Difference between revisions of "Devotion"

{{SkillTableRow |Enlightenment | Inept | 0| Look into the soul of someone. }}

{{SkillTableRow |Hands | Inept | 50| Lay hands on a person to heal him. }}

{{SkillTableRow |Parting | Novice | 0| Water will pull apart to make way for your blessed self. }}

{{SkillTableRow |Truth | Novice | 50| Dispel illusions with the power of your devotion. }}

{{SkillTableRow |Rites | Apprentice | 0| List what rites are active. }}

{{SkillTableRow |Sustenance | Apprentice | 50| The Gods will provide for you. }}

{{SkillTableRow |Inspiration | Capable | 0| Gain an infusion of divinely-inspired strength. }}

{{SkillTableRow |Bliss | Capable | 50| Give a player a glimpse of paradise. }}

{{SkillTableRow |Pilgrimage | Adept | 0| Travel to a someone in a Rite of Pilgrimage }}

{{SkillTableRow |Purity | Adept | 50| Damage the Unholy. }}

{{SkillTableRow |Chaoscalm | Skilled | 0| Attack the chaotic nature of a chaos entity, pacifying it. }}

{{SkillTableRow |Peace | Skilled | 33| Give peace of soul to someone. }}

{{SkillTableRow |Warding | Skilled | 66| Drive your enemies off with overwhelming fear. }}

{{SkillTableRow |Focus | Gifted | 0| Focus your energies to anchor yourself to the ground. }}

{{SkillTableRow |Well-being | Gifted | 0| A rite to keep those nearby fed and rested. }}

{{SkillTableRow |Hellsight | Gifted | 33| Give a player a glimpse of Hell. }}

{{SkillTableRow |Dazzle | Gifted | 66| Confuse and dazzle an opponent. }}

{{SkillTableRow |Demons | Expert | 0| Summon demons to torment the unrighteous. }}

{{SkillTableRow |Severance | Expert | 33| Sever the holy energies of your rites. }}

{{SkillTableRow |Allsight | Expert | 66| Gain insight into all movement into and out of holy areas. }}

{{SkillTableRow |Healing | Virtuoso | 0| A powerful healing ability. '''Paladin only'''}}

{{SkillTableRow |Force | Virtuoso | 0| Make a player follow your wish. }}

{{SkillTableRow |Convocation | Virtuoso | 33| Call to you someone in a Rite of Convocation. }}

{{SkillTableRow |Revitalization | Fabled | 0| A rite to heal health and mana. '''Paladin only'''}}

{{SkillTableRow |Deliverance | Fabled | 0| Deliver a target unto you. }}

{{SkillTableRow |Prayer | Fabled | 33| Pray for the salvation of your congregation. }}

{{SkillTableRow |Banishment | Fabled | 66| Send the unholy Chaos entities back to their hell. }}

{{SkillTableRow |Resurrection | Mythical | 0| Grant life anew to a slain believer. }}

{{SkillTableRow |Justice | Transcendent | 0| Empower your blades with holy energy. '''Paladin only'''}}

{{SkillTableRow |Damnation | Mythical | 50| A rite which ensures no safety in death. }}

{{SkillTableRow |Piety | Transcendent | 0| Bind those around you with the force of ultimate piety. }}

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|syntax = PERFORM ENLIGHTENMENT

|description = Devotion cost: 50

This enables you to check the level of Devotion of yourself or another.

|syntax = PERFORM HANDS <player>

|description = This ability will allow you to lay hands on another and heal them somewhat, depending on their level in either Devotion or Illumination. Those without either will benefit also, though the Undead and Necromancers will feel no benefit from your healing touch.

|syntax = PERFORM PARTING <direction>

In true religious tradition, you will now be able to part the water in a location, allowing safe and dry passage.

|syntax = PERFORM TRUTH

This ability allows you to detect certain types of hidden players in your room.

|description = No devotion cost.

This ability will show you what rites are operating in your room.

With this ability, you may feed yourself or others. You need to be holding a bowl of some sort in order for this to work. Upon performing the rite, your bowl will be filled with Divine manna, which cwill provide you with great sustenance. This may not be performed very often.

|syntax = PERFORM INSPIRATION

|description = Devotion cost: 500

This ability will cause you to pray for divinely-inspired strength, effectively raising your strength +2 for a short time.

|syntax = PERFORM BLISS <player>

|description = Devotion cost: 1000

This will give your target a glimpse of Paradise. The vision will be so calming and refreshing that the person will receive many beneficial blessings.

PERFORM PILGRIMAGE <player>

|description = Devotion cost:

500 for the rite

By performing the rite of pilgrimage, you are able to then pilgrimage to anyone standing in that rite.

|syntax = PERFORM PURITY <player>

This will damage someone, with more damage done to the Undead and to Necromancers. It is worth noting that Purity can be used through most forms of magical barriers.

|syntax = PERFORM CHAOSCALM <chaosentity>

Chaos entities are the stuff of disorder, and your ordered, calm behavior is striking enough to drive them into submission for a short period of time.

|syntax = PERFORM PEACE <player>

|description = Devotion cost: 100

After performing this ability on a player, that player loses the will to commit offensive acts.

|syntax = PERFORM HELLSIGHT <player>

Using this ability, you will give your poor victim a vision of Hell itself. This will cause him much psychic stress as he witnesses the souls in pain and experiences part of their pain.

This will dazzle the mind of a player and cause confusion and dizziness in him.

This rite will cause your enemies to be tormented by vengeful demons.

|syntax = PERFORM RITE OF SEVERANCE [rite type]

|description = Devotion cost: 500

This rite will sever all your holy rites at your current location, or just a single rite.

When activated, this ability will inform you whenever any of your enemies enters or leaves the room the Rite is in, including your natural enemies, the Necromancers, and the Undead.

Using your power to manipulate Life, you may force a player to bend to your will and carry out your commands. The Undead and Necromancers will not easily fall prey to this ability.

PERFORM CONVOCATION <player>

|description = Devotion cost:

1000 for the Rite

This powerful ability will allow you to create a Rite of Convocation. Anyone in a Rite of  Convocation set up by you can then be summoned by you by doing PERFORM CONVOCATION <player>, providing that player does not have certain defences set up, such as the mass salve.

|syntax = PERFORM DELIVERANCE <player>

This will allow you to summon any ally across the continent, provided they also have you allied. A monolith sigil on either end of the deliverance will result in a failure.

|description = No devotion cost.

To perform this rite, there must be at least eight people together in a room. Novices do not count, however. All of the players must KNEEL before the rite can begin and no player may participate in this rite more than once every Aetolian month. It will gain you a certain amount of devotion for every player there, and will gain the members of the assembled congregation experience or devotion.

This rite will occassionally attempt to destroy a chaos entity, provided that a minion of chaos, sent by the Chaos Prince, Dameron, is not in the room.

|description = Devotion cost: 2000

One of the holiest of abilities, this will grant life anew to the target player.

This terrible curse will ensure that there is no safety when the final blow is dealt out and that no corpse is left behind for revival. Be warned that this will affect anyone in the room, including you.

This Rite will make it difficult for your enemies to leave the room, throwing them off balance occasionally when they attempt to leave.