Editing Pattern (section)

===Among [[Other]]s===
Many Others fall into patterns over time. Breaking from a pattern of behavior may weaken them. For example, a [[Ritual Incarnate]] is almost entirely defined by their ritualized pattern.

[[Deities]] tend not to break the patterns they form due to the prohibitive cost.<ref name="Ba52">“That tight a pattern?” Matthew asked.  “She does one thing.  Suddenly breaking from that to include Others doesn’t work.”<br><br>“If she has a certain power source or origin point?” Verona asked.  “If the power, say, came from a god and then the god changed its mind?”<br><br>“Even gods tend to hold to patterns.  It can cost nearly as much to change direction as it does to get the thing started in the first place,” Matthew said. - [https://palewebserial.wordpress.com/2020/10/06 Excerpt] from [[Back Away 5.2]]</ref> 

Others that prey on the [[Innocent]] may suffer less [[Karmic]] penalties for it over time, as the spirits come to accommodate them as a part of the way of things.{{cite}}<!---talk about convention?-->