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* '''Recollection''', which displays in-game documentation, allows you to Quickbind scripture, and allows you to recite scripture via a list. | * '''Recollection''', which displays in-game documentation, allows you to Quickbind scripture, and allows you to recite scripture via a list. | ||
* '''The Hierophant Network action button''', which allows discreet communication between all Servants. | * '''The Hierophant Network action button''', which allows discreet communication between all Servants. | ||
− | * '''Two Quickbind action buttons''', which allow quickly invoking Quickbound scriptures when holding the slab. These start off bound to | + | * '''Two Quickbind action buttons''', which allow quickly invoking Quickbound scriptures when holding the slab. These start off bound to Geis and Vanguard. |
* '''Can be examined''' to see all components in the slab, plus the total components ''available'' to the slab when including the global cache. | * '''Can be examined''' to see all components in the slab, plus the total components ''available'' to the slab when including the global cache. | ||
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* Use your slab's Hierophant Network button to alert your teammates of your rank, position, etc. | * Use your slab's Hierophant Network button to alert your teammates of your rank, position, etc. | ||
* Develop a base for your operations, preferably after coordinating on placement with other Servants - make a Tinkerer's Cache, then either convert some Replicant Alloy into brass sheets or make a Clockwork Proselytizer(once [[Clockwork_Cult#Script_Scripture|Scripts]] are unlocked) for making Clockwork Walls. | * Develop a base for your operations, preferably after coordinating on placement with other Servants - make a Tinkerer's Cache, then either convert some Replicant Alloy into brass sheets or make a Clockwork Proselytizer(once [[Clockwork_Cult#Script_Scripture|Scripts]] are unlocked) for making Clockwork Walls. | ||
− | * Start expanding your ranks by forced conversion; cast | + | * Start expanding your ranks by forced conversion; cast Geis out of sight of your target, then rush at them for a quick conversion. |
* Increase your component generation by handing out Clockwork Slabs, making Clockwork Walls near Tinkerer's Caches, and, once Applications are unlocked, making Tinkerer's Daemons. | * Increase your component generation by handing out Clockwork Slabs, making Clockwork Walls near Tinkerer's Caches, and, once Applications are unlocked, making Tinkerer's Daemons. | ||
* Stay in touch with your teammates via Hierophant Network, and be prepared to help them if things go south. | * Stay in touch with your teammates via Hierophant Network, and be prepared to help them if things go south. | ||
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* [[File:Belligerent_eye.gif]]'''Belligerent Eyes''', which possess the power to focus on certain things and grant malevolent sentience. | * [[File:Belligerent_eye.gif]]'''Belligerent Eyes''', which possess the power to focus on certain things and grant malevolent sentience. | ||
* [[File:Vanguard_cogwheel.gif]]'''Vanguard Cogwheels''', which are almost indestructible and serve in protection. | * [[File:Vanguard_cogwheel.gif]]'''Vanguard Cogwheels''', which are almost indestructible and serve in protection. | ||
− | * [[File:Guvax_capacitor.gif]]''' | + | * [[File:Guvax_capacitor.gif]]'''Geis Capacitors''', which can manipulate the mind. |
* [[File:Replicant_alloy.gif]]'''Replicant Alloy''', which is very strong but can be melted and molded by force of will. It is also often used to fuel machinery used by the Servants of Ratvar, and can be easily shaped into brass sheets. | * [[File:Replicant_alloy.gif]]'''Replicant Alloy''', which is very strong but can be melted and molded by force of will. It is also often used to fuel machinery used by the Servants of Ratvar, and can be easily shaped into brass sheets. | ||
