Basileus Philosophorum Metaloricum
A thick, black leathered tome, wrapped in broken chains that once held it shut. It leaves black, tarry stains wherever it rests. Animals fear it.
Ritual
To the Devil, My Body and Soul. An hour-long ritual, where the ritualist, devoid of all but cloak and devotion, anoints themself in fresh blood, and dedicates their full being to their patron. A partial success or better gives the ritualist an extra 6+6+6 points to use to reduce spell miscast chances. Unused points disappear at dawn.
- Critical failure: Physical chastisement that is visible for a day (e.g. red cheek from slap, stigmata).
Cantrip
Witch's Trick. The spirit has granted you dominion over candles, and you can light or extinguish them at will. You can also cause unlocked doors, windows, shutters, and drawers to fly open or shut, or similarly eerie effects.
Spells
I Whisper in the Ear of the Dead. Gift a stray piece of essence from beyond Night's Plutonian Shore to a corpse—human-sized or smaller. For 1 scene, it jerks to a semblance of life, confused, angry, and dumb, but recognizing you as its master.
Xenomenia aka Ignoble Evacuation. Cause malevolent menstruation or relevant bodily fluid expulsion from abnormal orifices in a target. Low level creatures are incapacitated by the violent spray for 1 scene, tougher foes are at the very least distracted by it for 1 scene.
Formula for a Flawless Form, However Fleeting. Your body, your skin, your hair, clothes, and everything about you, turns into a perfect, captivating, visually stunning version. The effect is real and no illusion, yet temporary. It lasts for 1 hour, and every hour after that there is a cumulative 20% chance that it starts dissolving into a oily mess over the course of 1 scene, leaving you quite possibly a wet, miserable wreck in the corner.
Receive thy Sovereign and Embody Them. Supplicating your patron, you invite them to inhabit your unworthy body for a time, lending you their prodigious might. Your form changes to more closely resemble your patron, even in dramatic ways.
- Double your Brawn and Agility scores, to a maximum of 6.
- Add the following Gift Traits: Terror [Appearance], Power Incarnate [Conviction], Domination [Desire]. They take up 1 slot each.
Your form, traits, and ability scores return to normal after 1 scene. You, on the other hand, will likely never be the same again.