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Fast Channelling

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	==Fast Channelling==		==Fast Channelling==
	During the darkest moments, a thaumaturge can draw on a measure of last resort. They can shorten the cast time of a ritual to 10 seconds. Such fast channelling tears through the body of the ritual lead, causing them to become terminal after the effect of the ritual is discharged. ~~Fallout from rituals done in~~ this way ~~is directed in to the ritualist instead of outward, effectively negating it~~, but ~~you can still only have as much~~ fallout ~~as there is controlled power or the ritual is cancelled~~.		During the darkest moments, a thaumaturge can draw on a measure of last resort. They can shorten the cast time of a ritual to 10 seconds. Such fast channelling tears through the body of the ritual lead, causing them to become terminal after the effect of the ritual is discharged. You can control twice as much power as normal when performing a ritual this way, but cannot cause fallout.

	==Consuming Souls==		==Consuming Souls==

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Laws of Divination

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	When improvising rituals, you may want to bear in mind the [[Natural Philosophy#Limitations\|limitations of all natural philosophy]], which includes thaumaturgy. Thaumaturgy also has a couple of additional limitations.		When improvising rituals, you may want to bear in mind the [[Natural Philosophy#Limitations\|limitations of all natural philosophy]], which includes thaumaturgy. Thaumaturgy also has a couple of additional limitations.

	===~~Laws~~ of Divination===		===Limits of Divination===
	Divination using magic (even Order magic) tends to be rather subjective and dubiously accurate - mundane [[investigation]] tends to be a more certain way to draw conclusions if it's usable. The exception is analysing the elemental properties of things, at which magic is usually the best tool for the job. If you have very little information, divination could give leads to build on with mundane investigation.		Divination using magic (even Order magic) tends to be rather subjective and dubiously accurate - mundane [[investigation]] tends to be a more certain way to draw conclusions if it's usable. The exception is analysing the elemental properties of things, at which magic is usually the best tool for the job. If you have very little information, divination could give leads to build on with mundane investigation.

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Example

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	Alice, Bob and Charlie are on a linear together and hear that a group of enemies is coming to get them. Alice has mastered the Ruination ritual, and they have a little time, so they decide to prepare it.		Alice, Bob and Charlie are on a linear together and hear that a group of enemies is coming to get them. Alice has mastered the Ruination ritual, and they have a little time, so they decide to prepare it.

	~~The ritual can summon one destructive bolt per Ducatto of power plus one extra.~~ They decide that they'll all participate, which allows them to control 3 Ducatto, so they get out the coins and start the ritual.		They decide that they'll all participate, which allows them to control 3 Ducatto, so they get out the coins and start the ritual.

	The enemies come early and the ritual isn’t quite done yet, so Charlie decides to leave the ritual to keep them busy. The ritual will now have one Ducatto of uncontrolled power. Alice decides to take a wound to control this power and the ritual continues.		The enemies come early and the ritual isn’t quite done yet, so Charlie decides to leave the ritual to keep them busy. The ritual will now have one Ducatto of uncontrolled power. Alice decides to take a wound to control this power and the ritual continues.

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Example

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	Alice, Bob and Charlie are on a linear together and hear that a group of enemies is coming to get them. Alice has mastered the Ruination ritual, and they have a little time, so they decide to prepare it.		Alice, Bob and Charlie are on a linear together and hear that a group of enemies is coming to get them. Alice has mastered the Ruination ritual, and they have a little time, so they decide to prepare it.

	The ritual can summon one destructive bolt per Ducatto of power. They decide that they'll all participate, which allows them to control 3 Ducatto, so they get out the coins and start the ritual.		The ritual can summon one destructive bolt per Ducatto of power plus one extra. They decide that they'll all participate, which allows them to control 3 Ducatto, so they get out the coins and start the ritual.

	The enemies come early and the ritual isn’t quite done yet, so Charlie decides to leave the ritual to keep them busy. The ritual will now have one Ducatto of uncontrolled power. Alice decides to take a wound to control this power and the ritual continues.		The enemies come early and the ritual isn’t quite done yet, so Charlie decides to leave the ritual to keep them busy. The ritual will now have one Ducatto of uncontrolled power. Alice decides to take a wound to control this power and the ritual continues.

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Improvised Rituals

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	* Thinking about a ritual during the week is far more likely to produce a good outcome, especially for ambitious rituals.		* Thinking about a ritual during the week is far more likely to produce a good outcome, especially for ambitious rituals.
	* Knowing a formulaic ritual similar to the improvisation you're attempting is more likely to result in a good outcome. Failing that, knowing more formulaic rituals of that element will be an advantage.		* Knowing a formulaic ritual similar to the improvisation you're attempting is more likely to result in a good outcome. Failing that, knowing more formulaic rituals of that element will be an advantage.
			* You ''may'' be able to benefit from Thaumic Refrain to cast your improvised ritual on multiple targets.

