Corruption and Faith - Revision history

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 Choosing to become '''Overwhelmed''' by Corruption is likely to be a '''terminal decision for your character'''. If their state is discovered by other PCs or loyal Imperial NPCs, they are likely to be subdued and arrested or executed. A character who is '''Overwhelmed''' is usually not considered subject to the protections of the [[Player Character Conflict]] rules. It may be possible for an [[Exorcism]] to be performed on an '''Overwhelmed''' character, but the process will very likely kill the subject - even while saving their soul.
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 If you have '''Faith and Fire''', you cannot reset or reduce your level between events. You may choose to abandon your faith: you get the trait slot back, and the Chaos Gods will reward you far more handsomely than those who have not walked the path - for your soul is stronger, and will make a far finer reward when you go to them.
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	This is a trait that represents utter and total devotion to one's faith. Where Corruption is a comfortable path, ending with rewards that will lead (according to the Imperium) to damnation, walking in Faith brings pain and suffering.		This is a trait that represents utter and total devotion to one's faith. Where Corruption is a comfortable path, ending with rewards that will lead (according to the Imperium) to damnation, walking in Faith brings pain and suffering.

			'''Unlike Corruption''', a character can never choose to increase their level of Faith willingly - there are no shortcuts with Faith. Instead, each level of Faith will be marked with a specific requirement for progressing to the next level which represents a form of suffering or trial which the the Faithful much undergo before progressing.

	==== Oaths ====		==== Oaths ====

	At ~~the~~ '''~~Marked~~''' ~~level of a character's Faith and Fire track they must swear an Oath to~~ the God-Emperor ~~that they must then enact. These offer no benefit~~ for ~~the character, as~~ they are ~~acts~~ of ~~sacrifice. The [[Willpower_Traits#Preacher\|Preacher Oaths]] offer some ideas for~~ the ~~level~~ of ~~impediment~~ a character ~~might place on themselves in order to fulfill~~ their ~~oaths - ideally oaths should be specific: for example~~, ~~enduring some kind~~ of ~~personal sacrifice or swearing~~ to ~~defeat a specific individual~~.		At each step in their Faith and Fire track, a character will gain an '''Oath''' these are spiritual bonds that the God-Emperor demands of them, and for which they are punished when they fail to fulfil them - each of these are cumulative over the course of a track, so a character at the top of their Faith and Fire track is bound by a multitude of Oaths, such are the demands of the God-Emperor from those most fanatically devoted to him.

	How this oath plays out depends on the nature of the oath. A melee character whose oath is, for example, sacrificing the use of their dominant arm may be expected to do so until the Saturday of the next Campaign Event (numbered DuD events). If a character were to literally carve their arm from their body as a demonstration of their faith, it would likely fulfill the oath there and then (though replacing the limb at the game with a bionic would probably void the sacrifice). We recommend considering the consequences you are physically and mentally willing to roleplay and physrep when considering your Oath. Such demonstrations of faith are often rewarded then with miraculous displays of the power of Faith, but are often then followed by the angry backlash of the Dark Gods.		==== Penance ====

	~~==== Consequences~~ of ~~Faith ====~~		A character who has Faith and Fire has sinned significantly against the God-Emperor (murdered a truly faithful priest, burned down a religious site, made a pact with a Daemon offering up their soul) will fall into a state called '''Penance'''. Their track resets to Touched by Faith and for an event at least they will be under various oaths designed to impede them as well as placing their soul at risk of Ruin and the influence of the Dark Gods, should they endure their Penance they will be forgiven by the God-Emperor - beginning their faith at the '''Touched''' level once again during the next event.

	~~Characters with '''Faith~~ and ~~Fire''' upon completion of~~ their Oath receive two things, a '''Miracle''' representing the God-Emperor's reward for their sacrifices in service to Him and a '''Curse''' representing their actions drawing the attention and ire of the Dark Gods or some other foe. The Game Team have likely pre-written an appropriate Miracle for your character, but you can always '''ask a member of the game team''' if they have an idea for an appropriate miracle in the heat of the moment. Their Curse only comes into effect after they perform their '''Miracle''' and is given to you in a sealed envelope.		==== Miracles and their Aftermath ====

	'''Unlike Corruption''', a character can never choose to increase their level of Faith willingly - there are no shortcuts with Faith. Instead, each level of Faith will be marked with a specific requirement for progressing to the next level which represents a form of suffering or trial which the the Faithful much undergo before progressing.

