Rites of Saint Maya
Rites of Saint Maya
Fault of the Soulless
Ritual: Blessing, Prayer
Roll: Resolve+Theurgy
Duration: Instant
Range: Sensory
Developed soon after the Fall, this rite targets a high-tech item and causes it to malfunction. Normally used against personal technology (blasters, squawkers, think machines, golems of human size or smaller), the rite can be used to target larger machines, though the VPs required increases with size and complexity. As a guideline, simple personal technological items require 1 VP, more advanced TL 7-8 personal items require 2 VPs. Additionally, add +1 VP for standalone machines, +2 VPs for vehicles, and +3 VPs for small facilities or small spaceships.
Inquisitorial Commandment
Ritual: Prayer, Sermon
Roll: Presence+Theurgy
Duration: Special
Range: Sensory
Use of this rite is the theurgic version of a shot of truth serum; the target is compelled to answer one question addressed to her, and to do so truthfully. Questions must be answered fully, completely and honestly, without evasion or trickery. This does not in any way prevent the target from initiating violence upon the Theurgist.
Knowing the False Heart
Ritual: Prayer, Sermon
Roll: Intuition+Theurgy
Duration: Scene
Range: Sensory
Essential to the pursuit of justice, this rite allows the theurgist to act as a lie detector. Since this rite focuses only on intentional dishonesty and deliberate untruthfulness it is sometimes possible for the target to dissemble, hide or twist the truth. This rite affects only a single target who is typically unaware that the Theurgist is using this rite to scrutinize his statements.
Oath to Saint Maya
Ritual: Sermon
Roll: Presence+Theurgy
Duration: Story
Range: Sensory
Inspired by the Oath of Fellowship pledge by the saints to one another in the time of their worst trial, this rite binds a group together in friendship and trust, and is a theurgical version of the Sacrament of Holy Congress. The pledge must be made at the start of a specific task (lasting no more than one story), such as a journey or mission. Every member of the pledge receives a +2 goal bonus to actions that punish the guilty. Theurgist members receive the same bonus when casting further rites of Saint Maya.