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TABLE OF
CONTENTS
LIBER 1: A HIDDEN REALITY Ritual Magic & Spirits 34
Spirit Rank 35
LIBER 2: GETTING STARTED
The Setting 9 Alignment 35
The Dice And How to Use Them 10 Melding with a Spirit 36
Performing Rituals 37
LIBER 3: CREATING YOUR
CHARACTER Specific Summoning Rituals 37
Attributes 13 Alchemy 42
Skills 15 Learning Alchemy 42
Talents 16 Basic Ingredients 42
Character Backgrounds 18 Advanced Ingredients 43
Bad Trip 18 Alchemical Formulae 43
Bookworm 20 Spellcasting 46
Born Into It 21 Spell Disciplines 46
Cursed 22 Astral Spells 47
Haunted 23 Control Spells 47
Involuntary Lucid Dreaming 24 Environmental Spells 48
Near-Death Experience 25 Offensive Spells 49
Past Life 27 Protective Spells 50
Seance Gone Wrong 28 Restorative Spells 50
Sleep Paralysis 29 Private Sanctum 52
Creating a Private Sanctum 52
LIBER 4: MAGIC
The Spirit World 31 Astral Traveling in the Sanctum 52
Timing Is Everything 32 Patron Spirit 52
Astrological Chart 33 LIBER 5: PLAYING THE GAME
Associations 33 Attribute Tests 55
Elemental Correspondences 33 Skill Checks 55

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Combat 55 LIBER 6: THE OMPHALOS
Conditions & Effects 57 Daily Events 108
Critical Success & Failure 57 Random Encounters 109
Gameplay Locations & Activities 58 Gear & Services 111
Orders 114
Sites 58
Joining a Magical Order 114
Locations and Challenges 61
The Orders 115
Enemies 61
Running Missions for the Orders 120
Scenarios 61
Abandoned Complex 64 LIBER 7: FOES & ADVERSARIES
Enemies with Multiple
Enemies 64 Weapons or Spells 125
Events 64 Antagonists 125
Discoveries 66 Seasoned Characters 125
Ancient Ruins 69 Physical Encountes 126
Enemies 69 Astral Foes 136
Events 69 Random NPC Encounters 140
Discoveries 72 LIBER 8: SPIRIT COMPENDIUM
House 75 Vestiges 144
Enemies 75 Spirits 148
Events 75 Deities 154
Discoveries 78 LIBER 9: LOOT & REWARDS
Museum 81 Tracking Weight 157
Enemies 81 Identifying Magic Relics 157
Events 81 Looting Human Enemies 157
Discoveries 83 Alchemical Treatises
and Grimoires 157
Sect’s Sanctum 86
Enemies 86 LIBER 10: SCENARIO
In Search of the Miraculous 167
Events 86
Soulcatcher 170
Discoveries 88
Hunted 172
Sewers & City Tunnels 91
Return to the Lighthouse 173
Enemies 91
Breaking the Curse 175
Events 91 Banishing 177
Discoveries 94 Seeing Clearly 180
Exploring the Astral 97 Incarnated 181
Enemies 98 Past Enemies 184
Events 99 Facing Your Fears 186
Discoveries 102 Facing the Darkness 188

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Liber 1

.AY
Hidden
Reality .
 I have never grown out of the infantile belief that
the universe was made for me to suck.
– Aleister Crowley

The world is not what it seems.

Behind the busyness of modern life with its entertainment, fast-food and social media
there lies a deep and frightening truth. Our materialistic way of life, carried on the
shoulders of the Industrial Revolution, has brought humanity an existence devoid of
meaning or substance, teaching us to live in the moment and worry about tomorrow when
(if) it comes. “Death is the great equalizer, the one that comes for us all, so why worry about
it? Enjoy life while you can!” they say.
You know better. You didn't always; at one point you agreed there wasn’t a tomorrow
until the day your life changed forever. Whether it was a near-death experience or a Ouija
session gone wrong, something (or someone) showed you otherwise, and there is no
turning back. You have seen life through the eyes of giants, where humans are no more
than ants being pitted against each other as pawns in eternal wars. You are done with being
played with. You are ready to become a player. Others have done it before you, legendary
figures who caught the world of spirits by the throat and made it do their bidding. Demons,
Angels, Gods and Spirits, those beings are real and have the power to shape a person's
destiny, their reality, and you want (you need!) that power for yourself.
You started with vague recommendations, then you found specific volumes of power,
like that first edition of Le Dragon Rouge or that seventeenth century copy of the Grimorium
Verum. Soon it became an obsession. Any family and friends you had were shunned as you
sought after what you believed to be the key of human existence. Then, finally, your efforts
paid off. When a successful Ritual put you in contact with an entity of vast power and
intellect which was willing to listen to the demands of a hairless ape, you felt it: you were
alive. You have power—you are power. See the hierarchies of Angels and Demons! Hear the
whispered secrets of Ancient Gods! Step into the Astral plane and witness history being
written. Take command over the forces of nature. With the keys of creation within your
grasp, your destiny is finally your own.
But you are not alone in this momentous realization. Forces human and non-human
alike begin to conspire against you. They will send minions and cast curses trying to bring
you to your knees. You will be beaten, robbed, and isolated from your allies. A friend today
may become your worst enemy tomorrow, but sometimes even enemies can be made to
collaborate with a common goal.
So join us. Join us in this journey to the other side. You are no longer a lost human
being, trying to survive life while maximizing happiness and minimizing suffering. Death
will come for you whether you are prepared for it or not. Use the single lifetime you have
to explore the multiverse, make it yours and carve a corner of the Astral in your image for
good measure. There is no time to lose.

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Liber 12
Liber

Getting
I

Started . .
Seekers Beyond the Shroud is a role-playing game for the solo player. In it you will create
a character and learn about their skills and abilities, as well as their motivations and
background. This character will be your avatar in the world of Seekers Beyond the Shroud,
a world full of mysteries, unknown dangers, greedy cults, vengeful spirits and hidden
forces acting against your interests. Your character will (hopefully) grow more powerful
with time, expand their knowledge of the occult and use it to their advantage. Your
character has learned the ultimate Truth by peeking through the Veil: there is a world
beyond the mundane one, but it is full of unearthly terrors. With perseverance and a bit of
luck, you will discover the secrets that lead to ultimate power!
The game is designed to be modular, allowing you to pick an activity for your gaming
session, and stop whenever is convenient for you to continue another day. To play, just
grab a pencil, paper, some polyhedral dice and dive in to generate a story with characters,
enemies, relics and locations, all with almost no preparation and without a Game Master.

THE SETTING
Seekers Beyond the Shroud takes
place on Earth, in the present day.
Your character has begun their
journey into a universe of hidden
knowledge and occult forces,
where secret cults pull the strings
of governments, themselves being
controlled by forces beyond this
world. Your story begins in the city
of London, UK, but in your search
for answers and power you will
eventually travel both the Physical
and Astral planes to deal directly
with conflicts in both the material
and spiritual worlds.
You are not alone in your
quest for knowledge, with many
secret organizations and cults
working against you or with you if
you manage to gain their favor.
They will become invaluable allies
or terrible enemies, depending on
your actions and your standing
with them.

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Liber 13
Liber

Creating-
- Your . .
Character
Your first step into the world of Seekers Beyond the Shroud is taken by creating your player
character (PC), who serves as your avatar for interacting with the locations and inhabitants
of the world. Your character is mechanically defined by Attributes, Skills and Talents.
Attributes describe the core capabilities of a character like agility, intelligence and
strength, while Skills are your character's specific abilities such as how skillfully they use
a weapon, talk to Non-Player Characters (NPCs), or find hidden objects. Talents are special
moves or conditions acquired by increasing your favor with the esoteric Orders of the
world (page 114).

ATTRIBUTES
Attributes are the foundation your character is built upon, only changing under rare and
specific circumstances. All player characters (and some non-player characters) have
Primary and Secondary Attributes.

PRIMARY ATTRIBUTES
g Strength (STR): This determines how strong your character is, how capable
they are at performing feats of physical power like lifting heavy objects or
breaking things. It also determines how much gear you can carry without being
encumbered.
g Dexterity (DEX): This describes how nimble you are and how good you are
with your hands. It is used when dodging attacks or picking locks.
g Constitution (CON): This measures how physically resilient your character is,
including how well they fare against harmful effects such as poisons or
diseases.
g Will (WIL): This defines mental strength and ego. As such, it is a key attribute
for anyone dealing with ancient pan-dimensional beings. It allows you to stand
your ground and assert your power over spirits, increasing the chances such
endeavors end well.
g Intelligence (INT): This shows how cunning and capable you are at mental
tasks. You will use it to think things through before acting, or to solve a puzzle
or riddle.
g Charisma (CHA): This tells how likable you are. You will use your Charisma to
get information and gain advantages with NPCs.

Primary Attributes start at 10, but can range from 1 to 20. During character creation,
increase your Attributes by distributing 20 points among them. During gameplay, they are
used to complete Attribute Tests. To pass an Attribute Test, roll a 20 sided die (D20) below
the listed Attribute. A roll of 1 is always a failure. Primary Attributes are also used to
calculate Secondary Attributes and some skills.

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Example: Charles finds himself in a g Vril (Will x 10): Vril is a measure of a

locked room, having been captured by
the Cult of the Dying Sun. The room's
door looks quite old, so Charles thinks
he can smash it open. This calls for an
Attribute Test against his 15 Strength.
He takes a D20 and rolls a 13, which is
below his Attribute meaning he passes
the check and smashes open the door!
SECONDARY ATTRIBUTES
g Health Points (Constitution x 10):
Health Points (HP) are all that stand
between your character and death. When
a character's HP reaches 0, they are dead.
Regenerate 10 HP daily.
g Sanity (Intelligence x 10): A person’s
mind is a fragile thing, not designed to
deal with the many horrors of the
universe. Constant contact with
otherworldly forces slowly erodes the
human mind, indicated by the loss of
Sanity points. Sanity may recover as a
reward for certain actions or situations,
but is otherwise slow to return.
Characters recover 10 Sanity following a
week without Sanity loss. If a character's
Sanity reaches 0, they are far too gone and
are considered dead.
Losing 25 Sanity without recovering any
triggers a roll on the Traumas table. This
reflects the cumulative damage done to
the character's psyche when it is not
given time to heal.
character's spiritual energy. When
harnessed, it allows you to exert control
over all types of matter, both animate and
inanimate. It can destroy or replenish life,
rend objects from reality and activate
ancient artifacts. In essence, Vril is power.
All Vril is regained naturally every 24
hours.
g Soul Points ((Intelligence + Will) x 5):
Soul Points (SP) represent the strength of
a character's soul. While in the Astral,
damage is subtracted from SP in place of
HP. If a character's SP reaches zero, they
return to the Physical plane and lose 1
point from a random Attribute. SP is
replenished after each mission or
expedition, whether in the Astral or
Physical plane.
When Primary Attributes increase or decrease,
Secondary Attributes are affected accordingly.
Example: If you lose 1 INT, your Sanity
Maximum is reduced by 10.

TRAUMA
D6 TRAUMA
1 Anxious: Lose D6 Sanity
2 Nervous: -10 to all combat rolls next mission
3 Overwhelmed: Lose D10 Sanity
4 Reckless: Next mission, test WIL when encountering enemies or always attack
5 Catatonic: Spend one week unable to take any actions
6 Broken: Next mission, lose 1 Sanity for each failed roll

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SKILLS
Your character’s Skills represent prowess acquired
in a determined field, and are measured in
percentages ranging from complete incompetence at
0 to total mastery at 100. To succeed a Skill Check,
roll a D100 below your skill's value.
While some skills start at 0, some are calculated
using your Attributes and others have a starting value.
During Character Creation distribute 250
points as you wish, spending no more than 50 points
on each skill. Do not spend points on Alchemy,
Magical Liturgy, or Occult Knowledge. These are
increased during play.

INCREASING SKILLS
Although your character will start with only a few
skills, they improve them and learn new ones via
gameplay. Each five uses of a skill (successfully or
not) grants a Skill-Up Roll: Roll a D100. If it is above
the skill's value, permanently increase that skill by
1%. Combat skills get a skill-up roll every five
combats they are used. The off limits skills listed
above are improved by studying or by training with
an expert.

COMBAT SKILLS

g Carbine (DEX): Fire anything from an
MP5/UZI to the smaller AK74u or M4A1
carbines.
g Dodge (DEX x 2): Avoid incoming attacks
while engaged in melee combat. Critical
success wins the next initiative and grants
+5 to your next attack.
g Find Cover (DEX x 2): Avoid incoming
ranged attacks. This is the only possible
defense during a gunfight.
g One-Handed Melee Weapons (STR +
DEX): Attack with weapons such as
knives, one handed swords and fire-axes.
g Parry (STR + DEX x 2): A defensive skill
used to avoid damage when both
combatants are wielding melee weapons.
Critical success grants a free ½ damage
counterattack with the same weapon.
g Pistols (DEX): Properly use pistols,
machine pistols, and really small SMGs
(Mini-Uzi and smaller).
g Psychic Defense (WILL x 2): Create
defensive barriers and deflect attacks
while in the dangerous Astral plane.
g Psychic Offense (WILL x 2): Concentrate
your spirit and perform an attack in the
Astral plane.
g Rifle (DEX): Fire slightly larger rifles such
as hunting rifles, shotguns, the M16,
AK47, HKG3 and the lightest of LMGs.
g Throw (STR + DEX): Throw Molotov
Cocktails or the occasional knife.
g Two-Handed Melee Weapons (STR x
2): Wield bigger, heavier melee weapons
such as heavy swords, sledgehammers
and polearms.
g Unarmed (STR + DEX): Attack with your
bare hands, dealing D10 damage per
attack. Used in back-alley dirty fighting,
elegant Kung-fu mastery, and anything in
between. Especially handy for situations
when you don't have a weapon.

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 NON-COMBAT SKILLS
Q Skills Q

g Alchemy (0): Create helpful tinctures and g Meditation (WIL): Enter the Astral plane
concoctions, and unlock the secrets of the or calm your mind. This is one of the first
Poisonous Path. All formulae include a things any adept of the Arte learns, as it is
prerequisite Alchemy value. Not available the key to entering altered states of mind.
for increase during character creation. Once per week while not on a mission,
pass a Meditation check to regain D6
g Appraisal (0): Ascertain an item’s worth,
Sanity.
and sell it for full price instead of the
usual half. The Orders of the The g Occult Knowledge (10): A character
Omphalos sure love trinkets and antiques! with low Occult Knowledge may suspect
there's more to the Christian myths than
g Astral Knowledge (0): Recall
meets the eye, while one with a higher
information about the Astral plane when
value can easily recognize the variations
dealing with its strange situations and
in dogma between the different Orders of
entities.
the Nine Angels. Required to achieve the
g First Aid (20): Halt bleeding or mend your highest rank in any Order. Not available
wounds. Properly making a tourniquet or for skill-up.
stitching up a wound will save your life
g Perception (20): Find hidden objects
more than once. Once per Location, after
and be aware of your surroundings. It
resolving all current Challenges, pass a
doesn't matter how many powerful
First Aid check outside of combat to either
grimoires are hidden in the library if you
remove the Bleeding condition, or heal
can't find them.
D20+10 HP. You may heal a max of 100 HP
per mission in this way. g Persuasion (CHA x 2): Negotiate and
reason with others. Talking to an NPC is
g Linguistics (0): Use your understanding
typically more beneficial than simply
of language to decipher rituals, which are
shooting at them, and other times a silver
frequently written in old, forgotten
tongue is the only way to close a deal.
languages.
g Sneaking (DEX x 2): Avoid potentially
g Lock Picking (DEX): Open any locked
deadly combat encounters, if given the
doors or containers you find.
chance. Attempt a Sneaking check if an
Occasionally, all that separates you from a
enemy is not aware of you.
powerful relic is a locked door.
g Technology (0): Use a computer and
g Magical Liturgy (10): Apply your study
navigate files to get what you want. This
of the Arte to perform magical Rituals. To
skill measures everything from knowing
increase this skill, you may use skill-up
your way around Windows to being able
rolls but it is not available for increase
to hack the Pentagon. Useful for beating a
during character creation. Mastery
smart-lock or accessing a lodge's records.
requires practice.

TALENTS
Talents are special benefits and abilities granted
by Orders. They include simple Attribute boosts,
access to new formulae, or even new Skills. The more
you progress within a group, the more options you
will have to choose from. Orders and their Talents
are detailed in Liber 6: The Omphalos (page 114).

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 CHARACTER
BACKGROUNDS
Who we are today is defined by who we were
yesterday; our past informs our future. What actions
did your character take in their past that brought
them here? Roll on Character Backgrounds table
below for a narrative about how your character first
got involved with the occult, starting stats,
equipment, strengths and weaknesses. Once you are
familiar with each background, create new
backgrounds by keeping the Advantages/
Disadvantages and building a story around them!
1 BAD TRIP
You never had an easy life. As an orphan, you went
from foster home to foster home, never really
clicking with any of the families. You weren't one of
the cute kids, or amazingly smart kids, or even
likable kids so as you got older you were never
adopted. The second you turned eighteen you were
on your own, working odd jobs and moving from
place to place. Then you met Jodie. She was the first
actual friend you had. She cared for you in a way you
had never experienced before. Yes, she was into
some shady shit being a hooker and all, but she knew
your suffering and accepted you for who you were.
She didn’t judge when you told her about skimming
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D10 Character Backgrounds
1 Bad Trip
2 Bookworm
3 Born Into It
4 Cursed
5 Haunted
6 Involuntary Lucid Dreaming
7 Near-Death Experience
8 Past Life
9 Seance Gone Wrong
10 Sleep Paralysis
from the cash register, or when you told her you
liked to set fire to mailboxes when you were bored
and angry. In return, you didn’t judge how she spent
the little money she had getting high. Hell, you
started doing it with her! Why the fuck hadn't you
done this before? It was amazing! Hours of bliss, not
giving a fuck about the world. The only problem was
coming back to reality, having to go back to work and
make more money so you could afford another trip.
That was your routine until the day you got fired.
Your boss had been suspicious of you for a while, so
the motherfucker quietly installed cameras. He
showed you video of yourself stealing from the cash
register, saying you were lucky he didn't call the
police! With your last few bucks in your hand, you
went to your dealer and got a pair of tickets to
paradise, one for you and one for Jodie. Oh man, was
she happy to see you! She had a fresh black eye and
didn't want to talk about it, but she kept calling you
“my angel”. You went back to your place (not your
place for much longer, since you owed three months
of rent), got comfortable, and hit the needle.
Immediately you knew something was wrong.
You felt the familiar sinking sensation, but then you
felt as if you had been lifted, pulled from your body.
You were standing in your apartment, staring at the
unconscious bodies of Jodie and yourself lying on the
sofa. Were you dead? It didn’t feel like it and you
were able to move, so you decided to go exploring.
Your apartment looked the same, but with small
differences here and there as if it were someone
else’s apartment. There was a table where you had
nothing, a different TV, and paintings on the walls
but the world was blurry and you couldn't make out
details. You wandered outside into the eerily empty
streets. Again, everything seemed the same, but
different. It wasn't day or night, something in
between, and you almost swore you saw
indiscernible shadows moving about. You didn’t feel
safe, and returned to the apartment. This was the
weirdest trip ever.
As you entered your apartment, you froze.
Standing over the bodies of Jodie and yourself was a
creature so indescribable that to this day you have
problems putting words to its appearance. All you
can remember was a jellyfish-like body of fiery foam,
with hundreds of tentacles that ended in minuscule
human hands. Strangely enough, you were not
scared. It was as if you left your emotions with your
body, and no matter what that thing was all that
mattered was getting it away from Jodie. You rushed
towards it and threw yourself against its body. As
you were about to impact, the creature created a
hole in its body and you simply went through it,
landing on your face. Then, using its many tentacle-
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hands, it simultaneously pinned you against the wall
and picked Jodie up, slowly absorbing her into its
body. A giant black eye formed in the middle of its
body, staring at you. With a violent movement, it
banged your head against the wall, and everything
went black.
You violently awoke on your sofa, ears buzzing
and vision blurry. Ignoring it, you turned towards
Jodie who was shaking uncontrollably. Then, she
stopped. You checked her pulse; it was weak, but it
was there. Running out of the apartment, you called
for help.
The doctors say Jodie is in a coma caused by an
overdose, they say she is lucky to be alive at all, that
if you hadn't been there with her she would be dead.
You know what happened though. That was not a
drug-induced fantasy. What you saw was real, that
thing was real. And it has her. Somehow, you have to
go back and look for her. At first you thought of using
drugs, but you've heard of others that have been
outside their body without drugs, fully in control and
aware. That is was you need to do, if you want to
save her.
ADVANTAGES
g +10 Psychic Offense
g +10 Sanity Maximum
DISADVANTAGES
g -2 Constitution
SCENARIO
At Ritual Level 2, the scenario ‘Soulcatcher’ becomes
available (page 170).
STARTING ITEMS
g An ounce of weed, for anxiety
g A pistol and a knife
2 BOOKWORM
You were always a sickly child, never really capable
of going out with other kids to play, so you spent
most of your time indoors. Your parents, both
university professors, didn't own a TV, and the
Internet was not an option. So you read. At that time
you lived in the old family house which had a library
containing several generations worth of books.
There, you discovered all the classics from Jules
Verne to Dostoevsky, H.P. Lovecraft to Miguel de
Cervantes. Their stories, their worlds, were yours.
High-school and college were pretty much the same,
years dedicated to studying that eventually landed
you the only job you could imagine working: curator
of a private library. There, you worked for a private
collector, a man you never even met personally. He
made you travel around the world collecting old
illuminated manuscripts and rare medieval books,
things like the Picatrix, the Grimorium Verum, Le
Dragon Rouge and many others. Books were your
passion so of course you couldn't always help
yourself. Every now and then you would take a peek,
reading bits and pieces that slowly widened your
worldview. You learned that there are ways of
manipulating others, influencing the world with the
help of Spirits, Angels and Demons. Outside the
books though, you started to see patterns which took
the mild suspicion that your employer was a
powerful magician into full blown certainty. Things
like competitors dropping dead, zealous museums
allowing him to purchase their rare artifacts, even
banal things such as a constant stream of
supermodels coming in and out of his penthouse. You
didn't know much beyond his name, but based on the
available information you reasoned he must have
been in his nineties.
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Slowly you built up your knowledge and learned
new skills, unbeknownst to your involuntary mentor.
This continued until the day he sent you to retrieve
an old Arabian artifact, an exquisite rose made of
alabaster. It cost a veritable fortune, and you had
spent weeks chasing after it. Once you held it in your
hands, something changed. You felt power flowing
through it, and into you. In a split second you made a
decision. It had to be yours. You knew this action
would bring consequences, but you didn't care. You
were done playing lackey, now it was your turn to
command. You gathered your meager belongings
and fled the city with this precious new treasure well
secured in your pocket.
ADVANTAGES
g +10 Appraisal
g +10 Occult Knowledge
DISADVANTAGES
g -1 Constitution
g Start with -100 Favor in all Orders
SCENARIO
At Ritual Level 2, the scenario ‘Hunted’ becomes
available (page 172).
STARTING ITEMS
g USB full of questionably helpful occult
literature
g A Desert Rose: a 50 VP Vril battery. May be
recharged. Sells for 500ø
g A pistol and a knife
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3 BORN INTO IT
Brother Isaac's word is the law. He protects us and
saves us. He is the Light that guides, the last in a long
line of prophets working to save humanity. Others
didn't recognize it, but you were fortunate that your
parents did. Being born in one of these communities,
the Lighthouse, meant the first ten years of your life
were dominated by apocalyptic biblical predictions.
The fear of these events kept church members
focused on contributing—emotionally and
financially—to the Lighthouse. With the end being so
near, you believed you would never have time to
finish high school, marry or have children of your
own. Global famine, pestilence and World War III
were always just a year or two away. The Church
taught that when the end times finally came, the
faithful members of the congregation would be
whisked away to a place of safety in the Middle East
for three years, three months and three days, until
Jesus Christ finally returned. As a teenager you could
occasionally leave the compound on accompanied
trips, and other times when you could get away with
it you would sneak out. There, you got glimpses of
what normal life was like. Girls did not have to hold
hands with older men, and no one spent ‘special
time’ alone with spiritual leaders like Brother Isaac.
Other teenagers were allowed to listen to music,
dance and smile in the presence of non-family
members. Most importantly to you at the time, girls
and boys could be friends and it wouldn't be the end
of the world. You started to think that if everybody
else was doing these things, why was it wrong for
you to do the same?
As these doubts grew, rumors began to spread
among the congregation. Members of the Church
would disappear in the middle of the night, never to
be seen again. Brother Isaac explained that they had
been chosen by God to participate in The Sending, to
spread the Word outside of your community. Of
course you believed it, why wouldn't you? Brother
Isaac was God's chosen, and he knew God's plan.
One night, after sneaking out of the compound to
meet a friend, you saw lights and heard soft chanting
coming from Brother Isaac’s villa. It was late and
nobody was outside, so against your better judgment
you decided to investigate. Was he performing a
Ritual of Cleansing at this time of night? You sneaked
in through the front door (all doors are open to
fellow brothers and sisters, after all) and followed
Q Liber 3 Q
the chanting and flickering lights into the basement.
What you saw there will remain with you until the
day you die.
Three robed figures were in the candlelit room,
standing inside a complex symbol drawn on the
floor. They were chanting in a language you did not
recognize, and in front of them you saw... Mrs. White?
Was that her? She was on her knees, sobbing audibly,
but the three figures ignored her as they continued
their chants. Then, one of the figures took up a huge
Censer, lit it, and walked seven times around Mrs.
White until she was barely visible from all the smoke.
The ceremony was completely unfamiliar to you,
some kind of secret holy ritual known to only a few.
Was this The Sending?
A minute later, the chanting stopped. Thick
smoke, illuminated by candlelight, filled the room. The
silence was only broken by Mrs. White, still softly
sobbing, from within the smoke cloud. Between sobs,
you began to hear something. There was a subtle,
almost subliminal rumbling. As you listened, it grew
louder like an approaching train. It was coming from
the center of the room, where Mrs. White was. The
noise drowned out the sobbing, becoming so loud you
expected the whole community would come
investigate. But nobody came, and you stood there
watching as the three hooded figures moved away
from the center of the room until each was standing
against a wall. Suddenly, it stopped. No deafening
roar, no sobbing. Then, as if it had a mind of its own,
the cloud of smoke started spinning. It spun and spun,
allowing brief glimpses through the veil of smoke until
it dissipated completely. You looked at where Mrs.
White was standing, but the figure you saw there was
not hers. To this day you still have nightmares as you
attempt to piece together a coherent picture of the
event. All your mind allows you to recall is a melting
cascade of flesh and wax, simultaneously bubbling
upwards and pouring into itself. Here and there you
would recognize a humanoid feature only for it to
disappear into the things’s ever-changing surface.
You ran. You ran like you never have and never
will again in your life, out of the villa, to the street and
past the gates. You ran, accompanied by a sound you
later you recognized as your own screaming. After
running several kilometers from the Lighthouse to
the nearest town, you somehow got to your friend's
house, and he let you stay as long as you needed.
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 Now several years later, you know more about
what happened that night. You've done your
research, preparing to go back to the Lighthouse and
rescue your family because there is not a day that
goes by without the feeling of stabbing regret, having
left them there. But then you remember the thing.
And you want to run again.
ADVANTAGES
g +1 Will
g +10 Occult Knowledge
g +10 Pistols
4 CURSED
Life can be tough. You know it yourself, you fought
tooth and nail for everything you have, nobody ever
gave you anything, not even a helping hand. That is
why you felt sorry for him. You would see him every
day, begging for pocket change in front of the
supermarket. He was there no matter the weather,
always with a smile and a nice word for those who
gave him something. His name was Christobal, and
he must have been in his late forties. You would
always take a minute to talk with him and see how he
was doing. He had come two decades ago from Brazil,
hoping for a better life. Unfortunately, things didn't
go as planned and he ended up on the streets.
Another anonymous lost soul, chewed and spat out
by the city.
It must have been -20 ºC that day, a terrible cold
wave hitting the country relentlessly, leaving the
streets empty. You needed groceries to weather the
storm, and when you arrived there he was, standing
like a statue in the cold. After a moment of
deliberation, you invited him to follow you home,
you weren't going to let him freeze to death!
Christobal was immensely grateful, and he was
so nice you decided to let him stay a bit longer. He did
everything he could to help you during the following
weeks: he would clean, cook and generally do
anything you asked him to. At least twice, you had to
force him to sit and have dinner with you and explain
he wasn't your servant. Things were going so well
after a month that you told him he could stay until he
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DISADVANTAGES
g -20 Sanity Maximum
SCENARIO
At Ritual Level 2, the scenario ‘Return to the
Lighthouse’ becomes available (page 173).
STARTING ITEMS
g Book of psalms, signed by Brother Isaac.
Why didn't you get rid of this?
g A pistol and a knife
landed on his feet. He promised you that he would
immediately start looking for a job, and that he
would be out of there before you even noticed.
It was then that things started to change. You
would wake up tired, even after ten hours of sleep.
Things would break or go missing, and you could
swear you started losing hair. Meanwhile, Christobal
began to make himself more at home. He slowly
stopped helping around, he would invite friends over
and tell them to stay the night (which would be fine
if it was less frequent, and they stopped going
through your stuff), and he even started drinking.
Eventually, you confronted him about it. He
apologized, said that he would help more and do
better and that he was hopeful he would find a job
soon, but you weren’t sure he had even left the
apartment to search for one. As the weeks passed
things didn't change at all, if anything they got worse.
You were done. You confronted him, and asked him
to leave. He didn’t take you seriously. He was treating
it like you were joking until you made it clear you
weren’t, and he started begging you. Then he
threatened you both physically and psychologically,
and things got so bad you had to call the police. The
police dragged him away as he spat at you, yelling
something in Portuguese. Over the following days
you saw him outside your apartment, staring up at
your window. Then he disappeared.
That’s when things really started to get bad.
Your health deteriorated, you lost your job, your only
 living relative died in an absurd accident. You
thought it was a string of bad luck until you found a
small pouch containing dirt and animal bones hidden
behind a bookshelf. Some online research told you it
was some kind of Quimbanda curse bag. This
Brazilian syncretic cult, you found, venerates a spirit
named Pomba Gira, whose domains include that of
revenge, with the power to destroy someone’s life
and leave them destitute. Its Brazilian nature made it
was clear who caused this. Now paranoid, you
searched your house and found two more bags. But
what now? What were you supposed to do with
them, throw them out? Burn them? The online
forums didn't agree on anything, so your only chance
was to look for an expert. Or become one yourself.
For now, you have taken the bags to the new
clinic you work at, and it seems that their nefarious
influence is lessened there. Still, you continue to be
injured in ridiculous accidents, so you better find a
solution soon.
5 HAUNTED
After many, many years of sacrifices, skipping
vacations and evenings out with friends and family,
and eating only the most basic and cheapest of foods
you made it! You finally have a place of your own. It
took years of carefully planned finances, but you are
officially a homeowner. You managed to get a place
in a fantastic part of town, at a surprisingly fair price,
especially considering its recent renovations. It’s
beautiful.
Two weeks after moving in though, strange
things started to happen. At first it would be small
things, like your keys not being where you left them,
flickering lights, a door closing without a current. One
night when your little nephew and your sister were
sleeping over, he woke up in the middle of the night
screaming about the ‘fire eyes’ floating above his bed.
The little guy was so scared your sister had to stay up
all night with him. Then, things got more serious. A
plugged hair-dryer fell inside a full bathtub, a pot full
of boiling water tipped off the stove and spilled all
over your poor cat. Naturally, you tried to rationalize
it all, telling yourself they were coincidences, bad
luck, just you imagining things.
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ADVANTAGES
g +1 Charisma
g +10 First Aid
DISADVANTAGES
g -1 Constitution
SCENARIO
At Ritual Level 2, the scenario ‘Breaking the Curse’
becomes available (page 175).
STARTING ITEMS
g A Pomba Gira medallion, just in case
g A pistol and a knife
Then one night, you woke up feeling something
was wrong. You sat up in bed, staring into the
darkness, when suddenly you felt something pulling
your bed sheets. You grabbed onto them with all
your strength but the pulling grew stronger, forcing
you to let go. You sat on your bed, as far from the
border as possible, shaking in fear. Then, from the
darkness they emerged: two fiery eyes, floating in
front of you. You rushed to the light in fear, turning it
on. You looked back, and the room was empty.
You stayed up all night, and in the morning you
started looking for help. You knew you didn't dream
or imagine it; the bed sheets were still on the floor,
where the thing had left them. Over the following
days, things got crazier with furniture moving
around and your belongings being tossed and
knocked over. Your nerves couldn't handle it
anymore, and you decided to spend a few days in a
hotel while you found help. It took pulling a lot of
weird contacts, but you finally managed to find a
woman called Raven who was willing to help. You
talked briefly on the phone, and she asked to come
see your place the next morning. You left the hotel
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 and waited for her at your doorstep, not daring to The following month you considered following
enter the house alone. When she arrived, you were her advice, but you didn't have anywhere else to go,
surprised at her appearance. A twenty-something and you couldn’t sell without losing money. Your
full of tattoos and piercings with a fringe of green whole life was tied to this place! No, you would stay.
hair to top it off. She did not look like the type who Stay, and fight. Simply because Raven couldn't handle
was equipped to deal with whatever was happening it doesn’t mean you can’t. If nobody would help you,
in your house. Once inside, she asked you questions you would deal with it yourself. You had fought to get
while taking out candles and incense, and then sat on here, and you are going to fight to keep it.
the kitchen floor, murmuring to herself. After 10
minutes she got up and told you that it would be best ADVANTAGES
if you waited in the next room. You made yourself g +1 Will
some tea and waited, impatiently. Five minutes later,
you heard her talking but couldn't make out the g +10 Persuasion
words. Then, to your horror, you heard something
talking back. It spoke with a thin, airy voice like DISADVANTAGES
leaves rustling in the wind, before things started g -1 Charisma
being thrown around. You heard plates and glasses
shatter, and cookware hit the floor. You suppressed SCENARIO
the urge to check what was going on, and simply At Ritual Level 2, the scenario ‘Banishing’ becomes
waited. An hour later, Raven came out, full of cuts available (page 177).
and bruises. “I'm... I'm sorry. There's nothing I can do.
He won’t leave, and I can't force him out.” You looked STARTING ITEMS
at her in disbelief, asking what you were supposed to
do. “Move, sell the house. He’s not going anywhere.” g A realtor pamphlet, a reminder of what
And just like that, she packed her things and left, you have to lose
visibly ashamed. g A pistol and a knife

6 INVOLUNTARY LUCID DREAMING

Since childhood you have repeatedly slipped into

what you call the Dreamlands. There you have
soared through the skies and tunneled into the earth,
exploring what felt like a whole universe under your
control. Your parents told you they were just dreams,
but you knew that wasn't entirely true. More than
once you bumped into people whom you had no
control over. Most had no clue where they were, but
occasionally you recognized a fellow traveler. Lucid
dreaming inevitably became just another part of
your life. Though the frequency of your visits were
not under your control, sleep would unpredictably
whisk you to the Dreamlands where you could enjoy
the pleasure of a world under your beck and call.
Until it appeared. You couldn’t describe it at first,
trying to remember it felt like recalling your first

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 years of life: blurry, confusing and mostly invented.
You started calling it the Blur. It would come when
you least expected, slowly but inexorably marching
towards you. The Dreamlands became a Nightmare.
It would manifest and your control over the world
would slip away making escape impossible as the
skies pushed you down and the floor melted to trap
your feet. You always woke up just before the Blur
got too close, until that day. That day, it was
everywhere. You transformed into a bird and flew
high, as high as you could, only to realize that you
were mere centimeters from the ground. So you
dropped, trying to dig yourself away from the Blur,
but no matter how deep you went you would always
resurface in the same spot.
It caught you.
And you woke up.
That was the last time you dreamed. Now,
night brings only a few blank, empty hours of sleep.
So by day, you have been researching. You learned
that what you call the Dreamlands is just one of many
layers of the Astral plane and you may be able to find
another way in. Are you willing to make that risk?
7 NEAR-DEATH EXPERIENCE
You used to live a pretty normal life. You would get
up early, go to work, go back home and sleep. You
didn’t worry about things like death or the afterlife
because you simply didn't have time. That position as
chief of sales wasn't going to be yours by resting on
your laurels! So you worked, and you worked hard.
You were the first to arrive, the last to leave, and
always pulled extra hours on weekends. That didn't
leave you much time to make friends, so you lived a
pretty solitary life.
It was late, as usual. You had just finished a
report for the last quarter, and while doing numbers
in your head you walked to your car and headed
home. The late night had left you sleepy, so you
decided to turn the radio on. You reached up to hit
the button, and while you were looking at the dial for
just the briefest of moments, you heard a loud
screech, felt something hit you, and that was it.
Lights out.
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ADVANTAGES
g +1 Charisma
g +10 Astral Knowledge
g +10 Meditation
DISADVANTAGES
g -1 Will
g -10 Psychic Offense
SCENARIO
At Ritual Level 2, the scenario ‘Seeing Clearly’
becomes available (page 180).
STARTING ITEMS
g A Misbaha: Gorgeous ebony and bone
prayer beads. Allow you to re-roll a failed
Meditation check
g Dream Diary Collection: You've been
filling these up for years now...surely
there's something to learn from them.
g A pistol and a knife
When you came to consciousness, there was a
blurry light nearby and several figures standing in a
circle. You focused your sight on what appeared to be
a group of doctors and nurses at work around an
operating table. You could hear their conversation
but couldn't distinguish any words, as if they were
speaking a language that sounded exactly as yours,
only it was all gibberish. You came closer, curious to
see who was at the table. It was you. You were
bleeding from several places, and there was a
faltering tone coming from the heart-rate monitor. It
didn't look pretty. Funnily enough, you didn't care
much. Everybody has heard stories of people going
through this type of experience, saying it was
emotional and life-changing. They say it gives them
clarity, teaches them what’s important in life. For you
though, it felt interesting and bizarre but if you were
being honest with yourself you didn't care how this
turned out, one way or the other.
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 The whole charade even started to bore you. You started having a heartbeat again. It was a miracle,
decided to look around. Anything more than a few they said.
feet from your body felt intangible, unwilling to be You had never been more happy or more scared
brought into focus. Some blurry rectangles suggested in your life.
a table in the back of the room, some cabinets, a Soon after, you left your job. Life and Death hold
door... But then, in a corner, you saw something out new meaning for you. Now you know what awaits
of place. Initially, it looked like a shadow, but then it you on the other side. It is there lurking in the
started to grow and take shape. Human shape. shadows, waiting for you to come back, this time
Slowly, the shadow peeled itself from the wall, and forever. But you are not going to give that thing a
started walking towards your body. Very slowly, you chance. This time you know what to expect, you’ve
started to discern its face. A most horrible, twisted started to look into Necromancy and spiritual
face. Its visage was dominated by a giant toothy warfare. Next time you meet it, you will be prepared.
smile, which sat below a pair of empty eyes. Those
eyes were focused on the operating table before it ADVANTAGES
stopped its approach, turned its eyes to you, and g +10 Magical Liturgy
smiled even wider.
The figure started moving again, faster this time, g +10 Psychic Defense
with its eyes locked on you. You panicked. You didn't g +10 Psychic Offense
know what that thing was, but it clearly wanted
something with your body. It slowly but inevitably DISADVANTAGES
approached the operating table, raising something
g -1 Constitution
akin to arms towards your body. You flew past it,
launching yourself at your physical body. You g -1 Charisma
screamed with a voiceless voice, punched with
intangible fists. You cried, begging yourself to wake SCENARIO
up while the shadow came closer and closer, its grin At Ritual Level 2, the scenario ‘Incarnated’ becomes
becoming impossibly wide, its eyes still locked on available (page 181).
you. Then, when it was hardly a breath away, the
thing froze. You felt something pulling you closer to STARTING ITEMS
your body, like the most powerful magnet in the
world. And then blackness. g Your final sales report, a reminder of your
When you woke up in your hospital bed, they old life
told you you had been dead for almost five minutes. g A pistol and a knife
Doctors were about to give up when you suddenly

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8 PAST LIFE
It was a recurrent joke between your partner and you,
how you must have been the ‘Leonardo da Vinci of
music’ in a previous life, considering how naturally
playing music was for you. Since you were a kid you
could pick up any instrument, no matter how rare or
obscure, and be playing it in a matter of hours. Of
course this gift didn't pass unnoticed and you were
quickly recruited to be part of your hometown's
philharmonic orchestra. From that point forward your
whole life became dedicated to music simply because
you had a gift for it. It didn't mean you didn't love it, of
course, but you never felt it was your true calling. Still,
the inside joke about your past life grew to the point
where for your last birthday your partner gifted you a
session with a famed hypnotist, one who supposedly
specialized in recovering memories of past lives.
A week later you found yourself leaning on a
stereotypical psychologist's divan with a wrinkly old
woman sitting beside you. Before you started, you
explained to Dr. Weber (apparently she had a
doctorate) how all this was the consequence of an
inside joke, and how sorry you were in advance for
wasting her time. With a courteous but firm smile
she told you to relax and lean back on the divan, so
you did. She took out a huge golden pocket watch,
and as she started balancing it in front of you, you
had to suppress a smile at the cartoonish situation.
To your surprise you felt comfortable, drifting off
faster than usual with the help of Dr. Weber's
soothing voice telling you to relax and concentrate
on the swinging watch while she counted backwards.
After an undefined period of nothingness, you
opened your eyes to a rocky cave. The first thing that
came to you was the oily smell of burning torches. You
were leaned over a corpse, a brush in hand, murmuring
unintelligibly. Two shrouded figures stood beside you
as you painted foreign symbols (hieroglyphs?) all over
the corpse. You heard your own murmurs rise in
volume as you approached the corpse's face. It was a
man in his mid-twenties with a clean shaven head. He
looked more asleep than dead, but somehow you knew
that he had been dead for over a month. The murmurs
became a chant as the other two figures joined your
voice. With a triumphant gesture, you painted the last
hieroglyph on the man's forehead, and the chanting
stopped. Someone behind you started fanning incense,
covering the corpse in smoke. Silence was absolute,
and there was a sense of reverence in the chamber. The
incense seemed to linger and stick to the corpse,
almost as if it were licking his skin. Suddenly the corpse
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started shaking but everyone in the chamber stood
silent and motionless.
The corpse opened its eyes and stared at you, a
look that crossed the bridge of time and shook you to
the core.
You regained consciousness with a scream,
jumping from Dr. Weber's divan. She stood beside
you, visibly disturbed. The second you stood up she
started pushing you out of her office, telling you to
leave and never return. For several minutes you
stood in shock on the other side of her closed door,
trying to understand what had just happened.
Things were never the same again. You began
having vivid dreams where the corpse called out
taunting you, demanding you reclaim your legacy.
Names and symbols started to appear in your dreams,
images so clear they urged you to find more about
them. You slowly learned of Ashakhet, a powerful
Ancient Egyptian priest from the 21st dynasty. You
learned of his work, details that were written in
history books and details that weren’t. He served as
high priest during the reign of Amenemnisu. He
summoned powerful spirits and commanded a legion
of elemental servitors. He was the favorite son of
Anubis, with such power over death he made it so that
after his passing, he would be reborn. Above all, he
was you. You are Ashakhet reborn, ready to claim
what is rightfully yours. You must unlock the secrets
that once belonged to you, and regain your position
among the Gods.
ADVANTAGES
g +20 Magical Liturgy
DISADVANTAGES
g -20 Sanity Maximum
SCENARIO
At Ritual Level 2, the scenario ‘Past Enemies’
becomes available (page 184).
STARTING ITEMS
g An unused guitar pick
g Hieroglyphs for Dummies. The
reincarnation of an ancient Egyptian
magician should know how to read
hieroglyphs.
g A pistol and a knife
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9 SEANCE GONE WRONG
It was a familiar situation, and you felt safe. Your
friend Laura had brought you out for a night of
partying with friends and acquaintances, ready to
meet new and interesting people. The party itself
was fun, but it eventually reached the point where
there were only a few people left, and the party
turned into a more intimate affair. You all sipped at
your drinks in quiet conversation, and the mood
slowed down. As the conversation meandered
towards the spiritual and the unknown, somebody
jokingly asked if anyone had played with a Ouija
board. Coincidentally the host happened to have one,
and he rushed to grab it. A few minutes later you and
four other individuals, some you knew and others
you didn’t, were gathered around a table with the
Ouija board in the center. You all held hands and
concentrated, and after a minute of contained
laughter, you solemnly spoke, “Is there anybody
there?” Everyone placed their fingers on the
planchette and waited in silence, the air filled with
expectation. Then, timidly, the glass started to move.
Among gasps and nervous laughter, it stopped at
“Yes.” Someone asked, “What is your name?” and
after a few seconds of pause the planchette zipped
with confidence to the letters “D-A-I-S-Y”. You all
laughed. Daisy? That doesn't sound too terrible. You
asked around for questions, and someone suggested
asking Daisy where she was. The planchette moved
letter by letter, answering “RIGHT BEHIND YOU”.
You all involuntarily looked over at the empty
room, and nervously smiled at each other. A man you
met that night (Rick?) told the group the only way to
know someone isn’t moving the planchette is to ask
a personal question, something no one else knows.
Your friend Laura said, “Alright, here’s a question.
What was the name of my grandmother on my
mom’s side?” Everyone but Laura put a finger on the
planchette, and stared at it while it zipped around the
board. “CATHERINE”. You all looked at Laura, and
everyone knew the answer just by looking at her
frozen smile. She turned to you “Thanks for freaking
me out, you must have heard me mention her before
and made a good guess. This is bullshit, I'm going
home.” She stood up and walked towards the door
when a glass smashed violently against the wall.
Laura screamed, and the rest of you jumped in shock.
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One moment the glass was resting on the table, and
the next it was flying toward the wall.
“What the fuck?!” Laura said, “That was not
funny, who threw that? You could have hit me!”
Visibly panicked, the host said nobody could have
thrown it, everyone had their hands on the board.
The party guests were all clearly uncomfortable, and
everyone agreed it was time to call it a night, and
started getting up. Then the planchette began
moving by itself all over the board. After a few
seconds of random movement, you saw it spell
“NOBODY LEAVES TODAY”. At that point, everyone
was scared to death, not knowing what was going on.
The host spoke first, with a shaky voice. He said he
didn't buy the Ouija board, he had found it in his
room when he moved into the house. One of the
other guests said “I'm outta here”, and ran for the
door. She almost reached the exit when a decorative
vase flew across the room, smashing against her
head while you all stared in disbelief. She dropped to
the floor, bleeding profusely from her head,
unmoving.
A few seconds later, you found yourself on the
floor, laying in a puddle of your own urine. You
laboriously turned your head to see the other guests
in no better position. Most of them were huddled
against the wall, crying. Another one made an
attempt at the door, only to be suddenly and
violently lifted from the floor by an invisible force. He
cried out, choking in mid-air until there was a loud
snap, and his lifeless body fell to the floor like a
discarded puppet. You don't really remember what
happened after that. It was a cacophony of screams,
sobs and calls for mercy. You simply stayed on the
ground, your body unmoving, listening to the cries of
pain and agony which came from the throats of your
friends. After an eternity of silence, you opened your
eyes and carefully stood up against the wall. You
avoided looking directly at the mangled corpses
surrounding you but out of the corner of your eye
you saw their faces, twisted beyond recognition by
fear and anguish. You slowly moved towards the
open door, half crawling, half walking, when you
froze. There was a familiar scraping sound coming
from behind you. The planchette. You turned
towards the table, and watched as it spelled
 something for you: “TAKE THE BOARD”. Crying even ADVANTAGES
more than you were before, you took the board and
g +1 Will
ran out of the house.
The months that followed have been a blur of g +10 Occult Knowledge
sleepless nights and days spent at the public library,
researching. Apparently, Daisy has chosen you. You DISADVANTAGES
are the one charged with bringing it back from the g -10 HP
other side. It guides you, and you spend countless
nights writing down its instructions. While you are g -10 Sanity Maximum
out following its instructions, you are learning, you
are preparing. You know that if you want to get rid of SCENARIO
it you will need to face it, eventually. The nights are At Ritual Level 2, the scenario ‘Facing Your Fears’
Daisy's, spelling out lists of ingredients and becomes available (page 186).
specifications, but the days are yours and soon you
will be ready to destroy it, once and for all. STARTING ITEMS
g A Ouija planchette, dotted with dried
blood
g A pistol and a knife

10 SLEEP PARALYSIS

The oldest memories you have are of waking up in gets. You've heard of people dying of a heart attack in
the middle of the night, unable to move. It happened their sleep, people with no history of heart problems
all through your childhood. Through your panic, you whatsoever. You think you know why. Yesterday you
would twist and turn inside your head, concentrating lost your job but it doesn't matter, if you don’t learn
all your will on your toes until finally they would how to stop it, nothing will matter. You’ve heard
begin to twitch, breaking the spell. Then you would rumors of people who can deal with this type of
run to your mother's bed, crying. problem. You need to learn more, and quick.
With age, they stopped. You moved on, thinking
they were just infantile dreams. Five years ago, it ADVANTAGES
started happening again. In the middle of the night, g +10 Vril Maximum
you would find yourself awake, not able to move a
muscle. But now you are not alone. Someone– g +10 Psychic Offense
something is in your room with you. Some nights
there is only one, others there are several. They DISADVANTAGES
blend into the darkness, in corners and shadows that g -10 HP
hide their faces. Eleven nights ago, one of the figures
g -10 Sanity Maximum
moved. It started moving toward you, millimeter by
millimeter. With each passing night it advances
SCENARIO
closer to your bed while you lie with your eyes open,
unable to scream. At Ritual Level 2, the scenario ‘Facing the Darkness’
You started reading about sleep paralysis, and becomes available (page 188).
found your way onto forums and groups with similar
stories. You are not alone in this, you are not losing STARTING ITEMS
your mind. You’ve begun to sleep as little as 3 hours g A box of caffeine pills, to fend off sleep
each night because the longer you sleep, the closer it
g A pistol and a knife

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In Aleister Crowley’s Magick in Theory and Practice, magic is defined as "[...] the Science and
Art of causing Change to occur in conformity with Will." There is ample evidence to suggest
that Magic has been utilized by every civilization since the dawn of time, from the ancient
Egyptians to feudal Japan. Its use continues into the modern day, with contemporary
Europe and most other countries benefiting from its power in subtle ways. Occult historians
know well the Astral battles fought between Allied and Axis powers, as well as the esoteric
Orders that guide the hand of governments and corporations. To the discerning eye, it is
possible to see the influence of magic and occult forces in every aspect of humanity's
history; the story of our race is one not only linked to magic, but derived from it.
As a developing student of the occult arts, magic is everything to you. It is the veritable
alpha and omega, the reason why anything in your life makes sense. Others wonder about
the meaning of life and scoff at your certainty, dismissing it as unverified personal gnosis. It
may appear ‘unverified’ to those who lack the Sight, but for you it is as patent as the midday
sun. All feelings of existential angst disappear when you perform rituals, as you develop
your talents and skills even further. The first time you stepped into the Astral plane
willingly, your life was changed forever. You are the true master of your life. You have a
purpose, and it is fueled by magic.
This is real magic though, no fireballs or flying here! Although channeling an entity
gives you miraculous abilities, you are still limited by the laws of the universe (the actual
laws, not the apparent laws of physics). With this power, it is theoretically possible to cause
any object to change according to its nature; a wound may heal faster, a memory be made
to slip away, or a bullet may find its target in a nearly impossible shot.
Although magically affecting the physical world is pleasurable (easily bringing money
and attractive company), in your experience it is better used as a tool to refine your true
self, a consequence of developing your spirit but not a goal unto itself. As you continue
growing your skills and experience with the Arte, you are increasingly respected by those
forces that have a grip over the world, this one and the next. In the end, your goal is to carve
your name in fiery letters upon the Astral plane, to command legions of spirits, to have
power guaranteed when your mortal life is over. Better practice dealing with the world of
spirits now, before you join it forever.

