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'''Ogham''' is a Vampiric [[Discipline]] practiced by the extinct Celtic Lhiannan [[Clan]] in [[Vampire: The Masquerade]]. It relies on written symbols to achieve magical effects.
  
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|image = LogoVTESOgham.gif
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|name = Ogham
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|pronounce = AHH-gum<ref>[https://youtu.be/x0ekopEA_bI Pronunciation on Youtube]</ref>
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|bloodlines = [[Lhiannan]]
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}}'''Ogham''' is a very limited form of [[Blood Magic (VTM)|Blood Magic]] based on Celtic runes practiced by the [[Lhiannan]] that taps into the spirit shard of the [[Bloodline (VTM)|bloodline]], conceding power within their [[Domain (VTM)|territory]].
   
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==Overview==
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The Ogham [[Discipline (VTM)|Discipline]] is only found among the Lhiannan bloodline; they do not (some say cannot) share its secrets with those who do not suffer from their line's curse. All Lhiannan share a splinter of a dark, once-vast, and powerful forest spirit. Ogham allows them to tap into that spirit's power, and into its communion with free spirits of its ilk.
   
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Ogham is a limited form of Blood Magic; it is neither as flexible nor as powerful as Tremere [[Thaumaturgy (VTM)|Thaumaturgy]], nor other Clans' blood sorcery, but within the bounds set by the Lhiannan's territorial nature it is quite powerful. Ogham is strongest within a Lhiannan's home territory. More than 50 miles (80 km) from her home territory, the difficulty of using Ogham increases by one across the board, as the Lhiannan's own spirit-shard comes into conflict with unfamiliar local spirit life.
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== Standard Abilities ==
  
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==Official Abilities==
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'''Level 1''' - Consecrate The Grove
  
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Included below are the official powers described in supplements for [[Dark Ages: Vampire]]. Sources are described below in the order they were printed.
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The [[Cainite]] bleeds widdershins on a vegetated
 
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area(1 Blood Point=10 feet) to awaken spirits that
 
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will protect her from physical harm.
  
   
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===Standard Powers===
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'''Level 2''' - Crimson Woad
  
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* {{dot|1}} '''Consecrate the Grove''' {{ref|lvl1}}: Awaken the plant life in your territory to be your defense
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* {{dot|1}} '''Consecration of Esus (V20)''' {{ref|lvl1}}: Awaken the plant life in your territory to be your defense<br /> 
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The Cainite may summon battle spirits into
  
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* {{dot|2}} '''Crimson Woad''' {{ref|lvl2}}: Inscribe runes on yourself that give you gain some control over the Beast and add its fury to your attacks
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his body by inscribing mystical marks on himself.
  
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* {{dot|2}} '''Woad of Teutates (V20)''' {{ref|lvl2}}: Inscribe runes on sacrifice's body that invoke spirite of war and turn you into furious warrior.<br /> 
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* {{dot|3}} '''Inscribe the Curse''' {{ref|lvl3}}: Write a rune of your enemy's name on your body that curses them when they see it
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* {{dot|3}} '''Mhallacht of the Cyoeraeth (V20)''' {{ref|lvl3}}: Write a rune of your enemy's name on body of her mortal friend or close relative that curses them when they see it.<br /> 
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* {{dot|4}} '''Moon and Sun''' {{ref|lvl4}}: Bind yourself to the spirit of the moon and sun, providing several possible benefits
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* {{dot|4}} '''Woad of Taranis (V20)''' {{ref|lvl4}}: Write a rune on your chest to become immune to [https://whitewolf.fandom.com/wiki/R%C3%B6tschreck Rötschreck] and alter all fire and sun damage to lethal.<br /> 
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* {{dot|5}} '''Drink Dry the Earth''' {{ref|lvl5}}: Gain temporary power from a site of mystical energy
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* {{dot|5}} '''Thirst of Donn (V20)''' {{ref|lvl5}}: Receive temporary will power and blood by absorbing the energy of the earth through the sacrifice of the mortal. Having ritual in the "special" places you will receive a Spirit Mentor.
   
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===Advanced Powers===
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'''Level 3''' - Inscribe the Curse
  
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* {{dot|6}} '''Inscribe the Forgotten Names''' {{ref|lvl6}}: Summon and communicate with a mythical creature
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The Cainite writes his enemy's name on a visible
  
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part of his body to gain power over that enemy. He
 
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may use one of the following curses:
  
   
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==Gallery==
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*Body: The Cainite renders his foe impotent(or unable to use blood).
  
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<gallery>
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*Mind: The enemy becomes confused.
  
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Ogham.jpg
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*Voice: The enemy is rendered mute.
  
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</gallery>
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*Soul: The enemy becomes more susceptible to frenzy.
  
