Geas Reword

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Geas
Range: The Adept must be able to see and communicate with the target
Duration: Until removed, fulfilled or target dies
Experience Multiple: 250
Base Chance: Always successful (see below)
Resist: Special
Target: Sentient entity

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Effects: A geas is an obligation to complete a quest, an injunction against the performance of a particular action, or a requirement to respond in the same fashion to particular stimuli.	Effects: A geas is an obligation to complete a quest, an injunction against the performance of a particular action, or a requirement to respond in the same fashion to particular stimuli.
A being to be compelled must acknowledge their acceptance of the geas. Furthermore, the Adept must believe that the being deserves the geas, or the being must truly wish (not forced by physical or magical means) to have an unmerited geas placed upon them. The Adept specifies the nature of the geas in 25 words or less, and the GM will use the most liberal interpretation of that wording to the benefit of the compelled being. Rank with the geas spell does not affect the chance of casting the spell as it is always automatically successful. The Rank equals the effectiveness of the geas, expressed in percentage terms. If a geased being directly contravenes the letter of a geas, they have a chance of dying equal to the Rank of the geas. A compelled being will begin to feel weak or ill when they first take an action counter to the restriction of the geas, and will become increasingly afflicted until they once more comply with the geas.	The target must acknowledge their acceptance of the geas. Furthermore, either the Adept must believe that the target deserves the geas, or the target must truly wish (not forced by physical or magical means) to have an unmerited geas placed upon them. The Adept specifies the nature of the geas in 25 words or less, and the GM will use the most liberal interpretation of that wording to the benefit of the target. Rank with the geas spell does not affect the chance of casting the spell as it is always automatically successful. The Rank equals the effectiveness of the geas, expressed in percentage terms. If a geased entity directly contravenes the letter of a geas, they have a chance of dying equal to the Rank of the geas. A geased entity will begin to feel weak or ill when they first take an action counter to the restriction of the geas, and will become increasingly afflicted until they once more comply with the geas.
If a quest geas is fulfilled by the compelled being, they are no longer subject to that geas. The other two types of geas (for and against a given action) last indefinitely. A geas can be removed automatically by the one who placed it upon the compelled being. A geased person will not attempt to free themself from the compulsion. An Adept with Rank greater than that of the geas may try to do so. The Adept must inscribe a triangle about the compelled, and perform the ritual of geas removal for 12 consecutive hours. If the triangle is silver or True-silver, the compelled being does not suffer the penalties for ignoring the geas during the ritual.	If a quest geas is fulfilled by the geased entity, they are no longer subject to that geas. The other two types of geas (for and against a given action) last indefinitely. A geas can be removed automatically by the one who placed it. A geased entity will not attempt to free themself from the compulsion. An Adept may attempt to remove a geas if they have a higher rank than the geas in effect. The Adept must inscribe a triangle about the geased entity, and perform the ritual of geas removal for 12 consecutive hours. If the triangle is silver or truesilver, the geased entity does not suffer the penalties for ignoring the geas during the ritual.
The Adept attempting to remove the geas has a success chance equal to five times the difference between their Rank with geas and the Rank of the geas being removed. The GM rolls percentile dice: if the roll is less than or equal to the success percentage, the geas is removed. If the roll is greater than the success percentage, the Rank of the geas is increased by one.	The Adept attempting to remove the geas has a success chance equal to five times the difference between their Rank with geas and the Rank of the geas being removed. The GM rolls percentile dice: if the roll is less than or equal to the success percentage, the geas is removed. If the roll is greater than the success percentage, the Rank of the geas is increased by one.
Full Geas A being with Rank greater than 15 with the geas spell has the power of full geas. A full geas can be placed upon a being without their consent, though it can be passively resisted. Additionally, one with the power of full geas may automatically remove (without the support of a triangle and 12 hours of ritual) a geas which is at least 5 Ranks less than their Rank with the spell.	Full Geas A being with Rank greater than 15 with the geas spell has the power of full geas. A full geas can be placed upon an entity without their consent, though it can be passively resisted. Additionally, one with the power of full geas may automatically remove (without the support of a triangle and 12 hours of ritual) a geas which is at least 5 Ranks less than their Rank with the spell.