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== "Journal of the Arch Heretic (Cultists can not into space)" ==
''Today was a good day for the True Believers. We managed to get to the abandoned shuttle and set up camp there. I had the time to read through my book and translate everything and gathered everyone at the [[White Ship]] to lay siege to the station. We even managed to steal a communications board and killed the research director for his ID card to keep the shuttle from ever coming. The more ghost legions we sent to the station, the more bodies they sent back to us, allowing a way for the ethereals to stay tied to this mortal realm.  It took a while but we located the captain, killed him and sacrificed his body to the great one. All we left behind on the station was our mark, blood, gibs, and the bodies of the many non believers. They are sending our escape shuttle to another station....and we will cleanse that station too.''


== <div style="text-align: center;"> '''FOR THE LOVE OF NAR'SIE, PLEASE READ THE GUIDE''' </div> ==
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<i>"The oldest and strongest emotion of mankind is fear, and the oldest and strongest kind of fear is fear of the unknown."</i>


[[File:Cult.png]] So you've joined the cult of the almighty Nar'Sie, but you don't know where to start? Then this is for you, apprentice. (So you're security? Skip on down to the bottom.)


The dark lord Nar'Sie has sent a number of his followers -- specifically, six cultists, for stations with small populations, or nine for larger stations. As a cultist, you have an abundance of cult magics at your disposal, something for all situations. In order to use cult magic, you need an Arcane Tome and the correct word combination to form a rune. If you've started the round out as a cultist, you are given a talisman that you can use to spawn various objects (more on that later), memories of your cult objectives, and the translation of four words.
Even in the far future, some things are never quite understood. There are things that lurk in the darkness of space, unspeakable horrors of ancient power that wish to bring ruin to the universe and to shape it into their image. They reach out from the void, and turn the minds of mortal men and women in their favor in hopes that one day they shall be brought once more into this plane of existence.


== "That's just a doodle!" ==
Unfortunately for the station, looks like NanoTrasen accidentally positioned the station near an undetectable weak point in time and space. Whoops. Who would've known?
When you become a [[Cultist]] at round start, you will have a paper imbued with blood in your backpack or pocket. It's a special talisman, which can be invoked 5 times to spawn a regular 1-use talisman of your choice. Make sure to hide this from basically everyone not in your little book club or they will robust your ass.


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! style='background-color:brown'|Descripition
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!Tome
!The Arcane Tome is the most important item for any cultist. It is used to draw runes with your blood. It also contains some basic info on the runes you can use. The tome can also be used as a potent weapon, each hit dealing random amount of damage, from 5 up to 25 per hit.


The tome can be used to communicate with fellow cultists by choosing "Commune." Communication is quiet -- a whisper. If you can't talk to cultists in person, this will be your main method of communication. Cultists also have an innate ability to commune with their brothers -- for example, if you've been thrown into perma instead of being deconverted or killed -- but it does a great deal of brute damage, so be warned. Remember: A Cult that doesn't Communicate is a Dead Cult.
===The Beginning of a New Era===
The Geometer of Blood, Nar-Sie, has sent a number of her followers to Space Station 13. As a cultist, you have an abundance of cult magics at your disposal, something for all situations. You must work with your brethren to summon an avatar of your eldritch goddess!


You are also able to share your notes (and thus your translated words) by using your tome on another tome. Make sure you spawn one of these before you run out of talisman charges. Without it, you can't do anything.
Several cultists will arrive on the station. When you spawn, you'll find a ritual dagger and 10 runed metal in your bag. The dagger is essential for drawing runes while the runed metal is used to make valuable structures.  
|-
==Objectives==
!Communications Talisman
Your objective requires you to sacrifice a certain crewmember and summon Nar-Sie.
!When used, a text window appears to allow you to broadcast whatever you want directly into the minds of all cultists and constructs in '''BOLD, CAPITAL, RED TEXT'''. It is undetectable unless someone nearby overhears you. This is more or less obsolete now that the tome lets you communicate quietly, but it has its uses.
|-
!EMP Talisman
!Creates a high powered electromagnetic pulse which is mainly effective at taking out radios, draining energy-based weapons, stunning and damaging Cyborgs, damaging an AI and messing with other electronics.  
|-
!Armor Talisman
!Summon a cultist body armor and hood which protect against close combat damage, as well as summoning the unholy cultist blade which is very powerful as it is cursed by Nar'Sie's dark power (non-cultists will have a "drunken" camera and when trying to use it will fall to the ground and take some damage). '''NOTE:''' Do not do this at round start unless you want to get robusted!
|-
!Summon Soul Stone
!A capturing device use to trap the souls of dead/in limbo mobs (doesn't work on humans who left their body) and when captured they will become a trapped shade which can be released out of its jail or it can be used on a construct shell.
|-
!Summon Construction Shell
!You summon a shell which cannot be picked up, it requires a filled soul stone to create either a Artificer, Juggernaut or Wraith.
|-
!Stun Talisman
!Creates a stun paper which when used on people will cause them to become temporarily paralyzed and unable to speak for 15 ticks. This paper can't be used on yourself or other cultists.
|-
|}


=== "I'm not a witch I'm not a witch!" ===
Fantastic, you've joined a cult, and not because of the Kool-Aid.  At the beginning of the round, you start out with the talisman we mentioned earlier in your backpack. Depending on your experience with being a cultist, this talisman can either be your best friend, or your worst enemy. Every use of this talisman will do a small amount of damage to yourself as well as being exceptionally obvious to any passerby. It is incredibly versatile, yet if you're caught with it you will likely be killed. Avoid taking this out of your bag until you're positive nobody will walk in on your unholy deeds.


If you're in a position that would usually wander the halls, try to seek out your fellow cultists in person. You can also communicate with your tome, but remember not to get caught, because when you use the talisman you also chant a phrase out loud that people might hear if they're close enough! Never use your PDA, as anyone using the message monitor console can intercept your messages and catch you. And remember, '''if you get caught, you endanger the entire cult.'''
The general path of action of the cult and those in it:
# From a discrete location, contact your allies through your Commune button. <br>Warning: <u>When communing with the cult, any nearby crew can see and hear you whispering, potentially revealing your cult. Be careful!</u>. <br>'''Important: Communication and teamwork is essential! If you fail to read the guide, you will probably fuck up the round for everybody, prove unworthy for the cult of Nar-Sie, and may even be banned from becoming an antagonist!'''
# (Optional) Choose a Cult Master, usually being the most experienced player or the one with the most advantageous access level. A common strategy is to not choose a leader until it's time to summon Nar'sie, to minimize the risk of the leader dying before being able to cast the Final Reckoning spell. More on this [[#The_Cult_Master_and_You|later]].
# Find an area to convert into a base, usually accessible by one or more members of the cult, but well-hidden enough that security or crew won't find it easily.
# Setup a teleport rune, so all cultists can access it. Inform the cultists that a teleport rune is ready. If you teleport to the base, try to have a concealed teleport rune to get you back, otherwise, you could be stuck! You can draw runes on lavaland, but not in space too far from the station.
# Setup an empowering rune and then prepare up to 4 blood spells. Stun spells are your bread and butter - but diversifying with spells like EMP, Teleport, Blood Rites, etc. will ensure you're ready for anything.
# Convert new members, or sacrifice implanted crew, on the offer rune. Combine the filled Soulstone Shards [[File:Soulstone.png]] from sacrificed humans to create powerful cult constructs!  
# Use teamwork, or the spirit rune, to find your sacrifice target. Remember, stun magic won't work if the chaplain has his null rod. Kill the sacrifice target and place them on an offer rune with 3 cultists nearby.
# Prepare to summon Nar-Sie. She can only be summoned in a few locations and the crew will fight desperately to stop you! Make sure you have enough cultists and equipment to withstand their assault.
# Gather 9 cultists on the final rune to summon Nar-Sie!


