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	== Combining Two Rituals You Know ==		== Combining Two Rituals You Know ==
	You may attempt to combine the effect of a {{gloss\|ritual}} with that of another {{gloss\|ritual}} you know. For example [[Prof:Knowledge\|Knowledge]] 2 (Subject yourself to an {{gloss\|effect}} and learn about it) and [[Prof:Necromancy\|Necromancy]] 1 (Reanimate corpse) might be combined to allow you to re-live a dead person’s last memories and find out how they died. Combining {{gloss\|rituals}} requires the same bead draw as improvising them. However, any {{gloss\|participant}} who knows one of the {{gloss\|rituals}} may choose to draw a second time. If so, they must accept the result of the second draw.		You may attempt to combine the effect of a {{gloss\|ritual}} with that of another {{gloss\|ritual}} you know. For example [[Prof:Knowledge\|Knowledge]] 2 (Subject yourself to an {{gloss\|effect}} and learn about it) and [[Prof:Necromancy\|Necromancy]] 1 (Reanimate corpse) might be combined to allow you to re-live a dead person’s last memories and find out how they died. Combining {{gloss\|rituals}} requires the same bead draw as improvising them. However, any {{gloss\|participant}} who knows one of the {{gloss\|rituals}} may choose to draw a second time. If so, they must accept the result of the second draw.

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	You can improvise a {{gloss\|ritual}} to do anything of a similar level of power to a known {{gloss\|ritual}} or {{gloss\|spell}}. Improvised {{Gloss\|rituals}} are dangerous, and get more so the more power is involved. They will always do something though this may not be particularly helpful. They work best if you research them in your {{gloss\|downtime}}, so that the {{gloss\|refs}} have time to decide on possible outcomes. You can improvise {{gloss\|rituals}} to cause the same effect as a known {{gloss\|ritual}}. These will need more power to be successful than if they were led by someone who knew the {{gloss\|ritual}}.		You can improvise a {{gloss\|ritual}} to do anything of a similar level of power to a known {{gloss\|ritual}} or {{gloss\|spell}}. Improvised {{Gloss\|rituals}} are dangerous, and get more so the more power is involved. They will always do ''something'', though this may not be particularly helpful. They work best if you research them in your {{gloss\|downtime}}, so that the {{gloss\|refs}} have time to decide on possible outcomes. You can improvise {{gloss\|rituals}} to cause the same effect as a known {{gloss\|ritual}}. These will need more power to be successful than if they were led by someone who knew the {{gloss\|ritual}}.

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You can improvise a {{gloss|ritual}} to do anything of a similar level of power to a known {{gloss|ritual}} or {{gloss|spell}}. Improvised {{Gloss|rituals}} are dangerous, and get more so the more power is involved. They will always do *something* though this may not be particularly helpful. They work best if you research them in your {{gloss|downtime}}, so that the {{gloss|refs}} have time to decide on possible outcomes. You can improvise {{gloss|rituals}} to cause the same effect as a known {{gloss|ritual}}. These will need more power to be successful than if they were led by someone who knew the {{gloss|ritual}}.

Improvised Rituals are very taxing on the leader and a given PC may only lead one a day. Doing more than this is likely to be ineffective and dangerous.

If you perform an improvised {{gloss|ritual}}, every {{gloss|character}} involved secretly draws a bead from a bag and shows it to a {{gloss|ref}}. The {{gloss|ref}} announces the result after all beads have been drawn.

*A '''White''' bead means they do not count as a {{gloss|participant}} in the {{gloss|ritual}}.
*A '''Black''' bead means they count as one {{gloss|participant}} in the {{gloss|ritual}}.
*A''' Red''' bead means they count as two {{gloss|participants}} and the {{gloss|ritual}} suffers a dangerous overload. All {{gloss|participants}} suffer a {{gloss|wound}}.

There will usually be '''4 white, 1 red and 5 black''' beads in the bag, as well as a '''red token''' of a distinctive shape to allow you to deliberately pick a red.
If you are actively being careless {{gloss|IC}}, {{gloss|refs}} may require you to draw twice and take their choice of result. An example of this is trying to improvise a {{gloss|ritual}} that is more powerful than any your {{gloss|PC}} knows.

Enhancements and other persistent effects from improvised or combined rituals are unstable. They are unlikely to last long and ones that push the boundaries of what is possible may unravel violently. ''(OC explanation: If a result turns out to be horribly overpowered or not actually possible, it will not be retconned, but will likely deactivate and Wound the owner.)''

==Summoning Strangers==
This is always an Improvised Ritual appropriate to the type of or specific Stranger that you are trying to summon. Strangers are not guaranteed to respond to a summons, and they tend to work better with advance planning (Because we need to kit someone up as the Stranger so that they can appear).

== Combining Two Rituals You Know ==
You may attempt to combine the effect of a {{gloss|ritual}} with that of another {{gloss|ritual}} you know. For example [[Prof:Knowledge|Knowledge]] 2 (Subject yourself to an {{gloss|effect}} and learn about it) and [[Prof:Necromancy|Necromancy]] 1 (Reanimate corpse) might be combined to allow you to re-live a dead person’s last memories and find out how they died. Combining {{gloss|rituals}} requires the same bead draw as improvising them. However, any {{gloss|participant}} who knows one of the {{gloss|rituals}} may choose to draw a second time. If so, they must accept the result of the second draw.