   
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== References ==
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'''Level 4''' - Moon And Sun
  
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<references/>{{note|lvl1}} '''Level 1'''
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{|border="0"
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The Cainite may inscribe the symbol of the moon or
  
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|-
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sun on his own forehead or the forehead of someone
 
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| style="width:200px" |Consecrate the Grove
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else. If he inscribes a sun symbol, the subject
 
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| style="width:300px" |[[Dark Ages Companion]]
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becomes resistant to fire. If he inscribes a moon
 
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| Pg. 98
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symbol, the effect depends on the current phase of
 
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| Consecrate the Grove
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| [[Dark Ages Storytellers Companion]]
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| Pg. 43
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|-
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| style="width:200px" |Consecration of Esus (V20)
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| style="width:300px" |[[Vampire Twentieth Anniversary Edition: The Dark Ages]]
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| Pg. 232
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|}
   
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{{note|lvl2}} '''Level 2'''
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the moon:
  
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{|border="0"
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|-
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| style="width:200px" |Crimson Woad
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| style="width:300px" |[[Dark Ages Companion]]
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| Pg. 98
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|-
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| Crimson Woad
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| [[Dark Ages Storytellers Companion]]
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| Pg. 44
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|-
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| style="width:200px" |Woad of Teutates (V20)
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| style="width:300px" |[[Vampire Twentieth Anniversary Edition: The Dark Ages]]
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| Pg. 232
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|}
   
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{{note|lvl3}} '''Level 3'''
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New Moon: Increases stealth.
  
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*Crescent Moon: Increases wits.
  
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*Half Moon: Increases perception.
  
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| style="width:200px" |Inscribe the Curse
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*Gibbous Moon: Increases social abilities.
  
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| style="width:300px" |[[Dark Ages Companion]]
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*Full Moon: Increases the amount of damage done.
  
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| Pg. 99
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|-
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| Inscribe the Curse
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| [[Dark Ages Storytellers Companion]]
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| Pg. 44
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|-
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| style="width:200px" |Mhallacht of the Cyoeraeth (V20)
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| style="width:300px" |[[Vampire Twentieth Anniversary Edition: The Dark Ages]]
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| Pg. 233
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|}
   
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{{note|lvl4}} '''Level 4'''
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When a moon sigil is inscribed, the subject is more prone to frenzy, and wwerewolves are enraged upon viewing the mark
  
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{|border="0"
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|-
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| style="width:200px" |Moon and Sun
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| style="width:300px" |[[Dark Ages Companion]]
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| Pg. 99
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|-
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| Moon and Sun
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| [[Dark Ages Storytellers Companion]]
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| Pg. 45
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|-
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| style="width:200px" |Woad of Taranis (V20)
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| style="width:300px" |[[Vampire Twentieth Anniversary Edition: The Dark Ages]]
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| Pg. 233
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|}
   
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'''Level 5''' - Dragon Lines
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{{note|lvl5}} '''Level 5'''
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{|border="0"
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|-
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| style="width:200px" |Dragon Lines
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| style="width:300px" |[[Dark Ages Companion]]
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| Pg. 99
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|-
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| Drink Dry the Earth
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| [[Dark Ages Storytellers Companion]]
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| Pg. 45
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|-
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| style="width:200px" |Thirst of Donn (V20)
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| style="width:300px" |[[Vampire Twentieth Anniversary Edition: The Dark Ages]]
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| Pg. 234
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|}
   
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{{note|lvl6}} '''Level 6'''
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The Cainite may inscribe powerful runes on a magical
  
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{|border="0"
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site, channeling the mystical energy into himself.
 
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This energy is used to increase all abilities
  
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| style="width:200px" |Inscribe the Forgotten Names
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(rolls), until the mystical energy is depleted.
  
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| style="width:300px" |[[Dark Ages Companion]]
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| Pg. 100
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|-
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| Inscribe the Forgotten Names
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| [[Dark Ages Storytellers Companion]]
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| Pg. 45
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|}
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{{VTMdisciplines}}
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[[Category:Blood Magic (VTM)]]
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[[Category:Discipline (VTM)]]
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[[Category:Lhiannan]]
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[[Category:Vampire: The Masquerade glossary]]
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[[Category:Dark Ages: Vampire glossary]]
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[[Category:Trademark Blood Magic (VTM)]]

Revision as of 15:33, 3 May 2020

Ogham is a very limited form of Blood Magic based on Celtic runes practiced by the Lhiannan that taps into the spirit shard of the bloodline, conceding power within their territory.

Overview

The Ogham Discipline is only found among the Lhiannan bloodline; they do not (some say cannot) share its secrets with those who do not suffer from their line's curse. All Lhiannan share a splinter of a dark, once-vast, and powerful forest spirit. Ogham allows them to tap into that spirit's power, and into its communion with free spirits of its ilk.