* [[File:Hierophant_ansible.gif]]'''Hierophant Ansibles''', which can send massive amounts of data in an instant. | * [[File:Hierophant_ansible.gif]]'''Hierophant Ansibles''', which can send massive amounts of data in an instant. | ||
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![[File:Guvax.png]] | ![[File:Guvax.png]] | ||
− | |'' | + | |''Geis'' |
|N/A | |N/A | ||
− | |1 | + | |1 Geis Capacitor |
|Charges your slab with divine energy to bind and start converting the next target attacked in melee within 10 seconds.<br> | |Charges your slab with divine energy to bind and start converting the next target attacked in melee within 10 seconds.<br> | ||
The bound target '''can resist''' and may escape if they manage to resist quickly enough.<br> | The bound target '''can resist''' and may escape if they manage to resist quickly enough.<br> | ||
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!N/A | !N/A | ||
|Taunting Tirade | |Taunting Tirade | ||
− | |1 | + | |1 Geis Capacitor |
− | |2 | + | |2 Geis Capacitors |
|'''Chanted - the invoker ''must stand still'' to cause continuous effects.'''<br> | |'''Chanted - the invoker ''must stand still'' to cause continuous effects.'''<br> | ||
Every few seconds, the invoker utters an invocation that causes weakeness, confusion and dizziness in all non-Servants nearby.<br> | Every few seconds, the invoker utters an invocation that causes weakeness, confusion and dizziness in all non-Servants nearby.<br> | ||
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1 Belligerent Eye<br> | 1 Belligerent Eye<br> | ||
1 Vanguard Cogwheel<br> | 1 Vanguard Cogwheel<br> | ||
− | 1 | + | 1 Geis Capacitor<br> |
1 Hierophant Ansible | 1 Hierophant Ansible | ||
|2 Replicant Alloy | |2 Replicant Alloy | ||
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1 Belligerent Eye<br> | 1 Belligerent Eye<br> | ||
1 Vanguard Cogwheel<br> | 1 Vanguard Cogwheel<br> | ||
− | 1 | + | 1 Geis Capacitor<br> |
1 Hierophant Ansible | 1 Hierophant Ansible | ||
|Creates a Tinkerer's Cache, which can store any number of components, which it will share with all other Caches and Slabs.<br> | |Creates a Tinkerer's Cache, which can store any number of components, which it will share with all other Caches and Slabs.<br> | ||
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1 Belligerent Eye<br> | 1 Belligerent Eye<br> | ||
− | 1 | + | 1 Geis Capacitor |
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1 Belligerent Eye<br> | 1 Belligerent Eye<br> | ||
− | 2 | + | 2 Geis Capacitors |
|Creates a Sigil that, when crossed by a non-Servant, will attempt to convert them after 7 seconds if they remain on the Sigil for that time.<br> | |Creates a Sigil that, when crossed by a non-Servant, will attempt to convert them after 7 seconds if they remain on the Sigil for that time.<br> | ||
The Sigil announces conversion attempts over the Hierophant Network, though it will not announce if the target moves off the Sigil first.<br> | The Sigil announces conversion attempts over the Hierophant Network, though it will not announce if the target moves off the Sigil first.<br> | ||
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1 Vanguard Cogwheel<br> | 1 Vanguard Cogwheel<br> | ||
− | 1 | + | 1 Geis Capacitor |
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1 Vanguard Cogwheel<br> | 1 Vanguard Cogwheel<br> | ||
− | 2 | + | 2 Geis Capacitors |
|Creates a Soul Vessel, a clockwork cube that can be used as a posibrain.<br> | |Creates a Soul Vessel, a clockwork cube that can be used as a posibrain.<br> | ||
You can attack a dead or unconscious non-Servant human with the Soul Vessel to capture their consciousness as an alternative to using it in-hand to attract a spirit.<br> | You can attack a dead or unconscious non-Servant human with the Soul Vessel to capture their consciousness as an alternative to using it in-hand to attract a spirit.<br> | ||
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|''Clockwork Proselytizer'' | |''Clockwork Proselytizer'' | ||
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− | 1 | + | 1 Geis Capacitor<br> |
1 Replicant Alloy | 1 Replicant Alloy | ||
