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== Methodology == | == Methodology == | ||
Hosting is a deal and price oriented school of magic, as such it is extremely risky. Each use usually comes with a chance of taking damage, minor long-term changes, or even permanent possession<ref>V: It’s an old story, isn’t it? | Hosting is a deal and price oriented school of magic, as such it is extremely risky. Each use usually comes with a chance of taking damage, minor long-term changes, or even permanent possession<ref>V: It’s an old story, isn’t it? Stupid kid starts using performance enhancers, only it goes bad. Side effects take over. Except they weren’t drugs. Not steroids or any of that. Lacey had another way. Warpaint, a few words. Some of the other guys on the team got into it. | ||
L: My mom always called it riding. | L: My mom always called it riding. | ||
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R: Possession. | R: Possession. | ||
L: ''Controlled'' possession. | L: ''Controlled'' possession. A spirit of something fierce, to make him move a little faster, make him a little stronger, give him that edge he needs to spook the other guys for a second when he looks them in the eye. Surface deep stuff. Stuff that can be explained away by placebo effect and some cosmetic stuff for the team. | ||
R: What happened? | R: What happened? It went wrong? | ||
V: We’re not sure what happened. | V: We’re not sure what happened. The stars aligned wrong, or it was a full moon, or whatever it was got a foothold somewhere along the way. I put on the war paint and I wasn’t me anymore. I came to, and I was violently ill, soaked in blood. Someone else’s. | ||
</ref>. The benefits gained depends on what rider(s) are being used; some examples include supernatural senses, enhanced physical ability, regeneration, tunnel traveling, mutations, etc. | </ref>. The benefits gained depends on what rider(s) are being used; some examples include supernatural senses, enhanced physical ability, regeneration, tunnel traveling, mutations, etc. | ||
Revision as of 03:02, March 20, 2018
Hosting is the art of inviting Others into your self to perform esoteric effects. Others used for hosting are also called "riders".
Methodology
Hosting is a deal and price oriented school of magic, as such it is extremely risky. Each use usually comes with a chance of taking damage, minor long-term changes, or even permanent possession<ref>V: It’s an old story, isn’t it? Stupid kid starts using performance enhancers, only it goes bad. Side effects take over. Except they weren’t drugs. Not steroids or any of that. Lacey had another way. Warpaint, a few words. Some of the other guys on the team got into it.
L: My mom always called it riding.
R: Possession.
L: Controlled possession. A spirit of something fierce, to make him move a little faster, make him a little stronger, give him that edge he needs to spook the other guys for a second when he looks them in the eye. Surface deep stuff. Stuff that can be explained away by placebo effect and some cosmetic stuff for the team.
R: What happened? It went wrong?
V: We’re not sure what happened. The stars aligned wrong, or it was a full moon, or whatever it was got a foothold somewhere along the way. I put on the war paint and I wasn’t me anymore. I came to, and I was violently ill, soaked in blood. Someone else’s. </ref>. The benefits gained depends on what rider(s) are being used; some examples include supernatural senses, enhanced physical ability, regeneration, tunnel traveling, mutations, etc.
Host practitioners can choose between having one weak rider or having a variety of riders kept in balance.
Notable Hosts
- Victor (hosted a predatory nature spirit)
- Blake Thorburn (hosted spirits as sticks and birds)
- Rose Thorburn Junior (hosted the spirit of Blake Thorburn)
- Arguably the Rat Kids in Johannes demesne
References
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