Learning Necromancy & Thaumaturgy


 * When seeking to learn a new Path or Ritual, there are two options:
 * Find a teacher who is already learned in what you seek and willing to take time to teach you.
 * Find occult material, such as a tome relating to the subject you wish to study in order to learn it. Finding suitable material requires that you be in a location that contains relevant material and make an Intelligence + Academics roll; the difficulty is dependant on how accesible the information is. Material from the Core Book will be the easiest information to find (difficulty 7) than seeking material from one of the supplement books (difficulty 8 pertaining to your sect Guide or Clanbook, difficulty 9 for other sects Guides or sources). If you fail your roll to locate the material, you will need to seek it out from an entirely different source or library.
 * When you do find a source from which to learn, your character can spend time studying and practicing, usually at least (Ritual level) nights to study a new Ritual or (10-Thaumaturgy rating) nights to study a new Path. This study period can only occur once a night.
 * At the end of the study period, roll Intelligence + Occult to determine how well the information is assimilated. The difficulty for studying is 10 - your Primary Path rating.
 * You need 5 successes to learn a new Path
 * You need 5 x Ritual level for new Rituals.
 * Once you have accrued enough successes, you then spend the Experience Points to finalize your knowledge and retain your ability. Rituals do require the Experience Cost as presented in Blood Magic: Secrets of Thamaturgy, costing (1 x Ritual level) Experience Points.