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− | 1 | + | 1 Geis Capacitor<br> |
2 Replicant Alloy | 2 Replicant Alloy | ||
|Creates a Clockwork Proselytizer, which can be used to convert a variety of objects into Clockwork variants at a cost of Replicant Alloy.<br> | |Creates a Clockwork Proselytizer, which can be used to convert a variety of objects into Clockwork variants at a cost of Replicant Alloy.<br> | ||
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|Volt Void | |Volt Void | ||
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− | 1 | + | 1 Geis Capacitor<br> |
1 Hierophant Ansible | 1 Hierophant Ansible | ||
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− | 1 | + | 1 Geis Capacitor<br> |
2 Hierophant Ansibles | 2 Hierophant Ansibles | ||
|'''Chanted - the invoker ''must stand still'' to cause continuous effects.'''<br> | |'''Chanted - the invoker ''must stand still'' to cause continuous effects.'''<br> | ||
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2 Belligerent Eyes<br> | 2 Belligerent Eyes<br> | ||
− | 1 | + | 1 Geis Capacitor<br> |
1 Hierophant Ansible | 1 Hierophant Ansible | ||
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3 Belligerent Eyes<br> | 3 Belligerent Eyes<br> | ||
− | 1 | + | 1 Geis Capacitor<br> |
1 Hierophant Ansible | 1 Hierophant Ansible | ||
|Creates a Sigil much like a Sigil of Submission, except it remains even after converting most targets and will penetrate mindshields, converting even through them.<br> | |Creates a Sigil much like a Sigil of Submission, except it remains even after converting most targets and will penetrate mindshields, converting even through them.<br> | ||
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1 Belligerent Eye<br> | 1 Belligerent Eye<br> | ||
1 Vanguard Cogwheel<br> | 1 Vanguard Cogwheel<br> | ||
− | 2 | + | 2 Geis Capacitors |
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1 Belligerent Eye<br> | 1 Belligerent Eye<br> | ||
1 Vanguard Cogwheel<br> | 1 Vanguard Cogwheel<br> | ||
− | 3 | + | 3 Geis Capacitors |
|Allocates part of the invoker's consciousness to a Clockwork Marauder, a vigilant fighter similar to the alien holoparasites employed by the Syndicate;<br> It lives within them, able to be called forth by Speaking its True Name or if they become exceptionally low on health.<br> | |Allocates part of the invoker's consciousness to a Clockwork Marauder, a vigilant fighter similar to the alien holoparasites employed by the Syndicate;<br> It lives within them, able to be called forth by Speaking its True Name or if they become exceptionally low on health.<br> | ||
Marauders gain Fatigue as they are attacked, in addition to taking damage. Marauders cannot move too far from their hosts, and will gain Fatigue at an increasing rate as they grow farther away.<br> | Marauders gain Fatigue as they are attacked, in addition to taking damage. Marauders cannot move too far from their hosts, and will gain Fatigue at an increasing rate as they grow farther away.<br> | ||
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1 Vanguard Cogwheel<br> | 1 Vanguard Cogwheel<br> | ||
− | 1 | + | 1 Geis Capacitor<br> |
2 Hierophant Ansibles | 2 Hierophant Ansibles | ||
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1 Vanguard Cogwheel<br> | 1 Vanguard Cogwheel<br> | ||
− | 1 | + | 1 Geis Capacitor<br> |
3 Hierophant Ansibles | 3 Hierophant Ansibles | ||
|Creates a Sigil that will power directly adjacent Clockwork Structures. It starts with '''2500W''' of power.<br> | |Creates a Sigil that will power directly adjacent Clockwork Structures. It starts with '''2500W''' of power.<br> | ||
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3 Vanguard Cogwheels<br> | 3 Vanguard Cogwheels<br> | ||
− | 1 | + | 1 Geis Capacitor<br> |
1 Replicant Alloy | 1 Replicant Alloy | ||
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4 Vanguard Cogwheels<br> | 4 Vanguard Cogwheels<br> | ||
− | 1 | + | 1 Geis Capacitor<br> |
1 Replicant Alloy | 1 Replicant Alloy | ||
