Blood Sorcery Rituals

Unless otherwise marked all Rituals cost one Rouse Check, five minutes per level to cast, and winning an Intelligence + Blood Sorcery Difficulty (Ritual Level + 1). Rituals that benefit the recipient can only be cast onto the sorcerer themselves unless otherwise stated.^[1]

Level 1

Name	Effect	Cost	Prerequisite	Ritual Roll	Additional Notes	Source
Beelzebeatit	Animals avoid the area.	One Rouse Check	Sabbat	Intelligence + Blood Sorcery	Nothing prevents directed or controlled creatures from entering.	/ Sabbat, page 50
Blood Walk	Learn characters generation, name, and sire.	One Rouse Check	None	Intelligence + Blood Sorcery	Requires one Rouse Check from the subject to be performed.	/ Corebook, page 276
Bloody Message	Make a message appear to a specific type of person then disappear once read.	One Rouse Check	None	Intelligence + Blood Sorcery	Make the Ritual Roll when enchanting the surface.	Let the Streets Run Red, page 77
Clinging of the Insect	Cling to walls like an insect.	One Rouse Check	None	Intelligence + Blood Sorcery	The user must cling with both their hands and feet.	/ Corebook, page 276
Coax the Garden	Use plant life to defend.	One Rouse Check	Bahari	Intelligence + Blood Sorcery	The plants will target anyone who isn't the caster.	/ Cults of the Blood Gods, page 55
Craft Bloodstone	Craft a tracking stone.	One Rouse Check	None	Intelligence + Blood Sorcery	A caster may have up to as many stones as they have Resolve.	/ Corebook, page 276
Dampen the Fear	Remove their fear of fire temporarily.	One Rouse Check	Church of Caine	Intelligence + Blood Sorcery	The power wears off once the scene ends.	/ Cults of the Blood Gods, page 67
Enrich the Blood	Make a mortal more nourishing.	One Rouse Check	The Children of the Devourer	Intelligence + Blood Sorcery	This does not work on Kindred vitae.	Forbidden Religions, page 76
Herd Ward (Minor)	Ward a single kine of a herd to prevent unauthorized feeding.	One Rouse Check	None	Intelligence + Blood Sorcery	Make the Ritual Roll when someone else feeds off the herd.	Let the Streets Run Red, page 77
Letter Ward	Place a ward on a letter	One Rouse Check	None	Intelligence + Blood Sorcery	Make the Ritual Roll if anyone other than the intended recipient opens it.	Let the Streets Run Red, page 77
Wake with Evening’s Freshness	Awakens the caster at any signs of danger during day sleep.	One Rouse Check	None	Intelligence + Blood Sorcery	Do not make the Ritual roll until true danger appears.	/ Corebook, page 276
Ward Against Ghouls	Protect themselves against Ghouls.	One Rouse Check	None	Intelligence + Blood Sorcery	Uses standard rules for Wards.	/ Corebook, page 277

Level 2

Name	Effect	Cost	Prerequisite	Ritual Roll	Additional Notes	Source
Calling the Aura’s Remnants	Speak with the residual aura of someone who has died.	One Rouse Check	Chicago	Intelligence + Blood Sorcery	The aura only has memories up to the time of death.	Chicago Folios, page 171
Communicate with Kindred Sire	Creates a long-distance telepathic link between Sire and Childe	One Rouse Check	None	Intelligence + Blood Sorcery	Major disturbance on either side breaks the connection.	/ Corebook, page 277
Enchanted Dyscrasia	Allow multiple Kindred to feed from one Dyscrasia without destroying it.	One Rouse Check	The Children of the Devourer	Intelligence + Blood Sorcery	Usually, they will use Enrich the Blood first.	Forbidden Religions, page 77
Eyes of Babel	By consuming the eyes and tongue of another, they gain the ability to read and speak any language known by the victim.	One Rouse Check	None	Intelligence + Blood Sorcery	This Ritual may incur Stains.	/ Corebook, page 277
Illuminate Trail of Prey	Allows the caster to follow the trail of a specific person.	One Rouse Check	None	Intelligence + Blood Sorcery	The victim's face must be known by the caster.	/ Corebook, page 277
Ishtar’s Touch	Convert a dose of vitae to weaken their victim against mundane manipulations or mind-altering Disciplines.	One Rouse Check	None	Intelligence + Blood Sorcery	The Ritual Roll is made after the victim makes contact and is contested against with Stamina + Resolve.	/ Camarilla, page 168
Shroud of Silence	Prevent sounds from escaping a room.	One Rouse Check	The Shepherds of Ur-Shulgi	Intelligence + Blood Sorcery	Requires vitae from a Kindred who possesses Obfuscate	Forbidden Religions, page 23
Truth of Blood	The caster can discern truth from lies.	One Rouse Check	None	Resolve + Blood Sorcery	The target rolls Composure+Occult to resist. This Ritual cannot get past memory wiping Disciplines.	/ Corebook, page 277
Unseen Underground	Become invisible underground.	One Rouse Check	None	Intelligence + Blood Sorcery	Immediately ends if they go above ground.	/ Fall of London, page 128
Ward against Spirits	Protect themselves against spirits.	One Rouse Check	None	Intelligence + Blood Sorcery	Uses standard rules for Wards.	/ Corebook, page 277
Warding Circle against Ghouls	Protect themselves against Ghouls.	Three Rouse Checks	None	Intelligence + Blood Sorcery	Uses standard rules for Wards.	/ Corebook, page 278
Web of Hunger	Extension of Extinguish Vitae allows the user to control more than one person's vitae.	One Rouse Check	Possession of Mithras' dagger	Intelligence + Blood Sorcery	Without the dagger, this ritual would be level 4th or 5th level.	/ Fall of London, page 137

