Security Blanket
| Security Blanket | |
|---|---|
| GP Cost | 155 |
| Learnt At | ??? |
| Skills Used | faith.rituals.defensive.area |
| Requirements | Holy symbol |
| Granted By | Gufnork |
| Best Baton(s) |
??? |
| Best Cane |
??? |
Provides a defensive shield for you and your friends
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Description
Security blanket provides a large group oriented protective aura. The major advantage to this ritual is that the gp cost remains constant no matter how many group members are present, so a full group of six can be protected with the one blanket. Additionally, the security blanket appears to stack with the effects of major shield, much in the way holy aegis does, which means the caster is protected as well as the caster's group mates. It also appears to stack with holy aegis, so this could form a part of a three-layer defence for a Gufnork priest.
Security blanket is quick to perform, requires only a holy symbol and does not require a huge bonus in faith.rituals.defensive.area, but the high gp cost will limit its utility except in very tough fights or situations where the priest is in a group support role.
The ritual also gives a warning when it is weakening, much in the way major shield does.
While security blanket may only have relatively specialised uses, it allows Gufnork priests to have a greater support role in a group environment and it is probably the most useful combat application of the "faith.rituals.defensive.area" skill. Depending on what research shows, it may also be worthwhile as an added boost to shields in addition to major shield and holy aegis.
Finally, there appears to be a maximum limit on how long the shield can last, as the security blanket never seems to register as higher than "less than five minutes" of remaining time when checked with the "shields command. Whether this is a deliberate constraint or a bug is unclear, but it does prevent the blanket from being sustained from very long.
Help File
Security Blanket will place a protective aura around you which extends to anyone in your group who is in the same room as you. You'll need a holy symbol consecrated to your god to perform Security Blanket.
Example
| You speak a short prayer.
You meditate on your responsibilities as a pastor.
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Granted By
Learnt At
faith.rituals.defensive.area level 35(?)
Skills Used
faith.rituals.defensive.area (Confirmed by mocking)
Base GP Cost
155
Requirements
Meditate
| Type | Defensive |
| Step Count | 3 |
| Target | Nothing |
| Components | Holy symbol |
| Required Powers | ??? |
| Will Attempt to Resist | N/A |
| Will Be Angered | N/A |