The Stun Talisman option will spawn another piece of paper, to use this one you only need to click on somebody with the paper in your hand. It has the same effect as a parapen, stunning people immediately and rendering them unable to speak. This also works on cyborgs if they're being a problem. Like a parapen, this item is risky if you don't have a way to either convert your victim, sacrifice them or kill them.


==="They gave me a word but didn't give me a jogging suit!"===
==== Sacrifice ====
There are 10 words used for rune scribing, what they translate to are: "travel", "self", "see", "Hell", "blood", "join", "technology", "destroy", "hide", and "other". Your Arcane tome, however, requires research and translation. Specifically, you must have words translated in its Notes section before you can scribe any runes that involve those words. Every cultist starts out with the words for "hell," "join," "blood," and "self," which are the words that make up the conversion rune and sacrifice rune.  
<span style="color:red;">'''REMINDER:'''</span> One cultist is required to sacrifice a dead body, three for a live one, standing adjacent to the rune. Each sacrafice will add to the Cult's total number of sacrifices, which are used to revive deceased bretheren instantly over a Revival Rune.


Once you have your own tome, put your four starting words into your notes section (or else you can't do shit), then for the love of Nar-Sie put the tome away where no one can see it. Once you've set words, runes will appear in the scribing section as preset rune combinations.
To please Nar-Sie, you must find and sacrifice your target using an offer rune. Only then you can scribe the Summon Nar'Sie rune.
===<span style="color:red;">NAR-SIE HAS RISEN</span>===
After you have sacrificed your target, you can summon Nar-Sie. Nar-Sie can only be summoned in one of three rooms randomly chosen at round start. Drawing the summon rune takes 45 seconds and creates a weak shield around the caster but alarms the entire station of your location, so prepare to fight. After it's drawn, 9 cultists, constructs, or summoned ghosts must stand on the rune, which can then be invoked to manifest Nar'Sie itself.
==The Cult Master and You [[File:Cultist.png|32px]]==
The Cult Master is the leader of your cult, the main driving force behind your goal to summon Nar-Sie. The Cult Master has access to a wide variety of abilities to assist the cult in achieving its goals. Make sure to protect and serve him/her at all costs, as they are the key to the cult success!


===Cult Deeds Done Dirt Cheap===
Starter cultists will want to do two things at first: increase their numbers via conversion, and learn their words via sacrifie. These are mutually exclusive goals; generally, you will want to do a little bit of both. <span style="color:red;">'''Three cultists are required for sacrifices and converts. They must be standing adjacent to the rune. You cannot convert or sacrifice alone. If you attempt either of these alone, you will fail, your victim will probably escape, and you will singlehandedly doom the entire cult. Teamwork is key!'''</span>


There are two ways to learn words. The first is brute-force trial and error. Knowing at least one word (preferably two) needed for a rune, you can find out the the other word(s) if you are clever. Trying to use a rune you scribed with incorrect translations does a great deal of brute damage, but all proper runes always have fixed colors and sprites, while incorrect runes are random colors, the exception being Armor runes which will always be random colors.
===So, how does one become the Master?===
When the round first starts, an additional button along with your Commune verb will be available. The "Assert Leadership" button will allow you to apply for the Cult Master status. Once a member of the cult asserts their leadership, an announcement will be made to all cultists. After a few seconds, a vote will be called where the cult can vote whether or not they want that person as the Cult Master. If the vote passes, the player will gain the Cult Master's abilities. If you are not the Master, make sure to follow his/her orders, as they are now your superior!


The second way to learn words, and the one you will rely on most, is sacrifice.


====Sacrifice====
===Being The Master of Wrist Cutting===
The easiest way to sacrifice is as follows. Take the five-use paper out of your bag, and summon a tome and get a stun talisman. Put down a rune in a hard-to-find and secure location (for example, if you're a [[Bartender]], smash the light in the back room and scribe it there, as the AI can't see with a broken light) '''Tell the rest of the cult your plans and the location of the rune so [[Beyond the impossible|they can be there when you need them]].''' Find someone alone, and click on them with the stun talisman. (Other ways work, but the victim may be able to scream for help.) They'll collapse for a long while, and you can cuff them/remove their headset, take them to the rune location, pull them over the sacrifice rune where two other cultists are hopefully waiting, and invoke it by clicking it with an empty hand.
So, you asserted your leadership and won the vote of the cult. Congratulations on your promotion to Cult Master! I hope you know what you are doing. If you have experience playing as a department head this shouldn't be too different, minus the killing and summoning elder gods part.  


For your efforts, Lord Nar-Sie will grant you a word, and the soul of the sacrificed human will be trapped in a soul stone, which can be turned into a [[construct]] if an empty shell is available. Sacrifices also leave a pile of bones and scattered gibs, which you should clean up or hide if you don't want a [[assistant]] or [[security officer]] to find them.
To summon Nar-Sie, you are going to need to keep organized and grow your numbers as much as possible while remaining hidden. As the Cult Master, your Commune power is enhanced, making all of your messages large and bolded just like when you use a megaphone. This will assist greatly in organizing the cult, as the other cultists will be able to easily see your messages among the common radio rabble.


Nar-Sie might also give you an objective to sacrifice a target, usually a member of Security or Command. The process is the same. (You can also sacrifice Ian, but some deeds are too monstrous even for dark lords.)


====Conversions====
Here is a quick reference guide on what you should be doing as the Cult Master:
Conversion works much like sacrifice. There are two ways to go about this: roleplay and convince someone to join the cult, and pray they don't immediately rat you out to security; or (far less risky) find someone alone, kidnap them with a stun talisman or other method, bring them to your rune where two other cultists are waiting (right?) and click the convert rune with an empty hand. Conversions leave no evidence besides the rune, which can be removed.
# Determine a hidden, easily defendable location for your cultists to congregate. They will need a place to create runes and structures to assist the cult.
# Beat back and silence any potential [[Security|intruders]] to your hideout.
# Stay back and relay information and orders with use of the Spirit Realm rune, and let your [[Assistant|goons]] handle the dirty work. Make sure to have a Medbot, Pylon or some other source of healing nearby so you don't drain your life completely.
# Staying at the base helps you reach the two-cultist requirement you need to convert someone. When a fellow cultist manages to snag and send back an unconverted crewmember, you will be there to bring them into the cult.
# While around your base, it is recommended to create items from the Altars and Forges to have a fresh supply of equipment ready when everyone needs it at once. Nobody likes waiting around the Forge because someone made a single set of armor and ran off.
# Lead your brethren into battle when the time comes to face the crew head on!
# Use your unique powers to move things around, target foes for your fellow cultists and use the Final Reckoning when you are ready to summon Nar-sie herself!


