Balanced Scales of Lann

Rules

Performing the Ritual

Performing this ritual takes at least 2 minutes of roleplaying. This ritual targets a character, who must be present throughout. The target character must have the Autumn lore skill.

This ritual is an enchantment. A target may only be under one enchantment effect at a time.

Effects

The target character experiences a shortlived roleplaying effect; they become dizzy and suffer from vertigo for a few moments.

Once the dizziness passes, the target loses one rank of Autumn lore and gains one additional rank of effective lore in another realm of their choice for purposes of performing rituals, provided they already possess at least one innate skill rank of that realm lore. This additional rank does not grant any additional mastered rituals, and a character's total effective rank can never be more than three times their innate skill (the number of ranks they have gained by spending experience points).

The effect lasts until the start of the next Profound Decisions Empire event.

Additional Targets

This ritual can affect additional characters from the same coven. Each additional character increases the magnitude by 14. Additional characters must be present throughout. Characters who are targeted by the ritual may gain an additional rank in different realm lores.

Description

This ritual exchanges skill with Autumn magic for skill with the magic of another realm. It is rarely used on masters of Autumn magic themselves, unless they have a pressing need to diversify their abilities. It is most commonly used on ritualists who possess a modicum of Autumn lore but are specialists in other realms, or on generalist ritual casters who have a need to temporarily focus their attention in another realm.

Common Elements

The ritual often involves some sort of symbolic exchange or balance. A target may begin with something representing their understanding of Autumn lore in one hand and transfer it to another hand, or they may trade it to one of the ritualists in return for a symbol of their new mastery. In other versions a rune representing Autumn magic, often Lann is inscribed on the skin and then replaced or washed away and a new rune connected to the new lore is applied.