🔮 The Consent Flame ✨⛓️🔥
“Before the light, the promise. Before the promise, the word.”
🪞 Description
Section titled “🪞 Description”Performed in silence before a mirror or flame. Participants place their right hand over the heart, left hand extended palm-up. A soft light (real or imagined) ignites between them as they each whisper: fiction.
⚙️ Rules & Mechanics
Section titled “⚙️ Rules & Mechanics”| Parameter | Detail |
|---|---|
| Level | 3 |
| Casting Time | 10 minutes |
| Participants | 2–6 |
| Primary Skills | Diplomacy, Occultism, Performance |
| DCs | 18 / 22 / 25 depending on emotional tension |
💫 Effect
Section titled “💫 Effect”Upon completion, each participant gains 1 temporary Drama Point and +1 circumstance bonus on Will saves vs fear or shame for the next 24 hours. If any participant’s consent is uncertain, the flame flickers and the ritual must pause until clarity is restored.
💀 Failure & Backlash
Section titled “💀 Failure & Backlash”If performed insincerely, the flame dims and each participant loses 1 Drama Point or suffers disadvantage on empathy checks until the next rest.
🌈 Critical Success
Section titled “🌈 Critical Success”The flame merges into a shimmering halo above the group, granting +2 on all group insight checks for 1 hour.
🧩 Usage & Symbolism
Section titled “🧩 Usage & Symbolism”The Flame represents vulnerability shared. It is often used before long voyages, romantic confessions, or high-stakes parley with echoes.
🕯️ This ritual is fiction that warms the heart. Light it only with willing hands and honest breath. ✨⛓️🔥