===Culting and Not Getting Caught===
Once the cult has gotten off the ground, with proper communication, you can do things like summon cultists to a meeting place, set up cult bases, resurrect fallen allies, create teleportation networks for ease of escape or access to areas, supply the other cultists with armor, weapons, stun and teleport talismans, and whatever else you might think of. Be sure to inform your converted brothers about any runes or places of worship that you have set up, and if you're able, give them a tome of their own (translated) so they may help the cause.


Unless a cult is exceedingly good or stealthy, though, at some point security or AI will be alerted to its presence on the station. The most common ways for this to happen are for cultists to be caught with cult paraphernalia, or for someone to stumble upon a blood rune. A simple examination can tell the non-believers whether a rune was drawn in your blood or with crayon, and detectives can figure out whose blood they are. Runes can be deleted by smacking them with a tome or hidden by using a certain rune, but if you can't do either, at least try to place runes in areas people rarely frequent, that the AI won't be watching like a hawk. A lot of jobs have access to isolated areas of the station that are great for research, and for everything else, there's always space. The AI can't actually see runes, but cyborgs can, and either will be more than happy to inform security of suspicious activity and you'll be hung and burned at the stake and force-fed holy water before you can say PRAISE NAR-SIE!  And remember, maintenance tunnels are low access and you could easily be caught with your pants down before you ever see them coming.
In the end, you call the shots. Your cult doesn't have to be run like this; experiment and find what works and doesn't! Even if you lose (odds are you will lose... a lot), you'll be better prepared for the next time the Cult of Nar-sie needs a leader.


If one of your brothers is caught by security, try to summon them to a base (again, this requires three cultists chanting). If you suspect they have been tainted by holy water -- which will deconvert them given enough time -- smack them with a tome. This will turn the holy water in their system into unholy water. Unholy water works like a combination of synaptizine and hyperzine, with a twist of branes dimarge, and is highly toxic to non-cultists, in case you felt like weaponizing it.


Below are a few more ideas for ambitious worshippers.
===Cult Master Powers===
As the Cult Master, you have access to a handful of powerful and versatile occult powers to assist you and the rest of the cult. These powers can be accessed from the HUD on the top left. The powers are as follows:
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! style="background-color:brown" width='73px'|Cooldown
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|[[File:Final_Reckoning.png|64px]]
!Final Reckoning
|A single-use spell that brings the entire cult to the master's location. Useful for when it's time to summon Nar-Sie and you need the whole cult to help defend and invoke. <b>Please note that this is a <u>one-use ability</u>. If you screw up, it's on you!</b>
|One Use
|-
|[[File:Mark_Target.png|64px]]
!Mark Target
|Marks a designated player target that you select with your cursor for the cult to be marked as top-priority for 90 seconds. Successfully marking a person sends a message to the entire cult, giving the name and location of the target. Useful for calling your entire cult to attack a specific target.
After using this ability, it goes on a 120-second cooldown.
|120 Seconds
|-
|[[File:Eldritch_Pulse.png|64px]]
!Eldritch Pulse
|Seize upon a fellow cultist or cult structure and send it through time and space to a nearby location on your screen. A very versatile ability with many potential applications. Teleport a cultist into the armory! Teleport cultists into inaccessible areas! Teleport cultists and structures away from harm! Teleport cultists behind a security raid to flank them! Limitless potential!
After using this ability, it goes on a 15-second cooldown.
|15 Seconds 
|}
==The Ritual Dagger [[File:Ritual_knife.png|32px]]==
Your dagger is your most important tool and has several functions:
* You can draw runes with it.
* Hitting a cultist with it removes [[Chaplain|Holy Water]] from them.
* Hitting a non-cultist with it will result in you stabbing them (huh), dealing 15 armor-piercing brute damage.
* Hitting runes with it removes them.
* Hitting cult structure with it will unanchor and anchor them, allowing you to move them around.
* Hitting a runed girder with it will disassemble the girder.
If you're in a position that would usually wander the halls, try to seek out your fellow cultists in person. If not, check in with your brothers using your Commune verb, but do this in private, to prevent people from hearing your whispers. A lot of jobs have access to isolated areas of the station that are great for this, and there's also space. Remember, '''if you get caught, you endanger the entire cult.'''
==Blood Spells [[File:Bloodspells.png|32px]]==
'''Blood Spells''' are limited-use blood magic spells that dissipate after they're spent, and they're your bread and butter when fighting the crew. Blood Spells can be created at any time via an action button that appears below your character. <b>However</b>, blood spells created without an Empowering Rune will take longer, cause significant blood loss, and will cap your spell count at a measly one. Using an Empowering Rune circumvents this issue and allow you to acquire up to 4 spells. You can use an Empowering Rune to remove these spells as well to free up room for others if need be.


==== Ghost Legion ====
A good tip is to make sure to try and have a stun spell and a teleport spell with you to escape risky situations. This will leave only two other options for spells though, so carefully choose what you think might help best for a particular situation.
If you were smart, you researched your words and you can now manifest an army. This requires a medibot (but medibots are useless now) for sustained use. What you need will be an active teleport rune that goes to the main station, 3 or 4 cult armor runes and a manifest ghost rune. Manifest as many ghosts as you have armor for, have them teleport to the station to MAIM BURN AND KILL.
===How to use and unequip blood spells===
 
After carving a spell into your flesh you get an action button on your hud. Click it and that spell will be equipped to your hand, like an item. Then you either activate it in your hand and/or use it on a target, depending on which spell you've chosen. '''To unequip the spell, press Q''' (works on /tg/ since Aug 2019) '''or click the same action button again. '''This will save the spell for later.  
==== Summoning others by yourself ====
==== List of Available Spells {{anchor|cult spells}} ====
If you are by yourself, you can still summon your cultist friends. Set up a manifest rune next to a summon cultist (or free cultist) rune and manifest two ghosts. Have the two ghosts help summon your friend.
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===Constructs===
! style='background-color:#653236' width='130px'|Name
Robust cultists will likely want to enlist the services of a few constructs. This can be used to bring those to your side who typically would never do so on their own, like the chaplain or security officers. Keep in mind these guys are pretty much a dead giveaway that there is cult activity on the station, so try to be covert about it in the beginning.
! style='background-color:#653236' width='700px'|Description
 
! style='background-color:#653236' width='203px'|Health Cost/No. of Charges
A guide to constructs can be found [[here]]. Generally speaking, you will want to create an artificer first, as they can poop out new soulstones and shells.
|-
 
|-
== The Runes ==
!style='background-color:brown;'|
Each rune contains three words combined to form a single rune through the "Scribe Rune" option. Runes can be destroyed by using your arcane tome on the rune. This will destroy the rune completely and you will need to scribe a new one.
[[File:Bloodhand.png|frameless]]
 
