Theban Sorcery Rituals

“We have always held the purity of our faith close to our breasts, taking solace in our unique mission to test and
torment the kine. But tonight I tell you that a focus on purity can be misguided into factionism, that holy
conviction and singular zeal can become nothing but the beam in our eyes that blinds us to the truth that we are
not alone in the service of the Almighty. From this day onward we shall throw open the doors of our temple to
allow in not merely those who lack guidance and hunger for the example of the heirs of the Legionnaire, but we
shall also extend our hands to welcome our brothers and sisters that share our devotion to our mission but not
the petty tenets that infect our common faith. And as a token of our mutual trust and respect, I present to you this
volume of Theban rituals compiled by the Dammitic, Iblid and Monachan communities that will henceforth be
shared among the holy Damned of London.”
James Holme of Clan Daeva, newly anointed Bishop of London.

Blessed Medallion (Theban Sorcery ⚫)
Submitted by Lorotaman Jedi on 28 April 2008,
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with alterations by Wordweaver05.
The caster can bless a small medallion, crucifix
or other small trinket with a holy figure on it, and
the person who holds it can draw upon holy help in a
time of need.
The vampire makes a little prayer while holding
the item. After that, anyone can, at anytime, while
speaking simple words like “Lord, protect me” or
“Lord, please help me” and holding the item in her
hands, get a single time bonus of +3 to any roll.
Each person can use this bonus only once per story,
no matter how many blessed medallions they have.
Offering: The holy item, which turns into ash
after being used.
Charity (Theban Sorcery ⚫)
This ritual allows the Sanctified to share his vitae
with other Kindred. The ritual’s effects temporarily
negate the ability of the blood to engender the
Vinculum, and for a number of points of vitae equal
to the successes all rolls to resist vitae addiction
receive a bonus equal to the caster’s Composure.
However, if more vitae is consumed, blood addiction
rolls instead receive a penalty equal to the caster’s
Presence, as punishment for the drinker’s greed and
the caster’s disregard for the holy predation
vampires are supposed to perform. It is mainly for
this reason that the ritual is mostly used as a last-
ditch measure instead of a way of steadily supplying
another vampire with vitae.
Offering: A host that is broken in two, with one
half given to the recipient of the blood.
penalised by the number of vampires beyond the
sorcerer. If no shelter is in sight, none will be
revealed (though even a very distant shelter will be
clearly visible for a moment), and the ritual does not
stop a concerted search – it only points out a shelter
that would not normally be disturbed. The ritual
predicts a reasonably safe haven for a number of
days equal to the successes.
Offering: A pinch of salt.
Honey and Ashes (Theban Sorcery ⚫)
This ritual makes the target ingest objects of the
caster’s choosing. The ritual is contested by the
target’s Composure+Blood Potency, and its effects
last for one scene. During this time the target
ravenously seeks out and consumes the designated
objects, which need not be within line of sight
during the casting (vampires are considered
Starving, any may enter Hunger frenzy if they are
prevented from “eating.” However, if the substance
in question is not blood, the vampire gains +3 dice to
its Resistance roll). This ritual is commonly used as
punishment for gluttony by making targets feast on
rotten food or even on inedible or dangerous
substances, but it can also be used to make targets
simply drink themselves to death. It can be used on
any target that can eat or drink.
If the ritual is used to make a target ingest
inedible substances, the resistance roll receives a +3
bonus (this is the same modifier that vampires gain
when forced to ingest anything that isn't blood). If
the target is made to eat clearly harmful substances
(like bleach or ground glass), the resistance roll
receives a +5 bonus.
Offering: A drop of honey.

Gift of Sanctuary (Theban Sorcery ⚫)

The sorcerer casting this ritual gains a brief
vision of a secure haven (e.g. a place that will not be
disturbed during the next couple of days). The
sorcerer simply looks around and sees the
prospective haven limned in a halo for a brief
moment. If the sorcerer needs to find shelter for
more than one vampire, the activation roll is
Mark of the Dutiful Predator (Theban
Sorcery ⚫)
The sorcerer may cast this ritual at a number of
targets equal to his Presence simultaneously. If the
targets, who may resist with a Composure+Blood
Potency roll, have imbibed human blood “fresh from
the vein” within a number of days equal to the
sorcerer’s successes, they start salivating blood. If
the targets have subsisted on animal blood, vampiric
vitae, starved, or drunk blood from receptacles other
than blood vessels (e.g. hospital blood bags,
chalices), their mouths remain dry, and they actually
cannot make themselves vomit up blood to even
fake the effects of the ritual. This simple rite is often
used to admonish vampires that they should be
divine predators, not scavengers, and it may even be
used to detect abilities that allow vampires to gain
blood in different ways, though the evidence is
circumstantial at best.
Offering: A human tooth (usually, vampires can
easily acquire such teeth from morgues or dentists).
Speak with Jinn (Theban Sorcery ⚫)
This ritual isn’t very common in Christian
countries, but Iblid Sanctified may know it. This
ritual simply allows the sorcerer to perceive jinn
(spirits) in Twilight and speak with them (this speech
is inaudible to any but the sorcerer, and the jinn’s
answers are made comprehensible to the sorcerer as
long as the jinn decides to speak. The ritual neither
forces the jinn to answer, nor to speak the truth). If a
jinn attempts to hide from the sorcerer, the ritual’s
net successes must overcome the results of a Finesse
roll. The ritual’s effects last for one scene.
Offering: A lit piece of incense.
Information: According to Islamic lore, jinn are
creatures of free will, and many worship Allah as
well. It is unknown today whether this ritual is
supposed to be a means of converting jinn, or a
means of striking deals with them. Christian
Sanctified are often quite strict about forbidding any
contact with such deceptive creatures like jinn, and
even Iblid Sanctified are wary of the creatures they
speak to when they use this ritual. More than one has
met a grisly fate at the hands of an enraged jinn, as
jinn sometimes did not take kindly to vampires
preying on mortals the jinn were sworn to protect.
The Unbroken Cup (Theban Sorcery ⚫)
Sometimes the Sanctified are famished, but their
mandate doesn’t require them to kill, only to hunt –
a mortal who dies from the kiss does not have the
chance to better himself any more, after all. This
ritual helps bolster a Sanctified’s self-control when
hunting by allowing the Sanctified to add his dots in
Theban Sorcery to rolls to resist hunger frenzy. The
ritual’s effects persist for a number of hours equal to
the successes, until the vampire is not hungry any
more (i.e. when he has at least 5 points of vitae), or
until dawn, whichever comes first.
Offering: A sip of water. Vampires under the
effect of this ritual can sometimes be recognised by
the smell of ash on their breath when they speak.
Unveil the Sinful (Theban Sorcery ⚫)
This ritual enjoys some popularity with
Sanctified who see themselves as divine agents
stalking the sinful and making them repent for their
transgressions. If the ritual is cast successfully, the
Sanctified does not suffer any penalties to
Perception rolls when he is witnessing somebody in
the act of fulfilling their Vice as long as a perception
roll is allowed at all (e.g. if a Sanctified is walking
past a house where a man with Wrath as his Vice is
currently beating a wife, the man’s snarls and his
wife’s sobs will suddenly cut through all other
noises and reach the Sanctified’s ears, but if the
same beating took place at the other end of the
street, the Sanctified would be out of earshot and not
hear anything). Needless to say, this ritual works
extremely well if the Sanctified also practises
Auspex, though the sudden unfiltered noises or
sights might cause momentary confusion. The ritual
lasts for a number of hours equal to the successes,
and it only reveals mortals. Vampires and other
supernaturals (except mages, who are mortal) are
never detected by this ritual.
Offering: A piece of paper with the Ten
Commandments (or an appropriate section from a
different faith’s text if the Sanctified isn’t a
Christian)
Note: Other Sanctified believe in testing the
virtuous, to see if their virtue is just a matter of the
moment or genuine dedication. A second version of
this ritual called “Unveil the Virtuous” exists, which
has identical effects but only detects mortals in the
act of fulfilling their Virtue. That ritual uses the
same offering.
Call of the Damned (Theban Sorcery ⚫⚫)
This ancient ritual happens to be much more
useful in the noisy cities of this age than when it was
first granted to the Damned. If the ritual is
successfully cast, any sounds caused by the sorcerer
with the intention of being heard become inaudible
to non-Kindred (they are still picked up by recording
devices, though) while at the same time cutting
through any other sound for Kindred listeners. In
addition to this effect, the range at which the
sorcerer can be heard is multiplied by the number of
successes +1 (if the ritual was activated with 3 extra
successes, for example, the range at which the
vampire can be hard is quadrupled). Any sounds the
sorcerer does not wish to communicate to others
(e.g. the rustling of clothes, conversation with
somebody present at the sorcerer’s side) is not
amplified.
This ritual is usually employed when church
bells are rung to call the Damned to an important
mass. However, despite the ritual’s name non-
Christian Sanctified can employ it when chanting
from a minaret, for example, or when blowing a
horn to call worshippers (one musically-inclined
Sanctified even cast the ritual before playing an
organ, to the annoyance of many other Kindred in
the vicinity). The ritual can also be used to deliver a
thundering sermon that cannot be ignored, though no
listener is forced to heed the sorcerer, either. If the
ritual is cast while the sorcerer is in a place of
worship appropriate to his faith, all activation rolls
receive a +2 die bonus. The ritual lasts for one scene
or until the sorcerer wishes the effect to end.
Offering: A handwritten statement of the caster’s
faith.
