do so before the next sunrise

	The ritual must be performed at a portal; at the completion at least one of the contributors must accompany the target character (or characters) through that portal. There is no additional mana cost to [[operate portal\|operate]] the portal.		The ritual must be performed at a portal; at the completion at least one of the contributors must accompany the target character (or characters) through that portal. There is no additional mana cost to [[operate portal\|operate]] the portal.

			Note that as with [[operate portal]], it is not possible for anyone to carry a living creature who is [[combat#Dying\|dying]] or [[Combat#Terminal\|terminal]], or otherwise incapacitated, through the portal unless they are also a target of the ritual.

	===Additional Targets===		===Additional Targets===

Rafferty: /* Effects */

2023-01-11T12:28:31Z

Effects

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	This ritual allows a single target to accompany one of the [[Rituals#Contributors\|contributors]] through a portal. The target can enter the portal, and can leave through it without the assistance of one of the contributors provided they do so before the next sunrise.		This ritual allows a single target to accompany one of the [[Rituals#Contributors\|contributors]] through a portal. The target can enter the portal, and can leave through it without the assistance of one of the contributors provided they do so before the next sunrise.

	The ritual must be performed at a portal; at the completion at least one of the contributors must accompany the target character or characters through that portal. There is no additional mana cost to [[operate portal\|operate]] the portal.		The ritual must be performed at a portal; at the completion at least one of the contributors must accompany the target character (or characters) through that portal. There is no additional mana cost to [[operate portal\|operate]] the portal.

	===Additional Targets===		===Additional Targets===

Rafferty: /* Effects */

2023-01-11T12:28:17Z

Effects

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	This ritual allows a single target to accompany one of the [[Rituals#Contributors\|contributors]] through a portal. The target can enter the portal, and can leave through it without the assistance of one of the contributors provided they do so before the next sunrise.		This ritual allows a single target to accompany one of the [[Rituals#Contributors\|contributors]] through a portal. The target can enter the portal, and can leave through it without the assistance of one of the contributors provided they do so before the next sunrise.

	The ritual must be performed at a portal; at the completion at least one of the contributors must accompany the target character through that portal. There is no additional mana cost to [[operate portal\|operate]] the portal.		The ritual must be performed at a portal; at the completion at least one of the contributors must accompany the target character or characters through that portal. There is no additional mana cost to [[operate portal\|operate]] the portal.

	===Additional Targets===		===Additional Targets===

Beeswax at 00:22, 25 March 2022

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	==Description==		==Description==
	This simple, if expensive, ritual is primarily used to convey characters who are not [[Magical skills#Magician\|magicians]] to the [[Regio#~~The_Anvil_PortalHall~~ of Worlds]], usually either to address the [[Imperial Conclave]] or to attend an audience with an [[eternal]]. In the past it was also used to allow mundane visitors to pass through the hidden portals that are sometimes found in [[regio]], especially by those [[Dawn\|Dawnish]] [[Earl\|enchanters]] and [[The Marches\|Marcher]] [[Landskeeper\|landskeepers]] who did not consider it appropriate to call on the denizens of those chambers without at least a token entourage.		This simple, if expensive, ritual is primarily used to convey characters who are not [[Magical skills#Magician\|magicians]] to the [[Regio#The_Anvil_Portal\|Hall of Worlds]], usually either to address the [[Imperial Conclave]] or to attend an audience with an [[eternal]]. In the past it was also used to allow mundane visitors to pass through the hidden portals that are sometimes found in [[regio]], especially by those [[Dawn\|Dawnish]] [[Earl\|enchanters]] and [[The Marches\|Marcher]] [[Landskeeper\|landskeepers]] who did not consider it appropriate to call on the denizens of those chambers without at least a token entourage.

	While one of the ritualists must accompany the target through the portal the first time, they can return under their own power simply by walking through an appropriate portal - provided that portal has not been sealed in some way. While a magician can usually force open a portal that an eternal does not wish them to use by casting [[operate portal]], a fully mundane person has no such capacity.		While one of the ritualists must accompany the target through the portal the first time, they can return under their own power simply by walking through an appropriate portal - provided that portal has not been sealed in some way. While a magician can usually force open a portal that an eternal does not wish them to use by casting [[operate portal]], a fully mundane person has no such capacity.

