Rape of Persephone
Description: A team of surgeons trained in the unpleasant ways of necromancy performs an elaborate operation on a freshly dead or well preserved corpse. From the cadaver's dead tissues, they create up to seven new penises, vaginas or other sexual apparatuses. The necromancer engages in intercourse with the corpse's new genitalia. He may then subtract two (2) from the difficulty of all necromantic magic - for the remainder of the night.
If a number of necromancers perform the ritual together, they may freely trade Willpower points between one another for the rest of the night. During this time, one participant may experience the tactile sensations of another by concentrating for a few seconds and spending a point of Willpower, regardless of the distance separating them. No more than seven necromancers can perform the ritual together.
Notes: Obviously, this ritual is a little too powerful for level one and it implies that from one to seven Giovanni can cast the ritual in concert, with all participants gaining the same benefit and if there are multiple casters their are subsidiary benefits as well. Early on in our 'Game' it was determined that this ritual was way too powerful for its level. In addition, it is an obviously tabboo rite and most of our players simply wouldn't touch it. Several years ago, Bruce developed an authoritarian variant called 'Bride of Hades' with far more realistic limitations.
Reference: Blood Magic: Secrets of Thaumaturgy - Page 105.
