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==== Codified and Improvised Rituals ====

Rituals come naturally to Leviathans. Both the act of leading the faithful in ceremony and steps of the Ritual seem intuitive, it feels right. With a few rehearsals a Leviathan can direct it's Cult through a new ritual. 

That's not to say there aren't advantages of codifying a ritual, writing a script rather than ad-libbing. The Cult's practice at a ritual allows it to be performed in half the usual number of Task Points. 

Codifying a ritual simply requires sitting down and designing it: An extended Sheol + Occult roll requiring (Dots squared) Successes in addition Dots * 2 experience points. Each roll takes one hour. An easier method is to adapt a pre-existing Ritual. This is significantly easier and only requires the roll, as well as a teacher or written instructions. The exp cost is waived. Not all Leviathans write down their Rituals but most do: Nothing says “Important” about a religion like stone tablets. Rituals can't be used as is, or rather they usually can but from a personal perspective they're unsatisfying. All Rituals incorporate elements of their creators personal theories on tribal history, their place in the world and a wider mythology or cosmology. When you're devout your religion is an important part of your self identity and for a Leviathan that's no different. Using another's Ritual without adaptation is like a devout believer attending a another faith's service. It can be enjoyable, it can be interesting to see another culture but it's not your beliefs and it never will be.