!Stun
{| border="2" cellspacing="1" cellpadding="2" align="left" class="wikitable sortable"
|A potent spell that will stun and mute victims upon contact. Simple, clean, and quite effective for a plethora of situations. [[Status_Effects#Paralyze|Paralyzes]] for for 16 seconds, mutes for 12 seconds and cult-slurs speech for 30 seconds (from the stun moment). If used on a [[Cyborg|cyborg]] it stuns it as if hit by a heavy EMP. '''Does not work on mindshielded personnel.'''
! style='background-color:brown'|Name and Words
While slurring cult-speak, victims will speak in a disturbing, incomprehensible way. This is usually a dead giveaway that a Cult is onboard when shouted over the radio (unless the [[Bartender]] has been handing out way too many [[Guide to food and drinks#Narsour|Narsours]]).
! style='background-color:brown'|Description
|1 charge, 10 HP
! style='background-color:brown'|[[File:Fff.png|50px]]
|-
!style='background-color:brown;'|
[[File:Bloodport.png|frameless]]
!Teleport
|A useful spell that teleports cultists to a chosen destination with a teleport rune on contact. You can teleport other cultists or yourself if need be.
|1 charge, 7 HP
|-
|-
!Convert Rune
!style='background-color:brown;'|
join blood self
[[File:Cultemp.png|frameless]]
!The first rune that you are likely to use. To convert somebody, you need to place a live human, willing or otherwise on top of the rune and then "use" the rune with an empty hand. This will work on anyone who is not loyalty implanted or in possession of a null rod. Loyalty implants will not remove somebody's status as a cultist, only prevent them from being converted. '''Three cultists are required around a convert rune for it to work!'''
!Electromagnetic Pulse
!No.
|A large spell that allows a user to channel dark energy into an EMP, causing all electronics in the area to malfunction or be disabled.
|1 charge, 10 HP
|-
|-
!Sacrifice Rune
!style='background-color:brown;'|
hell blood join
[[File:Cultcuff.png|frameless]]
!The sacrifice rune is used to gain favour of your God by sacrificing different living things to it. It also might be your objective to sacrifice a specific person. You can sacrifice monkeys and humans, with all of them having different chance to gain favor of your God. If you are lucky enough, you will suddenly remember meaning of one of the rune words, possibly one you already know. You can sacrifice dead bodies and monkeys alone, but to sacrifice a living human or your target, you need to have 3 cultists chanting by the rune. Sacrificing a living human is very likely to yield a positive result for you.
!{{anchor|Shadow Shackles}}Shadow Shackles
!No.
|A stealthy spell that will summon shadowy handcuffs on a person, and temporarily silence your victim for 10 seconds. Used for keeping crew restrained until they can be converted. The restraints will diseappear if the victim is converted.  
|4 Charges
|-
|-
!Wall Rune
!style='background-color:brown;'|
destroy travel self
[[File:Twisted Construction.png|frameless]]
!This rune magically thickens the air above it when used, making an impassible wall that stops projectiles, and all mobs trying to pass through it, including you. You invoke the rune to create a wall, and invoke it again to remove the wall.
!{{anchor|Twisted Construction}}Twisted Construction
!No.
|<u>A sinister spell used to convert:</u>
* Plasteel into Runed Metal.
* 50 Metal into a Construct Shell.
* Cyborgs directly into Constructs.
* Cyborg shells into construct shells.
* Airlocks into Brittle Cult Airlocks when on Harm intent. A weaker version of [[#Structures|Runed Airlocks]].
|1 Charge, 12 HP to arm.
|-
|-
!Blood Boil Rune
!style='background-color:brown;'|
destroy see blood
[[File:Cultequip.png|frameless]]
!This rune requires three cultists standing around it before you are able to use it. When invoked, it instantly deals 51 brute damage and 51 burn to all non cultists that can see the rune (Think of a flash bang, only it doesnt affect friendlys and puts enemies into critical). There is even a 5 percent chance that those inflicted by the rune will be gibbed. However, cultists in range of the rune will take 15 damage, with no additional effect if more than 3 cultists chant the rune. Also, as a potential bonus (Or negative effect), any rune that is visible from the blood boil rune (including the blood boil rune) has a 10 percent chance of exploding.
!Summon Combat Equipment{{anchor|Summon Combat Equipment}}
!No.
|A crucial spell that enables you to summon a full set of combat gear including a black jumpsuit, armored robes, a cultist hood, cultist boots, a trophy rack, a Nar'Sien bola, and a 30 damage eldritch longsword. If you are already wearing items in those slots you will only summon the sword and bola. The eldritch longsword fits in the suit storage slot of every type of cultist armor.  
|1 Charge
|-
|-
!Blood Drain Rune
!style='background-color:brown;'|
travel blood self
[[File:Cultdagger.png|frameless]]
!This rune instantly heals you of some brute damage, at the expense a person placed on top of the rune. Whenever you invoke a drain rune, ALL drain runes on the station are activated, draining blood from anyone located on top of those runes.One drain gives up to 25HP per each victim, but you can repeat it if you need more. Draining only works on living people, so you might need to recharge your "Battery" once its empty. Blood hunger: Draining over 50 HP in one gulp intoxicates you, making you want more. You will keep slowly losing health until the hunger goes away or is satisfied.
!Summon Ritual Dagger{{anchor|Summon Ritual Dagger}}
!No.
|Enables you to summon a ritual dagger used to draw runes, in case you lost yours or forgot to pick it up from the floor when you got converted. Activate the spell and then click yourself.  
|1 Charge
|-
|-
!Raise Dead Rune
!style='background-color:brown;'|
blood join hell
[[File:Hallucination.png|frameless]]
!To make the rune work, you will need two bodies: a living one, and a dead one. Living body will provide the life essence, while the dead body will provide a vessel for your friend. Put a dead body on the rune, and then have the ghost of your friend stand directly on top of it. Then put a living human body on top of a different resurrect rune. Note that the living body can be yourself, so don't stand on the rune when invoking it if you dont want to sacrifice yourself. If everything is done right, the dead body will be alive and at full health again, controlled by the ghost who was on top of that rune, while the living guy is immediately gibbed.  
!Hallucinations
!No.
|A ranged yet stealthy spell that will break the mind of the victim with nightmarish hallucinations.
In practice its useless af.
|4 Charges
|-
|-
!Summon Narsie Rune
!style='background-color:brown;'|
hell join self
[[File:Stealthcult.png|frameless]]
!This spell summons a huge all-consuming monstrosity from outer planes. It is often an objective to summon it so you need to know how to summon it. What you need is to have 9 cultists standing in circle around the rune. When you have enough people and the Horror is summoned, you can try to run away, or submit your mortal body to your god. WARNING Summoning Nar-Sie when he is not your objective will lead to !!FUN!!
!Conceal Presence{{anchor|Conceal}}
!No.
|A multi-function spell that alternates between hiding and revealing nearby runes and cult [[#Structures|structures]]. You can still teleport to concealed teleport runes and prepare blood magic on concealed empower runes. Will make [[#Structures|runed airlocks]] look like basic [[Maintenance|maintenance airlocks]] but only cultists will have access. Has a range of 5 tiles. Sadly its not used very often but it can trick even the better of the crew into thinking there is nothing in your base.
|10 Charges
|-
|-
!Communicate Rune
!style='background-color:brown;'|
self other technology
[[File:Bloodspear.png|frameless]]
!This spell allows you to easily (and very safely) communicate with your cult mates. Invoke it, type a message, and it will be transmitted to all cult members in fat, red letters so they surely won't miss it. You can get one with your starting talisman, and you can imbue a paper with it as well.  
!Blood Rites{{anchor|Blood Rites}}
!Yes.
|A unique multi-function spell that allows you to gather blood from the floor, or from live victims (50 per drain). Then, you can expend the blood to heal yourself or others.
<u>Or, you can use the spell in hand to perform a handful of powerful offensive magic attacks:</u>
 
