MET LARP SRD

Thaumaturgy requires patience, skill, and focus – qualities often difficult to maintain in battle. The truly clever and paranoid may inscribe a hermetic circle with her own blood to create a battle ward to enhance one’s magical prowess. While within this circle of magic, the caster is more powerful and more difficult to attack. Some believe the Tremere based their tradition of Certamen upon some of the magical principles established in this ritual.

To create a Battle Ward, you must inscribe a circle of magic three steps in radius with your own blood. The circle must be inscribed into a hard fixed surface; a carpet, drop cloth, or a portable object will not suffice. Afterwards, and while inside of the Battle Ward, the thaumaturgist gains a +1 wild card bonus to her Dodge pool for every level of Thaumaturgy she possesses in her primary path. In addition, she gains a +3 wild card bonus to all test pools involving thaumaturgical powers and rituals for as long as she remains inside the circle. The paranoid blood magician only uses this ritual with great need, and when she is certain it cannot be taken over by another. Should another thaumaturge capture this circle, which is defined as her standing within the circle while you are outside of it, she gains the +3 bonus over all attacks against you but does not gain the circle’s other benefits.