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Sorcery

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	Sorcery is the attempt to manipulate the divine powers of the cosmos through human will. Much of it is derived from Chinese cosmology and Taoist philosophy. Sorcerers often learn these by studying ancient Chinese texts, or by bargaining for rituals from strange beings.		Sorcery is the attempt to manipulate the divine powers of the cosmos through human will. Much of it is derived from Chinese cosmology and Taoist philosophy. Sorcerers often learn these by studying ancient Chinese texts, or by bargaining for rituals from strange beings.

	A sorcerer chooses a particular phase or movement (element) to achieve a particular magical effect. The manifestations and materials for the ritual have to be appropriate to the right movement. The sorcerer then constructs the appropriate ritual, based on complexity and desired scope. Environmental factors (season, direction, planet in the sky, etc.) can affect the chances of success of the Ritual Activation Test.		A sorcerer chooses a particular phase or movement (element) to achieve a particular magical effect. The manifestations and materials for the ritual have to be appropriate to the right movement. The sorcerer then constructs the appropriate ritual, based on complexity and desired scope. Environmental factors (season, direction, planet in the sky, etc.) can affect the chances of success of the Ritual Activation Test.

	Once a particular ritual is formulated, it cannot be changed, only increased in scope, etc. A new ritual will have to be formulated for new effects.		Once a particular ritual is formulated, it cannot be changed, only increased in scope, etc. A new ritual will have to be formulated for new effects.


	[[File:Oriental_correspondences.jpg]]		[[File:Oriental_correspondences.jpg]]

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Shinto miracles

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	Shinto priests, shrine maidens, and exceptionally, gifted and pious lay persons can perform divine miracles by contacting, summoning and binding the kami of traditional Japanese Shinto. Exceptionally, they may even open a way for the entity to manifest itself. The entity will then perform or channel the appropriate miracle, to a strength commensurate with its Scope.		Shinto priests, shrine maidens, and exceptionally, gifted and pious lay persons can perform divine miracles by contacting, summoning and binding the kami of traditional Japanese Shinto. Exceptionally, they may even open a way for the entity to manifest itself. The entity will then perform or channel the appropriate miracle, to a strength commensurate with its Scope.
	~~Magnitude of Kami~~
	~~Scope Rating~~
	Ya-o-yorozu no kami - the eight million kami, minor kami, ancestors		Ya-o-yorozu no kami - the eight million kami, minor kami, ancestors: Major
	~~Major~~
	Kunitsukami - earthly, local kami		Kunitsukami - earthly, local kami: Sweeping
	~~Sweeping~~
	Amatsukami - heavenly kami		Amatsukami - heavenly kami: Cosmic
	Cosmic

	=== Sorcery ===		=== Sorcery ===

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Buddhist miracles

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	Buddhist monks, nuns and priests can perform divine miracles by contacting, summoning and binding the saints, Wisdom Kings, gongen (Buddhist deities appearing as local kami), Bodhisattvas, and actual Buddhas of the Japanese Buddhist pantheon. Exceptionally, they may even open a way for the entity to manifest itself. The entity will then perform or channel the appropriate miracle, to a strength commensurate with its Scope.		Buddhist monks, nuns and priests can perform divine miracles by contacting, summoning and binding the saints, Wisdom Kings, gongen (Buddhist deities appearing as local kami), Bodhisattvas, and actual Buddhas of the Japanese Buddhist pantheon. Exceptionally, they may even open a way for the entity to manifest itself. The entity will then perform or channel the appropriate miracle, to a strength commensurate with its Scope.




	Koso - Buddhist saint, protective spirit: 13—16 (Significant)		Koso - Buddhist saint, protective spirit: 13—16 (Significant)


	Gongen - Buddhist spirit manifesting as kami: 17—20 (Substantial)		Gongen - Buddhist spirit manifesting as kami: 17—20 (Substantial)


	Tenbu (Deva) - Buddhist minor deities: 21—30 (Major)		Tenbu (Deva) - Buddhist minor deities: 21—30 (Major)


	Myōō-bu (Vidyārāja) - Wisdom Kings: 31—40 (Vast)		Myōō-bu (Vidyārāja) - Wisdom Kings: 31—40 (Vast)


	Bosatsu-bu (Bodhisattvas) - 41—60 (Sweeping)		Bosatsu-bu (Bodhisattvas) - 41—60 (Sweeping)


	Nyorai-bu (Buddhas): 61—150 (Cosmic)		Nyorai-bu (Buddhas): 61—150 (Cosmic)