Ogham is a limited form of Blood Magic; it is neither as flexible nor as powerful as Tremere Thaumaturgy, nor other Clans' blood sorcery, but within the bounds set by the Lhiannan's territorial nature it is quite powerful. Ogham is strongest within a Lhiannan's home territory. More than 50 miles (80 km) from her home territory, the difficulty of using Ogham increases by one across the board, as the Lhiannan's own spirit-shard comes into conflict with unfamiliar local spirit life.

Official Abilities

Included below are the official powers described in supplements for Dark Ages: Vampire. Sources are described below in the order they were printed.

Standard Powers

  • Menu hover bulletMenu bulletMenu bulletMenu bulletMenu bullet Consecrate the Grove [1]: Awaken the plant life in your territory to be your defense
  • Menu hover bulletMenu bulletMenu bulletMenu bulletMenu bullet Consecration of Esus (V20) [2]: Awaken the plant life in your territory to be your defense
     
  • Menu hover bulletMenu hover bulletMenu bulletMenu bulletMenu bullet Crimson Woad [3]: Inscribe runes on yourself that give you gain some control over the Beast and add its fury to your attacks
  • Menu hover bulletMenu hover bulletMenu bulletMenu bulletMenu bullet Woad of Teutates (V20) [4]: Inscribe runes on sacrifice's body that invoke spirite of war and turn you into furious warrior.
     
  • Menu hover bulletMenu hover bulletMenu hover bulletMenu bulletMenu bullet Inscribe the Curse [5]: Write a rune of your enemy's name on your body that curses them when they see it
  • Menu hover bulletMenu hover bulletMenu hover bulletMenu bulletMenu bullet  Mhallacht of the Cyoeraeth (V20) [6]: Write a rune of your enemy's name on body of her mortal friend or close relative that curses them when they see it.
     
  • Menu hover bulletMenu hover bulletMenu hover bulletMenu hover bulletMenu bullet Moon and Sun [7]: Bind yourself to the spirit of the moon and sun, providing several possible benefits
  • Menu hover bulletMenu hover bulletMenu hover bulletMenu hover bulletMenu bullet  Woad of Taranis (V20) [8]: Write a rune on your chest to become immune to Rötschreck and alter all fire and sun damage to lethal.
     
  • Menu hover bulletMenu hover bulletMenu hover bulletMenu hover bulletMenu hover bullet Drink Dry the Earth [9]: Gain temporary power from a site of mystical energy
  • Menu hover bulletMenu hover bulletMenu hover bulletMenu hover bulletMenu hover bullet  Thirst of Donn (V20) [10]: Receive temporary will power and blood by absorbing the energy of the earth through the sacrifice of the mortal. Having ritual in the "special" places you will receive a Spirit Mentor.

Advanced Powers

  • Menu hover bulletMenu hover bulletMenu hover bulletMenu hover bulletMenu hover bullet Menu hover bulletMenu bulletMenu bulletMenu bulletMenu bullet Inscribe the Forgotten Names [11]: Summon and communicate with a mythical creature

Gallery

References

  1. ↑ Pronunciation on Youtube

^  Level 1

Consecrate the Grove Dark Ages Companion Pg. 98
Consecrate the Grove Dark Ages Storytellers Companion Pg. 43
Consecration of Esus (V20) Vampire Twentieth Anniversary Edition: The Dark Ages Pg. 232

^  Level 2

Crimson Woad Dark Ages Companion Pg. 98
Crimson Woad Dark Ages Storytellers Companion Pg. 44
Woad of Teutates (V20) Vampire Twentieth Anniversary Edition: The Dark Ages Pg. 232

^  Level 3

Inscribe the Curse Dark Ages Companion Pg. 99
Inscribe the Curse Dark Ages Storytellers Companion Pg. 44
Mhallacht of the Cyoeraeth (V20) Vampire Twentieth Anniversary Edition: The Dark Ages Pg. 233

^  Level 4

Moon and Sun Dark Ages Companion Pg. 99
Moon and Sun Dark Ages Storytellers Companion Pg. 45
Woad of Taranis (V20) Vampire Twentieth Anniversary Edition: The Dark Ages Pg. 233

^  Level 5

Dragon Lines Dark Ages Companion Pg. 99
Drink Dry the Earth Dark Ages Storytellers Companion Pg. 45
Thirst of Donn (V20) Vampire Twentieth Anniversary Edition: The Dark Ages Pg. 234

^  Level 6

Inscribe the Forgotten Names Dark Ages Companion Pg. 100
Inscribe the Forgotten Names Dark Ages Storytellers Companion Pg. 45
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