Consecrate Offering (Theban Sorcery ⚫⚫)
This ritual imbues the offering intended for
another ritual with a certain amount of spiritual
power, so that any Theban sorcerer can cast the
ritual more easily (if the offering is something that
cannot be prepared, like vitae or a freshly cut body
part, this ritual cannot be used). If the ritual is
successful, the casting using the consecrated offering
does not require the caster to spend a point of
Willpower, but channelling the spiritual energy from
the consecrated offering means the sorcerer cannot
use one of his own Willpower points to enhance his
first roll. The offering remains consecrated until it is
used up, or until it is touched by fire or sunlight,
whatever comes first.
Offering: 1 point of Vitae used to anoint the
offering.
Consecrate Prey (Theban Sorcery ⚫⚫)
Sometimes it is necessary to attack the same prey
several nights in a row (this is often done as a way
of putting a mortal on trial), and this ritual helps the
Sanctified in doing so. In order to activate the ritual,
the Sanctified must drink from the mortal, but the
first drops of vitae turn to ash in his mouth as the
ritual is activated. However, for a number of nights
equal to the Sanctified’s successes, he gains a bonus
equal to his dots in Theban Sorcery for finding and
gaining access to his consecrated prey (this bonus
applies to the Intimidate, Persuasion, Socialise,
Subterfuge, Athletics, Stealth and Larceny skills, but
not to Disciplines). However, if the Sanctified gains
access to the prey and does not feed during one of
these nights, the ritual ends at once.
Offering: The first point of vitae gained from the
designated prey.
Consign to Dust (Theban Sorcery ⚫⚫)
This ritual allows the Sanctified to destroy
evidence left by a messy feeding (read: dead bodies).
The roll to activate the ritual is penalised by the
target’s Stamina. The ritual causes the body to rot
within moments; if the number of successes equals
or exceeds the target’s Size, it turns to dust at once.
Even a lesser number of successes will make the
body appear as if it had been dead for a long time,
and it will certainly erase any evidence of
exsanguination or bite marks.
Offering: The vampire must shed a point of vitae
onto the body as a penance for killing instead of
simply feeding.
Divine Prey (Theban Sorcery ⚫⚫)
This ritual is mainly useful for Sanctified who
find themselves stranded in unknown surroundings
and need food (because the ritual, like all Theban
Sorcery, doesn’t require a Vitae expenditure, it is
very useful for Elders awakening from torpor), or for
vampires with very specific tastes. The vampire
names a type of prey in broad terms (no more than
an adjective plus a noun at most, and the terms of
description must be purely physical, e.g. children,
old women, Africans), and if a suitable target is
within a number of miles equal to the ritual’s
successes, the vampire is aware of the direction he
has to travel in to get there for a number of hours
equal to his Resolve. The ritual can only detect
human prey, however, and it cannot seek out specific
humans or detect whether there are safeguards in
place that make getting to the prey difficult. Only the
closest prey at the moment of casting is detected,
and even if the prey moves and another is now
closer, the vampire’s divination remains locked on
the first prey.
Offering: Any small item intended to bring
divine favour or aid (e.g. a rosary, an image of a
saint, or a small crucifix)
Hair Shirt (Theban Sorcery ⚫⚫)
This ritual makes a target’s clothes chafe and
irritate the skin, serving as a great distraction. The
roll to activate the ritual is penalised by the target’s
Composure, and the effects last for a number of
hours equal to the successes rolled. On an
extraordinary success, the ritual lasts for a number of
nights equal to the successes. While the ritual is in
effect, the target has trouble focusing and only gains
+2 dice instead of the usual +3 dice when expending
a point of Willpower, or +1 to Defence or resistance
traits instead of the usual +2. Additionally, if the
ritual persists over several days, the target can only
regain Willpower through resting if a
Stamina+Composure roll is passed.
Offering: A piece of skin the vampire must flay
off himself, inflicting 1 point of bashing damage.
Light of Longinus (Theban Sorcery ⚫⚫)
The Damned fear fire, which is purportedly why
this ritual was granted to their ranks. If cast
successfully, candles burn with a pale white flame
that is cold to the touch and does not set anything
alight, but provides illumination as if it was truly
alight. The flame can also be used to light incense,
which will burn in a cold flame and give off smoke
normally. Flames created by this ritual will not cause
Rötschreck or damage, and they last until sunrise,
until the material is burned up, or until they’re
smothered (yes, they still need air). The ritual can
light any number of candles and torches, provided
the vampire has line of sight to them and takes a
penalty equal to the size of the area he wants to
illuminate (use Haven Size dots for reference – a -4
penalty would be enough to light all the candles in a
cathedral, while a -1 penalty only lights the candles
around the altar. The sorcerer may deliberately
decide which candles not to light). Since candles
will start burning at a word, the effect can be quite
impressive.
Offering: A combustible object, usually a candle
or torch.
Mark of the Leper (Theban Sorcery ⚫⚫)
The target's Stamina+Resilience (if active) is
subtracted from the activation roll. If the ritual is
cast successfully, the target receives physical
deformities (rashes, pustules, mottled skin, stench)
that reduce the Presence attribute by 1 per success
(this penalty is not applied when using the
Intimidation skill). The lowered Presence "heals"
like lethal damage (vampires must expend Vitae to
heal it). If the sorcerer scores an extraordinary
success, the attribute damage heals like aggravated
damage (again, vampires must expend Vitae and
follow the usual rules for aggravated damage).
Offering:A handful of dirt that must be cast at the
target.
Oath of the Paladin (Theban Sorcery ⚫⚫)
A Sanctified swears a holy oath to discharge one
service. While he is under the oath, the Sanctified
may resist attempts to supernaturally coerce him to
violate the terms of his oath with a successful
Resolve+Composure roll (e.g. a Sanctified who has
sworn to protect his Bishop will make this roll when
another vampire tries to Dominate him into standing
aside). A successful roll merely allows the Paladin to
resist a compulsion for one turn, and he must roll
again the following turn if the compulsion persists.
If the power used on the paladin already allows
Resolve+Composure rolls, the Paladin may simply
reroll them, but if any modifiers apply to the roll, the
reroll takes the same modifiers. Additionally,
whenever the Paladin fulfils the terms of his oath, he
may regain Willpower just as if he had satisfied his
Vice (1 point per scene).
If the Paladin violates the terms of his oath, he
suffers a -2 penalty to all rolls until the term of
service ends, or until he somehow repents for his
violation (e.g. by rectifying the damage he has
caused by violating his oath, or if he receives
absolution). Oaths are usually only sworn for a
limited duration. A typical oath might be “I will
protect the Bishop during his journey to London.”
Only one oath may be sworn at a time.
Offering: A dagger emblazoned with the icon of
the Lancea Sanctum, the spear-tipped cross.
Sense Guilt (Theban Sorcery ⚫⚫)
Submitted by Lorotaman Jedi on 28th April 2008,
with alterations by Wordweaver05.
Everyone has sinned before – but everyone feels
differently about which Commandments they broke.
A married man may feel immensely guilty about
taking a look at a particularly beautiful girl that just
walked past him – another may just not care about
cheating his wife yet again. But maybe the second
man agonizes about that extra beer that he thought
he could smuggle in a shoplift.
The caster can only target humans – vampires,
with their tortured, fractured souls, don’t make
adequate subjects for this ritual. Also, the target
must be in the line of sight. The caster prays a small
prayer, and, if the roll is successful, the caster
immediately knows which Commandment makes the
subject feel the more guilty. The subject may have
not broken it, but at least thought about it, pondering
his chances. The caster, at first, doesn’t know what
specific event brought guilt to that particular human.
The more successes, though, the more the vampire
will know about the (potential) sin. The
Commandments can be found at: Exodus, 20:3-4; 7-
8; 12-17.
Offering: A piece of paper with the name of the
subject written on it. It must be moistened with holy
water while the caster chants the prayer.
Variant: Instead of one of the ten
commandments, just use the Vice system.
Shepherd’s Crook (Theban Sorcery ⚫⚫)
This ritual turns a wooden stick (it doesn’t have
to be an actual shepherd’s crook, though using one
adds +2 dice to the casting rolls) into a weapon
capable of paralysing mortals with a touch. The
weapon has no effect upon Kindred and other
supernatural creatures, though ghouls, proximi,
wolf-blooded and similar minor, human
supernaturals are still affected. If the ritual is
successful, the caster may touch mortals with the
stick (normal attack rules apply, though armour does
not impede this attack), and instead of suffering
damage, the mortal loses Dexterity dots. If Dexterity
falls to zero, the target becomes paralysed. Dexterity
is recovered like Bashing damage. The stick may
only be used for a number of attacks equal to the
ritual’s successes, and then turns to dust. If any
attacks are left unused at the end of the scene, the
weapon is destroyed, and the extra attacks wasted.
Offering: A wooden weapon (usually a
quarterstaff, though a baton or even a twig wound
around a fist like some sort of soft brass knuckles
can be used).
Shroud of Longinus (Theban Sorcery ⚫⚫)
This ritual allows the sorcerer to project an aura
of preternatural darkness, either to facilitate hunting
or to frighten mortals. Light sources within the area
of effect appear to become dim and barely suffice to
illuminate their surroundings any more, robbing
mortals of their sight while leaving vampires
unaffected. The roll to activate the ritual is penalised
by the size of the location the vampire intends to
shroud in darkness (use Haven sizes as a guideline).
All visual perception rolls are at -2 dice (-3 dice if an
extraordinary success was scored upon activating the
ritual), and Stealth rolls made by vampires gain +2
dice (+3 dice upon an extraordinary success). The
target area remains dark for one scene.