|Creates a Mending Motor, a powerful prism that will heal nearby clockwork mobs, structures, and Servant cyborgs. It starts with '''2500W''' of power in alloy.<br> | |Creates a Mending Motor, a powerful prism that will heal nearby clockwork mobs, structures, and Servant cyborgs. It starts with '''2500W''' of power in alloy.<br> | ||
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|Mania Motor | |Mania Motor | ||
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− | 3 | + | 3 Geis Capacitors<br> |
1 Replicant Alloy<br> | 1 Replicant Alloy<br> | ||
1 Hierophant Ansible | 1 Hierophant Ansible | ||
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− | 4 | + | 4 Geis Capacitors<br> |
1 Replicant Alloy<br> | 1 Replicant Alloy<br> | ||
1 Hierophant Ansible | 1 Hierophant Ansible | ||
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1 Belligerent Eye<br> | 1 Belligerent Eye<br> | ||
− | 1 | + | 1 Geis Capacitor<br> |
3 Replicant Alloy | 3 Replicant Alloy | ||
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1 Belligerent Eyes<br> | 1 Belligerent Eyes<br> | ||
− | 1 | + | 1 Geis Capacitors<br> |
4 Replicant Alloy | 4 Replicant Alloy | ||
|Produces a Tinkerer's Daemon, which will produce a component of either a chosen or random type every 12 seconds while active.<br> | |Produces a Tinkerer's Daemon, which will produce a component of either a chosen or random type every 12 seconds while active.<br> | ||
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6 Vanguard Cogwheels<br> | 6 Vanguard Cogwheels<br> | ||
− | 3 | + | 3 Geis Capacitors<br> |
3 Replicant Alloy<br> | 3 Replicant Alloy<br> | ||
3 Hierophant Ansibles<br> | 3 Hierophant Ansibles<br> | ||
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6 Vanguard Cogwheels<br> | 6 Vanguard Cogwheels<br> | ||
− | 3 | + | 3 Geis Capacitors<br> |
3 Replicant Alloy<br> | 3 Replicant Alloy<br> | ||
3 Hierophant Ansibles<br> | 3 Hierophant Ansibles<br> | ||
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3 Belligerent Eyes<br> | 3 Belligerent Eyes<br> | ||
3 Vanguard Cogwheels<br> | 3 Vanguard Cogwheels<br> | ||
− | 6 | + | 6 Geis Capacitors<br> |
3 Hierophant Ansibles<br> | 3 Hierophant Ansibles<br> | ||
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3 Belligerent Eyes<br> | 3 Belligerent Eyes<br> | ||
3 Vanguard Cogwheels<br> | 3 Vanguard Cogwheels<br> | ||
− | 6 | + | 6 Geis Capacitors<br> |
3 Hierophant Ansibles<br> | 3 Hierophant Ansibles<br> | ||
|Invoking '''Sevtug''' will cause all non-servant humans on the same zlevel as the invoker to take massive brain damage, become confused, hallucinate, and be dizzy.<br> | |Invoking '''Sevtug''' will cause all non-servant humans on the same zlevel as the invoker to take massive brain damage, become confused, hallucinate, and be dizzy.<br> | ||
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3 Belligerent Eyes<br> | 3 Belligerent Eyes<br> | ||
3 Vanguard Cogwheels<br> | 3 Vanguard Cogwheels<br> | ||
− | 3 | + | 3 Geis Capacitors<br> |
6 Replicant Alloy<br> | 6 Replicant Alloy<br> | ||
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3 Belligerent Eyes<br> | 3 Belligerent Eyes<br> | ||
3 Vanguard Cogwheels<br> | 3 Vanguard Cogwheels<br> | ||
− | 3 | + | 3 Geis Capacitors<br> |
6 Replicant Alloy<br> | 6 Replicant Alloy<br> | ||
|Invoking '''Nezbere''' causes all Ocular Wardens to have increased damage and range, all Clockwork Proselytizers to not require alloy, all Tinkerer's Daemons to produce twice as fast, and all powered Clockwork Structures to not require power for '''1 minute'''.<br> | |Invoking '''Nezbere''' causes all Ocular Wardens to have increased damage and range, all Clockwork Proselytizers to not require alloy, all Tinkerer's Daemons to produce twice as fast, and all powered Clockwork Structures to not require power for '''1 minute'''.<br> | ||
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3 Belligerent Eyes<br> | 3 Belligerent Eyes<br> | ||
− | 3 | + | 3 Geis Capacitors<br> |
3 Replicant Alloy<br> | 3 Replicant Alloy<br> | ||
6 Hierophant Ansibles<br> | 6 Hierophant Ansibles<br> | ||
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3 Belligerent Eyes<br> | 3 Belligerent Eyes<br> | ||