Level 3

Name	Effect	Cost	Prerequisite	Ritual Roll	Additional Notes	Source
Bladed Hands	Sharpens the user's hands into a weapon.	Two Rouse Checks	Milwaukee	Intelligence + Blood Sorcery	Treated as a light piercing Brawl weapon with a +2 modifier.	Chicago Folios, page 174
Bloodless Feast	Purify blood, creating a clear blood-like substance.	One Rouse Check, possible Stains	The Bloodless Pilgrims	Intelligence + Blood Sorcery	Those who consume the clear vitae enough are weaker to diablerie.	Forbidden Religions, page 67
Communal Vigor	A Pack Priest shares their Blood Potency with their pack.	One Rouse Check	Sabbat	Intelligence + Blood Sorcery	The Priest gains three bonus dice on Dominate and Presence tests against packmates.	/ Sabbat, page 50
Dagon’s Call	The caster can rupture the blood vessels of a victim from afar.	One Rouse Check	None	Resolve + Blood Sorcery	The caster can use this up to two additional times, each costing an additional Rouse Check. The opposing roll is Stamina + Resolve.	/ Corebook, page 278
Deflection of Wooden Doom	This ritual protects them from being staked.	One Rouse Check	None	Intelligence + Blood Sorcery	Do not roll the Ritual Roll until staked.	/ Corebook, page 278
Essence of Air	Allows for flight.	One Rouse Check	None	Intelligence + Blood Sorcery	The Camarilla frowns upon this Ritual due to its Masquerade dangers.	/ Corebook, page 278
Eyes of the Past	See what happened at their current location in the past.	One Rouse Check	Chicago	Intelligence + Blood Sorcery	It only holds events within the last five years.	Chicago Folios, page 172
Fire in the Blood	Create anguish of fire in one's blood to incapacitate	One Rouse Check	Church of Caine	Intelligence + Blood Sorcery	A Kindred target must make a Rouse Check.	/ Cults of the Blood Gods, page 67
Firewalker	Allow themselves and their comrades resistant to fire.	One Rouse Check	None	Intelligence + Blood Sorcery	This ritual can be performed on others, but the fingertip removal must all come from the caster.	/ Corebook, page 279
Galvanic Ruination	Short out electronics and wiring nearby.	One Rouse Check	Sabbat	Intelligence + Blood Sorcery	Generally, it only affects the range of a warehouse or three-story building, but can be extended by adding 1 Difficulty per additional building.	/ Sabbat, page 51
Gentle Mind	Protect the mind of a target against Frenzy.	One Rouse Check	Chicago	Intelligence + Blood Sorcery	The caster must share blood with another and cannot cast it upon themselves.	Chicago Folios, page 172
Haunted House	Make a haven appear as if it's haunted.	Three Rouse Checks	Milwaukee	Intelligence + Blood Sorcery	The effects last for 10 years.	Chicago Folios, page 175
Herd Ward (Major)	Ward a herd against unauthorized feeding by warding the door to protect multiple people within.	One Rouse Check	None	Intelligence + Blood Sorcery	Make the Ritual Roll when someone else feeds off the herd.	Let the Streets Run Red, page 77
Illusion of Peaceful Death	Make a corpse appear as if it'd died a natural death.	One Rouse Check	Chicago	Intelligence + Blood Sorcery	The body must have at least half of the body's blood to succeed.	Chicago Folios, page 172
Illusion of Perfection	Become a nondescript person to blend into crowds.	One Rouse Check	Milwaukee	Intelligence + Blood Sorcery	Similar to the ability Mask of a Thousand Faces.	Chicago Folios, page 174
One with the Blade	Claim ownership of a weapon and protect it from damage.	One or more Rouse Checks, enough to submerge the weapon.	None	Intelligence + Blood Sorcery	Only one weapon can hold this ritual at a time.	/ Camarilla, page 168
Sanguine Watcher	Create a small rat out of vitae.	One Rouse Check	Milwaukee	Intelligence + Blood Sorcery	The caster can send the rat to go where they instruct to observe or steal, but the instructions must be very explicit.	Chicago Folios, page 174
Sleep of Judas	Incapacitate a vampire by drugging them.	One Rouse Check	None	Intelligence + Blood Sorcery	Make the Ritual Roll when the target is drugged.	Let the Streets Run Red, page 77
The Unseen Change	Lupines entering the area are forced into Wolf Form.	Three Rouse Checks	Chicago	Intelligence + Blood Sorcery	If they do not succeed on the Ritual Roll against a contested Willpower test, they enter in Lupus Form.	Chicago Folios, page 172
Ward against Lupines	Protects themselves against Werewolves.	One Rouse Check	None	Intelligence + Blood Sorcery	Uses standard rules for Wards.	/ Corebook, page 279
Warding Circle against Spirits	Protect themselves against spirits.	Three Rouse Checks	None	Intelligence + Blood Sorcery	Uses standard rules for Wards.	/ Corebook, page 279

