| Consuming Thought (• • • Mind, • • Prime) Hidden Lore 13 |
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Benedetto Chiarezza used this rote to powerful effect during the medieval
Italian conflict between the Guelph and Ghibelline factions. Benedetto, a Guelph,
told selected opponents that their sins would lead to horrible tortures in the
afterlife. The unfortunate Ghibellines found they could think of nothing else
for days at a time. Driven to desperation, the tormented Ghibellines often
deserted to [The rote forces a target to think a particular thought to the exclusion of all others, save for thoughts related to the target's immediate survival. The number of successes on the Effect roll determines how long the thought obsesses the target (the spell's duration). The target may resist the Effect with Willpower.) |