Offering: A black cloth.
Withhold the Spark of Life (Theban
Sorcery ⚫⚫)
This ritual seems to be mainly practised by
Sanctified of the Dammitic creed. It allows the
sorcerer to briefly suspend the animation of an entity
that received its animating force solely via a spell,
Numen, Discipline, or other supernatural ability (this
rules out vampires, which are not created through
the use of Disciplines, and revenants, because the
motive power is the spirit, not a spell or Numen. A
corpse-riding ghost or spirit would find its
movement suspended, however. Claimed creatures
or objects are completely unaffected). The roll to
activate the ritual is penalised by the Resistance,
Resolve or relevant Discipline/Arcanum/Rite dots of
the entity who created the animated creature,
whichever is highest. If the ritual is successful, the
target becomes inanimate for a number of turns
equal to the ritual’s successes. The sorcerer must
touch the target within a number of turns equal to his
Theban Sorcery dots after completing the ritual, or
its effects are wasted.
Component: A clay tablet about the size of a
palm with the Hebrew word “life” on it.
Anoint Offering (Theban Sorcery ⚫⚫⚫)
This ritual prepares the offering for another
Theban sorcery ritual, increasing the potence of that
ritual. When an anointed offering is used in another
Theban sorcery ritual, all rolls to activate the ritual
using the anointed offering receive a +2 die bonus.
The bonus only remains effective for one casting, as
the offering is consumed during the casting.
Offering: Scented olive oil specially made for
anointing ceremonies. If the offering to be blessed
cannot be anointed (e.g. if it is a liquid, or if it is too
hot), this ritual cannot be used on it.
Bear the Torment (Theban Sorcery ⚫⚫⚫)
The roll to activate this ritual, which can only
affect Kindred, is penalised by the target’s Resolve.
If cast successfully, the target cannot voluntarily
enter torpor for a number of hours equal to the
successes. If the sorcerer scores an extraordinary
success, the target cannot voluntarily enter torpor for
a number of days equal to the successes except by
starving itself into torpor. This ritual is usually used
during interrogation in order to prevent a kindred
from stalling by escaping into torpor.
Offering: a few drops of vitae smeared on the
target’s eyelids.
Cast Out the Unclean Spirit (Theban
Sorcery ⚫⚫⚫)
This ritual allows the Sanctified to free the
possessed of their tormentors. It works against
mages possessing individuals, against vampires
using Dominate 5, against ghosts, and against spirits.
Both Urged and Ridden may be freed using this
ritual, but Claimed cannot be restored by it.
The roll to activate the ritual is contested by the
possessing entity’s Resolve+Blood Potency. If the
entity in question is a spirit, all rolls also suffer a
penalty equal to its Rank. If the ritual is successful,
the possessing entity (or its influence) is transferred
to the offering and may not voluntarily leave or shift
its power to a different target until the normal
duration of its possession power has ended, or until
the offering dies. If the possessor attempts to exit or
remove its influence prematurely, he must score a
number of successes equal to the ritual’s successes
on a Resolve+Composure roll. If the possessor is
capable of possessing the offering (e.g. a vampire
who is cast out into a pig and also has Animalism 4),
he may choose to continue to do so once the ritual
wears off.
Offering: A living pig. The animal is usually
restrained to prevent the possessor from wreaking
havoc with its new host. The offering is not
consumed by the ritual as such, but the stress caused
by the spiritual transfer usually causes heart failure
within a few hours, and the high adrenalin levels and
stress hormones make the meat nearly unpalatable.
Cold Heart (Theban Sorcery ⚫⚫⚫)
This ritual makes a character incapable of
empathy. Rolls to activate the ritual are contested by
the target’s Composure+Blood Potency. If the ritual
is successful, the character only rolls a chance die on
all Empathy-related rolls for a number of hours
equal to the sorcerer’s Resolve. If one of these
chance rolls botches, the victim interprets that social
situation in the worst possible way, and probably
acts on this interpretation as well.
If an extraordinary success is scored when
activating the ritual, the victim suffers under the
ritual’s effects until a number of sunsets equal to the
successes has passed.
Offering: A glass bead.
Curse of Sloth (Theban Sorcery ⚫⚫⚫)
The roll to activate this ritual is penalised by the
target’s Resolve. If the ritual is successful, the target
does not rise the following night, and does not
immediately notice its failure to do so (unless, for
example, it sees the date on the newspaper). The
target may still be roused normally by disturbances
while it is under the curse, and if it does not go to
daysleep at all (i.e. for some reason the vampire
remains active throughout the next day), the ritual is
wasted. If an extraordinary success is scored on the
ritual, the victim fails to rise for a number of nights
equal to the successes.
Offering: a piece of a shroud (the shroud must be
acquired from an actual grave).
Dark Blessing (Theban Sorcery ⚫⚫⚫)
This ritual is the beneficial counterpart to the
Malediction of Despair. It can only be cast on
Kindred or ghouls, and provides them with a number
of extra dice equal to the successes that they can use
for actions described in the blessing (e.g. "Go forth
and conquer" allows dice to be used for combat-
related rolls, "You shall resist the Beast tonight"
means the dice can be used for frenzy rolls, and so
on. Bonus dice cannot be used for Disciplines,
Humanity or degeneration rolls). Each bonus die can
only be used once, one person can only be under one
blessing, and the blessing ends at sunrise.
Offering: Some wine or blood (if the blessed is a
Kindred; the blood need not be vitae) that must be
drunk by the blessed.
Divine Weapon (Theban Sorcery ⚫⚫⚫)
This ritual allows the sorcerer to mystically hide
a melee weapon (typically a sword or lance, as these
weapons are associated with saints). The roll to
activate the ritual is penalised by the weapon’s Size.
Once the ritual is complete, the weapon disappears,
and it cannot be detected by any means – it really is
not present any more. However, the sorcerer may
recall the weapon with a reflexive action, having it
materialise at his side in a shaft of light. The sorcerer
may not run in the turn when he recalls the weapon,
though he gets his Defence normally. A sorcerer may
only have one weapon hidden at any one time.
Offering: An amulet bearing the icon of the saint
or angel associated with the weapon, which must be
made of silver or gold (Resources 2 to acquire)
False Prophet (Theban Sorcery ⚫⚫⚫)
This ritual is subject to a lot of debate among the
Sanctified. Many believe it is the Lord’s prerogative
to know the future, while others point to pagan seers
in the employ of biblical figures as proof that
predicting the future cannot be a bad things as such.
The first group of Sanctified may use this ritual to
hinder another’s vision of the future.
The roll to activate this ritual is penalised by the
target’s Composure. If the ritual is successful,
whenever the target next attempts to predict the
future, he must score a number of successes that
exceeds this ritual’s successes. If she does not, she
still receives a vision of the future, but it is flawed in
important ways. Even worse, the false vision applies
to both the visionary and his target, so if somebody
attempts to foresee the target’s future, they face the
same difficulty. If different prophets try to foresee
the same event involving a target marked by False
Prophet, they all see the flawed vision until it has
come to pass, but any other visions are not affected.
A flawed vision of the future twists its meaning.
A sought sanctuary may actually be somebody else’s
sanctuary, an artefact may be differently guarded
than foreseen, a foreseen betrayal may actually be
somebody else’s betrayal or even an offer of
friendship, or the timing may be off, invariably
meaning the recipient of the vision arrives on the
scene at the wrong time. Any bonuses normally
granted by a vision of the future do not apply to a
tainted vision, but instead become a penalty as the
recipient of the vision enters the scene with false
assumptions.
Offering: A smoke-blackened lens.
Fast (Theban Sorcery ⚫⚫⚫)
This ritual is normally used as a means of
penance. It may also be used as an attack, in that
case it is resisted by the target’s Resolve+Blood
Potency. If the ritual is successful, the target is
unable to ingest blood of any kind for a number of
nights equal to the successes. Some Kindred
voluntarily enter torpor when this ritual has been
cast on them, while others have allies standing by in
case they fail to rise because of lack of blood. The
ritual isn’t completely reliable, as it merely creates a
strong sense of disgust at the mere thought of blood,
it doesn’t render the Kindred incapable of ingesting
blood. However, only a frenzying beast can override
this disgust, so forcing oneself to frenzy near a blood
supply is the only way to escape the ritual’s enforced
penance.
Offering: A white linen cloth.
Gift of Tongues (Theban Sorcery ⚫⚫⚫)
This ritual allows the sorcerer to gift a group of
people, including himself, with the ability to speak,
read, and comprehend any human language. The roll
to activate this ritual is penalised by the number of
recipients beyond the first (e.g. a normal roll if the
sorcerer only wants to send his gift to one person, a
roll at -1 if 2 people are to be gifted, and so on). Any
kind of sentient creature can benefit from this ritual,
and its effects last for one scene.
Offering: Holy water that must be dabbed on
recipients’ ears, eyes, and lips.
Hunger of the Sinner (Theban Sorcery ⚫⚫⚫)
Submitted by Lorotaman Jedi on 28th April 2008,
with alterations by Wordweaver05.
The wrath of the Holiest manifests itself as a
cruel revenge for the subject’s feeding necessities.
Only vampires can be targeted by this ritual, and the
subject must be within line of sight of the caster so
that the ritual can work. After the ritual is cast, every
point of blood that the subject drains from a victim
(be it animal, human or Kindred) will be
automatically transformed into sand inside his
mouth, wasting it.