 
# '''Blood Spear (150)''' summons a robust two-handed blood halberd that deals 24 brute and can be recalled to your hand from up to 10 tiles away if it has a clear path back to you. The blood halberd can also be thrown, which causes it to shatter, deal 40 brute and stun whoever it hits. It will only shatter if it hits someone.
# '''Blood Bolt Barrage (300)''' temporarily grants you the ability to launch several powerful projectiles from your hand, similar to the [[Wizard#Arcane Barrage|Wizard's arcane barrage]]. This spell is easier to cast with both hands free since you switch hands after each shot. Each shot deals 20 brute damage and you get 25 of them. Very usefull against very big targets aka mechs and comdom's ego.
# '''Blood Beam (500)''' will cause you to start channeling a powerful ritual. Once the channel is complete, you will launch a series of projectiles in a cone in front of you. These projectiles pierce through structures and will convert any walls, floors, airlocks, and windows they pass through into their cult variant in addition to damaging any non-cultists they pass through. Cultists hit will be induced with unholy water, which heals them. Can be blocked by blessed tiles.  
|5 Charges
|-
|-
!EMP Rune
|}
destroy see technology
== Runes ==
!Remember those EMP grenades and that EMP wizard spell? This rune does exactly the same.The rune itself doesn't generate a strong pulse, and only disables items in small radius. Imbuing the rune into a talisman makes it a lot stronger.  
The Ritual Dagger allows you to scribe any of these runes, using Scribe Rune. Simply pick the rune you want, and wait until completion. Scribing a rune deals minor damage, since you need to cut your wrists to get the necessary blood. Activate a rune by clicking on it.  
!Yes.
{| border="2" cellspacing="1" cellpadding="2" class="wikitable"
! style='background-color:brown' width='130px'|Name
! style='background-color:brown' width='830px'|Description
! style='background-color:brown' width='73px' |Invokers Required
! style='background-color:brown' width='64px' |Phrase
! style='background-color:brown' width='64px' |Rune
|-
|-
!Manifest Rune
!{{anchor|Rite of Offering}}Offering Rune
blood see travel
|Instantly converts a normal crewmember on top of it to the cult, healing them for 75% of their brute and burn damage, and spawning a ritual dagger. Mindshield-implanted crew cannot be converted, only sacrificed, (but constructs are no less dangerous than humans) - <b>therefore it is recommended that you quickly finish off security victims before their radio or suit sensors can give you away!</b>"
!This rune is close to the resurrect spell, but works differently. It does not need any dead bodies or sacrifices, just you and a ghost both standing on top of a rune. You also might want to put a paper with a name on the rune if you want your manifested ghost to have a name, else he will appear as unknown. Once invoked, a new body will appear right where you stand. The body will last indefinitely as long as you are standing on the rune. You, however, will be constantly receiving damage. Once you die or leave the rune, the ghost is banished from the body, gibbing it in the process.
If the target is dead, ineligible for conversion or is the required sacrifice target, they'll be sacrificed instead, gibbing them and creating a Soulstone Shard [[File:Soulstone.png]] that can be used to power a construct.
!No.
|1 to sacrifice dead targets, 2 to convert, 3 to sacrifice the objective or living targets
|Mah'weyh pleggh at e'ntrath!
|[[File:Sacrifice rune.png|64px]]
|-
|-
!Summon Tome Rune
!Empowering Rune  
see blood hell
|Allows cultists to prepare greater amounts of blood magic at far less of a cost. While standing on an empowering rune, the spell count is capped at 4 instead of 1. Additionally, preparing blood magic takes far less time, and you don't lose as much blood while doing it.
!While just having a henchman cultist is useful, he will be of much more help if he has an arcane tome to create more runes. This rune simply summons a new arcane tome. Always have one hidden somewhere so that you can get a new tome in case you lose your current one.
|1
!Yes.
|H'drak v'loso, mir'kanas verbot!
|[[File:Empowerrune.png|64px]]
|-
|-
!Teleport Rune
!Teleport Rune
travel self x
|This rune warps everything above it to another teleport rune when used. Creating a teleport rune will allow you to set a tag for it.<br><b><u>Warning: Teleporting from Lavaland or Space will make the destination rune glow brightly and open a rift in reality that may not only reveal the rune, but the location of your main base as well, choose your rune locations wisely!</u></b>
!Teleport rune is a special rune, as it only needs two words, with the third word being destination. Basically, when you have two runes with the same destination, invoking one will teleport you to the other one. If there are more than 2 runes, you will be teleported to a random one. Since there are 10 words, you can create 10 independent teleport networks. You can imbue a teleport rune into a talisman, which will then teleport you to the destination rune upon use.
|1
!Yes.
|Sas'so c'arta forbici!
|[[File:Teleport_rune.png|64px]]
|-
|-
!Teleport Other Rune
!Revive Rune
travel other x
|Whenever someone is sacrificed on a Convert rune, they add one (global) charge to this rune. Placing a cultist corpse on the rune and activating it will bring them back to life, expending a hefty three charges in the process. It starts with one freebie revival, so use it sparingly.
!This variation of the teleport rune allows you to teleport objects between the runes. You need to have 3 people standing by this rune to properly invoke it, so its utility isnt very high.
Catatonic(disconnected/ghosted) cultists can be reawakened with a new soul by putting them on the Revive rune and activating it. This method of revival does not consume any charges.
!Yes.
|1
|Pasnar val'keriam usinar. Savrae ines amutan. Yam'toth remium il'tarat!
|[[File:Raisedead_rune.png|64px]]
|-
|-
!See Invisible Rune
!Barrier Rune
see hell join
|When invoked, makes a 5-minute invisible wall to block passage. Can be invoked again to reverse this. Invoking one barrier rune will chain activate other barrier runes that are within 2 tiles from one another. Reversing a barrier rune will not chain deactivate other barrier runes. Costs 2 brute both to invoke and to deactivate (regardless how many are chained). Active barrier runes have a subtle wriggling animation, and are usually brighter.  