	'''Faith and Fire''' is only available to those who worship the God-Emperor but '''Unique Traits''' representing different expressions of Faith if approved by the Game Team are likely to follow a similar format.

			A Character who becomes '''Transfixed by Faith''' has access to a single Miracle - many of these result in either death or a vision from the God-Emperor, this is a revelatory moment and the culmination of the characters journey though their Faith, a moment of truly scraping their fingers against the divine. In the aftermath though there is often backlash, as their acts draw the wrath of the Dark Gods, completing the Faith and Fire track provides the character with a unique ability, and a series of oaths they must continue to adhere to.

	=== The Aftermath ===		=== The Aftermath ===

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	Encountered by player characters with both Corruption and Faith and Fire, '''Ruin''' represents the immediate impact of being exposed to the energies of Chaos, or committing acts that attracts the attention of the dark gods.		Encountered by player characters with both Corruption and Faith and Fire, '''Ruin''' represents the immediate impact of being exposed to the energies of Chaos, or committing acts that attracts the attention of the dark gods.

			The Ruin Decks can be found [[Rules_Downloads#Ruin_Decks\|here]]

	'''When to take Ruin'''		'''When to take Ruin'''

High Lords at 18:48, 22 June 2025

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	If you have '''Faith and Fire''', you cannot reset or reduce your level between events. You may choose to abandon your faith: you get the trait slot back, and the Chaos Gods will reward you far more handsomely than those who have not walked the path - for your soul is stronger, and will make a far finer reward when you go to them.		If you have '''Faith and Fire''', you cannot reset or reduce your level between events. You may choose to abandon your faith: you get the trait slot back, and the Chaos Gods will reward you far more handsomely than those who have not walked the path - for your soul is stronger, and will make a far finer reward when you go to them.

			=== Ruin ===

			Encountered by player characters with both Corruption and Faith and Fire, '''Ruin''' represents the immediate impact of being exposed to the energies of Chaos, or committing acts that attracts the attention of the dark gods.

			'''When to take Ruin'''
			You take ruin when a ref tells you to or when your Corruption/Faith and Fire cards state you should. Each level of Corruption provides you with a ‘trigger’, these triggers remain active even if you advance past that level of corruption, so if you do something that ticks all your active triggers you draw that many cards.

			Normally you should draw from the '''Minor''' deck.

			You should only draw from the '''Major''' deck, if you are '''Tempted''' by Corruption or a ref tells you to - you should not draw more than one Major card at a time so if you have an unresolved Major effect on you, and you need to make multiple draws, subsequent draws should be from the Minor deck.

			Refs may choose to select a specific Ruin card for you at their discretion, if they deem that the punishment fits the crime.

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High Lords at 09:47, 17 January 2024

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	'''Brushed > Touched > Marked > Tempted > Overwhelmed'''		'''Brushed > Touched > Marked > Tempted > Overwhelmed'''

	The first three levels, from '''Brushed''' to '''Marked''', are represented by personalised roleplaying effects that represent how the Warp is twisting an individual to its whims. ~~All PCs start~~ innocent of the Warp, and ~~only become~~ '''Brushed''' the ~~first time they are exposed to~~ its corruption.		The first three levels, from '''Brushed''' to '''Marked''', are represented by personalised roleplaying effects that represent how the Warp is twisting an individual to its whims. No PC starts innocent of the Warp, and begin the game '''Brushed''' due to the prevalent presence of its creeping corruption.

	The game team will email your personalised Corruption cards to you prior to each event you play. '''You must print these yourself and bring them to the event.'''		The game team will email your personalised Corruption cards to you prior to each event you play. '''You must print these yourself and bring them to the event.'''

Hal: clarifying Faith and Fire

2023-02-20T13:01:18Z

clarifying Faith and Fire

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	This is a trait that represents utter and total devotion to one's faith. Where Corruption is a comfortable path, ending with rewards that will lead (according to the Imperium) to damnation, walking in Faith brings pain and suffering.		This is a trait that represents utter and total devotion to one's faith. Where Corruption is a comfortable path, ending with rewards that will lead (according to the Imperium) to damnation, walking in Faith brings pain and suffering.