− | 3 | + | 3 Geis Capacitors<br> |
3 Replicant Alloy<br> | 3 Replicant Alloy<br> | ||
6 Hierophant Ansibles<br> | 6 Hierophant Ansibles<br> | ||
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10 Belligerent Eyes<br> | 10 Belligerent Eyes<br> | ||
10 Vanguard Cogwheels<br> | 10 Vanguard Cogwheels<br> | ||
− | 10 | + | 10 Geis Capacitors<br> |
10 Replicant Alloy<br> | 10 Replicant Alloy<br> | ||
10 Hierophant Ansibles<br> | 10 Hierophant Ansibles<br> | ||
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10 Belligerent Eyes<br> | 10 Belligerent Eyes<br> | ||
10 Vanguard Cogwheels<br> | 10 Vanguard Cogwheels<br> | ||
− | 10 | + | 10 Geis Capacitors<br> |
10 Replicant Alloy<br> | 10 Replicant Alloy<br> | ||
10 Hierophant Ansibles<br> | 10 Hierophant Ansibles<br> | ||
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Converting a mindshielded target in this fashion consumes the Sigil as normal, however.<br> | Converting a mindshielded target in this fashion consumes the Sigil as normal, however.<br> | ||
Sigils of Accession are otherwise identical to Sigils of Submission in function. | Sigils of Accession are otherwise identical to Sigils of Submission in function. | ||
− | |Sigils of Accession are slightly more efficient than | + | |Sigils of Accession are slightly more efficient than Geis for conversion time, though they're unlocked much later. |
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![[File:Sigiloftransmission.png]] | ![[File:Sigiloftransmission.png]] | ||
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|Judicial Visors can create a Judicial Marker at any location in view.<br> | |Judicial Visors can create a Judicial Marker at any location in view.<br> | ||
Judicial Markers will explode after three seconds, stunning, muting, and damaging all non-Servants in the area. | Judicial Markers will explode after three seconds, stunning, muting, and damaging all non-Servants in the area. | ||
− | |Early on, use Judicial Visors on targets that have just been affected by Sigils of Transgression to stun them for long enough to convert with | + | |Early on, use Judicial Visors on targets that have just been affected by Sigils of Transgression to stun them for long enough to convert with Geis. |
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![[File:Wraithspectacles.png]] | ![[File:Wraithspectacles.png]] | ||
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Throwing the spear will do massive damage and stun the target, unless the target is a Servant. | Throwing the spear will do massive damage and stun the target, unless the target is a Servant. | ||
|Ratvarian Spears last for 3 minutes once summoned.<br> | |Ratvarian Spears last for 3 minutes once summoned.<br> | ||
− | Throw the spear at a cyborg, walk up to it, prepare | + | Throw the spear at a cyborg, walk up to it, prepare Geis, and use the Judicial Visor on it to secure a conversion. |
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![[File:Clockworkproselytizer.png]] | ![[File:Clockworkproselytizer.png]] |
Revision as of 15:23, 10 November 2016
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Servant of Ratvar |
Access: Whatever you have Additional Access: Anyone that you can use a Spatial Gateway to get to Difficulty: Low to Unwinnable Supervisors: Ratvar Rank: Not defined Duties: Make a cache, complain about not having any stuns, even though you do, make a cache, fail to convert a borg you used the visor on, make a cache Guides: This is the guide Quote: "Ratvar is a dumb na-" "QVR, URNGUR'A!!" |
While Nar-Sie is an elder god, they are not the only one. There are other elder gods in the universe, and one in particular holds a fierce grudge against Nar-Sie: Ratvar, the Clockwork Justiciar. An amalgamation of parts, steam, and cogs, Ratvar seeks nothing more than Nar-Sie's utter annihilation. Unfortunately, his exile to Reebe - a plane of complete nothingness - makes celestial warfare somewhat difficult. To these ends, he has enslaved mortals to do his bidding and ensure the downfall of the Geometer.
