Sidebar: Oramus, Desecration and Derangements
Many Oramus charms in this charm tree grant the player Derangements. Unlike for most characters these are not, solely, flaws. Instead they offer power equal, or even greater, then their madness. Unless otherwise noted, derangements gifted by these charms count as positive mutations of their point value for the purpose of determining how many mutations a character may have. The Infernal may continue to acquire derangements after this limit has been reached, but they are no longer counted as such for the purpose of Oramus charms.
ANCIENT AND FIRSTBORN
Cost: 0m (1-5wp, 1ahl); Mins: Essence 1; Type: Reflexive
Keywords: Combo-OK, Compulsion, Obvious
Duration: Indefinite
Prerequisites: None
Oramus was self-birthed into a shapeless world. Only he could confine himself to form, and so it has been ever since.
The warlock may use this Charm whenever he makes a promise or oath. His words carve into the world, binding him along with it. While the Charm is active, anyone who hears the oath spoken automatically understands that the Infernal is absolutely and undeniably sincere. The Infernal is unable to willingly break the oath while he maintains this Charm, and treats all mental influence that would make him do so as an unacceptable order.
Alternatively, the Infernal may use this Charm to sanctify an absolute statement he believes to be true. Rather than breaking the oath, this use of the Charm guards against any behaviour that treats the statement as false. Either way, this Charm only cares for the letter of the Infernal's words, not any perceived "spirit".
Ending this Charm before an oath is fulfilled is far more painful than activating it, and requires that the warlock pay (Essence) Willpower (maximum 5) and suffer one unsoakable aggravated health level of damage as he cracks the self-made cage of his ego.
The warlock may purchase this Charm up to (Essence) times, each further purchase allowing him to maintain one additional oath or truth.
ERRATA: IT is not honor which binds Oramus to his word, but madness. Not an oath, but a compulsion. Oaths created by Ancient and Firstborn are a derangement worth (The Infernal's Essence) points.
PREACHERBORNE DELUSIONS
Cost: 10m, 1wp; Mins: Essence 2; Type: Simple (Speed 5 in long ticks)
Keywords: Combo-OK, Illusion, Social, Revelation
Duration: Instant
Prerequisites: Action Beyond Thought
He walked into the town, he did, and within a few days the strangest hysteria took hold of the whole place. This Charm functions as the Solar Charm Memory-Reweaving Discipline, but additionally creates an Intimacy of 'Fearful Fascination' towards the Infernal in affected characters.
ERATA:
If this charm is successful, the Infernal may choose to give his/her/their targets a derangement worth up to (The Infernal's Essence) points. The Infernal may target herself with this charm.
END ERATA
Mad Zealotry
Cost: —; Mins: Essence 2; Type: Permanent
Keywords: None
Duration: Permanent
Prerequisite Charms: Maddening Astral Piping, Ancient and Firstborn
There is a certain purity, a strength of will that can only be found in madness. The Infernal treats any and all of her permanent derangements rated 3+ as her Motivation for the purposes of calculating MDVs and stunt ratings. Valid uses of this charm include actions which attempt to act inline with a characters insanity, whether that be stealing to finance an addiction or obeying the orders of the voices in the Infernal's head. Attempts to convince another character of the truth of the Infernal's derangement are always a valid action.
Channeling Opiate Fumes
Cost: —; Mins: Essence 3; Type: Permanent
Keywords: None
Duration: Permanent
Prerequisite Charms: Maddening Astral Piping
The Infernal may channel any permanent derangement rated at 3+ as if it were a Virtue. For the purposes of this Charm each purchase of Ancient and Firstborn grants a single "Oath" channel which is tied to the charm purchase not a specific oath.
Ex- Mara has two purchases of Ancient and Firstborn and makes an Oath to "Kill Jade". She is Essence 3 so this is a 3-dot Derangement/Virtue. She channels this Oath twice and kills Jade, ending the oath. If she later swears to convince Clara that "Clara is the true king of Gem" then she can choose to have this Oath correspond to her first oath channel, and thus have only one channel left, or choose to tie it to the second oath channel, which hasn't been channeled yet and thus still has 3 uses left.