	At the '''Marked''' level of a character's Faith and Fire track they must swear an Oath to the God-Emperor that they must then enact. These offer no benefit for the character as they are acts of sacrifice but the [[Willpower_Traits#Preacher\|Preacher Oaths]] offer some ideas for the level of impediment a character might place on themselves in order to fulfill their oaths - ideally oaths should be specific either enduring some kind of personal sacrifice or swearing to defeat a specific individual. How this oath plays out depends on the nature of the oath, a melee character whose oath is, for example, sacrificing the use of their dominant arm may be expected to do so until the Saturday of the next Campaign Event (numbered DuD events) but if they were to go so far as literally carving it from their body as a demonstration of their faith it would likely fulfill the oath there and then (though replacing the limb at the game with a bionic would probably void the sacrifice so think about consequences you are physically and mentally willing to roleplay and phys rep for the remainder of an event) - such demonstrations of faith are often rewarded then with miraculous displays of the power of Faith, but are often then followed by the angry backlash of the Dark Gods.		==== Oaths ====

	Characters with '''Faith and Fire''' upon completion of their Oath receive two things, a '''Miracle''' representing the God-Emperor's reward for their sacrifices in service to Him and a '''Curse''' representing their actions drawing the attention, and ire of the Dark Gods or some other foe. A character ~~is always aware of their Miracle~~ but can always '''ask a member of the game team''' if they have an idea for a miracle in the heat of the moment. Their Curse only comes into effect after they perform their '''Miracle''' and is sealed.		At the '''Marked''' level of a character's Faith and Fire track they must swear an Oath to the God-Emperor that they must then enact. These offer no benefit for the character, as they are acts of sacrifice. The [[Willpower_Traits#Preacher\|Preacher Oaths]] offer some ideas for the level of impediment a character might place on themselves in order to fulfill their oaths - ideally oaths should be specific: for example, enduring some kind of personal sacrifice or swearing to defeat a specific individual.

			How this oath plays out depends on the nature of the oath. A melee character whose oath is, for example, sacrificing the use of their dominant arm may be expected to do so until the Saturday of the next Campaign Event (numbered DuD events). If a character were to literally carve their arm from their body as a demonstration of their faith, it would likely fulfill the oath there and then (though replacing the limb at the game with a bionic would probably void the sacrifice). We recommend considering the consequences you are physically and mentally willing to roleplay and physrep when considering your Oath. Such demonstrations of faith are often rewarded then with miraculous displays of the power of Faith, but are often then followed by the angry backlash of the Dark Gods.

			==== Consequences of Faith ====

			Characters with '''Faith and Fire''' upon completion of their Oath receive two things, a '''Miracle''' representing the God-Emperor's reward for their sacrifices in service to Him and a '''Curse''' representing their actions drawing the attention and ire of the Dark Gods or some other foe. The Game Team have likely pre-written an appropriate Miracle for your character, but you can always '''ask a member of the game team''' if they have an idea for an appropriate miracle in the heat of the moment. Their Curse only comes into effect after they perform their '''Miracle''' and is given to you in a sealed envelope.

	'''Unlike Corruption''', a character can never choose to increase their level of Faith willingly - there are no shortcuts with Faith. Instead, each level of Faith will be marked with a specific requirement for progressing to the next level which represents a form of suffering or trial which the the Faithful much undergo before progressing.		'''Unlike Corruption''', a character can never choose to increase their level of Faith willingly - there are no shortcuts with Faith. Instead, each level of Faith will be marked with a specific requirement for progressing to the next level which represents a form of suffering or trial which the the Faithful much undergo before progressing.

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	'''Faith and Fire''' is only available to those who worship the God-Emperor but '''Unique Traits''' representing different expressions of Faith if approved by the Game Team are likely to follow a similar format.		'''Faith and Fire''' is only available to those who worship the God-Emperor but '''Unique Traits''' representing different expressions of Faith if approved by the Game Team are likely to follow a similar format.


	=== The Aftermath ===		=== The Aftermath ===

High Lords: /* Faith and Fire */

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Faith and Fire

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	This is a trait that represents utter and total devotion to one's faith. Where Corruption is a comfortable path, ending with rewards that will lead (according to the Imperium) to damnation, walking in Faith brings pain and suffering.		This is a trait that represents utter and total devotion to one's faith. Where Corruption is a comfortable path, ending with rewards that will lead (according to the Imperium) to damnation, walking in Faith brings pain and suffering.