Assuming you're one of those slaves, you've come to the right place.
Summary
Assuming you've had experience with Nar-Sie and their cult, you might assume that Ratvar's servants operate in a similar fashion. In this, you would be both correct and incorrect. While both cults rely on forced conversion tactics and ultimately serve their respective gods, the similarities end there. The Ratvarian cult is focused primarily on subtlety, sabotage, and base-building, whereas the Nar-Sian cult is focused on sowing chaos, paranoia, and dissent among the crew's ranks.
In addition, unlike Nar-Sie, Ratvar is capable of converting silicon lifeforms. Cyborgs and AIs are both valid targets for conversion. Converted cyborgs will have yellow eyes, visible immediately unless headlights are on (and even then a close examination reveals them), but AIs have no indication unless carded.
Ratvar's servants have to fulfill his will. Typical goals include:
- Summoning Ratvar.
- Ensuring that a certain number of servants escape on the shuttle.
- Converting or killing all silicon lifeforms on the station and having Application scripture unlocked.
Luckily, you are not alone in this. As a servant, you have a wide variety of tools at your disposal.
The Clockwork Slab
If you've had experience with the Nar-Sian cult, then you can think of the clockwork slab as Ratvar's equivalent of the arcane tome. However, the slab boasts superior utility, and slightly superior portability, to the tome. All initial servants start with a clockwork slab and can create more through scripture (more on that later).
The clockwork slab has five functions:
- Recital, which allows you to recite scripture via a series of menus.
- Recollection, which displays in-game documentation, allows you to Quickbind scripture, and allows you to recite scripture via a list.
- The Hierophant Network action button, which allows discreet communication between all Servants.
- Two Quickbind action buttons, which allow quickly invoking Quickbound scriptures when holding the slab. These start off bound to Geis and Vanguard.
- Can be examined to see all components in the slab, plus the total components available to the slab when including the global cache.
Clockwork slabs will generate a component every 90 seconds(plus 30 seconds for each additional human or silicon Servant above 5), provided they're being held by a mob or are in a mob's storage. Generating a component also prevents all other slabs held by that mob from generating components; spread slabs out, don't hold multiple.
Using a slab on another slab, a person holding a slab, or a Tinkerer's Cache will transfer all components in the slab to the target slab, the person's highest-component slab, or the global cache, respectively.
Components placed in a slab will also be placed in the global cache automatically.
Every human Servant should have a slab! Slabs are key to the success of Ratvar's agenda.
New Servant Checklist
So the round started, and you're a Servant? Good! There's a few things that you should do before you begin purging all those pesky untruths. Any unfamiliar terms are covered later in the page.
- Use your slab's Hierophant Network button to alert your teammates of your rank, position, etc.
- Develop a base for your operations, preferably after coordinating on placement with other Servants - make a Tinkerer's Cache, then either convert some Replicant Alloy into brass sheets or make a Clockwork Proselytizer(once Scripts are unlocked) for making Clockwork Walls.
- Start expanding your ranks by forced conversion; cast Geis out of sight of your target, then rush at them for a quick conversion.