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Buddhist miracles

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	Buddhist monks, nuns and priests can perform divine miracles by contacting, summoning and binding the saints, Wisdom Kings, gongen (Buddhist deities appearing as local kami), Bodhisattvas, and actual Buddhas of the Japanese Buddhist pantheon. Exceptionally, they may even open a way for the entity to manifest itself. The entity will then perform or channel the appropriate miracle, to a strength commensurate with its Scope.		Buddhist monks, nuns and priests can perform divine miracles by contacting, summoning and binding the saints, Wisdom Kings, gongen (Buddhist deities appearing as local kami), Bodhisattvas, and actual Buddhas of the Japanese Buddhist pantheon. Exceptionally, they may even open a way for the entity to manifest itself. The entity will then perform or channel the appropriate miracle, to a strength commensurate with its Scope.
	~~POW of Entity~~
	~~Scope Rating~~
	~~Sanskrit name~~
	~~Japanese name, type~~
	~~13—16~~
	~~Significant~~


	~~Koso - Buddhist saint, protective spirit~~
	~~17—20~~
	~~Substantial~~


	Gongen - Buddhist spirit manifesting as kami		Koso - Buddhist saint, protective spirit: 13—16 (Significant)
	~~21—30~~
	~~Major~~
	Deva		Gongen - Buddhist spirit manifesting as kami: 17—20 (Substantial)
	~~Tenbu~~ - Buddhist minor deities
	~~31—40~~
	~~Vast~~		Tenbu (Deva) - Buddhist minor deities: 21—30 (Major)
	~~Vidyārāja~~
	Myōō-bu - Wisdom Kings
	~~41—60~~		Myōō-bu (Vidyārāja) - Wisdom Kings: 31—40 (Vast)
	~~Sweeping~~
	~~Bodhisattvas~~
	Bosatsu-bu		Bosatsu-bu (Bodhisattvas) - 41—60 (Sweeping)
	~~61—150~~
	~~Cosmic~~
	~~Buddhas~~		Nyorai-bu (Buddhas): 61—150 (Cosmic)
	Nyorai-bu

	All of these entities will only act consistently with Buddhist teaching; however, their individual characters and roles vary widely, and so will the miracles they can facilitate.		All of these entities will only act consistently with Buddhist teaching; however, their individual characters and roles vary widely, and so will the miracles they can facilitate.

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Sorcery

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	A sorcerer chooses a particular phase or movement (element) to achieve a particular magical effect. The manifestations and materials for the ritual have to be appropriate to the right movement. The sorcerer then constructs the appropriate ritual, based on complexity and desired scope. Environmental factors (season, direction, planet in the sky, etc.) can affect the chances of success of the Ritual Activation Test.		A sorcerer chooses a particular phase or movement (element) to achieve a particular magical effect. The manifestations and materials for the ritual have to be appropriate to the right movement. The sorcerer then constructs the appropriate ritual, based on complexity and desired scope. Environmental factors (season, direction, planet in the sky, etc.) can affect the chances of success of the Ritual Activation Test.
	Once a particular ritual is formulated, it cannot be changed, only increased in scope, etc. A new ritual will have to be formulated for new effects.		Once a particular ritual is formulated, it cannot be changed, only increased in scope, etc. A new ritual will have to be formulated for new effects.

			[[File:Oriental_correspondences.jpg]]

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Magical Schools in Japan

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	== Magical Schools in Japan ==		== Magical Schools in Japan ==

			These are the types of magic, and the types of practitioner, available in Japan. A practitioner of one discipline cannot take up another.

			=== Folk Magic ===

			This is the traditional, time-honoured type of magic practised by wandering aruki miko shamanesses, or ateji mediums. It was almost always practised by women (or transgenders) and was primarily associated with shamanism and the summoning or invocation of kami in the Shinto pantheon, chiefly minor kami and local spirits, or ancestors. The government historically tried to control these figures by registering them through shrines and temples, and many religious houses would have such miko attached. However, many also wandered independently and carried out other roles, such as healing, minstrelry, dance, or even prostitution. (Much rarer, male shamans were known as geki.)
			Ateji and aruki miko traditionally learned through intensive apprenticeship to a senior shaman, often a family member. They would learn to call the kami and spirits and be possessed by them to communicate with the living and to perform magic.
			Typically, an aruki miko/ateji initiates mental contact with a kami or spirit, which will then answer what questions or give what prophecy it has been asked to do, or perform magic. Denied the power and authority of the shrines and temples, an aruki miko/ateji can rarely if ever contact any spirit or kami above a Major magnitude, and the magic performed by the summoned entity is commensurate, as well as highly localized to the entity’s particular location or area of power.

			=== Buddhist miracles ===

			Buddhist monks, nuns and priests can perform divine miracles by contacting, summoning and binding the saints, Wisdom Kings, gongen (Buddhist deities appearing as local kami), Bodhisattvas, and actual Buddhas of the Japanese Buddhist pantheon. Exceptionally, they may even open a way for the entity to manifest itself. The entity will then perform or channel the appropriate miracle, to a strength commensurate with its Scope.
			POW of Entity
			Scope Rating
			Sanskrit name
			Japanese name, type
			13—16
			Significant


			Koso - Buddhist saint, protective spirit
			17—20
			Substantial


			Gongen - Buddhist spirit manifesting as kami
			21—30
			Major
			Deva
			Tenbu - Buddhist minor deities
			31—40
			Vast
			Vidyārāja
			Myōō-bu - Wisdom Kings
			41—60
			Sweeping
			Bodhisattvas
			Bosatsu-bu
			61—150
			Cosmic
			Buddhas
			Nyorai-bu

			All of these entities will only act consistently with Buddhist teaching; however, their individual characters and roles vary widely, and so will the miracles they can facilitate.

