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MET LARP SRD

(2013 BNS MET System)

Power of the Pyramid (Tremere Only)

Level 4
Thaumaturgy

Description

There is strength in dogmatic zeal. Every Tremere is taught Thaumaturgy via the same principles and is subject to the same oath. The very concept of the pyramid gives them strength and the ability to work together in ways unknown to other clans. Some say that a variant of this ritual is what allowed the Tremere to curse the Assamites, though no public account remains of the spell that could allow for a gathering of sufficient numbers to curse an entire clan.

Cost:

1 Blood

System

This ritual allows a group of Tremere to channel power to bolster a single target. To cast this ritual, all parties must know the ritual and spend a point of Blood. They must form a symbolic triangle, designate a champion, and then spend 20 minutes in ritual chant. After this time has ended, the champion may then leave the ritual pyramid and perform magic with the strength of the other Tremere involved (the supporters) who continue to chant to lend their power. For each supporter that continues to chant, the champion receives a +2 wild card bonus to all challenges that utilize the champions Occult skill in the formation of the challenge test pools.For this ritual to remain in effect, the supporters of the ritual must concentrate and spend their standard action to maintain the ritual by audibly chanting the champion’s name. All participants may rise and walk but must remain one step away from each other and continue to chant in order to continue to grant their power. Clever foes fighting against this ritual will often try to knock out at least one supporter to weaken the champion. Any participant who is unable or unwilling to chant ceases to be counted but may rejoin as soon as she is able to meet the requirements. 

Effects which remove the ability to speak or that cause silence such as Silence of Death will remove the benefits of any supporter so affected. There must be at least three Tremere consisting of 2 supporters and 1 champion who all know the ritual to cast this spell, but no more than 10 Tremere in total can participate. The ritual ends when the last supporter ceases to chant, the champion leaves the view of the supporters, or when there are no two supporters within one step of each other.