THE SPIRIT WORLD

So what does magic actually entail? As an adept, most of your time is spent preparing and
performing rituals to contact otherworldly entities known as spirits. This is an umbrella
term that includes Vestiges (spirits of the deceased), Angels, Demons, Gods and anything in
between. These spirits range from deceased humans to all-powerful pandimensional
entities, and their powers, knowledge and areas of expertise vary accordingly. The method
of interacting with each begins the same way: a summoning ritual. These rituals allow you
to contact the spirit, negotiate with it, gain its favor and ideally its power.
All spirits exist in the Astral planes, the non-physical layers of reality that surround
everything. Non-physical dimensions exist at an angle of perception we are not able to
perceive, vibrating (for want of a better word) at a higher frequency than the known
physical universe. This makes them invisible and undetectable to the five senses, and to all
scientific means available today. Just as different waves and energies—light, gravity, x-ray,

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thermal, microwave—can occupy the same space at
the same time, so do these different dimensions
coexist, occupying the same space at the same time,
each at its own frequency.
Throughout the ages, adepts have classified non-
physical dimensions into three main layers. The first
is The Shadow. This sits closest to the physical
world, and it resembles it the most. Most Vestiges
and spirits of the deceased exist in the Shadow,
lingering as close to the physical world as possible.
Parasitic entities such as minor Demons and thought
elementals reside here too, close enough to leech off
the energies of humans. The average projector finds
the Shadow fairly dark and gloomy; it overlays and
permeates the entire physical universe, containing a
nearly perfect reflection of reality. Everything in this
layer happens in real-time—in sync with reality.
The next layer of the Astral is generally called
The Dream. This is where most sleeping humans go
when they fall asleep. Anything is possible here,
especially for a lucid dreamer, and many are the
adepts that have been lost to this infinite playground.
All kinds of spirits may be found here, including
Demons, Angels, even some Gods. As any dreamer
knows, time and space hold no real meaning here.
Several lifetimes may pass here for every second on
the material plane.
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Last but not least is The Astral. The most
elevated spirits reside here, among its many layers,
each more spiritually refined than the last.
Traditionally there are seven layers, though this
varies from culture to culture. Astral planes are
complex, multilayered, psychically charged
dimensional environments with variable perception-
based aspects. How the Astral is seen depends on the
area, who is there, and even your purpose in being
there. An adept may see different things depending
on their needs, all of it processed through a flesh and
blood brain. For most travelers, it appears as a series
of connected passages, an ever-changing labyrinth
that varies depending on the path taken. Only the
most powerful and elevated spirits are found in the
Astral: Angels, Demons, Gods, and the spirits of a
select few perfectly refined humans.
TIMING IS
EVERYTHING
Before detailing how to perform rituals, it is vital to
discuss the influence celestial orbs have over any
magical activity. Every Angel, Demon and Deity is
associated with a planet of the solar system and a
phase of the moon, and it is fundamental to the success
of a ritual that it is performed at the precise moment
listed in its description. For rituals there are four
primary moon phases: New Moon, First Quarter, Full
Moon, and Third Quarter. All new characters start
on a Monday with a New Moon. Each activity takes a
full day, and each moon phase lasts two days. You can
use the Astrological Chart on the next page to keep
track of the day of the week and the moon's phase.
ACTIVITIES
Performing a ritual, visiting the Omphalos (getting
missions, conducting commerce, etc.), visiting your
own private Sanctum, visiting a Site (exploring a
rumor, completing a mission, etc.), visiting the Astral,
resting to let time pass. Any other activities that
make time pass will expressly say so.
Example: Stuart performs a summoning
on a Tuesday, the first day of a Full Moon.
The ritual takes a full day, so the next day
is a Wednesday, and the second day of
the Full Moon. On Wednesday he
explores an old mansion, which moves
time to Thursday, the first day of a Third
Quarter Moon.
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New Full
First Quarter Third Quarter
Moon Moon

B Monday

E Tuesday

C Wednesday

F Thursday

D Friday

G Saturday

A Sunday

ASSOCIATIONS
Day of the
Planet Metal Gemstone Color Incense
Week
Camphor &
B Moon Monday Silver Pearl White
Sandalwood
Pine &
E Mars Tuesday Iron Red Coral Red
Coriander
Lavender &
C Mercury Wednesday Brass & Bronze Emerald Orange
Fennel

F Jupiter Thursday Tin Yellow Sapphire Blue Cedar & Hyssop

D Venus Friday Copper Diamond Green Rose & Violet

Myrrh &
G Saturn Saturday Lead Blue Sapphire Purple & Black
Cypress
Cinnamon &
A Sun Sunday Gold Ruby Yellow
Sa�ron

ELEMENTAL CORRESPONDENCES
Tools Incense
Fire Athame Frankincense
Earth Pentacle Vetivert
water Chalice Jasmine
Air Wand Peppermint

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RITUAL MAGIC
& SPIRITS
Adepts attempt to interact with spirits through
Summoning Rituals for multiple reasons. Firstly, if
you play your cards right you may earn the spirit's
favor, forming a pact and gaining specific benefits.
Second, spirits can be used as protectors or helpers
in both the Astral and Physical worlds though
evocation. Third, to perform magical feats (spells),
you must channel a spirit's power while invoking it.
Eventually, under the right circumstances, you may
attempt to permanently fuse with a spirit to gain
some of its traits and powers. You don't need to do
every step for every spirit; depending on your goals
and alignment you will deal with each spirit
differently. Note that during this process, both
summoning and dealing with spirits, your
Persuasion skill is reduced by the Spirit’s Rank.
FIRST PACT – GAINING FAVOR
After learning a spirit's name and sigil (if it has one),
and performing a successful Summoning Ritual (as
described below), your character will be in the
presence of a spirit. To deal with a summoned spirit,
you may use either the classic and conservative
Solomonic way (named after King Solomon, author
of Clavicula Salomonis), or the modern and riskier
Sternian way (named after Richard Stern, author of
Idolatry and the Spirit World). The Solomonic way
ensures the spirit’s boon by forcing your will upon it
with the help of rigid ritual rules, but only half of its
effects will be obtained. In contrast, the Sternian
method causes the spirit to manifest without any
constrictions, which is riskier and requires passing a
Persuasion check, after which it grants you its boon
voluntarily. If the Persuasion check fails, so does the
ritual. Only one boon may be active at a time; if the PC
has an active boon and receives a new one, it will
automatically substitute the old one.
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SECOND PACT – EVOCATION
The next step in dealing with a spirit that has granted
you its boon (whether voluntarily or not), is to bind it
as a servitor by evoking it. Use a Summoning Ritual to
make the spirit manifest, and bind its essence to a
physical vessel, or Scacul, which you have prepared
(create a Scacul with the Scacul Creation Ritual, page
39). Again, you can bind it forcibly with the Solomonic
method by passing a WIL test, but each evocation of
the spirit will require another WIL test. Failing this
second WIL test deactivates the Scacul for the day,
and the spirit does not manifest. Pacting with the
Sternian method requires both a WIL test and a
Persuasion check, but seals the pact allowing you to
evoke the spirit freely. Evoking a spirit can be very
useful in the Astral, where it may act be able to act as
a fighting companion, and in the Physical where it has
different effects depending on the spirit. Read about
the spirit to see what it can offer you in the Astral and
Physical planes.
While a theoretically powerful adept could bind
an infinite number of spirits, this is not practically
true. To bind a spirit, you must allocate an amount of
Vril decided by its Spirit Rank to keep it under your
control. If you have insufficient Vril available, or you
want to reserve an amount of Vril for other use,
complete a Ritual of Release (page 38) to free a
previously bound spirit.
THIRD PACT – INVOCATION
If you wish to fully embrace an entity's power you
will utilize invocation, the act of placing a spirit’s
essence into yourself. Doing so physically alters you,
modifying your stats and skills as noted in the spirit’s
description. There are three distinct levels of
invocation: Ibbur (joined with a Vestige), Vessel
(communion with higher spirits such as Angels and
Demons), and Avatar (conduit of a Deity). These
must be completed in order, each preparing your
spirit for the next level of Invocation.
Invocation requires binding a spirit for a number
of weeks equal to its rank (e.g. a rank 3 spirit must be
bound for 3 weeks), then summoning the spirit (as
always, observing the corresponding astrological
signs). Finally, pass a Meditation check while
focusing all your energy on the entity's sigil (or
name, if it's a vestige), and you have successfully
invoked the entity, gaining some of its power and
access to spells. Completing this process unsettles
your physical form, causing you to lose 20 Sanity.
Maintain control over the entity inside you by
performing weekly ‘refresher’ rituals: pass a
Meditation check while burning the appropriate
incense. If you fail any of these weekly minor rituals
you lose control of the entity, immediately breaking
your bond.
Once your character has invoked a spirit and it's
residing within them, they will have access to
spellcasting. Each spirit knows a few spells which
you will have access to, as long as the bond between
you and the spirit is maintained. Spells are organized
into categories called disciplines. You can learn
everything about spells and disciplines in the section
dedicated to them.
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SPIRIT RANK
Not all spirits are equal in power or knowledge.
Generally speaking, Vestiges are weaker than Angels,
who are less powerful than Deities. This is reflected
in Spirit Rank which measures an entity’s power in
intervals of ten from 10 to 50 affecting persuading
and binding a spirit. Negotiating and binding
powerful spirits is difficult; a PC’s Persuasion skill is
reduced by the Spirit’s Rank while dealing with it.
To bind a spirit, allocate Vril equal to its Spirit Rank.
ALIGNMENT
There is an order to this world. Some say it was put
into place by the Demiurge, a false god-creator of the
material plane. A Kosmokrator. Others say this is
simply the way it has always been, just as there are
laws of physics, there are also universal moral laws.
Yet others say that these are just false constrictions
created for the weak of spirit, those who need
guidance in their actions. Whatever the case, there is
an order in place and while some try to uphold it
others try to bring it down. All spirits, individuals
and organizations, including you, have an affinity
towards one side or the other. Keep this in mind, as it
affects your interactions with Spirits and Orders.
All characters, entities and organizations tend
toward Order, Chaos, or Neutrality. All characters
begin Neutral (0), and gain points toward Chaos or
Order by completing specific actions. The maximum
number of points you may have in either side is 100,
with Chaos points moving your score toward Order
and vice versa.
You earn an Order or Chaos point when
explicitly told so by the text, but other actions will
always earn you a point. For example, each time you
kill someone unnecessarily (innocent bystanders,
museum guards; people simply doing a job without
malice) you gain 1 Chaos point. Using the Solomonic
method grants 1 Order point, and using the Sternian
method grants 1 Chaos point.
Example: Jim’s alignment is Order 23. In a
mission, he spares the life of a cultist,
which gives him 1 Order point, raising his
alignment to Order 24 (23 Order points +
1 Order point = 24). On a different mission,
he fails to interrogate a prisoner by
normal means, and in his desperation he
decides to kill them and force the answers
out of their spirit. This is a chaotic action
that earns him 5 Chaos points, moving his
alignment down to Order 19 (24 Order
points - 5 Chaos points = 19).
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Your character's alignment influences how you

interact with spirits. Because spirits favor those who
share their alignment, add 50% of your alignment
points (rounded down) to your Persuasion skill
when encountering entities who share your
alignment. On the other hand, when dealing with a
spirit of the opposite alignment, subtract half of your
alignment points (rounded down) from your
Persuasion skill.

Example: Jim is trying to summon the

Archangel Uriel. Uriel is a creature of
extreme Order, and it's pleased to pact
with Jim, whose alignment is currently
Order 19. When it's time to negotiate
with Uriel, Jim adds a +9 to his
Persuasion skill. On the other hand, if Jim
were to summon a chaotic creature such
as Pazuzu, Bringer of Famine, he would
have a -9 to his Persuasion skill when
dealing with it.

You will also gain 1 Chaos point per 10 missions

you complete for a Chaos-aligned Order, and 1 Order
point per 10 missions you complete for any Order-
aligned Order.
Bear in mind Order does not equal good and
Chaos does not equal bad. Alignment pertains to the
balance of forces in the universe; a tendency towards
order or towards entropy. Not all laws are just, and
not all lawlessness is evil.

MELDING WITH A
SPIRIT
Sometimes a magician wants even more of a spirit’s
power for themselves and identifies so strongly with
that entity that they decide to go one step beyond
invocation: a melding of spirits. Through this risky
ritual, the PC will assimilate a spirit to gain some of
its traits and permanent access to spellcasting. The
Ritual of Melding (page 40) requires matching
alignment and one month of uninterrupted
Invocation. connection, causing the spirit to immediately leave
Completing the ritual allows you to innately cast your body. Lose 50 Sanity from the anguish of having
all spells the spirit knows, effectively “learning” them your soul temporarily fused to another, only for it to
forever. Stat changes caused by invocation, both be ripped violently apart. You may attempt the ritual
positive and negative, become permanent. You are once more, when the prerequisites are fulfilled again.
still able to deal with and invoke other spirits. On the This life-changing ritual will alter you forever, for
other hand, failure to complete the ritual severs your better or for worse!

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PERFORMING
RITUALS
Rituals are the cornerstone of an adept's magical
practice. It is through them that we call upon the
forces of the spiritual world to do our bidding, the
method by which we are empowered. This is the
most versatile tool in an adept’s arsenal, used by
dabblers and old magisters alike.
In grimoires, you will find the complex ceremony
of recitations, invocations and prayers required for a
successful ritual. Each of the rituals descriptions
below assume your character will follow the
instructions; there are no long rituals described here
because (despite how On Brand it would be) there is
no need for you the player to spend twenty minutes
reading a summoning out loud; we don’t think that
would be that much fun and it would look weird
when you're playing in a public place!
There are a few basic elements that all rituals
have in common:
g Ritual Difficulty Level: Every ritual has a
level measuring its complexity. To even
learn a ritual, your Ritual Knowledge level
needs to match its Difficulty Level. For
example, if you are attempting a level 2
ritual, your Ritual Knowledge must be
level 2. Each successful ritual grants 10
Ritual XP, and you advance one Ritual
Knowledge level every 100 Ritual XP
(e.g. level up Ritual Knowledge every
10 rituals).
g Materials: All rituals require the same
basic materials: incense, candles, and
consecrated tools and robes. You will be
able to purchase consumables at the
Omphalos, but must create a set of
consecrated tools using the Tool
Consecration ritual (page 38). All
materials (except robes and tools) are
consumed in the ritual whether it was
successful or not.
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g Incantations: To attempt a ritual you
must know the correct steps and
incantations. All vestiges may be
summoned with the Basic Summoning
Ritual, but to summon an Angel you must
learn the Angelic Summoning Ritual, and
for Demons the Demonic Summoning
Ritual. Each Deity has a unique
summoning ritual.
g Vril: All rituals require spending the
number Vril Points specified in its
description. If you lack the required VP
you can use a Vril battery called a Vas.
g Ritual Chambers: It is very important to
have a dedicated place to perform rituals
without fear of being interrupted.
Eventually you will have your own
Sanctum, but as a beginner you will need
to rent a ritual chamber at the Omphalos.
These five aspects are shared by all rituals, no matter
their purpose. Some rituals will require more things,
while others will only require these five; check each
ritual to know what you need to do, and in what order.
SPECIFIC
SUMMONING RITUALS
Some entities (and all Deities) require a variation of
the appropriate Summoning Ritual, as noted in their
description. These specific Summoning Rituals have
a unique, rare ingredient that must be used. After
learning the spirit's Summoning Ritual (by finding it
in a grimoire or elsewhere), simply perform the
standard summoning ritual for the spirit's type (e.g.
the Angelic Summoning Ritual if it's an Angel), while
adding the rare ingredient to complete the ritual.
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Level 1 / 80 VP
Sanity Cost: 5
Summon the spirit of a deceased human or an elemental
force. If summoning a Vestige, this ritual requires their
name and something which belonged to them.
Materials: Candles, frankincense, consecrated robes
and tools (athame, chalice, wand and pentacle).
Execution: In a ritual chamber, light the candles and
burn the incense. Recite the summoning words and
perform all ritual steps. Empower the area with Vril,
then pass a Magical Liturgy check.
Success makes the spirit manifest. You may then
request its boon, attempt to evoke or invoke it, or
take another action. If this is a necromantic ritual,
you may interrogate the Vestige through force (WIL
test), or negotiation (Persuasion check). If you
caused the person’s death, they will not be very open
to talking; your only option will be to force it and gain
5 Chaos points.
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TOOL CONSECRATION
Level 1 / 50 VP
Consecrate a single item or set of robes for use in
magical rituals. Consecrated ritual tools, each
corresponding to one of the four elements (pentacle
for Earth, athame for Fire, chalice for Water and wand
for Air) are vital to the success of other rituals.
Materials: Candles, frankincense, the object to be
consecrated.
Execution: In a ritual chamber, light the candles and
burn the incense. Recite the words of consecration
and perform all ritual steps. Focus your Vril into the
tool, then pass a Magical Liturgy check. The tool is
now consecrated for use in other rituals.
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ANGELIC SUMMONING RITUAL
Level 2 / 200 VP
Sanity Cost: 10
Summon an Angelic spirit. Some Angels require
specific rituals and materials.
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Materials: Candles, incense corresponding with the
Angel, consecrated tools and robes, the Angel’s name
and sigil.
Execution: In a ritual chamber, light the candles and
burn the incense while reciting the summoning
words. Empower the sigil with your Vril, then pass a
Magical Liturgy check.
The Angel will manifest, and you may begin
negotiating with it.
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DEMONIC SUMMONING RITUAL
Level 2 / 200 VP
Sanity Cost: 10
Summon a Demonic spirit. Some Demons require
specific rituals and materials.
Materials: Candles, incense corresponding with the
Demon, consecrated tools and robes, the Demon’s
name and sigil.
Execution: In a ritual chamber, light the candles and
burn the incense while reciting the summoning
words. Empower the sigil with your Vril, then pass a
Magical Liturgy check.
The Demon will manifest, and you may begin
negotiating with it.
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RITUAL OF RELEASE
Level 2 / 100 VP
Release a spirit from a Scacul or another binding. This
ritual is used to make room for a new spirit, or to free
up Vril allocated to currently bound spirits. This ritual
may be performed under any astrological conditions.
Materials: Bonfire.
Execution: In a ritual chamber, recite the
incantation of release. Concentrate your Vril on the
Scacul before tossing it into the bonfire, then pass a
Magical Liturgy check.
If the ritual fails, the spirit is released but will
haunt you. Lose 20 Sanity and temporarily modify
Meditation and Magical Liturgy skills by -10. To
negotiate its departure, summon the entity
successfully (respecting all the standard
prerequisites such as sigil, name, astrological signs,
etc.) and pass a Persuasion check. Success indicates
the spirit will move on and leave you alone.
 SCACUL CREATION
ñ Level 2 / 150 VP
Create a Scacul with which to bind a spirit as a
servitor. The object must be made completely of one
material, corresponding to the spirit’s Astrological
Association (i.e. the Scacul for a mercurial spirit must
be made of brass or bronze, see page 33). Creating a
Scacul for a Vestige requires an item or a body part
that belonged to them, and a receptacle for it.
Materials: Candles, incense, consecrated tools and
robes, the object to become the Scacul.
Execution: In a ritual chamber, light the candles and
burn the incense. Recite the incantations while carving
the entity's sigil on the item (if it's a spirit) or burning
the item that belonged to the Vestige and collect the
ashes in a receptacle. Infuse the item or receptacle
with your Vril, then pass a Magical Liturgy check.
You have now created a Scacul with which to
bind the spirits associated with the object’s material,
or to bind the Vestige in question.
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CREATE ELEMENTAL BLADE
Level 3 / 150 VP
Infuse a blade with an element of your choice. Enemies
vulnerable to that element will receive double damage
from all attacks caused by that elemental weapon.
Materials: Candles, corresponding elemental
incense, a consecrated tool (athame for fire, pentacle
for earth, chalice for water, and wand for air), a bowl
containing the appropriate element (fire, soil, water
or empty for air).
Execution: In a ritual chamber, light the candles and
burn the incense while reciting the invocations.
Empower the blade with your Vril (by spending the
VP), then pass a Meditation check and a Magical
Liturgy check.
CREATE FAMILIAR
ñ Level 3 / 200 VP
Designate an animal to be your familiar, empowering it
with Vril to be drawn out when in need. The familiar
can be any animal, but cats, rats and birds are
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traditionally favored. You may store up to half your
maximum Vril in a familiar (i.e. a character with 200
Vril may store up to 100 in a familiar). Once used, you
will need to “re-fill” the familiar by passing a Meditation
test. May only be done once a day.
Materials: Candles, frankincense, consecrated tools
and robes, the chosen animal, one Animus Stone.
Execution: In a ritual chamber, light the candles and
burn the incense while reciting the ritual incantations.
Charge the animal with your Vril, place the Animus
Stone over it, then pass a Magical Liturgy check.
Upon success, the Animus stone will dissolve
into the animal. It is now your familiar, and has a
magical affinity towards you. It can sense your needs,
and will always stay nearby.
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EMPOWER WEAPON
Level 3 / 300 VP
On a Tuesday, empower any weapon with Vril,
permanently increasing its attack damage by +5. This
ritual only works once per weapon.
Materials: Candles, frankincense, consecrated
athame, 1 dose of Dragonblood, your weapon.
Execution: In a ritual chamber light the candles,
burn the incense and recite the incantations.
Concentrate your Vril on the weapon, then pass a
Magical Liturgy check.
MINOR ELEMENTAL BINDING
ñ Level 3 / 200 VP
Bind an elemental force to a bracelet, pendant or ring,
allowing it to absorb incoming elemental damage of
the corresponding element (e.g. a ring with a minor
Undine bound to it protects against water damage). A
bound object absorbs 5 HP from each corresponding
attack. Only one elemental of each type can be bound
at a time.
Materials: Candles, the appropriate incense
(frankincense for fire, vetivert for earth, jasmine for
water, or peppermint for air), a consecrated tool
(athame for fire, pentacle for earth, chalice for water,
and wand for air), a bowl containing the appropriate
element (fire, soil, water or empty for air), and an
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earth, Silver for water, Tin for air).
Execution: In a ritual chamber, light the candles and
burn the incense while following the ritual steps and
invocations. Empower the item with Vril, submerge
it in the bowl's contents, then pass a Meditation
check and a Magical Liturgy check.
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WARD
Level 3 / 100 VP
Enchant a charm to ward against incoming damage.
Upon creation, decide how much VP (beyond the
required 100) to spend empowering this ward. For
each 2 VP, the ward will absorb 1 damage (e.g. a 50 VP
ward will absorb 25 damage). After absorbing the
total damage, the ward becomes inert.
Materials: Candles, 1 dose of frankincense, 1 dose of
peppermint, 1 dose of vetivert, 1 dose of jasmine, a
pendant or talisman of iron, 1 Aether Seed.
Execution: In a ritual chamber, light the candles and
burn the incense while following the ritual’s
instructions. Empower the talisman with your Vril,
then pass a Magical Liturgy check.
CONSECRATION OF A SANCTUM
ñ Level 4 / 200 VP
Cleanse a ritual chamber of all spiritual energies for
the performance of magical operations. This ritual is
used when your character has their own private ritual
chamber, instead of renting one at the Omphalos.
Materials: Candles, frankincense, a lodestone, ritual
tools and robes.
Execution: In your private sanctum, light the candles
and burn the incense. Read alout the appropriate
incantations while drawing the triangle and circle on
the Sanctum's floor. Empower the area with your
Vril, then pass 2 Magical Liturgy checks.
Your ritual chamber is now consecrated. If the
ritual fails, the lodestone's powers are spent and a
new one must be obtained.
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CREATE ELEMENTAL GUARDIAN
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Level 4 / 300 VP
Create an artificial elemental spirit of your choice. Use
Salamander for fire, Gnome for earth, Undine for
water, and Sylph for air. Anyone entering your
sanctum without permission and without protection
corresponding to the Guardian’s element will be
attacked, and immediately lose 20 HP. An Elemental
Guardian created this way will unravel after defending
your Sanctum once (successfully or not).
Materials: Candles, the appropriate incense
(frankincense for fire, vetivert for earth, jasmine for
water, or peppermint for air), a consecrated tool
(athame for fire, pentacle for earth, chalice for water,
and wand for air), a bowl containing the appropriate
element (fire, soil, water or empty for air).
Execution: In a ritual chamber, light the candles
and burn the incense while following the ritual steps
and invocations. Empower the bowl's contents with
Vril, then pass a Meditation check and a Magical
Liturgy check.
ñ
RITUAL OF MELDING
Level 4 / 300 VP
Sanity Cost: 20
Fuse yourself spiritually with an entity (more on page
36). Before performing the ritual, visit the Omphalos
and tattoo the spirit's name or sigil on your body.
Materials: Candles, incense, consecrated tools and
robes, the spirit’s name and sigil, 1 dose of Umbra
Salts.
Execution: In a ritual chamber, light the candles and
burn the incense. Focus the Vril on the sigil or name
written on a paper and transfer it into the tattoo,
then pass a WIL test and a Magical Liturgy check. You
have now brought the spirit into your being,
permanently.
ñ
BRACELET OF SHIELDING
Level 5 / 400 VP
Create a bracelet to shield you from harm. Upon
receiving damage, roll a D10: on an 8-10 half the
damage is absorbed by the bracelet.
Materials: Candles, frankincense, 10 doses of Spurca
Saliua, a bracelet.
Execution: In a ritual chamber, light the candles and
burn the incense while intoning the ritual
incantations. Pour the Spurca Saliua over the
bracelet while empowering it with Vril, then pass a
Magical Liturgy check.
ñ
CREATE GOLEM
Kadmonite exclusive
Level 5 / 300 VP
Use clay or mud to form an anthropomorphic
animated servant. Because of their proficiency with
following simple, direct orders Magicians have used
golems for centuries as guardians. This ritual will
create a golem which will protect a private Sanctum
until defeated.
Materials: Candles, frankincense, a consecrated
pentacle, 10 doses of Primal Earth, one Animus Stone.
Execution: The creation of a golem is a slow process,
requiring two consecutive days of focus. After two days
of carefully reciting sacred incantations while mixing
clay and Primal Earth, place the Animus Stone in a box,
place the box inside the golem's chest, transfer the
required Vril, then pass two Magical Liturgy checks.
DIVINE SUMMONING RITUAL
ñ Level 6 / 500 VP
Sanity Cost: 15
Summon a Deity. Each Deity’s ritual must be learned
individually; modify this ritual depending on the Deity
you are summoning.
Materials: Candles, incense, consecrated tools and
robes, the Deity’s name.
Execution: In a ritual chamber, light the candles and
burn the incense while reciting the summoning
words. Empower the sigil with your Vril, then pass a
Magical Liturgy check.
The Deity will manifest, and you may begin
negotiating with it.
ñ
GIFT OF ANUBIS
Level 6 / 500 VP
Empower an amulet to absorb the damage from a
single fatal blow (HP reduced to 0). An amulet used in
this way is destroyed in the event.
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Materials: Candles, frankincense, a silver amulet, an
Animus Stone.
Execution: In a ritual chamber, light the candles and
burn the incense while intoning the ritual
incantations. Grind the Animus Stone with a mortar
and pestle by passing an Alchemy check, and pour
the dust over the amulet. Empowering it with your
Vril, then pass a Magical Liturgy check.
Failure indicates the stone is lost and the ritual
fails, success enchants the amulet as intended.
ñ
MAJOR ELEMENTAL BINDING
Level 6 / 300 VP
Bind a powerful elemental force to an object, allowing
it to absorb 10 HP from each incoming elemental
attack of the corresponding type. Only one elemental
(major or minor) of each type can be bound at a time.
Materials: Candles, the appropriate incense
(frankincense for fire, vetivert for earth, jasmine for
water, or peppermint for air), a consecrated tool
(athame for fire, pentacle for earth, chalice for water,
and wand for air), a bowl containing the appropriate
element (fire, soil, water or empty for air), and an
item of the appropriate metal (Gold for fire, Iron for
earth, Silver for water, Tin for air).
Execution: In a ritual chamber, light the candles and
burn the incense while following the ritual steps and
invocations as described by the source. Empower
the item with Vril, submerge it in the bowl's
contents, then pass a Meditation check and a Magical
Liturgy check.
CREATE VAS
ñ Level # / ### VP
Create a one-use Vas (Vril battery) to store up to 50 VP
per level of Ritual Knowledge (e.g. at Ritual Knowledge
1, the Vas stores 50 VP, at Ritual Knowledge 2 it stores
100, etc.) The Vas is depleted after one use.
Materials: Brazier, the item to become the Vas, 1
dose of Mercurial Mandrake per level.
Execution: In a ritual chamber, light the brazier.
Follow the ritual instructions, burn the Mercurial
Mandrake in the brazer letting the smoke infuse the
item that will become the Vas, then pass a Magical
Liturgy check.
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ALCHEMY

Although the word Alchemy has its roots in the

Arabic language, this discipline (both a science and
BASIC INGREDIENTS
an art) is much older. Ancient Egyptians used it in These alchemical ingredients are found in any
their daily rituals, as did most subsequent serious alchemist’s laboratory, and are required for
civilizations. Chemistry arose from the stripped most advanced formulae. Creating one of the
down version of alchemy, the exoteric shell of an following basic ingredients requires 10 or more in
esoteric art, losing what makes alchemy so powerful the Alchemy skill, and 1 measure of Alchemical
in the process, the capability to perfect the human Supplies (sold at the Omphalos).
body and soul. On the path towards creating the
mythical Philosopher's Stone, the alchemist finds Example: To create 3 doses of Cuprite
gnosis and power. and 2 of Pearlash, pass an Alchemy check
This skill allows you to create tinctures and for each dose (5 total checks), and use 5
concoctions for many uses, as well as craft valuable measures of Alchemical supplies. Failed
ingredients required for many rituals. To attempt the Alchemy checks expend the supplies used
creation of any alchemical formulae, you must meet in the attempt.
a prerequisite value in the Alchemy skill, and have
the use of an alchemy laboratory. For beginner
Adepts, Laboratories are available for rent from the BASIC INGREDIENTS
Omphalos. Formulae are found by reading ancient
grimoires, completing missions, and as rewards for Aqua Fortis Lac Sulphuris
gaining favor with Orders. Aqua Regia Lapis Solaris
Blue Vitriol Luna Cornea
LEARNING ALCHEMY Cadmia Nitrum Flammans
Before you can start experimenting, you must find Calomel Pearlash
hermetic texts that describe the rudiments of Cuprite Powder of Algaroth
Alchemy. All characters start with no skill points in
Alchemy, and you must slowly learn from those texts Fulminating Gold Spirit of Hartshorn
before attempting your first formula. Each Basic Galena Thion Hudor
Alchemy Treatise your character obtains increases Glauber's Salt Verdigris
their Alchemy skill by 2, up to a maximum of 40. After
that, Alchemy is increased through practice, using Horn Silver Vermilion
the standard skill-up mechanic.

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Ø
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 ADVANCED SPURCA SALIUA

INGREDIENTS Ø Alchemy Prerequisite: 50

These ingredients are crafted from basic ingredients
for use in rituals and spells. In creation they are
infused with Vril, activating their magical properties.
Vril Cost: 50
Ingredients: 1 dose of Blue Vitriol, 1 of Fulminating
Gold, the tongue of a Bhuta (collected after killing a
Bhuta).

ANIMUS STONE
Ø Alchemy Prerequisite: 40
Vril Cost: 40 Ø
TOADSTONE
Alchemy Prerequisite: 20
Vril Cost: 20
Ingredients: 1 dose of Aqua Fortis, 1 of Spirit of
Hartshorn, 1 human soul. Capture a human soul with Ingredients: 1 dose of Aqua Regia, 1 of Luna Cornea,
1 Lapis Solaris and a successful Will test after killing 1 of Spirit of Hartshorn.
a human. Ideally, this will be done while out on a
mission. Creating an Animus Stone upsets the order
of the universe, granting the alchemist 1 Chaos point.
ALCHEMICAL
DRAGONBLOOD
FORMULAE
Ø Alchemy Prerequisite: 30
Vril Cost: 25
Elixirs and distillations will give you a vital
advantage on your journey to power, allowing you to
survive impossible odds and defy the conventional
laws of nature. These are dangerous concoctions that
Ingredients: 1 dose of Horn Silver, 1 of Nitrum cannot be taken together with other formulae, or
Flammans, 1 of Verdigris. even taken more than once a day. The only exception
to this rule is the Salamander's Gift, which is still
limited to one per day but can be used together with
DISTILLED AETHER
Ø Alchemy Prerequisite: 25
Vril Cost: 20
one other formula on the same day.

ANTIDOTE
Ingredients: 1 dose of Horn Silver, 1 of Luna Cornea. ‰ Alchemy Prerequisite: 25
Vril Cost: 20
LAPIS INFERNALIS
Ø Alchemy Prerequisite: 20
Vril Cost: 30
Ingredients: 1 dose of Calomel, 1 of Toadstone.

Effect: Remove the Poisoned condition, natural or

otherwise.
Ingredients: 1 dose of Thion Hudor, 2 doses of
Galena.

‰
ARRACH'S BLOOD
Alchemy Prerequisite: 40
MERCURIAL MANDRAKE
Ø Alchemy Prerequisite: 35
Vril Cost: 30
Vril Cost: 40

Ingredients: 1 dose of Aqua Fortis, 1 of Cuprite, 1 of

Pearlash.
Ingredients: 1 dose of Mandrake, 1 of Powder of
Algaroth. Must be created on a Wednesday. Effect: Increase your Dexterity by 2 for one day.

˙
Ø

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 BILE OF PROTEUS DRAUPADI'S HALO
‰ ‰
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Alchemy Prerequisite: 40 Alchemy Prerequisite: 80

Vril Cost: 40 Vril Cost: 60

Ingredients: 1 dose of Blue Vitriol, 1 of Cuprite, 1 of
Powder of Algaroth.
Effect: Increase your Constitution (but not HP) by 2
for one day.
Ingredients: 1 dose of Primal fire, 1 of Vermilion.
Effect: Increase each melee damage you cause by 5
for one day.

‰
ELIXIR OF SPIRITUAL MIGHT

‰
DISTILLATION OF AIR Alchemy Prerequisite: 60
Alchemy Prerequisite: 50 Vril Cost: 40
Vril Cost: 50
Ingredients: 1 dose of Aqua Regia, 1 of Galena, 1 of
Ingredients: 1 dose of Primal Air, 2 doses of Calomel. Shadow Oil.

Effect: Absorb half of all earth elemental damage you Effect: Increase your VP Maximum by 50% for one day.
receive for one day.

FLASK OF HERCULEAN STRENGTH

‰
DISTILLATION OF EARTH
Alchemy Prerequisite: 50
‰ Alchemy Prerequisite: 40
Vril Cost: 40
Vril Cost: 50
Ingredients: 1 dose of Galena, 2 doses of Verdigris.
Ingredients: 2 doses of Powder of Algaroth, 1 dose
of Primal Earth. Effect: Increase your Strength by 2 for one day.

Effect: Absorb half of all air elemental damage you

receive for one day.

‰
DISTILLATION OF FIRE
Alchemy Prerequisite: 50
Vril Cost: 50

Ingredients: 1 dose of Primal Fire, 2 doses of

Vermilion.

Effect: Absorb half of all water elemental damage

you receive for one day.

DISTILLATION OF WATER
‰ Alchemy Prerequisite: 50
Vril Cost: 50

Ingredients: 2 doses of Aqua Regia, 1 dose of Primal

Water.

Effect: Absorb half of all fire elemental damage you

receive for one day.

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 INFUSION OF RAPIDITY SIREN'S CHARM
‰ Alchemy Prerequisite: 30
Vril Cost: 20
‰ Alchemy Prerequisite: 40
Vril Cost: 40

Ingredients: 2 doses of Cuprite, 1 dose of Verdigris. Ingredients: 1 dose of Fulminating Gold, 1 of Luna
Cornea, 1 of Nitrum Flammans.
Effect: Add +1 to your initiative rolls for one day.
Effect: Increase your Charisma by 2 for one day.

‰
MEPHISTO'S CUNNING
SPIRITED FLASK OF CLARITY
Alchemy Prerequisite: 40
Vril Cost: 40 ‰ Alchemy Prerequisite: 75
Vril Cost: 20
Ingredients: 1 dose of Glaubert's Salt, 2 doses of
Thion Hudor. Ingredients: 1 dose of Distilled Aether, 1 of Nitrum
Flammans, 1 of Pearlash.
Effect: Increase your Intelligence by 2 for one day.
Effect: Regain 50 VP.

‰
POTION OF THE AGHORI
STONESKIN
Alchemy Prerequisite: 100
Vril Cost: 200 ‰ Alchemy Prerequisite: 50
Vril Cost: 50
Ingredients: 1 Animus Stone, 1 dose of Lightblood,
1 of Verdigris. Ingredients: 2 doses of Aqua Regia, 1 dose of
Glaubert's Salt.
Effect: Regain 10 Sanity.
Effect: Gain 2 natural armor for the duration of
a mission.

‰
PREPARATION OF THE EAST
Alchemy Prerequisite: 30

‰
Vril Cost: 20 TINCTURE OF THICK BLOOD
Alchemy Prerequisite: 80
Ingredients: 1 dose of Cuprite, 1 of Pearlash, 1 of Vril Cost: 100
Powder of Algaroth.
Ingredients: 1 dose of Mandrake, 2 doses of
Effect: Gain 10 points in the Meditation skill for Vermilion.
one day.
Effect: Increase your max HP by 20% for one day, but
reduce it by 20% the next day.

‰
SALAMANDER'S GIFT
Causa Scientiae exclusive
WILL OF KARNA
Alchemy Prerequisite: 50
Vril Cost: 50 ‰ Alchemy Prerequisite: 40
Vril Cost: 40
Ingredients: 1 dose of Calomel, 1 of Distilled Aether,
1 of Glauber's Salt. Ingredients: 1 dose of Blue Vitriol, 1 of Cuprite, 1 of
Powder of Algaroth.
Effect: Heal to your HP Maximum.
Effect: Increase your Will (but not VP) by 2 for
one day.

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SPELLCASTING
Spells are the ultimate proof of an Adept's spiritual
power, a manifestation of their control over a spirit,
or in the case of a layperson casting a spell, the result
of spiritual possession. While fictitious spells are
executed with a flashy spectacle of light and color,
effects of real spellcasting are felt, not seen. Most
often, spells are simply accompanied by an
atmospheric ripple in the surrounding air. In contrast
with rituals, spells do not require preparation and
may even be cast in the heat of battle.
To cast spells an Adept must be Evoking a spirit,
channeling its raw spiritual energy through their
physical form. In addition, most spells require an
incantation, uttering a few spoken words, and some
require the caster to have their hands free for the use
of mudras—somatic hand gestures which open the
way for the caster's Vril to be guided by Evoked
spirit. Casting a somatic spell in combat requires the
character to drop anything in their hands. To use the
dropped items again (most likely a weapon), a turn
must be spent picking them up. All spells require an
Evoked spirit and verbal incantation, but other
requirements will be listed in each spell.
Some spells require reagents, common and rare
ingredients that are consumed when a spell is cast.
These ingredients have an affinity with the spell and
serve as a conduit for the Vril to physically manifest.
The only exception to these rules are Astral
spells. While in any of the Astral planes, the PC may
cast spells without the help of a spirit, and no Astral
spells require incantations, mudra or reagents. The
caster is pure spirit, and has absolute control over
their Vril.
SPELL DISCIPLINES
Invoking a spirit does not grant access to every
spell. Each spirit has access to 2 or 3 spells, and an
affinity with one of the 7 spell disciplines. These
disciplines are:
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g Astral: These spells may only be cast in the
Astral planes, and are the only spells that
can be cast in the Astral plane. They can
cause both offensive and revelatory effects.
g Control: These spells allow the caster to
control and influence others, both
spiritual and physical creatures.
g Environmental: These spells affect the
caster’s surroundings and situation in
different ways. This can be anything from
opening a locked door to making a room
go dark.
g Folk: These are minor versions of the
spells from every other discipline except
Astral, passed down from generation to
generation. Usually granted by Vestiges,
this is the least powerful but most
versatile discipline. Folk spells cost half
the VP, and cause half the effect (both
rounded down). If the effects cannot be
halved (e.g. you cannot remove half of a
condition), the Folk version is identical to
the original, cost and all.
g Offensive: These spells cause harm to
others, usually in combat.
g Protective: Spells in this discipline are
used to protect and prevent harm.
g Restorative: This discipline includes
healing and curative spells.
Each discipline is treated as a separate skill that the
character must learn and practice. Initially, use the
evoked spirit’s skill value listed for each spell it
knows, to cast a spell. Using the skill-up mechanic
(page 15), the PC will gain skill points in each
discipline and will add their value to the spirit's skill
with that spell.
 Example: Laura has invoked the angel
Aziel, who knows the Reverse Damage
spell with a skill of 40. To cast the spell,
Laura has to roll under 40 with a D100.
After a few weeks of practice with the
spell, Laura has managed to skill-up her
Restorative discipline to 23. Next time
she casts Reverse Damage with Aziel
invoked, she has to roll under 63 (Aziel’s
40 + Laura’s 23 in Restorative).
ENCASE
˛ Cost: 60 VP
Effect: Exhale a cloud of dust which solidifies around
a target spirit. Roll a D6; if the result is equal to or
higher than the target's rank the spirit becomes
immobile, encased in glass for D6 rounds or until it
passes a WIL test. The player may attack the spirit
during this time.

ENERGY BLAST
˛
On the other hand, Astral spells will need to be
learned before entering the Astral either from a Cost: 20 VP
grimoire or an instructor, since a PC may not invoke
a spirit while in the Astral. When you find your first Effect: Launch a blast of pure psychic energy
Astral spell, your proficiency with this discipline towards the target spirit, dealing D10+5 damage.
increases to 20%, after which it is increased using
the skill-up mechanic. Also note, the only spells that
may be used while in the Astral are Astral spells. MOLTEN THREADS
˛ Cost: 20 VP + 10 VP each subsequent turn

Effect: Shoot golden threads from your fingertips

which envelop the target. They burrow into the spirit's
ASTRAL essence, dealing 10 SP per turn. The caster may not
SPELLS defend themselves while maintaining this spell.

˛
ASTRAL SHOCKWAVE

˛
SOUL COCOON
Cost: 60 VP
Cost: 30 VP
Effect: Concentrate your Vril on a single point and
instantly expand it in an explosive blastwave, Effect: Drape your Astral form in a mantle of silk-like
crushing all enemies in the area for D20 damage. threads, providing a health bonus equal to 20% of
your SP Maximum for 2 turns.

˛
DEFLECTIVE AURA
Cost: 30 VP CONTROL
Effect: Charge your Astral body with repulsive SPELLS
energy to deflect attacks. Incoming damage is
ALLURE
reduced by 50% for two turns.
μ Cost: 50 VP
Verbal
DEVOURING PLAGUE
˛ Mesu-Betesh exclusive
Cost: 20 VP
Effect: Make yourself especially likable and
agreeable in the eyes of your victim. Repeat a failed
Charisma checks to persuade or influence this NPC.
Effect: Release a swarm of insects to engulf the Only works on humans.
target, latching on for the rest of the combat. The
target loses D10 SP per turn. Casting more than once
on the same target causes no more damage.

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Q Spellcasting Q

∂
BANISH SPIRIT ASTRAL VISION
Cost: 80 VP Cost: 20 VP
Verbal, Somatic, Reagent: Black salt Verbal, Reagent: Owl feather

Effect: Banish any spirit in a 5 meters radius,
including those currently possessing a living or dead
being. The spirit will return to the Astral, leaving the
Physical plane until summoned again. Can be used to
‘disarm’ an enemy magician, or perform exorcisms.
Effect: Project partially into the Astral plane,
overlapping your Physical and Astral senses,
allowing you to see perfectly in pitch-black
conditions. Negate the effects of acting in the dark.

∂
CENSURE
MIND CLOAK
μ Cost: 20 VP
Verbal, Reagent: Spider silk
Cost: 40 VP
Verbal, Somatic, Reagent: Red coral dust

Effect: Instantly dispel all spells being maintained

Effect: Makes a target oblivious to your presence. within earshot, negating all illusions, barriers, and
Disregard the target's Awareness while trying to other active spell effects.
avoid combat.

DECIPHER

μ
PACIFY
Cost: 20 VP
∂ Cost: 30 VP
Verbal, Somatic, Reagent: Beetle husk
Verbal, Reagent: Ambergris
Effect: Understand and translate any written text.
Effect: Remove any aggressive emotions from a Useful for deciphering arcane tomes written in
living, non-possessed target, making them open to forgotten tongues.
negotiating with or even ignoring the caster. If in
combat, the target immediately stops attacking and

∂
sits calmly, unless attacked again. UNLOCK
Cost: 60 VP
Verbal, Reagent: Opal
BEAST MASTERY
μ Cost: 40 VP
Verbal, Somatic, Reagent: Monarch
Effect: Push your will into the Shadow to unlock a
door or container there, then make the change
powder manifest in the Physical realm. This spell works on
any locked door or container.
Effect: Push your will into a target animal, making it
obey your commands. The animal will follow and
fight for the caster for the duration of combat. Once DAMPEN LIGHT
combat is over it will leave, disoriented.
∂ Cost: 15 VP + 5 VP each subsequent round
Verbal, Reagent: Spider silk

ENVIRONMENTAL Effect: Extinguish all artificial light in a 3 meters

radius. This grants +20 to Sneaking, but reduces the
SPELLS Offensive skills of all combatants by -20. Maintain the
spell by spending 5 Vril each round.
ARCANE SENSES
∂ Cost: 20 VP
Verbal, Reagent: Pearl

Effect: Tap into the Astral and see all that is hidden
and secret. Add +20 to your Perception skill during
the next Perception check.

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SPELLS Í Cost: 30 VP
Verbal, Reagent: Komodo dragon scale
CRIPPLE
Í Cost: 20 VP
Verbal, Reagent: Dry moss
Effect: Create an invisible barrier at any spot within
sight. The next living creature to cross the barrier
will be cut as if by dozens of razors losing 20 HP. The
barrier disappears after this effect is triggered.
Effect: Manipulate your target’s mind, limiting their
movement. If you move away to use ranged attacks,

Í
the target will catch up after 3 rounds. If this is cast SHOCK MIND
while the combatants approach each other, the Cost: 50 VP
approach will take 3 turns instead of the normal 1. Verbal, Reagent: Galbanum
This allows the caster 2 attacks before the target is
within melee distance. Effect: Force your Vril into the target's mind,
stunning them for d3 turns.
DRAIN VITALITY
Í Cost: 50 VP
Verbal, Reagent: Ambergris
Í
STEAL POWER
Cost: 10 VP
Verbal, Reagent: Belladonna
Effect: Feed on the target's psyche, transforming
pain into life force. For the duration of the combat, Effect: Latch onto the target's soul with your Vril,
heal 50% of all damage inflicted. draining its power and removing D20 VP. Only works
on targets with VP.
ENFEEBLEMENT
Í Cost: 30 VP
Verbal, Reagent: Fulminating gold Í
UNLEASH INNER BEAST
Cost: 25 VP
Verbal, Somatic,
Effect: Infuse the target with your Vril. They are Reagent: Lapis infernalis
weakened for the duration of the combat, reducing
their melee damage by 50%. Effect: Tap into atavistic energies, gaining the
strength of a beast for the duration of combat.
Unarmed melee attacks deal D20 HP, instead of the
HARM
Í Cost: 50 VP
Verbal, Reagent: Lapis infernalis
usual D10.

WITHER MIND
Effect: Push Vril into the target's arteries and cause
them to burst, dealing D10+5 damage.
Í Cost: 50 VP
Verbal, Somatic, Reagent: Lapis lazuli

Effect: Assault d3 human targets with terrible

HEAT BLADE
Í Cost: 30 VP
Verbal, Somatic, Reagent: Firefly wings
visions and nightmares, incapacitating them for d4
turns. The targets are unable to attack while under
the spell's effect, but will still defend themselves.

Effect: Raise the temperature of a bladed weapon

until it is glowing red with heat. For the duration of
combat, attacks with the weapon deal an additional 5
HP (10 if vulnerable to fire).

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SPELLS SPELLS
DAMPEN HARM BLESSING
Î Cost: 30 VP
Verbal, Reagent: Monarch powder
⋲ Cost: 50 VP
Verbal, Somatic, Reagent: Primal Water

Effect: Thicken the air around yourself, slowing Effect: Receive a gift of power and stability from the
incoming attacks. Reduce all incoming damage by spirit. Regain D20 HP and Sanity from its own
50% for 2 turns. Grants 1 Order point. energy.

FOCUS CAUTERIZE
Î Cost: 10 VP
Verbal
⋲ Cost: 15 VP
Verbal, Reagent: Aloe

Effect: Fortify your mind with Vril, gaining immunity Effect: Use invisible fire to staunch egregious
to stun for the remainder of combat. wounds, removing the Bleeding condition.

⋲
SHIELD EXTINGUISH FLAME
Î Cost: 30 VP
Verbal, Reagent: Wormwood
Cost: 15 VP
Verbal, Reagent: Pyrite dust

Effect: Create an invisible shell of Vril around Effect: Smother flame with your Vril, removing the
yourself which will block up to 20% of your HP Burning condition.
Maximum. Breaks after preventing the calculated
damage, or after 2 turns.
HEAL WOUND

SHROUD ⋲ Cost: 30 VP

Î Cost: 15 VP
Verbal, Reagent: Owl feather
Verbal, Somatic, Reagent: Myrtle

Effect: Flood your body with Vril, miraculously

closing wounds. Heal HP equal to your CON.
Effect: Obscure yourself in shadows, making
yourself a difficult target. Gain +10 to Dodge for the
rest of combat. REVERSE DAMAGE
⋲ Cost: 15 VP
Verbal, Somatic, Reagent: Pyrite dust

Effect: Reach into the Astral, where time and space

have no meaning. Heal all damage received from the
last attack. Grants 1 Chaos point.

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PRIVATE
SANCTUM
CREATING A
PRIVATE SANCTUM
A magician's Sanctum is their seat of power. It is,
more often than not, the only place where they can
truly feel safe and in control. There are ways to earn
a Sanctum, but here we will explain the steps to
create one yourself. This Sanctum includes your
personal ritual area (away from the Omphalos), a
private Alchemy lab, and other subtle but useful
benefits. The downside is that it makes you a clear
target for your enemies, so be ready to defend it!
Although Obols (the currency of the Omphalos)
are primarily exchanged for status and goods within
the Omphalos, its influence stretches far away from
the grounds proper. This means that while this
esoteric currency is conventionally useless in the
real world, there are those who cater to the needs of
magicians, providing them with services such as
space to establish a Sanctum.
Before purchasing
space a player needs 3 total
ranks among the Orders,
representing valuable
contacts within the
organization. This can be
Rank 3 with one Order, Rank
2 with one Order and 1 with
two Orders, or Rank 1 with 3
Orders. With this help, the
player may spend 10,000ø
to purchase the Sanctum
grounds from one of their
contacts. After purchase, the
area must be consecrated
(page 40), cleansed of
residual energies that may
interfere with the Work.
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ASTRAL TRAVELING
IN THE SANCTUM
One of the many benefits of owning a Sanctum is the
ability to spiritually re-enforce it by creating an
imprint of it in the Astral realm. Advanced magicians
go even further, setting up whole Astral Temples
from this physical seed. At its most basic, the imprint
allows more reliable access to the Astral. When
attempting to enter the Astral from your private
Sanctum, you may repeat the Meditation check once.
PATRON SPIRIT
After establishing a Sanctum, most magicians
choose to search for patronage among the spirits
they interact with (except for Vestiges). A Patron
spirit empowers a magician's magical might, helping
them with all their works within the Sanctum. Its
power and influence will change depending on the
moon's phase:
g In the spirit’s preferred phase, they will
grant +20 to the Magical Liturgy skill.
g In the moon’s opposing phase, the spirit
will grant no bonuses.
g In the other two phases, they grant +10 to
the Magical Liturgy skill.
To earn a spirit’s patronage, the PC must seal the
Second Pact with them, then travel to the Astral to
personally ask the entity. Play the ‘Astral Session’
scenario (page 61). Your goal is to find the spirit you
want to have as Patron. Once you find it, pass a
Persuasion check or offer them 1,000ø worth of
offerings. If the Persuasion check fails, you must re-
contact the entity to make another offer. If you
succeed, the spirit will bless your Sanctum and
becomes its Patron.
ALCHEMY LAB
Cost: 5,000ø, 5 Alchemy Treatises

Alchemical operations are impossible without an

Alchemy Lab. Most magicians are forced to use the
public facilities some Orders or the Omphalos offer,
but those lucky enough to have their own Sanctum
can enjoy the ease of use that comes with their own
set-up and arrangements.
Aside from the obvious benefit of not having to
pay to make any alchemical formulae, each time you
perform an Alchemy check in your private lab you
may choose to swap the tens and units dice rolled.
This reflects your character’s familiarity with their
tools and set-up.