GuiltyConscience: /* Description */

2019-07-16T11:12:29Z

Description

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	==Description==		==Description==
	This simple, if expensive, ritual is primarily used to convey characters who are not [[Magical skills#Magician\|magicians]] to the [[~~Hall~~ of Worlds]], usually either to address the [[Imperial Conclave]] or to attend an audience with an [[eternal]]. In the past it was also used to allow mundane visitors to pass through the hidden portals that are sometimes found in [[regio]], especially by those [[Dawn\|Dawnish]] [[Earl\|enchanters]] and [[The Marches\|Marcher]] [[Landskeeper\|landskeepers]] who did not consider it appropriate to call on the denizens of those chambers without at least a token entourage.		This simple, if expensive, ritual is primarily used to convey characters who are not [[Magical skills#Magician\|magicians]] to the [[Regio#The_Anvil_PortalHall of Worlds]], usually either to address the [[Imperial Conclave]] or to attend an audience with an [[eternal]]. In the past it was also used to allow mundane visitors to pass through the hidden portals that are sometimes found in [[regio]], especially by those [[Dawn\|Dawnish]] [[Earl\|enchanters]] and [[The Marches\|Marcher]] [[Landskeeper\|landskeepers]] who did not consider it appropriate to call on the denizens of those chambers without at least a token entourage.

	While one of the ritualists must accompany the target through the portal the first time, they can return under their own power simply by walking through an appropriate portal - provided that portal has not been sealed in some way. While a magician can usually force open a portal that an eternal does not wish them to use by casting [[operate portal]], a fully mundane person has no such capacity.		While one of the ritualists must accompany the target through the portal the first time, they can return under their own power simply by walking through an appropriate portal - provided that portal has not been sealed in some way. While a magician can usually force open a portal that an eternal does not wish them to use by casting [[operate portal]], a fully mundane person has no such capacity.

Dre at 15:10, 12 November 2018

2018-11-12T15:10:02Z

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	==Description==		==Description==
	This simple, if expensive, ritual is primarily used to convey characters who are not [[Magical skills#Magician\|magicians]] to the [[Hall of Worlds]], usually either to address the [[Imperial Conclave]] or to attend an audience with an [[~~Eternals\|Eternal~~]]. In the past it was also used to allow mundane visitors to pass through the hidden portals that are sometimes found in [[regio]], especially by those [[Dawn\|Dawnish]] [[Earl\|enchanters]] and [[The Marches\|Marcher]] [[Landskeeper\|landskeepers]] who did not consider it appropriate to call on the denizens of those chambers without at least a token entourage.		This simple, if expensive, ritual is primarily used to convey characters who are not [[Magical skills#Magician\|magicians]] to the [[Hall of Worlds]], usually either to address the [[Imperial Conclave]] or to attend an audience with an [[eternal]]. In the past it was also used to allow mundane visitors to pass through the hidden portals that are sometimes found in [[regio]], especially by those [[Dawn\|Dawnish]] [[Earl\|enchanters]] and [[The Marches\|Marcher]] [[Landskeeper\|landskeepers]] who did not consider it appropriate to call on the denizens of those chambers without at least a token entourage.

	While one of the ritualists must accompany the target through the portal the first time, they can return under their own power simply by walking through an appropriate portal - provided that portal has not been sealed in some way. While a magician can usually force open a portal that an ~~Eternal~~ does not wish them to use by casting [[operate portal]], a fully mundane person has no such capacity.		While one of the ritualists must accompany the target through the portal the first time, they can return under their own power simply by walking through an appropriate portal - provided that portal has not been sealed in some way. While a magician can usually force open a portal that an eternal does not wish them to use by casting [[operate portal]], a fully mundane person has no such capacity.

	Although the ritual is usually performed in a [[regio]], there is no requirement that the ritualists draw on that regio - in theory ''Ambassadorial Gatekeeper'' would work as easily on a portal found outside of a magical aura.		Although the ritual is usually performed in a [[regio]], there is no requirement that the ritualists draw on that regio - in theory ''Ambassadorial Gatekeeper'' would work as easily on a portal found outside of a magical aura.

Rafferty: Updating magnitud

2017-04-08T15:19:27Z

Updating magnitud

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	==Rules==		==Rules==
	{{Season\|Autumn\|6}}		{{Season\|Autumn\|10}}
	===Performing the Ritual===		===Performing the Ritual===
	{{Casting time\|2}} {{Target Character}}		{{Casting time\|2}} {{Target Character}}
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	===Additional Targets===		===Additional Targets===
	This ritual can affect additional characters who are members of the same [[Bands\|band]]. Each additional target increases the magnitude by 4. Each character must be present throughout the ritual.		This ritual can affect additional characters who are members of the same [[Bands\|band]]. Each additional target increases the magnitude by 8. Each character must be present throughout the ritual.

	==Description==		==Description==