Justice (Action)

Heroic Action Role-Play

This is a Method for using Powers in Action. Methods are a part of Traditions and define how Powers are used in each campaign.

Geas

Laws hold power, breaking laws makes people vulnerable. Dishonest dealing and oathbreaking opens rifts in the soul and gives leverage against opponents. Unlike faith, you need not believe in or be sympathetic to the laws you use; the magical laws are as immutable as the laws of nature, and you are using them, not judging them.

Which causes are just is very malleable. Anyone lying to you or breaking a promise is fair game. It does not matter if the promise was given in jest or under coercion. Customs, even evil customs, must be obeyed. Any oath breaker can be ensorcerelled freely, as can those who have betrayed the customs of fealty or hospitality, even if the rules were unfair. Those who owe gifts or favors are fair game, as well.

Limitation

All geas power must have some just cause; it is impossible to directly affect a character through power if the character refuses to accept it and has done no wrong. Power that does not directly harm a character, such as trickery and illusion, can be employed freely, and is often used to entrap a victim before more insidious power is used to take control of him. But if the target refuses to be mislead, he cannot be directly harmed or affected by power. This is a severe limitation, compensated by a liberal focus condition.

Focus Condition

Trigger Action (Focus)

If you fully fulfill the limitation, you can focus. You cannot focus just because you can use illusion, trickery or other effects affecting the world rather than the target.