!This nice rune does exactly as it says. It allows you to see invisible objects and people as long as you stay on top of the rune. Most importantly, it lets you see ghosts, this might help you when working in conjunction with a resurrection rune. But it also works on hidden runes, cloakers and aliens who use invisibility.
|1
!No.
|Khari'd! Eske'te tannin!
|[[File:Wall_rune.png|64px]]
|-
|-
!Hide Rune
!Summoning Rune
hide see blood
|This rune allows you to instantly summon any living cultist to the rune, consuming it afterward. <u>This rune will only work on the main space station</u>, but can grab cultists from almost any location! Does not work on restrained cultists who are buckled or being pulled.  
!This handy rune, which you can also make with your starting talisman, makes nearby runes invisible. Note, however, that you cannot invoke the runes if you can't see them, so you need to either use a "see invisible" rune, or use a reveal rune. This rune is useful for revealing support runes that you do not activate directly. For example, a teleport rune in a safe place where you can teleport to with a teleport talisman.
|2
!No.
|N'ath reth sh'yro eth d'rekkathnor!
|[[File:Summon_rune.png|64px]]
|-
|-
!Reveal Rune
!Blood Boil Rune
blood see hide
|When invoked, it saps some health from the invokers to send three damaging pulses to anyone who can see the rune, causing 25/50/75 damage split evenly between brute and burn. When the effect is over the rune will briefly set fire to anything over it.
!Need to activate that rune you have hidden, but dont know the words for a "see invisible" rune? Well now your hide rune always comes with its sister - the Reveal rune! Just reverse the wording order of the Hide rune, and you will get a rune that reveals all hidden runes in large area around itself.
Some species, such as golems, do not have blood, and thus are immune to this rune. Will also deal extra [[Health#Stamina|stamina]] damage to [[Clockwork_Cult|clock cultists]].  
!No.
|3
|Dedo ol'btoh!
||[[File:Boil_rune.png|64px]]
|-
|-
!Ghostself Rune
!Rune of the Spirit Realm
hell travel self
|This rune gives you two powerful options:<br><br>
!This rune allows you to leave your mortal body and become a ghost. This comes with all those benefits of being a ghost - being able to communicate with other ghosts, seeing invisible, and so on. Of course, you are unable to control your body as a ghost, and if you fly away, you will have no idea if something is happening to it. You can re-enter your body the same way as you re-enter corpse as a regular ghost. The body itself slowly receives damage while you are ghosted, and if it is removed from the rune, you will not be able to re-enter it so beware.
(1) To manifest ghosts as semitransparent homunculi, which are effectively weak, humanoid cultists with no self preservation instinct. To sustain these homunculi, you must remain on the rune, and each homunculi you have summoned will deal brute damage over time. <u>This option is only available on the space station itself, as the veil is not weak enough in space or Lavaland to give spirits a physical form.</u> If you get stuck on the rune after summoning a ghost, use your ritual dagger to remove the rune before you get hurt too badly.<br><br>
!No.
(2) To ascend as a dark spirit. This option costs <b>no health</b> to use and will give you virtually unlimited knowledge! You can use information given to you by ghosts in this form, commune with the cult with your booming voice, and even mark a target that will be "pinpointed" for the rest of the cult. You can even use this function after manifesting ghosts to help guide them in combat - manifested ghosts can also see regular ghosts and therefore can see your dark spirit as you lead them in battle!
|1
|Gal'h'rfikk harfrandid mud'gib!
|[[File:Manifest_rune.png|64px]]
|-
|-
!Imbue a Talisman Rune
!Apocalypse
hell technology join
|A harbinger of the end times. It scales depending on the crew's strength relative to the cult. Effect includes a massive EMP, unique hallucination for non-cultists, and if the cult is doing poorly, certain events. The rune can only occur in the Nar-Sie ritual sites and will prevent Nar-Sie from being summoned there in the future. Similarly to the Ritual of Dimensional Rending, the Apocalypse rune can only be scribed in one of the 3 ritual areas. <u>After the Apocalypse rune has been scribed, that particular ritual area can no longer be used to summon Nar-Sie.</u><br>
!This handy little rune imbues an empty piece of paper with the power of an adjacent rune. It only works with EMP, Summon Tome, Hide Rune, Reveal rune, Teleport, Notice, Blind and Deafen runes. Have a rune of mentioned type beside the imbue rune, put a paper on the imbue rune, invoke it.You will now have a 1-use talisman with the power of the target rune. Using a talisman drains alot of health, so be careful with it
<br> If the cult makes up <15% of current players, and an apocalypse rune is scribed, a D100 is rolled
!No.
* If 1 - 10: Disease Outbreak + Mice Migration
* If 11 - 20: Radiation Storm
* If 21 - 30: Brand Intelligence
* If 31 - 40: Immovable Rod x3
* If 41 - 50: Meteor Wave
* If 51 - 60: Spider Infestation
* If 61 - 70: Localized hyper-energetic flux wave, Gravitational anomaly, Pyroclastic anomaly, Localized high-intensity vortex anomaly
* If 71 - 80: Space Vines, Grey Tide
* If 81 - 100: Nar'sian Portal Storm
|3
|Ta'gh fara'qha fel d'amar det!
||[[File:Apocalypse.png|96px]]
|-
|-
!Summon Cultist Rune
!Ritual of Dimensional Rending
join other self
|This rune tears apart dimensional barriers, calling forth the Geometer. It needs a free 3x3 space, and can only be summoned in 3 areas around the station. To start drawing it the requested target must have already been sacrificed. Starting to draw this rune creates a weak forcefield around the caster and alarms the entire station of its location. The caster must be defended for 45 seconds before it's complete.
!This rune allows you to summon any cultist to the rune. You need 3 cultists chanting for it to work, and the target must not be cuffed, buckled or hiding in a closet. Note that this rune drains quite alot of health from every chanting cultist.
After it's drawn, 9 cultists, constructs, or summoned ghosts must stand on the rune, which can then be invoked to manifest Nar'Sie itself.
!No.
|9
|TOK-LYR RQA-NAP G'OLT-ULOFT!!
|[[File:Rune_large.png]]
|-
|-
!Free Cultist Rune
|}
travel technology other
 