A contested roll is made to activate this ritual,
pitting the sorcerer’s
Intelligence+Academics+Theban Sorcery against the
subject’s Resolve+Blood Potency. Resisting this
power is a reflexive action. The ritual lasts for 1
night per success (excess success).
Offering: A handful of sand, which the caster
puts in his mouth and swallows, along with 1 point
of Vitae (that can be his own).
Icarian Vessel (Theban Sorcery ⚫⚫⚫)
This ritual provides the Sanctified with a means
of storing a reserve of inner fortitude. If the ritual is
cast successfully, the sorcerer can store a number of
Willpower points equal to his successes in a
religious icon (mostly a spear pendant, a rosary, or a
small bible). The Sanctified may then at any time
withdraw this Willpower reserve from the item by
touching it in a reflexive action (one hand must be
free to do so; wearing the item or having it in one’s
pocket is not sufficient), destroying it in the process.
All Willpower points are transferred at once, and if
the Sanctified may not currently take them all (e.g.
because he has lost less Willpower than are stored in
the icon), any unused Willpower is simply lost. Any
character with at least one dot of Theban sorcery can
use the vessel. The Willpower transferred from the
vessel is normal in every respect.
The ritual seems to be less effective when used
by members of the Icarian bloodline. Icarians can
use Icarian vessels normally, but when they create
vessels they cannot imbue them with Willpower
points generated by their Constance Discipline. Only
Willpower generated through fulfilling virtues,
vices, or attaining goals can be imbued into a vessel
by an Icarian.
Offering: A small religious icon that is destroyed
when the Willpower is withdrawn.
Impart (Theban Sorcery ⚫⚫⚫)
This ritual allows the sorcerer to imprint a
Theban Sorcery ritual on a parchment. By reading
out the parchment, anybody may then activate the
ritual, paying the usual Willpower point and utilising
the usual offering. It is not possible, however, to
learn the ritual from the parchment alone. The roll to
successfully imprint a ritual is penalised by the
imparted ritual’s dots, and when the ritual is
activated, the reading character uses his own
Intelligence+Academics+Theban Sorcery (even if
the character does not have Theban Sorcery at all, he
may attempt to activate the ritual using
Intelligence+Academics). Because the character
must actually read out the ritual, he loses his
Defence while casting.
Offering: A scroll of parchment made from a
lamb less than a year old. The parchment crumbles
to ash once the last word has been read out.
Lend Faith (Theban Sorcery ⚫⚫⚫)
The sorcerer casting this ritual enables another
Sanctified to use the caster's Willpower for the
purposes of powering a Theban ritual by praying.
Once the caster has accumulated enough successes,
the beneficiary of the ritual may withdraw a number
of Willpower points up to the successes of the Lend
Faith ritual. The ritual's effects fade once the lender
stops praying (in combat, the prayer ends once the
caster takes an action or dodges).
Offering: A small palm leaf.
Menetekel (Theban Sorcery ⚫⚫⚫)
This ritual causes writing to appear at a point of
the sorcerer's choosing (the range is unlimited), but
the sorcerer must have seen the place before. He
does not need to view the place where the writing
appears, but it only persists until dawn, and the
writing can only appear during the night (so if a
sorcerer wants a menetekel on the other side of the
globe, he has to get up during the day to cast the
ritual). The writing appears to be in blood.
The roll for the ritual is somewhat special,
because the writing starts to appear once the sorcerer
has garnered three successes. For every additional
success, one word appears, and the sorcerer may
keep writing until he either does not score any more
successes on his Intelligence+Academics+Theban
Sorcery rolls or his message is finished.
Offering: A tablet of the material the writing
should be appear on with the intended message on it,
written in blood (this does not have to be vampiric
vitae).
Paladin's Damned Crusade (Theban
Sorcery ⚫⚫⚫)
Submitted by BlackSpiralKnight on 1st January
2008, with alterations by Wordweaver05.
This ritual grants a melee weapon the ability to
deal damage that feels like fire or sunlight to
vampires for one scene, dealing aggravated damage
up to its damage bonus and the normal damage for
any remaining successes (e.g. a sword (+3) can
inflict 1-3 aggravated damage to vampires on a hit
with 1-3 successes, but every success after the third
only scores lethal damage, as is normal for a sword).
The blade seems to shimmer and glow while the
ritual is in effect, and its appearance reminds
vampires so strongly of fire that even the wielder
must pass a Resolve+Composure roll after
performing the ritual to to avoid dropping the
weapon in an onset of Rötschreck. The ritual's effect
lasts for one scene or until the sorcerer lets go of the
weapon, whichever comes first. The ritual roll is
penalised by the damage bonus of the weapon.
Offering: The weapon, which crumbles to dust
once the ritual ends.
Shield of Righteousness (Theban Sorcery
⚫⚫⚫)
This ritual protects the user from Heathen magics
(i.e. any supernatural power except for Theban
Sorcery). When such a power is used on the shielded
Sanctified, the roll is penalised by the Sanctified's
dots in Theban Sorcery, in addition to all other
penalties. The Shield of Righteousness dissipates
once it has fended off a number of attacks equal to
the ritual's successes or at sunrise, whichever comes
first.
Offering: A small crucifix.
Skin of Evil (Theban Sorcery ⚫⚫⚫)
This ritual can only be used on mortals (ghouls
are exempt because they are already tainted by the
Curse, but mages, proximi, sleepwalkers and wolf-
blooded are not), and is resisted by
Resolve+Supernatural Resistance.
If the ritual is successful, the target is bound by the
same restrictions to Social dice pools as vampires
until the next sunset (i.e. their Social dice pools
cannot exceed their Morality stat).
Offering: A small strip of skin (usually leather or
parchment)
Slave to Sin (Theban Sorcery ⚫⚫⚫)
The ritual inflicts the Daeva clan weakness on a
mortal or ghoul, so that that mortal will know the
depths of depravity he can sink to. The activation
roll is contested by the victim's Composure, and the
ritual's effects last until sunrise.
Offering: Some holy water that must be spilled
on the ground.
Stoning (Theban Sorcery ⚫⚫⚫)
This offensive ritual causes the victim to suffer
blows from an invisible source, just as if it was
being pelted with stones. The sorcerer casts the ritual
on a fist-sized rock and then throws it at his target. If
the ritual is successful and the stone hits, the target
suffers a number of additional points of bashing
damage equal to the ritual’s success.
Offering: A fist-sized rock.
Temple Ward (Theban Sorcery ⚫⚫⚫)
Contrary to its name, this ritual may be used on
any enclosed room, though it is mostly used on a
Sanctified temple during a ceremony. The ritual sees
its most widespread use in busy cities where the
Sanctified conduct rituals in areas that could be open
to the public at other times.
The roll to activate the ritual is penalised by the
size of the room to be warded (use Haven Size dots;
the ritual only wards a single room, though that is
usually enough to prevent entry into churches as
they’re essentially one large hall), and the sorcerer
must be inside the area. If the ritual is successful,
any attempt to dissuade mortals from entering the
temple while the ward is in effect gains a number of
bonus dice equal to the ritual’s successes, as simple
“no entry” signs or guards seem to exude a palpable
air of authority, and mortals feel like trespassers no
matter what rights they normally have to enter the
warded space. While an area is warded, even a
cardboard sign or closed door requires a contested
roll of the mortal’s Resolve+Composure against the
ritual's successes, and the mortal can only enter or
even remain if he scores more successes. Open doors
or windows that aren’t at least stained glass or
shrouded with curtains negate the requisite roll
unless a guard is posted within sight of the mortal.
The ward lasts until sunrise or until the sorcerer has
left the warded area, whichever comes first.
Offering: A blessing written on a piece of
parchment that must be affixed to the main entrance
of the room.
Tobit's Curse (Theban Sorcery ⚫⚫⚫)
This ritual strikes the target blind. The number of
successes becomes a penalty to all rolls requiring
visual perception for a number of turns equal to the
sorcerer's Wits. If the ritual scores an extraordinary
success, the penalty must be healed like bashing
damage instead (for vampires, 1 vitae removes 2
points of penalty). The activation roll is penalised by
the target's Stamina.
Offering: A pinch of fresh bird's droppings (less
than a day old).
Veil of the Grave (Theban Sorcery ⚫⚫⚫)
Submitted by darker_dreams on 14th April 2007,
with alterations by Wordweaver05.
Upon completion of this ritual the vampire’s aura
dims, made fainter by the pall of death. This is an
enhancement of the effect that is visible in all
Vampire’s auras – the normal faint, washed-out
aspect taken to the level that it becomes difficult to
discern any significant features.
For the remainder of the night all rolls to
perceive the character’s aura are penalized by the
successes on this ritual.
Offering: The sacrifice for this ritual is a shroud
in which a human corpse was buried.
Ward of Longinus (Theban Sorcery ⚫⚫⚫)
Just as the Damned may receive the blessings of
the Almighty in the form of Theban rituals, they
may be held at bay by the divine radiance. Once this
ritual has been successfully activated, the sorcerer
keeps rolling Intelligence+Academics+Theban
Sorcery as an Instant action each turn. The number
of successes is subtracted from any attempt to harm
the sorcerer, serving as some sort of armour. The
ritual’s effects wax and wane with the fervor of the
Sanctified’s prayers, so it may sometimes be very
effective, and sometimes offer almost no protection
at all. The ritual only affects Kindred and ghouls,
and it ends once a roll is failed or the sorcerer
decides to stop praying.
Offering: A blessed crucifix that must be held
aloft.
