Pattern

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The ambient Spirits of everything will take note of and fall into patterns of behaviour, which gives power to traditions through repetition.

Effects

Among Practitioners

Practitioners who focus on a particular school of magic may gain better results, as spirits expect them to follow that pattern. A Practitioner's first major ritual may give them a permanent boost to that type of magic, as the universe identifies them as that type of Practitioner; further rituals may increase that effect further.

Many Practitioner families have long-standing traditions, such as only inducting male heirs into the Practice, which can reduce their power if broken. On the positive side, a long tradition of dealing with and binding a particular type of Others can give members of a family a degree of authority over them to invoke.

Among Innocents

A repeated story or idea among the Innocent population may strike enough of a chord among the Spirits to form a Bugge.<ref>Background: The insistent voice of an innocent can strike the same chords or guide the spirits in the same fashion that a practitioner might, and a story told enough times in enough voices can, if a vessel is available, lead to the formation of a Bugge. Some loose example cases could include a child that regularly and consistently draws their imaginary friend for some time, with others joining in or adding to the mythology, or a graffiti artist might stop mid-word after hearing a car hit someone, running to the body, with photos capturing the scene and word in close association, the half-written word becoming a ‘remember her’ kind of motif. - Bestiary: Bugge</ref>

Many Aware are the focus of a pattern in mundane events which has taken on it's own weight, such as being repeatedly attacked by monsters (a Designated Victim), repeatedly encountering Magic Items (a Gilded Lily).

Historians keep track of accidental rituals and patterns in Innocent human activity. Heroic mages keep track of patterns in the family trees of Innocent human families; the exceptional individuals who fall under multiple patterns may leave behind exceptionally strong heroic spirits.

Among Others

Many Others fall into patterns over time. Breaking from a pattern of behaviour may weaken them. For example, a Ritual Incarnate is almost entirely defined by their ritualized pattern.

Others which prey on the Innocent may suffer less Karmic penalties for it over time, as the spirits come to accomadate them as a part of the way of things.

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