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The Celestial Hekau are the magic arts of ancient Egypt focusing on fate, weather and astrology. It is the preferred magic of the Mesektet mummies.

Overview[]

Just as the sky encircles the Earth, the Celestial Hekau covers a vast array of diverse abilities. However, these powers do not come cheaply, as they usually require an elaborate ritual. In game terms, a Celestial ritual takes an hour per level. Effects that manipulate the weather may also have unintended side effects, as weather systems take time to build and dissipate and affect areas far wider than where the mummy happens to be standing. Players and Storytellers should work together to decide how particularly dramatic or destructive weather effects work and what the collateral damage may be.

Powers[]

Level One Powers[]

  • Menu hover bulletMenu bulletMenu bulletMenu bulletMenu bullet Becalm: The mummy negates adverse weather effects within an arm's length of herself.
  • Menu hover bulletMenu bulletMenu bulletMenu bulletMenu bullet Grip the Water: The mummy can raise or lower the level of a body of water.
  • Menu hover bulletMenu bulletMenu bulletMenu bulletMenu bullet Hanging the Stars: The mummy may delay the effect of a hekau until such time as she calls on it.
  • Menu hover bulletMenu bulletMenu bulletMenu bulletMenu bullet Hiding the Stars: the mummy is masked from divination or location spells.
  • Menu hover bulletMenu bulletMenu bulletMenu bulletMenu bullet Simple Weather Magic: The mummy effects a small, non-damaging change in the local environment.
  • Menu hover bulletMenu bulletMenu bulletMenu bulletMenu bullet Weather Sight: the mummy can predict the weather with a great deal of accuracy.

Level Two Powers[]

  • Menu hover bulletMenu hover bulletMenu bulletMenu bulletMenu bullet Book of Thoth: By muttering an incantation, the mummy can gain awareness of secrets in their immediate surroundings.
  • Menu hover bulletMenu hover bulletMenu bulletMenu bulletMenu bullet Lesser Weather Magic: As Simple Weather Magic, but the mummy is able to effect a larger change.
  • Menu hover bulletMenu hover bulletMenu bulletMenu bulletMenu bullet Read the Stars: the mummy can attune their magic to circumstances, adding to their dice pool for a subsequent ritual.
  • Menu hover bulletMenu hover bulletMenu bulletMenu bulletMenu bullet Sahu-Ra: the mummy glows with the power of sunlight.
  • Menu hover bulletMenu hover bulletMenu bulletMenu bulletMenu bullet Weather Whispers: the mummy is able to hear conversations happening upwind of her present location.

Level Three Powers[]

  • Menu hover bulletMenu hover bulletMenu hover bulletMenu bulletMenu bullet Call the Stars: by invoking Nuit, the mummy summons a destructive rain of meteors.
  • Menu hover bulletMenu hover bulletMenu hover bulletMenu bulletMenu bullet Divine Forms: by invoking one of the gods, the mummy can temporarily raise one of her Attributes.
  • Menu hover bulletMenu hover bulletMenu hover bulletMenu bulletMenu bullet Major Weather Magic: As Simpel Weather Magic, but with even more powerful effects.

Level Four Powers[]

  • Menu hover bulletMenu hover bulletMenu hover bulletMenu hover bulletMenu bullet Greater Weather Magic: As Simple Weather Magic, but with even more powerful effects. At this level the astrologer can call down bolts of lightening.
  • Menu hover bulletMenu hover bulletMenu hover bulletMenu hover bulletMenu bullet Ra's Awakening: the mummy channels the power of Ra into up to five targets. This is generally beneficial for mortals but cause vampires to feel an overwhelming urge to sleep.
  • Menu hover bulletMenu hover bulletMenu hover bulletMenu hover bulletMenu bullet Read the Tree of Life: the mummy may read the fate of any one being, peering into their past or future.
  • Menu hover bulletMenu hover bulletMenu hover bulletMenu hover bulletMenu bullet Sandstorm: the mummy summons a destructive whirlwind of sand.
  • Menu hover bulletMenu hover bulletMenu hover bulletMenu hover bulletMenu bullet Wisdom of Isis: by appealing to Isis, the mummy can counter enemy magic.