Ward Off the Avenging Angel (Theban
Sorcery ⚫⚫⚫)
This somewhat misleadingly named ritual
protects an area with an invisible barrier from
entities attempting to enter in Twilight. The roll to
activate the ritual is penalised by the Size of the
warded area (use Haven Size dots). If the ritual is
successful, any entity attempting to enter the warded
area in Twilight must score more successes in a
Power roll than were rolled for the ritual. An entity
may only attempt entry a number of times each night
equal to its Resistance. In the entity is a mage or
vampire in Twilight, roll Resolve+Gnosis or Blood
Potency to overcome the barrier, and a number of
attempts equal to Composure may be made. Even if
one creature manages to enter the area, the ward
remains in effect. It also does not prevent creatures
from leaving the area, or from crossing the border in
the Shadow and then returning to Twilight, or from
teleporting in some way.
Offering: Lamb’s blood must be daubed onto the
main entrance to the warded premises. The blood
turns to ash once the ritual ends.
Wither (Theban Sorcery ⚫⚫⚫)
The roll to activate this ritual is penalised by the
target’s Stamina (+Resilience, if active), and the
caster must be close to enough to be able strike the
target (this distance includes the caster’s movement).
If the ritual is successful, the target loses a number
of Dexterity and/or Strength points equal to the
successes scored. The caster decides how to
distribute the penalties. If either attribute drops to 0,
the target becomes helpless. The withering heals like
bashing damage. If the sorcerer scores an
exceptional success, it heals like lethal damage
instead.
Offering: A handful of ashes.
Seal of Phanuel (Theban Sorcery ⚫⚫⚫)
Submitted by darker_dreams on 14th April 2007,
with alterations by Wordweaver05.
The Sorcerer places a bright sigil over their aura,
making all but the most determined of observers
look away. For the duration of the night, an
individual who wishes to read the subject’s aura
must spend a Willpower point before they can roll.
Offering: The sacrifice for this ritual is a disk of
pure gold that has reflected the noonday sun.
Wolves among the Herd (Theban Sorcery
⚫⚫⚫)
This ritual can only be cast on vampires, and its
activation roll is penalised by the target's Resolve.
Under the effect of the ritual, a vampire is compelled
to seek out multiple victims instead of draining just
one. This has the two following effects:
After the first point of blood drained from a
vessel, the vampire must make a
Resolve+Composure roll to continue draining the
same victim. This roll suffers a penalty equal to the
number of points after the first that have already
been drained from that vessel by the vampire in that
night. The vampire is free to continue to slake his
thirst on another vessel, though the same restrictions
apply. Once the vampire fails a Resolve+Composure
roll, he becomes incapable of draining any more
blood from that vessel in that night.
When the ritual is used on a frenzied vampire, he
may begin rolling Resolve+Composure to end the
frenzy after draining the first point of blood from a
victim. These rolls benefit from a +1 bonus for every
point after the first that has already been drained
from the victim. If the vampire accumulates 4
successes on these rolls, he releases the victim,
though the frenzy as such does not end - the vampire
merely seeks out a new victim, even if that means
leaving the presence of the current victim.
The effects of this ritual last for a number of
hours equal to the successes. If the ritual was
activated with an extraordinary success, it lasts for a
number of nights equal to the successes.
 Offering: A strip of linen or silk that was used to
wipe blood off of a vampire's mouth.
Absolution (Theban Sorcery ⚫⚫⚫⚫)
This rare ritual is reserved for the Sanctified
Paladins, and any misuse will be harshly punished
by the Church of Longinus. Sometimes Sanctified
have to perform duties that are so horrible that their
souls disintegrate under the weight of the curse, and
they come ever closer to the Beast. This ritual offers
consolation, if it is performed for the paladin before
sunrise after his deed. The roll to activate the ritual
is penalised by the number of Humanity dots the
subject has lost since the last sunset, and it cannot be
used on subjects with a Humanity rating of 8 or
higher. If the ritual is performed successfully, the
subject may repeat one failed Degeneration roll (e.g.
if a paladin killed a mortal and suffered Humanity
loss and, possibly, a derangement, he may repeat the
roll and regains his Humanity if it is successful). The
sorcerer cannot use the ritual on himself. As the
ritual only allows repeat rolls, it is useless against
hardened Beasts (players the ST deems to act
without true remorse) or diablerists. If the ritual is
activated with an extraordinary success, the subject
may repeat all Degeneration rolls he failed since the
last sunset, as long as the above restrictions apply.
Offering: A piece of a relic (the relic needs not
be the remains of an actual saint, but it has to be
from a truly devout man of the Faith (Morality 8+)
who was well-respected in his community). Mostly a
bone or a piece of a vestment are used.
Angel's Flight (Theban Sorcery ⚫⚫⚫⚫)
Submitted by Qcks on April 26th 2007, with
alterations by Wordweaver05.
Though not particularly conducive to the
Masquerade, this ritual allows a sorcerer to fly. Only
a single success is required to activate this ritual;
each success grants the sorcerer a single point of
flight speed. This ritual lasts one hour per dot of
Theban Sorcery or until sunrise, whichever comes
first. On an extraordinary success, flight speed is
doubled. No action is required to fly, and if rendered
torpid, the sorcerer will slowly float downwards
until he touches the ground. A sorcerer who is
destroyed while airborne drops like a stone. By
spending an Instant action to concentrate, the
sorcerer may double his flight speed.
Offering: A candle made from the tallow of
flying animals.
Ashes to Ashes (Theban Sorcery ⚫⚫⚫⚫)
The sorcerer turns his body into ashes, just as if
he had been burnt (not more than would fit in an
urn), and immediately slips into torpor. The ashes
are unaffected by fire or sunlight, and all other
effects of torpor apply normally. If the ashes are
scattered more than Resolve feet apart, however, the
vampire suffers an appropriate number of points of
aggravated damage (e.g. if half the ashes are
scattered, he loses half the number of health dots he
had when he was scattered to aggravated damage).
The vampire may reform once torpor ends, but if he
the ashes are confined in too small a volume, he will
suffer a number of boxes of lethal damage equal to
the Durability of his confinement, plus a number of
additional lethal damage boxes equal to the
confinements Structure, dealing 1 point of Structure
damage to the confinement for each Health box
marked in the process until the confinement is
shattered or the vampire is destroyed. The vampire
will always reform from the largest portion of ashes
(roll randomly if there are equal-sized portions).
If the ashes are drenched in potent vitae, the
torpor may be interrupted prematurely, and any other
blood potent enough to feed the torpid vampire can
be used to heal damage as normal.
Offering: The vampire must dress in a burial
shroud, receive the last rites and have a source of
flame touched to his body, dealing at least 1 point of
aggravated damage in the process. If the ritual can’t
be started in the turn after the vampire was burnt
(e.g. because of Frenzy), the offering is wasted.
Bless Vow (Theban Sorcery ⚫⚫⚫⚫)
This ritual works similarly to the Oath of the
Paladin, but the Sanctified allows another Kindred to
take the oath rather than take it himself. More than
one Kindred may be sworn in at the same time, at a
-1 penalty for each Kindred beyond the first. The
vow will not take if the Kindred swearing it is under
supernatural compulsion, and all Kindred must
swear the same oath.
It is technically possible to allow non-Sanctified
Kindred to swear an oath using this ritual, but it is
very, very rare, and most non-Sanctified Kindred
that have this honour bestowed upon them are at
least devout Christians (or Muslims or Jews).
Offering: One dagger emblazoned with the
emblem of the Lancea Sanctum for each participant,
and a crucifix with the same emblem for the
sorcerer.
Break the Bread (Theban Sorcery ⚫⚫⚫⚫)
The vampire casts this ritual over a vessel, be it
animal or human, and it can only be cast in the
presence of at least one other vampire. The number
of successes then upgrades the vessel's blood's
strength for feeding purposes. Four successes allow
a BP 4 vampire to feed on animal blood, while 7
successes allow a BP 7+ vampire to do so as well. If
the vessel is human, 4 successes allow a BP 7+
vampire to feed from a human vessel.
The vessel's blood doesn't become more potent
through the ritual (so a mammal still has only 1/2 its
health levels in blood points, a fish would have 1/4,
and plasma bags 1/8, even though the blood can now
nourish very potent vampires). Additionally, the
blood must be shared - all vampires invited to the
feast must get at least 1 BP, and the shared blood
must be distributed as evenly is possible. If sharing
isn't possible (e.g. because of too little blood to go
around), or if somebody is too greedy, the blood
turns to ash in the participants' mouths.
Offering: A cup or chalice that is passed around
to drink the blood out of.
Curse of Renunciation (Theban Sorcery
⚫⚫⚫⚫)
This ritual forces a mortal victim to act in a
specific way in a specific situation for a number of
times equal to the successes, or until the next
sunrise. The caster must tell the victim what he will
do (the classic example is "You will deny knowing
me three times before sunrise"), and the victim will
comply if the ritual, which is penalised by the
target's Resolve, is successful. If the victim's life is
severely endangered by the ritual's effects (e.g. the
order was "Turn the other cheek," and he is attacked
by a raving lunatic), the victim can try shaking off
the ritual's effect by making a Resolve roll with a +3
bonus against the ritual's successes.
Offering: A coin.
Dedicate (Theban Sorcery ⚫⚫⚫⚫)
This ritual can only be cast on a Christian place
of worship. The number of successes determines the
number of months before the dedication must be
repeated (on an exceptional success, the dedication
need not be repeated until a number of years equal to
the successes have passed). On dedicated ground, all
rolls to activate Theban Sorcery are granted a bonus
of +1 die (on an exceptional success, the bonus
becomes +2).
Offering: A cross of Longinus (a spear-tipped
cross) made from silver.
