Rites

Dark Gathering

Depending on needs, it may be lecture, celebration, or sacrifice... The Cultic Gods encompass infinite variety, missing only one catalyst: human desire.

ID: 5004910

Type: None

Tips: None

Duration: 7 days

Waits For: 0 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, Charisma

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Roll #1
Ritual Performance
Type: Normal Result
Type Tips: Your Magic, Charisma and your sacrifice's Physique determines your full dice count.
Low Target: 1
Low Target Tips: You need at least 1 Success to receive rewards

Actions When Wait Expires

This rite has no actions when the wait expires.

Slots

Slot #1
Cultist

Locks: No

Is Key: No

Is Empty: No

Is Enemy: No

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Pops: None

Slot #2
Cultist

Locks: No

Is Key: No

Is Empty: No

Is Enemy: No

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Pops: None

Slot #3
Host with Black Art

Locks: No

Is Key: No

Is Empty: Yes

Is Enemy: No

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Pops: None

Slot #4
Consumable with Magic

Locks: No

Is Key: No

Is Empty: Yes

Is Enemy: No

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Pops: None

Slot #5
Sacrifice

Locks: No

Is Key: No

Is Empty: Yes

Is Enemy: No

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Pops: None

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Outcome

Prior

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Regular

Hollow Ritual
Frenzied chanting leaves everyone exhausted; candles gutter out as the sacrifice's life fades; incense, drugs, and visions all fade to numbness... Yet in the encompassing darkness, no divine or demonic presence manifests - whispers spread among your followers, their already tenuous faith beginning to waver...

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Illusion, Lie, Revelation
A voice not their own suddenly emerges from someone's throat, incense smoke forms ephemeral images in the air, a chalice of blood inexplicably overflows, staining the tablecloth with ominous symbols... The veil thins, revealing worldly secrets through profane methods.

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Darkness Beckons
You successfully open a doorway into chaos... Visible but untouchable, each participant glimpses what they most desire... in its darkest, most twisted form.

Even recognizing this might be mere bait, many willingly pledge themselves to your cause...

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Unholy Blessing
Amid wild dancing and fevered prayer, surrounded by burning incense and the sacrifice's dying moans, darkness thickens until it drips like milk... This reality-defying miracle confirms your followers' faith.

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Sacred Wounds
The former priest retains his power to create miracles through suffering... the Cultic Gods lovingly gift different ecstasies to each of his wounds.

He guides your followers through this blood-soaked domain of sensation... At the moment of supreme pleasure, mortal blood recedes, and miraculous nectar flows from his wounds.

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Golden Persuasion
Darkness mercifully conceals Jawad's greasy, avaricious face... Incense lends his worldly voice a saint's cadence.

He expertly convinces people to purchase "darkness-blessed" trinkets... most being worthless junk randomly acquired from market stalls throughout the city.

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Soul Harvester
When darkness reaches its zenith, Junah disrobes, parting her legs to reveal her magic to curious participants...

This gift bestowed by darkness consists of layer upon layer of fangs and tongues embedded deep within her flesh.

Inevitably, some succumb to temptation, surrendering themselves to experience the ultimate - and final - pleasure... Afterward, their essence is consumed by Junah, along with their joy, hopes, and dreams... They become the lowest form of existence, mere livestock for her hunger.

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Pain's Essence
Jalila always produces a whip during the ritual's climax - darkness clings to the lash, transforming its pain and pleasure into something boundless...

None can refuse her whipping; occasionally, during someone's peak ecstasy, magical essence mingles with their sweat - whether crystallized suffering or the Cultic Gods' reward remains unknowable.

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Philosophical Debasement
Rituals conducted by Shama maintain an air of sophistication. Participants discuss truth and poetry amidst flames and smoke... Sometimes seated upon Shama and her attendants, sometimes serving as furniture themselves, even candelabra...

But when philosophical debates conclude and flames die to embers, leaving only smoke and darkness, the ignorant become nourishment for the wise, the humble consume the proud, growing stronger through each exchange...

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Opportunist
Alim always picks pockets during rituals - after all, everyone's attention is captured by darkness. You don't bother stopping him; at least he shares the spoils with you.

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Fatal Curiosity
That day, Alim empties every participant's pockets... Suddenly, he notices gold coins scattered along the floor - forming a trail behind the altar leading to gems, jewelry, and golden fragments. He follows with greedy curiosity and never returns...

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Fatal Curiosity
That day, Alim empties every participant's pockets... Suddenly, he notices gold coins scattered along the floor - forming a trail behind the altar leading to gems, jewelry, and golden fragments. He follows with greedy curiosity and never returns...

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Fatal Curiosity
That day, Alim empties every participant's pockets... Suddenly, he notices gold coins scattered along the floor - forming a trail behind the altar leading to gems, jewelry, and golden fragments. He follows with greedy curiosity and never returns...

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Desperate Faith
Vagrants willingly follow Raed into the deepest darkness. After all, how terrifying could Cultic Gods really be? Surely less frightening than tax collectors? What harm could writhing tentacles do compared to a slave master's whip?

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Grotesque Miracle
The Cultic Gods possess humor - behold their handiwork! What magnificent brothers! The only question remains: what does "jaja" mean? Is this the language of gods and demons?

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Stone Shepherd
Each time, more of Aziz's tribespeople appear at the ritual - you hadn't realized how many still hide within the capital! One after another, like mindless herds, they follow each other into the waiting darkness.

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Growing Suspicion
According to law, the Purist holds exclusive preaching rights and represents the only sanctioned faith. Though enforcement remains inconsistent, your summoned darkness grows increasingly noticeable, increasingly difficult to ignore...

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Blood Trail
More strangers enter your spice shop - and more disappear inside it. The High Constable has begun monitoring your activities...

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