Rites

The Star's Contract

With seed to attract the Highlord... you could conduct your own ritual to summon Him. Whether dealing with abyssal demons or Star-Souled, such rituals share a core principle - trap the target, then negotiate.

ID: 5000579

Type: None

Tips: None

Duration: 1 days

Waits For: 1 days

Marked as New Only on First Occurrence: 0

Starts Automatically: No

Triggers Result Automatically: No

Tag Tips: None

Tag Tips Up: Normal Result, Magic

Tag Tips Text:

Random Text: None

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Roll #1
You attempt to trap Him
Type: Normal Result
Type Tips: Your Magic determines your full dice count.
Low Target: 8
Low Target Tips: You need at least 8 Success to trap Him.

Actions When Wait Expires

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Slots

Slot #1
Zazie's Token

Locks: Yes

Is Key: No

Is Empty: No

Is Enemy: No

Conditions:

Pops: None

Slot #2
The Highlord's perpetual desire, a summoning medium

Locks: Yes

Is Key: No

Is Empty: No

Is Enemy: No

Conditions:

Pops: None

Slot #3
Sacrifice to entice divine incarnation - perhaps also part of the bargain (Physique+Charisma)

Locks: No

Is Key: No

Is Empty: No

Is Enemy: No

Conditions:

Pops: None

Slot #4
The host illuminates the sacrifice, guiding the god's path (Magic+Charisma)

Locks: No

Is Key: No

Is Empty: No

Is Enemy: No

Conditions:

  • Type = Character

Pops: None

Slot #5
Use Magic to maintain the barrier, trapping the summoned entity

Locks: No

Is Key: No

Is Empty: No

Is Enemy: No

Conditions:

  • Type = Character

Pops: None

Slot #6
Use Magic to maintain the barrier, trapping the summoned entity

Locks: No

Is Key: No

Is Empty: Yes

Is Enemy: No

Conditions:

  • Type = Character

Pops: None

Slot #7
Use Magic to maintain the barrier, trapping the summoned entity

Locks: No

Is Key: No

Is Empty: Yes

Is Enemy: No

Conditions:

  • Type = Character

Pops: None

Slot #8
Consumable

Locks: No

Is Key: No

Is Empty: Yes

Is Enemy: No

Conditions:

Pops: None

Activation Conditions

Tips: The combined key attributes of vessel and conductor must not be less than 20

Conditions:

Outcome

Prior

This rite has no prior outcome.

Regular

This rite has no regular outcome.

Extra

The Stars Shimmer
As [s3.name] chants the ancient invocation, arcane energy surges into the vial of seeds, bathing it in ethereal radiance.

The stars above twinkle with curiosity - after countless years, someone once again calls to the ancient star spirits. [s3.gender] summons the most powerful yet long-forgotten Highlord!

First arrives the caressing wind, followed by the trembling North Star.

Finally, cosmic darkness pierces the veil between realms, starlight transforming into luminous arrows that illuminate the dragon seed and the vessel prepared for Him, infusing it with the Highlord's essence from within.
The Body is a Trap
That seed, under starlight's glow, gradually coalesces into a tiny humanoid form. Along the starlight path, They will enter the prepared vessel through its left eye... In this moment, the spellcasters simultaneously utter true words, completing the binding of this god - They has accepted the sacrifice, and now, the time of covenant has come.

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Shared Captivity
A god has entered your soul... They sees all that you are and has fallen into your web - that cruel game constructed of the Magician's cards and countless victims' souls... More delightful still, you yourself cannot escape either, so regardless of what great god They once were, They cannot leave now.

After much arguing, complaining, cursing, persuading, deceiving... They finally accept Their fate - agreeing to lend you Their power, helping you play the Sultan's Game: at least, you have a chance to destroy the descendants of Their enemies, and even, with Their help, you might kill the Magician who endangers the world and insults the gods!

The only question remains... how long can your soul endure? Coexisting with a suffering god?

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Deeper Dark
A god has entered your soul... only to discover someone has already beaten Him to it.

The Creator laughs maniacally at this delivered feast - the darkness They raise in your mind blots out the sky like a world-devouring maw... When everything finally settles, you rise from the ground to find everyone involved in the ritual unconscious, with no memory of what transpired.

In your mind, that fleeting vision makes you tremble... the god lifted the veil They had always shown you in order to feed, and that was certainly not what the Creator should resemble.

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Light That Shrouds All
A god has entered your soul... only to discover someone has already beaten Him to it.

The Immaculate Purity laughs maniacally at this delivered enemy - They raise a wave of holy light in your mind, like world-destroying flames... When everything finally settles, you rise from the ground to find everyone involved in the ritual unconscious, with no memory of what transpired.

In your mind, that fleeting vision makes you tremble... the god lifted the veil They had always shown you in order to kill, and that was certainly not what the Immaculate Purity should resemble.

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Moths to Flame
A deity entered your soul... He witnessed the apocalypse. They were once the Creator's favored tools, the stars attested their achievements, and witnessed their dispersal and conflict. Now, the power once belonging to the Creator has fallen to ruin, destined to destroy the world — That is the fearsome future the stars foresee, a world without wishes, emotions, or caring for falling stars. The Highlord laments, His mind dimmed and weakened, briefly rekindled at life's last moments — He fulfills the Star-Souled's mission, striving with the last divine spark to protect this world... A meteor falls, He charges at the deity hidden within you... the being to destroy the world... With despair, igniting, screaming, pulverized. It causes no harm to the true deity, but the star's fragments indeed pierce your soul.

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Adapting to New Body
Just as you suspected, this is what happens to Zazie after she satisfies the Highlord - [s3.name]'s gaze gradually shifts, her hair slowly begins to glow... transforming into a bright, verdant hue, like summer night stars. Now, speak your wish, contemptible mortal... while the great Highlord remains trapped here by your petty tricks!

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They Detect the Trap
The seed, bathed in starlight, forms into a tiny humanoid figure. According to ritual, They should enter the prepared sacrifice while being bound by your ritual circle.

But They hesitat, sensing your insincerity. The glowing figure studies your ritual circle, discovers a flaw - and escapes through this breach like an arrow.

Perhaps He'll possess some nearby innocent as a temporary vessel - let us hope They finds only rats to inhabit in this wilderness!

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References

Referenced in Event Triggers

This rite is used as an event trigger for the following events.

The Decline of Stars