Ritual Scoring
During your Ritual, the Ritual Ref will score the performance of the ritual depending on a number of factors.
You will score out of a maximum of 27 (9 points per category below).Timing
Is the ritual well-paced, or is it rushed? A good ritual will be paced well, taking a good length of time with key aspects of the Ritual given a healthy consideration within the timeframe of the Ritual
Does the Ritual have structure? A well-structured Ritual will have a clear start, middle and end.
Does the ritual tell a story? Does each part of the ritual flow well into the next? The Story of a good ritual will bridge the gap between each structured stage of the ritual and make sense.
Performance
Is everyone in the ritual roleplaying or are they just standing around? A good ritual will be filled with interesting roleplay. Your participants should feel invested in the ritual and the story you are telling
Are your contributors being used to their fullest potential? Your contributors have knowledge and skills which can be used to tell the story and help the ritual make sense. A good ritual will utilise the Contributors as much as possible
Is your ritual entertaining and enjoyable? A good ritual, like any performance, should play on the emotions of those involved and those watching. Does your ritual make people laugh or cry? Does it draw them in?
Relevance
Do the runes make sense? Every ritual should be associated with at least one Rune, which should be called upon during the course of the ritual. A good ritual will use the runes and associate their meanings to the content of the Ritual
Is the content relevant to what you want to achieve? The content of a good ritual will be relevant to the story you are telling throughout the ritual. Saying one thing, whilst hoping to get another will result in a bad score
Does your ritual embody the characteristics of your people or your home world’s culture? A good ritual will be in keeping with your character’s race, home world and their beliefs and traditions, such as calling upon chosen Deities, or Ancestors, Seasons and so on.
NOTE:
The wording in your ritual is very important; be careful about what you ask for and how you ask for it! You may get your desired effect, but it may not happen in the way you expect.
Completed Score Sheet
Once your ritual has been scored it will be given back to you.
For Example
A Ritual to extend the expiry date of a runic item by one year
Ritualist A gathers their contributors and props for their ritual, arriving 5 minutes before their Ritual Slot at 11:30am on Saturday.
They give the Ritual Ref their Ritual Form, 6 Quartz Runes (6 x 1PV = 6PV) and 2 Hematite Runes (2 x 3PV = 6PV) which gives a total Power being put into the Ritual of 12PV. The Ritual Ref will check that the Ritualist and their contributors can handle this level of Power by checking Part B of the Ritual Form. As the total power the Ritual Team can control is 14, this amount of Power can be easily controlled by the Ritual Team.
Ritualist A starts the Ritual. As a Svartalfar, they call upon their Ancestors to witness the Ritual to clearly indicate they have started, and that the Ritual Ref should start their timer.
The ritualist explains of how such a weapon was forged; the metal, the keen edge, the rune that was crafted and forged into the sword. One of their contributors is a weaponsmith, so they ask for the weaponsmith’s aid in telling the story, portraying the weaponsmith’s skill and knowledge throughout the ritual.
The Ritualist then tells a story about how this weapon was used to slay a powerful foe. The story is dramatic and entertaining with participants of the ritual acting out the battle. The Ritualist uses this story to demonstrate why this weapon is worthy of being empowered for longer rather than being replaced by another.
Ritualist A then calls upon the power of Thurisaz to empower the weapon so that it may continue to be used as an offensive weapon, to lay waste to the enemies of Svartalfheim. They also call upon Jera, to extend the time that the weapon will remain empowered for by a year.
They then thank the Ancestors for witnessing their ritual, indicating to the Ritual Ref that the Ritual is complete, who then stops the timer.
The Ritual lasted 9 minutes and 54 seconds, just within the safe timeframe for the ritual. The Ritual Ref totals up the score on the Ritual Form. Success! The Ritualist scored a 16! The Ritual Ref returns the form to the Ritualist to take to GOD.