Example: Lara is in her private Alchemy

Lab trying to create some Arrach's Blood
for a colleague. After gathering the
necessary ingredients and following the
instructions she found in an old Persian
treaty, she is ready. Her Alchemy skill is
56, but she rolls a 62. Fortunately, in her
personal Lab she can swap the dice
resulting in 26, a success!

ORGONE ENERGY ACCUMULATOR

Cost: 8,000ø, 2 Alchemy Treatises, 2 Grimoires

An Orgone Energy Accumulator (or simply Orgone

Accumulator), is a device originally created by the
great psychologist Wilhelm Reich. Reich was never
initiated into the occult mysteries, but his sharp
intellect led him to discover Orgones, a type of
psychic energy very similar to Vril that can be
harnessed by those with the appropriate knowledge
and equipment.
After exchanging some Grimoires and Treatises
for the blueprints, an adept can build an Orgone
Accumulator in their Sanctum. The device looks like
a simple closet about the size of an adult, made of
several layers of different types of wood, but the
inside is lined with a combination of metals and
minerals following a very specific arrangement.
Spending time inside the device allows an adept to
recuperate all the Vril points spent that day, once a
day, until the bions within the adept (self-
luminescent sub-cellular vesicles) recover and
become ready to absorb Orgones once again.

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Now that you have a character ready and know what to expect from the game, you are
ready to start a gaming session. As a role-playing game with sandbox elements, Seekers
Beyond the Shroud requires you to set goals for yourself; there is no ‘winning the game’.
Your character will grow, gain new power and wealth, and discover the secrets hidden
beyond the veil. If you have played computer RPGs such as The Elder Scrolls or World of
Warcraft, some elements will be familiar: you travel to a hub (The Omphalos), grab
available missions, then go out to engage with the world by shopping, crafting, exploring
Sites and performing rituals.
While exploring, many different things can happen. You may need to fight your way
into a building protected by enemy cultists, or sneak past museum guards to search for
clues and relics. The possibilities are endless but so are the dangers, so you will need to
apply your skills wisely to succeed.

ATTRIBUTE TESTS
When a situation challenges a specific Attribute, you will be required to perform an
Attribute Test. To pass an Attribute Test, roll below the stat in question with a D20.
Attribute Tests include surviving being poisoned (CON), trying to open something by force
(STR), or avoiding a trap (DEX). If the situation requires an Attribute Test, it will explicitly
say so. Rolling a 1 is an automatic failure; even the most talented and capable people make
mistakes! Your rolls and stats will sometimes be modified by factors such as enemy
abilities and powers, or environmental and personal circumstances. When an Attribute
Test is modified, (e.g. WIL (-5), or STR (+2)), simply apply the modifier to your stat before
performing the test.

SKILL CHECKS
Another challenge found frequently in the world is the Skill Check. Pass one of these by
rolling under the specified Skill on a D100. Rolling 96+ is always a failure. Skills, as
detailed previously (page 15), include using weapons, translating ancient texts and
persuading others.
Skills can be modified by external factors as well, such as enemy abilities or
environmental conditions. As always, special circumstances are always specified.

COMBAT
The world is a dangerous place where, more often than not, the only way to solve things is
through violence. Combat in Seekers Beyond the Shroud is fast and deadly, and the rules are
fairly simple, with only a few details to track. The goal of combat is to reduce your
opponent's Health Points to 0. Combatants take turns using weapons, combat spells and
abilities to deal damage (expressed in HP loss) or affect combat in other ways until one of
them collapses.
When combat appears inevitable, you will roll for initiative with a D20. This first
round is called the Engagement Turn, as initiative is rolled again at the start of every round.
Enemies have an Initiative stat from 1 to 20 which you attempt to roll above, thereby
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multiple enemies with different Initiative values,
compare your roll with each and arrange the turn
order as usual, from highest to lowest.
Example: Justin rolls a 13 initiative when
facing a guard (initiative 8) and their
attack dog (initiative 15), so the dog
attacks first, followed by Justin and
finally the guard.
AVOIDING COMBAT
Winning the engagement turn gives the player a
chance to avoid combat. Roll a Sneaking check,
subtracting the enemy’s Awareness from your
Sneaking skill. For example, a player with 50
Sneaking facing an enemy with 20 Awareness must
roll under 30% on a D100. When facing several
enemies, use the highest Awareness value; if the
enemy with the most keen senses can't hear you, the
rest can’t either.
SURPRISE
Winning the engagement turn by 5 or more (e.g.
rolling 18 against an enemy’s 13 Initiative), gives you
the element of surprise, granting a bonus of +20 to
offensive skills for your first attack. On the other
hand, losing the engagement turn by 5 or more
inflicts a -20 to all defensive skills that first turn.
Once initiative order is determined, note the
weapons being used:
g Melee vs melee: No advantages to either
side.
g Ranged vs ranged: No advantages to
either side.
g Melee vs ranged: Ranged combatants
get a free shot while melee combatants
approach, the rest of the fight is melee vs
melee. Weapons are swapped while
combatants approach, so no actions are
lost. If one combatant is crippled or
immobilized, the other combatant can
use their turn to move away and attack
from range until the effect wears off or
combat ends.
Enemies carrying melee weapons always try to close
the gap and force the PC into melee combat, while
enemies with ranged weapons will attack from a
distance unless forced into melee combat at which
point they switch to any available melee weapon.
Offensive Spells are neither melee or ranged
(they may be cast onto any Location within sight), so
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if a combatant begins combat with a spell, use their
main weapon to determine if they are melee or
ranged. If the caster has no other weapons or
offensive abilities, they will be considered a melee
combatant.
Enemies don't roll attack or defense. Instead,
players roll to attack with their weapon or spell of
choice, and choose a Defensive Skill (Dodge, Parry or
Find Cover) to avoid being hit by attacks. When the
player fails an attack roll, they missed or the enemy
avoided the strike. When the player passes a
Defensive Skill check, they avoided the attack or the
enemy missed.
Some enemies in the world are Veteran enemies
(page 126), and have Defense and Offense stats (and
all enemies are Vereran once you become Seasoned).
When attacking a Veteran enemy, subtract their
Defense from your offense skills, and when
defending yourself subtract their Offense from your
defense skills.
Combat example: While exploring an
abandoned facility, Amanda sees a cultist
approaching and prepares for combat.
Amanda rolls a 17 initiative against the
Veteran Cultist (Initiative 12), so she will
attack first. Since Amanda won the
engagement turn she could attempt to
avoid combat and sneak past the cultist,
but she decides against it and takes out
her trusty glock. The cultist is only
wielding a blade, so Amanda takes a free
shot while the cultist approaches. Her
Pistol skill of 45 is reduced by the cultist's
Defense of 10, but she won initiative by 5
so her Offensive skills are increased by 20
for the first attack. She needs to roll
below 55 to hit. She rolls a 43. This is
below the modified target number, and
hits! As Amanda switches to a melee
weapon and the cultist approaches,
Initiative is rolled for the second round.
Amanda rolls 7 initiative, which is less
than the cultist's 12 so the cultist attacks
first. Amanda’s Dodge skill of 46 is
reduced by the cultist's Offense of 10 so
her target number is 36. she rolls a 34,
narrowly avoiding the cultist's blade. She
attacks with a hunting knife, using her
One-Handed Melee Weapons skill (43).
Her skill is reduced by the cultist’s
Defense of 10, so her target number is 23.
She rolls a 67, failing the attack. Combat
continues until one of them is killed.
COMBAT ACTIONS
During a combat turn a character can take one of
several actions: Attack, swap weapons, use a Skill or
Talent, cast a spell, use an item or interact with
nearby objects. All actions take the entire turn to
perform, meaning not every turn includes an attack.
COMBAT IN THE ASTRAL
Combat is resolved the same way in both the Astral
and Physical planes, with a few exceptions. Most
notably, characters lose Soul Points (page 14)
instead of Health Points. In the Astral, distance is
irrelevant, so combat is always considered melee vs
melee. Astral enemies cannot be surprised, and
stealth is impossible the Astral so you cannot avoid
combat. Characters cannot inflict or be affected by
Conditions in the Astral, since spirits do not bleed
and cannot be stunned.
CONDITIONS
& EFFECTS
During a fight (and sometimes while exploring),
spells, attacks and certain situations will affect
combatants by inflicting negative status that must be
removed in specific ways. All combatants (players,
NPCs and enemies) may be affected by conditions.
The rules below apply the same to anyone unless
they are immune to that condition. The most
common ones are:
g Bleeding: Lose 1 HP/turn. When a
weapon deals maximum damage (e.g.
rolling 10 on a D10 knife), it inflicts the
Bleeding condition. Pass a First Aid check
to remove the Bleeding condition.
g Burning: Lose 5 HP/turn for D10 turns.
g Chilled: Afflicted has -10 to all skills and
loses all initiative checks. Pass a CON test
after the first round to recover. If failed,
re-attempt each round until success.
g Poisoned: Lose 1 HP/turn until this
condition is removed. Pass a CON test
after the first turn to recover. If failed,
healing requires a spell or antidote
(including some artifacts).
g Stunned: Combatants who lose 15+ HP in
one attack lose their next turn.
g Blinded: Without special powers or
equipment, suffer -30 to combat skills and
any sight-related skills.
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A player character may attempt to remove a
condition once per Location within a Site. If they are
suffering from several conditions, they may attempt
to remove each condition once per Location. All
conditions are removed once you exit the Site.
CRITICAL SUCCESS
& FAILURE
During combat, a character may perform
exceptionally good or bad, resulting in special
outcomes. When using a defensive skill, a critical
failure (rolling 96+) results in taking maximum
damage from the attack, no roll required (e.g. a
D10+5 attack automatically deals 15 damage).
Rolling a critical failure with an offensive skill means
you deal no damage and drop the weapon. To
continue using the weapon, you must spend a turn
recovering it.
On the other hand, rolling below 10% of a
combat skill’s value indicates a critical success.
Consequently, critical hit chance increases with skill.
Critical success with offensive skills grants maximum
damage for that attack. Critical success with a Dodge
wins the next initiative and grants +5 to your attack.
Critical success with the Parry skill allows you to
counterattack immediately, granting a free attack
with the parrying weapon that deals half damage.
These rules only apply to combat-related skills
(including combat Talents), not spells.
Example: Adisa is facing an enemy adept
armed with a machete (D10+15). The
enemy attacks first, and Adisa attempts
to Dodge, but rolls a 96! Despite having a
skill of 98 in Dodge, rolling 96+ is a
critical failure so he receives the
maximum 25 HP damage. Adisa is
Bleeding after taking maximum damage
from a weapon, and Stunned (more than
15 damage from one attack), so loses his
attack! The cultist attacks again, and
Adisa Dodges, rolling a 3. Adisa's critical
success chance is 1-9 (10% of his Dodge
skill), meaning he also scored a critical
success! He wins the next initiative and
gains +5 his next attack.
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GAMEPLAY
LOCATIONS
& ACTIVITES
Seekers Beyond the Shroud is designed to have many Player characters heal completely after exiting a
different things to do each gameplay session, so Site. This doesn't mean you can enter, heal and then
sessions can be varied and, if necessary, short. These re-enter! Exiting a Site indicates you are finished
activities include expeditions and missions, which with the mission, for better or worse, and the day’s
take place in a specific Site such as a town, a activity is over.
university or a house. Each Site has a list of Remember that once you explore a Site, you still
Locations, or places of interest within the Site. For need to find your way back to the entrance. For each
example, a house may have a dining room, bedroom, cleared Location, roll a D10: 1-2 indicates an enemy.
kitchen, library, etc. This list only contains rooms Roll on the Physical Encounters Table (page 126)
that may prove interesting to search so you will not with normal Site restrictions.
find bathrooms or pantries, even though those are
common in every household. Each Location will also D6 Sites
list the chances that each type of random event is
1 Abandoned Complex
present, such as traps, hidden objects or enemies.
2 Ancient Ruins
3 House
SITES
Once you accept a mission, you will travel to the Site 4 Museum
where it takes place. The most common Sites include 5 Sect's Sanctum
the sanctum of a sect, a museum, a house, the sewers, 6 Sewers & City Tunnels
ruins and abandoned complexes, and the different
planes of the Astral.
1 – ABANDONED COMPLEX
The first Location listed in each Site is its entry
point (e.g. the museum's Entry Hall) from which you These are buildings such as textile mills, old hotels,
explore the rest of the Site in the order you choose. warehouses and other seemingly abandoned places,
Some missions specify the order Locations are laid out occupied by opportunists and groups who want a
in, but usually you will determine layout yourself. First, quiet place to hide and pursue their agendas.
write down where each listed Location is in relation to
the others. The first number listed next to each Location Locations:
indicates how many are present. So if a Sect's Sanctum g Main Entrance (1) 60/40/20
has Alchemy Lab (1) there will only be one Alchemy lab,
but a house with Bedroom (D10+3) will have anywhere g Hallway (D10+5) 60/20/–
from 4 to 13 bedrooms. The key to laying out a Site in an g Warehouse (1) 50/50/50
interesting and fun way is using common sense. You
wouldn't expect to find the museum’s secret Archives g Office or Room (3D6) 50/50/50
right after the Entry Hall, for example. g Rec Room (D10: 1-5 no Rec Room, 6-10
The other numbers appearing beside each one Rec Room) 50/50/50
Location represent the percentage chances of finding
g Parking Lot (1) 40/50/30
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2 – ANCIENT RUINS
All over the world there are places of power left by
ancient civilizations, some of them containing
powerful relics that attract magicians wanting to
learn their secrets and control them.
4 – MUSEUM
Frequently run or at least staffed by adepts of the
occult, museums often become unintended
battlefields, a common target due to their ancient
and sometimes powerful relics.

Locations: Locations:
g Entrance (1) 50/50/20 g Entry Hall (1) 50/50/20
g Ancient Hall (D10) 50/50/50 g Lobby (1) 60/40/30
g Pathway (3D6) 60/20/– g Administrative Office (2) 50/20/60
g Burial Pit (D10: 1-5 no Burial Pit, 6-10 g Exhibit Hall (3D6) 50/30/50
one Burial Pit) 30/60/60
g Hallway (D6+5) 60/20/–
g Chamber (D10) 50/50/50
g Security Office (1) 60/50/60
g Forked Path (D4) 60/20/–
g Archive (1) 50/50/80
g Library (D10: 1-5 no Library, 6-10 one
Library) 50/40/70
g Ritual Chamber (D10: 1-5 no Ritual 5 – SECT'S SANCTUM
Chamber, 6-10 one Ritual Chamber) Magical groups and sects quarrel constantly, so it is
60/50/60 common to be sent on a mission to an enemy's home
base or sanctum to disrupt its operations.

3 – HOUSE Locations:
This may be a city apartment or an old manor in the g Entrance (1) 50/50/20
countryside. Unfortunately, it's quite common
g Alchemy Lab (1) 50/50/70
among adepts to rob and assassinate each other in
the supposed safety of one's home. g Library (1) 60/40/70
g Ritual Chamber (D6) 80/30/30
Locations:
g Hallway (D6) 60/20/–
g Entrance (1) 50/50/20
g Inner Sanctum (1) 70/20/70
g Attic (D10: 1-5 no Attic, 6-10 one Attic)
50/30/60 g Living Quarters (D10) 70/50/50
g Library (1) 50/40/70
g Dining Room (1) 50/50/50
g Bedroom (D10+3) 50/50/50
g Kitchen (1) 50/30/40
g Study (D10: 1-5 no Study, 6-10 one Study)
50/50/50
g Hallway (D6) 60/20/–
g Cellar (D10: 1-5 no Cellar, 6-10 one
Cellar) 50/50/50
g Living Room (1) 50/50/50
g Yard (D10: 1-5 no Yard, 6-10 one Yard)
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6 – SEWERS & CITY TUNNELS
A common hiding place for street mages and guild-less
adepts, undercity tunnels are the literal underground
of the occult world, offering safety for those
persecuted by the most powerful groups and adepts.
Locations:
g Underground Access Point (1) 50/50/20
g Ascending Tunnel (2D6) 60/20/–
g Descending Tunnel (2D6) 60/20/–
g Catacombs (D10: 1-5 no Catacomb, 6-10
two Catacombs) 50/50/50
g Natural Cave (D10: 1-5 no Cave, 6-10 one
Cave) 50/50/20
g Forked Tunnel (D3) 60/20/–
g Drained Sewage Collector (1) 60/20/20
g Ancient Cellar (D10: 1-5 no Cellar, 6-10
one Cellar) 50/50/50
g Abandoned Subway Station (1) 70/40/50
While preparing the layout for a mission, make a
quick sketch of the place to visualize it better, and
write down the chances of finding anything of
interest in each room. You may use other materials
available to represent the Site, but remember it
doesn't matter how detailed the shape or size the
rooms are. Their main purpose is to help you keep
track of where you are and what lays between you
and your goal, or you and the exit.
Example: Richard is preparing the layout
for his next mission, exploring some
Ancient Ruins off the coast of Turkey.
Using the Locations listed, he rolls for
some of the Locations and comes up with
the following: 1 x Entrance, 4 x Ancient
Hall, 5 x Pathway, 1 x Burial Pit, 6 x
Chamber, 1 x Forked Path, and 1 x Library.
He then proceeds to draw them on a piece
of paper, arranging them in a practical
way. With a clear vision of the layout, not
including room contents (which are rolled
during exploration), Richard is ready to
start exploring the Site!

E. Entrance (50/50/20) L. Library (40/50/70)

A.H. Ancient Hall (50/50/50) C. Chamber (50/50/50)
F.P. Forked Path (20/60/–) B.P. Burial Pit (60/30/60)
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LOCATIONS AND the next chapter), in that they are not assigned by an
Order, and you do not gain favor with any Order. To
CHALLENGES find out what scenario you have uncovered from
Sites are comprised of Locations, and each Location rumors and other circumstances, simply roll on the
has a probability for each type of Challenge. These table below:
come in three different varieties: Enemies, Events,
and Discoveries. These correspond to the numbers D8 Scenarios
listed following each Location. Enemies are hostile
NPCs that attack on sight, Events are things that 1 Assault
occur once you enter the Location such as booby 2 Astral Session
traps, obstacles, etc., and Discoveries can be anything 3 Captured
from finding random items (valuable or not), to
secret doors and encounters with neutral NPCs. 4 Defend Your Sanctum
Enemies must be dealt with before Events or 5 Incursion
Discoveries. When an enemy appears due to an Event 6 Investigation
or Discovery, you cannot avoid combat by sneaking
away, since you are most likely the cause of them 7 Purge
running into you. 8 Relic Hunt
Upon entering a Location, roll D100 for each
Challenge. Rolling below the indicated number
means you will encounter that Challenge, and must If the player may not complete a scenario (because of
roll on the corresponding table. a locked door they are unable to open, for example)
the mission is failed.
Example: ‘Drained Sewage Collector (1)
60/20/20’ The title shows you where you
are exploring, the number in parentheses 1 – ASSAULT
indicates how many Sewage Collection Site: Special.
Locations are within this Site, and the
three numbers indicate a 60% chance of Goal: You are infiltrating an enemy base; you must
encountering Enemies, a 20% chance of defeat waves of enemies before facing their leader.
finding an Event, and a 20% chance of Choose which type of enemy you'll be confronting
making a Discovery. (Cultists, Curators or Agents of the Pact); you must
defeat 5 enemies of the chosen faction followed by a
Veteran version as the leader.
ENEMIES
During exploration you will often be confronting all Reward: Either your next Order mission involving
manner of enemies blocking access to your goal and the chosen faction is automatically a success or you
the exit. When an Enemy encounter is rolled, first may lose 1 Antagonist.
determine which enemy you will be facing using the
tables for each Site. Next, roll to see if it's a regular or
Veteran Enemy (D6: 1-4 regular, 5-6 Veteran). 2 – ASTRAL SESSION
Veteran enemies are more powerful, experienced Site: The Astral.
foes that you may encounter instead of a regular one
(page 126). Most missions end with a Veteran enemy Goal: Travel to the Astral to find a specific entity’s
that must be defeated, usually in the last room. More name. Roll a D10:
details are described in the “Foes and Adversaries”
g 1-4 Vestige,
chapter (page 124).
g 5-8 Demon or Angel,
SCENARIOS g 9-10 Deity.
Scenarios are self-imposed missions where your Choose an entity from the appropriate table.
character decides to follow rumors and tips that will
take them to explore a random Sites with a specific Reward: Learn the name of the spirit.
goal. These differ from Order missions (described in

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3 – CAPTURED
Site: Abandoned Complex.
Goal: An enemy cult (or an Antagonist, if you have
one) has captured you and nobody is coming to
rescue you. Escape the Site without any of your usual
equipment; you will need to scavenge for weapons
and gear from the enemies you face or the equipment
you find, since they stripped you of your own. For
this scenario, first generate the Site's map. You are
located in the room furthest from the entrance. You
will find your gear at the entrance.
Reward: On your way out you manage to grab
something of value. Roll on the Valuables table.
4 – DEFEND YOUR SANCTUM
Site: Your Sanctum.
Goal: Defend your sanctum from the invading forces.
You must defeat D10+5 enemies rolled on the
Physical Encounters table. If you have Antagonists, it
will be them assaulting your sanctum (chosen
randomly if you have several). Apply any defensive
measures you may have in your Sanctum (guardians,
etc.). This is only applicable if you own a private
sanctum, otherwise roll for a different mission.
If you fail, you must re-consecrate your sanctum
and spend 1,000ø in repairs.
Reward: If the Sanctum was assaulted by one of your
Antagonists they become discouraged after being
defeated. They are no longer your Antagonist.
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5 – INCURSION
Site: Special.
Goal: Assault a magician's Sanctum. Here, you will
face 2D6 enemies. Roll a D10 to determine each
enemy:
g 1-4 Vodou Zombie,
g 5-8 Guard,
g 9-10 Golem.
The last enemy will be the magician in question, with
stats as a Veteran Sect Adept.
Reward: Roll on the Valuables table.
6 – INVESTIGATION
Site: This scenario can take place in any Site; roll on
the Sites table (page 58).
Goal: You will need to find 3 clues in the Site. Each
time you enter a Location, and after resolving its
challenges, roll a D6. If you roll a 6, you found a clue;
if you fail, add 1 to your next roll (each successful roll
resets the count). If you don't find all the clues but
you explored the whole Site, you failed the scenario.
Reward: Roll on the Valuables table.
7 – PURGE
Site: Sewers & City Tunnels.
Goal: Clear a den of Street Mages (or as they say at
the Omphalos, “go ratting”). You will only face ‘rats’
(Street Mages) during this scenario.
Reward: You may sell anything found during your
purge for full price back at the Omphalos, and
identify any relics you have for free.
8 – RELIC HUNT
Site: Ancient Ruins.
Goal: Explore the Site until you find the relic you're
looking for. Roll a D10 after you clear a Location,
adding 1 to the roll for each cleared Location. If you
roll 16+, you've found the relic.
Reward: Roll on the Magical Relics table.
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ABANDONED
COMPLEX

ENEMIES 1 – OLD CAMP

There are heaps of old clothes and camping supplies
Unless specified by your current Mission, you may all over this room; it appears someone was camping
encounter any of the enemies listed on the Physical here on a semi-permanent basis, but it all seems
Encounters table (page 126). abandoned now.

Perform an INT test. If you pass, perform a

EVENTS Perception check for a roll on the Valuables table. If
you fail, take D20 damage as you step on a booby
D20 Events trap, causing a rudimentary but effective trap to stab
1 Old Camp you in the leg.
2 Death and Gloom
3 Interrogation 2 – DEATH AND DOOM
4 Failsafe The moment you enter this room, an unshakable sense
5 Psychic Resonance of dread invades you. Your end is near!
6 There Are Too Many! Pass a WIL test or lose D20 Sanity.
7 Fire Trap
8 Vril Dead Zone
3 – INTERROGATION.
9 Random Encounter
You behold a gruesome scene: a woman is being
10 Curse of Weakness waterboarded by a man repeatedly asking the same
11 Who Are You? question: “Where is it?!” Do you intervene?
12 Locked Door
If you attempt to pass by unnoticed, perform a
13 Poltergeist
Sneaking check and earn 5 Chaos points. If you fail,
14 Soul Drain the man attacks you. Use the Hunter stat block. If you
15 Tripped Alarm! confront the Hunter, earn 5 Order points as he
16 They Know You're Here! immediately attacks. After combat, if you attempt to
get the woman to divulge the location of her stash,
17 The Weight of Shadows perform a Persuasion check. If you succeed, she tells
18 Fear Manifest you about the hidden stash in return for release,
19 Drug-Fueled Goons granting a roll on the Valuables table. If you fail but
still want to know what she is hiding, you may
20 Infected Wounds continue the interrogation yourself. Lose 5 Sanity,
earn 10 Chaos points and perform a WIL test. If you
pass, you learn about her hidden stash earning a roll
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4 – FAILSAFE
As you step into the room, you realize all too late that
the tug you just felt on your leg was a tripwire snapping.
Perform a DEX test. If you fail, debris falls from above
dealing D20 HP damage. Directly after, you hear
explosions in the nearby rooms; randomly
determine D4 unexplored rooms that are destroyed.
5 – PSYCHIC RESONANCE
Something's not right here...what starts as a buzzing
in your ears quickly becomes a deafening pounding
that shakes your very core.
Perform a WIL test. If you pass, recover 10 Sanity as
you calm your mind. If you fail, lose D10 Sanity and
D10 HP from the psychic assault.
6 – THERE ARE TOO MANY!
Just as you are about to turn a corner, you hear a
group of voices and steps coming in your direction. You
need to find a place to hide right now!
Perform a Sneaking check. If you pass, you find a
corner and barely avoid detection. If you fail you
must discard a piece of gear, throwing it in the other
direction as a distraction. If you have no equipment
to throw, they discover you and beat you to death.
7 – FIRE TRAP
As you enter the room, you hear a faint ‘click’. You
stepped on a trap!
Perform a DEX test. If you fail, gain the Burning
condition as a pot of home-made napalm pours
over you.
8 – VRIL DEAD ZONE
The air in this area feels thick in your mouth and lungs.
You fall to your knees, panting as if you have just run a
marathon.
Lose D20 VP each time you enter this Location.
9 – RANDOM ENCOUNTER
You cross the threshold and come face to face with a
startled person! Judging by their guilty expression,
they likely shouldn't be here either.
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Create a profile for this NPC (page 140). If you
attempt to reason with them, perform a Persuasion
check. If you pass, they will leave, looking nervously
over their shoulder. If you fail they suspect a trap,
and attack you. If you forgo negotiation and attack
directly, roll for Initiative and gain 5 Chaos points.
10 – CURSE OF WEAKNESS
A strong psychic force assails you as you enter the room,
causing your clothes to feel heavy as they drag you to
the floor. Your life force is being siphoned out of you!
Perform a WIL test. If you fail, the spiritual forces in
this room have drained you. For the remainder of the
mission you can only carry half your strength in gear
or suffer consequences (page 157).
11 – WHO ARE YOU?
The person sitting in this room sees you before you see
them. They don't seem threatening, but it's evident
they don't know what to make of you.
Create a profile for this NPC (page 140), and follow
the guidelines presented there on how to interact
with NPCs.
12 – LOCKED DOOR
A locked door blocks your advance. Find a way
through it.
Perform a Lock Picking check to pick the lock, or a
STR (-10) test to break through it.
13 – POLTERGEIST
Random objects start to fly violently around the room.
Some of them zip past your head, barely missing it.
Someone – or something – doesn't want you here!
Perform a Find Cover check or lose D20 HP from
being aggressively hit by random items. You may
then either rush out of the room, or attempt to
remove the spirit. If you pass a WIL test, you impose
your will over the entity causing all the trouble, and
recover 2D20 VP.
14 – SOUL DRAIN
On the floor at the center of this room you find a bust
of an old man, his features delicate and regal. As you
approach to get a better look, you feel as if your soul is
being pulled out of your body. What's going on?
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you remember reading about a type of cursed object
that can drain the life-force of anyone around it. You
run to the bust and smash it against the floor! If you
fail, lose 10 SP now and each time you pass through
this room.
Whether it was a weapon or an animal bite, the
wounds you have suffered are not looking good!
Your wounds do not want to close. For this mission,
reduce all healing by 50%.

15 – TRIPPED ALARM!
You should have been more careful, you have just DISCOVERIES
tripped some sort of alarm system!
D20 Discoveries
Pass a Technology check to deactivate it quickly, or 1 Drained Body
roll two Abandoned Complex enemies.
2 Lucky Find
3 Old Journal
16 – THEY KNOW YOU'RE HERE! 4 Secret Passage
Somehow your enemies know you're here, and they’re 5 Old Vials
on the lookout for you!
6 Ritual Area
For this mission, increase the Awareness of all 7 Unspeakable Violence
enemies by 10. 8 Prisoner
9 Last Words
17 – THE WEIGHT OF SHADOWS 10 Alchemical Supplies
As you enter the room, your mind is immediately 11 Pile of Old Books
assaulted by self-doubt and vivid images of the horrors 12 Execution
you have faced. How can you possibly stand against 13 Storage Room
the darkness alone?
14 Gruesome Discovery
Perform a WIL test. If you fail, one skill of your choice 15 Rare Opportunity
is reduced by 5 permanently. 16 Negotiation
17 Hidden Stash
18 – FEAR MANIFEST 18 Altar of Perversion
A dark presence is patent in this room, the air is thick 19 Cryptic Research
with the smell of terror. A god of fear and dread was 20 On Human Sacrifice
summoned here, you can feel it in your bones!
1 – DRAINED BODY
Perform a WIL test. If you fail, permanently reduce
your Sanity Maximum by D4. A pale, emaciated body lies on the ground, visibly
drained of blood.

19 – DRUG-FUELED GOONS Perform a Perception check. If you pass, you see

Spread all over the floor of this room you find
paraphernalia and leftovers of all kinds of drugs and
psychotropic substances. Whoever is in charge of this
place is taking a weird approach to security!
For this mission, all enemies have -10 Defense and
+20 HP.
something in its hands, clutched in a death grip.
Perform a STR test. If you pass, roll on the Valuables
table and gain 5 Chaos points. If you fail, lose 5 Sanity
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This place is full of discarded stuff, but among it you
see something of value!
Roll on the Valuables table.
3 – OLD JOURNAL
Towards the back of the room you find a small journal
placed on a dusty table. At a glance, it tells a tale of
travels in the desert.
Perform an INT (-2) test. If you pass, earn 5 Occult
Knowledge points and recover 5 Sanity as the world
makes more sense to you. If you fail, lose 20 Sanity as
you fail to understand the insane ramblings scrawled
into the pages of the journal.
4 – SECRET PASSAGE
You discover a trail of footprints in the dust, but they
abruptly end at a wall. Is there something behind it?
Perform a Perception check. If you pass, you discover
the silhouette of a door on the wall. Perform a STR
test to open it and find D3 new Locations.
5 – OLD VIALS
Covered in dust and half hidden by some old
newspapers, you find a couple vials of golden liquid.
Would it be a good idea to take a sip?
If you drink from the vials, perform a CON test. If you
pass, heal 2D6 HP. If you fail, lose 2D6 HP.
6 – RITUAL AREA
Sigils and arcane symbols are drawn everywhere, and
the floor of this room is covered in half burned candles
and burnt offerings. Someone was performing a
summoning here.
Perform either an Occult Knowledge or Magical
Liturgy check. If you pass, learn the sigil of a spirit
(roll on the Spirit table). If you fail, lose D10 Sanity as
the unsettling symbols disturb you more than you
would like to admit.
7 – UNSPEAKABLE VIOLENCE
Rows of lifeless half-naked bodies hang from savage
looking hooks; the stench of death is so strong that you
can barely breathe. With your head spinning, about to
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rush to the nearest exit, the thought crosses your mind:
should you leave them like this?
If you help, you unhook the corpses, line them up on
the ground and cover them as much as you can. Gain
10 Order points, but lose D20 Sanity. If you ignore
the gruesome scene, you leave without a care for the
bodies or a desire to stay there any longer. Gain 10
Chaos points and lose D6 Sanity nonetheless.
8 – PRISONER
This room is filled with cages. Almost all are empty, but
you see a figure kneeling inside one of them. As you
enter he immediately sits up and looks at you, “You
don't look like the other guys, have you come to help
me? Please, get me out of here!”.
If you ignore the man, earn 5 Chaos points. To free
him, pass a Lock Picking check. Once you release the
man, gain 5 Order points and perform a Charisma
check. If you pass, he thanks you and runs towards
the exit, but if you fail he suddenly attacks while
yelling he won’t be tricked! Create an NPC (page 140)
and begin combat.
9 – LAST WORDS
A figure lies in the corner of this room, in a pool of
their own blood. When you approach, you see that
this person is still alive! He motions for you to come
closer, desperately whispers in your ear, then
collapses, dead.
Perform an Occult Knowledge check. If you pass, next
time you find part of a ritual you find the full ritual
instead. If you fail, lose 10 Sanity as the horror
described by the man shakes you to the core.
10 – ALCHEMICAL SUPPLIES
This room smells pungent, but strangely pleasant.
Looking around, you find a crate filled with vials and
alchemical ingredients!
Retrieve D4 doses of alchemical ingredients, and roll
on the Potions & Tinctures table.
11 – PILE OF OLD BOOKS
Among beer bottles, spent candles and cigarette butts,
there's a small pile of books. Probably worth checking
these out.
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valuable grimoire sewn between the covers of a
children's book. Acquire one Grimoire.
12 – EXECUTION
You find three corpses handcuffed to a wall. Each one
has been shot to death.
If you pick their pockets, roll on the Personal Effects
table three times. If instead you respect the dead and
pause for a minute of silence, perform a WIL test. If
you pass, recover 10 Sanity.
13 – STORAGE ROOM
This room is filled to the brim with supplies of all kinds.
There must be something here you can take with you.
Perform a Perception check. If you pass, you find
something of value among the diverse collections of
items stashed here. Roll on the Valuables table.
14 – GRUESOME DISCOVERY
The stench of death assaults your senses as you enter
this room. The butchered remains of several people lay
all around you.
Perform a WIL test. If you fail, lose 10 Sanity. If you
were on a mission to find someone, you just did; if it
was a rescue mission, you failed. If it was an
assassination mission, someone completed it and
that’s all your contacts care about.
15 – RARE OPPORTUNITY
The only thing of note in this room is a woman, who appears
to be sitting in a deep meditation. What will you do?
You may choose to simply walk away and ignore the
woman. If you interrupt her, create an NPC profile
(page 140), and perform a Persuasion check. If you
pass, she tells you about who you may encounter in
this place. For the next two encounters, you always
catch your enemies by surprise. If you instead kill her
while she is meditating, earn 10 Chaos points.
16 – NEGOTIATION
You rush into the next room, only to be greeted by a
pistol's barrel. “Hello, friend,” says the person holding
it, “What have you got there?”.
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Create an NPC (page 140) who is demanding that you
give them an item in your possession. You may give
them an item, attack them, pay them off for 100ø, or
perform a Persuasion check to convince them you
don't have anything of value. If you can’t do any of the
above, they attack.
17 – HIDDEN STASH
As you enter the room, you notice some markings on
the floor, as if the big shelf at the back has been moved
quite often. Is there anything behind it?
Perform a Perception check. If you pass, you find a
hidden safe in a secret panel behind the shelf. Perform
a Lock Picking check. If you pass, you open the safe and
roll on the Valuables table. If you fail, you activated a
trap! Pass a DEX test or gain the Poisoned condition.
18 – ALTAR OF PERVERSION
A terrible stench is emanating from a dark shape in the
middle of the room. Approaching, you see an altar
covered in both human and non-human remains.
What's the purpose of this?
Perform an Occult Knowledge check. If you succeed,
gain 2 skill points in Occult Knowledge as you manage
to make sense of the scene. If you fail, lose D20 Sanity
at the horrible, gruesome display before you.
19 – CRYPTIC RESEARCH
Although it is barely lit by a few candles, you can tell
this room was recently used as a study or research area.
The papers here may hold some valuable information.
Perform an Occult Knowledge check. If you are
successful, you find some loose pages describing an
entity and how to contact it. Learn the name and sigil
of a randomly determined entity.
20 – ON HUMAN SACRIFICE
As you enter the room, your eyes are immediately
drawn to an enormous book sprawled across a table.
Looking at the writing, you realize it's a treatise on the
benefits of human sacrifice.
Perform an Occult Knowledge check. If you pass,
increase Occult Knowledge by 2 and gain 2 Chaos
points. If you fail, perform an INT test. If you fail that
too, lose D20 Sanity as the horrors described in the
book are too much for you.
ANCIENT
RUINS

ENEMIES 1 – COLLAPSING CEILING

Unless specified by your current Mission, you may
encounter any of the enemies listed on the Physical
Encounters table (page 126), with the exception of
Failed Chimeras, Hunters and Ichorites. Re-roll any
invalid result. Assume street thugs are tomb robbers.
This building's structural integrity is compromised.
Debris falls all around you as the ceiling begins to
collapse!
Pass a DEX test or lose D20 HP.

2 – OLD CAMP
EVENTS There are heaps of old clothes and camping supplies
all over this room; it appears someone was camping
D20 Events here on a semi-permanent basis, but it all seems
1 Collapsing Ceiling abandoned now.
2 Old Camp
Perform an INT test. If you pass, perform a
3 Death and Doom Perception check for a roll on the Valuables table. If
4 Failsafe you fail, take D20 damage as you step on a booby
5 Psychic Resonance trap, causing a rudimentary but effective trap to stab
you in the leg.
6 There Are Too Many!
7 Catacomb Wall
8 Cursed Statue 3 – DEATH AND DOOM
9 Negotiation The moment you enter this room, an unshakable sense
of dread invades you. Your end is near!
10 Vril Dead Zone
11 Random Encounter Pass a WIL test or lose D20 Sanity.
12 Ominous Presence
13 Rats!
4 – FAILSAFE
14 Curse of Weakness
As you step into the room, you realize all too late that
15 Looted Treasury the tug you just felt on your leg was a tripwire
16 Who Are You? snapping.
17 Flooded
Perform a DEX test. If you fail, debris falls from above
18 Hole in the Ground dealing D20 HP damage. Directly after, you hear
19 Locked Gate explosions in the nearby rooms; randomly
20 Bolt Trap determine D4 unexplored rooms that are destroyed.

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5 – PSYCHIC RESONANCE
Something's not right here...what starts as a buzzing
in your ears quickly becomes a deafening pounding
that shakes your very core.
Perform a WIL test. If you pass, recover 10 Sanity as
you calm your mind. If you fail, lose D10 Sanity and
D10 HP from the psychic assault.
6 – THERE ARE TOO MANY!
Just as you are about to turn a corner, you hear a
group of voices and steps coming in your direction. You
need to find a place to hide right now!
Perform a Sneaking check. If you pass, you find a
corner and barely avoid detection. If you fail you
must discard a piece of gear, throwing it in the other
direction as a distraction. If you have no equipment
to throw, they discover you and beat you to death.
7 – CATACOMB WALL
The wall at the back of this chamber appears to be
made of human skulls. As you approach, the wall falls
towards you, almost burying you in bones!
Perform a DEX test. If you succeed, roll on the
Valuables table as you find something of value
among the bones. If you fail, lose D10 HP.
8 – CURSED STATUE
The chill that fills this room is tangible. You can see
your breath in front of you as a shiver runs up your
spine. Looking around, you see a small, half-buried
statue and somehow know it is the source of this
chilling effect.
Perform a WIL test. If you pass, you force your will
upon the item rendering it inert, and may retrieve it
to sell for 50ø. If you fail, you lose D10 Sanity as you
are seized by a freezing dread.
9 – NEGOTIATION
You rush into the next room, only to be greeted by a
pistol's barrel. “Hello, friend,” says the person holding
it, “What have you got there?”.
Create an NPC (page 140) who is demanding that you
give them an item in your possession. You may give
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them an item, attack them, pay them off for 100ø, or
perform a Persuasion check to convince them you
don't have anything of value. If you can’t do any of the
above, they attack.
10 – VRIL DEAD ZONE
The air in this area feels thick in your mouth and lungs.
You fall to your knees, panting as if you have just run a
marathon.
Lose D20 VP each time you enter this Location.
11 – RANDOM ENCOUNTER
You cross the threshold and come face to face with a
startled person! Judging by their guilty expression,
they likely shouldn't be here either.
Create a profile for this NPC (page 140). If you
attempt to reason with them, perform a Persuasion
check. If you pass, they will leave, looking nervously
over their shoulder. If you fail they suspect a trap,
and attack you. If you forgo negotiation and attack
directly, roll for Initiative and gain 5 Chaos points.
12 – OMINOUS PRESENCE
Your vision blurs when you enter this room, as your
trained eyes begin to see this area’s psychic energies
pulsating around you.
Perform an Occult Knowledge check. If you pass, gain
2 points in Occult Knowledge as you connect
previously acquired information with this
experience, and realize this was a ritual chamber that
hasn’t been cleansed of energies. If you fail, all skills
are reduced by -10 for this mission, as the
uncomfortable sensation sticks to you.
13 – RATS!
As you move through the ruins, you hear something
unusual: a faint scratching and tapping, coming in
your direction. Before you have time to react, you are
surrounded by rats!
Perform a STR test. If you pass, you manage to kick
and stomp away the swarm around you. If you fail,
you lose D10 HP from all the biting and scratching.
14 – CURSE OF WEAKNESS 18 – HOLE IN THE GROUND.
A strong psychic force assails you as you enter the room, Right after crossing the threshold, you are forced to
causing your clothes to feel heavy as they drag you to stop suddenly due to a deep hole being were the floor
the floor. Your life force is being siphoned out of you! should be. How will you get around?

Perform a WIL test. If you fail, the spiritual forces in To climb around it, perform a STR test. To jump over
this room have drained you. For the remainder of the it, perform a DEX test. If you fail, you fall down the
mission you can only carry half your strength in gear hole, losing D20 HP. Climbing out requires passing a
or suffer consequences (page 157). DEX test, and each failed attempt takes another D6 HP.

15 – LOOTED TREASURY
Judging by the smashed containers and broken boxes,
this room used to be a vault or treasury that was
recently ransacked. Is there anything of value left?
19 – LOCKED GATE
A locked gate blocks your advance. Find a way through it.
Perform a Lock Picking check to pick the lock, or a
STR (-10) test to break through it.

Perform a Perception check. If you pass, roll on the

Valuables table. If you fail, the robbers are still
around, and they attack! Roll an Ancient Ruins enemy.
16 – WHO ARE YOU?
The person sitting in this room sees you before you see
them. They don't seem threatening, but it's evident
they don't know what to make of you.
20 – BOLT TRAP
As you step forward, your foot approaches a tripwire
crossing the room's threshold. Will you see it in time?
Perform a Perception check. If you pass, you see the
trap's trigger just in time, avoiding it. If you fail, lose
2D10 HP as a metal bolt strikes you in the back!

Create a profile for this NPC (page 140), and follow

the guidelines presented there on how to interact
with NPCs.

17 – FLOODED
The area in front of you is completely flooded. To
proceed, you will need to get into the cold, oily black
water.

Perform a DEX test. If you pass, you are able to swim

across the dark water despite the cold. If you fail,
your legs begin to cramp and you start to sink. After
a few seconds of panic you manage to pull yourself
out, but lose D10 HP. Each time you cross back
through this area, roll a DEX test.

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pass both, increase Occult Knowledge by 5 and

D20 Discoveries recover 10 Sanity, as the world makes more sense to
you. If you fail, lose 20 Sanity as you fail to
1 Secret Passage understand the insane ramblings scrawled into the
2 Lucky Find pages of this journal.
3 Old Journal
4 Old Vials 4 – OLD VIALS
5 Ritual Area Covered in dust and half buried inside a broken
6 Unspeakable Violence container, you find a couple vials of golden liquid.
7 Alchemical Supplies Would it be a good idea to take a sip?
8 Execution If you drink from the vials, perform a CON test. If you
9 Ancient Storage Room pass, heal 2D6 HP. If you fail, lose 2D6 HP.
10 The Mask
11 Hidden Stash 5 – RITUAL AREA
12 Old Warning
Sigils and arcane symbols are drawn everywhere, and
13 Tomb Robber the floor of this room is covered in half burned candles
14 Excavation and burnt offerings. Someone was performing a
summoning here.
15 Cryptic Finding
16 Ancient Mural Perform either an Occult Knowledge or Magical
17 Runestone Liturgy check. If you pass, learn the sigil of a spirit
18 Gem of Lucidity (roll on the Spirit table). If you fail, lose D10 Sanity as
the unsettling symbols disturb you more than you
19 Death Mirror would like to admit.
20 Sealed Sarcophagus

1 – SECRET PASSAGE 6 – UNSPEAKABLE VIOLENCE

You discover a trail of footprints in the dust, but they
abruptly end at a wall. Is there something behind it?
Perform a Perception check. If you pass, you discover
the silhouette of a door on the wall. Perform a STR
test to open it and find D3 new Locations.
2 – LUCKY FIND
This place is full of discarded stuff, but among it you
see something of value!
Roll on the Valuables table.
Rows of lifeless half-naked bodies hang from savage
looking hooks; the stench of death is so strong that you
can barely breathe. With your head spinning, about to
rush to the nearest exit, the thought crosses your mind:
should you leave them like this?
If you help, you unhook the corpses, line them up on
the ground and cover them as much as you can. Gain
10 Order points, but lose D20 Sanity. If you ignore
the gruesome scene, you leave without a care for the
bodies or a desire to stay there any longer. Gain 10
Chaos points and lose D6 Sanity nonetheless.

3 – OLD JOURNAL 7 – ALCHEMICAL SUPPLIES

At the back of the room you find a small table that has This room smells pungent, but strangely pleasant.
a dusty journal on it. It seems to tell a tale of travels in Looking around, you find a crate filled with vials and
the desert. alchemical ingredients!

Retrieve D4 doses of alchemical ingredients, and roll

on the Potions & Tinctures table.

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Laying against the wall you find three mummified
corpses. Their hands are bound with rotten cloth and
their throats have been sliced open.
If you pick their pockets, roll on the Valuables table.
If instead you respect the dead and pause for a
minute of silence, perform a WIL test. If you pass,
recover 10 Sanity.
9 – ANCIENT STORAGE ROOM
This room is filled to the brim with supplies of all kinds.
There must be something here you can take with you.
Perform a Perception check. If you pass, you find
something of value among the diverse collections of
items stashed here. Roll on the Valuables table.
10 – THE MASK
Looking among the rubble, you make eye contact with
something! It is peeking through the debris: a
varnished wooden mask in perfect shape despite the
conditions. It evokes something pulled from the
deepest, weirdest corner of the Astral planes, but you
can't stop staring at it.
As you stare into the mask's eyes you feel it pulling
you in. Perform a WIL test. If you pass, recover 5
Sanity. If you fail, lose 50 VP as it drains you of your
power. You may retrieve the mask to sell at the
Omphalos for 50ø.
11 – HIDDEN STASH
As you enter the room, you notice there's a different
pattern in the floor tiles. What's different about this
room?
Perform a Perception check and an INT test. If you
pass both, you find a hidden stash under one of the
tiles, earning a roll on the Valuables table. If you fail,
you activated a trap! Pass a DEX test or gain the
Poisoned condition.
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12 – OLD WARNING
Looking around the room, you see a warning that must
have been scratched into the wall centuries ago,
perhaps by tomb raiders...what is it warning you
about?
Perform an INT test. If you pass, ignore the next trap
or negative effect you encounter on this mission.
13 – TOMB ROBBER
Sitting against a wall is the old, almost mummified
corpse of a tomb raider. You see a satchel of some kind
held tightly in its dead hands. Should you take it?
If you decide to try to pry the corpse's hands open,
perform a STR test. If you pass, roll on the Valuables
table. If you fail, lose D20 HP as you realize too late
the corpse was booby trapped!
14 – EXCAVATION
In your exploration, you stumble upon an old dig-site.
Maybe archaeologists started working here but moved
on?
Understanding creeps into your mind as you
examine the ruins and symbols closer. Perform an
Occult Knowledge check. If you pass, gain 2 skill
points in Occult Knowledge and lose 10 Sanity as the
ramifications of the translation leave you wishing
you hadn't looked in the first place.
15 – CRYPTIC FINDING
This room seems to have been used as a study or
research area, and by some miracle it seems
everything is fantastically preserved! A quick look
around informs you there must be some valuable
information here among the notes and writings.
Perform an Occult Knowledge check and a
Linguistics check. If you pass both, you find
information describing an entity and how to contact
it. Learn the name and sigil of a random entity (page
143).
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Drawn all over the west wall of this room is a
sprawling mural which stuns you with its strange and
otherworldly beauty. The vivid colors and fantastic
images seem to depict part of an Astral plane.
Perform an INT test. If you pass, earn 2 skill points in
Astral Knowledge. If you fail, the otherworldly
images become trapped in your mind, distracting
you so during the next combat you automatically lose
the engagement turn’s initiative.
17 – RUNESTONE
A stone pillar stands in the middle of the room, its
surface covered in some kind of runic alphabet. What
secrets does it hold?
Perform a Linguistics check. If you pass, you learn the
secrets of a God. Learn the name and sigil of a
random Deity.
18 – GEM OF LUCIDITY
Inside a wooden box you find a small semi-precious
gem carved with arcane symbols, some familiar,
others not. What is this thing?
Perform an Occult Knowledge check. If you pass, you
discover the gem's activation pattern which
stabilizes your mind, preventing any Sanity loss for
the remainder of this mission.
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19 – DEATH MIRROR
You see something half-buried, reflecting your light
through the darkness. You approach it cautiously, only
to find an old, filthy silver mirror. You pick it up, wipe
off the dirt and see your reflection staring back at you.
Suddenly, the reflection gains a life of its own. It stops
mirroring your movements and begins to age at a
terrible rate before crumbling into dust. A second
later, the illusion is broken and you are left with your
own terrified image, staring back at you.
Perform an INT test. If you pass, you interpret what
you have just seen and may ignore the next fatal
damage you would receive during this mission. You
also lose D10 Sanity.
20 – SEALED SARCOPHAGUS
A stone sarcophagus, covered with ancient symbols
and strange calligraphy, stands in the center of the
room. The lid is still in place, and it appears to have
never been opened. Will you be the first to open it, and
find will you find untold riches inside?
If you open it, gain 5 Chaos points and perform a STR
test. If you succeed, you manage to push the top half
of the sarcophagus open, rolling on the Valuables
table to see what’s inside. If you choose not to open
it, recover 5 Sanity.
HOUSE

ENEMIES 1 – DEATH AND DOOM.