!A nice compliment to the summon rune, this rune also requires 3 cultists chanting by it to work. Activating it allows you to free any of your fellow cultist from many kinds restrictions: handcuffs, locked DNA machines, muzzles (but NOT straight jackets), both locked and welded closets.  
 
!No.
=== Structures ===
By using a construction talisman on platsteel, you are able to get runed metal. With it, you can build several structures, with unique powers. You can unanchor cult buildings by hitting them with your ritual dagger. Using "Conceal Runes" near these structures will make them turn invisible, and make runed doors look like regular airlocks.
{| border="2" cellspacing="1" cellpadding="2" class="wikitable"
! style="background-color:brown" width='64px' |
! style="background-color:brown" width='140px'|Name
! style="background-color:brown" width='830px'|Description
! style="background-color:brown" width='73px'|Cost
|-
|[[File:Altar.png|64px]]
!Altar
|A bloodstained altar dedicated to Nar-Sie. By using it, you are able to create an Eldritch Whetstone, to sharpen your weapon, a Construct Shell, or a Flask of Unholy Water which heals cultists and greatly reduces stuns, or can be thrown to poison non-cultists. After creating one item with the altar, it needs 4 minutes to recharge.
|3 runed metal
|-
|[[File:Forge.gif|64px]]
!Forge
|A forge used in crafting the unholy weapons used by the armies of Nar-Sie. By using it, you are able to create a Shielded Robe, which creates a powerful shield around the user which blocks any three attacks, a Flagellant's Robe, which makes you faster, but at the cost of increasing damage taken by 45%, and a mirror shield that has level 1 [[Guide_to_Combat#Blocking|blocking]] which upgrades to 2 while providing distracting illusions, or serve as a potent -bouncing- thrown weapon that will stun on impact and return to you after a successful hit! After creating one item with the forge, it needs 4 minutes to recharge.
|3 runed metal
|-
|-
!Deafen Rune
|[[File:Pylon.gif|64px]]
hide other see
!Pylon
!This rune temporarily makes all non-cultists in visible range deaf. You can imbue this rune into a talisman, it will have the same range, but the duration of deafness will be shorter
|A floating crystal that slowly heals those faithful to Nar'Sie. Also slowly turns the surrounding floor into engraved floor. Engraved floors allow for significantly faster rune scribing and will resist changes in atmosphere (i.e. loss of air or release of a harmful gas).
!Yes.
|4 runed metal
|-
|-
!Blind Rune
|[[File:Archives.png|64px]]
destroy see other
!Archives
!Blind rune works exactly the same way as the deafen rune, except it blinds everyone in visible range
|A desk covered in arcane manuscripts and tomes in unknown languages. Looking at the text makes your skin crawl. By using it, you are able to create a Zealot's Blindfold, which lets you see in the dark, gives you a medical hud, and is flash proof, Veil Shifter (from veil walker set), a 4 use teleporter which teleports you (and anything dragged by you) forward a medium distance (with some randomness), a Void Torch (also from veil walker set) which lets you teleport objects to other cultists, or a Shuttle Curse, which when used, delays the escape shuttle for 2 minutes. You can only use a certain amount of shuttle curses each round. After creating one item with the archives, it needs 4 minutes to recharge.
!Yes.
|3 runed metal
|-
|-
!Stun Rune
|[[File:Runed_airlock.png|64px]]
join hide technology
!Runed door
!Unlike other runes, this ons is supposed to be used in talisman form. When invoked directly, it simply releases some dark energy, briefly stunning everyone around. When imbued into a talisman, you can force all of its energy into one person, stunning him so hard he cant even speak. However, effect wears off rather fast. This talisman is basically a cult version of stun baton. Stun time is rather short (15 ticks), and mute time is even shorter (5 ticks) but unlike other weapons, it can be concealed and not visible when held in hand. Use it to stun candidates for conversion in case they refuse to join you, or robust the security with these.
|Builds a Runed Airlock. Only opens for cultists. Useful securing your base, but a dead giveaway that a cult is onboard. Non-cultists who attempt to use these airlocks are stunned and thrown back.
!Yes.
|1 runed metal
|-
|-
!Armor Rune
|[[File:Cultgirder.png|32x32px]]
hell destroy other
!Runed girder
!Cultists now have access to real weapons and hooded robes that double as armor. There is the Cult Blade (An energy sword), Cult robes (armored robes), and Cult Hoodie (armored hoodie), as well as a backpack (the Chaplain's trophy rack), and Cult Boots (essentially grey jackboots). To invoke, simply activate the rune with an open hand to recieve the cult blade, likewise with the robes and hoodie. Just have the slots open. These will robust people and borgs very fast.
|A wall girder that can instantly be disassembled with your ritual dagger.  
!Yes.
|1 runed metal
|-
|-
!Create Shell Rune
travel hell technology
!Works like the talisman: creates a shell for souls trapped in soulstones to become constructs. Artificers can also create shells, but that relies on you having any artificers living and doing their job.
!Yes.
|}
|}
== Constructs ==
Robust cultists will likely want to enlist the services of a few constructs. To create a construct, a cultist requires:
* A filled soul stone, either by sacrificing a human, or capturing a soul manually with a stone from an artificer.
* An empty shell, either by casting Twisted Construction on 50 metal sheets, from an artificer, or from an archive.
When the filled soul stone shard is used on an empty shell, the cultist will be allowed to choose the desired construct to create. Keep in mind these guys are pretty much a dead giveaway that there is cult activity on the station, so try to be covert about it in the beginning.


==Fighting The Cult==
[[Construct|A complete guide to constructs can be found here]]. Artificers will poop out new Soulstone Shards [[File:Soulstone.png]] and Shells, wraiths can kill the AI, and Juggernauts are great tanks.
 
As a member of security you will be at the forefront of the conflict between the cult and the station, the fate of the station will rest in your hands, make no mistake and remain resolute, you will piss people off no matter what you do. Keep your taser and cuffs handy, your going in deep to kick Nar-Sie's ass!
 
=== Sir, this is a random search ===
Cultists are useless without their tomes and magic infinite stun papers, you must go on the offense and aggressively stun and search anyone that looks suspicious and those that are not. Be wary as they may attempt to attack you.
 
Random searches are one of the more effective ways to catch a Cultist, assuming they have not hidden their stash. Immediately round up all security personnel, minus the warden, upon cult sighting.
* Gear up.
* Raid science in a group, confiscate all transfer valves, search all science staff and the RD.
* Rest and regroup,
* Raid medbay in a group as well. Search all staff, lockers, boxes.
* Rest and regroup.
* Raid cargo.
* Rest and regroup.
* Raid engineering.
* After that, station roving patrols of no less than two security members if possible are to sweep all general and general backroom areas of the station and search all crew members encountered where safe to do so.
* Once general areas are cleared, raid all departments again. The taint of heresy requires the utmost vigilance if it is to be removed.
* Rest and regroups can be replaced with roving patrols.


Be vigilant when raiding departments. While you can let members cooperate and drop their bags themselves, if one person does something wrong e.g. if someone takes out a syringe gun, if someone gets too close, if someone does anything other than stand still, feel free to stun them. At worst you apologize and help them up. At best, you and your team mates don't die. Always check lockers and boxes.


Move in groups always. It takes one talisman for a cultist to kill someone but now it'll take two, and that's if he can talisman both before one at least shouts out a warning. The more the better essentially. Assuming you've taken out toxins, there should be no danger in traveling in large groups anyway.
==The Inevitable Discovery==
As the cult rises in power, you and your brethren will begin to undergo some [[Disgusting|revealing effects]] caused by the power gained due to the number of members you have in the cult. This will make you easier to spot by [[Head of Security|unfriendly]] [[Security|crewmembers]], and after a certain point, there will be no way to hide from the crew. You'll have to make a stand and fight off the rest.


