Sakamoto Days #16

I don't keep up with manga or anime, although I do enjoy the aesthetic.

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Living Gate - Ones and Zeroes

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Black Tentacles for Buffy the Vampire Slayer Roleplaying Game

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   Black Tentacles

   4th-­‐‑level conjuration

   Power Level: 6
   Casting Time: 2 ACTions
   Quick Cast: Yes
   Range: 90'
   Components: V,S,M (a piece of tentacle from a giant octopus or a giant squid)
   Duration: Concentration, up to 1 minute per SL
   

   Squirming, ebony tentacles fill a 20' square on ground that you can see within range. For the duration, these tentacles turn the ground in the area into difficult terrain.

   When a creature enters the affected area for the first time on a turn or starts its turn there, the creature must succeed on a Dexterity saving throw or take (2 x Spellcaster's WPR) bludgeoning damage and be restrained by the tentacles until the spell ends. The tentacles' STR is equal to the spellcaster's WPR x 2. A creature that starts its turn in the area and is already restrained by the tentacles takes double the spellcaster's WPR bludgeoning damage per Turn until freed.

   A creature restrained by the tentacles can use its action to make a Strength or Dexterity check (its choice) against your spell save DC. On a success, it frees itself.

   Participants 0, Recitation +1/Quick Cast +2, Noticeable +1, Duration Medium 0, Unusual Ingredients -1, Harm Severe +2, Summoning Severe +2
   SUMMARY Severe +2

   This spell is often contained within tomes that also contain the spell, Curse of the Grave (Lawyers, Gods, & Money, p.357). This is considered a Dark Spell for all purposes and intent and, as such, often remains hidden from sight in dark tomes that Heros, Champions, and even Scoobies like your own characters fight to keep that way.

   Even if it is used for good purposes, casting this spell also casts a pall over the spellcaster that might affect future spellcasting or attempts.
   

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Sisterhood #1

A new horror series from creator-owned imprint, Ghost Machine.

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Bless for the Buffy the Vampire Slayer RPG

Bless

1st‑level Gnostic/Theomantic enchantment for Buffy the Vampire Slayer RPG

Power Level: 2
Casting Time: 1 action
Philosophy: Gnosticism, Theomancy
Quick Cast: Yes vs. Occultism
Prerequisite: Occultism 1+
Range: 30' (10 Hexes, or 10h - 6h in D&D)
Components: V, S, M (a sprinkling of holy water)
Duration: Concentration, up to 1 minute per SL

You bless one creature or object of your choice within range. Whenever a Blessed target makes an attack roll or a ST (Survival or Saving Throw) before the spell ends, the target can add the number of Success Levels rolled to the next attack roll or ST. 

Participants 0/1+, Quick Cast +2, Scope Noticeable +1,  Duration Medium, Unusual Ingredient -1, Noticeable

Although Bless is still a low-level spell, not much else from its Dungeons & Dragons roots carries-over into Buffy the Vampire Slayer RPG. It is, however, ubiquitous, being reprinted in nearly all copies of The Holy Book, which can be readily found at any place of worship, motel room, or bookstore. This is the Theomancy version which includes instructions on how to include participants; all other interpretations are Gnostic and leave out this information.

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