In a Time of Heroes

Example PCs

Amek, the chieftain of the desert horsemen

Covertly d8
Directly d10
For myself d4
For others d6
With love d6
With violence d12
Exorcism, the holy ceremonies that expel demons and protect people and places from them
- It requires you to call upon certain warrior gods and recite their holy names and deeds. It’s not dramatic; no flashy effects.
- It has to be used for others. For NPCs, it’s good for self-protection.
- Significance 1: it’s far-reaching. You can use it to do battle with demons and other unseen, obscure, spiritual enemies.
- Its die is a d8.
Best Interests:
- to deliver Tajie safely to her marriage to the harvest god
- to seduce and take Mekha as a lover

Shahu Seen, the wandering spirit, inflamer of passions

Action d12, d8
Maneuvering d10, d6
Self-protection d6, d4
The power to inflame passions, such as a wandering spirit might possess.
- Whisper in someone’s ear and fan their passions into flame.
- It has to be used covertly. For NPCs, it’s good in action.
- Significance 1: it’s consequential. It threatens for others; for NPCs it threatens self-protection.
- Its die is a d8.
Best Interests:
- for the beautiful girl to be no virgin for her marriage to the harvest god
- to murder or arrange the murder of the exorcist