- Increase your component generation by handing out Clockwork Slabs, making Clockwork Walls near Tinkerer's Caches, and, once Applications are unlocked, making Tinkerer's Daemons.
- Stay in touch with your teammates via Hierophant Network, and be prepared to help them if things go south.
Components, Scripture, and CV
Servants of Ratvar don't sacrifice their own blood to use rituals. Instead, they use something called components. In a literal sense, these are parts of Ratvar's body that have rusted and fallen free during his imprisonment. Despite this, the parts hold power on their own and are utilized by Ratvar's servants to power their rites - what they call scripture. Scripture has multiple tiers; each tier is unlocked as the cult's power grows. For instance, Applications are unlocked through having at least 8 servants, 100 CV worth of structures, and 3 caches.
There are five component types:
- Belligerent Eyes, which possess the power to focus on certain things and grant malevolent sentience.
- Vanguard Cogwheels, which are almost indestructible and serve in protection.
- Geis Capacitors, which can manipulate the mind.
- Replicant Alloy, which is very strong but can be melted and molded by force of will. It is also often used to fuel machinery used by the Servants of Ratvar, and can be easily shaped into brass sheets.
- Hierophant Ansibles, which can send massive amounts of data in an instant.
Most scripture consumes a certain amount of components of a certain type. These components are drawn directly from the clockwork slab used, or from the global cache accessed by Tinkerer's Caches. The global cache can store any number of components, but scripture will prioritize drawing components from the slab used before the global cache.
When a tier of scripture is locked or unlocked, all servants will be immediately alerted.
You might be wondering, "What's CV and why do we need 200 of it? Will it kill my children?" No, it won't, but it's still important. "CV" is the abbreviation for "Construction Value", which is gained by building Ratvarian structures or turfs. For instance, the Tinkerer's Cache (an extremely important structure) grants 10 CV. It is also granted by clockwork floors and walls - which are useful in their own right - and is a required threshold to gain more powerful scripture.
Global Records
You may be thinking that this is a lot of information to keep track of; it is,and that is why you have the Global Records alert, which appears in the top left.
Mousing over that alert will show you a variety of information on the cult's status, including the number of servants, number of Tinkerer's Caches, CV, if Tinkerer's Daemons are active, if an unconverted AI exists, what Generals can be invoked, and what tiers of scripture are unlocked.
Driver Scripture
Below is a list of all Driver scripture. Driver scriptures are unlocked by default and have no unlock requirement.
Scripture names in italics signify important scripture necessary to success.
Script Scripture
Below is a list of all Script scripture. Script scriptures require at least 5 Human or Silicon Servants and a Tinkerer's Cache.
Scripture names in italics signify important scripture necessary to success.
Application Scripture
Below is a list of all Application scripture. Application scriptures require at least 8 Human or Silicon Servants, 3 Tinkerer's Caches, and 100 CV.
Scripture names in italics signify important scripture necessary to success.
Revenant Scripture
Below is a list of all Revenant scripture. Revenant scriptures require at least 10 Human or Silicon Servants, 4 Tinkerer's Caches, and 200 CV.
Scripture names in italics signify important scripture necessary to success.
