Religious Magic The Fundamentals of Worship

At its basis religious magic occurs through the interplay of the belief in the divine being by an individual and the rewards that such belief can give. Worship is the act of honoring the divine. Two basic powers exist that allow any character to express their belief.

Faith (MP)

This is a basic power that expresses the strength of belief and trust a character has in the object of their religion. This is the basis for all religious magic. Here is an example of a special for Faith:

• Gain the ability to use faith as a modifier for skills appropriate to the Divine Being worshipped.
• Gain divine insight.
• +1 when used as a modifier for prayer (this is a researched special).
• +1 when used as a modifier for a specific Religious Power (this is a researched special).
• Improve the difficulty classification by one (level-of-five special).
• Heal self (level-of-five special).
• Success (level of five special).
• Protection from a specific type of hazard (level of five special).
• Replenishment (level of five special).
• Combine two existing specials.
• Improve the difficulty class by one (level of five special).
• Aura of faith (level of five special).

Prayer (MP)

This is a basic power that allows the faithful to make direct contact with the object of their faith. This is the basis for all worship, and the religion may require prayers be said at particular times and/or places. Prayers may also be offered to the divine being in order to request the direct intervention on behalf of the character, such is called a miracle. The character must have Faith before they can have Prayer. The miracle cannot happen unless the subject of the character's faith wants it to happen, regardless of the success of the roll. Specific prayers can be invented that can become skills and powers learned by the faithful. Here is an example of a special for Prayer:

• Gain the ability to speak a Prayer for Strength, a power that allows the faithful to recover from power detriments, fatigue, and/or fear.
• Prayer for clarity.
• Prayer for protection from a specific hazard (may be take more than once, once for each hazard).
• Gain a prayer that duplicates a spell from a low magic intention.
• +1 when using Faith as a modifier (researched special).
• Improve the difficulty classification by one (level-of-five special).
• Aura of a Specific Prayer (level-of-ten special).
• Combine two existing specials.
• Divine Intervention (level-of-fifteen special).

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