Unless specified by your current Mission, you may The moment you enter this room, an unshakable sense
encounter any of the enemies listed on the Physical of dread invades you. Your end is near!
Encounters table (page 126), with the exception of
Bhutas, Failed Chimeras, and Vlukodlaks. Reroll any Pass a WIL test or lose D20 Sanity.
invalid result.
2 – INTERROGATION
You behold a gruesome scene: a woman is being
EVENTS waterboarded by a man repeatedly asking the same
question: “Where is it?!” Do you intervene?
D20 Events
1 Death and Doom If you attempt to pass by unnoticed, perform a
Sneaking check and earn 5 Chaos points. If you fail,
2 Interrogation
the man attacks you. Use the Guard stat block. If you
3 Psychic Resonance confront the man, earn 5 Order points as he
4 There Are Too Many! immediately attacks. After combat, if you attempt to
5 Fire Trap get the woman to divulge the location of her stash,
perform a Persuasion check. If you succeed, she tells
6 Vril Dead Zone you about hidden stash in return for release,
7 Random Encounter granting a roll on the Valuables table. If you fail but
8 Ominous Presence still want to know what she is hiding, you may
continue the interrogation yourself. Lose 5 Sanity,
9 Curse of Weakness earn 10 Chaos points and perform a WIL test. If you
10 Who Are You? pass, you learn about her hidden stash earning a roll
11 Locked Door on the Valuables table.
12 Bolt Trap
13 Poltergeist 3 – PSYCHIC RESONANCE
14 Soul Drain Something's not right here...what starts as a buzzing
15 Tripped Alarm! in your ears quickly becomes a deafening pounding
that shakes your very core.
16 They Know You're Here!
17 The Weight of Shadows Perform a WIL test. If you pass, recover 10 Sanity as
18 Fear Manifest you calm your mind. If you fail, lose D10 Sanity and
19 Drug-Fueled Goons D10 HP from the psychic assault.
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Just as you are about to turn a corner, you hear a
group of voices and steps coming in your direction. You
need to find a place to hide right now!
Perform a Sneaking check. If you pass, you find a
corner and barely avoid detection. If you fail you
must discard a piece of gear, throwing it in the other
direction as a distraction. If you have no equipment
to throw, they discover you and beat you to death.
are reduced by -10 for this mission, as the
uncomfortable sensation sticks to you.
9 – CURSE OF WEAKNESS
A strong psychic force assails you as you enter the
room, causing your clothes to feel heavy as they drag
you to the floor. Your life force is being siphoned out
of you!

Perform a WIL test. If you fail, the spiritual forces in

5 – FIRE TRAP this room have drained you. For the remainder of the
As you enter the room, you hear a faint ‘click’. You mission you can only carry half your strength in gear
stepped on a trap! or suffer consequences (page 157).

Perform a DEX test. If you fail, gain the Burning

condition as a pot of home-made napalm pours
over you.

6 – VRIL DEAD ZONE

The air in this area feels thick in your mouth and lungs.
You fall to your knees, panting as if you have just run a
marathon.

Lose D20 VP each time you enter this Location.

7 – RANDOM ENCOUNTER
You cross the threshold and come face to face with a
startled person! Judging by their guilty expression,
they likely shouldn't be here either.

Create a profile for this NPC (page 140). If you

attempt to reason with them, perform a Persuasion
check. If you pass, they will leave, looking nervously
over their shoulder. If you fail they suspect a trap,
and attack you. If you forgo negotiation and attack
directly, roll for Initiative and gain 5 Chaos points.

8 – OMINOUS PRESENCE
Your vision blurs when you enter this room, as your
trained eyes begin to see this area’s psychic energies
pulsating around you.

Perform an Occult Knowledge check. If you pass, gain

2 points in Occult Knowledge as you connect
previously acquired information with this
experience, and realize this was a ritual chamber that

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10 – WHO ARE YOU?
The person sitting in this room sees you before you see
them. They don't seem threatening, but it's evident
they don't know what to make of you.
Create a profile for this NPC (page 140), and follow
the guidelines presented there on how to interact
with NPCs.
11 – LOCKED DOOR
A locked door blocks your advance. Find a way
through it.
Perform a Lock Picking check to pick the lock, or a
STR (-10) test to break through it.
12 – BOLT TRAP
A trip wire crosses the room's threshold. Will you see it
in time?
Perform a Perception check. If you pass it, you see
the trap's trigger right in time, avoiding it. If you fail,
a metal bolt strikes you in the back! Lose 2D10 HP.
13 – POLTERGEIST
Random objects start to fly violently around the room.
Some of them zip past your head, barely missing it.
Someone – or something – doesn't want you here!
Perform a Find Cover check or lose D20 HP from
being aggressively hit by random items. You may
then either rush out of the room, or attempt to
remove the spirit. If you pass a WIL test, you impose
your will over the entity causing all the trouble, and
recover 2D20 VP.
14 – SOUL DRAIN
At the center of this room you find a bust of an old man,
his features delicate and regal. As you approach to get
a better look, you feel as if your soul is being pulled out
of your body. What's going on?
Perform an Occult Knowledge check. If you succeed,
you remember reading about a type of cursed object
that can drain the life-force of anyone around it. You
grab the bust and smash it against the floor! If you
fail, lose 10 SP now and each time you pass through
this room.
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15 – TRIPPED ALARM!
You should have been more careful, you have just
tripped some sort of alarm system!
Pass a Technology check to deactivate it quickly, or
roll two House enemies.
16 – THEY KNOW YOU'RE HERE!
Somehow your enemies know you're here, and they’re
on the lookout for you!
For this mission, increase the Awareness of all
enemies by 10.
17 – THE WEIGHT OF SHADOWS
As you enter the room, your mind is immediately
assaulted by self-doubt and vivid images of the horrors
you have faced. How can you possibly stand against
the darkness alone?
Perform a WIL test. If you fail, one skill of your choice
is reduced by 5 permanently.
18 – FEAR MANIFEST
A dark presence is patent in this room, the air is thick
with the smell of terror. A god of fear and dread was
summoned here, you can feel it in your bones!
Perform a WIL test. If you fail, permanently reduce
your Sanity Maximum by D4.
19 – DRUG-FUELED GOONS
Spread all over the floor of this room you find
paraphernalia and leftovers of all kinds of drugs and
psychotropic substances. Whoever is in charge of this
place is taking a weird approach to security!
For this mission, all enemies have -10 Defense and
+20 HP.
20 – INFECTED WOUNDS
Whether it was a weapon or an animal bite, the
wounds you have suffered are not looking good!
Your wounds do not want to close. For this mission,
reduce all healing by 50%.
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Knowledge by 5 and recover 5 Sanity, as the world

makes better sense to you. If you fail, lose 20 Sanity
D20 Discoveries as you fail to understand the insane ramblings
1 Secret Passage scrawled into the pages of the journal.
2 Lucky Find
3 Old Journal 4 – OLD VIALS
4 Old Vials Covered in dust and half hidden by some old
5 Ritual Area newspapers, you find a couple vials of golden liquid.
6 Unspeakable Violence Would it be a good idea to take a sip?
7 Prisoner
If you drink from the vials, perform a CON test. If you
8 Last Words pass, heal 2D6 HP. If you fail, lose 2D6 HP.
9 Alchemical Supplies
10 Pile of Old Books
5 – RITUAL AREA
11 Storage Room
Sigils and arcane symbols are drawn everywhere, and
12 Gruesome Discovery the floor of this room is covered in half burned candles
13 Rare Opportunity and burnt offerings. Someone was performing a
14 The Mask summoning here.
15 Cursed Mirror Perform either an Occult Knowledge or Magical
16 Homunculus Liturgy check. If you pass, learn the sigil of a spirit
17 Hidden Stash (roll on the Spirit table). If you fail, lose D10 Sanity as
the unsettling symbols disturb you more than you
18 Altar of Perversion
would like to admit.
19 Cryptic Research
20 On Human Sacrifice
6 – UNSPEAKABLE VIOLENCE
1 – SECRET PASSAGE Rows of lifeless half-naked bodies hang from savage
looking hooks; the stench of death is so strong that you
You discover a trail of footprints in the dust, but they can barely breathe. With your head spinning, about to
abruptly end at a wall. Is there something behind it? rush to the nearest exit, the thought crosses your mind:
should you leave them like this?
Perform a Perception check. If you pass, you discover
the silhouette of a door on the wall. Perform a STR If you help, you unhook the corpses, line them up on
test to open it and find D3 new Locations. the ground and cover them as much as you can. Gain
10 Order points, but lose D20 Sanity. If you ignore
the gruesome scene, you leave without a care for the
2 – LUCKY FIND
bodies or a desire to stay there any longer. Gain 10
This place is full of discarded stuff, but among it you Chaos points and lose D6 Sanity nonetheless.
see something of value!

Roll on the Valuables table. 7 – PRISONER

3 – OLD JOURNAL
At the back of the room you find a small table that has
a dusty journal on it. It seems to tell a tale of travels in
the desert.
This room is filled with cages. Almost all are empty, but
you see a figure kneeling inside one of them. As you
enter he immediately sits up and looks at you, “You
don't look like the other guys, have you come to help
me? Please, get me out of here!”.

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If you ignore the man, earn 5 Chaos points. If you
attempt to free him, perform a Lock Picking check. If
you successfully release him, gain 5 Order points and
perform a Charisma check. If you pass, he thanks you
and runs towards the exit, but if you fail he suddenly
attacks while yelling he won’t be tricked! Create an
NPC (page 140) and begin combat.

8 – LAST WORDS
A figure lies in the corner of this room, in a pool of their
own blood. When you approach, you see that this
person is still alive! He motions for you to come closer,
desperately whispers in your ear, then collapses, dead.

Perform an Occult Knowledge check. If you pass, you

find a full ritual (you may choose which one). If you
fail, lose 10 Sanity as the horror described by the
man shakes you to the core.

9 – ALCHEMICAL SUPPLIES
This room smells pungent, but strangely pleasant.
Looking around, you find a crate filled with vials and
Perform a WIL test. If you fail, lose 10 Sanity. If you
alchemical ingredients!
were on a mission to find someone, you just did; if it
was a rescue mission, you failed. If it was an
Retrieve D4 doses of alchemical ingredients, and roll
assassination mission, someone completed it and
on the Potions & Tinctures table.
that’s all your contacts care about.

10 – PILE OF OLD BOOKS

Among beer bottles, spent candles and cigarette butts,
there's a small pile of books. Probably worth checking
these out.
Perform a Perception check. If you pass, you find a
valuable grimoire sewn between the covers of a
children's book. Acquire one Grimoire.
11 – STORAGE ROOM
This room is filled to the brim with supplies of all
kinds. There must be something here you can take
with you.
Perform a Perception check. If you pass, you find
something of value among the diverse collections of
items stashed here. Roll on the Valuables table.
12 – GRUESOME DISCOVERY
The stench of death assaults your senses as you enter
this room. The butchered remains of several people lay
all around you.
13. RARE OPPORTUNITY
The only thing of note in this room is a woman, who
appears to be sitting in a deep meditation. What will
you do?
You may choose to simply walk away and ignore the
woman. If you interrupt her, create an NPC profile
(page 140), and perform a Persuasion check. If you
pass, she tells you about who you may encounter in
this place. For the next two encounters, you always
catch your enemies by surprise. If you instead kill her
while she is meditating, earn 10 Chaos points.
14 – THE MASK
Your eyes are immediately drawn to a mask hanging
from one of this room's walls. The twisted thing
attempts to depict something pulled from the deepest,
weirdest corner of the Astral planes.
As you stare into the mask's eyes, you feel it pulling
you in. Perform a WIL test. If you pass, recover 5
Sanity. If you fail, lose 50 VP as it drains you of your
power. You may sell it at the Omphalos for 50ø.

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As you enter the room, your light is reflected on an
object resting on a nightstand. You approach it
cautiously, and find an ancient silver mirror
reflecting your wary face. Suddenly, your reflection
gains a life of its own as it stops mirroring your
movements, only to age at a terrible rate, crumbling
into dust. A second later the illusion is broken, and
you are left with only your own terrified visage
staring back at you.
Lose D10 Sanity and perform an INT test. If you pass,
you manage to interpret what you have just seen,
allowing you to ignore the next fatal damage you
would receive during this Mission.
16 – HOMUNCULUS
You pass through into some kind of alchemy lab. The
walls are covered with diagrams of the Astral anatomy
of humans and other beings, and the table is covered
with roughly humanoid chunks of clay. Is there
anything of interest?
Perform an INT test. If you pass, you puzzle together
the many notes and diagrams glued to the walls and
scribbled on the sides of books. There are
instructions here for the creation of a homunculus,
but of a unique kind. This is designed to assist its
creator while in the Astral. If you spend 50 VP now to
quickly assemble one, the next time you visit the
Astral you will have assistance during combat. Use
the Vestige enemy profile for the homunculus.
17 – HIDDEN STASH
As you enter the room, you notice some markings on
the floor, as if the big shelf at the back has been moved
quite often. Is there anything behind it?
Perform a Perception check. If you pass, you find a
hidden safe in a secret panel behind the shelf.
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Perform a Lock Picking check. If you pass, you open
the safe and roll on the Valuables table. If you fail, you
activated a trap! Pass a DEX test or gain the Poisoned
condition.
18 – ALTAR OF PERVERSION
A terrible stench is emanating from a dark shape in the
middle of the room. Approaching, you see an altar
covered in both human and non-human remains.
What's the purpose of this?
Perform an Occult Knowledge check. If you succeed,
gain 2 skill points in Occult Knowledge as you manage
to make sense of the scene. If you fail, lose D20 Sanity
at the horrible, gruesome display before you.
19 – CRYPTIC RESEARCH
Although it is barely lit by a few candles, you can tell
this room was recently used as a study or research
area. The papers here may hold some valuable
information.
Perform an Occult Knowledge check. If you are
successful, you find some loose pages describing an
entity and how to contact it. Learn the name and sigil
of a randomly determined entity.
20 – ON HUMAN SACRIFICE
As you enter the room, your eyes are immediately
drawn to an enormous book sprawled across a table.
Looking at the writing, you realize it's a treatise on the
benefits of human sacrifice.
Perform an Occult Knowledge check. If you pass,
increase Occult Knowledge by 2 and gain 2 Chaos
points. If you fail, perform an INT test. If you fail that
too, lose D20 Sanity as the horrors described in the
book are too much for you.
MUSEUM

ENEMIES 1 – AMBUSH!
Unless specified by your current Mission, you may It appears your enemies knew you were coming.
encounter any of the enemies listed on the Physical
Encounters table (page 126), with the exception of Roll a Museum encounter and begin combat. The
Bhutas, Failed Chimeras, Guard Dogs, Hunters, enemies automatically win the engagement turn.
Ichorites, Rats, Street Toughs, Vlukodlaks and Vodou
Zombies. Re-roll any invalid result.
2 – MYSTICAL BARRIER
An invisible force tries to stop your advance, bringing
you to your knees with waves of potent nausea.
EVENTS
Perform a WIL (-5) test to ignore the effects, or use a
D20 Events spell or artifact to dispel the barrier. If you fail, lose 5
1 Ambush! Sanity and 5 HP.
2 Mystical Barrier
3 Tripped Alarm! 3 – TRIPPED ALARM!
4 Death and Doom You should have been more careful, you have just
5 Psychic Resonance tripped some sort of alarm system!
6 There Are Too Many!
Pass a Technology check to deactivate it quickly, or
7 Cursed Statue
roll two Museum enemies.
8 Vril Dead Zone
9 Random Encounter
4 – DEATH AND DOOM
10 Curse of Weakness
The moment you enter this room, an unshakable sense
11 Who Are You?
of dread invades you. Your end is near!
12 Locked Door
13 Poltergeist Pass a WIL test or lose D20 Sanity.
14 Soul Drain
15 They Know You're Here! 5 – PSYCHIC RESONANCE
16 The Weight of Shadows Something's not right here... What starts as a buzzing
17 Fear Manifest in your ears quickly becomes a deafening pounding
18 Drug-Fueled Goons that shakes your very core.
19 Infected Wounds Perform a WIL test. If you pass, recover 10 Sanity as
20 Sacrifice you calm your mind. If you fail, lose D10 Sanity and
D10 HP from the psychic assault.

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Just as you are about to turn a corner, you hear a
group of voices and steps coming in your direction. You
need to find a place to hide right now!
Perform a Sneaking check. If you pass, you find a
corner and barely avoid detection. If you fail, you
must discard a piece of gear, throwing it in the other
direction as a distraction. If you have no equipment
to throw, they discover you and beat you to death.
7 – CURSED STATUE
A cold shiver shakes you the moment you step into this
room, your breath visible in front of you. You look
around and see a small statue in one of the exhibits.
Somehow, you know that is the source of this chilling
sensation.
Perform a WIL test, if you fail you lose D10 Sanity due
to the increasing sensation of dread and existential
anguish you are experiencing. If you pass it, you force
your will upon the item, rendering it inert. Recover
D6 Sanity.
8 – VRIL DEAD ZONE
The air in this area feels thick in your mouth and lungs.
You fall to your knees, panting as if you have just run a
marathon.
Lose D20 VP each time you enter this Location.
9 – RANDOM ENCOUNTER
You cross the threshold and come face to face with a
startled person! Judging by their guilty expression,
they likely shouldn't be here either.
Create a profile for this NPC (page 140). If you
attempt to reason with them, perform a Persuasion
check. If you pass, they leave, looking nervously over
their shoulder. If you fail, they suspect a trap and
attack you. If you forgo negotiation, you may attack
directly. Roll for Initiative and gain 5 Chaos points.
10 – CURSE OF WEAKNESS
A strong psychic force assails you as you enter the
room, causing your clothes to feel heavy as they drag
you to the floor. Your life force is being siphoned out
of you!
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Perform a WIL test. If you fail, the spiritual forces in
this room have drained you. For the remainder of the
mission you can only carry half your strength in gear
or suffer consequences (page 157).
11 – WHO ARE YOU?
The person sitting in this room sees you before you see
them. They don't seem threatening, but it's evident
they don't know what to make of you.
Create a profile for this NPC (page 140), and follow
the guidelines presented there on how to interact
with NPCs.
12 – LOCKED DOOR
A locked door blocks your advance. Find a way
through it.
Perform a Lock Picking check to pick the lock, or a
STR (-10) test to break through it.
13 – POLTERGEIST
Random objects start to fly violently around the room.
Some of them zip past your head, barely missing it.
Someone – or something – doesn't want you here!
Perform a Find Cover check or lose D20 HP from
being aggressively hit by random items. You may
then either rush out of the room, or attempt to
remove the spirit. If you pass a WIL test, you impose
your will over the entity causing all the trouble, and
recover 2D20 VP.
14 – SOUL DRAIN
At the center of this room you find a bust of an old man,
his features delicate and regal. As you approach to get
a better look, you feel as if your soul is being pulled out
of your body. What's going on?
Perform an Occult Knowledge check. If you succeed,
you remember reading about a type of cursed object
that can drain the life-force of anyone around it. You
grab the bust and smash it against the floor!
Unfortunately, the noise attracts some unwanted
attention! Roll a Museum enemy. If you fail the Occult
Knowledge check, lose 10 SP now and each time you
pass through this room.
15 – THEY KNOW YOU'RE HERE! depths of the Scacul. If you fail, you must destroy a
Somehow your enemies know you're here, and they’re piece of gear (a gun, potion, etc.) or lose D20 HP, as
on the lookout for you! you cut yourself in honor of the entity.

For this mission, increase the Awareness of all

enemies by 10. DISCOVERIES
D20 Discoveries
16 – THE WEIGHT OF SHADOWS
1 Lucky Find
As you enter the room, your mind is immediately
2 Ritual Area
assaulted by self-doubt and vivid images of the horrors
you have faced. How can you possibly stand against 3 Alchemical Supplies
the darkness alone? 4 Pile of Old Books
5 Storage Room
Perform a WIL test. If you fail, one skill of your choice
is reduced by 5 permanently. 6 The Mask
7 Hidden Stash
8 Ancient Tablet
17 – FEAR MANIFEST
9 Cryptic Research
A dark presence is patent in this room, the air is thick
with the smell of terror. A god of fear and dread was 10 On Human Sacrifice
summoned here, you can feel it in your bones! 11 Ancient Mural
12 Runestone
Perform a WIL test. If you fail, permanently reduce
your Sanity Maximum by D4. 13 Gem of Lucidity
14 Death Mirror
15 Sealed Sarcophagus
18 – DRUG-FUELED GOONS.
16 Valuable Find
Spread all over the floor of this room you find
17 Tabellae Defixionum
paraphernalia and leftovers of all kinds of drugs and
psychotropic substances. Whoever is in charge of this 18 Blood O�ering
place is taking a weird approach to security! 19 Sangoma Healing Herbs
20 Random Baubles
For this mission, all enemies have -10 Defense and
+20 HP.
1 – LUCKY FIND
19 – INFECTED WOUNDS This place is full of discarded stuff and empty boxes,
but among all the rubbish you see something of value!
Whether it was a weapon or an animal bite, the
wounds you have suffered are not looking good! Roll on the Valuables table.
Your wounds do not want to close. For this mission,
reduce all healing by 50%. 2 – RITUAL AREA
Sigils and arcane symbols are drawn everywhere, and
20 – SACRIFICE the floor of this room is covered in half burned candles
and burnt offerings. Someone was performing a
One of the pieces in the room's exhibition pierces your summoning here.
mind the second your eyes pass over it. You recognize
it as an ancient Scacul, one currently inhabited by a Perform either an Occult Knowledge or Magical
powerful entity that demands a sacrifice! Liturgy check. If you pass, roll on the Spirit table and
learn its sigil. If you fail, lose D10 Sanity as the
Perform a WIL (-2) test. If you pass, you force your unsettling symbols disturb you more than you would
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3 – ALCHEMICAL SUPPLIES
This room smells pungent, but strangely pleasant.
Looking around, you find a crate filled with vials and
alchemical ingredients!
Retrieve D4 doses of alchemical ingredients, and roll
on the Potions & Tinctures table.
4 – PILE OF OLD BOOKS
Among several financial reports and visitor logs,
there's a small pile of books. Probably worth checking
these out.
Perform a Perception check. If you pass, you find a
valuable grimoire sewn between the covers of
Darwin's On the Origin of Species. Acquire one
Grimoire.
5 – STORAGE ROOM
This room is filled to the brim with supplies of all kinds.
There must be something here you can take with you.
Perform a Perception check. If you pass, you find
something of value among the diverse collections of
items stashed here. Roll on the Valuables table.
6 – THE MASK
As you enter the room your eyes are immediately
drawn to a mask shown as part of a tribal artifacts
collection. The twisted thing represents something
pulled from the deepest, weirdest corner of the Astral
planes, but you can't stop staring at it.
As you stare into the mask's eyes, you feel it pulling
you in. Perform a WIL test. If you pass, recover 5
Sanity. If you fail, lose 50 VP as it drains you of your
power. You may sell it at the Omphalos for 50ø.
7 – HIDDEN STASH
As you enter the room, you notice some markings on
the floor, as if the big shelf at the back has been moved
quite often. Is there anything behind it?
Perform a Perception check. If you pass, you find a
hidden safe in a secret panel behind the shelf.
Perform a Lock Picking check. If you pass, you open
the safe and roll on the Valuables table. If you fail, you
activated a trap! Pass a DEX test or gain the Poisoned
condition.
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8 – ANCIENT TABLET.
Among the displays and exhibits, a clay tablet catches
your attention. What secrets does it hold?
As you examine the carved symbols, understanding
creeps into your mind. Perform an Occult Knowledge
and Linguistics check. If you pass both, you learn the
name and sigil of a spirit. Roll on the Spirits table to
see which one. You also lose 10 Sanity, as the
ramifications of what you've just discovered leave
you wishing you hadn't looked in the first place.
9 – CRYPTIC RESEARCH
In the dim light, you catch sight of some notes that
someone has hidden away near one of the older
displays. They may hold some valuable information.
Perform an Occult Knowledge check. If you are
successful, you find information describing an entity
and how to contact it. Learn the name and sigil of a
random entity (page 143).
10 – ON HUMAN SACRIFICE
As you enter the room, your eyes are immediately
drawn to an enormous book sprawled across a table.
Looking at the writing, you realize it's a treatise on the
benefits of human sacrifice.
Perform an Occult Knowledge check. If you pass,
increase Occult Knowledge by 2 and gain 2 Chaos
points. If you fail, perform an INT test. If you fail that
too, lose D20 Sanity as the horrors described in the
book are too much for you.
11 – ANCIENT MURAL
Drawn all over the west wall of this room is a
sprawling mural which stuns you with its strange and
otherworldly beauty. The vivid colors and fantastic
images seem to depict part of an Astral plane.
Perform an INT test. If you pass, earn 2 skill points in
Astral Knowledge. If you fail, the otherworldly
images become trapped in your mind, distracting
you so during the next combat you automatically lose
the engagement turn’s initiative.
12 – RUNESTONE
A stone pillar stands in the middle of the room, its
surface covered in some kind of runic alphabet. What
secrets does it hold?
Perform a Linguistics check. If you pass, you learn the
secrets of a God. Learn the name and sigil of a
random Deity.
13 – GEM OF LUCIDITY
Inside a wooden box you find a small semi-precious
gem carved with arcane symbols, some familiar,
others not. What is this thing?
Perform an Occult Knowledge check. If you pass, you
discover the gem's activation pattern which
stabilizes your mind, preventing any Sanity loss for
the remainder of this mission.
14 – DEATH MIRROR
Something behind a glass display case is reflecting
light through the darkness. You approach it slowly,
and see it’s a tarnished silver mirror, reflecting your
cautious expression. Suddenly, the reflection gains a
life of its own. It stops mirroring your movements and
begins to age at a terrible rate before crumbling into
dust. A second later, the illusion is broken and you are
left with your own terrified image, staring back at you.
Lose D10 Sanity and Perform an INT test. If you pass,
you interpret what you have just seen and may
ignore the next fatal damage you would receive
during this mission.
15 – SEALED SARCOPHAGUS
A stone sarcophagus, covered with ancient symbols
and strange calligraphy, stands in the center of the
room. The lid is still in place, and it appears to have
never been opened. Is this real, or is this a display?
If you want to open it, gain 5 Chaos points and
perform a STR test. If you succeed, you manage to
push the top half of the sarcophagus open, rolling on
the Valuables table to see what’s inside. If you choose
not to open it, recover 5 Sanity.
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16 – VALUABLE FIND
In a stroke of luck, you find a bunch of old texts that
you think may contain information valuable to the
person that hired you.
Perform an Occult Knowledge check. If you succeed,
double the favor you would earn for completing this
mission.
17 – TABELLAE DEFIXIONUM
Inside a wooden storage box you find several old curse
tablets, used by ancient cultures to bring malediction
upon their enemies. What ancient practices can you
learn from them?
Perform a Linguistics check. If you pass, gain 2 points
in Occult Knowledge.
18 – BLOOD OFFERING
You see a small, simple-looking copper box near a
plaque which claims it used to belong to Queen Mary,
created for her by the court magician John Dee.
According to the text, he claimed it could purify one's
soul, for a price.
Perform an INT test. If you pass, you discover a slot
into which one may introduce their hand. If you do
so, lose D10 HP but recover D10 Sanity. This will only
work once.
19 – SANGOMA HEALING HERBS
Inside an old leather pouch you find a bouquet garni, a
bundle of dried herbs traditionally used by the Zulu
tribes. Could these still be useful?
If you utilize the herbs, roll a D10: 1-5 the herbs kept
and heal you D20 HP, 6-10 the herbs have lost their
healing properties.
20 – RANDOM BAUBLES
Stashed behind some boxes you find a collection of
random items, most are worthless, but some could
fetch a decent price back at the Omphalos...
Perform an Appraisal check. If you pass, you can sell
the items you gather for 100ø at the Omphalos. If you
fail, you will only get 50ø for the lot.
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SANCTUM

ENEMIES 1 – AMBUSH!
Unless specified by your current Mission, you may It appears your enemies knew you were coming.
encounter any of the enemies listed on the Physical
Encounters table (page 126), with the exception of Roll a Sect’s Sanctum encounter and begin combat.
Hunters, Ichorites, Oshira Agents, Rats, Vlukodlaks The enemies automatically win the engagement turn.
and Vodou Zombies. Re-roll any invalid result.
2 – MYSTICAL BARRIER
An invisible force tries to stop your advance, bringing
EVENTS you to your knees with waves of potent nausea.
D20 Events
Perform a WIL (-5) test to ignore the effects, or use a
1 Ambush! spell or artifact to dispel the barrier. If you fail, lose 5
2 Mystical Barrier Sanity and 5 HP.
3 Tripped Alarm!
4 Death and Doom 3 – TRIPPED ALARM!
5 Interrogation You should have been more careful, you have just
6 Psychic Resonance tripped some sort of alarm system!
7 There Are Too Many!
Pass a Technology check to deactivate it quickly, or
8 Fire Trap roll two Sect’s Sanctum enemies.
9 Random Encounter
10 Ominous Presence
4 – DEATH AND DOOM
11 Curse of Weakness
The moment you enter this room, an unshakable sense
12 Who Are You? of dread invades you. Your end is near!
13 Locked Door
14 Bolt Trap Pass a WIL test or lose D20 Sanity.
15 Poltergeist
16 They Know You're Here! 5 – INTERROGATION.
17 The Weight of Shadows You behold a gruesome scene: a woman is being
18 Fear Manifest waterboarded by a man repeatedly asking the same
19 Drug-Fueled Goons question: “Where is it?!” Do you intervene?
20 Infected Wounds If you attempt to pass by unnoticed, perform a
Sneaking check and earn 5 Chaos points. If you fail,
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immediately attacks. After combat, if you attempt to
get the woman to divulge the location of her stash,
perform a Persuasion check. If you succeed, she tells
you about hidden stash in return for release,
granting a roll on the Valuables table. If you fail but
still want to know what she is hiding, you may
continue the interrogation yourself. Lose 5 Sanity,
earn 10 Chaos points and perform a WIL test. If you
pass, you learn about her hidden stash earning a roll
on the Valuables table.
6 – PSYCHIC RESONANCE
Something's not right here... What starts as a buzzing
in your ears quickly becomes a deafening pounding
that shakes your very core.
Perform a WIL test. If you pass, recover 10 Sanity as
you calm your mind. If you fail, lose D10 Sanity and
D10 HP from the psychic assault.
7 – THERE ARE TOO MANY!
Just as you are about to turn a corner, you hear a
group of voices and steps coming in your direction. You
need to find a place to hide right now!
Perform a Sneaking check. If you pass, you find a
corner and barely avoid detection. If you fail you
must discard a piece of gear, throwing it in the other
direction as a distraction. If you have no equipment
to throw, they discover you and beat you to death.
8 – FIRE TRAP
As you enter the room, you hear a faint ‘click’. You
stepped on a trap!
Perform a DEX test. If you fail, gain the Burning
condition as a pot of home-made napalm pours
over you.
9 – RANDOM ENCOUNTER
You cross the threshold and come face to face with a
startled person! Judging by their guilty expression,
they likely shouldn't be here either.
Create a profile for this NPC (page 140). If you
attempt to reason with them, perform a Persuasion
check. If you pass, they will leave, looking nervously
over their shoulder. If you fail they suspect a trap,
and attack you. If you forgo negotiation and attack
directly, roll for Initiative and gain 5 Chaos points.
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10 – OMINOUS PRESENCE
Your vision blurs when you enter this room, as your
trained eyes begin to see this area’s psychic energies
pulsating around you.
Perform an Occult Knowledge check. If you pass, gain
2 points in Occult Knowledge as you connect
previously acquired information with this
experience, and realize this was a ritual chamber that
hasn’t been cleansed of energies. If you fail, all skills
are reduced by -10 for this mission, as the
uncomfortable sensation sticks to you.
11 – CURSE OF WEAKNESS
A strong psychic force assails you as you enter the room,
causing your clothes to feel heavy as they drag you to
the floor. Your life force is being siphoned out of you!
Perform a WIL test. If you fail, the spiritual forces in
this room have drained you. For the remainder of the
mission you can only carry half your strength in gear
or suffer consequences (page 157).
12 – WHO ARE YOU?
The person sitting in this room sees you before you see
them. They don't seem threatening, but it's evident
they don't know what to make of you.
Create a profile for this NPC (page 140), and follow
the guidelines presented there on how to interact
with NPCs.
13 – LOCKED DOOR
A locked door blocks your advance. Find a way
through it.
Perform a Lock Picking check to pick the lock, or a
STR (-10) test to break through it.
14 – BOLT TRAP
A trip wire crosses the room's threshold. Will you see it
in time?
Perform a Perception check. If you pass it, you see
the trap's trigger right in time, avoiding it. If you fail,
a metal bolt strikes you in the back! Lose 2D10 HP.
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Random objects start to fly violently around the room. Whether it was a weapon or an animal bite, the
Some of them zip past your head, barely missing it. wounds you have suffered are not looking good!
Someone – or something – doesn't want you here!
Your wounds do not want to close. For this mission,
Perform a Find Cover check or lose D20 HP from reduce all healing by 50%.
being aggressively hit by random items. You may
then either rush out of the room, or attempt to
remove the spirit. If you pass a WIL test, you impose
your will over the entity causing all the trouble, and DISCOVERIES
recover 2D20 VP. D20 Discoveries
1 Drained Body
16 – THEY KNOW YOU'RE HERE! 2 Weapons Cache
Somehow your enemies know you're here, and they’re 3 Old Journal
on the lookout for you! 4 Lucky Find
For this mission, increase the Awareness of all 5 Old Vials
enemies by 10. 6 Ritual Area
7 Unspeakable Violence
17 – THE WEIGHT OF SHADOWS 8 Prisoner
As you enter the room, your mind is immediately 9 Alchemical Supplies
assaulted by self-doubt and vivid images of the horrors 10 Pile of Old Books
you have faced. How can you possibly stand against 11 Execution
the darkness alone?
12 Storage Room
Perform a WIL test. If you fail, one skill of your choice 13 Gruesome Discovery
is reduced by 5 permanently. 14 Rare Opportunity
15 The Mask
18 – FEAR MANIFEST 16 Hidden Stash
A dark presence is patent in this room, the air is thick 17 Altar of Perversion
with the smell of terror. A god of fear and dread was 18 Cryptic Research
summoned here, you can feel it in your bones! 19 On Human Sacrifice
Perform a WIL test. If you fail, permanently reduce 20 Ancient Mural
your Sanity Maximum by D4.

19 – DRUG-FUELED GOONS
Spread all over the floor of this room you find
paraphernalia and leftovers of all kinds of drugs and
psychotropic substances. Whoever is in charge of this
place is taking a weird approach to security!
For this mission, all enemies have -10 Defense and
+20 HP.
1 – DRAINED BODY
A pale, emaciated body lies on the ground, visibly
drained of blood.
Perform a Perception check. If you pass, you see
something in its hands, clutched in a death grip.
Perform a STR test. If you pass, roll on the Valuables
table and gain 5 Chaos points. If you fail, lose 5 Sanity
and gain 1 Chaos point.

2 – WEAPONS CACHE
Glancing into a room, you see several piled boxes and
rows of semiautomatic weapons. Is this the sect's armory?
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recover 10 Sanity as you destroy the weapons cache,
but not before acquiring one of any weapon for
yourself. If you fail, you are surprised by 2 cultists
before you can take action.
3 – OLD JOURNAL
At the back of the room you find a small table that has
a dusty journal on it. It seems to tell a tale of travels in
the desert.
Perform an INT (-2) test. If you pass, increase Occult
Knowledge by 5 and recover 5 Sanity, as the world
makes better sense to you. If you fail, lose 20 Sanity
as you fail to understand the insane ramblings
scrawled into the pages of the journal.
4 – LUCKY FIND
This place is full of discarded gear and empty
canisters, but among them you see something of value!
Roll on the Valuables table.
5 – OLD VIALS
Covered in dust and half hidden by some old
newspapers, you find a couple vials of golden liquid.
Would it be a good idea to take a sip?
If you drink from the vials, perform a CON test. If you
pass, heal 2D6 HP. If you fail, lose 2D6 HP.
6 – RITUAL AREA
Sigils and arcane symbols are drawn everywhere, and
the floor of this room is covered in half burned candles
and burnt offerings. Someone was performing a
summoning here.
Perform either an Occult Knowledge or Magical
Liturgy check. If you pass, learn the sigil of a spirit
(roll on the Spirit table). If you fail, lose D10 Sanity as
the unsettling symbols disturb you more than you
would like to admit.
7 – UNSPEAKABLE VIOLENCE
Rows of lifeless half-naked bodies hang from savage
looking hooks; the stench of death is so strong that you
can barely breathe. With your head spinning, about to
rush to the nearest exit, the thought crosses your mind:
should you leave them like this?
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If you help, you unhook the corpses, line them up on
the ground and cover them as much as you can. Gain
10 Order points, but lose D20 Sanity. If you ignore
the gruesome scene, you leave without a care for the
bodies or a desire to stay there any longer. Gain 10
Chaos points and lose D6 Sanity nonetheless.
8 – PRISONER
This room is filled with cages. Almost all are empty, but
you see a figure kneeling inside one of them. As you
enter he immediately sits up and looks at you, “You
don't look like the other guys, have you come to help
me? Please, get me out of here!”.
If you ignore the man, earn 5 Chaos points. To free
him, pass a Lock Picking check. Once you release the
man, gain 5 Order points and perform a Charisma
check. If you pass, he thanks you and runs towards
the exit, but if you fail he suddenly attacks while
yelling he won’t be tricked! Create an NPC (page 140)
and begin combat.
9 – ALCHEMICAL SUPPLIES
This room smells pungent, but strangely pleasant.
Looking around, you find a crate filled with vials and
alchemical ingredients!
Retrieve D4 doses of alchemical ingredients, and roll
on the Potions & Tinctures table.
10 – PILE OF OLD BOOKS
Among beer bottles, spent candles and cigarette butts,
there's a small pile of books. Probably worth checking
these out.
Perform a Perception check. If you pass, you find a
valuable grimoire sewn between the covers of a
children's book. Acquire one Grimoire.
11 – EXECUTION
You find three corpses handcuffed to a wall. Each one
has been shot to death.
If you pick their pockets, roll on the Personal Effects
table three times. If instead you respect the dead and
pause for a minute of silence, perform a WIL test. If
you pass, recover 10 Sanity.
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This room is filled to the brim with supplies of all kinds.
There must be something here you can take with you.
Perform a Perception check. If you pass, you find
something of value among the diverse collections of
items stashed here. Roll on the Valuables table.
13 – GRUESOME DISCOVERY
The stench of death assaults your senses as you enter
this room. The butchered remains of several people lay
all around you.
Perform a WIL test. If you fail, lose 10 Sanity. If you
were on a mission to find someone, you just did; if it
was a rescue mission, you failed. If it was an
assassination mission, someone completed it and
that’s all your contacts care about.
14 – RARE OPPORTUNITY
The only thing of note in this room is a woman, who
appears to be sitting in a deep meditation. What will
you do?
You may choose to simply walk away and ignore the
woman. If you interrupt her, create an NPC profile
(page 140), and perform a Persuasion check. If you
pass, she tells you about who you may encounter in
this place. For the next two encounters, you always
catch your enemies by surprise. If you instead kill her
while she is meditating, earn 10 Chaos points.
15 – THE MASK
As you enter the room your eyes are immediately
drawn to a mask hanging from one of the room's walls.
The twisted thing represents something pulled from
the deepest, weirdest corner of the Astral planes.
As you stare into the mask's eyes, you feel it pulling
you in. Perform a WIL test. If you pass, recover 5
Sanity. If you fail, immediately lose 50 VP as it drains
you of your power. You may sell it at the Omphalos
for 50ø.
16 – HIDDEN STASH
As you enter the room, you notice some markings on
the floor, as if the big shelf at the back has been moved
quite often. Is there anything behind it?
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Perform a Perception check. If you pass, you find a
hidden safe in a secret panel behind the shelf. Perform
a Lock Picking check. If you pass, you open the safe and
roll on the Valuables table. If you fail, you activated a
trap! Pass a DEX test or gain the Poisoned condition.
17 – ALTAR OF PERVERSION
A terrible stench is emanating from a dark shape in the
middle of the room. Approaching, you see an altar
covered in both human and non-human remains.
What's the purpose of this?
Perform an Occult Knowledge check. If you succeed,
gain 2 skill points in Occult Knowledge as you manage
to make sense of the scene. If you fail, lose D20 Sanity
at the horrible, gruesome display before you.
18 – CRYPTIC RESEARCH
Although it is barely lit by a few candles, you can tell
this room was recently used as a study or research
area. The papers here may hold some valuable
information.
Perform an Occult Knowledge check. If you are
successful, you find some loose pages describing an
entity and how to contact it. Learn the name and sigil
of a randomly determined entity.
19 – ON HUMAN SACRIFICE
As you enter the room, your eyes are immediately
drawn to an enormous book sprawled across a table.
Looking at the writing, you realize it's a treatise on the
benefits of human sacrifice.
Perform an Occult Knowledge check. If you pass,
increase Occult Knowledge by 2 and gain 2 Chaos
points. If you fail, perform an INT test. If you fail that
too, lose D20 Sanity as the horrors described in the
book are too much for you.
20 – ANCIENT MURAL
Drawn all over the west wall of this room is a
sprawling mural which stuns you with its strange and
otherworldly beauty. The vivid colors and fantastic
images seem to depict part of an Astral plane.
Perform an INT test. If you pass, earn 2 skill points in
Astral Knowledge. If you fail, the otherworldly
images become trapped in your mind, distracting
you so during the next combat you automatically lose
the engagement turn’s initiative.
SEWERS &
CITY TUNNELS

ENEMIES 1 – OLD CAMP

Unless specified by your current Mission, you may There are heaps of old clothes and camping supplies
encounter any of the enemies listed on the Physical all over this room; it appears someone was camping
Encounters table (page 126). here on a semi-permanent basis, but it all seems
abandoned now.

Perform an INT test. If you pass, perform a

EVENTS Perception check for a roll on the Valuables table. If
you fail, take D20 damage as you step on a booby
D20 Events trap, causing a rudimentary but effective trap to stab
1 Old Camp you in the leg.
2 Death and Doom
3 Interrogation 2 – DEATH AND DOOM
4 Failsafe The moment you enter this room, an unshakable sense
5 Psychic Resonance of dread invades you. Your end is near!
6 Flash Flood
Pass a WIL test or lose D20 Sanity.
7 There Are Too Many!
8 Catacomb Wall
3 – INTERROGATION
9 Fire Trap
You behold a gruesome scene: a woman is being
10 Negotiation
waterboarded by a man repeatedly asking the same
11 Vril Dead Zone question: “Where is it?!” Do you intervene?
12 Random Encounter
13 Ominous Presence If you attempt to pass by unnoticed, perform a
Sneaking check and earn 5 Chaos points. If you fail,
14 Rats! the man attacks you. Use the Street Tough stat block.
15 Curse of Weakness If you confront the man, earn 5 Order points as he
16 Who Are You? immediately attacks. After combat, if you attempt to
get the woman to divulge the location of her stash,
17 Flooded perform a Persuasion check. If you succeed, she tells
18 Hole in the Ground you about hidden stash in return for release,
19 Locked Gate granting a roll on the Valuables table. If you fail but
still want to know what she is hiding, you may
20 Bolt Trap
continue the interrogation yourself. Lose 5 Sanity,
earn 10 Chaos points and perform a WIL test. If you
pass, you learn about her hidden stash earning a roll
on the Valuables table.

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As you step into the room, you realize all too late that
the tug you just felt on your leg was a tripwire
snapping.
Perform a DEX test. If you fail, debris falls from above
dealing D20 HP damage. Directly after, you hear
explosions in the nearby rooms; randomly
determine D4 unexplored rooms that are destroyed.
5 – PSYCHIC RESONANCE
Something's not right here...what starts as a buzzing
in your ears quickly becomes a deafening pounding
that shakes your very core.
Perform a WIL test. If you pass, recover 10 Sanity as
you calm your mind. If you fail, lose D10 Sanity and
D10 HP from the psychic assault.
6 – FLASH FLOOD
A sudden roar in the distance is all the warning you get
before water comes rushing through the tunnels!
Perform a DEX test. If you fail, you are not quick
enough to avoid getting dragged down part of the
tunnel, and in the struggle to stay afloat you drop
your main weapon!
7 – THERE ARE TOO MANY!
Just as you are about to turn a corner, you hear a
group of voices and steps coming in your direction. You
need to find a place to hide right now!
Perform a Sneaking check. If you pass, you find a
corner and barely avoid detection. If you fail you
must discard a piece of gear, throwing it in the other
direction as a distraction. If you have no equipment
to throw, they discover you and beat you to death.
8 – CATACOMB WALL
The wall at the back of this chamber appears to be
made of human skulls. As you approach, the wall falls
towards you, almost burying you in bones!
Perform a DEX test. If you succeed, roll on the
Valuables table as you find something of value
among the bones. If you fail, lose D10 HP.
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9 – FIRE TRAP
As you enter the room, you hear a faint ‘click’. You
stepped on a trap!
Perform a DEX test. If you fail, gain the Burning
condition as a pot of home-made napalm pours
over you.
10 – NEGOTIATION
You rush into the next room, only to be greeted by a
pistol's barrel. “Hello, friend,” says the person holding
it, “What have you got there?”.
Create an NPC (page 140) who is demanding that you
give them an item in your possession. You may give
them an item, attack them, pay them off for 100ø, or
perform a Persuasion check to convince them you
don't have anything of value. If you can’t do any of the
above, they attack.
11 – VRIL DEAD ZONE
The air in this area feels thick in your mouth and lungs.
You fall to your knees, panting as if you have just run a
marathon.
Lose D20 VP each time you enter this Location.
12 – RANDOM ENCOUNTER
You cross the threshold and come face to face with a
startled person! Judging by their guilty expression,
they likely shouldn't be here either.
Create a profile for this NPC (page 140). If you
attempt to reason with them, perform a Persuasion
check. If you pass, they will leave, looking nervously
over their shoulder. If you fail they suspect a trap,
and attack you. If you forgo negotiation and attack
directly, roll for Initiative and gain 5 Chaos points.
13 – OMINOUS PRESENCE.
Your vision blurs when you enter this room, as your
trained eyes begin to see this area’s psychic energies
pulsating around you.
Perform an Occult Knowledge check. If you pass, gain
2 points in Occult Knowledge as you connect
previously acquired information with this
experience, and realize this was a ritual chamber that
hasn’t been cleansed of energies. If you fail, all skills
are reduced by -10 for this mission, as the
uncomfortable sensation sticks to you.
14 – RATS!
As you move through the tunnels, you hear something
unusual: a faint scratching and tapping, coming in
your direction. Before you have time to react, you are
surrounded by rats!
Perform a STR test. If you pass, you manage to kick
and stomp away the swarm around you. If you fail,
you lose D10 HP from all the biting and scratching.
15 – CURSE OF WEAKNESS
A strong psychic force assails you as you enter the room,
causing your clothes to feel heavy as they drag you to
the floor. Your life force is being siphoned out of you!
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Perform a WIL test. If you fail, the spiritual forces in
this room have drained you. For the remainder of the
mission you can only carry half your strength in gear
or suffer consequences (page 157).
16 – WHO ARE YOU?
The person sitting in this room sees you before you see
them. They don't seem threatening, but it's evident
they don't know what to make of you.
Create a profile for this NPC (page 140), and follow
the guidelines presented there on how to interact
with NPCs.
17 – FLOODED
The area in front of you is completely flooded.
To proceed, you will need to get into the cold, oily
black water.
Perform a DEX test. If you pass, you are able to swim
across the dark water despite the cold. If you fail,
your legs begin to cramp and you start to sink. After
a few seconds of panic you manage to pull yourself
out, but lose D10 HP. Each time you cross back
through this area, roll a DEX test.
18 – HOLE IN THE GROUND
Right after crossing the threshold, you are forced to
stop suddenly due to a deep hole being were the floor
should be. How will you get around?
To climb around it, perform a STR test. To jump over
it, perform a DEX test. If you fail, you fall down the
hole, losing D20 HP. Climbing out requires passing a
DEX test, and each failed attempt takes another D6 HP.
19 – LOCKED GATE
A large metal gate blocks your advance. Find a way
through it.
Perform a Lock Picking check to pick the lock, or a
STR (-10) test to break through it.
20 – BOLT TRAP
A trip wire crosses the room's threshold. Will you see it
in time?
Perform a Perception check. If you pass it, you see
the trap's trigger right in time, avoiding it. If you fail,
a metal bolt strikes you in the back! Lose 2D10 HP.
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Knowledge by 5 and recover 5 Sanity, as the world

makes better sense to you. If you fail, you lose 20
D20 Discoveries Sanity, failing to understand the insane ramblings
1 Drained Body scrawled into the pages of the journal.
2 Lucky Find
3 Old Journal 4 – OLD VIALS
4 Old Vials Covered in dust and half hidden by some old
5 Ritual Area newspapers, you find a couple vials of golden liquid.
6 Homunculus Would it be a good idea to take a sip?
7 Unspeakable Violence
If you drink from the vials, perform a CON test. If you
8 Prisoner pass, heal 2D6 HP. If you fail, lose 2D6 HP.
9 Last Words
10 Alchemical Supplies
5 – RITUAL AREA.
11 Pile of Old Books
Sigils and arcane symbols are drawn everywhere, and
12 Execution the floor of this room is covered in half burned candles
13 Storage Room and burnt offerings. Someone was performing a
14 Gruesome Discovery summoning here.
15 Rare Opportunity Perform either an Occult Knowledge or Magical
16 Hidden Stash Liturgy check. If you pass, learn the sigil of a spirit
17 Altar of Perversion (roll on the Spirit table). If you fail, lose D10 Sanity as
the unsettling symbols disturb you more than you
18 Cryptic Research would like to admit.
19 On Human Sacrifice
20 Ancient Mural
6 – HOMUNCULUS
1 – DRAINED BODY You pass through into some kind of alchemy lab. The
A pale, emaciated body lies on the ground, visibly walls are covered with diagrams of the Astral anatomy
drained of blood. of humans and other beings, and the table is covered
with roughly humanoid chunks of clay. Is there
Perform a Perception check. If you pass, you see anything of interest?
something in its hands, clutched in a death grip.
Perform a STR test. If you pass, roll on the Valuables Perform an INT test. If you pass, you puzzle together
table and gain 5 Chaos points. If you fail, lose 5 Sanity the many notes and diagrams glued to the walls and
and gain 1 Chaos point. scribbled on the sides of books. There are
instructions here for the creation of a homunculus,
but of a unique kind. This is designed to assist its
2 – LUCKY FIND creator while in the Astral. If you spend 50 VP now to
This place is full of discarded stuff, but among it you quickly assemble one, the next time you visit the
see something of value! Astral you will have assistance during combat. Use
the Vestige enemy profile for the homunculus.
Roll on the Valuables table.
7 – UNSPEAKABLE VIOLENCE
3 – OLD JOURNAL Rows of lifeless half-naked bodies hang from savage
At the back of the room you find a small table that has looking hooks; the stench of death is so strong that you
a dusty journal on it. It seems to tell a tale of travels can barely breathe. With your head spinning, about to
and discoveries in the tunnels. rush to the nearest exit, the thought crosses your mind:
should you leave them like this?

