A Gathering Storm

Theurgy is nowadays understood as the teachings of the mystical force that radiates from the sun and which burns at the heart of the human spirit. Its powers are only found among the most loyal worshipers of the light: the chosen champions of Prios. The theurgs are considered the emissaries of Prios in the world of the living, and their burden is truly a great one. They lead the faithful in prayer, thereby guiding the sun through the darkness of the underworld each night. And their passion keeps the heavenly light from fading; without their strenuous work the ailing Sun God would surely die and the world would plunge into The Eternal Night.

Theurgy is an ancient tradition, first developed by the priesthoods devoted to the Old Gods. It is disputed among scholars and the learned whether witchcraft is older than theurgy or if it is the other way around. Either way, the golden age of theurgy is now. Ever since Prios earned himself the devotion and faith of most Ambrians, the bearers of the tradition have thrived. It is not important to them which of the traditions came first and which is the oldest. As far as the theurgs are concerned, the worshiping of moss and veneration of trees are unworthy of mankind’s holy spirit, and most consider witchcraft to be a path that leads only to decay and sorcery. They regard wizardry – the mystical order built on the foundation of older theurgy – in much the same way, as a truly godless and morally questionable practice.

Your character sheets are set up to just click a button to roll. When you do that, it puts the Vigilant score, for example, into the description -- this helps both of us, as you don't have to type it into your post, and I don't need to look it up on your character sheet if you don't add it. You could also add the -5 to the roll 'reason' if you want, but that's not necessary.

As to the roll, the -5 doesn't apply to your roll, but to your Vigilant stat. So for Ansel, for example, his Vigilant was 10, but he needs to roll 1d20 and get under 5 (10 modified by the -5). As he rolled a 3, he succeeds. Bartaloum similarly needed to roll a 2 or lower (Vigilant 7 -5 = 2) and with the rolled 1 succeeds.

Below the Rolls section at the bottom of the page, click the button with your character name (Bartalom) then scroll down, and click the 1d20 beside Resolute. We should add a section for your spells, and if you're okay with me editing your sheet, I'll add those too.

The foes Quick is 13, which implies a -3 to your test, so you are testing against resolute 12 (15 base -3). The 9 succeeds.

Note: The character also suffers 1D4 temporary Corruption each time this power is used.

It only chains at the Adept power level, and Bartaloum is a novice. The full description is in your sheet now.

10 damage is equal to the amount of the foes Toughness, and it is not wearing armor to reduce the damage. That's a kill.

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The character can nominate a creature or an object to be the focused target of his or her allies for the duration of a scene. All allies who attack that target inflict 1D4 additional damage with each hit. Changing the target requires a new active Action from the Leader.