Devastating Scythe of Anguish and Loss - Revision history

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	The target gains the ability to call [[Calls#IMPALE\|impale]] when wielding a [[Weapons_%26_armour#Staff\|staff]] as if it were a two-point spell. The target must follow all the rules for casting an [[Spellcasting#Spellcasting#Offensive_Spells\|offensive spell]] including spending two points of personal mana.		The target gains the ability to call [[Calls#IMPALE\|impale]] when wielding a [[Weapons_%26_armour#Staff\|staff]] as if it were a two-point spell. The target must follow all the rules for casting an [[Spellcasting#Spellcasting#Offensive_Spells\|offensive spell]] including spending two points of personal mana.

	They also experience a [[roleplaying effect]]: you have a sense that everything around you is dying, crumbling, or rotting. Living beings are going to die, and everything will eventually fall apart and be lost thanks to the relentless march of time. You find it extremely difficult to appreciate beauty, seeing the eventual decay into which all things will eventually fall.		They also experience a [[roleplaying effect]]: ''you have a sense that everything around you is dying, crumbling, or rotting. Living beings are going to die, and everything will eventually fall apart and be lost thanks to the relentless march of time. You find it extremely difficult to appreciate beauty, seeing the eventual decay into which all things will eventually fall.''

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Twiggy at 14:47, 15 July 2025

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	This ritual grants a magician the power to channel deadly magic through their [[Weapons_%26_armour#Staff\|staff]] to maim or kill their opponents. With a light tap or a double-handed strike and a muttered incantation, the magician shatters bone, rends ligament, rots flesh, ruptures organs, and either cripples an enemy or leaves them [[Combat#Dying\|dying]] on the ground.		This ritual grants a magician the power to channel deadly magic through their [[Weapons_%26_armour#Staff\|staff]] to maim or kill their opponents. With a light tap or a double-handed strike and a muttered incantation, the magician shatters bone, rends ligament, rots flesh, ruptures organs, and either cripples an enemy or leaves them [[Combat#Dying\|dying]] on the ground.

	This ritual is often viewed as somewhat unwholesome. The magic shields the wielder and her staff from the corrupting influence of the enchantment, but even so they are left with a nagging awareness of the entropy inherent in everything and everyone around them. When they ruffle their son's hair they may suffer a sudden awareness of the slow processes of decay that will eventually leave that child as an old man; when they run their hand along the wall of a building, they know that eventually it will fall into ruins and be gone. People under this enchantment tend to avoid mirrors..		This ritual is often viewed as somewhat unwholesome. The magic shields the wielder and her staff from the corrupting influence of the enchantment, but even so they are left with a nagging awareness of the entropy inherent in everything and everyone around them. When they ruffle their son's hair they may suffer a sudden awareness of the slow processes of decay that will eventually leave that child as an old man; when they run their hand along the wall of a building, they know that eventually it will fall into ruins and be gone. People under this enchantment tend to avoid mirrors.

	The magic of this enchantment tends to linger and sometimes turns against the magician's own staff; some magicians burn any mundane staff at the end of the enchantment. There are unpleasant stories of otherwise reliable implements breaking at inappropriate moments, often several months after the effect of the enchantment has ended. [[magic items\|Magical staffs]] are less likely to succumb to this effect, but even so once their magical properties fade they, too, tend to become unreliable and may snap unexpectedly.		The magic of this enchantment tends to linger and sometimes turns against the magician's own staff; some magicians burn any mundane staff at the end of the enchantment. There are unpleasant stories of otherwise reliable implements breaking at inappropriate moments, often several months after the effect of the enchantment has ended. [[magic items\|Magical staffs]] are less likely to succumb to this effect, but even so once their magical properties fade they, too, tend to become unreliable and may snap unexpectedly.

Rafferty: /* Additional Uses */

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Additional Uses

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	===Additional ~~Uses~~===		===Additional Targets===
	This ritual can affect additional characters from the same [[Groups#Covens\|coven]]. Each additional character increases the magnitude by 15. Additional characters must be present throughout.		This ritual can affect additional characters from the same [[Groups#Covens\|coven]]. Each additional character increases the magnitude by 15. Additional characters must be present throughout.

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	==Description==		==Description==
	This ritual grants a magician the power to channel deadly magic through their [[Weapons_%26_armour#Staff\|staff]] to maim or kill their opponents. With a light tap or a double-handed strike and a muttered ~~incanatation~~, the magician shatters bone, rends ligament, rots flesh, ruptures organs, and either cripples an enemy or leaves them [[Combat#Dying\|dying]] on the ground.		This ritual grants a magician the power to channel deadly magic through their [[Weapons_%26_armour#Staff\|staff]] to maim or kill their opponents. With a light tap or a double-handed strike and a muttered incantation, the magician shatters bone, rends ligament, rots flesh, ruptures organs, and either cripples an enemy or leaves them [[Combat#Dying\|dying]] on the ground.