Guardian Angel (Theban Sorcery ⚫⚫⚫⚫)
The ritual enchants the statue of an angel, which
is then capable of becoming animate for a short
time. The Sanctified may determine a number of
trigger conditions and action equal to his Wits when
enchanting the statue (common triggers and actions
are “Slay any creature that enters my sanctuary
during the day” and “Slay any creature that damages
you”). The angel becomes animate for up to one
scene, and will fulfill its task to the best of its
abilities. The angel may become animate a number
of times equal to the ritual’s successes, but if
multiple triggers are present during the same scene,
only one animation is used up. The angel recovers 1
point of Willpower between animations, and one
additional point if it fulfills its task, but it cannot
restore damage, and it will always attempt to return
to its post before becoming inanimate again. The
angel has the following statistics (Size depends on
the statue, but may not be higher than 7; the angel
uses whatever weapon the statue has, or strikes with
its fists):
Attributes: Power 4, Finesse 2, Resistance 4
Willpower: 8
Initiative: 6
Defence: 2
Speed: 9 (Species Factor 5)
Size: 5
Corpus: 9
Attack: Unarmed (7 dice, bashing), Sword (9
dice, lethal)
Special Qualities: Immune to wound penalties,
bleeding to death, and unconsciousness, armour (1
for a wooden statue, 2 for a stone statue, 3 for a
metal statue), can only be destroyed by filling its
Corpus monitor with aggravated damage.
Offering: an illuminated scroll bearing the image
of an angel. The scroll must have been painted by a
devout mortal monk (Morality 8+).
He Who Is Without Sin (Theban Sorcery
⚫⚫⚫⚫)
This ritual is unusually versatile and a great boon
in the arsenal of the Sanctified, both inside their
church and when interacting with outsiders. If the
ritual is cast successfully, any action taken against
the sorcerer in his presence is penalised by the
ritual’s successes if the character attempting it would
either fulfil his Vice by acting (fulfilling a Virtue at
the same time does not avert the penalty), or if that
character has gained Willpower through fulfilling his
Vice since the last sunset. For each roll that might be
affected by the ritual, the character may roll
Composure+Blood Potency, and the ritual’s effect on
that character ends if he scores a number of
successes equal to or higher than the caster’s net
successes in a single roll. The ritual last for one
scene.
Offering: The blood of a virgin.
Example of use: Bishop Wilberforce casts He
Who Is Without Sin before making a speech in front
of other Sanctified. One of the Sanctified, an old
enemy of Wilberforce’s, wants to speak up and
ridicule the Bishop’s arguments. That character’s
Vice is Envy, so he has to roll Composure+Blood
Potency or be affected by the ritual. Another
vampire also wants to speak out against, the bishop,
but he wants to point out a dangerous oversight of
his superior’s plans. His Vice is Sloth, which is
neither related to his action, nor has he acted
slothful since the last sunset, so he can proceed
unhindered.
Mark of Shame (Theban Sorcery ⚫⚫⚫⚫)
The roll to activate this ritual is penalised by the
target’s Composure. While casting, the sorcerer
spells out a sin the victim must have committed on
the victim’s skin (usually on the chest or back, but
the sin can be spelled out on the face as well). If the
ritual is successful, the next time the target commits
that sin the writing starts to burn, inflicting a number
of boxes of lethal damage equal to the ritual’s
successes. Each following turn spent committing the
sin, the writing continues to burn, but the damage is
reduced by 1 each turn until it reaches zero, at which
point the ritual fades. If the target is in a situation
where she might sin again, but refrains from doing
so, the Mark’s successes are simply reduced by one,
until the Mark has faded completely.
Offering: Salt water. The water is used to draw
the sigil.
Example of use: The Sanctified paladin Konde
has been tasked to punish a vampire who has been
randomly killing people when feeding from them.
After capturing and restraining the vampire, Konde
spells out “Thou shalt not kill” on the vampire’s
chest with salt water, finally scoring six successes on
the ritual. When the vampire next kills a target (this
includes draining them so far they are dying), he
suffers six boxes of damage. If the vampire does not
stop at once, he will suffer another five boxes in the
following turn, then four, and so on. If he relents
after the first turn, he still suffers 5 boxes of lethal
damage the next time he starts killing. However, if
the Marked vampire manages to avoid killing six
times in situations in which he could have killed, the
Mark fades without further effect.
Premonition of the Dark Blessing
(Theban Sorcery ⚫⚫⚫⚫)
This powerful ritual is sometimes used to test
candidates for the Embrace, though it is also useful
as an impressive curse that can be used to create a
"fake vampire" to uphold the masquerade. It can
only be cast on mortals or ghouls, and the roll to
activate it is penalised by the target's Composure.
If the ritual is successful, the target gains a
measure of the limitations of being a vampire for a
number of days equal to the successes:
• Upon dawn, they become extremely sleepy,
and must roll Morality to remain awake,
just as if they were vampires. If they sleep,
they must roll Wits+Composure to notice a
disturbance, and must then roll Morality
again to actually wake up. During the day,
all dice pools are limited by Morality.
• The target finds the rays of the sun very
painful, though they do not suffer actual
damage except for a tendency to get
sunburn very quickly. In order to remain in
sunlight, they must roll Resolve+Stamina
with a penalty equal to the damage they
would have suffered from the sunlight if
they had been vampires.
• Targets suffer from a mild version of
Rötschreck that makes them shrink away
from open flames. They roll
Resolve+Composure, though they only
receive half the penalties a vampire would
suffer (rounded up; -1 becomes no penalty,
and -3 and -2 are a penalty of -1, and so
on), and have to score only half of the
successes a vampire would require to
overcome his fear.
• Targets become irritable, responding poorly
to being put under pressure. This is similar
to anger frenzy, although the same
modifiers as for "Rötschreck" apply.
• The targets cannot sleep during the night.
Even at night, their dice pools are limited to
their Morality when interacting with
mortals.
• The targets find ordinary food and drink
distasteful, and must roll
Resolve+Composure to make themselves
eat or drink. If the food is bloody (e.g.
when drinking blood or eating rare steak),
they can eat without rolling.
• The target's canine lengthen and sharpen
slightly, though this effect is usually only
noticeable to those who know the target
intimately.
The ritual may be recast on a mortal who is already
under its effects. Such attempts gain a +2 bonus to
the Theban Sorcery dice pool.
Offering: A vampire's tooth (usually the
prospective sire knocks out one of their fangs; this is
one of the reasons why the ritual is rarely used and
seen as a powerful demonstration of intent).
Reliquary of Banes (Theban Sorcery ⚫⚫⚫⚫)
The sorcerer needs a precious metal reliquary
(Resources 4 to acquire) for this ritual, which must
be performed at noon under a cloudless sky. The
reliquary is placed in the sun so that no shadow
touches it, then the sorcerer starts the ritual. Once
the ritual is complete, the sorcerer must personally
remove the reliquary’s lid. The reliquary stays open
for a number of turns equal to the ritual’s successes,
then it closes at once. It requires a supreme effort of
will to open the reliquary again (1 Willpower point
must be expended, and only a character with Theban
Sorcery 4 is capable of reopening the reliquary. If
the reliquary is smashed instead, the ritual simply
fades without further effect), and if it is opened, true
sunlight will stream from it for a number of turns
equal to the turns the reliquary was open. The
sunlight counts as noon sunlight, and extends at full
strength for a number of yards equal to the sorcerer’s
Willpower dots at the time of the casting. One
quarter damage, rounded down, (calculate after
factoring in the target’s exposure, but before
applying weaknesses like the Mekhets’) is inflicted
at a distance up to twice the original distance, and
there is no effect beyond that (so a Reliquary of
Banes enchanted by a Sanctified with Willpower 7
inflicts 3 dots of aggravated sunlight damage upon
any target up to 7 yards away, and 3/4 damage upon
any target at a range of up to 14 yards, which
becomes 4/4 = 1 point of aggravated damage for any
vampire wearing light clothing (+1 sunlight
damage). Once a reliquary is opened, it cannot be
closed again until its effect is spent, and smashing it
will not affect the burst of sunlight.
Offering: The Sanctified offers up his own flesh
when he opens the reliquary, and may not use Coils
or Disciplines to offset this damage when opening
the reliquary or the ritual fails.
Note: The reliquary is usually used as a threat
by powerful Elders with high levels of Resilience.
When their sanctum is assaulted, they simply pop
open the reliquary and watch their adversaries burn
(of course, they’re advised to hide quickly, or they
will likely burn with them). It’s more of a last-minute
revenge than a weapon, a last strike from a wrathful
God.
Reliquary of Solomon (Theban Sorcery
⚫⚫⚫⚫)
This rare and difficult ritual entraps a spiritual
entity within a specially prepared container. The
caster must be within line of sight to the spirit,
which must be in a Twilight state, and his voice must
reach the spirit, though the spirit does not need to
actually hear or listen to the caster or look at him.
The roll to activate the ritual is penalised by the
spirit’s Rank and resisted by the spirit’s Resistance.
If the ritual succeeds, the spirit is banished into the
container and cannot voluntarily leave it until the
container is broken. The spirit may communicate
with whoever touches the container if it has
appropriate Numina or abilities, but it may not use
any other Numina. Even discorporation will only
mean the spirit reforms inside the container. The
ritual has no effect on Twilight entities that are
neither ghosts nor spirits, e.g. mages in twilight or
quashmallim.
