| shinobi prayers - must have mystic talent, and skill levels in a tantra (Vajra, Ratna, Padma, Karma, or Buddha). | |||||
| name | tantra type | cost / level | cast time | description | |
| The Cries of the Dead | vajra | var | 1 hr | Can sense a violent death within a week dead. This can locate bodies and recall the events of the death clearly. Each level gives 100 feet of range. A critical failure will give false information. | |
| Harmonious Mind, Directed Body | vajra | var | 5 min | Attunes the thoughts of the shinobi to the physical world. He gets +1 to a characteristic for every 2 LoP. Duration is one round per LoP. Critical failure will half that characteristic. | |
| The Wings of Thought | vajra | 4 | 5 rounds | Shinobi can manipulate body weight to catch currents in the air and use it to "fly". STR is reduced to 1 in this state. Move is dependent on wind speed. | |
| The Pillars of the World / The Hand of Amitaba | ratna | var | 5 min | Damage is reduced per LoP. The max LoP is 5. Duration is one minute per LoP. | |
| 1000 Eyes | ratna | 3 | 10 min | The shinobi becomes aware of the world around him so that he can fight in total darkness, smoke, or other visual impairments without penalty. Duration is one hour. | |
| Walk as the Air | ratna | 3 | 10 min | The shinobi becomes so one with the environment that he becomes seeminly invisable (perception roll, DN 26) except to another shinobi that knows this prayer (perception roll, DN 18). Duration is three rounds per. | |
| Living Dreams | padma | var | 5 min | Can see another's dreams while he sleeps. The shinobi must be very close to the target. Duration is one hour per LoP. | |
| To See Beyond | padma | var | 5 min | Allows the shinobi to see things as they really are. He can see through illusions, physical disguises, and invisible things. Secret doors and the like cannot be seen. The duration is 1 min at LoP=2 and one step down the time table after that for each successive LoP. | |
| The Mountain is No Barrier | padma | 4 | 5 min | The shinobi accepts all are one in the world and exists as a spirit like entity. He can then walk through objects and cannot affect or be affected by the physical but can be seen and heard. Mental and magic attacks still will work on him. Duration is one round. | |
| The Judgement of Naija | karma | 4 | 30 min | Naija, one of the Seven Buddhist Guardians of Heaven and the Kharmic Wheel, is summoned for one question (piece of advice). The advise is sound but not perfect. The Shinobi is then EXPECTED to follow the advise or be polluted. | |
| Center of the Whirlwind | karma | var | 5 min | Senses will extend to the natural environment (not man-made) through animal's eyes, voices in the wind, etc. and can tell if anything is out of place. Artifacts on the ground, people walking through the woods, fires, etc. will all be known. Range is 100 ft per LoP. 1d6 random events will be seen before an event looked for. | |
| Minds in Harmony | karma | var | 5 min | The casting time is actually 5 min per shinobi praying. These shinobi will connect their minds telepathically and can even use the other's body with permission. Duration is 5 min per LoP. | |
| Ride the Flowing Stream | buddha | var | 5 min | When in effect all Ki Powers, prayers, and other spritual energies in the area have their DN raised by twice the shinobi's buddha/tantra level. Duration is one round per LoP. | |
| Kannon's Golden Embrace | buddha | var | 5 min | Calling on the Boddhisatva of Mercy, the target will become totally peaceful. The victim rolls his WILL vs the LoP to break free. Duration is one round per LoP. | |
| Invitation to the Mighty | buddha | 4 | 15 min | ANY skill or talent can be called into use through possession from a spirit. Duration is one hour per LoP. | |