Fenicil's Rituals - Revision history

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	In the early years of the Order, [[Fenicil]], [[primus]] of [[House Guernicus]], uncovered many powerful [[Cult of Mercury\|Mercurian]] and earlier rituals. These were adapted to use by Guernicus magi. Their exact number and their effects are unknown, but it is generally believed in the [[Order of Hermes\|Order]] that they offer the [[Quaesitor\|~~Quaesitors~~]] unique and potent capabilities that exceed the limits of [[Hermetic magic]].		In the early years of the Order, [[Fenicil]], [[primus]] of [[House Guernicus]], uncovered many powerful [[Cult of Mercury\|Mercurian]] and earlier rituals. These were adapted to use by Guernicus magi. Their exact number and their effects are unknown, but it is generally believed in the [[Order of Hermes\|Order]] that they offer the [[Quaesitor\|Quaesitores]] unique and potent capabilities that exceed the limits of [[Hermetic magic]].

	~~The official Fenicil rituals are described in [[HoHTL]] p. 76-77.~~ The mechanics are based on ritual-specific Abilities, which has been criticized as inapplicable in practice. For example, there are three Greater Rituals, each requiring a season to enact. They are taught only to an inner circle of "experienced Guernicus magi", which the example-casting given implies includes 37 out of a House of 98 - so about every third Guernicus magus. The example also indicates that this experienced magus knows the relevant Ability to level 3 or 4, which assuming Quality 10 sources would amount to about 3-5 seasons - for each Greater Ritual Ability, so for all three some 12 seasons of study are needed. That is a lot of time to expect every third Guernicus magus to invest, and this covers only the three Greater Rituals - supposedly these same magi would also be expected to learn at least some Lesser Rituals. And all these years of investment are for the off chance that it will be necessary to cast the ritual, an occurance that may never occur. This all seems highly unreasonable. As a [[house rule]], the [[troupe]] may consider alternative methods of casting, such as casting the ritual like an Hermetic [[Ritual]] spell.		The mechanics are based on ritual-specific Abilities, which has been criticized as inapplicable in practice. For example, there are three Greater Rituals, each requiring a season to enact. They are taught only to an inner circle of "experienced Guernicus magi", which the example-casting given implies includes 37 out of a House of 98 - so about every third Guernicus magus. The example also indicates that this experienced magus knows the relevant Ability to level 3 or 4, which assuming Quality 10 sources would amount to about 3-5 seasons - for each Greater Ritual Ability, so for all three some 12 seasons of study are needed. That is a lot of time to expect every third Guernicus magus to invest, and this covers only the three Greater Rituals - supposedly these same magi would also be expected to learn at least some Lesser Rituals. And all these years of investment are for the off chance that it will be necessary to cast the ritual, an occurance that may never occur. This all seems highly unreasonable. As a [[house rule]], the [[troupe]] may consider alternative methods of casting, such as casting the ritual like an Hermetic [[Ritual]] spell.
			==References==
			* [[Houses of Hermes: True Lineages]], "House Guernicus" - "Fenicil's Rituals", pp. 76-77

	[[Category:House Guernicus]]		[[Category:House Guernicus]]

IMHO: Removed cat Orphan- finally linked from the House Guernicus page.

2012-11-01T02:59:57Z

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	The official Fenicil rituals are described in [[HoHTL]] p. 76-77. The mechanics are based on ritual-specific Abilities, which has been criticized as inapplicable in practice. For example, there are three Greater Rituals, each requiring a season to enact. They are taught only to an inner circle of "experienced Guernicus magi", which the example-casting given implies includes 37 out of a House of 98 - so about every third Guernicus magus. The example also indicates that this experienced magus knows the relevant Ability to level 3 or 4, which assuming Quality 10 sources would amount to about 3-5 seasons - for each Greater Ritual Ability, so for all three some 12 seasons of study are needed. That is a lot of time to expect every third Guernicus magus to invest, and this covers only the three Greater Rituals - supposedly these same magi would also be expected to learn at least some Lesser Rituals. And all these years of investment are for the off chance that it will be necessary to cast the ritual, an occurance that may never occur. This all seems highly unreasonable. As a [[house rule]], the [[troupe]] may consider alternative methods of casting, such as casting the ritual like an Hermetic [[Ritual]] spell.		The official Fenicil rituals are described in [[HoHTL]] p. 76-77. The mechanics are based on ritual-specific Abilities, which has been criticized as inapplicable in practice. For example, there are three Greater Rituals, each requiring a season to enact. They are taught only to an inner circle of "experienced Guernicus magi", which the example-casting given implies includes 37 out of a House of 98 - so about every third Guernicus magus. The example also indicates that this experienced magus knows the relevant Ability to level 3 or 4, which assuming Quality 10 sources would amount to about 3-5 seasons - for each Greater Ritual Ability, so for all three some 12 seasons of study are needed. That is a lot of time to expect every third Guernicus magus to invest, and this covers only the three Greater Rituals - supposedly these same magi would also be expected to learn at least some Lesser Rituals. And all these years of investment are for the off chance that it will be necessary to cast the ritual, an occurance that may never occur. This all seems highly unreasonable. As a [[house rule]], the [[troupe]] may consider alternative methods of casting, such as casting the ritual like an Hermetic [[Ritual]] spell.

