Descriptors: Death
Class: All except Rajah
Slot: Hands, Headband
Saving Throw: Will (see text)
This is the original veil, tapping into the very source of all magic.
Shaping this veil grants you the ability to challenge creatures to an ancient magical duel that none may refuse, where the penalty for losing is death. As a standard action, you can challenge a creature within Close range (25 ft. + 5 ft./2 levels) to a game of Roshambo, also known as “Rock, Paper, Scissors”. You may challenge them to a single game, or to a duel (see below). Each game deals 1 damage to the loser, plus 1 additional damage per veilweaver level. If the challenge is a duel, only the loser of the overall duel takes damage.
Essence: When a point of essence is invested in this veil, you may instigate a duel, which allows you to challenge the target to a “best two out of three” series of games. For each point of essence beyond this first one, you may increase the number of games needed to win the duel by one. This progresses to “best three out of five” with 2 points of essence, “best four out of seven” with 3 points of essence, etc.
Chakra Bind (Hands): [D4, E3, G2, He2, H2, K2, L4/6, N2, P2, R3, St4, Vi2] Binding this veil to your Hands chakra expands the game to include the signs of Lizard and Wizard (see sidebar).
Chakra Bind (Headband): [D12, G11, He14, Hu12, K11, L10/12, N12, P12, R9, St12, Vi12, Vo11] Binding this veil to your Headband chakra grants all the benefits of the Hands bind and allows you and you alone access to the final, forbidden sign of Roshambo: Atomic Bomb. If you use this sign, your opponent is instantly killed unless they succeed at a Will save. If they succeed, they may explain how their sign actually defeats your sign (such as Scissors cutting the Atomic Bomb’s wiring) and the game continues as normal. Once you have used Atomic Bomb on a foe, you cannot use it on them again until 24 hours have passed. If your foe also has this veil shaped and bound to their Headband chakra, and they use Atomic Bomb at the same time you do, you are both killed with no save.
| Though the rules of Roshambo are fairly well known, they will be printed here just in case, as well as including the expanded variant from the Hands bind effect.
Normal: Scissors cuts Paper covers Rock crushes Scissors. Hands: Scissors cuts Paper covers Rock crushes Lizard poisons Wizard transmutes Scissors kills Lizard eats Paper befuddles Wizard disintegrates Rock crushes Scissors. |