	This ritual is often viewed as somewhat unwholesome. The magic shields the wielder and her staff from the corrupting influence of the enchantment, but even so they are left with a nagging awareness of the entropy inherent in everything and everyone around them. When they ruffle their son's hair they may suffer a sudden awareness of the slow processes of decay that will eventually leave that child as an old man; when they run their hand along the wall of a building, they know that eventually it will fall into ruins and be gone. People under this enchantment tend to avoid mirrors..		This ritual is often viewed as somewhat unwholesome. The magic shields the wielder and her staff from the corrupting influence of the enchantment, but even so they are left with a nagging awareness of the entropy inherent in everything and everyone around them. When they ruffle their son's hair they may suffer a sudden awareness of the slow processes of decay that will eventually leave that child as an old man; when they run their hand along the wall of a building, they know that eventually it will fall into ruins and be gone. People under this enchantment tend to avoid mirrors..

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	===Performing the Ritual===		===Performing the Ritual===
	{{Casting time\|2}} {{Target Character}] The target character must have the [[Magical skills#Battle Mage\|battle mage]] skill.		{{Casting time\|2}} {{Target Character}} The target character must have the [[Magical skills#Battle Mage\|battle mage]] skill.

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	===Effects===		===Effects===
	The target gains the ability to call [[Calls#IMPALE\|impale]] when wielding a [[Weapons_%26_armour#Staff\|staff]]. The target must follow all the rules for casting an [[Spellcasting#Spellcasting#Offensive_Spells\|offensive spell]] including spending ~~a point~~ of personal mana.		The target gains the ability to call [[Calls#IMPALE\|impale]] when wielding a [[Weapons_%26_armour#Staff\|staff]] as if it were a two-point spell. The target must follow all the rules for casting an [[Spellcasting#Spellcasting#Offensive_Spells\|offensive spell]] including spending two points of personal mana.

	They also experience a [[roleplaying effect]]: you have a sense that everything around you is dying, crumbling, or rotting. Living beings are going to die, and everything will eventually fall apart and be lost thanks to the relentless march of time. You find it extremely difficult to appreciate beauty, seeing the eventual decay into which all things will eventually fall.		They also experience a [[roleplaying effect]]: you have a sense that everything around you is dying, crumbling, or rotting. Living beings are going to die, and everything will eventually fall apart and be lost thanks to the relentless march of time. You find it extremely difficult to appreciate beauty, seeing the eventual decay into which all things will eventually fall.

Rafferty: Ritual Update Phase One 2017

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Ritual Update Phase One 2017

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	==Rules==		==Rules==
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	===Performing the Ritual===		===Performing the Ritual===
	{{Casting time\|2}} The ~~ritual targets a single mage~~ [[~~Weapons & armour~~#~~Implements~~\|~~implement~~]] ~~which must be present during the ritual~~.		{{Casting time\|2}} {{Target Character}] The target character must have the [[Magical skills#Battle Mage\|battle mage]] skill.

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	===Effects===		===Effects===
			The target gains the ability to call [[Calls#IMPALE\|impale]] when wielding a [[Weapons_%26_armour#Staff\|staff]]. The target must follow all the rules for casting an [[Spellcasting#Spellcasting#Offensive_Spells\|offensive spell]] including spending a point of personal mana.

	~~The power of the ritual is stored in the~~ [[~~Weapons & armour#Implements\|implement~~]] ~~targeted by the ritual~~. ~~Any one of the [[Rituals#Contributors\|contributors]] can unleash~~ the ~~power~~ of ~~the ritual while holding the implement to allow them~~ to ~~call [[Calls#MASS\|MASS]] [[Calls#SHATTER\|SHATTER]].~~		They also experience a [[roleplaying effect]]: you have a sense that everything around you is dying, crumbling, or rotting. Living beings are going to die, and everything will eventually fall apart and be lost thanks to the relentless march of time. You find it extremely difficult to appreciate beauty, seeing the eventual decay into which all things will eventually fall.

	~~The power of~~ the ~~ritual can be invoked only once~~.

	{{~~Ten Minute Power~~}}		{{Season Duration}}

	===Additional Uses===		===Additional Uses===
	~~The~~ ritual can ~~be used to place more than one use into~~ the ~~target implement~~. Each additional ~~use~~ increases the magnitude ~~of the spell~~ by ~~100~~. ~~Any uses left over are lost at the end of the ten minutes. You cannot charge up more than one implement with this ritual~~.		This ritual can affect additional characters from the same [[Groups#Covens\|coven]]. Each additional character increases the magnitude by 15. Additional characters must be present throughout.