	Once performed successfully an improvised ritual can usually be codified in downtime, making it a ritual that can be performed reliably.		Once performed successfully an improvised ritual can usually be codified in downtime, making it a ritual that can be performed reliably.

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Performing Rituals

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	Taking the Lead Ritual [[Skills#Magic Skills\|skill]] for an element grants the ability to improvise rituals of that element, and knowledge of the formulaic Consecrate ritual for that element. There is no restriction against learning to lead opposing elements.		Taking the Lead Ritual [[Skills#Magic Skills\|skill]] for an element grants the ability to improvise rituals of that element, and knowledge of the formulaic Consecrate ritual for that element. There is no restriction against learning to lead opposing elements.

	Additional formulaic rituals can be learned by taking the Learn Ritual skill, learning ~~one or~~ two formulaic rituals each time.		Additional formulaic rituals can be learned by taking the Learn Ritual skill, learning two formulaic rituals each time.

	===Powering the Ritual===		===Powering the Ritual===

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Performing Rituals

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	To perform a ritual, you need to either know the ritual as a [[Formulaic Rituals\|formulaic ritual]], or perform an [[#Improvised Rituals\|improvised ritual]].		To perform a ritual, you need to either know the ritual as a [[Formulaic Rituals\|formulaic ritual]], or perform an [[#Improvised Rituals\|improvised ritual]].

	Taking the Lead Ritual [[Skills#Magic Skills\|skill]] for an element grants the ability to improvise rituals of that element, and knowledge of the formulaic Consecrate ritual for that element.		Taking the Lead Ritual [[Skills#Magic Skills\|skill]] for an element grants the ability to improvise rituals of that element, and knowledge of the formulaic Consecrate ritual for that element. There is no restriction against learning to lead opposing elements.

	Additional formulaic rituals can be learned by taking the Learn Ritual skill, learning one formulaic ~~ritual~~ each time.		Additional formulaic rituals can be learned by taking the Learn Ritual skill, learning one or two formulaic rituals each time.

	===Powering the Ritual===		===Powering the Ritual===

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Improvised Rituals

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	Thaumaturges can design custom rituals that go beyond the scope of codified thaumaturgy.		Thaumaturges can design custom rituals that go beyond the scope of codified thaumaturgy.
	* A thaumaturge can only safely perform one improvised ritual per day		* A thaumaturge can only safely perform one improvised ritual per day
	*Improvised rituals are significantly more costly for the effect than codified rituals, and even then are likely to have unexpected side effects.		* Improvised rituals are significantly more costly for the effect than codified rituals, and even then are likely to have unexpected side effects.
			* Improvised rituals may take longer than the standard 1 minute.
	* The result of an improvised ritual may vary, even if the same improvised ritual is repeated at a later time; codification will remove this uncertainty.		* The result of an improvised ritual may vary, even if the same improvised ritual is repeated at a later time; codification will remove this uncertainty.
	* Even with preparation, improvised rituals are not guaranteed to succeed as intended. Unlike formulaic rituals, the outcome of improvised rituals may depend on the style and approach of the ritual performance and/or decisions they make during the ritual.		* Even with preparation, improvised rituals are not guaranteed to succeed as intended. Unlike formulaic rituals, the outcome of improvised rituals may depend on the style and approach of the ritual performance and/or decisions they make during the ritual.

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Controlling the Power

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	===Controlling the Power===		===Controlling the Power===
	The easiest way to control power is to increase the number of participants in the ritual. Each participant can safely control one Ducatto of ritual power. By pushing themselves, the lead can control one additional ~~power~~.		The easiest way to control power is to increase the number of participants in the ritual. Each participant can safely control one Ducatto of ritual power. By pushing themselves, the lead can control one additional Ducatto.
	* Participants can control one Ducatto each.		* Participants can control one Ducatto each.
	* The lead can take a [[WOUND]] to control one additional Ducatto.		* The lead can take a [[WOUND]] to control one additional Ducatto.

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Powering the Ritual

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	===Powering the Ritual===		===Powering the Ritual===
	Rituals are performed by channeling power through the ritual participants, who must control it. ~~One power can be~~ drawn from ~~one~~ silver Ducatto.		Rituals are performed by channeling power through the ritual participants, who must control it. Power is most easily drawn from silver, in the form of Ducatto.

	It's possible [[Items#Advanced Resources\|other substances]] will be found that can be used as power sources in rituals. If so it's likely they'll only be usable in certain types of ritual.		It's possible [[Items#Advanced Resources\|other substances]] will be found that can be used as power sources in rituals. If so it's likely they'll only be usable in certain types of ritual.