Level Five Powers[]

  • Menu hover bulletMenu hover bulletMenu hover bulletMenu hover bulletMenu hover bullet Divine Greatness: As Divine Forms, but the mummy can raise one Attribute by three points or two Attributes by two points.
  • Menu hover bulletMenu hover bulletMenu hover bulletMenu hover bulletMenu hover bullet Plague of Ma'at: the mummy can invoke one of the Seven Plagues of Egypt.
  • Menu hover bulletMenu hover bulletMenu hover bulletMenu hover bulletMenu hover bullet Potent Weather Magic: the most powerful level of weather magic available.
  • Menu hover bulletMenu hover bulletMenu hover bulletMenu hover bulletMenu hover bullet Rousing Apophis: the mummy causes an earthquake.

Level Six Powers[]

  • Menu hover bulletMenu hover bulletMenu hover bulletMenu hover bulletMenu hover bullet Menu hover bulletMenu bulletMenu bulletMenu bulletMenu bullet Call of the North Star: The mummy gains power over magnetism.
  • Menu hover bulletMenu hover bulletMenu hover bulletMenu hover bulletMenu hover bullet Menu hover bulletMenu bulletMenu bulletMenu bulletMenu bullet Geb's Grasp: The mummy may empower gravity's effect on a subject.
  • Menu hover bulletMenu hover bulletMenu hover bulletMenu hover bulletMenu hover bullet Menu hover bulletMenu bulletMenu bulletMenu bulletMenu bullet Festival of Ma'at: The mummy may hold a celebration which will aid the mortal celebrants in maintaining Ma'at.
  • Menu hover bulletMenu hover bulletMenu hover bulletMenu hover bulletMenu hover bullet Menu hover bulletMenu bulletMenu bulletMenu bulletMenu bullet Inundation of the Nile: Raise or lower the waters of a river for miles.

Level Seven Powers[]

  • Menu hover bulletMenu hover bulletMenu hover bulletMenu hover bulletMenu hover bullet Menu hover bulletMenu hover bulletMenu bulletMenu bulletMenu bullet Arch of Nuit: Weaken and inhibit all evil spiritual entities (not just Spirits) over an area.
  • Menu hover bulletMenu hover bulletMenu hover bulletMenu hover bulletMenu hover bullet Menu hover bulletMenu hover bulletMenu bulletMenu bulletMenu bullet Cycle of Ra: Accelerate time over an area, for the benefit of life and to the detriment of death.
  • Menu hover bulletMenu hover bulletMenu hover bulletMenu hover bulletMenu hover bullet Menu hover bulletMenu hover bulletMenu bulletMenu bulletMenu bullet Star of the Messiah: Create temporary Backgrounds.

Level Eight Powers[]

  • Menu hover bulletMenu hover bulletMenu hover bulletMenu hover bulletMenu hover bullet Menu hover bulletMenu hover bulletMenu hover bulletMenu bulletMenu bullet Crossed by the Stars: Create a powerful curse to cause the target to fail everything they attempt.
  • Menu hover bulletMenu hover bulletMenu hover bulletMenu hover bulletMenu hover bullet Menu hover bulletMenu hover bulletMenu hover bulletMenu bulletMenu bullet Whispers of the Tree of Life: Grant yourself or another a large pool of bonus dice which they may spend to aid themselves.

Scope of Weather Magic[]

The five different Weather Magic powers vary both in how great an effect they can cause and how much Sekhem must be spent to do so. This is calculated using a table found on page 100 of Mummy: The Resurrection Rulebook. The player or Storyteller determines the difficulty of achieving a particular effect by adding the listed values for the desired effect, the area affected and the duration. If the difficulty would be greater than 10, the number of successes required is increased instead. Effects with a difficulty of five or lower cost one Sekhem, difficulty of 6-9 cost two, and difficulty 10 cost three.

Example: using Lesser Weather Magic, the mummy attempts to raise the ambient temperature by 20F (Difficulty: 2) across a large city (Difficulty: 2) for 24 hours (Difficulty: 3). They must succeed on an Occult + Celestial roll of difficulty 7 and spend two Sekhem. To achieve the same effect with Potent Weather Magic, however, the difficulty drops to 3 and the Sekhem cost drops to one.

References[]

Mummy: The Resurrection Hekau

Amenti

Alchemy · Amulets · Celestial · Effigy · Necromancy · Nomenclature · Ra-Hekau

Wu T'ian

Feng Tan · Lung Tan

Capacocha:

Alitu · Respiro · Sacrifice · Sarandu · Saudade

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