	~~===Option===~~
	~~{{Ritual Substitution\|[[Materials#Tempest Jade\|tempest jade]]\|ingots}}~~

	==Description==		==Description==
			This ritual grants a magician the power to channel deadly magic through their [[Weapons_%26_armour#Staff\|staff]] to maim or kill their opponents. With a light tap or a double-handed strike and a muttered incanatation, the magician shatters bone, rends ligament, rots flesh, ruptures organs, and either cripples an enemy or leaves them [[Combat#Dying\|dying]] on the ground.

	This ~~battlefield~~ ritual ~~allows a powerful magical attack to be unleashed against a group of enemies~~. ~~It destroys ''all'' their~~ shields~~, weapons~~ and ~~implements~~, ~~regardless of whether~~ they are ~~currently wielded or not~~. ~~The [[Calls#SHATTER\|shattered]] items can be [[Mend\|repaired~~ as ~~normal]]~~, ~~but until~~ they ~~are the targets are effectively disarmed~~.		This ritual is often viewed as somewhat unwholesome. The magic shields the wielder and her staff from the corrupting influence of the enchantment, but even so they are left with a nagging awareness of the entropy inherent in everything and everyone around them. When they ruffle their son's hair they may suffer a sudden awareness of the slow processes of decay that will eventually leave that child as an old man; when they run their hand along the wall of a building, they know that eventually it will fall into ruins and be gone. People under this enchantment tend to avoid mirrors..

	~~Like similar rituals~~, the ~~attack is temporarily stored in a~~ [[~~Weapons & armour#Implements~~\|~~rod, staff or wand~~]], ~~and then unleashed at the most tactical moment. Unsurprisingly~~, ~~this effect is very demoralizing~~ and ~~usually results in surrender or rout by the effected enemies~~.		The magic of this enchantment tends to linger and sometimes turns against the magician's own staff; some magicians burn any mundane staff at the end of the enchantment. There are unpleasant stories of otherwise reliable implements breaking at inappropriate moments, often several months after the effect of the enchantment has ended. [[magic items\|Magical staffs]] are less likely to succumb to this effect, but even so once their magical properties fade they, too, tend to become unreliable and may snap unexpectedly.

	==Common Elements==		==Common Elements==
	When performing this ritual, a coven often invokes symbols of destruction, loss and despair. Some magicians spit spiteful invocations of hate and malice, while others engage in pounding war chants or evoke powers of rot, rust, age and ruin. This is a ritual that creates a violent force, and as such the ritual itself is often violent with sudden movement and discordant or clashing music. Drums and cymbals are quite appropriate, but the sound of horns being blown can be a particularly powerful element.		When performing this ritual, a coven often invokes symbols of destruction, loss and despair. Some magicians spit spiteful invocations of hate and malice, while others engage in pounding war chants or evoke powers of rot, rust, age and ruin. This is a ritual that creates a violent force, and as such the ritual itself is often violent with sudden movement and discordant or clashing music. Drums and cymbals are quite appropriate, but the sound of horns being blown can be a particularly powerful element.

	The ~~focus of this~~ ritual ~~is an implement~~, and the role it plays in the ritual can be quite important. Some ritualists take it in turn to beat the implement against a solid surface, passing it back and forth as the strength of the ritual grows. Others place the implement in the middle of the ritual and move around it, touching it with their hands and magic as they increase the power of the ritual. Many covens create a specific implement for use in this ritual, usually a staff, and mark that staff permanently with runes of destruction and ending.		The ritual allows a magician to wield power through their staff, and the role that implement plays in the ritual can be quite important. Some ritualists take it in turn to beat the implement against a solid surface, passing it back and forth as the strength of the ritual grows before returning it to the one who will wield it. Others place the implement in the middle of the ritual and move around it, touching it with their hands and magic as they increase the power of the ritual. Many covens create a specific implement for use in this ritual, usually a staff, and mark that staff permanently with runes of destruction and ending.

	Other common elements in this ritual might include runes, especially [[Yoorn]] or [[Mawrig]]. The [[Naeve\|rune of hunger]] or the [[Kyrop\|rune of weakness]] might also be evoked, as might mighty beasts known for their devastating strength and ferocity such as the [[Legendary beasts#Chimera\|chimera]] or [[Legendary beasts#Dragons, Wyverns and Wyrms\|dragon]].		Other common elements in this ritual might include runes, especially [[Yoorn]] or [[Mawrig]]. The [[Naeve\|rune of hunger]] or the [[Kyrop\|rune of weakness]] might also be evoked, as might mighty beasts known for their devastating strength and ferocity such as the [[Legendary beasts#Chimera\|chimera]] or [[Legendary beasts#Dragons, Wyverns and Wyrms\|dragon]].
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			Mass SHATTER doesnt work. I built this out of Sceptre of the Necropolis, Call_Down_Lightning's_Wrath, and some text from Ravenous Tongue of Entropy.
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Rafferty at 15:06, 10 December 2016

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