Sisterhood of the Crystal Cave Calling List
The unified magic of Doxa, Delira, and Doroha—powered by Vermin, Tertia, Secundi, and the Cave of Narcissus itself.
I. Vermin Callings (Utility, Espionage, Harassment, and Sabotage)
Gadfly — “Irritation”
Regular; Resisted by Will
A cloud of psychic gnats rises from the supplicant’s shadow and swarms the target.
Effect: Target suffers -2 to concentration, -1 to all IQ-based skills, and gains the Irritation (Annoyed) condition for 1 minute.
Cost: 3
Duration: 1 minute, maintainable
Use: Disrupt casters, snipers, negotiators.
Bitewisp — “Nibble the Soul”
Regular; Resisted by Will
A spectral spark snaps at the target’s subspace shadow.
Effect: The target loses 1 Sanity Point and suffers -1 to Will for 10 seconds.
Critical Failure: Target suffers phantom pain, taking 1d Stress damage.
Cost: 4
Use: Precursor curse; stacks beautifully before Snarl work.
Grim — “False Echo”
Regular; Resisted by Will
Summon a Grim to implant a false emotional resonance in the target—an echo of fear, longing, guilt, or hope.
Effect: Target gains a False Memory (Quirk-level) connected to the emotion.
Critical Failure: False Memory is full Delusion (temporary).
Duration: Indefinite until the Grim is dismissed.
Cost: 6
Use: Framing people. Gaslighting. Planting motives. Setting up entrapment.
Snarl — “Snarl Lash / Snarl Curse”
(Already defined for Rizrn; the Sisterhood simply wields more Snarls at once.)
They may stack multiple Snarls onto a single target—one from each Sister—creating compounding psychic abrasion.
Mimic — “Mirror-Crawl”
Regular; Resisted by Will
A crawling, reflective Vermin slips into the target’s aura and copies a single sensory modality.
Effect:
The Sisters may:
- See/Hear through the target (like Glare, but less reliable), or
- Copy the target’s voice, scent, gait, or signature for disguise purposes.
Duration: 1 hour
Cost: 6
Use: Disguises, deception, impersonating victims, forging alibis.
II. Tertia Callings (Punishment, Dream Attacks, Alchemy, and Terror)
Bane — “Harrier’s Curse”
Regular; Resisted by HT
Invoke one of the trio’s Banes to inflict a lingering physical curse.
Effect:
Target suffers a creeping malady:
- -2 to HT-based rolls
- Wounds heal at half speed
- Pain levels are worsened by one step
- Critical failure: target suffers a necrotic lesion (1d toxic)
Duration: 24 hours
Cost: 8, maintain 4
Use: Long-term punishment, slow-kill hexes.
Bane — “Bloodhound’s Mandate”
Regular
One of the Banes marks a target’s subspace shadow like a scent trail.
Effect:
- The Sisters always know direction to the target.
- Doroha gets +3 to Tracking and +2 to Stealth against that target.
- If the target sleeps, the Bane prowls their dreams, inflicting 1d Stress per night.
Duration: One week
Cost: 7
Use: Giving Doroha her “prey-sense.”
Snooze — “Dream-Smother”
Regular; Resisted by Will
Call a Snooze to envelop the target’s mind in soporific fog.
Effect:
- Fatigue -1d
- Target becomes Drowsy; if they fail Will, they fall asleep, even in combat.
- On critical failure, target becomes unconscious for 1 hour and experiences hallucinations.
Cost: 5
Duration: Instant / 1 hour if unconscious
Use: Infiltration setups, removing guards, kidnapping.
Chemwight — “Vitrum Recipe”
Special; no resistance
The Sisters invoke their Chemwight contact to catalyze a ritual compound in real time.
Effect: Produces one custom alchemical effect, chosen from:
- Solvent that melts locks
- Contact poison
- A hallucinogenic vapor
- Hardening agent for armor
- Explosive paste
- Memory-suppression incense
- Binding glue for ritual work
Cost: 4–10 depending on potency
Use: On-the-fly gadgetry, sabotage, improvised weapons.
III. Indulgence Secundus Callings (Delira & Malysh’Yeen’s Hidden Agenda)
These are clandestine Callings Delira uses but pretends are Sisterhood-standard.
Lilin — “Siren’s Bargain”
Regular; Resisted by Will
A Lilin whispers desire into the target’s mind.
Effect:
- Target suffers -2 Will against temptation
- Target trusts the caster more (+2 to influence rolls)
- Critical failure: the target becomes infatuated (temporary Sense of Duty)
Cost: 5
Use: Social engineering, honeytraps, weakening leaders.
Rutling — “Spend”
(From Delira’s sheet; included here as shared resource because Delira lends its effects to her sisters.)
Effect: Sisters may peak Will for short bursts to resist interrogation, mental assaults, or other subspace entities.
Use: Defensive coordination.
Anabus (via Malysh’Yeen) — “Candied Lie”
Regular; Resisted by Will
Invoke a minor glamor of indulgence to make a falsehood deliciously appealing.
Effect:
One lie becomes irresistibly convincing for 10 minutes.
Target suffers -4 to detect it.
Cost: 6
Use: Misinformation, negotiations, staged betrayals.
IV. Secundus Antibeing Calling (Mac Ti’Kauk’s Bound Power)
This Calling is dangerous—the Sisters must channel it through the crystalline phylactery.
Mac Ti’Kauk — “Rustclock”
Area; Resisted by HT
Every mechanical object within a 6-yard radius rolls vs. Malfunction.
Effect:
- Metal rusts instantly
- Plastics become brittle
- Circuits corrode
- Batteries drain
- Anything that critically fails breaks permanently and looks years-neglected
Cost: 8
Duration: Instant
Use: Disabling starship doors, weapons, prosthetics, life support, comms—terrifyingly effective in a tech-driven setting.
V. Triune Callings (Unique to the Sisterhood’s Linked Minds)
These require all three Sisters present.
Triune Glamour — “Face of the Mirror Court”
Area
The Sisters weave their three-part Will into a hallucinogenic glamour.
Effect:
Everyone within 4 yards sees:
- The Sisters as divine, monstrous, or perfect (caster’s choice)
- All three gain +4 to reaction rolls for worshipful/awe
- Enemies must roll Fright Check -2
- Allies gain +2 Will
Cost: 12 to cast, 6 to maintain
Use: Overwhelming first contact, ritual dominance, dramatic confrontation moments.
Triune Curse — “The Unmaking Word”
Regular; Resisted by Will-3
Their most dangerous cooperative curse.
Effect:
- Inflicts 1d Sanity
- Inflicts -2 to Will
- Inflicts one random minor curse (GM choice)—e.g.
- Food spoils
- Light sources fail
- Machines jam
- Tools slip from hands
- Animals shy away
Critical Failure: target gains a permanent Quirk-level madness.
Cost: 10
Use: Long-term destruction of rivals, softening targets before a hunt.
VI. Sisterhood Rituals (Environmental, Long-Cast)
These take hours, but are part of their reputation.
Cavern Echo — “Vanity’s Lens”
They amplify their magic using the Cave of Narcissus.
Effect:
Any Calling cast with the cavern as a focus gains:
- +2 to effective skill
- +25% duration
- +25% range
- +2 to resist attempts to counter it

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