Level 4

Name	Effect	Cost	Prerequisite	Ritual Roll	Additional Notes	Source
Defense of the Sacred Haven	Protect a haven with mystical darkness from the sun.	One Rouse Check	None	Intelligence + Blood Sorcery	The Ritual roll is made once the sun rises.	/ Corebook, page 279
Eyes of the Nighthawk	Take control of a carnivorous bird and act through them.	One Rouse Check	None	Intelligence + Blood Sorcery	The user can use most non-physical Disciplines through the bird.	/ Corebook, page 279
Incorporeal Passage	The caster's form becomes ghost-like.	One Rouse Check	None	Intelligence + Blood Sorcery	They may only interact through speech and sight.	/ Corebook, page 280
Innocence of the Child’s Heart	Put up a blockade against Scry the Soul to hide diablerie and other vampiric traits.	One Rouse Check	Chicago	Intelligence + Blood Sorcery	There's no record of Nicolai sharing this ritual with his fellow Tremere and is only learned by capturing his notes or by ST discretion.	Chicago Folios, page 172
Protean Curse	Pull a vampire from the earth who is using Earth Meld.	One Rouse Check	Chicago	Intelligence + Blood Sorcery	The ritual automatically awakens the other vampire unless they are in torpor or the Ritual Roll is a Critical Win.	Chicago Folios, page 173
Rending the Sweet Earth	Transform a target into a bat similar to Metamorphosis.	Two Rouse Check	Chicago	Intelligence + Blood Sorcery	This cannot be used on the caster.	Chicago Folios, page 173
Ward against Cainites	Protects themselves against Kindred.	One Rouse Check	None	Intelligence + Blood Sorcery	Uses standard rules for Wards. A vampire examining this ward may read the name of the caster with an Intelligence + Auspex vs Intelligence + Blood Sorcery roll.	/ Corebook, page 280
Warding Circle against Lupines	Protects themselves against Werewolves.	Three Rouse Checks	None	Intelligence + Blood Sorcery	Uses standard rules for Wards.	/ Corebook, page 280

Level 5

Name	Effect	Cost	Prerequisite	Ritual Roll	Additional Notes	Source
Creatio Ignis	Set their arms on fire	One Rouse Check	Church of Caine	Intelligence + Blood Sorcery	The user is only resistant to fire on their arms.	/ Cults of the Blood Gods, page 67
Eden’s Bounty	Drain blood from nearby creatures	One Rouse Check, possible Stains	Bahari	Intelligence + Blood Sorcery	For the remainder of the chapter, mortals suffer 1 die penalty to Physical rolls and take 1 Aggravated health damage.	/ Cults of the Blood Gods, page 56
Escape to True Sanctuary	Create a one-way portal.	In total this ritual requires twelve Rouse Checks.	None	Intelligence + Blood Sorcery	A caster may only have one set of these circles active at a time.	/ Corebook, page 280
Heart of Stone	Turns their heart to stone preventing staking. The Caster also suffers from emotional detachment, taking penalties to Remorse or active Social-related rolls.	One Rouse Check	None	Intelligence + Blood Sorcery	They are unable to use Presence during this ritual's use but gain a bonus when resisting its use on them.	/ Corebook, page 281
Shaft of Belated Dissolution	A stake that will seek out another vampire's heart and will cause final death if it finds it.	Two Rouse Checks	None	Intelligence + Blood Sorcery	Even if an attack with this stake fails to hit the heart, if it hits, a splinter will break and move towards the heart to eradicate the victim.	/ Corebook, page 281
Simulacrum Gate	Create a gate to teleport multiple vampires.	One Rouse Check, possible Stains	Sabbat	Intelligence + Blood Sorcery	There is only one of these known to exist currently.	/ Sabbat, page 51
Transferring the Soul	Take over a body from diablerie.	One Rouse Check	Another Kindred who knows Oblivion ●●●●●.	Intelligence + Blood Sorcery and Intelligence + Oblivion	It is possible to be done by one Kindred who possess level 5 in both powers.	/ Fall of London, page 11-13
Warding Circle against Cainites	Protects themselves against Kindred.	Three Rouse Checks	None	Intelligence + Blood Sorcery	Uses standard rules for Wards.	/ Corebook, page 282

Gallery

A Ward Against Lupines being placed by a Tremere. Source: World of Darkness: Crimson Thaw, Issue #2
A Ward Against Lupines affecting werewolves. Source: World of Darkness: Crimson Thaw, Issue #2