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meditate |
Name
meditate - clear away or investigate various religious phenomena
Syntax
meditate [upon] [my] divine protection
(at a high altar)
meditate
meditate {over} <object>
meditate {upon} <ritual>
meditate [on] obsecration
Description
The meditate command has several uses, though for most of them you will need to be at a high altar.
The only syntax that can be used anywhere is
meditate [upon] [my] divine protection
which will remove all faith shields (though it will not affect the stat changes produced by the bless ritual). Anyone can use this version of the command, regardless of whether they worship a deity or not.
At a high altar of the deity you worship, you can:
meditate
This will remove all rituals and most faith commands from your mind. You can get them back by visiting a religious instructor.
meditate {over} <object>
This uses the faith.rituals.special skill, and costs 100 guild points. If you pass the skill check, it will tell you faith-related information about the object, such as whether it has been consecrated and/or warded.
meditate {upon} <ritual>
This has several faith-related skill checks, and costs a varying number of guild points. Depending on your success at the skill checks, you will receive a certain amount of information about the ritual. Note that a bad failure can remove the ritual from your mind, and you will need to visit a religious instructor to get it back.
meditate [on] obsecration
This uses the faith.items.scroll skill, and costs 100 guild points. It also adds 5 deity points to your deity's pool. If you succeed the skill check, you will receive information about the deity pool, your recent interactions with it (if any) and any rituals that your High Priest(ess) has declared profane.
Examples
> meditate upon divine hand
You kneel down, close your eyes, and begin to meditate.
You think back to how you were trained to perform the ritual Divine Hand.
You emerge abruptly from your meditative state. You feel slightly confused.
> bah
You pause for a moment of reflection, and then exclaim 'Bah!'.
> upgrape your faith skills
You upgrape your faith skills.
> meditate over dagger
You kneel down, close your eyes, and begin to meditate.
You clear your mind and focus upon the religious significance of the dagger.
Having managed to gain some insight into the dagger, you open your eyes and stop meditating. It is consecrated to Seven-Handed Sek.
