Circle of Sympathetic Lore - Revision history

Bruce: /* Introduction */

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Introduction

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	Since the ritual is eldritch in nature, drawing much of its power from the Dreaming, it fills in gaps of information or experience lost from the originally cast spell in order to make it possible for the Kiasyd to ''learn'' a version of the original spell.		Since the ritual is eldritch in nature, drawing much of its power from the Dreaming, it fills in gaps of information or experience lost from the originally cast spell in order to make it possible for the Kiasyd to ''learn'' a version of the original spell.

	The caveat here is this, as a working eldritch meta-magic, the '''Ritual of Blood and Iron''' draws upon the darker forces of the Dreaming to fill in the gaps in a unknown and fading spell with the darker creativity of dreams.		The caveat here is this, as a working of eldritch meta-magic, the '''Ritual of Blood and Iron''' draws upon the darker forces of the Dreaming to fill in the gaps in a unknown and fading spell with the darker creativity of dreams.

	As the ritual is also blood magic it requires sacrifice on the part of the caster to achieve this rather difficult feat in short order. The cost is this, each time the ritual is cast the caster is both physically and psychically scarred. The ritual uses iron as a binding and boundary agent and when the ritual is complete it burns a symbolic tattoo or scar into the Kiasyd. This quick and dirty approach to magic allows the Kiasyd magician to ''learn'' the spell cast or rather a reasonable and fuctional version of it.		As the ritual is also blood magic it requires sacrifice on the part of the caster to achieve this rather difficult feat in short order. The cost is this, each time the ritual is cast the caster is both physically and psychically scarred. The ritual uses iron as a binding and boundary agent and when the ritual is complete it burns a symbolic tattoo or scar into the Kiasyd. This quick and dirty approach to magic allows the Kiasyd magician to ''learn'' the spell cast or rather a reasonable and fuctional version of it.

Bruce: /* Introduction */

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Introduction

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	There are inherent issues with learning spells in this way. The first issue is that this method of learning magic is reckless and intuitive rather than through careful experimentation and thoughtful study.		There are inherent issues with learning spells in this way. The first issue is that this method of learning magic is reckless and intuitive rather than through careful experimentation and thoughtful study.

	The second problem		The second problem is that the Kiasyd may not have the proper training to cast the spell and certainly doesn't have the experience and practice to do so.

	The third difficulty is that the spell isn't precisely the same spell cast by the other sorcerer, rather it is a reasonable facsimile, and a percentage of the facsimile is creative interpolation.		The third difficulty is that the spell isn't precisely the same spell cast by the other sorcerer, rather it is a reasonable facsimile, and a percentage of the facsimile is creative interpolation.

			Lastly there are likely to be significant differences in both the power and scope of the newly learned ritual in keeping with the Kiasyds own level.of experience.

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Bruce: /* Introduction */

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	There are inherent issues with learning spells in this way. The first issue is that this method of learning magic is reckless and intuitive rather than through careful experimentation and thoughtful study.		There are inherent issues with learning spells in this way. The first issue is that this method of learning magic is reckless and intuitive rather than through careful experimentation and thoughtful study.

	The second is that the spell isn't precisely the same spell cast by the other sorcerer, rather it is a reasonable facsimile, and a percentage of the facsimile is creative interpolation.		The second problem

			The third difficulty is that the spell isn't precisely the same spell cast by the other sorcerer, rather it is a reasonable facsimile, and a percentage of the facsimile is creative interpolation.