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If you help, you unhook the corpses, line them up on
the ground and cover them as much as you can. Gain
10 Order points, but lose D20 Sanity. If you ignore
the gruesome scene, you leave without a care for the
bodies or a desire to stay there any longer. Gain 10
Chaos points and lose D6 Sanity nonetheless.
8 – PRISONER
This room is filled with cages. Almost all are empty, but
you see a figure kneeling inside one of them. As you
enter he immediately sits up and looks at you, “You
don't look like the other guys, have you come to help
me? Please, get me out of here!”
If you ignore the man, earn 5 Chaos points. To free
him, pass a Lock Picking check. Once you release the
man, gain 5 Order points and perform a Charisma
check. If you pass, he thanks you and runs towards
the exit, but if you fail he suddenly attacks while
yelling he won’t be tricked! Create an NPC (page 140)
and begin combat.
9 – LAST WORDS
A figure lies in the corner of this room, in a pool of their
own blood. When you approach, you see that this
person is still alive! He motions for you to come closer,
desperately whispers in your ear, then collapses, dead.
Perform an Occult Knowledge check. If you pass, next
time you find part of a ritual you find the full ritual
instead. If you fail, lose 10 Sanity as the horror
described by the man shakes you to the core.
10 – ALCHEMICAL SUPPLIES
This room smells pungent, but strangely pleasant.
Looking around, you find a crate filled with vials and
alchemical ingredients!
Retrieve D4 doses of alchemical ingredients, and roll
on the Potions & Tinctures table.
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11 – PILE OF OLD BOOKS
Among beer bottles, spent candles and cigarette butts,
there's a small pile of books. Probably worth checking
these out.
Perform a Perception check. If you pass, you find a
valuable grimoire sewn between the covers of a
children's book. Acquire one Grimoire.
12 – EXECUTION
You find three corpses handcuffed to a wall. Each one
has been shot to death.
If you pick their pockets, roll on the Personal Effects
table three times. If instead you respect the dead and
pause for a minute of silence, perform a WIL test. If
you pass, recover 10 Sanity.
13 – STORAGE ROOM
This room is filled to the brim with supplies of all kinds.
There must be something here you can take with you.
Perform a Perception check. If you pass, you find
something of value among the diverse collections of
items stashed here. Roll on the Valuables table.
14 – GRUESOME DISCOVERY
The stench of death assaults your senses as you enter
this room. The butchered remains of several people lay
all around you.
Perform a WIL test. If you fail, lose 10 Sanity. If you
were on a mission to find someone, you just did; if it
was a rescue mission, you failed. If it was an
assassination mission, someone completed it and
that’s all your contacts care about.
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The only thing of note in this room is a woman, who
appears to be sitting in a deep meditation. What will
you do?
You may choose to simply walk away and ignore the
woman. If you interrupt her, create an NPC profile
(page 140), and perform a Persuasion check. If you
pass, she tells you about who you may encounter in
this place. For the next two encounters, you always
catch your enemies by surprise. If you instead kill her
while she is meditating, earn 10 Chaos points.
16 – HIDDEN STASH
As you enter the room, you notice some markings on
the floor, as if the big shelf at the back has been moved
quite often. Is there anything behind it?
Perform a Perception check. If you pass, you find a
hidden safe in a secret panel behind the shelf.
Perform a Lock Picking check. If you pass, you open
the safe and roll on the Valuables table. If you fail, you
activated a trap! Pass a DEX test or gain the Poisoned
condition.
17 – ALTAR OF PERVERSION
A terrible stench is emanating from a dark shape in the
middle of the room. Approaching, you see an altar
covered in both human and non-human remains.
What's the purpose of this?
Perform an Occult Knowledge check. If you succeed,
gain 2 skill points in Occult Knowledge as you manage
to make sense of the scene. If you fail, lose D20 Sanity
at the horrible, gruesome display before you.
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18 – CRYPTIC RESEARCH
Although it is barely lit by a few candles, you can tell
this room was recently used as a study or research
area. The papers here may hold some valuable
information.
Perform an Occult Knowledge check. If you are
successful, you find some loose pages describing an
entity and how to contact it. Learn the name and sigil
of a randomly determined entity.
19 – ON HUMAN SACRIFICE
As you enter the room, your eyes are immediately
drawn to an enormous book sprawled across a table.
Looking at the writing, you realize it's a treatise on the
benefits of human sacrifice.
Perform an Occult Knowledge check. If you pass,
increase Occult Knowledge by 2 and gain 2 Chaos
points. If you fail, perform an INT test. If you fail that
too, lose D20 Sanity as the horrors described in the
book are too much for you.
20 – ANCIENT MURAL
Drawn all over the west wall of this room is a
sprawling mural which stuns you with its strange and
otherworldly beauty. The vivid colors and fantastic
images seem to depict part of an Astral plane.
Perform an INT test. If you pass, earn 2 skill points in
Astral Knowledge. If you fail, the otherworldly
images become trapped in your mind, distracting
you so during the next combat you automatically lose
the engagement turn’s initiative.
EXPLORING
THE ASTRAL

Inevitably, you will enter the Astral planes in search

of knowledge and forgotten secrets, or more often, to
D20 Astral Region Name Generator
learn more about a specific spirit. After you learn a 1 Ancient Abyss
spirit's name or sigil from a grimoire, you may either 2 Barren Archive
wait until you find another grimoire to learn the
3 Bellowing Bog
missing information, or you can go to the Astral and
learn the rest directly from the spirit. This requires 4 Broken Catacombs
defeating the spirit to earn its name or sigil 5 Burning Chasm
(whichever you’re missing). The first time you
6 Cold Citadel
summon a spirit you defeated in the Astral, you will
receive their boon's full effects without needing to 7 Crystal Dream
persuade the spirit; simply summoning it will do. If 8 Forgotten Expanse
learning about a vestige, you are required to travel to 9 Hollow Forest
the Astral after obtaining its heirloom to learn its
name, thus granting you the ability to summon it. 10 Howling Grotto
Since the Astral planes are fundamentally 11 Lost Halls
different than the Physical world, exploring them 12 Misty Labirynth
works slightly differently. First of all, accessing the
Astral planes necessitates disassociating your Astral 13 Pale Morass
body from your Physical body. This is done by 14 Remote Prison
achieving deep meditation, an art that must be honed. 15 Rotten Ruins
In game terms, this means accessing the Astral
16 Shattered Sanctuary
requires passing a Meditation check. There are other
options such as the use of drugs, but that comes with 17 Silent Shelter
its downsides. You may also purchase a potion at the 18 Twisting Tundra
Omphalos that will allow you to enter the Astral, but 19 Violet Vaults
VP is reduced by 50% during that Astral Session.
Upon entering the Astral, use the table to the 20 Zenith Woods
right to determine what region you will be delving
into. This will help you visualize the spiritual journey Next, determine the region’s layout. Each Astral region
your character is commencing. Roll one die for each has 10 + D10 Stages. Each Stage but the first will
column, or roll once and read across. present D4 Options, and each option can be an Event,
an Enemy or a Discovery, determined by rolling a D6:
g 1-2 Enemy,
g 3-4 Event,
g 5-6 Discovery.

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determined as usual. These Options will not manifest
(meaning you won’t know the contents) until you
choose one and consequently make the others
collapse. In the Astral you must be moving forward
constantly. Your goal will always be in the last Stage
of your Astral journey: you must face the Ancient
Spirit (page 136) and acquire what you came for by
defeating the spirit in combat.
Example: Rob discovered the name of an
Angel and wants to pact with it, but
needs its sigil to summon it so he decides
to do some Astral exploration. He first
checks Meditation (his score is 43) to
enter the deep trance required for any
Astral journey, and rolls a 23. He slowly
slips into a deep state of lucid sleep, from
which he jumps into the Astral. After a
quick roll of 2D20, he finds out this region
of the Astral is called “The Barren
Vaults”. To determine the number of
stages between him and Uriel, he rolls a
D10. Rob rolls a 6, which means this trip
will have 16 stages. He knows the first
stage only has one option, so he rolls a D6
Stage 1
Stage 2 EVENT
Stage 3 ENEMY DISCOVERY DISCOVERY
to see what the first stage's Option is; he
rolls a 4, meaning it will be an Event. Rob
rolls an Astral Event, and after resolving
it he is ready to move to the second Stage.
He rolls a D4 to find out how many
options there are, and rolls a 2. He rolls a
D6 for each (a 2 and a 4), so can choose
between an Enemy and an Event. He
ignores the Enemy and chooses the
Event. This continues until the final
Stage, where Rob will confront Uriel.
An Adept in direct contact with the Astral may
absorb the effects of Astral winds and currents. For
every 5 stages you complete, regain 25% of your max
SP. Remember that if your character dies in the
Astral (i.e. their SP reaches 0), they immediately
return to the Physical plane and lose 1 stat point
permanently.
ENEMIES
When you encounter an enemy in the Astral, roll an
Astral Encounter (page 136).
EVENT
DISCOVERY
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EVENTS
D20 Events
1 Ancient Psychic Barrier
2 Make Amends
3 Dreadful Place
4 Darkness Surrounds You
5 Lost
6 Determined
7 Opposition
8 Banished
9 Downward Spiral
10 Psychic Wound
11 Shortcut
12 Battle
13 Vril Current
3 – DREADFUL PLACE
14 Wrong Kind of Attention
There is something fundamentally wrong about this
15 Expelled place. You sense a horrific presence following your
16 Haze every move, a thousand black flies digging into your
17 Fields of the Dead very essence to lay black eggs of despair.
18 Broken Will Perform a WIL test. If you fail, lose D10 Sanity and
19 Spirit Swarm D10 SP.
20 Regression
4 – DARKNESS SURROUNDS YOU
1 – ANCIENT PSYCHIC BARRIER Your stomach sinks as you hear bones cracking and
The echo of a magical barrier or ward is protecting flesh being torn apart, flashes of sharp claws and red
this region. How long has this thing been here? eyes glowing in the dark. You run across a wet surface,
unable to see anything but a sliver of light at the end of
Perform an Astral Knowledge check. If you pass, you this horrible tunnel.
successfully dismantle the obstacle. Each time you
fail, take D6 SP of damage. Unfortunately, you must You finally reach the exit, but cannot shake the deep
keep trying until you succeed as there's no way terror gripping your soul. Fight your next combat
around it. with a -10 to all combat skills.

2 – MAKE AMENDS 5 – LOST

A ragged spirit manifests before you, and staring deep The Astral does not follow familiar rules of direction
into your eyes, it lifts a bony finger and whispers and movement. One can wander an eternity before
“Guilty!”. finding what they are searching for.

If you offer penance for your past sins, sacrifice 2D20
VP and earn 10 Order points. If you defy the specter,
perform a WIL (-2) test. If you succeed you dispel it
and earn 10 Chaos points, but if you fail you lose 10
Sanity and 10 SP, as the spirit takes what rightfully
belongs to it.
Add another Stage to your exploration.
6 – DETERMINED
Memories of your journey up to this point spring
unprompted into your mind. They grant you a laser-
focused energy, and you feel yourself fuelled by the

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building up to where you are right now.
For the rest of the session, add +10 to all skills.
7 – OPPOSITION
Your enemies in the spiritual realm know you're here,
and they are ready for you.
All enemies you face during this session deal +5 extra
damage per attack.
8 – BANISHED
Without warning, you realize you have entered an
area of the Astral that unbinds all bounds. You'll have
to go on alone!
If you entered the Astral accompanied by a bound
spirit to fight by your side, the spirit is immediately
banished from the Astral.
9 – DOWNWARD SPIRAL
You open a plain looking door and as you step across
its threshold you suddenly find yourself free falling!
Perform an Astral Knowledge check. If you pass, you
manage to take control of the situation and project
yourself across the expanse, safe and sound. If you
fail, you are returned two Stages before this event
took place.
10 – PSYCHIC WOUND
A touch of pain begins on the surface of your form that
increases in a matter of seconds to unimaginable
levels, penetrating your very essence, burning,
drowning, freezing and tearing, all at once.
Your soul has been damaged almost beyond repair. If
you reach SP 0 during this session, you will lose 2
points from a random stat, instead of 1.
11 – SHORTCUT.
As you enter deeper and deeper meditation, you feel
the freshly created memory of a life that is yet to be
enter your consciousness, and find yourself closer than
expected to your goal.
Skip the next stage.
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12 – BATTLE
You hear loud noises around you, and approach
cautiously. Your disembodied form watches as two
knights fully clad in armor fight a fierce battle. With a
sudden movement, one bashes the other on the head,
and the helmet rolls to your feet. The now helm-less
knight collapses into nothingness, its suit of armor
apparently empty. The victor simply moves away into
the mist, leaving you alone.
If you take the helmet, reduce all incoming damage
by 2 for the remainder of the session.
13 – VRIL CURRENT
The Astral is a fickle place, and you suddenly find
yourself in the middle of a Vril current, invigorating
and empowering you. Unfortunately, you know it will
probably do the same to anything else around here...
Gain 10 SP, and all enemies this session have +10 SP.
14 – WRONG KIND OF ATTENTION.
You are stirring things up in this area of the Astral, and
you have crossed (or been pulled) into a place you
shouldn’t be. You are in big trouble now.
The next enemy encounter will be a Deity.
15 – EXPELLED
While working out your next move, you feel a
terrifyingly powerful presence above you. You look up,
only to find you're staring into an seven-foot tall eye,
belonging to an impossibly enormous being. Your
mind struggles to wrap itself around the idea of this
living mountain as you barely discern porous, wet skin
covered with tentacles as large as your torso. You fall
to your knees as the creature creates a noise that fills
the entire Astral plane, an unintelligible boom that
communicates a single thought directly into your
head, “OUT”.
You are violently ejected from the Astral,
immediately awakening on the Physical plane.
16 – HAZE
While exploring, you are having problems focusing your
essence and your Astral sight is being affected by it.
For this session, you always always act after the
enemies during combat.
17 – FIELDS OF THE DEAD
You cross an archetypal battlefield, with corpses and
weapons from all periods of human history spread
across it as if they were discarded and broken toys. All
you can hear are the laments and cries of the fallen as
you make your way through this desolate landscape.

You may only encounter Vestiges for the remainder

of the session (except for the last encounter, which
may be another type of spirit if necessary).

18 – BROKEN WILL
Out of nowhere, an avalanche of violence assaults you.
You feel beaten, violated and conquered as strikes
come from everywhere at once before leaving as
quickly as they arrived, leaving you shattered and
confused.

For the rest of this session, your WIL is reduced by 1.

19 – SPIRIT SWARM
You are suddenly surrounded by a tide of angry
Vestiges! Their cold essence brushes against you,
leaving you shaken and vulnerable. Fortunately, they
seem to pay no attention to you and they leave the
same way they came, as a gust of violent wind.

Perform a WIL test. If you pass it, gain 2 points in

Astral Knowledge. If you fail, lose D10 Sanity.

20 – REGRESSION
Something about this place brings about atavistic
memories, which reach down your lineage to the time of
ancient beasts. There is only survival, there is only now.

For this session, deal 5 extra damage per attack, and

take 5 more damage per attack.

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 DISCOVERIES 3 – SPIRIT SHROUD
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This place looks like a tailor's workshop. You see

colorful pieces of cloth spread all over the place, and
D20 Discoveries
mannequins wearing clothes in different stages of
1 Dark Hole completion and in all styles imaginable. One in
2 Waterfall particular captures your eye: a silken, nearly
transparent headscarf, shimmering with a never-
3 Spirit Shroud
ending pattern of colors and shapes.
4 Traumatic Realization
5 Thorns If you don the headscarf, skip the next enemy
6 The Fountain encounter. The scarf mysteriously dissolves at the
end of this session.
7 Soul Shard
8 Good Boy
9 Good Memory 4 – TRAUMATIC REALIZATION
10 Well-Kept Secret The surroundings shift to resemble the bedroom of a
young child. Toys and children's books fill the colorful
11 The Abyss shelves, and you can't help but feel like all this is
12 The Crown extremely familiar to you. It doesn’t resemble how you
13 Ritual Echo grew up but there is some deeper link, a link to a kind
of shared human childhood, to the idea of safety and
14 The Picture Box
parental love. Suddenly, inside a beautifully carved
15 Lost Knowledge cradle, among brightly colored blankets you see the
16 The Magister lifeless body of an infant, its skin gray and its eyes black.
17 Ring of Negation
You cannot shake the deeply personal connection
18 A Glimpse of Things to Come you feel to this place, and the horror of memories not
19 The Sphere entirely your own eat away at your mind. Pass a WIL
20 The Record Player test or lose D10 Sanity.

1 – DARK HOLE 5 – THORNS

You find a bottomless hole in front of you, darkness
pulsating within it. Do you dare peek inside?
Perform a WIL test. If you pass, recover 10 VP as you
absorb a sliver of energy from the interminable
darkness. If you fail, tentacles lash out, dealing 2D6 HP.
2 – WATERFALL
As you progress, the area slowly transforms into a
bucolic albeit strange garden, with bizarre-looking
vegetation and sculptures surrounding you. A few
more steps take you to what looks like a waterfall, but
you can't see where the water is pouring from. Its
crystalline flecks of light and relaxing sound pull you
closer, soothing your soul.
If you take a sip of water, recover D20 SP. If you
instead just relax and enjoy a moment of peace,
recover D20 Sanity.
Your progress gives the impression of slowing as you
move through an archetypal swamp filled with things
older than time itself. Through the haze, you hear the
noise of something rushing towards you. What is that?
Perform an Astral Knowledge check. If you pass, you
recognize the sound of living vines just in time,
narrowly avoiding their thorny embrace. If you fail,
lose D20 SP as the thorns tear into your essence.
6 – THE FOUNTAIN
In front of you stands the most exquisite fountain you
have ever seen, with marvelous nymphs and undines
sculpted all around it, their features hypnotically real.
Water sprouts up and flows down again, as if it has life
unto itself. But then...is that actual water?
If you pass an INT test you realize that the water is, in
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7 – SOUL SHARD
Your being floats within a desert, its blue sand eerily
still, even as you feel the wind blowing against you.
You progress for what seems like hours until you see
something shimmering on the sand. What is that?
You approach the shimmering spot, only to find an
enormous shard of glass. Perform an Astral
Knowledge check. If you pass, you realize it's a piece
of your own soul! But how did it get here? If your SP
drops to 0 during this session, you will not suffer a
stat loss.
8 – GOOD BOY
As you progress surrounded by a bleak poorly
illuminated tunnel, something assaults you from
behind, interrupting your ability to manipulate your
awareness. You regain control and turn in horror, only
to be greeted by a barrage of wet licks. It's Toby, your
old dog! He died years ago, but it seems his soul has
managed to find you!
The next attack that would bring you to 0 SP deals no
damage as Toby shares his essence with you,
shielding you from the blow. He dissolves into
nothingness afterwards.
9 – GOOD MEMORY
As you drift along the streets of a pre-industrial
European city, you hear a noise behind you. You turn
expecting the worst, only to find a box that appears to
have fallen from above. You open it and are
immediately overwhelmed by a sensation of nostalgia
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and peace, like the feeling of your mother's hug after
hurting yourself as a child, or a fun evening playing
with friends on the playground. Your good memories
will always accompany you.
Ignore the next Sanity loss you would suffer.
10 – WELL-KEPT SECRET
Due to the mysteries of the Astral plane, you find
yourself in a version of the Shadow, where you
overhear the leaders of an enemy faction plan some
very important moves. You can bet someone will be
interested in this kind of information...
You may sell this information for 10 Favor with a
faction of your choice.
11 – THE ABYSS
You are within a tight, poorly illuminated corridor. Its
walls weep blood which trickles down and pools on the
floor, pulsating and occasionally allowing a glimpse of
humanoid figures that push against the surface as if
they are trapped inside some kind of membrane. The
corridor spirals down, and you lose track of how long
you've been there. Little by little you start to lose
yourself, only coming to when you run away from
nightmarish visions of pain and suffering, living beings
hanging from meat hooks while screaming in muffled
agony, the breaking of bones as loud as a
thunderstorm. How did you get here, and where's the
exit? After what feels like days, you find a path that
splits in two; you know that one will take you to the
surface, but which one is it?
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free yourself, but not without losing D20 Sanity in
the process. 4-6 you choose the wrong pathway and
become irremediably lost until, after an
immeasurable journey you regain consciousness,
your mind scarred for life. Reduce your Sanity
Maximum by 10, permanently.
12 – THE CROWN
You enter a room that looks like a medieval throne
room, the walls lined with ancient full sets of armor
and hanging banners decorated with complex
heraldry. You move towards the end of the room,
where you find a golden crown resting on a sumptuous
throne. Should you take it?
If you take the crown, it seems to melt into you,
leaving no trace. For the rest of the session, increase
all Offensive skills by +10 while facing Angels or
Demons.
13 – RITUAL ECHO
You find yourself in a section of the Shadow where it
would seem a great ritual just took place. You sense
the Vril in the area, so thick you can almost touch it,
and the lingering essence of the spirit that was just
summoned into the physical plane.
Perform an INT test. If you pass, gain earn 10 Ritual
experience points.
14 – THE PICTURE BOX
The landscape shifts to predominantly gray colors as
ash begins falling from the sky. Everything around you
is completely devastated and ruined. It's not long
before you find yourself in front of the last standing
building in the area: a small, grey house with a half-
destroyed roof. Inside, you find the skeleton of a typical
household: a dining room, furniture, family pictures,
all covered by a thin layer of ash and dust. Something
shiny on a shelf attracts your attention. It’s a small tin
box. You open it and are initially shocked to see that
it's filled with pictures of you! Shuffling through a few,
you realize it’s a collection of your most traumatic
experiences in life, frozen forever as photographs.
Horrible, repressed memories resurface, leaving you
shaking and vulnerable as waves of emotional agony
hit you one after another.
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Roll on the Trauma table. Any result that refers to the
“next mission” is applied to your current session
instead.
15 – LOST KNOWLEDGE
You find your consciousness in a retro-futuristic
library. The future-dream of someone from the 1920’s.
You walk down halls filled with shelves displaying
novelty miniature vinyls and to your surprise several
of them actually appear to contain information of
value. Now, if only you could figure out how to use
them...
Perform an Astral Knowledge check. If you pass, you
find a weird, vertical record player. Once you manage
to insert the discs, their contents are psychically
projected into your mind. Acquire one Grimoire, but
to exchange it for goods at the Omphalos you must
spend one day transcribing its contents.
16 – THE MAGISTER
A tall figure stands in the corner of a room, eerily
immobile. It's dressed as an ancient roman senator,
with a white toga wrapped around it and a pair of
sandals on its feet. As you approach, it suddenly
acknowledges you, smiling. “Titus, is that you?” it asks,
confusion visible on its face.
Perform a Persuasion check. If you pass, you manage
to convince this being that you are its apprentice
Titus, and it teaches you an Astral spell of your
choice.
17 – RING OF NEGATION
You stand inside a completely black room with neither
walls nor ceiling, only infinite blackness. As you
progress through this disorienting place, you hear a
metallic ‘cling’ from several feet ahead. You walk
forward through more darkness, and find a silver ring,
still bouncing on the floor as if someone had just
thrown it from a high place. After a moment of
hesitation, you pick it up and slide it onto your finger.
The darkness around you seems to collapse, giving
way to a wide, featureless road. You feel the ring has
taken something from you, though.
For the remainder of the session any barrier
automatically collapses at the behest of the ring, but
you cannot perform critical successes.
18 – A GLIMPSE OF THINGS TO COME
During your solitary, directionless wandering there
suddenly appears a figure walking in front of you. It
stops abruptly, and as it turns you realize it's you, only
older! Your older self seems equally surprised to see
you, and although you see them talking, you cannot
hear a word. After a few minutes of frustration, you
seem to give up, and continue walking in front of
yourself. A second later though, your older self stops
again, turns towards you, and places a hand on your
forehead, smiling. You feel a rush of experiences flood
your essence in a torrent of images and sensations. You
grab at what you can, your mind racing. By the time
you open your eyes, the other you is gone.

For the rest of this session, double the chances of

performing a critical success during combat (20% of
your skill, instead of the standard 10%).

19 – THE SPHERE
You walk within a grotto full of underground rivers,
and come across what you can only describe as a
conscious sphere of oil. As you look at it, it shifts and
changes, somehow reacting to your presence. You are
unable to find a pattern to its unsettling movements,
and as interesting as this is, you decide to move along.
The second you turn your back, you see out of the
corner of your eye an oily formless appendage shoot
out of it, stabbing you before you can react. You feel
your Vril being drained from you, but there's nothing
you can do!

Lose 20 VP as the sphere takes what it wants, before

dissolving into the ground.

20 – THE RECORD PLAYER

A subtle melody fills the air, simultaneously invading
you with nostalgia and adrenaline. It sounds like a
mashup of every song you’ve loved in your life, but it
somehow works. You follow the music through the
corridors of an abandoned hotel until reaching a room
decorated in the style of the 60's. You see that the
music is coming from an old vinyl record player, but as
you approach it, the volume gets higher and higher,
reaching an unbearable volume. You rush towards the
player to make it stop, lifting the needle from the
record, but as you do you, the needle somehow
manages to pierce your finger! The music stops, but
you suddenly feel very weakened.

Lose D20 SP.

Q Liber 5 Q 105 Q Playing the Game Q

 Liber
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Omphalos.
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The Omphalos. The literal underground meeting point for most ‘legal’ registered
magicians practicing in the UK. Presiding over this huge ancient facility is its namesake; a
large white onyx stone, the Omphalos itself. Legend says that Zeus, wanting to determine
the center of the Earth, sent two eagles to fly at the same speed from each of the world's
ends. The eagles were found in Delphi. To indicate this ‘center’, a white marble stone was
placed in the temple of Apollo, in Delphi, the center of the Greek world. Unfortunately for
the Greeks, their knowledge of Astral geography wasn't very good, and it turns out the real
center of the Earth is below the surface of London, UK.
The Omphalos, as an organization supervising and more or less regulating the
activities of magicians in the UK, was established in the seventeenth century following the
Great Fire of London. Officially this disaster was the result of a simple accident caused by a
distracted baker, but in reality it was the culmination of the all-out war between the Sons
of Lugh and the Praetorian Guard. The two most prominent British magical groups at the
time, they had been fighting over control of the Omphalos for centuries due to the
convergence of ley lines that gives the place its power. Witnessing the horror their petty
dispute had caused, a cease-fire was declared between the two groups, followed by the
signing of the Omphalos Treaty of 1667. The sudden peace in the region attracted
magicians and adepts from all over the world, making London the first true hub of occult
sciences in the world since the days of Thebes. There are others, such as Prague (City of
Alchemists) or Jakarta (Home of Master Sorcerers), but the power and influence the
Omphalos holds over both the occult and mundane worlds is undeniable. Many attribute
the resurgence of natural philosophy (or science, as it is now known) to the existence of the
Omphalos, since distinguished philosophers and scientists such as Isaac Newton (one of its
founder fathers, as a matter of fact) and Charles Darwin were members. As for the
Omphalos stone, some say it acts as a plug, holding back the release of energies that would
otherwise wash over the planet, creating chaos and destruction. This sacred place is under
the protection of Omphale, goddess of the Omphalos. According to some researchers,
Omphale is a manifestation of that controlled energy, a kind of egregore created by the
world itself to guard over its power.
Nowadays the Omphalos works as a loose organization that simply tries to ensure no
sect or magic Order gathers too much power for its own good, and works to contain any
threats to the secrecy of the occult. Most are welcome there, as long as they register
themselves and pledge to not endanger the status quo. It is the de facto meeting point for
adepts to meet and join occult organizations, who are always sending recruiters to find the
most promising rising stars to join their organizations. Peace is strictly enforced but all are
free to come and trade information, rumors and goods.
You will soon discover that the Omphalos is the place to be for almost everything; here
is where you will come to buy and sell equipment, perform rituals and dabble in alchemy,
and gain the favor of magical Orders who can help you in your quest for knowledge and
power.
When visiting, roll a Daily Event, a Random Encounter, and determine which Orders
are present by rolling a D10 for each Order. A result of 7-10 indicates that Order has
representatives present to interact with, who may assign missions for completion that day.
If they are not there, you may always come back another day! There are plenty of other
things to do at the Omphalos.

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DAILY EVENTS 4 – CALM DAY
Each time you visit the Omphalos, things will be Nothing seems to be going on today at the Omphalos.
different. Prices will vary, new NPCs will appear, and This likely makes you weary and more restless than
new opportunities will arise. The first thing to do the alternative.
when visiting the Omphalos is to roll on the Daily
Events table below.
5 – DISAPPOINTED MENTORS
D20 Daily Events The Order emissaries must have been gossiping, and
you somehow pissed them off. Earn half Favor for
1 Anonymous Benefactor
any Mission you complete today.
2 Attack!
3 Bad Blood
6 – EZRA THE MIND MENDER
4 Calm Day
Ezra is in town, and he's offering his services.
5 Disappointed Mentors
Through a combination of hypnosis, psychology and
6 Ezra the Mind Mender magic, he can heal your mind. For 100ø you may
7 Free Services regain 10 Sanity points. This only works once a
8 Hectic Day month, so if you've already been healed by Ezra,
ignore this event.
9 Help Needed
10 Higher Prices
11 Inside Information 7 – FREE SERVICES
12 Low Stock Any services that the Omphalos offers, such as Ritual
chambers or Alchemy Labs, are free to use today.
13 Lower Prices
14 Omphale Festival
15 Order Dispute 8 – HECTIC DAY
16 Representatives Meeting Today is one of those days when everything seems to
be happening at once. Roll twice on this table.
17 Store Closed
18 Tapping a Ley Line
19 The Omphalos at Work 9 – HELP NEEDED
20 Wounded A fellow adept needs help powering some Vas, and
they are willing to pay for it. Earn 10ø for each 10 VP
you are willing to spend helping them.
1 – ANONYMOUS BENEFACTOR
Someone is a fan of your work. Receive 50ø.
10 – HIGHER PRICES
Supplies are running low, so prices are up. All prices
2 – ATTACK! today are +10ø.
You've been followed; somebody assaults you before
you can enter the safety of the Omphalos! Roll an
enemy from the table corresponding with your most 11 – INSIDE INFORMATION
recent Mission. A spy from a friendly Order informs you of the
opposition you'll be facing soon. On your next
Mission, increase all Defensive skills by +10.
3 – BAD BLOOD
An old enemy is looking for you, and you are not
ready for a confrontation. You must give up your day 12 – LOW STOCK
and come back tomorrow. Some items are hard to find, but the Omphalos
usually comes through. Not today though. Each time
you want to purchase an item, roll a D6: 1-3 the item
is available, 4-6 the item is completely out of stock.

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13 – LOWER PRICES
RANDOM
Things have been calm around here lately, so there
are supplies available for everybody. All prices today ENCOUNTERS
are -10ø. The Omphalos welcomes all sorts of people, from all
walks of life. The large variety of people crammed
into a contained space never fails to result in
14 – OMPHALE FESTIVAL interesting situations. Roll on the Random
Today is the day to celebrate Omphale, the goddess Encounters table each time you visit the Omphalos.
of the Omphalos. Any mission you accept today
grants double Favor. D10 Random Encounters
1 Fight
15 – ORDER DISPUTE 2 Pickpocket
There's been some bad blood between the Orders, 3 A Man in Need
and none of their representatives are available today. 4 A Celebrity
Come back tomorrow! 5 Rumors
6 Problem-solving
16 – REPRESENTATIVES MEETING 7 Taking O�ence
Instead of rolling to determine which Order 8 Suspicious Figure
representatives are present today, choose any you want. 9 Chimera
10 Ceremony
17 – STORE CLOSED
1 – FIGHT
Due to some devotional schedule that was poorly
explained to you at some point, no sales are allowed A fight erupts in front of you, and you quickly find
today. You may not purchase or sell any items. yourself between arguing antagonists. In the swirling
melee you get a swift kick somewhere soft and
a broken nose.
18 – TAPPING A LEY LINE
Thanks to the energy flowing through the Omphalos, If you go on a mission, start with D20 fewer HP.
gain 100 ‘free’ VP to use today.
2 – PICKPOCKET
19 – THE OMPHALOS AT WORK Someone bumps into you, quickly apologizes and
There is a reason why they call this place the Center leaves in a hurry. Minutes later you realize that they
of the World. Due to an astrological phenomenon, must have robbed you!
you are able to perform any summoning as if it were
the spirit's required day and moon phase. Lose D100ø.

20 – WOUNDED 3 – A MAN IN NEED

Entering the Omphalos right after you is an old
acquaintance back from a mission. He stumbles onto
you, bleeding! You need to help quickly or he'll die.
Perform a First Aid check. If you succeed, you manage
to stabilize him and in thanks he gives you some loot
from his mission. Roll on the Valuables table.
A man rushes to you as you tend to your business, and
tells you that he urgently needs an athame to perform
a ritual. He seems quite desperate!
He is willing to buy yours for 200ø, but if you sell it
you'll need to consecrate a new one for your own use.

Q Liber 6 Q 109 Q The Omphalos Q

4 – A CELEBRITY
Ahead of you in the middle of an excited crowd is a very
well known adept (one may say a celebrity) who is
visiting the Omphalos, and they are currently
surrounded by fawning sycophants.
If you approach the celebrity to engage them in
conversation, perform a CHA test. If you pass, the
celebrity is impressed with you, and so is the crowd.
Earn 50 Favor with an Order of your choice.
5 – RUMORS
While sitting and sharing some drinks with an
acquaintance, she lets you know there are some
rumors about you flying around.
You should really get on top of those rumors.
Perform a CHA test to spread tales of your power and
mystical feats. If you fail, you are caught red-handed
trying to create your legend. Lose 50 Favor with all
Orders.
8 – SUSPICIOUS FIGURE
Among the crowd inside the Omphalos' main hall, you
notice a suspicious figure trying to blend in with the
mass of people. Your instincts tell you to follow, and
minutes later you find yourself behind some
bookshelves, eavesdropping on a furtive conversation.
Apparently they are planning some sort of attack!
If you intervene and alert the guards, gain 50 Favor
among all Orders, but not before the person you
followed gets a good look at you. A random sect
becomes your Antagonist. If you don't alert the
guards, the Omphalos is attacked and goes into lock-
down mode for the whole next week.
9 – CHIMERA
One of Causa Scientiae's experiments has broken loose!
A part deer, part eagle, part worm creature stands in
your way, and it doesn't look friendly.
Use the Failed Chimera enemy profile as the
monstrosity attacks!

6 – PROBLEM-SOLVING
An acquaintance arrives asking for magical help with
a personal and time-sensitive matter.
Perform an Occult Knowledge check. If you pass,
earn 50 favor with an Order of your choice as you
help them solve this problem in a discreet way. If you
fail, word of your ineptitude spreads and you lose 50
Favor with a random Order.
10 – CEREMONY
A member of one of the Orders has requested you
personally attend a ceremony.
The ritual goes on for several hours, but you feel like
you've learned a lot from it. Perform an INT test. If
you succeed, increase Magical Liturgy by 1.

7 – TAKING OFFENCE
While you're gathered around a table sharing drinks
and gossip, a friend of a friend who is also sitting at the
table seems to have been offended by some of your
views, and they begin trying to outwit you.

Perform an INT test. If you pass, your opponent

admits defeat and is impressed enough to allow you
to use their private facilities for free the next time
you need to perform a ritual or use an Alchemy Lab.

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GEAR &
SERVICES

A primary reason to visit the Omphalos is to buy new
gear, ingredients and components, and to use the
facilities. For commercial interactions, the official
currency of the Omphalos is the Obol (ø). Mundane
currency has no value here; no matter how rich or
poor you are in the outside world things have a
different value at the Omphalos, to the point that it
could be considered a different world altogether.
Coming here for the first time represents a clean
slate for almost all, as fortune and respect can be
earned by anyone who plays their cards correctly.
The following lists show what you can buy and
sell on a regular day. Remember, you may sell items
for half the listed price, but the item may be sold for
its full price if you successfully pass an Appraisal
check for each item or batch of ingredients.

Armor
Absorb 5 damage from
Light Kevlar Occupies 4 GS 1,000ø
each attack
Absorb 10 damage from
Military Gear Occupies 6 GS 2,000ø
each attack, -1 DEX
Reduce ranged damage by the listed amount, and reduce melee damage by half the listed amount.

Melee Weapons
One-Handed D10+15 damage Occupies 1 GS 200ø
D10+20 damage
Two-Handed Occupies 2 GS 500ø
at -20 to hit

Ranged Weapons
2D20+20 damage
Grenade (requires winning the Occupies 1 GS 500ø
Engagement Turn)
2D10+10 damage
Pistol Occupies 1 GS 800ø
at +10 to hit
3D10 damage
1,200ø
Carbine Burst Fire Mode 3D10+10 Occupies 2 GS
damage at -20 to hit
3D10+10 damage
at -20 to hit
Rifle Automatic Fire Mode Occupies 2 GS 2,000ø
4D10+15 damage
at -40 to hit

Q Liber 6 Q 111 Q The Omphalos Q

Q Gear & Services Q

Reagents & Ingredients (per dose) Incense (per dose)

Measure of Alchemical Supplies 50ø Frankincense Fire 100ø
Ritual Vetivert Earth 100ø
Umbra salts 1,000ø
reagent
Jasmine Water 100ø
Spell
Aloe 200ø
reagent Peppermint Air 100ø
Spell
Ambergris 200ø
reagent
Ritual Tools
Spell
Beetle husks 200ø Athame Fire 100ø
reagent
Spell Pentacle Earth 100ø
Belladonna 200ø
reagent
Spell Chalice Water 100ø
Black salt 200ø
reagent Wand Air 100ø
Spell
Corpse dust 200ø Ritual Robes 200ø
reagent
Spell
Dry moss 200ø
reagent Other Gear & Equipment
Spell See clearly in the
Firefly wings 200ø Night-Vision
reagent dark and ignore 1,000ø
Goggles
Spell darkness penalties
Komodo dragon scale 200ø
reagent Imbibe to step into
Spell the Astral without
Monarch powder 200ø passing a
reagent Potion of
Spell Meditation check, 500ø
Myrtle 200ø Astral Travel
reagent but reduce VP by
50% for that Astral
Spell Session
Owl feather 200ø
reagent
Basic tools required
Spell Lockpicks to use the Lock 500ø
Pearl 200ø
reagent Picking skill
Spell
Pyrite dust 200ø
reagent
Services
Spell
Red coral dust 200ø
reagent Private Alchemy Lab per day 100ø
Spell Private Ritual Chamber per day 100ø
Spider silk 200ø
reagent
Tattoo of a spirit's name or sigil
Spell 1,000ø
Wormwood 200ø for the Ritual of Meldin
reagent
required
Identify Relic 200ø
for use

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ORDERS
As long as humanity has existed, groups have
organized to work towards common goals,
sometimes in competition with, or opposed by other
groups. The occult world is no different; there are
more Orders, sects and organizations active than
anyone could possibly imagine. All magic orders
pursue their own agendas and compete for power
and influence. The few who know the power of
cooperation are official supporters of the Omphalos,
actively working with them to, in a way, police and
control magic activity in the region. In addition,
when an Order affiliates itself with the Omphalos
they gain access to a wide array of potential
candidates to join their organization.
JOINING A MAGICAL
ORDER
Gaining membership with an Order doesn't require
much; all Orders are in need of foot soldiers to do
their dirty work and unfortunately the number of
members that advance through the ranks is low.
Consequently, almost no magic Order demands
exclusivity at lower ranks. Only when you prepare to
begin progressing to the highest rank will you need
to pledge yourself to them, which means you will not
be able to accept any missions from other
organizations until you have reached Rank V with
that specific Order. You are free to move on
afterwards and continue working with other groups,
though. As a high ranking member, your decisions
will be respected and you will not lose membership
due to that. You have proven your worth and fidelity!
GOING UP THE RANKS
Joining an Order allows you to accept missions from
them. Each time you complete a Mission, you earn Favor
with the Order who assigned it, advancing through their
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ranks. This is highly desirable because each rank grants
access to exclusive abilities and powers called Talents.
You will sometimes also be granted access to unique
equipment, rituals, recipes and other occult knowledge.
Progressing to the next rank in an Order requires the
following amount of Favor:
Order Favor
Rank I Apprentice 600 Favor
Rank II Scion 1,800 Favor
Rank III Evocatus 3,200 Favor
Rank IV Elect 4,800 Favor
Rank V Master 6,400 Favor
Note that Favor is cumulative; you do not lose Favor
when reaching a new rank. Achieving Rank V
requires 80 in Occult Knowledge, in addition to
pledging exclusivity to that Order while you work
your way from Rank IV to Rank V.
Each Rank grants a choice between two different
Talents; you must choose one, and ignore the
other one.
EXTREME LOSS OF FAVOR
Instead of having good standing with an Order, you
may find yourself in very bad standing with them by
failing or rejecting too many Missions. If for any
reason you reach -500 Favor with an Order, any
Favor earned with that Order is reduced by half until
reaching 0 Favor. For example, earning 100 Favor
with that Order only increases Favor by 50.
If you ever reach -1,000 Favor with an Order,
you become persona non grata, and will not be able
to complete missions for them any longer.
THE ORDERS
There are several Orders working with the Omphalos. Listed here are the most prominent and influential
ones, as well as the benefits they offer as you progress through their Ranks. More orders will be described in
future releases.
CAUSA SCIENTIAE
Causa Scientiae (Latin for ‘for the sake of
knowledge’) is a unique kind of organization. They
care not for politics or inter-order struggles; their
goal is to understand the nature of reality. More
specifically, the nature of supernatural reality. Each
member is a weird fusion of tough monster hunter
bad-ass, and geeky, lab-oriented arcanoscientist.
They appreciate how the Omphalos provides
structure and new recruits, since their expeditions
often result in lots of dead adepts. Their role in
culling supernatural threats makes them very
respected and valued among the community, and
any adept joining them will surely learn a few tricks
to help with their survival.
Alignment: Order
Talents:
g Rank I:
◦ Increase DEX by 1.
or
◦ Salamander's Gift: Learn the
Salamander's Gift formula (page 45).
g Rank II:
◦ Beastslayer: Gain +5 damage against
non-human combatants by drawing
upon your knowledge of monstrous
anatomy to strike with precision.
or
◦ Aggressive Stance: Gain +20 to
Offensive skills, but -20 to Defensive
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skills. May be toggled on or off before
entering combat, but not during.
g Rank III:
◦ Aim: Relinquish your turn to aim
with a ranged weapon, and double
the damage of your next attack.
or
◦ Rapid Fire: Fire a ranged weapon
twice on the same turn, with a
penalty of -40 to the second shot.
g Rank IV:
◦ Mental Discipline: Each Sanity loss
is reduced by 5 points.
or
◦ Dexterity Mastery: For all DEX tests,
roll 2 dice and use the higher result.
g Rank V:
◦ Point-Blank Shot: Gain a new
Combat Skill (starting value: DEX +
10) called Point-Blank Shot that
allows you to shoot a ranged weapon
in melee range. Requires 50 with the
current weapon (e.g. using Point
Blank Shot with a Glock requires 50+
in Pistols).
or
◦ Sample Collector: Use your speculum
to extract a sample from each non-
human enemy you kill. These samples
are highly valued by the Order and
can be sold for 50ø each.
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KADMONITES
The Kadmonites are an ancient organization founded
on Kabbalistic principles and ideas. They seek to
return the world to the state of Primordial Man,
before the Original Sin. As an old group, they are
fairly conservative and skeptical of the new ways but
are happy to support the kind of structure the
Omphalos provides since their ultimate goal is
harmony and order, at any cost. According to their
leaders, modern changes to the occult community
have only brought chaos and dissent, making the
Kadmonites’ job of bringing the world closer to God
more difficult. They are happy to work with anyone
willing to do some dirty work for them. They are
seeking one who can prove themselves worthy of
becoming an avatar of Adam Kadmon, to bring order
back to creation.
Alignment: Order
Talents:
g Rank I:
◦ Increase INT by 1.
or
◦ Defensive Stance: Gain +20 to
Defensive skills, but -20 to Offensive
skills. May be toggled on or off before
entering combat, but not during.
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g Rank II:
◦ Re-roll:Once per mission, repeat a
roll and keep the second result.
or
◦ Embrace Kinship: Earn 10% more
Favor from each Kadmonite mission.
g Rank III:
◦ Brace For It: Use your turn to reduce
the next incoming attack to its
minimum possible damage.
or
◦ Willpower of Gevurah: For the
duration of a mission, temporarily
increase Attributes or Skills by
allocating 5 Attribute points or 20
Skill points however you choose.
g Rank IV:
◦ Intelligence Mastery: For all INT
tests, roll 2 dice and use the higher
result.
or
◦ Create Golem Ritual: Learn the
Create Golem ritual (page 41).
g Rank V:
◦ Free access to a private Sanctum.
or
◦ Order Resources: Get one advanced
alchemical ingredient for free, every day.
MESU-BETESH
The Mesu-Betesh are the Children of Rebellion of
ancient Egyptian themes. They oppose creation,
often putting them in conflict with Kadmonites,
whom they view as pawns of the demiurgic will. The
Mesu Betesh claim to fight for ultimate spiritual
freedom and liberation from the circle of Samsara by
joining Seth's Seven Stars. Many have questioned
why an organization as anarchic as the Mesu-Betesh
would want to work with the Omphalos, but the
elders of this group haven’t been forthcoming with
explanations. For now, they are happy to send new
members into the fray, spreading chaos and
unraveling creation one spell at a time.
Alignment: Chaos
Talents:
g Rank I:
◦ Increase WIL by 1.
or
◦ Dual Wielding (Melee): You may
perform a bonus off-hand attack
every turn, with a -40 applied to the
second attack.
g Rank II:
◦ Flame of Isfet: A ruby which, while
being held, reduces the cost of spells
by 10 VP. Requires a free hand.
or
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◦ Charge: Immediately force a ranged
opponent into melee at the beginning
of a fight, causing them to lose their
free shot during the engagement turn.
g Rank III:
◦ Anticosmic Essence: Gain an
alternating +2/-2 to all Attribute
tests. This means the first Attribute
test of a mission is performed with +2
to the attribute, the second with a -2,
and so on.
or
◦ Retreat: Roll above the enemy’s DEX
to retreat from combat, but suffer an
automatic hit.
g Rank IV:
◦ Willpower Mastery: For all WIL
tests, roll 2 dice and use the higher
result.
or
◦ Devouring Plague: Learn the Devouring
Plague Astral Spell (page 47).
g Rank V:
◦ Qliphotic Soul: All Sanity loss is
reduced by half.
or
◦ Controlled Fall: Each time you “die”
in the Astral, choose which Attribute
is reduced.
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THE SIDDHA
The Siddha is a rather isolationist Order from the Far
East which has only recently sent emissaries to the
Omphalos to establish a link and cement relations
between the two groups. Siddha are masters of their
own destiny, controlling their Vril in ways only
dreamed of by others, achieving a high degree of
physical and spiritual perfection or enlightenment.
This mastery manifests through Siddhi powers:
techniques and accumulated that allow an adept to
execute feats which typically require the assistance
of a spirit. Things like remote knowledge, battle
powers and even cheating death are all within the
reach of those who join this ancient Order. Despite
what some say, these are not supernatural abilities,
not ‘spells’ or miracles any more than the discovery
of and amazing uses for technology are miraculous.
The Siddha claim to have realized the potential of
consciousness far beyond the material, and it is thus
that they bend Vril to their will.
Although some sectors of the Omphalos resisted
their entry, arguing this Order grants power to those
who are not ready for it, their effectiveness in dealing
with threats and their appeal to younger magicians
rapidly earned them a place in the Omphalos’s
charter of Orders.
Alignment: Neutrality
Attaining the Siddhis: Each new ability learned
under the tutelage of the Siddha requires the student
to progress in their own spiritual development like
no other Order does. In addition to the standard
Favor requirements, access to talents also requires
the adept improve their mastery of Meditation.
Talents:
g Rank I (Requires Meditation 30):
◦ Increase WIL by 1.
or
◦ Kanakdhara Siddhi: Double all
Obols found, as your inner balance is
manifested through wealth in the
material world.
g Rank II (Requires Meditation 40):
◦ Surya Vigyan: Use this sacred Solar
Science to excel at alchemical
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operations, allowing you to repeat a
failed Alchemy roll. This stacks with
other similar effects.
or
◦ Prapti Siddhi: Once a week, manifest
a desired object in your hand. Choose
any item from the Reagents or
Ingredients table.
g Rank III (Requires Meditation 50):
◦ Dhanvantari's Gift: Once per Site,
heal HP equal to ½ CON.
or
◦ Rabhasa: Concentrate your Vril on
your palm chakra, then project it
forwards to blast anyone in front of
you, dealing D20 damage that ignores
armor. This effect doesn't benefit
from Omphale's Embrace.
g Rank IV (Requires Meditation 60):
◦ Remote Sight: See what or who is
inside a nearby room. Three times
per Site, roll for any Location’s
Enemy, Event and Discovery before
entering the chosen Location.
or
◦ Centered Mind: Shield your mind
from the horrors of the world. Reduce
each Sanity Loss by 2.
g Rank V (Requires Meditation 80):
◦ Death Meditation: If you are
physically killed in any circumstance,
seek refuge in the Astral while your
body recovers. If this happens during
a mission, the mission is failed. Death
Meditation incapacitates the character
for one week and reduces CON by 1,
due to the enormous amount of
energy it requires to maintain the link
between body and soul.
or
◦ Mind Over Body: Ignore the effects
of all Conditions.
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 RUNNING MISSIONS
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D20 Order Missions

FOR THE ORDERS 1 Clean Up
As mentioned before, each time you arrive at the 2 Collect a Debt
Omphalos you will roll a D10 for each Order, and on 3 Dangerous Ruins
a 7-10 their representatives are there, ready to
assign you a new Mission. After deciding which 4 Defend the Sanctum
Order you are going to work with that day, roll on the 5 Dirty Fighting
Order Missions table to determine which task they 6 Elimination
require you to perform. Successfully completing a
7 Get the Thief
Mission for an Order grants 150 Favor and 500ø, and
the mission must be completed that day. If the player 8 Go Ratting
cannot complete a Mission (e.g. they cannot bypass a 9 Haunted House
locked door) the Mission is failed. Failed Missions
10 Kidnap
may not be replayed; return to the Omphalos later
for a new Mission and lose 50 Favor. You may refuse 11 Occult Terrorists
Missions, but refusing 3 in a row from the same 12 Recover
Order lowers your Favor with them by 200. 13 Rescue
Remember that once you complete a Mission,
you still need to find your way back to the Site's 14 Revenge
entrance. For each cleared Location you pass 15 Sabotage
through, roll a D10: 1-2 indicates an enemy. Roll on 16 Search
the Physical Encounters Table (page 126) with
17 Set it Ablaze
normal Site restrictions.
18 Spirit Pact
SEARCH MISSIONS 19 Teach Them a Lesson
Some Missions are completed by searching a Site for 20 Wounded Pride
a randomly placed goal. Each Location, roll D10+X
where X is the number of locations searched and 1 – CLEAN UP
check the result against the Mission’s target number.
The Order has discovered an old abandoned sanctum,
Matching or exceeding that number, or exploring the
full of things nobody should find. Go clean it up.
final Location will result in finding the goal.
This takes place at a Sect's Sanctum. Each time you
encounter an enemy, roll a D4: 1 – Failed Chimera, 2
– Vodou Zombie, 3 – Golem, 4 – Hunter (looting, or
doing the same thing you're doing. Oh well). Your
goal is to eliminate all enemies. After you clear all
Locations, perform a cleansing ritual by passing a
Meditation and Magical Liturgy check. This grants 10
Order points as you have cleared the area of spiritual
energy, and results in a safe trip to the entrance.

2 – COLLECT A DEBT
This is less official Order business and more a personal
favor for the representative, but either way you'll get
on their good side if you do what they ask. Search
Mission: Goal 16.

