Tuatha de Danann: Geasa

Geasa (singular geis) are rules, requirements, and prohibitions written into the fabric of Fate. This Purview binds the Tuatha and their Scions to geasa of their own and lets them lay geasa on others. It can influence the behavior of those under a geis, granting the power to uphold them or tempting Gods or mortals into breaking their geasa.

Boons

LAY GEIS

Cost: Spend 1 Legend

Duration: Condition

Subject: One character

Range: Short

Action: Simple
You place a geis on another character, speaking to them to explain the prohibition or obligation they must now obey. The only limitation on the geis is that the target must be capable of upholding it at the time you place it — if someone’s currently wearing a red shirt, you can’t geis them not to wear red. You regain the Legend spent on this Boon once the geis is broken.

TONGUE OF THE BARD

Cost: Imbue 1 Legend

Duration: Indefinite

Subject: One character

Action: Simple
Your bard’s tongue speaks of a character’s prowess and deeds. Ask the Storyguide one of the following questions about a character you can see:

• What is this character’s lineage (mortal and divine)?

• What is a geis they are under?

• What is a Deed they are best known for, are currently working on, or want to hide?

• What is a Quality or Knack that they possess?

In order to receive the answer, you must speak it aloud. The Storyguide gives you an answer in the form of a speech or poem that you can perform. This information grants Enhancement 3 to any actions that benefit from it. Discovering that a good-looking stranger in a bar is descended from the Theoi would give an Enhancement on a roll to work out which of the Gods he is descended from, but not on a roll to impress him with a pick-up line. Against trivial targets, you may use this Boon for free.

Innate Power: You are under a geis. If you break it or otherwise resolve the Condition, the Storyguide should arrange for you to fall under another — either from a Tuatha or fellow Scion, one of the sidhe, the biting words of a poet, or simply mythic circumstance. You take on a second such geis upon becoming a Demigod, and a third upon becoming a God.