Offering: The container, which must be specially
prepared for each individual spirit, requiring a
number of dots in Occult or Academics (the latter
with an appropriate specialisation) equal to the
spirit’s Rank. Making the container requires a
number of successes in an extended
Intelligence+Crafts roll equal to four plus the spirit’s
Power, with one roll allowed for each opportunity
the caster has in assessing the spirit’s doing (e.g.
examining the bodies of those it has killed, its
anchor, its fetter, or a book detailing a past encounter
with the same spirit). Last but not least, fashioning
the container requires materials like crystal, glass
and precious metals that require four dots of
Resources. Typical containers have Size 2,
Durability 1, and Structure 3.
Sacred Icon (Theban Sorcery ⚫⚫⚫⚫)
This ritual has a similar effect to Consecrate, but
the sorcerer can instead imbue a number of
Willpower points up to the number of his successes
into the icon (usually a crucifix with a dagger tip, the
icon of the Lancea Sanctum, but Greek Orthodox
Sanctified often use small religious paintings, literal
icons). When a sorcerer casts a ritual holding the
icon, he can use the spiritual energy from the icon
instead of his own Willpower (however, this
withdrawal of energy still counts as the caster
spending one point of Willpower, so the first roll
cannot be further enhanced). Once all Willpower
points from the icon are used up, the icon crumbles
to dust.
Offering: A spiritually significant icon (crucifix,
literal icon, picture of a saint, rosary).
Sacrificial Lamb (Theban Sorcery ⚫⚫⚫⚫)
This ritual is cast on another vampire, who must
volunteer to participate in the ritual (mystical
coercion is not permitted, but blackmail or other
means of persuasion are). If the ritual is successful,
whenever the caster next suffers damage a number
of boxes of damage equal to the ritual’s net
successes are suffered by the ritual’s other
participant instead, no matter how far apart the two
are. The type of damage does not matter, and
downgrading by Resilience is not applied before
transferring the damage, but if the recipient of the
damage has active Resilience, damage is
downgraded normally. If the damage inflicted is
higher than the ritual’s net successes, the caster
suffers the remaining damage, and if any successes
are left unused, the next damage the caster suffers
will be transferred as well until all successes are
used up. The ritual remains in effect until all
successes are used up, or until the other participant
is destroyed. A vampire may only be the caster or
target of one casting of Sacrificial Lamb at any point
of time.
Offering: A seven-month-old lamb that is ritually
slaughtered. The sorcerer then washes the ritual’s
other participant in the lamb’s blood (Hunger Frenzy
at this point will likely spoil the ritual).
Example: The Sanctified di Moncada casts
Sacrificial Lamb on another member of his
congregation. He scores 3 successes on his first roll,
and five more on his second roll. This means that he
has scored eight total successes, so the next eight
boxes of damage he suffers are transferred to his
sacrificial lamb instead. If he just takes a beating
with a blunt instrument, the effect won’t matter too
much, but if he happens to be struck with a torch,
the ritual will definitely play a most significant role
in saving his unlife…
Smite (Theban Sorcery ⚫⚫⚫⚫)
This ritual imbues a weapon or even the
sorcerer’s bare fists (or claws) with the ability to
inflict spiritual as well as physical harm. When the
enchanted weapon strikes a target, a number of
Willpower points equal to the number of points of
damage inflicted or the ritual’s successes are lost,
whichever is lower. Victims of this attack are subject
to sudden doubts and pangs of fear, and many flee
from combat after having been subjected to a Smite
attack. A sorcerer can only have one weapon imbued
with this ritual at any one time, and if the weapon is
not used before dawn, the ritual ends.
Offering: A small medallion bearing the icon of
the sacred lance, which must be wrapped around the
fist or weapon and stay there until the strike is made.
The medallion then crumbles to dust.
Supreme Devotion (Theban Sorcery
⚫⚫⚫⚫)
Submitted by Vangard on 17th January 2008, with
alterations by Wordweaver05.
This ritual exploits the blood bond of any
Vinculum, making the thrall a more suitable agent of
whatever task is appointed to him. The target
obsesses about it for a number of days equal to the
successes attained in casting the ritual, effectively
gaining the Obsessive Compulsion derangement.
However, the ritual also enhances the subject
psychologically and mystically, always in regard of
his mission. Once per scene, any action the ritual's
subject completes that is a part of the goal set by the
sorcerer means he regains one Willpower point.
Vitae spent to augment physical Attributes in the
service of his task add +3 dice instead of the normal
+2, and Willpower spent on attempts to achieve the
goal either provide a +4 die bonus instead of the
normal +3 or increase Defence or a resistance
Attribute by +3 instead of +2. The subject must be a
full thrall to the caster of this ritual. After the ritual
duration expires, the derangement and bonuses are
lost.
Offering: A hand sized cross, soaked in the blood
of the regnant to symbolize devotion to God and to
the caster, who embodies his holy will.
Walk over Water (Theban Sorcery ⚫⚫⚫⚫)
This ritual allows the sorcerer to walk over water
as if it was even ground. While this doesn't benefit
Kindred at first sight, it allows them to cross bodies
of water without getting wet, and allows them to
move very quickly over water, too. The number of
successes determines how much Strength and
Dexterity can be used to determine movement speed
over water, and it also limits how many dots of
Celerity can be used safely. If the vampire carries
somebody (or helps a drowning person), the number
of successes must equal the Size of the borne person
or the vampire cannot hold them without sinking.
The ritual last for one scene, and the vampire can
enter and leave the water as many times as he
wished during that period. If the vampire is knocked
over, moves too fast or tries to pull too big a thing
from the water, the ritual ends at once.
Example: A Sanctified casts Walk over Water. In
his first turn of casting he scores 2 successes, and 4
more in the next turn. This limits his effective
Strength and Dexterity to 6 dots altogether for
determining movement speed when moving across
water. He cannot use Celerity higher than 6, either
(which usually does not pose a problem), and he
could not pull anybody with a greater size than 6 out
of the water. If the Sanctified tries any of the above,
the ritual ends at once.
Offering: A piece of wood and a piece of cloth
(they symbolise the boat Jesus stepped out of to
walk on the waters).
Warden of the Pharao’s Tomb (Theban
Sorcery ⚫⚫⚫⚫)
This ritual enchants a statue that will then act as
a sort of guardian while the Sanctified is in torpor.
Whenever something enters the room containing the
statue, the torpid vampire bcomes aware of the
intrusion as if he was watching it from the statue’s
point of view, and he may then animate the statue in
order to attack the intruders. The statue has the same
attributes, skills and Merits as the torpid vampire
(including wound penalties, if the torpid body is
severely injured), but it also gains armour
(depending on the material, 1-2 for wood, 2-3 for
stone, and 3-4 for metal). It can use any Disciplines
that do not require expending vitae or Willpower or
the use of speech, but it cannot heal damage. A
vampire may have a number of wardens equal to his
Wits in existence, though he can only animate one at
a time (however, he may “jump” between wardens
as long as each warden is in one room with the
intruders).
The ritual has four limitations. One, the vampire
must penalise the casting roll by the number of
chambers beyond the one with his body in it that the
wardens may enter (if they are carried out somehow,
the ritual is broken and they become inert). Second,
if the wardens become active during the daytime, the
vampire’s Humanity limits their dice pools just as if
they were vampires, even if they are unaffected by
sunlight or fire. Third, the vampire has no conscious
memories of the wardens’ actions, mistaking them
for torpor dreams. Fourth, constructing each warden
statue requires a number of successes equal to the
vampire’s Attributes, plus his Size. Additionally, a
warden statue is deactivated if both eyes are
destroyed.
Offering: The vampire must tear out his own
eyes (2 lethal damage) and, once they have
shrivelled to dust, pour their remains into two glass
eyes that are then set into the empty eye sockets of
the warden statue. Once a warden is destroyed or
deactivated, or if the eyes are removed, the glass
eyes crumble to ash.
Excommunicate (Theban Sorcery ⚫⚫⚫⚫⚫)
This powerful and very, very rarely used ritual is
used to cast out former members of the Lancea from
the church by purging all their knowledge of Theban
Sorcery from them. The roll to activate the ritual is
both penalised by the target’s dots in Theban
Sorcery, and contested by his Resolve+Blood
Potency. If the ritual succeeds, the target loses all
their dots in Theban Sorcery and all the rituals they
know, permanently.
The ritual can only be attempted once on a
character. If it fails, or if it is used successfully and
the target later again learns Theban Sorcery, it
cannot be used again.
Offering: Even having to use this ritual is a
monumental admission of failure, so the cost is dire
indeed (most Sanctified would rather watch an
offender, maybe kill him or stake him, than use this
ritual, or use Mark of the Betrayer instead). The
sorcerer casting the ritual loses a dot of Willpower in
addition to the point of Willpower necessary to
activate the ritual. However, if a character should
voluntarily (e.g. without supernatural coercion) want
to leave the Lancea forever, they may supply the
Willpower dot themselves, thus divesting themselves
of the power they feel they no longer deserve or
need to gain new spiritual freedom to explore other
paths. The character is not prohibited from learning
Theban Sorcery again later on, and most Sanctified
powerful enough to know this ritual respect the wish
of a Kindred wishing this ritual to be performed on
them. If a vampire wants this ritual performed
voluntarily and then changes his mind before it is
complete, it is not considered a casting, and may be
repeated.
Golem (Theban Sorcery ⚫⚫⚫⚫⚫)
This ritual is known mainly to members of the
Lancea Sanctum of the Dammitic creed. It animates
a clay statue that may then serve a vampire as a
protector or workman. The golem is always loyal to
the vampire who created it, but the current master
may transfer the golem’s loyalty to another. The
golem must be commanded verbally, and it can only
understand its creator’s language. The ritual that
animated the golem is rather short, but assembling
the body requires an extended Dexterity+Craft roll
with 20 successes. Each roll takes half an hour.
