Miracles

Mind Control

Second Level

Befriend (Mind Control, Second Level)

Range:  30ft (point at target)
Duration:  5 minutes
Activation Phrase:  Befriend
Effect: The target regards the priest as a friend, but feelings towards old comrades / enemies are otherwise unchanged. The target will obey any reasonable request, but cannot be persuaded to attack his/her friends. If the target is killed as a result of something the priest told her/him to do then the priest will take half the target’s level as damage to chest and abdomen, rounded up – e.g. the death of a 5th level character would cause 3 hits of damage to each of the priest’s chest and head. The target is not aware that something has affected its mind when the miracle ends. If the target responds “No Effect”, the priest is IC aware that their miracle has not taken effect. The spirit used to cast the miracle is still expended.

Third Level

Halt (Mind Control, Third Level)

Range:  30ft (point at target)
Duration:  10 seconds
Activation Phrase:  Halt
Effect: Target is held immobile, in a temporary rigor, such that it is not possible to take items from their hands. The miracle is cancelled if the target is struck with a blow with a damage call which is not ‘nothing’. If the target responds “No Effect”, the priest is IC aware that their miracle has not taken effect. The spirit used to cast the miracle is still expended.

Fourth Level

Forget (Mind Control, Fourth Level)

Range:  Touch
Duration:  Instantaneous
Activation Phrase:  Forget
Effect: The target forgets everything which has happened in the last five minutes. He or she will be aware that time has passed but will not be aware of anything significant occurring. If the target responds “No Effect”, the priest is IC aware that their miracle has not taken effect. The spirit used to cast the miracle is still expended. N.B. This miracle will effectively remove the effects of mind based miracles such as cause fear or befriend, if they were cast on the victim in the previous 5 minutes.

Fifth Level

Cause Fear (Mind Control, Fifth Level)

Range:  30ft (point at target)
Duration:  5 minutes
Activation Phrase:  Cause Fear
Effect: The target becomes mortally afraid of the priest and will flee from them in fear until the priest is out of range of natural senses. If the priest returns to sensory range within the duration, then the target must continue running until the priest is out of sensory range again. If the target responds “No Effect”, the priest is IC aware that their miracle has not taken effect. The spirit used to cast the miracle is still expended.

Sixth Level

Berserk (Mind Control, Sixth Level)

Range:  30ft (points at target)
Duration:  1 minute
Activation Phrase:  Berserk
Effect: The target falls into a fit of rage and continuously attacks for 1 minute. The target gains +1 degree of damage with all weapons, and must attack for 1 minute. A Berserked character must always use their highest available damage call. The target must attack the closest valid entity to them, or themselves. They shouldn’t attack any dead bodies (undead are fine), or people who appear to be dying. The target can’t use any spells, miracles, languages, or other skills that require intelligent thought for the duration. When the miracle ends, the target forgets everything that happened in its duration. The target is not aware that something has affected its mind when the miracle ends. If the target responds “No Effect”, the priest is IC aware that their miracle has not taken effect. The spirit used to cast the miracle is still expended.

Seventh Level

Beguile (Mind Control, Seventh Level)

Range:  30ft (point at target)
Duration:  5 minutes
Activation Phrase:  Beguile
Effect: Very similar to befriend, but the target regards the priest as a hero and will do anything asked of him/her without question. No damage is taken by the priest in the event of the death of the target. The target will believe anything told to her/him by the priest. Note that this cannot be used to make the target directly harm themselves – you may order them to walk off a cliff but you cannot get them to cut their own throat. If ordered to directly harm themselves, the Beguiled target will usually fall unconscious or freeze in place. The target is not aware that something has affected its mind when the miracle ends. If the target responds “No Effect”, the priest is IC aware that their miracle has not taken effect. The spirit used to cast the miracle is still expended.

Eighth Level

Mind Crush (Mind Control, Eighth Level)

Range:  Touch
Duration:  Instantaneous
Activation Phrase:  Mind Crush
Effect: The target must be an unconscious living person. The target’s mind becomes a blank slate. They take one level drain and immediately wake up (restored to 1 hit per location if a location is below that, unless there is an effect that would prevent them being healed such as venom). The target permanently forgets everything that has ever happened to them, and everything about anything, except for 3 things:

1. They remember how to speak in any languages they can speak.
2. If they have Devotion, they remember their strictures and that they liked that god (but not that they were a priest and could cast miracles). They get a vague mental nudge to follow the strictures, but aren’t forced to.
3. They remember a few vague clues about their past. These clues are entirely under full ref control. With hard work (and adventures) the refs may choose the give more of these clues and/or give a character back all of their previous memories (this is by no means guaranteed). These will first be gained within a week of the effect.

The target retains all skills (except for the level drain). Any ranks of knowledge skills, and personal genius must be lost as part of the level drain.

The target of this miracle may instead instantly die if they wish. This is specifically an OC choice made by the player.

If the target responds “No Effect”, the priest is IC aware that their miracle has not taken effect. The spirit used to cast the miracle is still expended.