{"id":"shared/trait/background/rituals","type":"trait","system":"background","line":"shared","name":"Rituals","sources":[{"source":"V20","page":125,"folio":117}],"entries":["This Background is for Sabbat characters only.","You know the ritae and rituals of {@sect The Sabbat|V20|the Sabbat}, and you can enact many of them. This Background is vital to being a Pack Priest — without this Background, ritae will not function. This Background is actually a supernatural investment, drawing on the magic of the eldest {@clan Tzimisce|V20} sorcerers. Sabbat vampires who are not their pack‘s priests should have an outstanding reason for acquiring this Background, as Pack Priests are loath to share their secrets with more secular members of the Sect. Some example rituals include the Vaulderie (p. 288), as well as those presented in the Appendix (p. 507).","• You know a few of the auctoritas ritae (your choice).","•• You know some of the auctoritas ritae (your choice) and a few ignoblis ritae (your choice).","••• You know all of the auctoritas ritae and some ignoblis ritae (your choice). Also, you may create your own ignoblis ritae, given enough time (consult your Storyteller for development time and game effects).","•••• You know all the auctoritas ritae and many ignoblis ritae (your choice). You may create your own ignoblis ritae, given enough time (consult your Storyteller for development time and game effects). You are also familiar with the functions of numerous regional and pack-specific ignoblis ritae, even if you cannot perform them.","••••• You know all the auctoritas ritae and dozens of ignoblis ritae (your choice). You may create your own ignoblis ritae, given enough time (consult your Storyteller for development time and game effects). You are also familiar with the functions of almost all regional and pack-specific ignoblis ritae, even if you cannot perform them; if it’s been written down or passed around in lore, you’ve heard of it."],"dots":[{"dots":"•","text":"You know a few of the auctoritas ritae (your choice)."},{"dots":"••","text":"You know some of the auctoritas ritae (your choice) and a few ignoblis ritae (your choice)."},{"dots":"•••","text":"You know all of the auctoritas ritae and some ignoblis ritae (your choice). Also, you may create your own ignoblis ritae, given enough time (consult your Storyteller for development time and game effects)."},{"dots":"••••","text":"You know all the auctoritas ritae and many ignoblis ritae (your choice). You may create your own ignoblis ritae, given enough time (consult your Storyteller for development time and game effects). You are also familiar with the functions of numerous regional and pack-specific ignoblis ritae, even if you cannot perform them."},{"dots":"•••••","text":"You know all the auctoritas ritae and dozens of ignoblis ritae (your choice). You may create your own ignoblis ritae, given enough time (consult your Storyteller for development time and game effects). You are also familiar with the functions of almost all regional and pack-specific ignoblis ritae, even if you cannot perform them; if it’s been written down or passed around in lore, you’ve heard of it."}],"_qa":{"flags":[],"parser":"headed_entries","confidence":0.9,"extracted":"2026-10-12","job":"v20-core-backgrounds"},"_links":{"self":"/api/v1/records/shared/trait/background/rituals","html":"/records/shared/trait/background/rituals","parent":null,"children":"/api/v1/records/shared/trait/background/rituals/children","sources":[{"abbr":"V20","page":125,"folio":125,"title":"Vampire: The Masquerade 20th Anniversary Edition"}]},"_db":{"title":"Rituals","props":[],"parent_id":null,"level":null,"category":null,"summary":"This Background is for Sabbat characters only. You know the ritae and rituals of the Sabbat, and you can enact many of them. This Background is vital to being a Pack Priest — without this Background, ritae will not","tags":[],"children":[]}}