			=== Shinto miracles ===

			Shinto priests, shrine maidens, and exceptionally, gifted and pious lay persons can perform divine miracles by contacting, summoning and binding the kami of traditional Japanese Shinto. Exceptionally, they may even open a way for the entity to manifest itself. The entity will then perform or channel the appropriate miracle, to a strength commensurate with its Scope.
			Magnitude of Kami
			Scope Rating
			Ya-o-yorozu no kami - the eight million kami, minor kami, ancestors
			Major
			Kunitsukami - earthly, local kami
			Sweeping
			Amatsukami - heavenly kami
			Cosmic

			=== Sorcery ===

			Sorcery is the attempt to manipulate the divine powers of the cosmos through human will. Much of it is derived from Chinese cosmology and Taoist philosophy. Sorcerers often learn these by studying ancient Chinese texts, or by bargaining for rituals from strange beings.
			A sorcerer chooses a particular phase or movement (element) to achieve a particular magical effect. The manifestations and materials for the ritual have to be appropriate to the right movement. The sorcerer then constructs the appropriate ritual, based on complexity and desired scope. Environmental factors (season, direction, planet in the sky, etc.) can affect the chances of success of the Ritual Activation Test.
			Once a particular ritual is formulated, it cannot be changed, only increased in scope, etc. A new ritual will have to be formulated for new effects.

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	As counterpoint to supernatural effects which may cause physical harm, it is equally possible for supernatural effects to exist which protect individuals from such harm. When estimating the scope of such an effect, consider the worst or most-serious type of damage the effect is likely to mitigate and consult the table from the previous section.		As counterpoint to supernatural effects which may cause physical harm, it is equally possible for supernatural effects to exist which protect individuals from such harm. When estimating the scope of such an effect, consider the worst or most-serious type of damage the effect is likely to mitigate and consult the table from the previous section.


			== Magical Schools in Japan ==

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Common Types of Effects

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	In determining the scope of an effect which allows dimensional traversal, consider the distances involved. Use the range table provided above, re-imagining the range values as referring instead to the distance traversed.		In determining the scope of an effect which allows dimensional traversal, consider the distances involved. Use the range table provided above, re-imagining the range values as referring instead to the distance traversed.


	'''Cursing and Damaging'''		'''Cursing and Damaging'''

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Common Types of Effects

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	In determining the scope of an effect which allows dimensional traversal, consider the distances involved. Use the range table provided above, re-imagining the range values as referring instead to the distance traversed.		In determining the scope of an effect which allows dimensional traversal, consider the distances involved. Use the range table provided above, re-imagining the range values as referring instead to the distance traversed.

	Cursing and Damaging		'''Cursing and Damaging'''

	Although far less common than in traditional tabletop roleplaying games, supernatural effects may exist in some settings which directly inflict physical harm on individuals. The scope for such an effect can be estimated by considering the amount of physical damage which may be potentially inflicted, usually represented by a dice value or Lethality rating.		Although far less common than in traditional tabletop roleplaying games, supernatural effects may exist in some settings which directly inflict physical harm on individuals. The scope for such an effect can be estimated by considering the amount of physical damage which may be potentially inflicted, usually represented by a dice value or Lethality rating.

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Magical Effects

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-.2.5	Dimensional Traversal
+'''Dimensional Traversal'''
 Settings often incorporate the idea of extra-dimensional locales, whether remote parts of our own universe, realms created by the collective human unconscious mind, or entirely different dimensions. Stories set in such worlds may involve a myriad of different supernatural effects that permit mere mortals to cross the barrier between the normal world and one such outside region.
 In determining the scope of an effect which allows dimensional traversal, consider the distances involved. Use the range table provided above, re-imagining the range values as referring instead to the distance traversed.
-.2.6	Cursing and Damaging
+Cursing and Damaging
 Although far less common than in traditional tabletop roleplaying games, supernatural effects may exist in some settings which directly inflict physical harm on individuals. The scope for such an effect can be estimated by considering the amount of physical damage which may be potentially inflicted, usually represented by a dice value or Lethality rating.
 As counterpoint to supernatural effects which may cause physical harm, it is equally possible for supernatural effects to exist which protect individuals from such harm. When estimating the scope of such an effect, consider the worst or most-serious type of damage the effect is likely to mitigate and consult the table from the previous section.