	~~Characters with~~ '''~~Faith~~''' ~~will also~~ be ~~issued~~ with an '''~~Overwhelmed~~''' ~~card~~, representing the ~~promised ‘reward’~~ for ~~staying true~~ to their ~~path. This reward may be double-edged~~, as the Dark Gods ~~recognise those blessed by~~ the ~~Emperor and target them~~ for their ~~particular attentions~~.		At the '''Marked''' level of a character's Faith and Fire track they must swear an Oath to the God-Emperor that they must then enact. These offer no benefit for the character as they are acts of sacrifice but the [[Willpower_Traits#Preacher\|Preacher Oaths]] offer some ideas for the level of impediment a character might place on themselves in order to fulfill their oaths - ideally oaths should be specific either enduring some kind of personal sacrifice or swearing to defeat a specific individual. How this oath plays out depends on the nature of the oath, a melee character whose oath is, for example, sacrificing the use of their dominant arm may be expected to do so until the Saturday of the next Campaign Event (numbered DuD events) but if they were to go so far as literally carving it from their body as a demonstration of their faith it would likely fulfill the oath there and then (though replacing the limb at the game with a bionic would probably void the sacrifice so think about consequences you are physically and mentally willing to roleplay and phys rep for the remainder of an event) - such demonstrations of faith are often rewarded then with miraculous displays of the power of Faith, but are often then followed by the angry backlash of the Dark Gods.

			Characters with '''Faith and Fire''' upon completion of their Oath receive two things, a '''Miracle''' representing the God-Emperor's reward for their sacrifices in service to Him and a '''Curse''' representing their actions drawing the attention, and ire of the Dark Gods or some other foe. A character is always aware of their Miracle but can always '''ask a member of the game team''' if they have an idea for a miracle in the heat of the moment. Their Curse only comes into effect after they perform their '''Miracle''' and is sealed.

	'''Unlike Corruption''', a character can never choose to increase their level of Faith willingly - there are no shortcuts with Faith. Instead, each level of Faith will be marked with a ~~'''Threshold'''~~ which represents a form of suffering or trial which the the Faithful much undergo before progressing.		'''Unlike Corruption''', a character can never choose to increase their level of Faith willingly - there are no shortcuts with Faith. Instead, each level of Faith will be marked with a specific requirement for progressing to the next level which represents a form of suffering or trial which the the Faithful much undergo before progressing.

	~~Note that, while this section on~~ Faith '~~'presumes~~'' worship of the God Emperor~~, alternative focuses~~ of Faith ~~can be discussed with~~ the ~~game team~~.		'''Faith and Fire''' is only available to those who worship the God-Emperor but '''Unique Traits''' representing different expressions of Faith if approved by the Game Team are likely to follow a similar format.

	=== The Aftermath ===		=== The Aftermath ===

Hal: you can drop corruption in downtime

2023-02-10T23:53:59Z

you can drop corruption in downtime

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	Note that, while this section on Faith ''presumes'' worship of the God Emperor, alternative focuses of Faith can be discussed with the game team.		Note that, while this section on Faith ''presumes'' worship of the God Emperor, alternative focuses of Faith can be discussed with the game team.

			=== The Aftermath ===

			The Inquisition has a number of methods to aid its Agents who have been afflicted by the horrors of the Warp - penance, Exorcism, spiritual purges and various forms of ritual cleansing.

			At the end of an event, it is assumed that your character has an opportunity to restore their soul to a healthy state. You may reset your ''Corruption'' level completely between mainline events. This is to be decided by the player - the game team will not dictate the narrative of how your character recovers (we are always happy to give suggestions, but they will be no more than that).

			However, we also recognise that players might enjoy incorporating a permanent RP effect into their character. For this reason, you are free to decide that your character's soul is not restored following the game, and continue roleplaying a level of Corruption. In some cases, this may also be the basis of a very valid Scar, if you want to add a spiritual one into your character.

			If you have '''Faith and Fire''', you cannot reset or reduce your level between events. You may choose to abandon your faith: you get the trait slot back, and the Chaos Gods will reward you far more handsomely than those who have not walked the path - for your soul is stronger, and will make a far finer reward when you go to them.

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Hal: cards

2023-02-10T22:26:38Z

cards

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	The first three levels, from '''Brushed''' to '''Marked''', are represented by personalised roleplaying effects that represent how the Warp is twisting an individual to its whims. All PCs start innocent of the Warp, and only become '''Brushed''' the first time they are exposed to its corruption.		The first three levels, from '''Brushed''' to '''Marked''', are represented by personalised roleplaying effects that represent how the Warp is twisting an individual to its whims. All PCs start innocent of the Warp, and only become '''Brushed''' the first time they are exposed to its corruption.

			The game team will email your personalised Corruption cards to you prior to each event you play. '''You must print these yourself and bring them to the event.'''