Rituals

Rituals focuses upon chanting and tonal notes to perform various magical rites. Though High Magic is not a prerequisite, Rituals is sometimes associated with High Magic because both were established in civilized urban environments. Upon mastering this magical skill, the ritualist may move on to the specialization associated with the Nexus of Power they are connected to.
Skill Learned At Description
Encipher Inept+0% Hide your writings from prying eyes.
Laetitia Inept+33% Heal the ego.
Fortuna Inept+66% Call upon good fortune.
Puella Novice+0% Heal the body.
Draconis Novice+33% Cover your body with dragon scales.
Amissio Novice+66% Absorb the mental energy of others.
Puer Apprentice+0% Heal specific body parts.
Via Apprentice+50% Travel swiftly across Lusternia's highways.
Populus Capable+0% Increase your charismatic charm.
Conjuctio Capable+33% Command yourself a following.
Acquisitio Capable+66% Unconsciously pick up things around you.
Rubeus Adept+0% Focus your negative emotions.
Tristitia Adept+33% Sense how another protects himself.
Carcer Adept+66% Hinder the travel of others.
Master Transcendent+0% Move on to a master specialization.
Astraea (by Daermon)


Encipher

Syntax
CHANT ENCIPHER <journal/letter> <cipher>

READ <object> DECIPHER <cipher>
CHANT TRANSLATE <journal/letter> <cipher>

In order to guard your writings from the uninitiated, you can hide your writings in a cipher. CHANT TRANSLATE will decipher the text so anyone may read.


Laetitia

Syntax
CHANT LAETITIA <target|ME>

Replenish the self-confidence and ego through this ritual.


Fortuna

Syntax
CHANT FORTUNA

The Ritual of Fortuna will increase one of your vitals by 1/5, as well as a random resistance and buff by 1/5. It may only be cast once per Lusternia day.


Puella

Syntax
CHANT PUELLA <target|ME>

This healing ritual can be used on yourself or others.


Draconis

Syntax
CHANT DRACONIS
Damage Modifier: 1/8 magical resistance

Cover your body in numinous draconic scales, adding a layer of protection against magical damage.


Amisso

Syntax
CHANT AMISSIO <target>

Drain the mental strength of others, absorbing some for yourself.


Puer

Syntax
CHANT PUER <HEAD|CHEST|GUT|LARM|RARM|LLEG|RLEG>

Heal deep wounds in your body parts through this ritual. This will not heal specific afflictions in a body part, rather it heals the deep damage caused by weapons. See HELP DEEP WOUNDS.


Via

Syntax
CHANT VIA <target>

If you are upon one of the major roads of Lusternia, you may travel to any person who is also upon one of the major roads, which are the Ackleberry Highway, the Great Southern Highway, the Old Imperial Road, and the Alabaster Road.


Populus

Syntax
CHANT POPULUS
Vitals Bonus: 1/2 Ego

Increase your popularity and charisma through this ritual.


Conjuctio

Syntax
CHANT CONJUCTIO <target>

Force others to follow you.


Acquisitio

Syntax
CHANT ACQUISITIO [ON|OFF]

Allow yourself to become avaricious, and you will automatically pick up anything on the ground.

Additional Notes:
This will also cause you to automatically pick up corpses of denizens you slay as soon as you slay them. A palm sigil on the ground will prevent Acquisitio from working in a location.


Rubeus

Syntax
CHANT RUBEUS

The Ritual of Rubeus is performed during times of war. It will prevent pacifism, lover's effects, lust, and fear. After preventing one of these effects, it will take some time before it can prevent another one, leaving you vulnerable in the interim. You can recast it again for instant protection once more.


Tristitia

Syntax
CHANT TRISTITIA <target>

Reveal the auric protections of others.

Additional Notes:
Displays the target's defenses in a format nearly identical to the DEFENSES command.


Carcer

Syntax
CHANT CARCER

Create a field of magical energy in a location, which has a chance of preventing others from exiting there.

Additional Notes:
Appears at the beginning of room descriptions as "Shafts of blue light form crisscrossing patterns here." Seems to last for 2 minutes.


Master

At this point in your training of Rituals, you have progressed where you must specialize in an aspect of this skill to continue learning. If you have not yet selected a specialization, see SKILLCHOICE LIST to see what is available. There may be a choice between two or more specializations.

Additional Notes:
Specializations linked to organizations and classes: