Thaumaturgical Rituals
| Through arcane incantations and properly prepared formulae, the effects of Thaumaturgy can be extended beyond the brief and limited powers of the various paths. Rituals are used to perform such complex tasks. Rituals rank in difficulty as Basic, Intermediate or Advanced, just like the levels of Thaumaturgy. A character learns one Basic ritual automatically after learning Thaumaturgy. As the vampire's primary path improves, additional rituals are learned, one appropriate to each level gained. Thus, with Advanced Thaumaturgy, the vampire knows at least two Basic rituals, two Intermediate rituals and one Advanced ritual. Learning additional rituals takes time, effort and access to specialized equipment and Influence. A vampire can only learn rituals whose difficulty do not exceed her primary Thaumaturgy path level. Actually casting a ritual requires the elements and time listed in each individual description, and a Static Mental Challenge on the part of the caster -difficulty of five Traits for Basic power, seven Traits for Intermediate rituals and nine Traits for Advanced magics. Unless otherwise stated, Basic rituals take 10 minutes to cast, Intermediate rituals require 20 minutes and Advanced rituals take 30 minutes. |