Demon Hunters Guide

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Demon Hunters Guide

For the house rules of this race, please refer to this topic.

What is a Demon Hunter?
In the nights when the Fallen have escaped the Abyss and now roam free amongst mankind with their own agendas, some mortals dare to take it upon themselves to purge the world of these filthy abominations. These mortals are especially dangerous against the Fallen and possess forbidden knowledge to combat the Fallen as well as a vast array of rituals that include summoning, exorcism and binding such Fallen.
Now one might say that the Fallen were once the holy Angels and they know far better than any mortals. That's true but their imprisonment in the Abyss weakened them. To survive in the material world they have to possess a mortal host. Demon Hunters are the backlash against the Fallen. Their purpose is to hunt down such abominations and wipe them off and they might justify it as doing God's work. These hunters pose a risk to a Demon when they give away their identity by excessive lore usage. The hunters can then pursue these Fallen and punish them for their actions. Most of them serve the One Holy Being Above but some may say that they're chosen to protect humanity against God's failed experiments.

“Tread carefully O'Fallen Angels, these mortals exist to end your miserable existence”

Tactics and Equipment


Teamwork:("Alone we can do so little, together we can do so much.")

Truly, teamwork is a gigantic key to achieving a better future. A Demon Hunter cannot take down a Fallen on his own, he would require a group like him that is dedicated to pursuing the forbidden knowledge and to eradicate God's mistakes in the grand scheme of things. These terrifying mortals, however they try, are mortals at the end of the day. They can be bested out by a Fallen and easily lose trail of their target. That's why the Demon Hunters have the need to band together and let synergy take it's course.

Equipment:

• Vial of Holy Water(Purified by the appropriate ritual)
• Alot of weapons to combat Demons physically
• Occult library pertaining notes and studies of Demonology.
• Purified and holy objects to repel supernatural beings.
• Alot of powerful Allies and Contacts to provide you with the right information and the right tools.
• Knowledge of the holy rites and rituals to use against Demons.

Rituals

Demon Hunters are mere mortals but these powerful tools can take down even the most wicked of the Demons. This forbidden knowledge is assumed to be handed down by God himself.

Ritual of Warding:

How To: The Demon Hunter will have to use chalk and draw a large circle which will denote the protected area. Roll Intelligence + Demonology difficulty 7 three times and then split the successes between effect and duration.

Spoiler for Effects Chart::

1 Success - Caster's Stamina in Yards.
2 Successes - 10 Yards
3 Successes - 25 Yards
4 Successes - 40 Yards
5 Successes - 55 Yards
6 Successes - 70 Yards
For every success above 5 add +5 yards.

Spoiler for Duration Chart::

1 Success - Caster's Stamina in Minutes
2 Successes - Caster's Stamina in Turns
3 Successes - 1 Hour.
4 Successes - Lasts for a while scene.
5 Successes - 1 Day.
For every success above 5 add +5 hours to the total duration.

Requirements: The Demon Hunters must have a library and must do a perception + Demonology roll at difficulty 6 each IC day until they accumulate 15 successes.

Effect: Demons of Torment 4+ cannot enter the ward by normal, though they do a willpower + faith roll against the ward's effect rating. Demons of Torment 3 and less may try to breach the ward with a willpower roll difficulty of the Caster's willpower minus the Demon's wits + occult and has to surpass the Caster's successes in order to breach the ward.
Ritual of Binding: This ritual follows the mechanics outlined in the book.

Ritual of Summoning: This ritual follows the mechanics outlined in the book.


Ritual of Purification: This ritual is easy to learn and is mostly known by the most faithful individuals such as a Priest, Imam, Rabbi, Sadhu etcetra. Religion doesn't matter but the faith in God does. True Faith is recommended if you wish to attempt this ritual.

Requirements: The Caster rolls their willpower at difficulty 9(they may add their faith potential or true faith dice to this roll) and chants praises of the Almighty God for about 30 minutes. This ritual can be attempted only in holy places like churches and etc. Compare your successes to the purification chart below:

Spoiler for Hiden:

Botch - The ritual is ruined and cannot be attempted for another 7 IC days.

Fail - The item fails to get purified.

1-2 Successes - The item is purified tho it isn't of much value and might pass for "another one of those fake religious tools", however the item can do bashing to truly tormented demons with a torment rating of 7 and above. For each turn in contact with a high tormented demon, it deals 1/B to them.


3-5 Successes - The item is properly purified and can be used against unholy creatures to repel them from the Faithful. This item can do 1 Lethal damage per turn if it is in contact with a supernatural being.

6+ Successes - The item is considered rare in modern times and can be used against all Supernatural beings by inflicting 2 health levels of Lethal damage(plus the faithful's True Faith rating/Faith potential rating) for every turn spent in contact with the item. If a Demon of Torment 4+ stays in contact with this item for more than a turn, for every turn spent touching this item will inflict 2 health levels of Aggravated damage(plus the faithful's True Faith rating/Faith potential rating).

Conclusion
If you wish to play a Demon Hunter, it is advised to get the certification and arsenal Backgrounds. Awareness trait is fully recommended as you'll have the ability to sense the ripples in reality's patterns. Additionally it is also recommended to get True Faith as it's mostly faithful individuals who wish to hunt down the Fallen. Contacts and Allies are also very helpful. Demon Hunters can hail from any background, from a young vengeful prodigy to an FBI Agent doing the good work, anything is possible as long as it seems realistic.