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Bruce: /* Introduction */

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	As the ritual is also blood magic it requires sacrifice on the part of the caster to achieve this rather difficult feat in short order. The cost is this, each time the ritual is cast the caster is both physically and psychically scarred. The ritual uses iron as a binding and boundary agent and when the ritual is complete it burns a symbolic tattoo or scar into the Kiasyd. This quick and dirty approach to magic allows the Kiasyd magician to ''learn'' the spell cast or rather a reasonable and fuctional version of it.		As the ritual is also blood magic it requires sacrifice on the part of the caster to achieve this rather difficult feat in short order. The cost is this, each time the ritual is cast the caster is both physically and psychically scarred. The ritual uses iron as a binding and boundary agent and when the ritual is complete it burns a symbolic tattoo or scar into the Kiasyd. This quick and dirty approach to magic allows the Kiasyd magician to ''learn'' the spell cast or rather a reasonable and fuctional version of it.

	There are inherent issues with learning spells in this way. The first is that the spell isn't precisely the same spell cast by the other sorcerer, rather it is a reasonable facsimile, and a percentage of the facsimile is creative interpolation.		There are inherent issues with learning spells in this way. The first issue is that this method of learning magic is reckless and intuitive rather than through careful experimentation and thoughtful study.

			The second is that the spell isn't precisely the same spell cast by the other sorcerer, rather it is a reasonable facsimile, and a percentage of the facsimile is creative interpolation.

	= Casting =		= Casting =

Bruce: /* Introduction */

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Introduction

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	As the ritual is also blood magic it requires sacrifice on the part of the caster to achieve this rather difficult feat in short order. The cost is this, each time the ritual is cast the caster is both physically and psychically scarred. The ritual uses iron as a binding and boundary agent and when the ritual is complete it burns a symbolic tattoo or scar into the Kiasyd. This quick and dirty approach to magic allows the Kiasyd magician to ''learn'' the spell cast or rather a reasonable and fuctional version of it.		As the ritual is also blood magic it requires sacrifice on the part of the caster to achieve this rather difficult feat in short order. The cost is this, each time the ritual is cast the caster is both physically and psychically scarred. The ritual uses iron as a binding and boundary agent and when the ritual is complete it burns a symbolic tattoo or scar into the Kiasyd. This quick and dirty approach to magic allows the Kiasyd magician to ''learn'' the spell cast or rather a reasonable and fuctional version of it.

	There are inherent issues with learning spells in this way. The first is that the spell isn't precisely the same spell cast by the other sorcerer, rather it is a reasonable facsimile.		There are inherent issues with learning spells in this way. The first is that the spell isn't precisely the same spell cast by the other sorcerer, rather it is a reasonable facsimile, and a percentage of the facsimile is creative interpolation.

	= Casting =		= Casting =

Bruce: /* Introduction */

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	As the ritual is also blood magic it requires sacrifice on the part of the caster to achieve this rather difficult feat in short order. The cost is this, each time the ritual is cast the caster is both physically and psychically scarred. The ritual uses iron as a binding and boundary agent and when the ritual is complete it burns a symbolic tattoo or scar into the Kiasyd. This quick and dirty approach to magic allows the Kiasyd magician to ''learn'' the spell cast or rather a reasonable and fuctional version of it.		As the ritual is also blood magic it requires sacrifice on the part of the caster to achieve this rather difficult feat in short order. The cost is this, each time the ritual is cast the caster is both physically and psychically scarred. The ritual uses iron as a binding and boundary agent and when the ritual is complete it burns a symbolic tattoo or scar into the Kiasyd. This quick and dirty approach to magic allows the Kiasyd magician to ''learn'' the spell cast or rather a reasonable and fuctional version of it.

			There are inherent issues with learning spells in this way. The first is that the spell isn't precisely the same spell cast by the other sorcerer, rather it is a reasonable facsimile.

	= Casting =		= Casting =

Bruce: /* Introduction */

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Introduction

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	The ritual is a working of meta-magic that is a spell that effect and or alters other spells. Its purpose is to record the residual eminations of a formerly cast spell in order to record and understand that previous spell.		The ritual is a working of meta-magic that is a spell that effect and or alters other spells. Its purpose is to record the residual eminations of a formerly cast spell in order to record and understand that previous spell.