Golems are always built with a purpose (e.g.
guarding, fighting, working). If they are without
orders, they do not act at all, even to preserve their
existence. If they are issued conflicting orders, they
fall back on their purpose for the rest of the scene if
they fail a Finesse roll.
Attributes: Power 5, Finesse 1, Resistance 5
Willpower: Golems do not possess Willpower.
Initiative: 6
Defense: 1
Speed: 11 (Species Factor 5)
Size: 5 or 6
Corpus: 10 or 11
Attack: Unarmed (9 dice, bashing). Golems with
a fighting purpose may also wield a designated
weapon (usually a spear or sword), adding their
Power+Finesse to the weapon’s damage step.
Special Qualities: Immune to wound penalties,
bleeding to death, and unconsciousness, can only be
destroyed by filling its Corpus monitor with
aggravated damage.
Offering: A piece of parchment made from the
skin of a lamb raised specially for sacrificial
slaughter, covered in a Hebrew passage stating the
golem’s purpose. The offering must be inserted into
the golem’s mouth during the ritual, and crumbles to
ash if it is removed, ending the golem’s animation,
or if the golem is destroyed.
Jericho’s Fate (Theban Sorcery ⚫⚫⚫⚫⚫)
This ritual is a devastatingly effective weapon,
although it is hard to use inconspicuously. The ritual
must be charged up before casting by spending a
number of Willpower points while walking circles
around the building to be affected. Once the ritual is
charged, the casting may begin, which ends by a
blast on a trumpet. The building takes a number of
points of damage equal to the ritual’s successes for a
number of turns equal to the Willpower points spent.
Hardness does not protect against this damage.
Often, light walls collapse while stronger walls
remain standing. This ritual can be devastating to
skyscrapers, as it is quite possible that all windows
are smashed at once.
Offering: A trumpet, made to the specifications
listed in the Old Testament.
Mark of the Betrayer (Theban Sorcery
⚫⚫⚫⚫⚫)
Only very few Sanctified know this ritual, let
alone use it. They can cast it on a character they feel
has knowledge of Theban Sorcery that he does not
deserve to mark him as an abuser of divine power.
Casting the ritual is resisted by Composure+Blood
Potency. If the ritual is successful, whenever the
victim uses a Theban ritual a wound opens on his
forehead, inflicting one point of aggravated damage.
Once this wound has formed, further uses of Theban
Sorcery do not cause another wound until the current
wound has healed (if Resilience is active when the
wound forms, its damage is downgraded to lethal,
but the wound deepens with every use of Theban
Sorcery until it has inflicted one box of aggravated
damage). The wound caused by this ritual cannot be
hidden by shapeshifting (e.g. Protean 4) or illusions
(e.g. Obfuscate 4), and attempts to hide it with
makeup are hindered by a trickle of blood slowly
flowing from the gaping hole.
The curse inflicted by this ritual is difficult to
remove. The Tismanu Discipline Eupraxia may
remove the curse, though most Tismanu would
inquire into the background of the curse before
volunteering to remove it. The only other way is
asking the sorcerer who cast this ritual for
forgiveness, as the sorcerer can remove the curse by
anointing the victim with blood (this has no effect if
the sorcerer is under supernatural compulsion at the
time).
Offering: A written record (not necessarily an
original) of a Theban Sorcery ritual the target
knows.
Moses’ Plague of the Crops (Theban
Sorcery ⚫⚫⚫⚫⚫)
Submitted by Lorotaman Jedi on 28th April 2008,
with alterations by Wordweaver05.
The despicable doings of Ancient Egypt are still
recalled by many, and the Kindred themselves can
curse the fate of an entire region, bringing back
those painful memories of starvation. The name can
be misjudged – not just the crops can be affected,
but also animal or processed food supply.
When the vampire starts casting the ritual, he
“charges” it with Willpower points before the player
makes the final roll, much like Wrathful Judgement.
The player then announces which food source will
be cursed: crops, cattle or processed food. If the roll
succeeds, the vampire affects an area of 10 square
kilometres per Willpower point spent (roughly 6,25
square miles per point), ground zero being the
vampire. Inside this area, every possible food of the
selected source isn’t usable anymore: crops fail,
processed food rots, cattle die from a particularly
pestilent plague. These effects can be quite dramatic
for the local population, depending on the season’s
rains, regional food supplies and the time that
Disease Control Centers take to consider the region
free from animal plagues.
The only way to stop the ritual is stopping the
caster while it is not yet complete. Extraordinary
successes can determine an emergency situation with
immense repercussions, and certainly will attract the
attention of natural and unnatural forces, an aspect
of which modern Sanctified must be aware when
attempting the ritual in the information age.
Offering: The caster must have the chosen food
source while doing the ritual, and sacrifice it –
killing an animal, or burning a large amount of rice
or bread. Only animals or crops which are or were
actually grown in the cursed area permit the
successful casting of the ritual.
Redemption (Theban Sorcery ⚫⚫⚫⚫⚫)
This powerful ritual was researched by the well-
known Roman Sanctified Agoniste Angelo di
Rosalba, and although its potence is undisputed, it
isn’t used very often, as it is both exceedingly
dangerous and its success by no means guaranteed.
The ritual allows a draugr (a vampire who has
become lost to the Beast at zero Humanity) one last
chance of redeeming himself. The ritual’s activation
rolls are penalised by the target’s Resolve. The
sorcerer must be crucified at the culmination of the
ritual, and the draugr must then be allowed to attack
the helpless Sanctified. Once he strikes his victim,
the sorcerer must retain the composure to reply, “I
forgive you,” a tremendous act of will and
compassion that requires expending a permanent dot
of Willpower. The sorcerer then rolls his Humanity,
with a bonus equal to the ritual’s net successes. If he
scores a success, the draugr receives 1 dot of
Humanity, while the Sanctified must roll Humanity
for each derangement the draugr currently suffers,
and suffer that derangement himself when he fails
the roll. If the sorcerer scores an extraordinary
success, he is not infected with the Beast’s madness
and does not risk suffering any derangements. If the
sorcerer fails, he must still roll for the derangements,
but the draugr will be unaffected otherwise, and the
ritual cannot be repeated for that draugr. On a
dramatic failure, the sorcerer must roll Humanity,
and will lose 1 dot of Humanity if he fails the roll, in
addition to all other penalties for failing the ritual.
Once the draugr has come to his senses, he may
recover Humanity by spending experience points as
normal. If the former draugr falls from grace again
(by losing all his Humanity a second time), the ritual
cannot be used on him a second time.
Offering: A cross made from wood grown within
sight of Golgatha, and three nails and a spear forged
in Jerusalem, plus one dot of Willpower.
Trial of Job (Theban Sorcery ⚫⚫⚫⚫⚫)
This powerful curse can be levied on both
mortals and kindred (or other supernaturals), and it
is usually used as a supreme test of faith. If the ritual
is cast successfully, all actions of the target are
penalised by the successes for a number of days
equal to the sorcerer's Resolve. The roll to cast the
ritual is penalised by the target's Composure. If the
sorcerer knows the target's name and possesses
something of personal importance to the target, the
Curse of Job can be levied from any distance.
Offering: A parchment bearing the passage of the
Book of Job wherein the Adversary and God agree
on Job's fate, written in blood.
Ward of Gomorrah (Theban Sorcery
⚫⚫⚫⚫⚫)
This powerful warding ritual traps intruders,
though its efficacy is limited if large numbers of
individuals trespass in the protected area. The ward
itself is invisible, but if the casting was successful,
an individual facing the warded site will be turned
into a pillar of salt if a Resolve+Blood Potency roll
cannot overcome the ritual's successes. This roll
must be repeated every turn as long as the potential
victim can see the ward. The ritual will trap a
number of victims equal to the caster’s Presence for
an indefinite amount of time. If any more individuals
enter the area, they will not be affected, although
affected individuals will only be released if they are
turned away from the warded site. The ritual has one
serious drawback, however: If the individual is
blind, or does not look at the warded spot (a glance
is too much already), the effect is not triggered.
Individuals turned into a pillar of salt receive a
Durability equal to their Stamina-1 (maximum 2),
and Structure equal to their Health. Once the ritual
has captured a number of individuals equal to the
sorcerer's Presence, it is spent, though affected
individuals are only released if they are turned away
from the ward, as described above.
Offering: The ashes of a mortal who has
committed multiple acts of depravity (serial
murderers and rapists apply, for example) and truly
transformed into a beast (Humanity 3 or less).

A word from the editor

The rituals contained in this file are not part of the official Vampire: The Requiem material, and are
therefore subject to Storyteller approval. Use of the rituals submitted here requires the Vampire: The Requiem
core rulebook.
The rituals presented here were designed by Wordweaver05, unless otherwise noted in the ritual's individual
entry. Game balance and staying “in character” have been major considerations in developing them, and I
would like to express my heartfelt thanks to everybody who contributed to a more interesting unlife on the White
Wolf website's Vampire forum, where these rituals were previously published, and from which a selection using
the aforementioned guidelines was compiled for this PDF.
This PDF is meant as a contribution by fans for fans, and is not intended to infringe on White Wolf's
copyrights and intellectual property in any way. If you paid for this file, you were ripped off, since it's meant to
be available for free on the White Wolf Vampire forum.

Wordweaver05
Germany, January 2009.