2) To see what rituals you a priest has at their disposal they need to type PERFORM LIST.

3) To know what is intailed in the actual doing of a ritual they need to type RITUAL <number> or RITUAL <name>. That will give them the proper sequence of events for performing that specific ritual

4) All rituals start with PERFORM <number> or PERFORM <name>. Then there is the specific actions of the ritual. Then once those are complete, they must PRAY. After that their hands will begin to glow with mystic energy. At that point, depending on the ritual, they can either CAST (which will cast the spell on themselves), CAST <player> which casts the spell on another player, or CAST <critter>.

5) Obviously, rituals performed in a temple have very little real world use, this is where holy symbols or figurines come in. There is no difference between a figurine or a symbol. There are many types of symbols and figurines. All are spell receptacles. Holders of mystic energy that are capable of being carried into the field. The different types exist to help a priest keep their inventories simple. Big suggestion: Tell a priest to buy a couple of different types and be sure to only put one kind of spell into each type. That way they know for a fact that each sword symbol of theirs contains Spirit Trainer. Each torch symbol contains Acts of Faith, etc...

6) A holy symbol or figurine can only hold a spell if it has been blessed in the name of your personal god. To see if a symbol is unaligned one must  IDENTIFY SYMBOL. Usually this needs to be done three times.Once a symbol is aligned to one god you may realign it to another by performing ritual 4001 in the temple of your chosen god.

7) To align a symbol you need to perform <3001>. Which is accomplished by PERFORM 3001, BLESS SYMBOL, PRAY, CAST SYMBOL. Now, the symbol is aligned with your personal god and ready to hold a spell. Think wisely about which ritual you want to perform and store in this symbol. Then perform the ritual and CAST <symbol>. The energy will be absorbed into the symbol, awaiting use at a later time.

8) Symbols will hold twenty charges of a ritual. The ritual has to be the same. It won't hold two different types of spells.

9) So you have a symbol that's fully charged. Now what? just take it and go and hunt or whatever. When you need it, INVOKE the symbol. Your hands will glow with mystic energy in the field and you can cast the spell.

RANDOM THINGS:

For Priests who have recently circled. They are allowed to learn one new ritual. This is not automatic, but requries a trainer. It costs no dinars, and you have a choice of learning one spell in either the Spiritual, Mental, or Alteration branches of magic. They need to find High Priest Selias who is located in the Temple of Alethinos. Then they need to TRAIN WITH SELIAS IN <circle>.

All temples are capapble of having rituals performed in them. Also, some random places around and outside Athens that have a statue to a god are also holy ground and potential magic generating places. To check you only need to MEDITATE. If it's too noisy you won't be able to concentrate. If you can meditate, you can do the full range of your rituals.

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