[RPM] Ritual Path Magic: doing the WEIRD stuff

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Here's my stab at these. Thanks for two things: The challenge and the page number references.

Originally Posted by vicky_molokh

Greetings, all!
Meta-temporal perception: Inspired by Achron, being able to perceive not a point in time, but rather a segment of time, extending into the future and/or past, 'simultaneously', and acting based on this segment. Would this be just Greater Sense Crossroads with the segment length as a duration?

This would largely depend on just what the in-game effect is. As per MH1, just getting information (regardless of how the process is described) is a Greater Sense Chance effect. You may need to add additional effects to represent any other effects (I watch how I am likely to die next and gain +1 to all active defenses to avoid it).

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Reverse Missiles (M168)

I would approach this as a Greater Control Matter effect. It should probably include Altered Traits, DR (Force Field, +20%; Limited, Ranged Projectiles, -40%) sufficient to stop the damage you are trying to prevent.

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Force Dome (M170)

This is probably as tricky in RPM as it is with regular advantages. Effect-wise, I'd go with Greater Destroy Energy + Greater Control Matter, with Altered Traits, Ton of DR.

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Time Out (M87)

Greater Control Crossroads + Altered Traits, Jumper (Time Stop) + Area Effect?

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Co-Location. Appearing simultaneously in multiple places. E.g. simultaneously in the office and in a bedroom at home. Lying on the bed will make you apparently float in mid-air in the office, while sitting in an office chair will make you appear to be hanging mid-air at home. But hey, you can watch TV and appear to be working. I suppose it will take some (what?) addition of Mind and Body to also be simultaneously doing different things with different manifestations.

Greater Create Mind + Greater Create Body + Duplication + Mindlink (Dupes)

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Invent a Meme. Essentially replacing the applications of Memetics with magic, somehow divining and then writing down an idea that will catch on and become popular with the masses. Notice that I'm not talking about magically creating an idea, but rather of divining a concept, and then publishing it in a mundane way in the hopes that people will keep circulating it.

Greater Sense Chance with Bestows a Bonus (to Propaganda). To make a meme that will catch on, I'd use Greater Strengthen Chance.

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Read Between Lines. Divine whether factual statements in a text are factually (as opposed to finding the author of the text and reading his mind).

Greater Sense Chance.

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Mirror Gate. Creation of a gate, entering which makes the object exit another gate . . . but the connection between gates is a mirrored one, i.e. the exiting object will be flipped along one of the axes. Same for a scale-gate, where one gate is larger than the other, and thus passing object will change scale.

Lesser/Greater Create Crossroads (depending on destination; see T:RPM p. 9) + Greater Transform Body.

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Recharge Destiny Points, uses of Serendipity/Luck, or otherwise provide 'ammo' for abilities that have limited uses.

This depends on the ability. I would use an appropriate effect to bestow Altered Traits worth however many uses of that effect you want recharged. This could be a restore or strengthen effect, probably. Frex, Lesser Restore Chance + Altered Traits, Serendipity 1 or Lesser Restore Chance + Altered Traits, Extraordinary Luck.

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Untether The Mind. Making one retain all magical powers and cognitive capabilities after death, essentially becoming a being of pure thought.

Greater Transform Mind + Altered Traits, Astral Entity.

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Rewind Time. This is something of a time travel action, in that after being subjecting to an unpleasant event, you get to change your actions in the past and try to fix it.

Sounds like creating a gate to a past time/destination. Lesser/Greater Create Crossroads.

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Groundhog Day. Trap someone in a Groundhog Time Loop.

Greater Control Crossroads seems most appropriate.

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Commune with the Small Gods. Talk to the spirit of your gun. Ask the pavement who hurt it lately. Is this just a Lesser Sense Spirit effect?

Totally Lesser Sense Spirit.

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Resurrection/raise dead allies?

Just about every iteration of this is naaaasty. PK (I think) actually posted rituals for this a long time ago during the dark days before Kromm found his bottle of Publishing Draino. IIRC, the ugly, ugly version was simply a Greater Restore Body + Greater Create Mind + Altered Traits, Extra Life (Cosmic, Retroactive) for a lot of points. It also wears off at the end of the spell's duration and the PC dies again. The PC is also resurrected The Monkey's Paw-style, mortal wounds and all.

The slightly less ugly version using Greater Transform Body + Greater Create Mind + Altered Traits, Unkillable (Cosmic, Retroactive) + Regeneration for a ton of points. This one also expires, but the person doesn't come back all bloody mess, at least.

I don't remember if there was a third, more permanent one, but then again, I'm not 100% the above are correct. The spirit is there, however.

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Thanks in advance!

Don't thank me until you see the results, but you're still welcome!