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From: steve@tfs.com (Steve Maurer)
Newsgroups: rec.games.frp
Subject: Gloranthan (Runequest) Cult: The Soul Eater
Date: 27 Sep 91 23:36:02 GMT
Organization: Trw Financial Systems
Third in a series of new RQ cults, for my City of Assassins campaign.
Steve Maurer
steve@tfs.com
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Cult of the Soul Eater
The origins of the Soul Eater are unclear. However, some scholars
believe this deadly god is the ghost of Krajabor, god of destruction
and dissolution, who was slain during the Gods War.
The Soul Eater is the god of spiritual death, considered by most
Gloranthans to be ultimate destruction. His worship appeals to those
who hate their enemies so much, they are willing to destroy even their
immortal soul to be able to do likewise to their enemies. He is not a
popular god, but has always had a few adherents. His runes are Spirit,
Death, and Chaos.
The cult of the Soul Eater is an extremely small "spirit cult".
There are no priests or lords of this religion, only shamans. The
cult only offers cult special runemagic, cult special spirit magic,
and any personal magic the shamans of this cult may be able to teach.
No divine intervention is ever done by this god.
However, due to it's deep ties with Chaos, and the concentrated
energy it gains from sacrifice, the Soul Eater can provide runespells
whose destructive power rivals and sometimes exceeds that of many
greater gods. In addition, the way spells are paid for is different
than that of other gods.
Initiates and Shamans of this cult have characteristic called
Hollow POW. An initiate's Hollow POW starts at 1. To purchase the
ability to cast a Runespell, they do not sacrifice POW, they gain
Hollow POW. Every holy day (Wild Day/Death Week/Darkness Season),
initiates and shamans gain an additional point of Hollow POW. When
an initiate or shaman's Hollow POW equals his POW (plus fetch POW),
his spirit is consumed, and his soul ceases to exist. There is no
way to reduce Hollow POW, or prevent the gain of Hollow POW.
Instead of praying to regain runespells, cultists use the POW
of spirits they have eaten. This is called a cultist's "Sacrifice
Pool", or "SP" for short. Some spells, notably the Initiation
Ceremony, and Eat Soul adds POW to this pool. All other spells
require POW from this pool on each spell casting. A cultist may
cast his Runespells as often and as quickly as he desires, as long as
he has Sacrificed Pool POW to pay for it (subject, of course, to
the "one spell per round" limit). If the pool is exhausted, the
cultist may use his own POW instead.
If a Soul Eater runespell is traded, or stolen by another chaos
cultist (Vivamort, Thanatar), the being who gains the spell gets
Hollow POW equal to the price of the spell acquired. Thereafter,
that cultist gains 1 Hollow POW each Soul Eater holy day, and his
soul will be eaten when it reaches his POW.
Laymember
There is no Laymember status in the Soul Eater cult.
Initiate
Enrollent: Willingness to join
Tithe: Whatever the shaman requires; usually 10% or less
Spells: Spirit Magic: Detect Hate
Runespells: Engage Spirit, Drain Spirit, Dead Spirit,
Destroy Magic, Final Strike, Eat Soul
Skills: None
Retribution:Loss of runespells
Spirit Magic -
Detect Hate Instant/Focused/2 Points
This spirit spell gives the direction and distance of
any individual who is currently consumed with hate. It
also makes them glow to the eyes of the caster. The spell
is stopped by 3 or more meters of stone or metal.
Initiate Accessable/"Resusable" Runemagic -
Engage Spirit Cost -- Gain 1 Hollow POW
Range - 180 meters Duration - 15 Minutes
Nonstackable -1 SP POW per cast
This spell may be cast at any disembodied spirit within
range. If the spirit's mana is overcome, it must fight the
caster in spirit combat. It cannot escape. This spell may
be used on a dying individual as well. If the spirit is
defeated, it may be immediately consumed via Eat Soul.
Drain Spirit Cost -- Gain 1 Hollow POW
Range - Personal Duration - Instant
Stackable -1 SP POW per cast
Each point of this stackable spell lowers the target's
MP by one. There is no resistence roll, however the effect
may be blocked by Countermagic and Shield.
Dead Spirit Cost -- Gain 2 Hollow POW
Range - Personal Duration - 15 Minutes
Nonstackable -2 SP POW per cast
The caster's spirit becomes dead. The caster cannot use
any magic, but is likewise unaffected by any magic requiring
a POW vs POW roll. The caster can't engage or be engaged in
spirit combat, is invisible to spirits, and does not glow to
any detect spells except Detect Undead. The caster may walk
unnoticed through Warding spells, and even temple defenses.
While the spell may be dropped, it cannot be Dispelled.
Destroy Magic Cost -- Gain 2 Hollow POW
Range - 180 meters Duration - Permanent
Stackable (to 4) -1 SP POW per point
Each casting of this spell destroys a magical property
of a target. If the spell (with any extra Mana) penetrates
countermagic, the caster engages in a MP vs MP contest (an
object's Mana is the combined POW of all its magic). If it
is overcome, the target looses one property at random. The
caster must pay for each point of destroyed magic with 1 SP
POW. If the caster does not have enough SP to pay for it,
any remaining cost comes from his personal POW. This spell
may be stacked, in which case more than one magical property
is lost at the same time.
Eat Soul Cost -- Gain 3 Hollow POW
Range - Touch Duration - Permenent
Nonstackable -3 SP + Spirit POW
This spell may only be used against a spirit defeated in
spirit combat. It consumes the spirit, destroying its soul,
and adding its POW to the cultist's Sacrifice Pool. Each
time this spell is cast, it costs 3 SP points, so no benefit
is gained from eating a spirit of 3 POW or less.
Final Strike Cost -- Gain 3 Hollow POW
Range - 180 meters Duration - Instant
Nonstackable -1 SP POW per point
This spell only works at the instant when a Soul Eater
cultist dies. With it, the cultist may use the remainder of
his Sacrifice Pool to cast as many Soul Eater spells as he
has POW for (including those he didn't sacrifice for). He
may also use his personal POW down to his Hollow POW.
Allied Shaman
Enrollent: Be a shaman, willingness to join
Tithe: None
Runespells: Initiation Ceremony
Retribution:Loss of runespells
Initiation Ceremony Cost -- Gain 1 Hollow POW
Range - Touch Duration - Permenant
Nonstackable +1 SP POW per cultist
This spell initiates one or more beings into the cult.
The cultist pledges his soul to the Soul Eater, in exchange
for the power to destroy a hated enemy. The new cultist is
expected to ask for more Hollow Pow to pay for the spells he
requires. For each initiate consecrated, the Shaman adds 1
POW to his Sacrifice Pool.
Spirit of Retribution
The Soul Eater does not care if any betray it. The cultist
simply looses the ability to cast cult special runespells. However,
whether or not the ex-cultist worships the Soul Eater, the cultist
still gains one point of Hollow POW each holy day of the Soul Eater,
and will be consumed when this reaches the cultist's POW. Neither
illumination nor death changes this in any way.