Name | Component Cost | Component Requirement | Description | Invocation Time | Invokers Required |
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Invoke Inath-Neq, the Resonant Cogwheel |
6 Vanguard Cogwheels |
6 Vanguard Cogwheels |
Invoking Inath-Neq gives all Servants within 7 tiles of the invoker invulnerability and stun immunity for 15 seconds. Those affected by Inath-Neq's power are totally invincible until the scripture runs out. |
15s | 1 |
Invoke Sevtug, the Formless Pariah |
3 Belligerent Eyes |
3 Belligerent Eyes |
Invoking Sevtug will cause all non-servant humans on the same zlevel as the invoker to take massive brain damage, become confused, hallucinate, and be dizzy. Mindshield implants and holy weapons will reduce, but not eliminate, its effects. |
15s | 3 |
Invoke Nezbere, the Brass Eidolon |
3 Belligerent Eyes |
3 Belligerent Eyes |
Invoking Nezbere causes all Ocular Wardens to have increased damage and range, all Clockwork Proselytizers to not require alloy, all Tinkerer's Daemons to produce twice as fast, and all powered Clockwork Structures to not require power for 1 minute. Nezbere cannot be invoked while Ratvar is woken, as Ratvar provides all of the listed effects. |
15s | 3 |
Invoke Nzcrentr, the Eternal Thunderbolt |
3 Belligerent Eyes |
3 Belligerent Eyes |
Invoking Nzcrentr will, after a 9 second delay, cause the invoker to release massive bolts of lightning at all non-Servants they can see. If the invoker is rendered unconscious or dead, they will be gibbed instead of releasing lightning. |
15s | 1 |
Judgement Scripture
Below is the Judgement scripture. The Judgement scripture requires at least 12 Human or Silicon Servants, 5 Tinkerer's Caches, 300 CV, and that all active AIs must be Servants.
Scripture names in italics signify important scripture necessary to success.
Appearances | Name | Component Cost | Component Requirement | Description | Invocation Time | Invokers Required |
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Ark of the Clockwork Justiciar |
10 Belligerent Eyes |
10 Belligerent Eyes |
Summons the Ark of the Clockwork Justiciar, a massive Spatial Gateway to Reebe, the Celestial Derelict. If the Ark survives for 5 minutes, it will activate, either summoning Ratvar, the Clockwork Justiciar to come forth through it to spread His light across this realm, provided the objective was to summon Him, or unleash a massive, converting burst that will show the station the light of Ratvar. |
15s | 5 |
Structures, Sigils, Objects, and Constructs
This is a listing of the various structures and constructs available to the Servants of Ratvar.
Structures
Sigils
Objects
Constructs
Threats to the Enlightened
Although the servants of Ratvar are gifted with great power, they are still threatened by many things on the station. This can range from enemy cultists to things as simple as hard vacuum.
Nar-Sian Dogs
The one thing that Ratvar hates more than people telling him that he has a bad name are the followers of his nemesis, Nar-Sie. Not only are Ratvar's servants incapable of converting them, but they endeavor to do the very thing that Ratvar wants to prevent: Nar-Sie's arrival into the mortal plane. The two cults are enemies of one another, serving rival gods with rival goals. As such, Ratvarian magic will be more effective against Nar-Sian cultists. The opposite is also true; much of Nar-Sie's magic is more effective against Ratvar's servants.
Security and the Chaplain
Nar-Sie's cult is generally absent on the stations that Ratvar's servants are present, but the watchful eye of Security and heretical priests is ever-present. A tactical security raid can demolish the most well-prepared of servant hideouts, and the chaplain's holy weapon weakens the Justiciar's magic; a holy weapon makes the user totally immune to the affects of sigils, for instance, and holy water will purge the light of Ratvar from even the most powerful servant's mind, given time.
It should be one of the servants' top priorities to infiltrate Security. The servants can use the Sigil of Accession to nullify the loyalty implant of a single target and convert them. As for the chaplain? Well, Ratvar says "Suffer not a heretic to live", so the answer should be self-evident.
Ratvar
Once you've defended the Ark for enough time, Ratvar will come forth.
His destructive power is unmatched, turning the minds of the unenlightened and twisting the very walls to suit his image.
Few things are capable of challenging Ratvar's sheer power.
One of them is Nar-Sie.
If Ratvar and Nar-Sie encounter one another,
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In Rotation | Traitor, Incursion, Galactic Conquest, Blood Cult, Wizard, Monkey, Nuclear Emergency, Bloodling, Extended |
Overmap | Patrol, Shakedown, Armada, Courier, Galactic Conquest |
Special Modes | Planetary Assault |
Removed | Gang War, Devil, Overthrow, Legacy Modes, Revolution, Changeling |