Warding Circle

Infernal Sorcery

(Not related to the Hermetic Warding Circle series of rituals)

This Ritual prepares an area for infernal magics by creating a protective circle to defend the infernalist from a demon's anger.
System: The warding circle is a complicated diagram of astrological symbols that has to be drawn with special chalks while an incantation is intoned. The infernalist can either create a temporary warding circle, which takes 30 minutes to complete, or makes a permanent circle, which takes several nights. Once the circle is completed, the infernalist must stand inside it an deactivate the ritual magic with a prepared phrase or prayer. So long as the infernalist remains within the enchanted space, she is protected from an attack by an infernal creature unless the creature can beat her in a resisted Willpower test.
Botching the roll to enact this Ritual can be fatal and damning. A botched Warding Circle offers no protection at all, though the infernalist will believe that her ward is sound.