This takes place at a randomly determined Site (page

58), and your goal is to find the debtor. Once you find
them, generate a random NPC (page 140) and either
persuade the NPC to give you the money, or simply

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kill them and earn 10 Chaos points. If you try talking,
roll on the NPC Reaction Table (page 140) to see if
they're willing to cooperate. If you succeed
peacefully, earn 10 Order points.
3 – DANGEROUS RUINS
The rumors of well preserved Roman ruins discovered
by an Order archaeologist were true. The problem is,
the place is very well protected and so far nobody has
come back alive. Go there and report back.
This takes place in Ancient Ruins. Your job is to
explore the dig-site and come back alive. The
problem is, almost every Location is protected by a
trap! Roll a D10 each time you enter a new Location;
on 7+, you've triggered a trap! Pass a DEX test or lose
D10 HP. All enemies here are Cursed Corpses; they
are like Vodou Zombies, but every time they hit you,
your max HP is reduced by 1. This can only be cured
by leaving the ruins. If you clear the Site, earn 10
Order points.
4 – DEFEND THE SANCTUM
One of the Order's sanctums is being attacked! If you
go there as fast as you can and defend the place, they’ll
throw in an extra 50 Favor.
This takes place at a special Site; there are no
Locations to explore, you must simply stand your
ground and hold against the D4 waves of enemies,
followed by 1 Veteran, followed by 3 waves,
followed by another Veteran. All enemies are Agents
of the Pact.
5 – DIRTY FIGHTING
This Order has received intel on a promising new
adept rising through the ranks of another
organization who needs some roughing up. The details
they give you are sparse, and this sounds more like
inter-order politics than anything else. Search Mission:
Goal 14.
This takes place at a House. Generate a random
Veteran NPC to locate and defeat, thereby giving
them something to think about. Earn 10 Chaos points
for completing this Mission.
6 – ELIMINATION
One of the most dangerous cults opposing the
Omphalos has set up a new sanctum in an area too
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close for comfort. Infiltrate the Site and eliminate the
magician in charge of the place.
This takes place at a Sect's Sanctum. Roll on the Sect
Variants table (page 132) to determine which sect
you'll be facing. All enemies will be members of that
sect, including The Magister who is found in the
Inner Sanctum, placed furthest from the entrance.
Ignore any enemies, events or discoveries in the
Inner Sanctum, you will only face the Magister, who
will always be a Veteran.
7 – GET THE THIEF
An ex-member of this Order managed to use some old
access codes to steal something valuable from the
Order's HQ. Your mission is first and foremost to
retrieve the item, and to bring the thief back for justice
if possible. Search Mission: 16.
This takes place at a randomly determined Site (page
58). Your goal is to find the thief, who has the stolen
item. Once you find them, generate a random NPC
(page 140). You may kill them, or attempt to
persuade them to return to the Omphalos for trial by
performing a CHA test. If you're successful, roll on
the NPC Reaction Table (page 140) to see if they're
willing to cooperate. If you manage to persuade the
NPC to return with you, earn 15 Order points. If you
decide to kill them, earn 10 Chaos points.
8 – GO RATTING
Those pesky underground mages are causing trouble
again, and the Omphalos is tired of having to cover up
for them. It's time to remind them who is in charge.
This Mission takes place in the Sewers & City
Tunnels. Your goal is to eliminate D4+5 enemies.
Earn 1 Order per enemy killed.
9 – HAUNTED HOUSE
A local house is making the papers too often with
stories about ghosts and violent psychic activity. Go
there and put an end to it.
This takes place at a House with 5 locations, and all
enemies are Street Toughs. Your goal is to go there,
clear the Site and enter the Astral. This section of the
Astral has D6+5 Stages, and in the last one you will
face an Ancient Fae. Earn 10 Order for completing
this mission.
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This Order has received information about a key
researcher working for an enemy organization. You
must find them and bring them back no matter the
cost. Search Mission: 16.
This takes place at a randomly determined Site (page
58). Once you’ve found the researcher, generate a
random NPC (page 140) and roll on the NPC Reaction
Table (page 140) to see if they are willing to
cooperate. If you persuade them, they willingly go
with you; otherwise you'll need to take them out of
action by reducing their health to 10 HP or less, by
Stunning them, or by using a spell that will
immobilize or knock them out. Earn 10 Chaos points
for completing this mission.
11 – OCCULT TERRORISTS
There are many occult groups that are not happy with
the status quo, and are willing to violently shake
things up. This Order has found a cell of one such
group, and it's your job to go and get rid of them.
This takes place at an Abandoned Complex, and all
enemies will be Rogue Mages. Your goal is to clear
every location and eliminate all opposition.
12 – RECOVER
Somehow, an ancient relic belonging to this Order
ended up in the hands of a museum's curator. You need
to go and, as stealthily as possible, recover the item
without causing a scene. Search Mission: 16.
This takes place at a Museum, and all enemies will be
Guards. Orderly players will want to avoid combat
because for each guard killed, you earn 5 Chaos
points and 5 fewer Favor. Earn 20 Order points if you
manage to complete the mission without a single
death.
13 – RESCUE
This Order has received information concerning a
valuable prisoner being held at a nearby facility. She
has remained neutral so far but if you manage to
extract her from the building, the Order leadership
believes you may convince her to join their ranks.
Search Mission: 16.
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This takes place at an Abandoned Complex. Your goal
is to find the prisoner, escape alive with her and then
persuade her to join the Order. Once you find her,
generate a random NPC (page 140) and escape
together toward the entrance. If you manage to
escape with her, earn 10 Order points and roll a
Persuasion check. If you pass, she is interested in
joining the Order. If you escape with her but do not to
convince her to join, earn half the Favor for this
mission.
14 – REVENGE
An important member of the Order was assassinated.
This cannot go unpunished, so you must find the killer
and deal with them.
This takes place at a randomly determined Site (page
58). Your goal is to find an NPC and kill them; for this
you will need to clear the whole place. Generate a
Veteran NPC (page 140) who wil be in the last
Location. Earn 5 Order points for completing this
mission.
15 – SABOTAGE
Whether it looks like it or not, conflict between the
different groups is a war and sometimes in war sabotaging
enemy supplies is as important as killing them.
This takes place at an Abandoned Complex. Your goal
is to find and destroy D4 stashes of Alchemical and
Ritual supplies. Each time you clear a Location, roll a
D10: 8+ indicates you’ve found supplies to destroy. If
you finished clearing the Site and you haven't found
all the supplies yet, you fail the Mission as they caught
on and moved the supplies before you got to them.
16 – SEARCH
You are tasked with finding a suitcase, the contents of
which have not been specified. This suitcase has been
hidden by enemies of the Order, so it will not be easy to
retrieve.
This takes place at a randomly determined Site, with
the exception of a Museum or Ancient Ruins (page
58). Re-roll if necessary. The suitcase will be found in
the Location furthest from the entrance.
Unfortunately for you, the suitcase is locked behind
an electronic lock, requiring a Technology check to
access. Once retrieved, you may either turn it in to
succeed the mission, or choose to declare it lost and
keep the contents, failing the mission but earning
100ø and a roll on the Valuables table.

17 – SET IT ABLAZE
The Order wants to send a strong message. They have
asked you to go to an enemy's warehouse and burn
it down.

This takes place at an Abandoned Complex. You must

go room by room through every Location to pour gas
all over the place. Each time you clear a Location, roll
a D10 while you're emptying another canister. On a
result of 1-2 you have attracted extra attention and
must face another enemy. This mission grants 15
Chaos points.

18 – SPIRIT PACT
The Order tasks you with making a pact with a specific
spirit in their name. Time for some Astral travelling.

This Mission takes place in the Astral, and the Order

provides a Potion of Astral Travel if needed. As usual,
the entity is found in the last Stage; roll on the Astral
Encounters table to determine which spirit you must
find. Once you find it, perform a Persuasion check. If
you pass, you’ve made a pact with it. If you fail, you
will need to force it by facing the spirit in combat.
Earn 10 Order if you complete this mission.

19 – TEACH THEM A LESSON

A group of juvenile street mages has stolen some
valuable property from this Order. Inaction would be a
sign of weakness. You know what to do.

This takes place at a House, and all enemies will be

Rogue Mages. You must go there and eliminate all
opposition. Earn 1 Order per enemy killed.

20 – WOUNDED PRIDE
It appears one of the Order leaders has had their
reputation tarnished, and they will not have it. You
must teach their enemies a lesson they'll never forget.

This takes place in the Sewers & City Tunnels. Your

goal is to eliminate anyone hiding here. Earn 1 Chaos
point per enemy killed, and an extra 50 Favor for
completing it.

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Foes &
Adversaries
Combat is one of the primary pillars of Seekers Beyond the Shroud. This chapter contains
some reminders about combat, and details the most common threats an adept will face
during their travels within the Physical world and Astral planes, as well as rules on NPC
generation. When the rules dictate you encounter an enemy, roll to determine the enemy
and keep in mind some Sites exclude some results. Next, determine if you are facing a more
difficult version of that enemy (Veteran in the Physical, Ancient in the Astral) and note how
its stats will be modified. Finally, locate the monster and begin combat.
Some enemies are vulnerable to a specific element; to be precise, vulnerability
towards specific elemental magics. You may not destroy an Earth elemental by blowing on
it, unfortunately. Vulnerable creatures receive double damage from the specified element
and Immune creatures take none.

ENEMIES WITH
MULTIPLE WEAPONS OR SPELLS
Your opponents are smart enough to always use the item appropriate for the situation (i.e.
gun at ranged, knife in melee), or the one that deals the most damage. Often enemies have
multiple attacks available such as a weapon, spell, or Unique Skill. In these cases, assign
equal chance to each and randomly determine which is used at the beginning of each turn
(for example, D10: 1-5 punch, 6-10 cast a spell). If they run out of VP or can't perform a
typical attack, they will use any available attack (even punching). Apply specific
instructions for abilities and spells over these rules.

ANTAGONISTS
After successfully completing a Mission against an enemy faction or sect (for example the
Children of Erlik), roll D10: 1-2 indicates they become your Antagonist. When facing an
enemy belonging to an Antagonist faction, roll 1D10: on 1-2 you face double the number of
enemies. After successfully completing a mission against an Antagonist faction, roll D10:
on 8-10 they have had enough of you for now and are no longer your Antagonists. If you
fail a Mission against an Antagonist faction, you are captured. Play the Captured scenario
(page 62).
If you have your own Sanctum, there is a chance an Antagonist will attack you there.
Each time you visit your Sanctum, roll a D20. On 1-5, you’re being attacked! Play the
“Defend Your Sanctum” Scenario.

SEASONED CHARACTERS
As you become more powerful and experienced, your enemies will also grow in power.
Once you reach a value of 60 or more in two combat skills (attack or defense), you will face
greater threats: apply the Seasoned Bonuses listed in each description.

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ENCOUNTERS
VETERAN
ENEMIES
Not all enemies are equally capable
or experienced. It is unfortunately
common to encounter a more
experienced foe during one of your
Missions. Even more, most Missions
are completed by facing a more
powerful version of a common
enemy. These experienced enemies
are called Veterans. All enemies have
a Veteran version; simply modify
their normal profile with the details
below, then roll on the Veteran Traits
table to see what special power or
skill they acquired during their life.
To determine if the enemy you
are about to face is a Veteran, roll a D6:
1-4 indicates a normal enemy, but 5-6
is a Veteran. You must perform this
check each time you face an enemy
(unless it's specified that it’s a
Veteran). If it is not a Veteran, locate its
normal stats below.
VETERAN PROFILE
MODIFIERS
g CON +5
g DEX +2
g STR +5
g WIL +4
g INT +3
g Awareness: +10
g Initiative: +5
g Defense: +10
g Offense: +10
D20 Veteran Traits
1
Armored. Protection (physical or mystical) reduces each
incoming attack by 5 damage.
Berserker. Below 75% health (rounding up), its attacks deal 5
2
extra damage, but its Defense is reduced by 10.
3 Bloodless. Immune to Bleeding.
Brumal. Being in combat with this enemy applies the Chilled
4
condition.
Disarming. Once per turn, pass a DEX test or be disarmed.
5
Recovering a weapon takes one turn.
6 Hephaestian. Immune to Chilled.
Hideous. Lose 2 Sanity per turn as the presence of this being,
7
twisted beyond recognition, tears a hole in your mind.
8 Incombustible. Immune to Burning.
Nocturnal. Possesses night vision, and su�ers no penalty for
9
fighting in the dark.
Repellant. A constant field deflects all projectiles, making
10
this Veteran immune to ranged attacks.
Scorching. Each of its attacks have a 50% chance of causing
11
Burning due to special equipment or mystical abilities.
Shrouded. It is surrounded by a permanent cloud of
12
darkness, and you su�er penalties as fighting in the dark.
13 Snake Blooded. Immune to Poisoned.
14 Souleater. Deals SP damage instead of HP damage.
Vril Sapper. All damage caused by this enemy burns the
15
same amount of Vril.
Spinous. In melee, perform a DEX test every turn or su�er
16
D10 damage.
Terrifying. Pass a WIL test every turn or take -20 to all skills
17
the next turn.
18 Thick Skulled. Immune to Stunned.
Toxic. All damage inflicted by this Veteran has a 50% chance
19 (roll with each attack) to cause the Poisoned condition, due
to special equipment or mystical abilities.
20 Unyielding. Ignore fatal damage. Only works once.
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D20 Physical Encounters
g Baton (D10+10 damage)
1 Agent of the Pact
2 Ancient g Walther PPK (2D10+10 damage)
3 Bhuta Gear:
4 Curator g The Body of Christ (Sacred host that heals
5 Daeva 2D10 HP when consumed, used at 50% HP).
6 Failed Chimera
7 Golem 2 – ANCIENT
8 Guard Some magicians venture beyond the coil of mortality
9 Guard Dog by perfecting their magical discipline. It's easy to
10 Hinn identify an Ancient as they are completely covered in
tattoos, each one detailing a spirit they've melded
11 Hunter
with. This process leaves their psyche fractured and
12 Ichorite their behavior erratic, and they are rarely seen
13 Oshira Agent working with other magicians as they pursue their
own arcane agendas. Above all, they are dangerous
14 Rogue Mage
and most adepts simply try to stay out of their way.
15 Sect Adept
16 Street Tough
STR DEX CON WIL INT CHA
17 Vessel
10 10 15 20 20 16
18 Vlukodlak
19 Vodou Zombie
HP VP Awareness Initiative
20 Yokai 150 ??? 10 8

Seasoned Bonus: Defense 10 / Offense 10

1 – AGENT OF THE PACT
Unique Skill: Infinite Vril.
September 13, 1983. Representatives for several
Numerous pacts, artifacts and
Christian faiths meet in secret at the Basilica di San
occult secrets grant Ancients
Francesco, Italy. After a week of heated deliberation,
unlimited Vril.
a declaration is made: occult forces are very much
active and their influence over people's souls is too
Spells:
strong. They made, by all intents and purposes, a
declaration of war. In an unprecedented act of g Enfeeblement
collaboration, the different faiths created an (cast on
organization to counteract Satan's agents: The Pact Engagement
of Saint Francis (or simply The Pact), a neo- Turn)
inquisition that seeks to eliminate all threats to the g Shock Mind
Christian hegemony over humanity's soul.
g Harm

STR DEX CON WIL INT CHA g Heal Wound

12 12 12 18 16 10
HP VP Awareness Initiative
120 140 40 14

Seasoned Bonus: Defense 15 / Offense 15

Unique Skill: Deus Vult! Ignores 1 fatal blow.

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Occasionally, a Vestige will manage to possess a

psychologically vulnerable person, or an adept will Weapons and Attacks:
invoke an entity too powerful to control. Under these g Combat Knife (D10+15 damage)
circumstances the Ibbur becomes a Bhuta, a raging
g Beretta 96 (2D10+10 damage)
creature full of hate for the living. They feed on
corpses, roam burial grounds and cemeteries, and
nest anywhere out of sight or far from civilization. Gear:
g Military Armor
STR DEX CON WIL INT CHA g Night Vision Goggles
12 10 14 10 10 5 g Combat Stim (heals 2D10 HP, used at 50% HP)
HP VP Awareness Initiative
140 100 10 14
5 – DAEVA
Daevas are ancient Zoroastrian divinities that promote
Vulnerable: Fire chaos and disorder. Their manifestations on Earth can
be classified as Avatars, since they must use humans as
Seasoned Bonus: Defense 5 / Offense 40 conduits. The difference is that Avatars usually agree
to house the Deity, but Daevas force themselves upon
Unique Skill: Rotten Blood. Bhutas are immune to unexpected victims, similar to how modern media
poisons of any kind. depicts demonic possession. Their goals are
unfathomable to humans, and they show little regard
Attacks: for their vessels, often throwing themselves into
combat without weapons or protection.
g Pummel (D10+5 damage)

STR DEX CON WIL INT CHA

4 – CURATOR 13 15 15 14 18 12
The American government has always had files on HP VP Awareness Initiative
ESP occurrences and occult phenomenology, but
after the Texas City Disaster of April 16, 1947 in the 150 140 20 12
port of Texas City (caused by a failed Children of
Erlik plot to make the biggest Vas in history), Seasoned Bonus: Defense 15 / Offense 15
government agencies scrambled to create a task
force: The Curators. This new department was Unique Skill: Vril Choke. The Daeva's target is lifted
tasked with researching the occult and, more into the air, choked by an invisible force. The target
importantly, learning how that power can be used loses its next turn and takes D20 damage (costs 35
for the glory of the American people (without the VP to cast).
knowledge of the American people). This most secret
of secret agencies is openly hostile to all magic users, Attacks:
even though they have managed to recruit a few into g Pummel (D10+10 damage)
their ranks. Their considerable resources make them
formidable opponents, a risk that all adepts must
take into account at all times.

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STR DEX CON WIL INT CHA

apple
14 10 15 12 12 10
HP VP Awareness Initiative
150 120 20 8

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Unscrupulous magicians who experiment in the
junction between magic and science are always
willing to see how far their control over the natural
world goes. All too frequently, combinations of gene
therapy and ancient alchemy result in unearthly
abominations.

STR DEX CON WIL INT CHA

16 16 18 12 10 10
HP VP Awareness Initiative
180 120 20 14

Seasoned Bonus: Defense 15 / Offense 15

Unique Skill: Corrosive Saliva. Chimera attacks

ignore and destroy any armor. 8 – GUARD
Wherever there is something of value, there will be
Attacks: guards. These hired security men and women are a
g Vicious Gnaw (D10+20 damage) common sight at museums or other facilities that
attract people such as yourself, who the owners want
to keep away. They will not hesitate to use violence
against intruders, so be prepared!
7 – GOLEM
Anthropomorphic animated servants, usually made
from clay or mud. Magicians have used them for STR DEX CON WIL INT CHA
centuries as guardians, as they excel at following 14 15 15 12 12 12
simple, direct orders. They are usually found in
ancient ruins or abandoned sanctums, still following HP VP Awareness Initiative
the last orders given by their long-dead masters. 150 120 20 12

STR DEX CON WIL INT CHA Seasoned Bonus: Defense 20 / Offense 15
18 10 18 16 8 5 Unique Skill: Call Backup! When a Guard drops
HP VP Awareness Initiative below 75% HP, roll a D10. 1-4 indicates a second
Guard joins the fray! Only the first Guard can call for
180 160 5 5 backup.

Vulnerable: Air Attacks:

g Baton (D10+10 damage)
Seasoned Bonus: Defense 15 / Offense 15
g Beretta 92 (2D10+10 damage)
Unique Skill: Son of the Earth. Golems are immune
to all conditions. Gear:

∑
Attacks: g Light Kevlar
g Swipe (D10+20) g Flashlight

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 9 – GUARD DOG and ill-equipped, but one must not dismiss their
Q Physical Encounters Q

Dogs are versatile companions used all over the tenacity and perseverance. They are dangerous and
world to secure areas and keep intruders at bay. As will not hesitate to kill any adept of the occult, or
you work to gain power in the complex world of ‘witches’ as they call them.
occult politics, you will grow accustomed to facing
these zealous beasts. STR DEX CON WIL INT CHA
12 12 16 14 10 10
STR DEX CON WIL INT CHA
HP VP Awareness Initiative
16 16 12 12 10 10
160 140 20 13
HP VP Awareness Initiative
120 120 60 18 Seasoned Bonus: Defense 20 / Offense 20

Seasoned Bonus: Defense 15 / Offense 30 Attacks:

g Hunter's Knife (D10+15 damage, and 5 VP
Attacks: damage)
g Maul (D20+5 damage) g Glock 17 (2D10+10 damage)

Gear:
10 – HINN
g Light Kevlar
Born in a pre-Adamitic age these ancient, undying
creatures roam the earth to pursue goals only they g 20-year old rye whiskey (heals 2D10 HP,
understand. Hinn appear human except for the fact used at 50% HP)
that their eyes are completely hollow, forcing them
to wear obscuring eye-wear at all times.
12 – ICHORITE
STR DEX CON WIL INT CHA Many cultures have legends about vampires, the
undead creatures that feed on the blood of the living.
13 15 13 20 18 16
These legends likely have their origin in Ichorites.
HP VP Awareness Initiative These black-magic practitioners feed on psychic
130 200 20 10 energy derived from pain (or ichor, the blood of the
Gods in Greek mythology). They have perfected and
honed their powers to cast some spells without Vril,
Vulnerable: Earth making them terrifying opponents.
Seasoned Bonus: Defense 15 / Offense 15
STR DEX CON WIL INT CHA
Unique Skill: Aura of Vril Suppression. While engaged 10 15 10 20 18 12
in combat with a Hinn, the player cannot cast any spells.
HP VP Awareness Initiative
Attacks: 100 200 10 8
g Combat Knife (D10+15 damage)
Vulnerable: Air
g Beretta 96 (2D10+10 damage)
Seasoned Bonus: Defense 15 / Offense 15

11 – HUNTER Unique Skill: Vampiric Soul. Ichorites heal 50% of all

Generally a lone wolf, this is someone who has been damage they deal.
the victim of occult-related phenomena and decides
to make eradicating all ‘spawn of evil’ their life Attacks:
mission. They are, generally speaking, disorganized g Ritual Dagger (D10+15 damage)

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Even though the whole occult world could be
considered an underworld, there is a further
marginal underworld populated by adepts and
magicians working independently, without
organization or order. These rogue mages,
unaffiliated adepts and street magicians are
contemptuously referred to as ‘Rats’ by members of
official magical Orders. They work independently,
constructing haphazard research labs in forgotten
city tunnels, old apartment complexes and
abandoned houses. Infrequently, they create small,
temporary covens to exchange ideas and obtain
mutual protection.
13 – ORISHA AGENT
The Orisha is an organization focused on following STR DEX CON WIL INT CHA
the path of Olodumare. They see themselves as 12 12 13 16 14 13
guardians of virtue and morality, and since all
knowledge comes from Olodumare (especially occult
HP VP Awareness Initiative
knowledge), it is their duty to determine who is 130 160 * 20 12
worthy of it. Since nearly every adept is judged to be *100VP reserved for casting spells
unworthy of the knowledge, they are not very
popular among magicians of any type. Unfortunately, Seasoned Bonus: Defense 15 / Offense 15
Oshira Agents are sophisticated warriors, well
versed in the art of infiltration and sabotage, and Unique Skill: Soul Shield. Rogue mages can innately
they do not hesitate to use brute force when subtlety control the flow of their Vril to protect their body,
and finesse are insufficient. They are not afraid to use each dedicating 60 VP to absorb damage. In combat,
arcane objects or deal with the spiritual world, they 60 damage must be dealt to their Vril protection
just consider themselves the only ones who have the before damage reduces HP.
right to do so.
Unique Skill: Embrace Chaos. When rolling damage
STR DEX CON WIL INT CHA dealt by a Rogue Mage's melee attack, roll twice and
keep the second result.
14 12 14 14 13 16
HP VP Awareness Initiative Spells:
140 140 20 14 g Censure (cast if the player casts a buff on
themselves)
Seasoned Bonus: Defense 10 / Offense 10
Attacks:
Attacks:
g Sai (D10+15 damage)
g Combat Knife (D10+15 damage)
g Glock 17 (2D10+10 damage)
g Beretta 96 (2D10+10 damage)
Gear:
Gear:
g Antidote (uses if poisoned)
g Light Kevlar
g Combat Stim (heals 2D10 HP, used at 50% HP)
g Yoruba Pendant (grants immunity to
spells) which is destroyed when touched
by someone who is not the designated
owner

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 15 – SECT ADEPT claim to be directly serve the will of their master
Q Physical Encounters Q

There are as many cults and sects as individuals Erlik, God of Death, and will do whatever it takes to
willing to join them. These groups are always lead by become one of their nine sons; gods of darkness,
a powerful adept who claims to be in possession of chaos and disaster. These nine sons are the acting
an ultimate power or truth, something that is rarely head of the cult, and speak in the name of Erlik. The
the case. Most are kept at bay by internal struggle or other members are called daughters of Erlik
conflict between other groups with opposing goals (regardless of sex), and are kept in line by the sons
and ideologies, but there are a few sects that pose a with gruesome rituals and arcane practices.
threat to almost everybody, due to their destructive
worldview or limitless ambition. STR DEX CON WIL INT CHA
Listed here is the basic profile for a Sect adept.
13 11 14 16 15 11
When facing an Adept, modify the template with one
of the variations, adding the new gear, spells and HP VP Awareness Initiative
abilities to the basic profile below. 140 160 10 10

STR DEX CON WIL INT CHA Seasoned Bonus: Defense 15 / Offense 15
12 12 13 16 16 11
Spells:
HP VP Awareness Initiative
g Shock Mind (will not cast twice in a row)
130 160 15 12

Attacks:
Seasoned Bonus: Defense 15 / Offense 10
g Sword (D10+20 damage, replaces Dagger)
Spells:
g Censure (cast if the player buffs COVENANT OF THE GLORIOUS DAWN
themselves)
ƒ Talk of ‘sects’ or ‘cults’ usually brings to
mind images of brainwashed people dressed
in white tunics dancing and ultimately killing
Attacks:
themselves in dramatic ways. The Covenants, as they
g Dagger (D10+15 damage) are usually called, would certainly fit this description,
g P226 Pistol (2D10+10 damage) although they have the advantage of being controlled
by a power-hungry entity that needs its followers to
spread its influence. Followers of the Covenant of the
Gear: Glorious Dawn will go to any extreme necessary to
g Healing Concoction (heals 2D10 HP, used convert new adepts, sometimes rewarding faith and
at 50% HP) spiritual progression with ‘gifts’ of manifesting occult
powers. Covenants are relentless, and their ultimate
goal is to convert the whole world, even if they have
D4 Sect Variants to go through a few million people to get there.
1 The Children of Erlik
Covenant of the
STR DEX CON WIL INT CHA
2
Glorious Dawn 12 12 10 14 16 16
3 Cult of the Dying Sun HP VP Awareness Initiative
4 True Sons of Yaldabaoth 100 140 25 14

Seasoned Bonus: Defense 15 / Offense 40

ƒ
THE CHILDREN OF ERLIK
This cult has appeared and disappeared Spells:
several times in different forms since its
inception in the Mongolia steppe centuries ago. They g Harm

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 CULT OF THE DYING SUN 16 – STREET TOUGH
ƒ This relatively unknown group appeared out
of nowhere in Portland, USA during the
Muggers, thieves, even beggars and gang members,
this designation gathers all individuals that live and
1990's. Little is known about their practices, only work outside society, often in dangerous ways. You
that they will attack on sight anyone even slightly will encounter them in most locations in one form or
suspicious, and that they have a suicide spell fail-safe another.
that activates upon capture, even when unconscious.
Their secrecy makes the elders at the Omphalos think
they are up to no good, especially as all attempts at STR DEX CON WIL INT CHA
dialogue have been met with open hostility. 12 13 14 14 12 12
HP VP Awareness Initiative
STR DEX CON WIL INT CHA
140 140 10 8
12 12 13 18 14 11
HP VP Awareness Initiative Seasoned Bonus: Defense 15 / Offense 15
130 160 15 12
Attacks:
Vulnerable: Water g Knife (D10+15 damage)
g Glock 17 (2D10+10 damage)
Immune: Fire

Seasoned Bonus: Defense 20 / Offense 10

Spells:
g Heat Blade (cast on Engagement Turn)
TRUE SONS OF YALDABAOTH
ƒ This weird Gnostic group appears to have
taken the teachings of other Gnostic groups
17 – VESSEL
Sometimes you will come across an adept that has
made a pact with a spirit (you thought only you could
do that?), the same way any other magician can.
These are always particularly dangerous due to their
access to spells and sometimes unpredictable
behavior.

such as the Ophites and reversed or even perverted

STR DEX CON WIL INT CHA
them, claiming that humanity is not ready (and never
will be) to embrace its divinity, and that the Demiurge 12 12 13 16 14 13
or Yaldabaoth (a god-like figure that created the HP VP Awareness Initiative
material world and trapped us within it) is the only
thing between us and certain destruction. They are, by 130 160 15 12
definition, against all occult organizations and seek to
Seasoned Bonus: Defense 15 / Offense 10
STR DEX CON WIL INT CHA
Spells:
12 12 13 16 16 11
g Heal Wound (cast at 50% HP)
HP VP Awareness Initiative
g Shock Mind (will not cast twice in a row)
130 160 15 12
destroy all magic users. Attacks:
g Knife (D10+15 damage)
Seasoned Bonus: Defense 15 / Offense 10 g Beretta 92 (2D10+10 damage)

Spells:
Gear:
g Heal Wound (cast at 50% HP)
g Light Kevlar

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 18 – VLUKODLAK To prevent asphyxiation, the bokor must dig up the
Q Physical Encounters Q

"Even a man who is pure of heart and who says his body within eight hours of the burial. A day or two later,
prayers every night, may become a wolf when the the bokor uses another powder mixture to revive their
wolfbane blooms and the autumn moon is bright." now-zombie. This hallucinogenic concoction is used
Vlukodlak is the ancient Slavonic name for a periodically to keep the victim in a state of submissive
wolf-man. These are adepts that lost their humanity confusion. Essentially, a zombie is a soulless body.
after projecting into the Astral, possessing the
physical body of a wolf for too long, and developing STR DEX CON WIL INT CHA
beast-like behavior and even features upon
14 10 10 8 8 5
returning to their human bodies. They are the origin
of all werewolf stories, but in reality they are little HP VP Awareness Initiative
more than deranged, bestial men. Generally solitary,
100 80 5 5
but one may encounter groups on occasion as they
hunt for new prey.
Vulnerable: Fire

STR DEX CON WIL INT CHA Seasoned Bonus: Defense 0 / Offense 60
16 16 18 12 10 10
Unique Skill: Undead. Zombies cannot be Stunned or
HP VP Awareness Initiative gain the Bleeding condition.
180 120 30 18
Attacks:
Vulnerable: Earth g Pummel (D10+5 damage)

Seasoned Bonus: Defense 15 / Offense 25

20 – YOKAI
Unique Skill: Double Attack. Performs a second
attack with 0 Offense. In Japanese folklore, the Yōkai are supernatural
beings that range anywhere from malevolent to
Attacks: mischievous. Their actions are difficult to
understand as their intelligence is completely alien
g Pummel (D10+10 damage) to humans. Most adepts’ encounters with a Yokai will
be short and violent, since they have a natural
aversion towards practitioners of the occult. They
19 – VODOU ZOMBIE generally work in the Physical plane via the
The history of zombies existing in Haiti began when possession of an animal, slightly deforming them in
the first slaves were brought over from Africa by the process.
French colonialists. The
process of zombification STR DEX CON WIL INT CHA
begins when a bokor (a
14 16 13 12 15 12
Vodou witch) selects a
victim and administers HP VP Awareness Initiative
zombie powder to them. 130 120 15 14
Once the powder takes
effect, the victim enters a
conscious state of death- Vulnerable: Fire
like paralysis in which
they are pronounced Seasoned Bonus: Defense 20 /
dead and bear witness Offense 20
to their own burial.
Unique Skill: Vril Immunity.
Yokai are immune to spells.

Attacks:
g Maul (D20+5 damage)

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ASTRAL FOES
The number of different entities one can encounter
in the Astral planes is, by all accounts, infinite. In the
following pages though, we have grouped the ones
you will encounter most often, in an average form for
each entity since variations of spirits or fae for
example are, again, endless.
When an entity is defeated in the Astral it is not
truly dead, it has simply been pushed away from that
region of the Astral.
ANCIENT ASTRAL FOES
Astral enemies also vary in abilities and aptitude,
some reaching terrifying levels of power. These
ancient beings are more powerful than their normal
counterparts, making them a threat to even the most
experienced Astral traveler. All enemies may have an
Ancient version; simply modify their stats as
described below and roll on the Ancient Traits table
to see what special powers or skills they have
acquired during their existence.
To determine if the enemy you are about to face is
Ancient, roll a D6: 1-4 is a normal enemy, but on 5-6
it’s an Ancient. Perform this check each time you face
an enemy (unless it's already specified it’s an Ancient).
If it is not an Ancient, find its normal stats below.
ANCIENT PROFILE MODIFIERS
g WIL +4
g INT +3
g Initiative: +5
g Defense: +10
g Offense: +10
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D10 Ancient Traits
Aspatial. It exists across several dimensions,
1 making it very di�cult to target. Each
attack, pass a WIL test or deal no damage.
Atemporal. At 50% SP, it jumps back in time
2 to its former self, removing all damage
received. Only works once.
Impenetrable. Its fortified mind allows it to
3
ignore 5 damage per attack received.
Maddened. At 75% SP (rounding up) it
4 deals 5 extra damage per attack, but
receives -10 to its Defense.
Mind-Shattering. The mere presence of this
5 Ancient tears a hole into your mind. Lose 2
Sanity each turn you fight against it.
Soulburn. Each attack has a 50% chance to
begin inflicting D10 SP damage each turn
6
for D4 turns. One soulburn e�ect can be
active at a time.
Vril Sapper. All damage caused by this
7
enemy burns the same amount of Vril.
Spinous. Pass a WIL test every turn or su�er
8
D10 damage.
Terrifying. Each turn, pass a WIL test or
9
reduce all skills by -20 the next turn.
Unyielding. Ignores fatal damage. Only
10
works once.
 Egregores; once their existence has been established
D8 Astral Encounters for centuries their power and influence become
1 Deity irrefutable. Thanks to modern technology and how
2 Egregore easy it is to spread ideas, more Egregores are being
created now than ever before, so the Astral has
3 Elemental
become an even weirder place. You haven't really lived
4 Fae until you face a living meme trying to eat your soul.
5 Illuh
6 Lost WIL INT CHA
7 Spirit 14 10 18
8 Vestige SP VP Initiative
120 140 15
1 – DEITY
Seasoned Bonus: Defense 15 / Offense 10
The ultimate beings, masters of creation and
uncreation. It is rare to cross paths with a Deity, Unique Skill: Feedback. Each time you cast a spell
generally happening when an adept unknowingly near an Egregore, suffer D20 damage.
wanders into its Astral domain. Most will ignore the
adept but some are cruel by nature and will harm Attack:
anything that crosses their path. Each time you
encounter a Deity in the Astral (unless you are g Psychic Burst (1D10+20 damage)
intentionally seeking it out), roll a D10: 1-7 It casts
you out, far from its domain; 8-10 This vile God
wants to make an example out of your insolence.
Defend yourself!

WIL INT CHA

D20+10 D20+10 D20+10
SP VP Initiative
300 ??? N/A

Seasoned Bonus: Defense 40 / Offense 40

Unique Skill: Omnipotence. All Deities are Ancient. 3 – ELEMENTAL

Roll on the Ancient Traits table, but do not apply stat
modifiers. These are the animated and conscious
manifestations of the elements. They are broadly
Unique Skill: Omnipresence. A Deity always wins classified by their elemental affinity: Sylph for air,
Initiative. Gnome for earth, Undine for water and Salamander
for fire. These wild, highly emotional entities abound
Attack: in the Astral, and they have been used as guardians
and servitors since Ancient Egypt. It is unfortunately
g Smite (2D20 damage) easy to accidentally disturb them, causing them to
attack for no apparent reason.

2 – EGREGORE
WIL INT CHA
An autonomous psychic entity can be created by
collective human thought. Essentially, they are 14 12 12
thought-forms that have been fed so much psychic SP VP Initiative
energy by groups and cultures that they end up
actually existing. Many gods start their existence as 130 140 13

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 Immune: 5 – ILLUH
Q Astral Foes Q

g Sylphs - Air The Illuh are a race of alien beings (as in not from
Earth) that, similar to humans, wander the Astral for
g Gnomes - Earth
their own reasons. Unfortunately, all attempts at
g Salamanders - Fire communication have failed since they seem to
g Undines - Water consider us little more than psychic parasites that
must be exterminated. They generally attack on
sight, so adepts are advised to do the same and not
Vulnerable: attempt negotiation.
g Sylphs - Earth
g Gnomes - Air WIL INT CHA
g Salamanders - Water 14 18 6
g Undines - Fire SP VP Initiative
160 140 13
Seasoned Bonus: Defense 15 / Offense 15
Seasoned Bonus: Defense 10 / Offense 10
Unique Skill: Mind Into Matter. Each time the
elemental suffers damage, roll a D10: 7-10, the Unique Skill: Consume Strength. Each successful
elemental draws power from its affinity with the attack alternates reducing the defender’s Offensive
material plane, deflecting 50% of the damage received. Skills by 5, then their Defensive Skills by 5. These
points are recovered upon defeating the Illuh.
Attack:
g Elemental Blast (1D10+20 damage of the Attack:
appropriate element) g Overwhelm Mind (2D6 + 10 damage)

4 – FAE
The Fae have been part of human culture and myths
since time immemorial, thanks to their ability to
easily slip into the Physical plane. However, their
true home is the Astral. There, it is quite common to
encounter these alien beings where their strange and
unknowable goals and behaviors often lead to direct
confrontation.
6 – LOST
It is not uncommon to become trapped in the Astral
for one reason or another. Perhaps a dreamer is
stuck there while their body remains in a deep
comma, or maybe an Astral traveler's body died
during an out of body experience and cannot return.
These poor souls end up resenting the living, and
when they feel the presence of a soul still attached to
its body they tend to become quite hostile.

WIL INT CHA WIL INT CHA

14 13 16 12 15 12
SP VP Initiative SP VP Initiative
135 140 14 135 120 12

Seasoned Bonus: Defense 10 / Offense 10 Seasoned Bonus: Defense 10 / Offense 15

Unique Skill: Slip Between. Fae ignore every third Unique Skill: Snap the Silver Cord. The Lost targets the
attack, as moving from one plane to another is as connection between the Astral body and the Physical
natural to them as breathing is to us. body, in an attempt to sever it. Take D20 SP damage.

Attack: Attack:
g Barrage (2D10+15 damage) g Rage Blast (2D10+10 damage)

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7 – SPIRIT
This includes any higher level entities, generally
referred to as Angels and Demons. Adepts
interactions with them are generally via rituals but
occasionally they will need to face one directly, or
may simply encounter one while exploring. Violent
encounters usually indicate a Demon; Angels are
capable of frightful destruction and violence too, but
it's never done randomly. Demons do as they please,
when they please. According to general reports and
investigations carried out by the Omphalos
leadership, over 90% of all attacks in the Astral are
caused by demons.
Seasoned Bonus: Defense 10 / Offense 10
Unique Skill: Possession. The Vestige will attempt to
disrupt the character's concentration by assaulting
its physical body with an attempted possession. Roll
D10+WIL and do the same for the Vestige. If your
result is lower, you are stunned for D4 turns.
Attack:
g Spectral Fury (3D6 damage)

WIL INT CHA

18 18 16
SP VP Initiative
180 180 15

Seasoned Bonus: Defense 15 / Offense 15

Unique Skill: Primordial Essence. Angels and demons

have always been, and therefore they are difficult to
harm. Each incoming attack is reduced by 5 damage.

Attack:
g Celestial/Infernal strike (D20 + 10 damage)

8 – VESTIGE
More commonly known as ghosts, these are human
souls that have not moved on. These souls wander
the Astral plane as close as possible to the Physical
plane. They may occasionally manifest in the
Physical, but their true power can only be felt when
confronted in the Astral. Some of them are friendly or
even helpful, but the majority are consumed by anger
and despair.

WIL INT CHA

14 12 12
SP VP Initiative
130 140 12

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RANDOM NPC
ENCOUNTERS
Occasionally, you will face an NPC that is not an increased variety, you may even take this a step
enemy (at least not initially). Many events during Site further and create a random NPC each time you face
exploration include these ‘unscripted’ characters for a character of any kind, friend or foe.
which you will use the following rules to create a Begin with the template below, modifying stats
living, breathing NPC with motivations and abilities in when prompted.
a matter of seconds.
When confronting a non-enemy NPC, you can STR DEX CON WIL INT CHA
react in several ways:
14 14 14 14 14 14
g You may attack, even if they are not initially
aggressive, and gain 5 Chaos points. HP VP Awareness Initiative
g You may ignore them. 140 140 20 10
g You may ask for help. An answer may
include a mission-related objective Seasoned Bonus: Defense 30 / Offense 30
(increasing a Search Mission counter by 1),
or they may warn you about danger (ignore Roll for First Impressions, Background and
the next negative event, such as a trap). Motivation. Each random element affects the NPC's
stats, skills, gear or combat capabilities. Primary
g Lastly, you may ask for a piece of their gear. Attribute changes logically affect the corresponding
Roll below to determine the NPC’s reaction. Secondary Attributes.
As with other enemies, roll to determine if they
D10 NPC Reactions are more powerful than usual. D6: 1-4 normal, 5-6
Veteran. Modify the NPC’s stats accordingly.
Hostile: The NPC becomes
1-2
hostile and attacks.
ADDING MORE VARIETY
Stubborn: The NPC refuses
Optionally, you may also roll on the NPC Traits table;
3-5* to cooperate regardless of
to add a personal touch to an NPC you encounter,
o�ers or threats.
friend or foe.
Impartial: The NPC agrees
6-8 on a successful Persuasion D10 NPC Traits
check.
1 Strong: +1 STR, +5 O�ense
Friendly: The NPC agrees to
9-10 2 Weak: -1 STR, -5 O�ense
do what you need.
3 Fast: Always wins initiative
* With CHA 15+, treat all rolls of 3-5 as 6-8.
4 Slow: Always loses initiative
5 Fragile: +2 damage from attacks
CREATING RANDOM 6 Sturdy: -2 damage from attacks
NPCS 7 Brutal: +2 damage per attack
When an NPC is not directly described by the game, 8 Cautious: -10 O�ense
generate one on the fly using the tables below. For 9 Bold: -5 Defense, +5 O�ense
Fearful: +10 Defense, flees at 75%
10
HP (considered defeated)

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D20 First Impressions D20 Motivations
1 Apathetic (-1 DEX, +1 INT) 1 Adventure (+5 O�ense, +2 Initiative)
2 Chain Smoker (-1 WIL) 2 Beauty (+5 Initiative, +5 Awareness)
Confident and Proud 3 Chaos (+5 O�ense, -5 Awareness)
3
(+1 WIL, +1 STR) 4 Control (-20 Player's Persuasion)
4 Dangerous (+2 STR, +1 CON) 5 Escape (+5 Initiative, +5 Defense)
5 Distracted (-1 INT) 6 Faith (+5 Defense, +5 O�ense)
Educated and Polite 7 Fame (-10 Awareness, +10 Defense)
6
(+2 INT, +1 CHA)
8 Glory (+5 O�ense, +5 Defense)
7 Elegant (+2 CHA)
9 Knowledge (+10 Awareness, -10 O�ense)
8 Erratic (-2 WIL)
10 Loyalty (-10 Player's Persuasion, +5 Defense)
9 Frightened (-2 WIL, +1 DEX)
11 Order (-5 Initiative, +10 O�ense)
10 Ingratiating (-1 CHA, +1 INT)
12 Pain (+15 O�ense, -15 Defense)
11 Naïve (-1 WIL)
12 Painfully Plain (-2 CHA) 13 Power (+5 Initiative, +5 Awareness)
13 Painfully Thin (-2 CON) Redemption (+10 Awareness, +10 Player's
14
Persuasion)
14 Professional (+1 INT)
15 Revenge (+15 O�ense, -10 Awareness)
15 Smart Ass (+1 INT, -1 CHA)
16 Romance (+5 Initiative)
16 Sophisticated (+1 CHA, +1 INT)
Social Status (+ 5 O�ense, +5 Player's
17 Twitchy (+2 DEX) 17
Persuasion)
18 Uneasy (-1 WIL) 18 Survival (+5 Awareness, +10 Defense)
19 Unkempt (-2 CHA)
19 Truth (-20 Player's Persuasion)
20 Weary (+1 WIL)
20 Wealth (-10 Awareness, +2 Initiative)

D20 Backgrounds
1 Artist: Life is Su�ering (immune to all conditions), Ornate Dagger (2D20 damage)
2 Beggar: Nothing to Lose (ignores 5 damage/attack), Pocket Knife (D20 damage)
3 Blue Collar Worker: Crowbar (D8+20 damage)
4 Circus Freak: Psychotic Frenzy (-1 Sanity/attack), Ball Hammer (2D10+5 damage)
5 Drifter: Pocket Knife (D20 damage), Amphetamines (ignores 5 damage/attack)
Eco-Terrorist: Molotov Cocktail (D20 damage + Burning, 3 uses), Taser (D10 damage +
6
Stunned)
7 Ex-Hippy: Baseball Bat (D10+15 damage), Spell: Heal Wound
8 Expert Corporate Lawyer: Glock 17 (2D10+10 damage), Speed (always wins initiative)
9 Failed Politician: Taser (D10 damage + Stunned), Beretta 96 (2D10+10 damage)
10 Gang Member: Baseball Bat (D10+15 damage), Glock 17 (2D10+10 damage)
11 Gym Manager: Brass Knuckles (D10+25 damage), Energy Drink (always wins initiative)
12 Internal Security Director: Glock 17 (2D10+10 damage), Baton (D10+10 damage)
13 Military Brat: Baton (D10+10 damage), Walther PPK (2D10+10 damage)
14 Monk: Broomstick (D20 damage), Spell: Enfeeblement
15 Novelist: Walther PPK (2D10+10 damage), Spell: Steal Power
16 Old Money Aristocracy: Beretta 96 (2D10+10 damage), Letter Opener (D10+15 damage)
17 Private Eye: Beretta 96 (2D10+10 damage), Knife (D10+15 damage)
18 Religious Cultist: Dagger (D10+15 damage), Spell: Shock Mind
19 Researcher: Syringe (inflicts Poisoned), Beretta 96 (2D10+10 damage)
Sexual O�ender: Rope (STR test every turn, 3 consecutive failures indicates you are tied up
20
and brutally killed)
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Liber

Spirit
Compendium
I
The number of entities one can find wandering the Astral planes or interacting with the
mortal world is literally infinite. Humans have cataloged these beings since the beginning
of time, resulting in countless grimoires full of descriptions of Spirits, Angels and Demons,
and how to deal with them. Especially now in this age of progress and discovery, new
grimoires come out constantly, adding to the ever-growing menagerie of spirits. Detailed
here is a small grimoire of sorts, listing entities regularly associated with the Omphalos—a
starting point for you to begin gathering spiritual wealth and allies.
Each entity is mechanically described
with the following characteristics: D100 Spirits
g Spirit Rank measures the Vestige
entity’s power, and ranges from
1-5 Alfonso Pereira
10 to 50.
6-10 Eumelia
g Alignment the entity’s tendency
towards Order or Chaos. 11-15 Franz Bardon
16-20 Lazar Arbutina
g Astrological Associations include
the entity's preferred day of the 21-25 Magnus Abilgaard
week and phase of the moon 26-30 Remedios Varo
(learned along with the spirit's 31-35 Taavi
name and sigil/heirloom). Entities
may only be summoned on their 36-39 Will Hickory
preferred day of the week and Spirit
moon phase.
40-42 Al Ahmar
g Ritual indicates the type of ritual 43-45 Astaroth
used to summon the entity.
46-48 Buer
g Boon lists the benefit granted
49-51 Cassiel
after the first pact.
52-54 Elemiah
g Servitor Effect details the
benefits of Scacul binding 55-57 Focalor
through Evocation. 58-60 Forcas
g Invocation Effects describes the 61-63 Haagenti
advantages and disadvantages 64-66 Haniel
inflicted by invoking this entity.
67-69 Lelahel
Remember, these effects become
permanent if you meld with it! 70-72 Mahash
g Spells are the spells the entity 73-75 Mahashiah
allows you to cast through 76-78 Malphas
invocation or melding. 79-81 Pahaliah
When you discover a being’s name or sigil 82-84 Valac
by reading a Grimoire or trading with the 85-87 Yelael
Omphalos, roll below on the Spirit Table
to determine which entity you have begun Deity
to identify. If you roll an entity you are 88-90 Mafdet
already familiar with, use the next highest 91-93 Oba
result; as you continue to increase your
magical knowledge, you become more 94-96 Thunor
likely to encounter obscure and powerful 97-99 Trophonios
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VESTIGES
Some of these Vestiges are those whose remains,
personal items and names have been passed down
through generations of magicians and adepts so that
communion may continue through time. Others may
be powerful mages who are kept from moving on to
the afterlife, so that their powers may be used by
future generations.
To summon a Vestige you must have their name
and an heirloom or body part, because they don't
have personal sigils. Remember, unless otherwise
specified all the spells a Vestige has are categorized
as Folk Magic—each spell is half as effective as its
non-Folk magic counterpart.
1–5 – AFONSO PEREIRA
A nineteenth century Portugeuse magician, Afonso
quickly rose through the ranks of the local chapter of
the Ordo Templi Orientis. He then moved to London,
becoming a researcher for the Omphalos. He
voluntarily had his remains preserved for the benefit
of future generations of magicians.
Rank: 20
Alignment: Order
Astrological Associations: Friday, First Quarter
Ritual: Basic Summoning Ritual
Heirloom: Patch of Skin
Boon: Full Effect – +20 Magical Liturgy / Partial
Effect – +10 Magical Liturgy
Servitor Effect: Once per Site, roll the Challenges
for a Location before entering
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Invocation Effects: Increase every Ritual
Experience improvement by +5 / -1 CON
Folk Spells: Arcane Senses, Decipher
6–10 – EUMELIA
Not much is known about Eumelia other than that
she was an initiate of Orphic Mysteries when
Alexander the Great was conquering half of the
known world. Her remains were dug up by German
archaeologists in the 1800s. Boris Fischer, an
aspiring adept and student assisting at the dig site,
recognized the bones’ power and managed to sneak
out a chunk of Eumelia's hip that has been passed
down ever since.
Rank: 30
Alignment: Order
Astrological Associations: Wednesday, Full Moon
Ritual: Basic Summoning Ritual
Heirloom: A piece of hip bone
Boon: Full Effect – +40 VP / Partial Effect – +20 VP
Servitor Effect: Re-roll a Physical Encounter and
keep the second result
Invocation Effects: Re-roll which attribute you
decrease after dying in the Astral / -1 DEX
Folk Spells: Shield, Allure
11–15 – FRANZ BARDON
Born in Austria in 1909, Bardon was imprisoned in a
Nazi concentration camp during World War II for
refusing to lend his knowledge and powers to the
Fürer’s cause. He was liberated by the Soviets and
spent the rest of his life working on the advancement
of the Hermetic sciences. Today he is considered one
of the spiritual fathers of the Omphalos, thanks to the
lifelong support and direction he granted the London
organization. He is universally known for his works
on Hermetic magic, and his teachings are still used in
many magic Orders today.
Rank: 40
Alignment: Order
Astrological Associations: Saturday, New Moon
Ritual: Basic Summoning Ritual
Heirloom: A gold pen
Boon: Full Effect – +10 Occult Knowledge / Partial
Effect – +5 Occult Knowledge
Servitor Effect: Magical Liturgy skill-ups increase
by 2% instead of 1%
Invocation Effects: Gain Astral Vision for the entire
Invocation / -1 CON
Folk Spells: Enfeeblement, Protection
16–20 – LAZAR ARBUTINA
A promising Serbian magician who lived through the
tumultuous days of the First and Second World Wars,
Lazar dedicated his life to service. He managed to get
by during the First by helping locals in his native
Croatia escape the horrors of war. When the Second
came and Nazi collaborators of the Croatian
government started sending people to concentration
camps, he risked his life by sneaking into the camps
and busting people out. He was eventually tracked
down by a German sorcerer who killed him and
severed one of his fingers to torment him even in the
afterlife. Later, Allied soldiers raided the Nazi base
and Lazar's phalanx ended up in the hands of a
British officer working for the Omphalos.
Rank: 20
Alignment: Order
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Astrological Associations: Thursday, Third
Quarter
Ritual: Basic Summoning Ritual
Heirloom: Phalanx
Boon: Full Effect – Ignore all damage in the
Engagement Turn / Partial Effect – Ignore half
damage in the Engagement Turn
Servitor Effect: Astral Companion (use Vestige stats)
Invocation Effects: +20 SP / Slow (Enemies gain +5
Initiative)
Folk Spells: Heal Wound, Pacify
21–25 – MAGNUS ABILGAARD
The apprentice of a Völva, a type of viking witch,
Magnus learned what he could before denouncing
his teacher to the Christians taking over the region.
She was immediately killed by a peasant horde, but
not before she cursed Magnus. He spent the
following years fleeing a particularly zealous
missionary who identified him as the Völva's
apprentice. Apparently, the Völva's curse marked
him in a way that any true follower of Christ could
see, twisting his appearance each time the
missionary was present. Magnus ended up dead
from hypothermia, hiding from the missionary and
his cronies in a barn during a long winter night. His
skull was collected and passed down first as a
drinking cup and then as an heirloom.
Rank: 10
Alignment: Chaos
Astrological Associations: Wednesday, Full Moon
Ritual: Basic Summoning Ritual
Heirloom: Skull
Boon: Full Effect – +20 Sneaking / Partial Effect –
+10 Sneaking
Servitor Effect: Re-roll a Defense Skill once per
mission
Invocation Effects: +1 CON / -1 WIL
Folk Spells: Arcane Senses, Mind Cloak
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 26–30 – REMEDIOS VARO
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A respected twentieth century surrealist artist from
Spain, Varo’s works served as gateways to the Astral
planes and the occult wisdom of ancient times. Those
that met her recognized her as a force to be reckoned
with whose strong sense of right pushed her away
from her native Spain during the rise of Fascism.
During her time in France, she came into contact with
local Rosicrucians and through them the wider
occult world. Officially, she died of a heart attack in
1963, and was later known as the ‘Sorcerer Who Left
Too Soon’. Her favorite brush was kept as an
heirloom for those wishing to commune with this
inspired, wise spirit.
Rank: 40
Alignment: Order
Astrological Associations: Tuesday, First Quarter
Ritual: Basic Summoning Ritual
Heirloom: A painter's brush
Boon: Full Effect – +20 Appraisal / Partial Effect –
+10 Appraisal
Servitor Effect: Astral Companion (use Vestige
stats)
Invocation Effects: +1 CHA / -20 Sanity Maximum
Folk Spells: Cripple, Reverse Damage
31–35 – TAAVI
A priest of the pre-Columbian Yucatec Maya, or an Ah
Kin (Mayan: ‘He of the Sun’), best known historically
for performing ritual sacrifices on victims whose
hearts were offered to the Mayan gods. In life, Taavi
was was the chief priest (Ah Kin Mai) and served as
an administrator, teacher, healer, astronomer,
diviner and advisor to the Halach Uinik. Since his
death at the hands of settling enemies, his name and
remains have been passed down due to his wisdom
and power.
Rank: 10
Alignment: Order
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Astrological Associations: Sunday, New Moon
Ritual: Basic Summoning Ritual
Heirloom: Femur
Boon: Full Effect – Immunity to Fire / Partial Effect
– Half Damage from Fire
Servitor Effect: Instantly pass any Linguistics check
Invocation Effect: Burning only removes 1 HP/turn,
-1 CHA
Folk Spells: Heat Blade, Cauterize
36–39 – WILL HICKORY
A member of Causa Scientiae who was expelled due
to his morally ambiguous experimentation methods,
Will moved to the U.S. in 1865 to a small frontier
town, where the locals had no problems with him
testing his theories on native prisoners. Eventually
tales of what was going on in his basement reached
the marshals, who were forced to intervene. When
they arrived, he unleashed Chimeric horrors that
almost overwhelmed them, but eventually Hickory
was captured and promptly hung. His signature tin
glasses were found by a collector years later and
have been in circulation ever since.
Rank: 30
Alignment: Chaos
Astrological Associations: Monday, First Quarter
Ritual: Basic Summoning Ritual
Heirloom: Tin glasses
Boon: Full Effect – +20 Alchemy / Partial Effect –
+10 Alchemy
Servitor Effect: Re-roll any mission given by Causa
Scientiae and keep the second result
Invocation Effects: -1 to Trauma rolls / -20 Sanity
Maximum
Folk Spells: Drain Vitality, Beast Mastery
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SPIRITS

A spirit is any entity that exists independently of the Invocation Effects: +1 STR / +1 WIL / -1 CHA /
material world. They may interact with the Physical -1 DEX
planes but their true home is in the Astral. Here,
Spirit refers to Angels, Demons and Elemental Spells: Censure, Shroud
Forces, beings that humans have been learning from
since time immemorial. Spirits are, generally
speaking, more powerful than Vestiges but less 43–45 – ASTAROTH (DEMON)
powerful than Deities. They are also closely linked to Uniquely balanced in nature, Astaroth may help
the laws of creation and as such have a strong adepts reach a balanced representation of their self.
preference towards either Order or Chaos. This translates into a supreme understanding of
reality, and control over one's spirit by allowing the
transformation of vulnerabilities into strengths.
40–42 – AL AHMAR (JINN)
Their name translates to The Red One in Arabic, but
they are also known as the Red King, Al Ahmar is
strongly associated with the planet Mars and the
element of Fire. As such they have dominion over
war, trauma and their effects over the human mind.
They are usually depicted from the front with
multiple heads, and never depicted without a sword
in hand.

