Daggers of Kali

Rotes by Craft / Tradition

Description: The rote is easily mastered by young Euthantos Disciples. As with most of the traditional rotes, it is simple, effective and created to kill people. Taking a knife suitable for throwing, the mage daubs it in the substance of a bodily organ to prepare it. This is either vitreous humor (eye), semen (genitals) or blood(heart). This knife then acts as a focus for the magick. The mage hurls the dagger at his enemy and it is drawn towards the correct area. Of course it helps if the mage's aim is reasonable but the magick greatly increases his chance of success.

There are many very old daggers in use by the Euthanatos, passed down from mentor to disciple. These are often Egyptian throwing knives and use of one of these ritual items can make the magick far more potent. Over the centuries these blades have been stained distinct colors. Yellow blades made of amber are drawn to the eye, white blades of steel fly for the genitals and the obsidian black daggers pierce the heart.

System: Life magick identifies the target area, Forces guides the blade towards it.Each success reduces the difficulty of hitting the target area by one. The base difficulties are normally eyes +3, groin +2 and heart +2. Use of a knife with the appropriate resonance will reduce the difficulty of the magickal success roll.

Source: SCRIBD (Apprentice Rotes for Mage: The Ascension), Uploaded by Beth on Jun 19, 2008, originally part of "The Grimoire of the Cabal of Pure Thought", a resource for my Mage: The Ascension game. None Commercial.