Golden Gleam [Mind-Affecting]
  • Key Skill: Handle Animal.
  • Time: Varies, but no longer than 1 week.
  • Ritual: Greed is a powerful force, one that drives many to either glory or ruin. You can fan the golden flames of greed within a person’s soul, making them consumed with an insatiable greediness. To begin the ritual, you must take a Fine item that your intended target would covet (like a comb, a coin, a piece of jewelry, a fork, etc.) & force-feed this object to an animal; this requires a successful Handle Animal check (DC25). The item’s minimum cost is 1gp. If successful, then your target must make a Will save (DC25) the next time they eat any meat (known to the superstitious as “eating the golden lamb” or some variant).
  • Effects: If the target fails their saving throw, then they fall victim to a ravenous greed, coveting ever-greater wealth & becoming ever more brazen & crazed about acquiring it. Their alignment also becomes one step closer to Neutral Evil.
  • Untrained: Possible; your target gains a +5 circumstance bonus on their Will save, & your Handle Animal check’s DC goes up by +5. Knowledge (Local) to learn.
  • Failure: If you fail during the ritual, then all that is lost is time. However, the item is destroyed by the ritual, so another item must be procured.
  • Removal: LW, MW.