Rank: 40

Rank: 30 Alignment: Chaos

Alignment: Chaos Astrological Associations: Wednesday, Full Moon

Astrological Associations: Tuesday, First Quarter Ritual: Demonic Summoning Ritual

Ritual: Djinn Summoning Ritual (Angelic Ritual + 1 Boon: Full Effect – Immune to combat critical fails /
x Primal Fire) Partial Effect – Half damage from combat critical fails

Boon: Full Effect – Ignore Sanity loss from enemies /
Partial Effect – Ignore half Sanity loss from enemies
Servitor Effect: Absorb all fire-related damage from
one source once per combat
Servitor Effect: Regain all HP once per Mission
Invocation Effects: Your critical hits ignore all
armor / -1 STR
Spells: Decipher, Heat Blade

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46–48 – BUER (DEMON)
First appearing in the 16th century grimoire
Pseudomonarchia Daemonum and its derivatives,
Buer is described as a Great President of Hell
commanding fifty legions of demons. They teach Rank: 10
Natural and Moral Philosophy, Logic and the virtues
of all herbs and plants. They also heal all infirmities, Alignment: Order
especially of the mind.
Astrological Associations: Saturday, Full Moon

Ritual: Angelic Summoning Ritual

Boon: Full Effect – Absorb 2 damage per attack /

Partial Effect – Absorb 1 damage per attack

Servitor Effect: An invisible barrier reduces

incoming ranged damage by 50%

Invocation Effects: +1 DEX / +10 HP / -20 One-

Handed Weapons / -1 WIL

Rank: 10 Spells: Dampen Harm, Extinguish Flame

Alignment: Chaos

Astrological Associations: Thursday, First Quarter

Ritual: Demonic Summoning Ritual

Boon: Full Effect – If you make a second attack in a

turn, it deals an extra 10 damage / Partial Effect –
Your second attack per turn deals an extra 5 damage

Servitor Effect: Restore 50 VP if you reach 0 VP

during a Mission

Invocation Effects: Temporarily increase your HP

Maximum +10 for every 10 Sanity you fall below
your Sanity Maximum / -2 CHA

Spells: Enfeeblement, Mind Cloak

49–51 – CASSIEL (ANGEL)

A member of the order of archangels, and the ruling
prince of the Seventh Heaven (an Astral plane
identified by early Christian eschatologists). Cassiel
is the patron angel of all manner of overlooked
people and those in weakened states. They take
watch over orphan children, the enslaved, the poor
and downtrodden, the unjustly persecuted and the
oppressed.

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 52–54 – ELEMIAH (ANGEL)
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A Seraph of the sefirah of Kether, under the
governing of Archangel Metatron. They represent
the element of Fire and offer great force of will in the
areas of creation and transformation.
Rank: 20
Alignment: Order
Astrological Associations: Friday, Third Quarter
Ritual: Angelic Summoning Ritual
Boon: Full Effect – +20 Sneaking / Partial Effect –
+10 Sneaking
Servitor Effect: Knock out any one enemy each
Mission
Invocation Effects: +2 DEX / -2 STR
Spells: Arcane Senses, Reverse Damage
55–57 – FOCALOR (DEMON)
A vicious demon and Duke of Hell who appears as a
human with gryphon wings. As an entity strongly
associated with Water, they benefit adepts who
working with them by granting miraculous self-
healing capabilities.
Rank: 40
Alignment: Chaos
Astrological Associations: Friday, Third Quarter
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Ritual: Demonic Summoning Ritual
Boon: Full Effect – Heal 2 HP per 10 damage dealt /
Partial Effect – Heal 1 HP per 10 damage dealt
Servitor Effect: Ensnare an enemy, negating their
attack bonuses
Invocation Effects: Regenerate 2 HP per turn / -2 CON
Spells: Banish Spirit, Drain Vitality
58–60 – FORCAS (DEMON)
A knight and high president of Hell, controlling 29
legions of Demons, Forcas appears as a man with a
long beard and white hair, astride a horse and
carrying a pointed dart. They teach the virtues of
herbs and precious stones, logic, esthetics,
chiromancy, pyromancy and rhetoric.
Rank: 10
Alignment: Chaos
Astrological Associations: Sunday, Third Quarter
Ritual: Demonic Summoning Ritual
Boon: Full Effect – At full VP add +10 damage to
each attack / Partial Effect – At full VP add +5
damage to each attack
Servitor Effect: Disarm an enemy as a free action.
Only works once on the same enemy
Invocation Effects: Deal 10 free damage on the
Engagement Turn / -20 Sanity Max / -1 WIL
Spells: Reverse Damage, Shroud
61–63 – HAAGENTI (DEMON)
A President of Hell according to ancient
classification, who appears in the form of a Mighty
Bull with Gryphon wings. They are a master of
spiritual transmutation or, in practical terms, they
can make a good situation out of a bad one.
Rank: 30
Alignment: Chaos
Astrological Associations: Sunday, First Quarter
Ritual: Demonic Summoning Ritual
Boon: Full Effect – +1 damage per 10 HP an enemy
has left / Partial Effect – +1 damage per 20 HP an
enemy has left
Servitor Effect: Apply Bleeding to an enemy once
per combat
Invocation Effects: Armor (absorb 1 damage per
attack) / -1 STR
Spells: Heal Wound, Unlock
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64–66 – HANIEL (ANGEL)
Also known as Anael, Hanael or Aniel, they are an
angel in Jewish lore and angelology often listed as
one of the seven archangels. Haniel is associated with
the planet Venus, serving as an archangel of the
sephirah Netzach. They are a master of persuasion
who helps adepts find deeper meaning hidden in
plain sight.
Rank: 40
Alignment: Order
Astrological Associations: Friday, Third Quarter
Ritual: Angelic Summoning Ritual
Boon: Full Effect – +20 Persuasion / Partial Effect –
+10 Persuasion
Servitor Effect: When learning an entity’s name or
sigil, pass an Occult Knowledge check to learn both
Invocation Effects: +2 CHA / You may not use
ranged weapons
Spells: Allure, Focus
67–69 – LELAHEL (ANGEL)
A Seraph, part of the sefirah of Kether governed by
Archangel Metatron. Lalahel represents the element
of Fire as their planetary energies emanate from
Venus. They symbolize health and healing and hold
perfect knowledge of the Physical world, and
consequently knowledge of Alchemy.
Rank: 10
Alignment: Order
Astrological Associations: Friday, New Moon
Ritual: Angelic Summoning Ritual
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Effect – Reduce Poison damage by half
Servitor Effect: Craft any Formulae requiring less
than 50 in Alchemy without a skill check
Invocation Effects: HP +20 / -1 CHA / -1 INT
Spells: Razor Barrier, Dampen Light
70–72 – MAHASH (ANGEL)
Little is known about this Angel who was first
mentioned in the writings of Rabbi Akiba. They
always manifest as a cloud of mist, hiding their true
nature. They have absolute control over the
capabilities of the human mind, something that is
utilized by those adepts looking to understand the
world through logic and reason.
Rank: 30
Alignment: Order
Astrological Associations: Tuesday, Full Moon
Ritual: Angelic Summoning Ritual
Boon: Full Effect – +2 INT / Partial Effect – +1 INT
Servitor Effect: Automatically persuade an NPC to
collaborate with you once per mission
Invocation Effects: +2 INT / -1 WIL / -1 CHA
Spells: Banish Spirit, Decipher
73–75 – MAHASHIAH (ANGEL)
First described in Kabbalistic texts, it is said they are
one of the few Angels who correspond to the
emanations of the 72 names of God. They can help an
adept improve quickly, but only if they are willing to
work for self-improvement.
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Rank: 40
Alignment: Order
Astrological Associations: Monday, Full Moon
Ritual: Angelic Summoning Ritual
Boon: Full Effect – +1 INT / Partial Effect – +1 INT,
-1 CON
Servitor Effect: Astral Companion (use the Spirit
stats)
Invocation Effects: Skill-Up requires 4 rolls instead
of 5 / -3 STR
Spells: Steal Power, Unleash Inner Beast
76–78 – MALPHAS (DEMON)
A grand-president of Hell governing 40 legions,
Malphas appears as a raven or in human form with a
raucous voice. In the ancient grimoires it is said that
they build citadels and impregnable towers, break
down enemy barricades, find good workers, give
familiars and will receive sacrifices but deceive the
sacrificers.
Rank: 20
Alignment: Chaos
Astrological Associations: Wednesday, New Moon
Ritual: Demonic Summoning Ritual
Boon: Full Effect – Ignore 5 damage each incoming
attack / Partial Effect – Ignore 2 damage each
incoming attack
Servitor Effect: Astral Companion (use Spirit stats)
Invocation Effects: +1 STR / -1 CON
Spells: Focus, Shock Mind
79–81 – PAHALIAH (ANGEL)
In the angel hierarchy Pahaliah is a Throne, part of
the sefirah of Binah under the governing of
Archangel Zaphkiel. Their planetary association is
Mars and they represent the element Water. They
provide one with awareness of the laws governing
the world. This may lead to a spiritual awakening
and the discovery of an Earthly calling.
Rank: 20
Alignment: Order
Astrological Associations: Tuesday, New Moon
Ritual: Angelic Summoning Ritual
Boon: Full Effect – Each action granting Order
points increases by +2 / Partial Effect – Each action
granting Order points increases by +1
Servitor Effect: Any Site layout rolls may be re-
rolled once, keeping the second result
Invocation Effects: +2 INT / -20 SP / -1 STR
Spells: Censure, Wither Mind
82–84 – VALAC (DEMON)
High-President of Hell and commander of 30 legions,
Valac appears as a child with feathered wings riding
on a two-headed dragon. They tell of the positions of
planets and where to find serpents. They’re also
known for being quite strong and not opposed to
sharing that strength with those who are worthy.
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Rank: 20
Alignment: Chaos
Astrological Associations: Thursday, Full Moon
Ritual: Demonic Summoning Ritual
Boon: Full Effect – +10 damage to critical hits /
Partial Effect – +5 damage to critical hits
Servitor Effect: Apply the Poisoned condition to an
enemy once per combat
Invocation Effects: +20 HP / -1 INT
Spells: Pacify, Shield
85–87 – YELAEL (ANGEL)
A Seraph whose name is said to be inscribed on the
Tree of Life. As a Seraphim they are part of the very
highest of the angelic choirs, burning with the
reflected glory of creation. They do not normally
associate with such base creatures as humans unless
under obligation when called upon correctly and
appropriately by a worthy adept.
Rank: 30
Alignment: Order
Astrological Associations: Sunday, New Moon
Ritual: Angelic Summoning Ritual
Boon: Full Effect – +30 Persuasion on Sundays /
Partial Effect – +15 Persuasion on Sundays
Servitor Effect: Re-roll a Veteran's unique skill
Invocation Effects: +2 CHA / -1 STR / -1 DEX
Spells: Beast Mastery, Blessing
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DEITIES
Given the opportunity, Deities are the most powerful
entities a magician will interact with. Although some
are the result of the collective belief of a group or
culture, most are older than mankind itself. They
have always been and will always be. The more
philosophical adepts will ask why they choose to
interact with mortals, but for the majority it is
enough to know that they are powerful and willing to
share that power with a select few.
88–90 – MAFDET (DEITY)
The Ancient Egyptian personification of legal justice
and capital punishment, Mafdet is associated with
the protection of the king's chambers and other
sacred places. They are known for being merciless
towards any who transgress against the natural
order of the universe.
Rank: 50
Alignment: Order
Astrological Associations: Friday, Third Quarter
Ritual: Mafdet Divine Summoning Ritual
Boon: Full Effect – Deal 200% damage the first turn
of combat / Partial Effect – Deal 150% damage the
first turn of combat
Servitor Effect: A critical success with either Parry
or Dodge grants you the benefits of both
Invocation Effects: Any Folk Spell learned also
grants the complete version / -2 CHA
Spells: Allure, Harm, Razor Barrier
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91–93 – OBA (DEITY)
An African goddess of rivers, and sometimes
marriage. They represent not just the literal rivers,
but also the rivers and waters of life. In some stories,
the goddess is represented as a jealous wife who
brings punishment upon those who betray their
loved ones.
Rank: 50
Alignment: Order
Astrological Associations: Monday, Full Moon
Ritual: Oba Divine Summoning Ritual
Boon: Full Effect – Increase all healing effects by 20 HP
/ Partial Effect – Increase all healing effects by 10 HP
Servitor Effect: Any enemy that attacks the adept
becomes Chilled
Invocation Effects: Roll CHA tests with 2 dice and
choose the better result / -1 STR
Spells: Banish Spirit, Decipher
94–96 – THUNOR (DEITY)
The Anglo-Saxon god of weather, particularly
thunder and lightning, and of the Forge. They are
given particular reverence by blacksmiths. Their
symbol is the hammer, representing strength of will
and spirit, which makes them a formidable ally for
any adept.
Rank: 50
Alignment: Order
Astrological Associations: Thursday, New Moon
Ritual: Thunor Divine Summoning Ritual
Boon: Full Effect – +5 Initiative / Partial Effect – +3
Initiative
Servitor Effect: Intimidate an enemy into retreating
by passing a WIL test
Invocation Effects: Rolling doubles on an attack,
even above your skill, causes a critical hit / -2 DEX
/ -1 CON
Spells: Astral Vision, Heat Blade, Unleash Inner Beast
97–99 – TROPHONIOS (DEITY)
An Ancient Greek demigod, the result of Apollo’s
union with a mortal. In the past, they had a dedicated
cult following and many important personalities of
the ancient world visited their oracle to receive
wisdom through visions of horror. Their domain
over the Astral allows adepts to better face the
threats lurking there.
Rank: 50
Alignment: Chaos
Astrological Associations: Tuesday, Third Quarter
Ritual: Trophonios Divine Summoning Ritual
Boon: Full Effect – +40 SP / Partial effect – +20 SP
Servitor Effect: Avoid combat without a check, after
winning the Engagement Turn
Invocation Effects: If you roll doubles on an attack,
make a free attack / -1 WIL
Spells: Arcane Senses, Astral Vision, Soul Cocoon
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100 – VANTH (DEITY)
An Etruscan goddess who serves as psychopomp and
herald of death. They appear at scenes of death,
especially murder and other violent deaths, as a
youthful, winged and bare-breasted huntress
wearing boots, a leather battle skirt and crossed
baldrics. However, their role is benevolent, guiding
the dead to their proper place in the underworld.
Rank: 50
Alignment: Chaos
Astrological Associations: Sunday, New Moon
Ritual: Vanth Divine Summoning Ritual
Boon: Full Effect – Each successful attack reduces
the enemy's Defense by 2 / Partial Effect – Each
successful attack reduces the enemy's Defense by 1
Servitor Effect: Heal D10 (HP/SP) after killing an
enemy
Invocation Effects: If you roll doubles on an attack,
ignore all armor / -1 DEX
Spells: Drain Vitality, Energy Blast, Shroud
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Liber

Loot) &
Rewards
While exploring and completing Missions, you will uncover valuable items that can help
you in your quest for ultimate power and transcendental knowledge. Many items and
ingredients necessary to further your goals are found via Mission discoveries, so keep your
eyes open and don't miss a chance to find something useful!

TRACKING WEIGHT
There are limits to how many things you can carry at once. A character has a number of
Gear Slots (GS) equal to their STR. Each number above your maximum results in a
cumulative -1 to any DEX tests. Each item description includes how many Gear Slots it
occupies, reflecting its weight. Luckily, small items such as reagents, trinkets and potions
do not occupy Gear Slots.

IDENTIFYING MAGIC RELICS

Sometimes when you get lucky you will obtain a magic relic of some kind! These rare and
complex artifacts require study before use. To learn an item’s secrets and access its powers,
perform an Occult Knowledge check. If you fail you must take it to the Omphalos for
identification; this service costs 100ø. Until you identify the item, it's just an exotic piece of art.

LOOTING HUMAN ENEMIES

Upon defeating a human opponent, you may take any gear that was not broken during
combat. Typically this just includes weapons and armor, but occasionally you may find a
potion or other interesting trinket. In addition, each human is carrying a trinket; roll on the
Personal Effects table on the next page. Most of it is rubbish but sometimes you will find
something of value.

ALCHEMICAL TREATISES
AND GRIMOIRES
During Missions and expeditions you will find alchemical and occult texts, both ancient and
modern. You can choose to keep them for study, or take them to the Omphalos for trade.
Alchemical Treatises function as tokens you can trade for Alchemy-related wares and
formulae, while Grimoires may be traded for the spiritual knowledge of the Omphalos. You
may also sell a Treatise or Grimoire for 500ø. If kept for study, Treatises increase Alchemy
by 2, up to a max of 40, and Grimoires increase Occult Knowledge by 2. Each Treatise or
Grimoire occupies 1 GS. If the player decides to study one, they will only be able to do so after
the Mission, meaning skill improvements do not take place until they’re back to safety.
Alchemical texts are valuable for the accumulation and cross-referencing of knowledge,
so the Omphalos will trade any Alchemical Treatise for one of the following items:
g One Basic Alchemical Ingredient recipe of your choice
g One Advanced Alchemical Ingredient recipe of your choice
g One Alchemical Formula of your choice
g One dose of any of the following ingredients:
Mandrake, Shadow Oil, Primal Fire, Primal Air, Primal Water, Primal Earth,
Lightblood, Aether Seed, Lodestone
Similarly, powerful grimoires like the Tractatus de Nigromantia, or The Book of Soyga, or
even the infamous Magia Naturalis et Innaturalis are invaluable for the Omphalos to make
available to adepts new and old alike. You may donate one to the Omphalos in exchange for:
g A Ritual of your choice
g An Astral spell of your choice
g Any Spirit's name
g Any Spirit's Sigil
g Any Vestige's Heirloom
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Metal cigarette lighter engraved with “Fuck
1 Handful of coins and small bills 28
You”. Classy
Leather belt with an inverted pentagram Empty matchbook for Chimera, a local night
2 29
buckle club
This looks valuable. Roll on the Valuables
3 Screw top metal pill box 30
Table
Gold pocket compass engraved with the sigil
4 31 Open pack of cigarettes. Only one left
of the Saturnian Kin
Antique gun. You probably shouldn't fire it, it Funny-smelling flask. Roll on the Potions &
5 32
would most likely explode Tinctures Table
Ancient device that appears to be a pocket
6 Charcoal leather braided keychain 33
size astrolabe
White package of sleek ‘male
7 Thislooksvaluable.RollontheValuablesTable 34
contraceptives’. Condoms
Functional pepper spray keychain. Small
8 Vintage Optical Glass Monocle 35
and lightweight
9 Broken hair comb 36 D100ø
Travel size mini perfume; smells absolutely
10 Round Victorian-era Steampunk sunglasses 37
heavenly
Healthy dessert alternative packed with
11 Rusty Fehu rune pendant 38
nuts, dates and a hint of cinnamon
Lip gloss with the tagline, ‘Love's baby soft,
12 Waxing moon necklace 39
because innocence is sexier than you think’
This looks valuable. Roll on the Valuables
13 Obsidian bracelet with a cross charm 40
Table
Edwardian gold signet ring with the initials Mini LED flashlight with a surprisingly
14 41
E.A.P. engraved on it strong light
15 Handmade gold earrings 42 “A Christian's Pocket Guide to Sodomy”
16 Thislooksvaluable.RollontheValuablesTable 43 Old photo of a pet dog
A cassette tape! Who even has a cassette
17 Vintage solid wood calligraphy dip pen 44
player anymore?
Suspicious flask. Roll on the Potions &
18 Mobile phone with a broken screen 45
Tinctures Table
MP3 player filled with goregrind bands
19 Solid brass money clip 46
covering Taylor Swift songs
Small gray leather wallet. It's full of lovely Knight chess piece beautifully carved in solid
20 47
family pictures pine wood
Exotic bird feather. Probably linked to the
21 D100ø 48
spiritual world somehow
Glossy laminated business card for Je�erson Breath spray. You never know who you might
22 49
and Co. have to kiss...
23 Small pocket-sized notebook 50 Metal matte black credit card
Very romantic handwritten love letter. Did
24 51 Cute blue and white polka dot scrunchie
you just kill a poet?
Half a meter of jute rope with coarse, strong
25 Used cloth handkerchief. Very used 52
threads
26 Rusty key 53 D100ø
27 Bronze shackle padlock 54 Ski mask

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55 Tooth. Looks like a molar 78 Very lush wig
56 Old baseball cards 79 Old “Super Mario Land” Gameboy cartridge
57 Measuring Tape 80 Bunch of dog tags
Child’s sock but no family photos. That’s
58 Old movie tickets 81
creepy, you're glad you killed this fucker
59 Action figure. Is that He-Man? 82 D100ø
60 Compact binoculars 83 Pair of very filthy earphones. Very filthy
61 Handcu�s 84 Rick & Morty branded tampon
This looks valuable. Roll on the Valuables
62 85 Ancient coin. Chinese, probably?
Table
63 Antique sterling silver pocket watch 86 BDSM ball gag
64 Chewed-up pacifier 87 Turquoise and Silver Navajo Charm
Barlow folding pocket knife. Too loose to be
65 88 Tiny glass flask filled with sand
used safely, though
Flask carved with a generic sigil. Roll on the
66 Small pouch of...psychedelic mushrooms? 89
Potions & Tinctures table
67 Zip bag containing nail clippings and hair 90 Bag full of pistachio shells
68 Brooch made in the latest fashion trend 91 A “Love Me” Hoodoo condition oil flask
Decorative handbag tassel. What's the point
69 92 Pouch filled with aromatic herbs
of this?
8oz. hip flask filled with barrel-aged whiskey.
70 93 Ancient Iberian fibula
The perfect 'gift' for tough situations
Two pieces of exquisitely crafted wooden
71 94 Altar cloth covered in pentacles
dice with rounded corners
Hand-made pendant with the sigil of
72 Flask. Roll on the Potions & Tinctures Table 95
Astaroth
Grimoire filled with made-up sigils. Looks
73 96 Bullets with pentacles carved into them
cool, though
Very used copy of “The Satanic Bible”.
74 97 Tarot deck missing The Magician
What a loser...
75 Bunch of keys 98 Altar o�ering bowl carved out of a skull
This looks valuable. Roll on the Valuables Old theater program for the play “Unsilent
76 99
Table Storms in the North Abyss”
This looks valuable. Roll on the Valuables
77 Guitar pick 100
Table

D10 Valuables D20 Potions & Tinctures D20 Potions & Tinctures
You thought you'd found 1 Salamander's Gift 11 Infusion of Rapidity
1 something, but it isn’t 2 Elixir of Spiritual Might 12 Distillation of Fire
valuable after all.
3 FlaskofHerculeanStrength 13 Distillation of Air
2-3 4D20ø
4 Arrach's Blood 14 Distillation of Water
4-6 Alchemical Treatise
5 Tincture of Thick Blood 15 Distillation of Earth
7-9 Grimoire
6 Bile of Proteus 16 Potion of the Aghori
Roll on the Magic Relics
10 7 Will of Karna 17 Spirited Flask of Clarity
Table
8 Mephisto's Cunning 18 Antidote
9 Siren's Charm 19 Stoneskin
10 Draupadi's Halo 20 Preparation of the East

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D20 Magic Relics
Reroll any unique items already in your possession.
Domitian's Brooch. A Scacul that does not require allocating Vril. Belonged to Emperor
1
Domitian. Unique.
2 Rechargeable Vas. A Vril battery in which you may store up to 200 VP.
Ring of Spatial Comprehension. Grants insight into how to rearrange gear with hyper-
3
e�ciency. Gain +10 GS. Unique.
4 Ring of Free Access. Allows the user to cast the Unlock spell. Five uses.
5 Cloak of Mundanity. Negate the Awareness of all enemies. Unique.
Joan D'arc's Phalanx. A bone that supposedly belonged to Joan D'arc. Doubles critical success
6
chance for all attacks performed by the owner. Unique.
Nebra's Ankh. An ancient relic in which part of a pharaoh's Vril still lingers. Reduce critical
7
failure chance to only 98+ during combat. Unique.
Golden Feathers of Sunita. These valued Buddhist relics imbue the holder’s Astral form with
8 elemental power. Attacks performed in the Astral deal elemental damage of the associated
type. Roll D4 when you find one: 1 Water, 2 Fire, 3 Earth, 4 Air. Four unique Golden Feathers
Solomon's Ring. This powerful relic belonged to king Solomon, the master magician of
9 ancient times and one of the originators of Western magical thinking. Grants the bearer +1 to
their Ritual Level. Unique.
Aztec Sacrificial Dagger. The obsidian artifact of Achcauhtli, an Aztec priest who used it to
10
ritually sacrifice thousands. Deals 2D10+10 damage, applies the Bleeding condition. Unique.
The Wheiley Diary. Appears to be a blank notebook, but careful inspection reveals the initials
‘A.W.’ on the inside of the leather cover. Each time the owner of this notebook su�ers a
11
traumatic event, the diary pages fill themselves with a detailed description of what
happened. Absorbs the next 200 points of Sanity loss. Unique.
Earrings of Lucid Dreaming. These extravagant golden earrings were a gift from Salvador
12 Dalí to his wife Gala, so that she could accompany him during his Astral excursions. The
wearer can step into the Astral immediately, no Meditation check required. Unique.
The Moon and Sun. Pair of leather bracelets, one decorated with a silver moon and the other
13
a gold sun. The wearer can ignore one Alignment increase each week. Unique.
Sash of Astral Fall. This discolored sash has seen better days; it's rumored to have belonged to
14 Ghiyath ud-Din, a fifteenth-century Persian Sultan. If the wearer is killed in the Astral, instead
of reducing one Attribute randomly, choose which is reduced. Unique.
Signed Copy of Idolatry and The Spirit World. Richard Stern's personal copy, still imbued with
15
some of his power. Pacting with spirits the Sternian way requires no extra rolls. Unique.
16 Ring of Magical Warding. Ignore up to 10 magical damage per attack. Unique.
Vadakkunnathan Temple Wax. A small, uninteresting wooden box that contains 10 pieces of
17
wax. It can replace any ingredient, be it for a ritual, alchemical formula or spell.
Warding Chalk. A tactilely unpleasant, waxy stick of chalk. When used in any summoning
18
ritual, gain +10 to Magical Liturgy. Enough chalk for 5 rituals.
Dee's Tarot Deck. This beautifully crafted deck allows its owner to exert control over their
19
destiny. Re-roll any Order Mission and keep the new result. Unique.
Arcane Puzzle Box. This Ebony and Onyx marble box would be worth a fortune based on its
exquisite craftsmanship alone. It is an ancient piece though, and judging by its smooth
20 corners it has seen a lot of use. Before a Mission, perform an INT test. If you pass, you solve the
puzzle and are immune to being Stunned for this Mission. The puzzle unravels afterwards,
ready to be solved again. Unique.

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IN SEARCH OF
THE MIRACULOUS

Note: This scenario is the introductory adventure for Seekers Beyond the
Shroud, intended to be played after you have created your first character and
read the rules. You may skip this scenario if you have already played it with a
previous character; just assume your character has received Omphale's
Embrace and you are working with the Omphalos.

After the events of your background, you dove headfirst into the search for hidden
knowledge and occult power. You've been doing all you can by yourself, bought dozens of
books online, joined several Facebook groups and even met with some individuals here
and there. But none of that is enough; you're a single person trying to find a diamond in a
gleaming desert where each grain of sand looks and feels like a diamond until you get a
closer look. No, you need guidance, you need help.
You’ve attempted to join various groups and even attending a few meetings, but
something about them put you off. Whether it was the typical guru obviously more
interested in getting laid than helping anyone, or edgelords claiming to possess the true
power of Lucifer, you really haven't come across any organization you felt you could trust.
They all seem to be cults of personality following a person who says they have all the
answers, not about searching for true meaning and transcendence. That's without even
mentioning the more mainstream groups like the Temple of Satan, the Freemasons or the
myriad of Eastern-inspired gurus that call your city their home. No, you skipped over those
and went directly to groups that, in theory, don't let simply anyone join. Most recently, you
invested two good months trying to attend a meeting of the Sons of Loki, only to realize
they weren't much better than a bunch of cosplayers pretending to have access to secret
knowledge.
You were starting to lose hope. Then you found online an old forum from the early 90's,
still active even after all these years. In it, there were a series of posts signed by someone
called Hannah Courtoy. These posts weren't like anything you had seen before; they didn't
claim access to secret knowledge, or give advice about how to get back with your boyfriend
and curse his new girlfriend. There was no fluff, simply shared knowledge. The type of
knowledge you need for yourself. You knew this person knew more than most when you
read paragraphs like this:

“
The value placed on the correct mix of herbs, powders, magical words and sigils has led
to an obsession with technique and the creation of patterns of questionable value
beyond their theatrical content. There are occultists who would not consider
performing a ritual without first taking a ceremonial bath (something that has
always amused me), or anointing themselves with oil. These distractions are not even
a blind to conceal something deeper, but dressings that support the work of the
unimaginative while concealing the true nature of magick. Even the oil described in
the Abramelin has no use beyond putting you in the mood for believing in magick. If

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 you doubt me, know that some of its greatest
proponents were pouring that oil over their
heads in rituals while using the wrong recipe
their entire lives. They hadn’t read the
modern and accurate translation provided by
Dehn. The oil, so valued by Crowley and
others, was fake.
This paragraph hit you more than any other because
you recently had an argument with a so-called
‘Secret Master’ about the importance of ritual and
form over essence. This paragraph speaks of a
person who is intimately familiar with the essence of
magic, who knows what parts are true and what is
just there to entertain the public. Yes, this ‘Hannah
Courtoy’ really knew more than most.
You decided to find out who this person really
was. The username gave you nothing, and even after
contacting the forum administrator (which took a
couple of weeks, and a few expensive calls to the U.S.)
you had no real information other than most of
Hannah's posts were from the late 90's, and that the
account was associated to an old mixmail email
account. Truly a dead end. Out of desperation, you
googled the name Hannah Courtoy and to your
surprise you found that, in fact, it matched a real
person.
Born around 1784, Hannah Courtoy (born
Hannah Peters) fled an abusive father at a young age
and found work as a housekeeper and tavern
employee. In 1800, a friend introduced her to John
Courtoy, a 70-year-old former wigmaker in poor
“
health who had made a fortune in the lending
business. Peters was shortly in his employ as a
housekeeper. Within the year, she had given birth to
the first of three daughters. When Mr. Courtoy died
in 1818, the contents of the will were disputed and
the legal arguments dragged on through 1827, at
which point Hannah and her daughters had received
most of Courtoy’s money. Like many Victorians of the
era, Hannah was intrigued by Egyptian iconography,
particularly hieroglyphics. She believed Egyptians
had a deep understanding of astrology and their
place in the universe, so she invited Egyptologist
Joseph Bonomi over for regular visits. Bonomi would
spend hours discussing Egyptian lore with Hannah,
who hoped to one day fund Bonomi’s expeditions to
Egypt so he could study their history. When Hannah
died in 1849, her remains were placed in an
expensive, elaborate mausoleum in Brompton.
Some extra digging with some even weirder
contacts led you to discover that the circumstances
of her death were unusual. Old testimonies which
claimed she never aged, or that her daughters
weren't really Courtoy's daughters at all but had
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some other, sinister origin. You tried to find her
house but it had long since been demolished, and
none of her belongings had survived.
Except one. Today, the thought enters your head
that this may be just another dead end when you
receive an email from one of your contacts. It says
they’ve found one of Hannah's diaries. Not thinking
twice, you rush to the antiquarian's store that found
it. There, an old man takes you to the back of his
store, a little room filled to the ceiling with mostly
useless garbage that probably has no value
whatsoever. With a grunt, he points to a small
notebook on a table. “That's it, the last diary of
Hannah Courtoy”. You approach it and open it almost
reverently. The writing is hard to read but you think
that if you get a few days with it you'll be able to
make sense of it. “How much?” you ask. The
antiquarian sizes you up, and tells you a price much
lower than you expected. You promptly pay him and
rush back home.
Over the next two days, you read the diary. It’s
mostly stories about her daughters, but there's a
section at the end where she speaks of something
called The Omphalos. You are confused as to what
exactly this is, because sometimes she seems to
speak of it as a place, while in others it sounds more
like a person, or group of people. Whatever it is, she
clearly thought it was behind many major events of
her time, almost sounding like a proto-conspiracy
theorist. Just as your faith begins to falter, you reach
a peculiar passage:
(...) and despite all my efforts, all my obsession
with anything even remotely related to the
mystical land of Khem, it appears that my
work has been for naught. Omphale awaits,
and tonight I shall be content for her
embrace.
Following this paragraph is a series of notes,
describing in detail how to perform some kind of
ritual or summoning. The ritual itself seems easy
enough; you don't need anything more than a
moonless night, some candles and some incense. It
also refers to a chamber somewhere here in London,
but unfortunately doesn’t give details.
Your mind turns to the last clue you have left;
Hannah Courtoy's tomb. It’s an object of modern
legend, some people going so far as to claim it's a
time-traveling device. Your first visit to the tomb in
Brompton Cemetery certainly peaks your interest; in
the middle of the grounds and shrouded by trees it
stands an imposing six meters tall with a pyramid
peak. It looks to be made from granite, with a heavy
bronze door secured by a keyhole. Decorative
accents line the front, furthering the air of mystery.
The door’s margins display a rectangular band of
Egyptian hieroglyphs. To attempt a translation,
Perform a Linguistics check. If you pass, you discover
it mostly mimics the style of texts found in Ancient
Egyptian pyramids, with the story of the pharaoh
traveling through the underworld and facing the
horrors found there in order to re-emerge
triumphant and take his rightful place as one of the
gods. Except here, the approach is more humble, and
speaks of an apprentice (or adept?), instead of a
pharaoh. Clearly on the brink of a breakthrough, you
decide to return on a night of New Moon with tools to
open the tomb.

ENTERING HANNAH COURTOY'S TOMB

After sneaking inside Brompton Cemetery on this
moonless night, the imposing tomb's door stands
before you. Breaking in was actually easier than you
thought it would be, the main gate wasn't even
locked. Tomb robbing must be out of vogue. The
tomb's door though, is another story. You have a
lock-picking kit you bought online and a crowbar in
case you (most likely) don't manage to pick the lock.
Upon closer inspection, it doesn't look like the tools
you’ve brought with you will work on a keyhole of
that style, but it's worth a try: Perform a Lockpicking
(-10) check. If it doesn't work, you will have to use
brute force: perform a STR test. Roll a D10 for each
failed attempt: on a 1 your noise has attracted a
Guard (use Guard stats)! Perform a DEX test; if you
succeed, you are fast enough to gather your tools and
hide, avoiding them finding you and kicking you out.
Alternatively, you may choose to fight or run and
come back tomorrow for one more chance. If you
fight and kill a Guard, gain 5 Chaos points.
Once the door is open (one way or another), a
wave of moldy air engulfs you on its way into the cold
night. You peek inside, illuminating the area with
your flashlight only to discover there’s nothing
inside but a single statue of a goddess you don't
recognize. Cut from white marble, it stands wearing
a shawl of sheep skin, with the sheep's head resting
over the goddess' delicate features. At its feet, a
fantastically carved butterfly rests between a snake
and an owl. On second thought, all three animals are
astonishingly realistic, but for some reason your
attention was immediately pulled towards the
butterfly. Its delicate wings appear poised to flutter,
as if it were about to lift gently from the statue’s
foundation. You look around the tomb and find
nothing but a thick layer of dust and a dead mouse.
Not ready to give up, you turn your attention
towards the statue. It could be an idealized version of
Hannah Courtoy, but most likely it's some kind of
patron goddess. The three animals below could be an
indication of her attributes? You do a quick search on
your phone (reception sucks inside a tomb), and find
nothing about a goddess associated with a serpent,
an owl and a butterfly. But that butterfly… You
approach and touch it, and as you do you accidentally
cut yourself on the paper-thin wing. Sharp marble? Is
that even possible? The blood slides down the
butterfly's wing, painting it red. Your vision blurs
and you are startled as the butterfly begins to move;
is it alive? Seconds later you feel silly; the butterfly is
moving because the statue and its base are moving!
You feel a rumble below your feet and jump out of
the tomb moments before the floor disappears. Now
outside, you scramble to your feet, and choke on the
cloud of dust which billows out from the tomb. The
noise has stopped, so you shake the dust and dirt
from your clothes and wave your hand to clear the
air as you peek inside the tomb. To your surprise,
where there once was a solid stone floor now lies a
set of stairs that descend into darkness. Without a
second thought, you gather your things and step into
the unknown.
THE VESTIBULE
The last step down the stairs leads you to a small
room where each wall appears to be an individual

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block of stone. A thick layer of dust and dirt covers only to release it as slowly as possible. You repeat
the stone floor; it's evident that no one has been this seven times, and then you open your eyes. You
down here in years. You see torch stands on the sides stand, and chant:
of the room, indicating this place predates electricity.

“
A single corridor leads deeper into this place. Using
your phone as a torch, you decide to move along.
THE HALLWAY OF REMEMBRANCE
You move through the corridor and soon notice a
series of bas-reliefs along the left wall. You stop to
admire them and their exquisite craftsmanship. They
tell the story of a great fire that consumed a city in
the midst of a war or battle. Further down the
corridor, two individuals from the two sides of the
war stand together and make some kind of deal,
surrounded by a hooded congregation. The next
carving reveals both leaders and their followers as
they gather in a huge hall, surrounded by books and
strange artifacts. You're not really sure what any of
this means, but the stonework is beautifully
preserved. Entranced by the carvings, you see the
end of the corridor ahead.
Goddess revered, engendering all things and
re-engendering them from the same womb
as thou likewise renewest the day and dost
banish night. Thee who dost supply every
creature with living force, thou divine
controller of sky and sea and of all things,
thee through whom nature is hushed by the
laying hold of sleep. Thou coverest Pluto's
shades and chaos immeasurably: winds,
rains and tempests thou dost detain and at
thy will let loose, and likewise dost thou
convulse the sea, banish sunshine, stir gales
to fury, and when thou wilt thou speedest

OMPHALE'S SANCTUM
As you enter the room, you immediately notice a
difference in the air; there's a fresh current coming
from ahead. A few steps away from the hallway, you
realize this is a bigger room; the whole place is white
marble that has somehow remained pristine. At the
center of the room, you see another statue of the
same goddess you saw upstairs, only this one is
probably the most realistic representation of a
goddess you've ever seen. You hold your breath,
almost expecting this giant beauty to step down from
its pedestal to greet you. Above the statue, almost
twenty meters away, you notice a hole through
which you can see the sky. Instantly you know that
the moon is right above you but completely invisible
on this moonless night.
After circling the statue a couple of times, you
notice a distinct set of symbols carved into the stone
in front of the statue. You recognize them as the
circles and sigils described in Hannah's diary. This is
a ritual area, missing only the final steps described
by Hannah. Immediately you prepare for the
ceremony. You set the candles as described, light a
brazier and burn the incense, all while you chant the
appropriate words. After just a few minutes, the
ritual is complete. You take off your shoes and sit
comfortably inside the circle, facing the statue. You
close your eyes and inhale deeply, letting the air and
incense fill your lungs to the point of almost bursting,

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 forth the joyous day. Thou dost bestow life's
nourishment with unconditional faithfulness,
THE TRIAL OF
and, when our breath has gone, in thee we OMPHALE
find our refuge. Whatsoever thou bestowest, This test consists of a series of ever-changing rooms
all falls back to thee. Deservedly thou art and tunnels containing different threats and
called Mighty Mother of Gods, as in duteous challenges. Advancing into a room closes the door
service thou hast surpassed the divinities of behind you, impeding your retreat. The only way out
heaven, and thou art that true parent of living of this place is forward.
species and of gods, without which no thing
may be ripened or born. Thou art the Mighty
Being and thou art queen of divinities, ROOM I
O Goddess!
Leaving the statue room, you immediately sense
there's something different here. You can almost feel
You pour a bottle of wine over the flames, causing a
the psychic energies pulsating around you.
huge cloud of vapor to engulf both you and the
statue. Seconds later, the smoke twists and turns
Perform an Occult Knowledge check. If you pass, gain
around the statue as if it were alive. Pulsating with a
2 points in Occult Knowledge as images of ancient
secret heartbeat, the smoke lingers unnaturally
rituals invade your mind.
around it as a white veil. “Welcome, my child,” you
hear a voice say. Shaken by it, you know that you are
ROOM II
not imagining it, you heard it in your head as clear as
The door shuts behind you and you find yourself facing
you see the veil of smoke spin around the statue. This
a creature you couldn't have imagined in your most
is it, this is why you're here.
fevered dreams. This abhorrent thing looks like a
“Hello, eh, mother.” you say, stumbling through
weasel composed of viscera, with backwards feet and
the words. “I sense confusion, have you not
scythe-like claws. It hisses at you and attacks!
summoned me?” the voice asks. “Yes! I summoned
you, but to be honest I didn't really know what I was
Omphalian Horror
expecting. Certainly not this.”
There's a pause, as if the goddess were thinking. “I
see. So you are not yet prepared, and as before, it falls STR DEX CON WIL INT CHA
to me to prepare you.” Confused and disappointed 16 16 10 12 10 –
with yourself, you remain silent. A rumble on the
other side of the room startles you; you look past the HP VP Awareness Initiative
statue and see a section of the wall move, revealing 100 120 20 14
another passage.
“If you seek my embrace and to enter the navel
Attacks:
of the world you must first pass my trial. Be
forewarned, many aspirants have perished in this g Maul (D20+5 damage)
process. Past this sanctuary, your fate is your own.”
The goddess falls silent, awaiting your answer. “I
have come a long way to find you, to understand the ROOM III
world and my place in it. I will not give up now that
I'm finally here,” you answer, staring at the cloud in No creatures are here, but something's not right; what
front of you. starts as a buzzing in your ears quickly becomes a
“Very well, my child. I will see you soon, one way deafening pounding that shakes your very core.
or another.”
With those last words, the cloud dissipates Perform a WIL test. If you fail, lose D10 Sanity and
through the hole in the ceiling. You let out a big sigh, D10 HP from the psychic assault.
not realizing you were holding your breath this
whole time. You definitely feel a presence has left the
room, and you are truly alone. It's time to act.

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ROOM IV
As you enter this room, an unshakable sense of dread
invades you. Your end is near!
Perform a WIL test. If you fail, lose D20 Sanity.
ROOM V
Another one of those terrible creatures awaits you here!
Defeat another Omphalian Horror as it slinks out of
the darkness and attacks.
ROOM VI
A tripwire crosses this room's threshold. Will you see it
in time?
Perform a Perception check. If you pass, you see the
trap's trigger just in time to avoid it. If you fail, a
metal bolt strikes you in the back! Lose 2D10 HP.
ROOM VII
A fountain stands in the middle of this room, an inviting
stream of water pouring from the mouths of small
stone birds and other animals. Do you dare drink it?
If you decide to take a sip, perform a CHA test. If you
pass, the fountain’s spirit likes you and heals you for
2D20 HP. If you fail, the water turns into mud the
second you sip it, and you spit it out immediately.
ROOM VIII
At the back of this room you find a marble pedestal
with a leather journal on in. It tells a tale of travels in
the desert.
Perform an INT (-2) test. If you pass, increase Occult
Knowledge by 5 and recover 5 Sanity, as the world
makes better sense to you. If you fail, lose 20 Sanity
as you fail to understand the insane ramblings
scrawled into the pages of the journal.
ROOM IX
Another of those terrible creatures awaits you here!
No wonder they’re called Omphalian Horrors, the
Goddess seems to keep them as pets. Defend yourself!
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ROOM X
The door to this room opens and a swarm of rats rush
out! They seem to be out of their minds, gnawing at
each other and trampling their brethren without any
consideration.
There are too many rats to attack, so you simply
brace yourself and let them wash over you. Perform
a WIL test. If you succeed, you keep your inner peace
and the rats ignore you. If you fail, they bite and
scratch at you, dealing 2D20 damage.
ROOM XI
As you enter, you see a woman resting against a wall.
She seems to be asleep, but she doesn’t react to your
presence, or your attempts to wake her up. You also
notice she’s wearing strange clothes. Is she dressed as
if she were from the 1920's?
As you wonder what to do about the sleeping
woman, you notice she has a pouch beside her. You
open it to find 10 bandages and a knife that looks like
it’s carved from ivory. Pass an Occult Knowledge
check to realize this is no ordinary dagger.
g Ivory Dagger of Bocchus (2D20 Earth
damage)
You may take the woman's belongings or simply
move on as the next door opens while you deliberate.
ROOM XII
This room is filled to the brim with supplies of all kinds.
Perhaps the Goddess is granting you gifts?
Perform a Perception check. If you pass, you find
something of value among the diverse collection of
items stashed here. Roll on the Valuables table.
ROOM XIII
Another of those terrible creatures awaits you here!
How are these things surviving down here? No time
to think, here it comes!
ROOM XIV
There is a child standing in the middle of this room.
Startled as you are, you quickly realize the child is you!
You don’t appear older than ten years old. The child
looks at you, smiles, then rushes towards the wall,
violently hitting their head. Taken completely by
surprise, you rush towards the kid, who stands up with
their face covered in blood. Still smiling, the child slips
from your arms, pushes you away and rushes against
the opposite wall, again head-first. You hear a loud
crack and the kid plummets to the ground, blood
pooling around them quickly. Filled with horror, you
approach the kid. They are dead.
Lose D20 Sanity.
ROOM XV
This room is different than all the previous ones.
Rather than the rocky walls of uniform shape and size,
this room is elongated, with columns lining the walls to
each side. As you enter, you feel a sudden wind pushing
you back. The wind slowly picks up in intensity,
making your advance more and more difficult.
You must successfully pass an Attribute test for each
Attribute, one by one. If you fail one, you must re-
attempt the previous one. For each 6 attempts,
successful or not, you lose D20 HP. Each successful
Attribute test gets you closer to the exit, and as soon
as you pass all 6 you may exit the room.
Exhausted and injured, you cross the final threshold.
You find yourself inside a wide room, all done in
marble, with a statue in the center of it. You're in the
first room again! You enter the room from the
opposite side and approach the statue. Barely
standing straight, and half voluntarily, half due to
how tired you are, you kneel before it. A voice speaks
inside your head.
“Well done, my child. You've prevailed and
proven yourself worthy of my blessing.”
You feel warmth in your chest, a burning
sensation that increases exponentially. Your flesh is
being seared! You tear your shirt, only to see the
image of an obelisk seared into your chest. The pain
leaves quickly but you feel a fire coursing through
your veins. You’re more alive than ever before.
g Omphale's Embrace: Add +25 damage to
every successful attack, but your soul is
pledged forever to the service of Omphale
and her agents at the Omphalos.
“You are now numbered among my children, and
your soul is pledged to my service. In time you will
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understand the privileges and responsibilities this
brings. Now go and join your brethren.”
The voice in your head quiets as a fourth passage
opens on the last wall. You follow it, walking a few
hundred meters through a tunnel illuminated with
candles until you reach a golden door with an
inscription on a plaque that reads:
“
And Zeus, wanting to determine the center
of the Earth, sent two eagles to fly at the
same speed from the ends of the earth. At
the point of meeting of these two eagles, the
sacred Onyx Stone was placed. This is the
Omphalos, the Navel of the World.
With the last of your strength, you pull open the
golden door, and you find yourself inside a wide
dome, carved entirely from stone. You are
underground, but the light here seems natural and
the air fresh. Different people come and go, busy and
minding their own business. Within this enormous
dome you can see designated areas. Some look like
storage, one like a cafeteria full of people chatting
and sipping their tea. Of all the things you imagined,
the last thing you expected was an underground
shopping mall. In the center of it all, a huge white
pillar towers overhead. Is this the famous Omphalos?
While you're staring at it all, a young man
approaches you. He's dressed in jeans and a leather
jacket, with a long mane of blue hair floating behind
him. He has a couple of ugly face tattoos on his
annoyed expression. “You, newbie, follow me,” he
yells as he walks right past you, without even
bothering to check if you're following him. You chase
after him, and a minute later you’re going downstairs
to a different floor of this underground complex. This
floor is much more luxurious, with golden lamps
illuminating dark, rich wooden mahogany walls.
From the looks of it, and judging by the people
coming and going with paperwork under their arms,
this is some kind of administrative area. Your guide
stops at a door, knocks twice, and tells you to go in
before disappearing back down the hallway.
You open the door timidly, and find a smiling
woman sitting behind a desk. “Ah! You made it!” She
stands up to shake your hand. “Congratulations, and
welcome to the Omphalos!”
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 BACKGROUND
SCENARIOS
Note: The following scenarios provide an example of narrative gameplay. They conclude the
stories started in the character backgrounds, and become available once the character reaches
Ritual Level 2. This indicates the player is familiar with the game systems and has a character who
is starting to become a personality within the Omphalos’ occult community. While they provide
resolution, they are not urgent or required; you may postpone your background scenario until you
feel ready to tackle it, or want to try something new.

