Soul of the Builder
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Gilded Cage, Level Two Ritual
Reference: Player-Made
Description
This ritual creates a direct bond between the physical integrity of a building and the ritual's caster. The Architect must be within sight of the building during the casting, though the ritual's effects remain in place for a year and a day after casting. This duration may not be cut short by the caster.
For the duration of the ritual, any lethal or bashing damage up to the number of successes rolled done to the Architect is transferred to the building instead (aggravated damage still affects the caster directly). Bashing damage manifests itself as wiring failures, broken windows, burst pipes or other superficial damage to the building, while lethal damage is much more dire, causing walls and support columns to crumble. If the ritual's successes are ever exceeded in lethal damage, the building collapses entirely. "Health levels" may only be restored to the building by repairing the structure.
The sympathetic bond between caster and building goes both ways; should an attacker manage to completely destroy the structure, the ritual's caster immediately takes enough damage to put her into torpor; the mystical assault happens so fast that the Architect is unable to spend any Vitae to heal before being plunged into the sleep. Hence, Architects are always cautious not to reveal which building they have chosen as the focus for their ritual.
Enclaves of Architects are often hesitant to teach this ritual to their students; typically, only the most headstrong and selfish Architects will even use it...unfortunately, the bloodline has more than its fair share of Kindred fitting that description.
System
The building itself, as well as copies of the architectural plans.
House Rules
Created by natasha.
Combat Ready
Yes.