Mokole Rites
Sources: PGttCB 119, Mokole 89-95
Type | Roll | Difficulty |
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Accord | Cha + Rituals | 7 |
Caern | Varies (max. Gnosis) | 7 |
Death | Cha + Rituals | 8 minus Rank |
Mystic | Wits + Rituals | 7 |
Punishment | Cha + Rituals | 7 |
Renown | Cha + Rituals | 6 |
Seasonal | Sta + Rituals | 8 minus Caern Level |
Astrological | See System | |
Minor | None | None |
Contents
Mokole Rites
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Rank 1
Rite of Rokea Blood - This rite has uses for both the ocean-dwelling and betweener Rokea. Pelagic weresharks use it to search out members of their own breed for mating (a Rokea born of tiger shark stock would use it to find tiger sharks, for example). Betweeners use it to find Rokea Kinfolk, the direct offspring of a Rokea/human mating. However, either type of Rokea can use the rite to find either type of partner, allowing betweeners to breed with sharks, should they so desire, and ocean-dwellers to find human 'kadugo' - usually to devour them.
System: In shark form, the Rokea leaps from the water towards the sky. On land, the Rokea need only stretch her arms heavenward. The player rolls Perception + Rituals (difficulty 8). Success allows the Rokea to sense the direction of any suitable partners within 10 miles (in the ocean) and 5 miles (on land).
(PGttCB p157, Rokea BB p77)
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Gumagan Rites
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Rank 1
Rank 2
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Zhong Lung Rites
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Rank 5
'Shedding Bones - This powerful rite allows the Zhong Lung to prolong his life. He must first prepare a medicinal potion of herbs to restore the balance of yin and yang. This takes some time. He may also engage an herbalist to make it for him. He will then identify his weakest and oldest bones, and push them out through his skin. As he does so, his youth returns to him.
System: As the rite is performed, the Zhong Lung must sacrifice a permanent point of Gnosis to grow a new bone for each bone expelled. For each point of Gnosis thus sacrificed (and each bone renewed), five years of physical age return to the ritemaster. The cast-off bones are valued by wu-magicians, herbalists, and paleontologists.
(Mokole BB, p95)