Bind the Undead
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The mahō-tsukai draws on the power of Jigoku to extend their will over the animated dead (such as skeletons or zombies). These undead then act as the mahō-tsukai commands, mimicking gestures or following simple instructions. They can attack a target or follow the mahō-tsukai like a squad of troops follows their leader. A smaller number of undead allows the practitioner greater control, and a single undead being can act naturally enough to infiltrate a town or castle, if the practitioner remains nearby and sustains the necessary concentration.
Regras
- Ativação
As a Scheme action, you may make a TN 2 Theology (Fire) check targeting a number of undead creatures up to your Earth Ring at range 0–4. You can only choose undead creatures with combat rank 3 or lower this way.
- Efeitos
If you succeed, you bind each target to your will. They can now act only under your control, via simple voice commands. You can issue straightforward commands with your allocated five words per turn, or you can issue more complex commands if you dedicate your action to giving a command. If you are killed or become Unconscious due to a critical strike, all bound undead under your control cease to function, slumping to the ground as inanimate corpses.
Whether you succeed or fail, an area encompassing 1 range band around each target’s position gains the Defiled terrain quality.
Novas oportunidades
- : One undead creature you choose becomes a revenant (see page 18) in addition to becoming bound.
- +: Treat the maximum range of the technique as 1 higher per spent this way.
- +: Treat the maximum combat rank of an undead creature you can bind as 1 higher per spent this way. If you bind an intelligent undead creature this way and later lose control of it, it reverts to its own goals instead of becoming inanimate.
Texto do livro
Shadowlands · Chapter 2: Honor Against Demons › Mahō › Bind the Undead · p. 118
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The mahō-tsukai draws on the power of Jigoku to extend their will over the animated dead (such as skeletons or zombies). These undead then act as the mahō-tsukai commands, mimicking gestures or following simple instructions. They can attack a target or follow the mahō-tsukai like a squad of troops follows their leader. A smaller number of undead allows the practitioner greater control, and a single undead being can act naturally enough to infiltrate a town or castle, if the practitioner remains nearby and sustains the necessary concentration.
Activation: As a Scheme action, you may make a TN 2 Theology (Fire) check targeting a number of undead creatures up to your Earth Ring at range 0–4. You can only choose undead creatures with combat rank 3 or lower this way.
Effects: If you succeed, you bind each target to your will. They can now act only under your control, via simple voice commands. You can issue straightforward commands with your allocated five words per turn, or you can issue more complex commands if you dedicate your action to giving a command. If you are killed or become Unconscious due to a critical strike, all bound undead under your control cease to function, slumping to the ground as inanimate corpses.
Whether you succeed or fail, an area encompassing 1 range band around each target’s position gains the Defiled terrain quality.
New Opportunities
: One undead creature you choose becomes a revenant (see page 18) in addition to becoming bound.
+: Treat the maximum range of the technique as 1 higher per spent this way.
+: Treat the maximum combat rank of an undead creature you can bind as 1 higher per spent this way. If you bind an intelligent undead creature this way and later lose control of it, it reverts to its own goals instead of becoming inanimate.