Commune Ritual 6

Cast 1 day

Cost rare incense worth a total value of 1,500 credits

Secondary Casters 1

Primary Check Computers (master), Nature (master), Occultism (master), or Religion (master)

Secondary Checks Computers, Nature, Occultism, or Religion (whichever is used for the primary check)

Duration up to 10 minutes

You call upon an unknown, powerful being to answer questions. The being varies depending on the skill used for the primary check.

You can ask up to seven questions that could be answered with “Yes” or “No.” The entity answers with one-word answers such as “Yes,” “No,” “Likely,” and “Unknown,” though its answers always reflect its own agenda and could be deceptive.

Computers Machine spirits, glitch gremlins, virtual artificial intelligences, and members of the Polyphonic Collective.
Nature Primal spirits of nature, which know about animals, beasts, fey, fungi, plants, topography, and natural resources within a 3-mile radius.
Occultism Planar and other mysterious entities such as elementals, forgotten spirits, and monitors, which know about forgotten knowledge, the planes, obscure secrets, and other esoterica.
Religion Divine beings like celestials and fiends that know about the gods they serve and the god's respective purview; these are typically a servitor of your deity if you have one.

Critical SuccessYou contact a more powerful entity aligned strongly with your interests, possibly even your deity. The entity won't attempt to deceive you, though it still might not know the answers. When it's important to provide clarity, the entity will answer your questions with up to five words, such as “If you leave immediately” or “That was true once.”

SuccessYou can ask your questions and receive answers.

FailureYou fail to contact an appropriate being.

Critical FailureYou are exposed to the enormity of the cosmos and are stupefied 4 for 1 week (can't remove by any means).