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IMHO: As nothing linked here, tagged it as Category:Orphan.

2012-10-05T03:55:37Z

As nothing linked here, tagged it as Category:Orphan.

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	The official Fenicil rituals are described in [[HoHTL]] p. 76-77. The mechanics are based on ritual-specific Abilities, which has been criticized as inapplicable in practice. For example, there are three Greater Rituals, each requiring a season to enact. They are taught only to an inner circle of "experienced Guernicus magi", which the example-casting given implies includes 37 out of a House of 98 - so about every third Guernicus magus. The example also indicates that this experienced magus knows the relevant Ability to level 3 or 4, which assuming Quality 10 sources would amount to about 3-5 seasons - for each Greater Ritual Ability, so for all three some 12 seasons of study are needed. That is a lot of time to expect every third Guernicus magus to invest, and this covers only the three Greater Rituals - supposedly these same magi would also be expected to learn at least some Lesser Rituals. And all these years of investment are for the off chance that it will be necessary to cast the ritual, an occurance that may never occur. This all seems highly unreasonable. As a [[house rule]], the [[troupe]] may consider alternative methods of casting, such as casting the ritual like an Hermetic [[Ritual]] spell.		The official Fenicil rituals are described in [[HoHTL]] p. 76-77. The mechanics are based on ritual-specific Abilities, which has been criticized as inapplicable in practice. For example, there are three Greater Rituals, each requiring a season to enact. They are taught only to an inner circle of "experienced Guernicus magi", which the example-casting given implies includes 37 out of a House of 98 - so about every third Guernicus magus. The example also indicates that this experienced magus knows the relevant Ability to level 3 or 4, which assuming Quality 10 sources would amount to about 3-5 seasons - for each Greater Ritual Ability, so for all three some 12 seasons of study are needed. That is a lot of time to expect every third Guernicus magus to invest, and this covers only the three Greater Rituals - supposedly these same magi would also be expected to learn at least some Lesser Rituals. And all these years of investment are for the off chance that it will be necessary to cast the ritual, an occurance that may never occur. This all seems highly unreasonable. As a [[house rule]], the [[troupe]] may consider alternative methods of casting, such as casting the ritual like an Hermetic [[Ritual]] spell.

			[[Category:Orphan]]

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2012-08-13T22:16:56Z

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			In the early years of the Order, [[Fenicil]], [[primus]] of [[House Guernicus]], uncovered many powerful [[Cult of Mercury\|Mercurian]] and earlier rituals. These were adapted to use by Guernicus magi. Their exact number and their effects are unknown, but it is generally believed in the [[Order of Hermes\|Order]] that they offer the [[Quaesitor\|Quaesitors]] unique and potent capabilities that exceed the limits of [[Hermetic magic]].

	~~Powerful pre-~~[[~~Hermetic~~]] ~~rituals discovered by~~ [[~~Fenicil~~]] ~~and, rarely~~, ~~employed by~~ [[~~House Guernicus~~]]~~. See~~ [[~~HoHTL~~]] 76.		The official Fenicil rituals are described in [[HoHTL]] p. 76-77. The mechanics are based on ritual-specific Abilities, which has been criticized as inapplicable in practice. For example, there are three Greater Rituals, each requiring a season to enact. They are taught only to an inner circle of "experienced Guernicus magi", which the example-casting given implies includes 37 out of a House of 98 - so about every third Guernicus magus. The example also indicates that this experienced magus knows the relevant Ability to level 3 or 4, which assuming Quality 10 sources would amount to about 3-5 seasons - for each Greater Ritual Ability, so for all three some 12 seasons of study are needed. That is a lot of time to expect every third Guernicus magus to invest, and this covers only the three Greater Rituals - supposedly these same magi would also be expected to learn at least some Lesser Rituals. And all these years of investment are for the off chance that it will be necessary to cast the ritual, an occurance that may never occur. This all seems highly unreasonable. As a [[house rule]], the [[troupe]] may consider alternative methods of casting, such as casting the ritual like an Hermetic [[Ritual]] spell.

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Powerful pre-[[Hermetic]] rituals discovered by [[Fenicil]] and, rarely, employed by [[House Guernicus]]. See [[HoHTL]] 76.