	Since the ritual is eldritch in nature, drawing much of its power from the Dreaming, it fills in gaps of information or experience lost from the originally cast spell in order to make it possible for the Kiasyd to ''learn'' the original spell.		Since the ritual is eldritch in nature, drawing much of its power from the Dreaming, it fills in gaps of information or experience lost from the originally cast spell in order to make it possible for the Kiasyd to ''learn'' a version of the original spell.

	The caveat here is this, as a working eldritch meta-magic, the '''Ritual of Blood and Iron''' draws upon the darker forces of the Dreaming to fill in the gaps in a unknown and fading spell with the darker creativity of dreams.		The caveat here is this, as a working eldritch meta-magic, the '''Ritual of Blood and Iron''' draws upon the darker forces of the Dreaming to fill in the gaps in a unknown and fading spell with the darker creativity of dreams.

Bruce: /* Introduction */

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	The caveat here is this, as a working eldritch meta-magic, the '''Ritual of Blood and Iron''' draws upon the darker forces of the Dreaming to fill in the gaps in a unknown and fading spell with the darker creativity of dreams.		The caveat here is this, as a working eldritch meta-magic, the '''Ritual of Blood and Iron''' draws upon the darker forces of the Dreaming to fill in the gaps in a unknown and fading spell with the darker creativity of dreams.

			As the ritual is also blood magic it requires sacrifice on the part of the caster to achieve this rather difficult feat in short order. The cost is this, each time the ritual is cast the caster is both physically and psychically scarred. The ritual uses iron as a binding and boundary agent and when the ritual is complete it burns a symbolic tattoo or scar into the Kiasyd. This quick and dirty approach to magic allows the Kiasyd magician to ''learn'' the spell cast or rather a reasonable and fuctional version of it.

	= Casting =		= Casting =

Bruce: /* Introduction */

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	= Introduction =		= Introduction =
	The '''Ritual of Blood and Iron'''		This is a ritual based on the symbolic power of the circle as both a symbol of summoning and multiplier of forces stemming from its perfection of form.

			The ritual is a working of meta-magic that is a spell that effect and or alters other spells. Its purpose is to record the residual eminations of a formerly cast spell in order to record and understand that previous spell.

			Since the ritual is eldritch in nature, drawing much of its power from the Dreaming, it fills in gaps of information or experience lost from the originally cast spell in order to make it possible for the Kiasyd to ''learn'' the original spell.

			The caveat here is this, as a working eldritch meta-magic, the '''Ritual of Blood and Iron''' draws upon the darker forces of the Dreaming to fill in the gaps in a unknown and fading spell with the darker creativity of dreams.

	= Casting =		= Casting =

Bruce: /* Preface */

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Preface

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	= Preface =		= Preface =
	The '''Circle of Sympathetic Lore''' also know as the '''Circle of Iron ~~and Blood~~''' is a Kiasyd ritual, as such it is a magic eldritch in nature and result.		The '''Circle of Sympathetic Lore''' also know as the '''Circle of Blood and Iron''' is a Kiasyd ritual, as such it is a magic eldritch in nature and result.

	To understand this concept better it is important to keep in mind that such magics draw power from two radically different sources of power.		To understand this concept better it is important to keep in mind that such magics draw power from two radically different sources of power.
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	Like all vampires Kiasyd draw their power from blood, but they also draw much of their power from the Dreaming. Where these two forces meet chaos reigns and it is from this crux that the Kiasyd magician must forge an orderly working of magic.		Like all vampires Kiasyd draw their power from blood, but they also draw much of their power from the Dreaming. Where these two forces meet chaos reigns and it is from this crux that the Kiasyd magician must forge an orderly working of magic.

	Unlike the more stable and staid sorceries of other blood magicians Kaisyd magic can be very volatile and often unpredictable to in its manifestation.		Unlike the more stable and staid sorceries of other blood magicians Kaisyd magic can be very volatile and often unpredictable to in its manifestation.

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