1 BAD TRIP: SOULCATCHER

Sitting beside Jodie's bed in the hospital, you reflect
over the past few months. To be able to pay for
Jodie's hospital bills, you've gotten yourself clean,
you have a new place and a new job. Meanwhile, you
researched and asked questions to anyone willing to
listen until after months of frustration and getting
nowhere, you finally found the Omphalos. With their
help (and immense libraries), you’ve learned so
much. For example, the thing attached to Jodie's soul
is a Soulcatcher, one of the alien entities that inhabits
the Astral planes. They are apparently very rare, and
while not much is known about them, one thing is
certain: nobody has ever managed to take a soul back
from one of them.
You plan to change that. You stand up, kiss
Jodie's forehead, and head out. You have somewhere
to be. After pulling all your favors at the Omphalos,
you now have the address of an old magician who
has been living outside the occult community for
decades. It is said he is the world's foremost expert
on Astral species and encounters, a veritable
empyreanologist, as they were called back in the day.
After a few hours and after a short trip to Paris, you
stand outside an old apartment block in Rue des
Violettes. It's nighttime, but you see a light shining
from within the old man's apartment. You head
inside, go up a couple of floors and knock on the door.
A few moments later, an old woman answers the
door and asks you something but you don't speak a
word of French, so you try to explain you're here to
see Monsieur Bisset. The woman shakes her head
and starts to close the door when in a panic you yell
“Omphalos!”. She freezes, stares through the gap in
the door, then lets you in. She walks inside and
signals for you to follow. She guides you through a
labyrinth of bookshelves and stacks of old
newspapers before approaching a dark, solid wood
door. She knocks twice, opens it, pushes you inside
and closes the door behind you. You find yourself in
a prodigious study with shelves covering all four
walls and books occupying every inch of space. In the
center of it all, perplexed by your sudden appearance
is a huge man in his late seventies (at least) who sits
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in French. In English, you answer that you don't Pass a Meditation check or use a Potion of Astral
understand what he's saying. He dons a visibly Travel to enter the Astral. Follow the standard Astral
annoyed expression, “I said, who are you?” Surprised exploration rules until you reach the last Stage,
at his directness, you ask “May I sit?” before realizing where you find yourself in a field of red grass
there's no other chairs among the books. “Just caressed by a gentle breeze. The place is pleasant,
answer the question. Who are you, and what are you one of the most calm places you've seen in the Astral,
doing here?” With a sigh, you introduce yourself and actually. At the center of the field, you see movement;
explain why you're here. As you talk, Mr. Bisset a pulsating mountain of fiery foam becomes visible,
slowly relaxes, and by the end of your story he is searing the grass around it. This has to be the
nodding pensively. “Yes, yes. I am familiar with the Soulcatcher's node, you feel it in your soul. By the
capteur d'âme; I even encountered one myself, many looks of it, all its parts have already congregated. Are
years ago.” He stands to his full height, stretches his you too late? You rush towards it, prepared to fight
long arms and tries to pace around the packed room. for your friend's soul.
“What you ask has never been done before, you know
that, right?” You nod, letting him continue, “It just so Soulcatcher (Node)
happens that a few months ago I met this very nice
flûte bleue while I was in the Third Sphere that told
WIL INT CHA
me about how it had seen, in a certain location of the
Astral, a gathering of these capteur d'âme. They 14 18 6
seemed to coagulate into a single being, then melt SP VP Initiative
into separate individuals after a few days (or
perhaps minutes, time has no meaning that deep in 160 140 5
the Astral).” Mr. Bisset stops pacing to turn and look
at you. “My research says that these capteur d'âme Seasoned Bonus: Defense 20 / Offense 20
are in fact one being that sends parts of itself to
capture souls before they return to the source to, in a Unique Skill: Soulburn. Each attack has a 50% chance
manner of speaking, digest the souls. From what you to begin inflicting D10 SP damage each turn for D4
tell me it has been some time since your friend's soul turns. One Soulburn effect can be active at a time.
was taken, so while it may be possible hers hasn't
been devoured, I wouldn't hold my breath.” Attacks:
Upset, you demand he tell you what to do. g Manifold Barrage (2D10 + 10 damage)
“There's no reason to yell at me, I am trying to help,”
Mr. Bisset says, visibly hurt. “Have you entered the
Astral before, are you familiar with it? If so, I can If you defeat the Soulcatcher within 10 turns, you
imprint the location of the ‘nest’ into your psyche and manage to free Jodie's soul. Otherwise, you're too late.
you can go see how lucky you are. It's dangerous, but If you free Jodie's soul, increase both Sanity
you clearly care for this person. The only thing I can maximum and SP maximum by 20. If you are too late,
think of is for you to go there and kill any capteur reduce your Sanity max by 20 but earn 1 WIL.
d'âme you find. Maybe you get lucky and your
friend's soul is freed, or maybe it's too late. I'm sorry,
but I can't do much else.”
Without hesitation, you tell him to give you the
location. He nods, puts both hands around your head
(they are so big they surround your entire head), and
closes his eyes. You squint and brace for the psychic
impact. “It's done,” Already? You didn't feel anything.
“Are you sure?” you ask. “What were you expecting, a
burning sensation, a flash of light? I only placed an
Astral imprint into your psyche. Next time you enter
the Astral you'll know where to go, like an old
memory. Now go, but please do let me know how it
goes. I would love to hear your personal account.”
You thank him, and hunker down for the night at a
nearby hostel to do some Astral traveling.

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2 BOOKWORM: HUNTED

It's been a while since you moved to London after g Hallway (1) 60/20/–
running away from your old town. It has not been
g Ritual Chamber (see below) –/50/50
easy, but you have slowly built a network of contacts
and joined the Omphalos. There, you heard stories g Hallway (1) 60/20/–
about your old master; he is well known across the g Main Study (see below)
occult community for being a greedy collector who
doesn't play well with others. He used to be a
member of the Omphalos, but somehow he got out D4 Guarded House Encounters
and started his own path, but not before taking with 1 Guard
him as much knowledge and as many artifacts as he
could carry. 2 Guard Dog
Your own contacts told you that your old master 3 Living Statue (use Golem stats)
sent agents to the Omphalos to look for you. You Hired Adept
know he doesn't really need the desert rose you took 4
(use Rogue Mage stats)
from him, it's more about his reputation. To send a
clear message to anybody who would take from him.
He needs you dead, and soon.
You thought you would be safe with the RITUAL CHAMBER
protection of the Omphalos (despite efforts to This flamboyantly decorated room is decorated with
discredit you even before your arrival), until a week hanging tapestries and valuable relics. Standing in the
ago when you were attacked by a couple of hired rats middle of the room is a naked man. He glares at you
just outside your place. You escaped mostly past deeply disturbing beast-like features, and starts
unscathed, but now you know the only solution is to growling. Whoever this was, they are no longer
directly confront your old master. That’s why you human. You prepare for a fight.
now stand in front of his London house, building up
the necessary courage to go in and do what has to be Humanoid Yokai
done. You know he’s here. While you were staking
out the place earlier, he arrived escorted by a small
army. You know you have the Omphalos’ blessing,
STR DEX CON WIL INT CHA
and that nobody will miss this bastard. But you also 14 14 13 12 15 12
know this is going to be very difficult. HP VP Awareness Initiative
This takes place at a House with the modified Enemy 130 120 25 14
encounter table below. Lay out this Site with the
following locations in approximately this order: Vulnerable: Fire
g Entrance Hall (1) 80/50/20
Seasoned Bonus: Defense 20 / Offense 20
g Library (2) 50/40/70
g Dining Room (2) 50/50/50 Unique Skill: Vril Immunity. Yokai are immune to
spells.
g Kitchen (1) 50/30/40
g Hallway (3) 60/20/– Attacks:
g Living Room (2) 50/50/50 g Maul (D20+10 damage)
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A figure sits behind a desk, on a comfortable-looking
chair. Immediately you know it's not him, you'd
recognize his bald head anywhere... Slowly and
dramatically, the figure turns the chair towards you. It
looks like an ordinary man, dressed impeccably in a
very old-fashioned looking suit. It’s hard to tell his age,
perhaps somewhere around forty? He smiles a sincere
smile, his pearl-white teeth shining in the dim light of
the room. His eyes, though... there is something
inhuman in them. A cold emptiness, like staring into
Ginnungagap. “Well well well, you made it!” it says,
looking at you from behind the desk. “I suppose you are
disappointed to see me here instead of our master, but
you honestly could not have believed it would be this
easy.” He stands and a threatening look enters his eyes.
You see a fire flicker in them for a moment, but it's
gone in an instant. “I don't see any point in talking any
longer, let's just get this over with.” Immediately after
finishing the sentence, he leaps over the table and
attacks you!
BORN INTO IT:
3 RETURN TO THE LIGHTHOUSE
It's been years since you escaped the clutches of
Brother Isaac's cult. Years you've spent learning
about what you saw there, a path that took you to
meet other like-minded people that work to stop that
kind of evil from spreading across the world. You
have already dealt with many cultists, twisted souls
that would sell humanity's future for a taste of power.
But somehow, despite the profound regret you
always felt for having abandoned your parents back
at The Lighthouse, you never went back. You always
knew you would return one day, and it is time. You
are ready now. Armed with knowledge and a few
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The Master's Daeva
STR DEX CON WIL INT CHA
13 15 20 15 18 15
HP VP Awareness Initiative
200 150 10 12
Seasoned Bonus: Defense 15 / Offense 15
Unique Skill: Vril Choke. The Daeva's target is lifted
into the air, choked by an invisible force. The target
loses its next turn and takes D20 damage (costs 35
VP to cast).
Attacks:
g Pummel (D10+10 damage)
If you defeat the Daeva, you may search the room by
performing a Perception check. If you pass, you find
a hidden safe under the desk. Use your Lockpicking
skill to attempt to open it. Inside you find 500 obols,
1 Grimoire and an Arcane Puzzle Box (see the Magic
Relics table). Unfortunately, there are no clues as to
where your old benefactor has gone, but most likely
he's going underground for a while. This was not the
success you were hoping for, but at least you've sent
a clear message: you will not sit around and wait for
him to strike. London is your territory, and he will
not dare show his face around here anytime soon.
tricks you've picked up along the way (and some
firepower, just to be sure), you are ready to return.
It takes a week of travel to arrive at the gates of
the Lighthouse, and you hesitate when the moment
comes to cross the rusty threshold. You push on
though, and follow the old path into the community
only to discover that it has all been abandoned; the
streets are covered in leaves and the road is slowly
being retaken by nature. Nobody has lived here in
years. You follow your first instinct to run to your old
house only to be greeted by a ruined facade and an
empty house. Where is everybody?
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 You walk cautiously across the leftovers of the are all the same book:
town, passing houses and streets full of happy yet the book of Psalms
terrible childhood memories until you reach Brother used by the
Isaac's villa. The white of the house matches those community. Hundreds
memories, beautiful but corroded. You take a deep and hundreds of books
breath, and step in. stacked on each other,
some of them torn
This takes place at a House where all Enemy apart with pages stuck
encounters are Lighthouse Horrors. Lay out this Site to the walls with what
with the following locations in approximately this looks like dried blood.
order: Old memories of the
ritual you witnessed
g Entrance Hall (1) –/50/20
last time you were
g Library (1) 50/40/70 here mix with a new
g Dining Room (1) 50/50/50 sensation of growing
dread. You are not
g Kitchen (1) 50/30/40 alone down here,
g Hallway (2) 60/20/– someone is watching.
You reach the ritual
g Living Room (1) 50/50/50 area and below the
g Bedroom (7) 50/50/50 torn pages you can still
see the symbols drawn
g Hallway (1) 60/20/–
on the floor. Now though, armed with occult
g Study (1) 50/50/50 knowledge you recognize some of them form a
g Hallway (1) 60/20/– cuneiform scripture mixed with modern symbology
referencing the void and other anti-cosmic forces.
g Cellar (see below) There’s one more hallway leading out of this
room, one you didn't see last time. You follow it until
Lighthouse Horror you reach some kind of archive. You open a few filing
cabinets and read some of the files. Mrs. Baker, Mr.
Barker, Charlotte Brown, these are detailed
STR DEX CON WIL INT CHA documents about people, a file for each and every
16 16 18 12 10 10 member of the cult. You frantically search for your
family's name, and two minutes later you’re holding
HP VP Awareness Initiative them. There’s a file for you, with details about your
180 120 20 10 life even after you left the compound (they were
watching you all these years?), up to the point where
Seasoned Bonus: Defense 15 / Offense 15 you joined the Omphalos. There are files about your
parents as well, reporting your mother passed away
Unique Skill: Rapid Regrowth. These abominations five years ago, and a weirdly incomplete file for your
have little in common with anything natural, so father. You remove them all, about to investigate
damage doesn't really slow them down. They further when you hear a sound behind you. As you
naturally heal D10 HP every turn, and are immune to turn, you see another one of those abominations,
all Conditions. slowly pouring itself into itself as it advances
towards you. This one is different though; it begins to
Attacks: tower over you more and more as the chaos of its
form is slowly reigned in, giving way to a somewhat
g Vicious Gnaw (D10+20 damage) humanoid shape. Is that... Brother Patrick? He used
to read stories to all the children every evening, and
Finally you descend the stairs to the cellar and find he was always kind and loving. There's no love or
the floor covered in books. You kneel down and kindness in front of you, now. With a bubbling smile,
gather a couple from the ground only to realize they it attacks!

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 Brother Patrick, Bringer of Joy
STR DEX CON WIL INT CHA
13 15 15 14 18 12
HP VP Awareness Initiative
150 140 20 12
Seasoned Bonus: Defense 15 / Offense 15
Unique Skill: Tendril Choke. One of Brother Patrick's
hands stretches out, a malleable appendage that fills
your nose and mouth. The target loses its next turn
and D20 HP.
4 CURSED: BREAKING THE CURSE
During the past few months, your life has gone down
a path you would have never imagined. Despite all
the silly accidents, terrible luck and overall shitty
situation, you are happy this happened to you. It
opened your eyes to a wider reality, and you've met
very interesting people along the way. You are now
working with the Omphalos to stop what's
happening to you from happening to others.
Fortunately, with the help of some of the elders at the
Omphalos you've managed to contain the escalating
curse that was placed on you. If it weren’t for them
you would probably be dead by now. During your
free time, you’ve prioritized research into the
Quimbanda and all the syncretic cults that abound in
South America. You discovered they have their
spiritual roots in the slave trade, and the African
traditions the enslaved peoples brought with them.
The root of their power (aside from egregores and
borrowed traditions) lies within the heart of the
Yoruba deities. Experts in this subject tell you that
your only chance to break the curse is to kill the one
who put it on you, or to go to a higher authority and
ask for help. You've been looking for Christobal
almost every single day, but he seems to have
vanished without a trace. Your only option right now
is a plea with a true agent of the Yoruba deities and
hope they help you.
With the resources available you learned about
the Orisha, an organization that works to serve
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Unique Skill: Armored. The fluctuating skin is
harder than it looks, allowing Brother Patrick to
ignore 5 damage per attack.
Attacks:
g Pummel (D10+10 damage)
-
Once you deal with Brother Patrick, you search the
rest of the house for clues but find nothing. It looks
like Brother Isaac took as many members that would
follow and left. Was your father among them? They
are out there, and sooner or later you'll find them.
Permanently increase both your Sanity
maximum and Occult Knowledge by 10, and earn 100
Favor with Causa Scientiae.
Olodumare, one of the mayor deities in the Yoruba
pantheon. You also heard that they are generally not
very fond of the Omphalos and its agents... but you
have to try. After a lot of asking around and pulling
favors, you hear of an agent of the Orisha that
frequents a local nightclub, the Blue Banshee. This is
your last shot at getting rid of that damn curse.
Tonight, you head towards the Blue Banshee, a
trendy nightclub in one of the best parts of town. You
pay a fortune to the bouncer to skip the line, and
head in. While you expected the typical assault of
electronic music, you are surprised when you hear
nothing at all. A woman approaches you and hands
you a pair of headphones. You give a quizzical look
but she simply smiles and leaves. You hesitate at first
but put the headphones on and there’s the electronic
music you were expecting. You enter the dance floor
and see everybody here is wearing headphones and
dancing to music only they can hear. Is this a joke?
You are getting old for these new hip things,
obviously.
You remove your headphones and search for the
man you've been told could help you. Sitting alone at
a table in the VIP area is a man that matches the
description you were given. Emmanuel Akintola. He
is a tall, slim black man in his early 30's, impeccably
dressed in a white suit, accented only by his blood-
red tie. He sits there simply, sipping on a drink and
watching the people dance. You approach but are
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held back by another bouncer guarding the VIP area.
He looks at you and calmly says you are not allowed
to be there. You open your mouth to argue, but
Emmanuel interrupts you both, “Ah you finally made
it! Come here, friend, don't just stand there!” He
waves his hand at the bouncer to let you pass, and
points at a nearby chair. “Sit!” he says, a big smile on
his face. “How did you know I was coming?” you ask
while taking a seat. “I didn't, but you seemed so out
of place and came straight to where I am, it wasn't
hard to deduce you had business with me.”
After ordering a drink for yourself, you promptly
introduce yourself and explain why you're here. He
listens and nods while you talk, visibly amused.
When you finish, Emmanuel just stares at you, saying
nothing. “So...” you say after a minute of awkward
silence, “can you help me?”
“Oh yes, of course I can help you,” he says
nodding his head. “The question is, why would I?”
Confused, you start to say something but Emmanuel
interrupts you, “You are an agent of the Omphalos,
correct? We don't generally see eye to eye, and I have
lost many friends at the hands of your organization.
Maybe even at your hands.” He stares at you. While
you try to think what to say, he pulls a piece of green
glass from his pocket, and looks at you through it.
“Sssshhh, that's a bad one, alright!” he says, putting
the glass back in his pocket. “You've been hit hard,
and by one of the bad guys.” He shakes his head,
takes another sip of his drink and looks you right in
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the eye. “Listen, I'll help you. The thing that has you
in its grasp is not one we want to grow in power, and
right now, thanks to the containment spell it has on
you, that is exactly what is happening. You need to
get rid of that thing before it takes a life of its own.”
With a sigh of relief, you thank him profusely. “Don't
thank me just yet, you'll need to do something for me
first.” Of course, nothing is ever free, why would it be
easy. “Go to the Victoria and Albert Museum here in
London. There is a piece there, a statue, that doesn't
belong to them, it was stolen from my ancestors
along with most of the pieces there. We need it back.”
With no real alternative, you agree. Fortunately, it's a
small museum so security should be almost non
existent.
“Once you have the piece, bring it to this
address,” Emmanuel says, handing you a card. “The
person there will take the piece and help you get rid
of your problem. Now go, I want to finish my drink in
peace.”
This Search Mission (Goal: 16) takes place at a
Museum, where all enemies are Guards. Orderly
players will want to avoid combat, as each kill grants
5 Chaos points. Earn 20 Order points if you complete
the mission without a single death.
Upon finding your Goal, you finally find the
wooden statue of a sitting man wearing a thick
necklace and a foreign headpiece, and you head
straight away to the address Emmanuel gave you.
Half an hour later you arrive, and are surprised to
find that the place is a grocery store. You walk inside
and among the produce you see several customers,
most of them of African descent, perusing imported
goods. You walk up to a woman behind the counter,
and hand her the card Emmanuel gave you. She
stares at you for a long minute, then points you to an
office door behind you. You enter a dark corridor
that leads to a small well-lit living room. There’s an
old man here, watching TV. Confused, you simply
stand there looking at him. Visibly annoyed, the man
looks at you. “Okay, okay, let's do this. You're a friend
of Emmanuel, yes?” He says, with a strong Nigerian
accent. He takes your hand and guides you through
another corridor. A minute later you arrive in a
working ritual area with several small altars covered
in offerings, old candles, bowls with liquor (you can
smell it from where you stand) and lots of unfamiliar
occult paraphernalia.
The old man motions for you to remove your
shirt, and asks you to sit in front of an altar of a
woman. You do as you're told and he immediately
starts chanting while pouring fresh rum in a cup,
taking a sip and spraying it all over you. After a few
minutes of chanting and spinning around you, he
 takes your hand and cuts it deeply. You bleed
profusely, but try to remain calm while he takes
another bowl and catches your blood in it. He uses
your blood to paint glyphs all over your arms and
face. Ten minutes later, he stops and looks at you,
nodding with satisfaction. “Good, good! You're ready.
Now, cross the veil and face your captor.” Before you
can say anything he leaves, closing the door with his
foot. Cross the veil? He must be talking about
entering the Astral. You concentrate and get ready
for a fight.
You enter the Astral and find yourself in the
Shadow, a nearly identical spiritual version of the
Physical plane. Not one detail is different here, which
means that room back in the Physical hasn't changed
in at least a hundred years. As you look around, you
feel a presence coalesce behind you. You turn, and
find yourself staring at yourself. The only difference
is this other you has no hair and completely black
eyes. With a scream of primal rage, the other you
attacks!
5 HAUNTED: BANISHING
Months of research and looking for help has led you
to strange people and the realization that the world
is a larger, weirder and scarier place than you could
have ever imagined. First you dug into the local
history of your area, then researched hidden lore and
occult conspiracies which finally led you to the
Omphalos. There, you found yourself wrapped in a
new life you never expected, your old life quickly
starting to pale in comparison with the world you
discovered. You even briefly forgot about why you
started down this path in the first place. But now,
armed with new knowledge and power, you are
ready to reclaim what is yours. Thanks to the
Omphalos, you have heard and read of many cases
like yours: an entity (usually a Vestige) claims a
house and doesn't leave until forced to do so.
Colloquially, you have a poltergeist.
You haven't stepped foot in your house for
several months, and coming back there feels strange.
It all seems smaller, dimmer than you remember.
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Cursed Self
WIL INT CHA
18 18 10
SP VP Initiative
180 180 15
Seasoned Bonus: Defense 15 / Offense 15
Unique Skill: Fragile. Receives 2 extra damage from
all attacks.
Unique Skill: Spinous. Pass a WIL test every turn or
suffer D10 damage.
Attacks:
g Weight of Memories (D20 + 10 damage)
Once defeated, you feel the weight of the curse
disappear, a weight you weren't really conscious of
until now. Gain 1 WIL permanently.
More in tune with the spiritual world than you were
before, you feel a force pushing you away the second
you cross the threshold. You ignore it and rush to the
living room to set up a work area. First, by passing a
Magical Liturgy check, you set up a protection circle
to make sure nothing happens to you while you're in
the Astral. If you fail, your Offense and Defense skills
are reduced by -10 due to having to split your
concentration between the planes to keep your
physical body safe.
You draw the necessary circles and sigils, light
the candles and the frankincense and sit comfortably
in the middle of the circle. You perform a simple
Lesser Banishing Ritual of the Pentagram (more to
settle yourself than anything else), and dive into the
Astral by passing a Meditation check or using a
Potion of Astral Travel.
Moments later, you find yourself in the Shadow.
After practicing dives into much deeper layers of the
Astral, it’s almost difficult to stay so close to the
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Physical plane. You look around you, only to find a
terribly filthy version of your living room. There are
piles of old newspapers in the corners, trash
everywhere and some pieces of furniture which are
no longer in your version of the house. A black mold
covers most of the walls and ceilings and there's very
little light coming through the filthy windows, even
though it's the middle of the day. You barely have
time to take it all in, because a circle of shadows
begins to materialize around you. Each shadow
becomes distinguishably humanoid, but not much
more. It appears there is more than one entity here,
and they are all angry. They attack!
Angry Spirit
WIL INT CHA
14 12 12
SP VP Initiative
130 140 12
Seasoned Bonus: Defense 10 / Offense 10
Attacks:
g Spectral Fury (3D6 damage)
Defeat D4+5 of them in a row. Once you do, the room
feels less oppressive than before; the darkness is
clearing out. You gather yourself and heal 50 SP.
You know your job here is not done though,
there's still something else. Following a feeling, you
leave the room and head upstairs. The black mold on
the walls and ceiling thickens the closer you come to
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the guest room. It’s decorated in the style of the
1960's, but everything is hardly visible past the
layers of black mold. A pile of garbage in the center of
the room begins to shake and grow in size, slowly
forming a humanoid shape! It turns towards you, a
pair of red eyes shining in the dim light. This is the
entity behind all this mess? For some reason you are
not scared; you've dealt with worse since starting
your journey. You concentrate, ready to fight.
Mold Parasite
WIL INT CHA
18 15 12
SP VP Initiative
165 180 13
Immune: Earth
Seasoned Bonus: Defense 15 / Offense 15
Attacks:
g Degradation Blast (1D10+20 SP damage
and roll a D20: on a 1, lose 1 point from a
random Attribute).
When defeated, all the mold in the Astral version of
the house dries away and disappears. The ominous
sensation hanging over the house is lifted. You have
succeeded, and the house is yours, once and for all.
If you choose, this house may be used as a
Sanctum for magical operations from now on.
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 INVOLUNTARY LUCID DREAMING:
6 SEEING CLEARLY
It's been a while since you began research on the
place you used to call ‘The Dreamlands’. You now
know (thanks to some very interesting people, and
maybe a spirit or two) that you were simply Astral
traveling. You've even managed to return,
voluntarily, after you figured out what you were
facing, and cleared up the psychic blockage.
With the help of the Omphalos, you're closer to
finding the ‘Blur’ than ever before, you’ve even made
some tentative attempts at finding it while exploring
the Astral. So far, you know the Blur is likely a
parasitic spirit that feeds off the energies of Astral
sleepers. As a natural Astral explorer (or ‘Homo
Astralis’, according to Causa Scientiae), it simply took
a personal interest in you, a veritable seven-course
meal in a sea of light snacking. You’re determined to
take back what power it took from you, but
unsurprisingly it sensed you coming into your power
and has avoided you ever since. Taking a different
approach, you searched the Omphalos library and
discovered the diaries of a nineteenth century
woman named Emily Ainsley that apparently dealt
with the same kind of entity during her lifetime. The
diaries don't really say how to deal with it, so your
only option is to speak directly with Mrs. Ainsley. You
found a hair in the pages of one of the diaries, so
hopefully it belonged to her. Otherwise, you can only
hope she had a strong connection to her diaries. Only
one way to find out!
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Summon the Vestige of Emily Ainsley using the
Basic Summoning Ritual.
Astrological Associations: Thursday, Full Moon
After summoning Emily, perform a Persuasion check
to convince her to help you.
If you pass, you learn the entity is a twisted kind
of Vestige, one that lingers in the Astral hoping to
feed off the energy of the living to help it stay as close
as possible to the Physical plane. Your only options
are to force it forward to its final destination or
simply destroy it. If you fail the Persuasion check or
any step of this process, you must try another
summoning another day.
She also tells you the Blur is energetically linked
to you giving it the ability to sense your presence in
the Astral. This makes it impossible to catch unless it
comes to you. Mrs. Ainsley suggests you enter the
Astral and make yourself as weak as possible to
tempt the Blur to feed off you again.
To do this, step into the Astral and let go of your
spiritual fortitude, thereby reducing your SP by 50%.
When you do, the Blur appears. You have two
options: Force it to move on with its journey, or
simply annihilate it. If you choose to fight it, treat it as
an Ancient Vestige. If you choose to force it to move
on, perform 3 WIL tests. Before each test, there is a
chance your weakened state attracts more attention.
Roll a D10: on a 1, you have company. Roll on the
Astral Encounters table. You may try to negotiate
with this new spirit as well, instead of fighting, and
convince it to leave you alone by passing a
Persuasion check. If you pass all three WIL tests, the
Blur enters into focus, revealing an old, fragile man
dressed as a priest. Before either of you can say
anything, he shimmers and disappears, a surprised
look in his eyes.
If you defeat the Blur one way or another, you
recover your stolen energy. Increase your max SP by 50.
 NEAR-DEATH EXPERIENCE:
7 INCARNATED

It's been quite a while since you nearly died. Not a So here you are, camped in front of her house
single moment of your time has been wasted, though; ready to follow her wherever she decides to go. The
you started preparing for what's to come the clock on your phone shows it's 3 AM, and she exits
moment you left the hospital. You've aligned yourself the house for one of her night walks. You follow her
with some pretty powerful people, individuals that until she enters an abandoned building and you
are teaching you about what lies behind the Veil. follow her inside without hesitation.
Every day is a struggle. You've faced death several Inside the building, do your best to follow her
times now, and each time you return more steps through the darkness without raising any
determined than before. You've seen that same alarm by performing a Sneaking check. If you pass,
entity lurking around you in the Astral, only you hide successfully until the next step of her
appearing when you are at your weakest. For some outing. If you fail, Mrs. Baker looks suspiciously
reason, it has taken a liking to you. Research into the behind her, then runs. You may choose to not let her
subject revealed it's an entity with the ability to escape by performing a DEX test. If you pass you
occupy the bodies of those about to die, allowing it to catch up with her, and she attacks!
return to life inside the body by replacing the original
soul. Who knows how many of them roam the Mrs. Baker (Incarnated Spirit)
streets? And what do they want, a human life, or
something more sinister? You're not about to let a STR DEX CON WIL INT CHA
cabal of those things loose, that's for sure.
So over the past months, you've been 11 11 15 20 20 14
investigating. You've tracked down all near-death HP VP Awareness Initiative
cases at the local hospital and kept an eye on the
individuals. You've even interviewed close relatives, 150 ??? 14 10
to see if anything has changed too radically since
their return from the other side. Most of it has been Seasoned Bonus: Defense 10 / Offense 10
for naught. They each return to their lives without
any big changes aside from ‘eating healthier’ or Unique Skill: Shared Vril. An unearthly nature
‘spending more time doing what matters’. That is, allows her to share VP with nearby Incarnated
until you found Lisa Baker. In a freak accident, Mrs. Spirits, pooling Vril together for their needs.
Baker slipped on a bar of soap while showering and
cracked her head open. She was clinically dead for a Unique Skill: Negate Death. Ignores fatal damage.
few minutes, when the swelling of the brain became Only works once.
too severe. However, the doctors managed to relieve
the pressure and resuscitate her, and after a time in Spells:
an induced coma she woke up. g Enfeeblement (cast on Engagement Turn)
Mrs. Baker lived alone with her teenage son
Charles, who then started noticing strange behavior. g Shock Mind
She would stay all night up reading about ancient g Harm
history on the Internet. She hated foods she used to
love, and loved other foods that she previously found g Heal Wound
disgusting. She even forgot the names and faces of
relatives. Charles told you he attributed all this to After defeating her, you check the rest of the building
trauma and didn't really think it was serious until but find nothing. Whoever she was going to meet
Mrs. Baker started leaving in the middle of the night. with, they're gone.
He has no idea where she goes, and she’s never given If you manage to follow her without raising any
him a solid answer. alarm, you soon find yourself hiding behind some old

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furniture in an otherwise ample but empty room. At
the center of the room there is a table, illuminated by
candles. Three other individuals are already sitting
at the table, simply staring at each other. Mrs. Baker
pulls up the only empty chair left, and sits. “How are
the others?” she asks to nobody in particular. “They
are fine,” a man answers. He is well dressed, maybe
in his late forties, but you can't tell much more from
this distance especially as the only light source is a
few candles. “They are slowly adapting, and learning
about their new home,” he says. A little boy speaks
up, “Good. And the Watchers? Do they suspect
anything?” He can't be more than 8 years old. What is
he doing here? “The Watchers are watching, as
always. As they are doing now.” The well-dressed
man turns his head towards where you're hiding.
“Will you come out from behind there now, please?”
he asks, clearly talking to you. The others look in
your direction, some of them clearly surprised. What
do you do?
You may choose to run away, in which case you'll
face no opposition. If you return to the place, you'll
find no trace of them whatsoever, and have lost your
only lead.
You may choose to come out guns blazing, in
which case you'll need to face the four Incarnates at
once using the stats below. If you survive, you find no
identifiable information about them or what they're
planning here. Earn 15 points in Occult Knowledge
and return home feeling you rid the world of a few
more abominations.
Your third option is to come out and talk. If you
do so, the four figures stand to face you, clearly
nervous. Mrs. Baker recognizes you from one of the
interviews you conducted. She looks furious. “Allow
me to introduce myself,” says the well-dressed man.
“My name is Alphonse Watkins, and these are Timmy
and Alice Blake. I believe you already know Mrs.
Baker,” he says with a smile. Having prepared
yourself for the worst, the sudden civility disconcerts
you. Are they screwing with you? “You can stop the
charade,” you say, “I know what you are. You are
body snatchers, glorified grave robbers and from
what I heard, there's more of you. Is this some kind of
plot? Are you planning to take over humanity?” As
you speak, you tap on one of your weapons
nervously. With a dismissive laugh, Alphonse starts
to pace in front of the table. “Not at all! Not at all. You
see, your kind (and by that I mean agents of the
Omphalos, not humans) are quick to judge, especially
anything that is, how you say, supernatural in origin.
You see something not of this world and all you can
think of is how to kill it or how to use it.” He stops
pacing, and stares at you intensely. “The truth is, we
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mean you no harm. I don't know what you think you
know about our kind but I can assure you, none of it
is true. You see, in a way we are simply refugees. We
take the bodies of those who can't use them
anymore, immediately after their link with this
Physical plane is gone. We are the ultimate recyclers,
if you will.” he says with a smile.
What is he talking about? Refugees? Taking
bodies no longer needed? You sure needed your
body when that thing almost stole it from you!
“What, you mean you just want to live a normal life in
the human world, you're not scheming anything?
You expect me to believe that?” Mrs. Baker opens her
mouth to answer you furiously, but Alphonse cuts
her off. “My dear, let us not be rude, our guest needs
to understand what is truly at stake here. It is normal
to harbor suspicion in a situation like this.” He looks
at you again with a polite smile. “So what do you
need? Proof? I am afraid I have no proof for you,
aside from our desire to engage in a civil
conversation instead of simply killing you and
getting rid of your body. No, we are better than that.
In any case, I suggest you leave now, we have matters
to discuss and whether you like it or not, we are here
to stay. We have been here for as long as your
civilizations have existed, and even before. We are
your colleagues, your mothers, your teachers and
leaders. What are you going to do, kill us all?” He
waits for a response, then shakes his head. “No, I
think not. And you will say nothing about this, unless
you want to create a state of paranoia that will only
end in generalized bloodshed. So, Watcher, it is time
for you to leave.” He points towards the room's
entrance, and waits.
You may choose to leave, in which case you reduce
your Sanity max by 10 as paranoia slowly starts to
take hold, but gain 20 points in Occult Knowledge.
You may instead choose to fight them all. If you
survive, increase both your Sanity maximum and
Occult Knowledge by 10 and roll once on the Magic
Relics table.
Alphonse Watkins (Incarnated Spirit) Alice Blake (Incarnated Spirit)

STR DEX CON WIL INT CHA STR DEX CON WIL INT CHA
12 12 12 20 20 18 12 12 12 20 20 15
HP VP Awareness Initiative HP VP Awareness Initiative
120 ??? 18 12 120 ??? 12 18

Seasoned Bonus: Defense 15 / Offense 15 Seasoned Bonus: Defense 15 / Offense 10

Unique Skill: Shared Vril. An unearthly nature Unique Skill: Shared Vril. An unearthly nature
allows him to share VP with nearby Incarnated allows her to share VP with nearby Incarnated
Spirits, pooling Vril together for their needs. Spirits, pooling Vril together for their needs.

Unique Skill: Negate Death. Ignores fatal damage. Unique Skill: Negate Death. Ignores fatal damage.
Only works once. Only works once.

Spells: Spells:
g Cripple (cast on Engagement Turn) g Shock Mind
g Shock Mind g Harm
g Harm g Heal Wound
g Heal Wound
You came here looking for answers and got some, but
not the ones you were looking for. How are you going
Timmy (Incarnated Spirit)
to live the rest of your life knowing that anyone can
be one of these things? And if they are one of them,
STR DEX CON WIL INT CHA are they harmless? What do they want? Who are
12 12 8 20 20 18 they, really?
HP VP Awareness Initiative
80 ??? 12 12

Seasoned Bonus: Defense 5 / Offense 5

Unique Skill: Shared Vril. An unearthly nature

allows him to share VP with nearby Incarnated
Spirits, pooling Vril together for their needs.

Unique Skill: Negate Death. Ignores fatal damage.

Only works once.

Spells:
g Shock Mind
g Harm
g Heal Wound

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8 PAST LIFE: PAST ENEMIES
The past few months have been a vortex of change
and discovery, mostly for the better. You've tried to
balance your newly discovered destiny and the
power that comes with it with your mundane daily
life. Your partner is the one who suffered the most
since this started, but you haven't had the guts to tell
them anything of what you've learned. If they knew
you've been working with demons, unlocking
thaumaturgical mysteries and fighting a secret war,
they’d think you had lost your mind, and likely leave
you immediately. No, it's better they think you're
traveling a lot because you're playing in different
venues, not banishing spirits and practicing rituals.
These are the thoughts that cross your mind as
you approach the abandoned brick factory your
agent told you about. There’s apparently a hidden
safe in the foreman's office here holding old
documents of importance to the Kadmonites.
As you enter the factory, perform a Perception
check. If you pass, you notice there's something
wrong: For an abandoned building, there sure are
lots of tracks and footsteps, and they look recent.
Before you can react, someone jumps you! If you
passed the Perception check, you win the initiative
on the Engagement Turn. Otherwise, you're
ambushed, meaning you’re automatically hit during
the first round.
Mysterious Assailant
STR DEX CON WIL INT CHA
12 12 13 16 16 11
HP VP Awareness Initiative
130 160 15 12
Seasoned Bonus: Defense 15 / Offense 10
Unique Skill: Repellant. A constant field surrounds
the mysterious assailant that deflects all projectiles.
They are immune to ranged attacks.
Attacks:
g Dagger (D10+15 damage)
g P226 Pistol (2D10+10 damage)
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Spells:
g Censure (will cast it if the player casts a
buff on themselves)
Gear:
g Healing Concoction (heals 2D10 HP, used
at 50% health)
After dealing with the assailant, you check their
pockets for clues. You soon find an envelope
containing a photo of you and a note with this
building’s address. Who is this person, and who told
them you would be here? The only person that knew
that was Bijan, the agent that sent you here... With a
sensation of dread rising inside of you, you search
the building for the foreman's office. Once there, you
spend the next 30 minutes searching for a safe that is
not there.
Was all this just a trap?
You return to the Omphalos, looking for Bijan.
He's not here, and some people tell you he left in a
hurry. Fortunately, you have your sources and by
throwing around a meager 100ø you learn Bijan's
address. It's getting late, but if you wait until
tomorrow you know the trail will go cold.
Bijan lives on the other side of town, meaning
you are currently on a 40 minute subway ride. The
whole time, you feel that you will arrive too late, that
he's on the run and will not wait for you to appear at
his place. But why? Why would Bijan try to kill you?
You know it can't be the Kadmonites, you've been
nothing but loyal and they are not the types to send
an adept to their death for no reason. No, this has to
be personal.
You approach the quiet building that Bijan calls
home and decide it's probably best to find an entry
that is not the front door. You circle around the house
and easily jump the picket fence, but the door and
ground floor windows are all closed. You may
perform a Lockpicking check to open a door, or pass
a DEX test to climb to the second floor window,
which is open. Each time you fail the DEX test you
slip, hit your head on a pipe and lose 20 HP.
Once inside the house, you quietly follow some
noise and find Bijan packing a suitcase in a hurry. He
looks at you, unsurprised and angry. “Why did you
have to be stubborn and not die? It was supposed to Children of Seth
be easy: I send you there, you die, I'm free.” Confused
by his sudden sincerity, you ask Bijan to slow down. STR DEX CON WIL INT CHA
“There are forces at play here that you don't
understand, and for some reason they want you 12 12 13 16 16 11
dead. Someone powerful enough to free me from HP VP Awareness Initiative
Omphale, imagine that!” Now you're even more
confused; free him from Omphale? What's going on 130 160 15 12
here? He continues, “You’re too young to understand
the consequences of your deal with Omphale, but Seasoned Bonus: Defense 15 / Offense 10
someday you will. It doesn't really matter though;
you survived and whoever is after you will come Attacks:
after me as well. I suggest you leave town, and soon.” g Dagger (D10+15 damage)
Leave town? How would that affect your life?
How would you explain that to your partner? Not an g P226 Pistol (2D10+10 damage)
option. “I’ll deal with all this myself. Who contacted
you?” you ask. Bijan, still packing his suitcase, stops Spells:
for a second and looks at you, “You might as well
know, if you're stupid enough to confront them g Shroud
maybe they'll forget about me. All I know is a man
approached me wanting me to send you to that Gear:
abandoned factory. He said if I did that and didn’t
report your death, I would be freed. At first I didn't g Healing Concoction (Heals 2D10 HP, used
believe it, but then I saw...” He interrupts himself, at 50% health)
confusion in his face. “It doesn't matter; I accepted
and sent you there. But now you're here, and we’re Generate the Site as usual. Once you clear the place of
both in danger! You are free to do whatever you enemies, you find no trace of the woman Bijan talked
want, I have nothing personal against you, but I have about. He was able to carefully take a photo of her,
to go immediately.” He takes his suitcase and heads and you haven't seen anyone matching the picture.
towards the door, but pauses, turns and hands you You do find a laptop, though. If you pass a
his phone. “A woman contacted me, I tracked her Technology check, you crack the password and find
down, you'll find her information in there. I'm sorry an interesting email:
for all this, but it wasn't personal.” He closes his

“
suitcase, runs to the street, stops a taxi and jumps in,
leaving you alone in the house.
It’s too late in the day to pursue the taxi or to
follow up on the woman Bijan talked about, so you go
back home. The next day you inform your Kadomite
superiors about the whole situation. When you
mention Bijan talking about regaining his freedom,
the elder becomes visibly disturbed, shaking his
head. “You've done well coming to us with all this,
but our resources are stretched thin. You have an
address, and based on recent events this is likely
some kind of Ophite cult gone wrong. I charge you
with clearing the place. Maybe there, you’ll find the
answers you seek.”
If you head to the address on Bijan's phone, you
arrive at a Sect's Sanctum where all enemies are
Children of Seth:
Aahmas,
I hope this letter finds you well. We have
finally found he who Ahti warned us about.
Ashakhet is back, and coming into his
power. We cannot allow this to happen
again, he must be stopped. I trust you know
what to do.
Glory to Seth,
Khabawsokar
It seems the Children of Seth (particularly this
Khabawsokar) know about your past life and
consider you a threat. Well, they have made an error
by showing you their hand and now you'll be
prepared. You'll be waiting.
Earn 200 Favor with the Kadmonites and 10
points in Occult Knowledge.

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 SEANCE GONE WRONG:
9 FACING YOUR FEARS

The past few months have been an exhausting vortex g Library (1) 50/40/70
of fear and feverish work. While following Daisy's
g Hallway (1) 60/20/–
orders, you've discovered a hidden layer of reality
beyond the world you knew. This path led you to the g Main Study (1) 50/50/50
Omphalos, and while you haven't really been able to
ask for help (you know Daisy would find out Gang Member
somehow), you have learned much. It is obvious that
Daisy is some type of discarnated spirit (called a
Vestige at the Omphalos), and a powerful one. You've STR DEX CON WIL INT CHA
done some research and suspect she was a powerful 15 14 15 12 12 12
witch, likely a rare correct guess among those
burned at the stake hundreds of years ago, who HP VP Awareness Initiative
sensed your latent abilities and decided to use you 150 120 20 12
for her own purposes. Although you think you could
get rid of Daisy with the help of the Omphalos, this is Seasoned Bonus: Defense 20 / Offense 15
personal. You want to help her manifest in the
Physical world so you can kick her ass and make sure Unique Skill: Call Backup! Once per combat, when a
there is nothing left afterwards. You have a plan to Gang Member's health drops below 50%, roll a D10.
execute your revenge. You've helped her by A 1-2 indicates a second Gang Member joins the fray!
gathering materials for some sort of resurrection Only the first Gang Member can call for backup.
ritual, and the only thing you're missing is an item
that belonged to her. A Grimoire, to be more precise. Attacks:
Unfortunately, it’s in the hands of a collector, so
you'll have to steal it somehow. The collector's house g Knife (D10+10 damage)
is a nice little mansion outside the city. Unfortunately g Beretta 92 (2D10+10 damage)
for you, this collector is also the leader of a local gang,
and security will be high.
When you find the 3rd clue, you also find the
This is a Search Mission (Goal: 16), that takes place at Grimoire. It’s a small diary-style book with worn
a House where all enemies are Gang Members. Lay leather covers, and it’s the last ingredient you needed
out this Site with the following Locations in to summon Daisy. You return to your base of
approximately this order: operations. From what you understand of the ritual,
this is a variation of a Golem Creation Ritual, giving
g Entrance Hall (1) –/50/20 Daisy's soul a vessel in which to reside.
g Library (1) 50/40/70 Surrounded by a circle of candles in a room deep
inside the Omphalos, you shape the consecrated clay
g Dining Room (1) 50/50/50 to roughly represent a woman and place the ashes of
g Kitchen (1) 50/30/40 the now burned grimoire inside. While chanting the
ritual words, you place an Animus Stone (that was
g Hallway (2) 60/20/–
tricky to get, you think to yourself) inside the head
g Living Room (1) 50/50/50 while channeling your Vril into it. You must spend
g Bedroom (7) 50/50/50 200 VP and pass a Magical Liturgy check or the ritual
will fail.
g Hallway (1) 60/20/– If you fail the ritual, you become forever haunted
g Study (1) 50/50/50 by Daisy: each time you enter the Astral you will be
attacked by her first. Use the Astral Daisy profile below.
g Hallway (1) 60/20/–

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 If you succeed, the clay starts shaking violently Once you deal with her new physical body, you chop
in front of you, its surface undulating unsettlingly. it into pieces and immediately burn the flesh-turned-
Then it suddenly stops. The incense that filled the clay. It’s time to finish this.
room gathers around the figure like a mortuary Knowing you’re too restless to meditate, you
drape until a moment later when it is absorbed by drink the Potion of Astral Travel you bought a while
the clay. Before your eyes the clay cracks and breaks, back. Almost immediately you find yourself in the
revealing what looks like human flesh under it. Daisy Shadow where Daisy, old and feeble, is recovering
is reborn. from the trauma of being forced out of her new body.
You take a step back while she sits up, staring at It is now or never.
you. “So, we finally meet face to face, my little
helper,” she says with a twisted imitation of a smile. Daisy (Astral)
She makes a violent gesture and you feel a force
begin to choke you then hold you against the wall.
WIL INT CHA
With an empty look in her eyes she says, “I think you
know what happens next.” 14 12 12
Yes, this is indeed what you expected, and you've SP VP Initiative
prepared for it. The ritual area you are in is also a
containment area, and thanks to the work you've 130 140 12
done for the Omphalos you know how to activate it.
No Vril can be used here once the containment field Seasoned Bonus: Defense 10 / Offense 10
is up, and without Vril there's no spellcasting.
“Stamatí̱se.” you say, barely managing to push the Unique Skill: Terrifying. Lose 1 Sanity per turn while
word out of your mouth. Immediately you feel the in combat.
choking cease and Daisy is visibly stunned for just a
moment, before she seems to grasp what's going on. Attack:
Without hesitation, she takes the Athame from the g Spectral Fury (3D6 damage)
altar and jumps on you!
No magic items or spells may be used inside this
room, only physical attacks will work. Once defeated, you feel her soul vanish from the
Astral. A huge peace pervades you in a way you
Golem Daisy haven't felt in a long time. Involuntarily, you manifest
a place in the Astral covered in grass and gentle hills
as far as you can see. You sit and enjoy the sensation
STR DEX CON WIL INT CHA while you think about your journey so far. You’ve
18 10 18 16 8 5 known about the new, strange occult world around
you for a few months now but for the first time since
HP VP Awareness Initiative
then, you feel truly optimistic.
180 160 5 5 Increase your Sanity maximum by 20 and gain
100 Ritual XP.
Seasoned Bonus: Defense 15 / Offense 15

Unique Skill: Son of the Earth. Golems are immune

to all Conditions.
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Attacks:
g Ritual Athame (D10+10)

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 SLEEP PARALYSIS:
10 FACING THE DARKNESS
Since your personal discovery of how much larger
the world is than you initially thought, a lot has
happened. You are now a part of the Omphalos and
while it comes with some responsibilities it also
grants you many advantages. For instance, the occult
knowledge of generations of magicians who have
dealt with the same problems that led you to seek
answers in the first place. During this time, the
Shadow People have been accosting you constantly,
filling your nights with dread even after you learned
they’re just parasitic entities feeding off your fear
and other extreme emotions. They’re the origin of all
the ancient tales of night demons (succubi and
incubi), or modern stories of alien abductions. The
problem is, no matter how much you arm yourself
with knowledge, you cannot deal with them during
sleep paralysis. So you've spent hours working on
Astral projection, learning about the different Astral
planes and the creatures that inhabit it. You know
these Shadow People are trapping you in the plane
closest to the Physical, interrupting your Astral
body’s attempts to separate from your Physical body.
You’ve trained for the day you can snap out of it and
face them, and now that day has come. You're ready
to put those nasty things in their place.
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First, enter a specific layer of the Astral, the one
closest to the Physical plane. This will allow you to
confront the Shadow people. To do this, pass both a
Meditation check and a WIL test.
In this forced sleep paralysis, you sense the
Shadow People approaching. Break free of the
paralysis, and face them by passing a WIL test!
Free of the paralysis, the Shadow People are
taken by surprise. You sense fury coming from them
now, a frenzy that you didn't feel before. They attack!
You must defeat 4 Shadow People (use Lost stats),
one after another without a pause.
As the last Shadow vanishes, you have a moment
of rest to recover D50 SP. Lurking behind the dark
corners of the room, you feel another presence. This
one seems different. “So, you are in control now,” an
alluring voice whispers in your ear. You turn, but you
see nothing. “Good. I have been watching you. You
have promise.” You turn frantically, looking for the
speaker. “Who are you?” you ask. You can't seem to
focus your eyes on whoever is talking. Each time you
stop to look, they have already moved to the next
dark corner. “What do you want from me?” In reply,
you see the figure of a woman emerging from the
shadows. The first thing that strikes you is her alien
but absolute beauty. Long hair flows behind her as a
veil, while shadows envelop her body like a tight
dress. You can't focus on much else though as her
features change constantly from those of a black
woman to a white one to every other human race;
she’s not of indistinguishable race, but each one in
turn. “You can call me Mara, if you want,” she says
with a smile that shows a pair of snake-like fangs. “I
have seen you, shining as a beacon in this plane of
shadow, calling everything that dwells here. And
they came, as moths to flame.” She smiles again, spins
around you and continues, “And as the moth, they are
burned by the fire and their ashes scattered to the
wind. Is this the end of your journey?”
Confused, you focus all your energy on trying to
track her movements, not truly trusting her. You try
to recall any mentions of a ‘Mara’ in what you’ve
learned, but nothing really comes to mind. Is she
another nightmare come to life? “What do you want
from me?” you ask again, this time more firmly. “Ahh,
but that is not the question you should be asking, oh
Beacon. The question is, what do you want from me?”
At this, you realize this sounds more like a
negotiation than an offer. You've read of people
pacting peacefully with entities, instead of forcing
them to their will. Is this what is happening here?
“So, if I understand correctly, Mara, you're
offering me an alliance of some kind?” Mara stops,
and looks at you intensely before nodding.
You may choose to pact with Mara, in which case
she becomes your servitor spirit. You may also
decide to fight her (use Egregore stats). Your box of
pills becomes her scacul.

MARA (DREAM EGREGORE)

Rank: 1

Alignment: Chaos

Astrological Associations: Wednesday, New Moon.

Ritual: Basic Summoning Ritual, must be performed

in the Astral.

Boon: While in the Astral, rolling doubles is a critical

success.

Servitor Effect: Astral Companion (Egregore stats)

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Invocation Effects: +20 SP / -1 WIL.

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