It may help to switch around raid targets so cultists cannot hide cult paraphernalia. However, medbay and toxins remain priorities. Medbay in particular should be the focus of many raids. While it is impossible to search all of cargo and maint, given the mining station and maint access that they have, I personally think it's unwise to send expeditions to mining without evidence.


The only threat to moving as a group is being hit by blind runes or blood boils. A couple things to remember:
<span style="color:maroon;"><u>'''The veil weakens as your cult grows, your eyes begin to glow...'''</u></span>
* Once the blood cult reaches '''20%''' of the active player population, everyone in the cult will receive a notice that the cult is "rising" - and after a moderate delay, the eyes of all existing and new cultists will be permanently <span style="color:red;">'''red'''</span>. Examining any cultist with uncovered eyes will confirm their supernatural appearance. Thankfully, this is easily avoidable by wearing any form of eyewear, but still could get you caught out if people are examing you closely without eyewear.
<span style="color:red;"><u>'''Your cult is ascendant and the red harvest approaches - you cannot hide your true nature for much longer!!'''</u>
* Once the blood cult reaches '''40%''' of the active player population, everyone in the cult will receive a warning and after a moderate delay will gain a <span style="color:red;">'''blood-red cult halo'''</span>, '''permanently revealing the identity of existing AND new blood cultists. There is no way to hide this one.''' If you've managed to get this far, you ''should'' have no problems defeating the crew in a head-on battle if you can deal with Security.


'''''Never let three people stand around a rune you can see no matter what it takes.'''''


if a rune goes down, '''''stun everyone in sight'''''. Flashbangs are good for this. '''Arcane Tomes have no in-hand sprites so examine people as often as you feel you're able to''' because if you have 5 people lined up against a wall and a blood boil suddenly appears under one and the three people chant it, RIP you.
==Threats to the Cult==
Even with access to a large number of different runes and spells, there are ways that your plans may be thwarted by the station's crew. Keep your eye out for these groups of individuals, as they can put a dent in your occult activities.
===[[File:Generic_hos.png]][[Security]] and the [[File:Generic_chaplain.png]][[Chaplain]]===
Even the best-prepared cultists will have trouble to defend themselves against the united power of security. Especially if the Chaplain Helps them. The Chaplain is able to turn normal water into Holy Water (by slapping its container with a bible), which will turn cultist back into normal people if it stays long enough in their system. The Chaplain is also immune to cult magic and conversion, and his bible is able to make hidden runes visible. The bible can also be used by anyone (not just the Chaplain) on a filled Soul Shard to purify it, which deconverts the shade inside.
===[[File:servant_of_ratvar.png|Clockwork Cult]] [[Clockwork Cult|Ratvar Scum]]===
<span style="background-color:#BE8700">[[File:Integration cog.png|32px]]'''<s>As of April 3, 2018, Clockwork Cult is currently not in the gamemode rotation. It remains fully functional in code, however.[[File:Integration cog.png|32px]]</s>'''</span>


For that matter, while performing raids, do not let anyone stand in arm's reach of anyone else at any point ever.
<span style="background-color:#BE8700">[[File:Integration cog.png|32px]]'''Clockwork cult is back baby! '''[[File:Integration cog.png|32px]]</span>


==== A counter-argument to raiding ====
The followers of Ratvar want nothing more than do summon their machine god, so it can take revenge on our beloved Nar-Sie. Due to their connection to Ratvar, they or their constructs cannot be converted, but they also can´t convert followers of Nar-Sie. 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.
''by Oldman Robustin''
However, clashing sword-and-spear with these heretics is very unlikely under normal circumstances.
== Cultist Tips ==
* Cultists can know a rune's name and effects by examining it.
* Your dagger is a robust melee weapon with 15 damage and good armor-piercing, it can also be sharpened to further increase its lethality.
* Always be ready to summon a cultist in trouble. <b>Stunned or restrained cultists cannot call for help on the cult communion, so keep an eye on the Common channel. If you see a cultist being arrested be sure to report it in communion so they can be rescued before its too late! You can also use the spirit rune to check for cultists in trouble or ask ghosts for the location of dead cultists to revive</b>.
* Spirit Sight is an incredibly powerful exploration tool, and ghosts can give you precious hints.
* The chaplain's weapon makes them immune to most of your magic. Don't attempt to use stun spells on them while they have their weapon, or you will get discovered and likely killed.
* Mindshields guard against Stun, Security will have these so don't try to stun them with your spell.
* Keeping a shade in a Soulstone Shard [[File:Soulstone.png]] with you will allow you to use two-person runes by yourself, by releasing and then recapturing the shade.
* Cultists often find a use for medibots. Having a single bot with a low threshold, backed up by brutepacks or pylons, can keep your cult in fighting shape.
* Get some plasteel either from mining, stealing it from robotics, engineering or EVA storage, or deconstructing reinforced walls/tables if you are desperate.
* The EMP spell and Apocalypse Rune are both incredibly useful. They can give you access almost anywhere, just don't forget your crowbar!
* Manifest Spirit is also useful for getting those missing cultists you need for the Nar'Sie rune.
*A [[construct]] can quickly take down an [[AI]]. The best one to do the job is the Wraith. It can jaunt into the core and take the AI down before the crew can respond.
*Drawing a rune on a cult floor is 50% faster than on a normal floor (except the Nar-Sie rune). Cult floors also resist changes in atmosphere like hull breaches or plasma floods.
*If the Harvesters bring enough people to Nar-Sie you may or may not get a special ending.
*You may be tempted to try converting the Free Golems down in mining but be warned, Adamantine Golems are '''anti-magic''' and your spells will not work on them, similarly, Silver and Cloth Golems are Holy and will also be immune to your conversion.
== Nar-Sie ==
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All these posts about organizing security and raiding departments is silly. All this does is tip the cult off and let them stash their shit, prepare traps, or just teleport to mining. Sitting outside science while you wait for officers to rally up sounds like a great way for Mr. Bombs McCultismer to wipe out all of active security with a single bomb.
Once you've completed the ritual, Nar-Sie will come forth.


It's much more efficient and effective just to have each officer search their own department. If you're smart you can call Beepsky or have the AI track you (via PDA message) before conducting your searches. If AI is watching they can throw a dozen talismans on you but it won't save them from the AI/borgs coming down on them.
Her destructive power is unmatched, transforming the bodies of the unenlightened and twisting the very walls to suit her image.


As one of the most experienced cult players, I'd be far more terrified of facing 4+ active sec players each scouring their department and maint. than I would be of security gathering up and raiding each department one by one.
Few things are capable of challenging Nar-Sie's sheer power.


====A note on perma====
One of them is Ratvar.


The [[Prison Wing|prison wing]] is a valuable tool in security's arsenal. Unfortunately, any cultist with a tome with all the words and a private place to work is capable of teleporting other cultists out of security's grasp. The only way to prevent this is to place prisoners in a straitjacket, which cult magic cannot penetrate. Straitjackets can be found in the medbay and Insanity Ward, and are a good way to restrain cultists while you deconvert them.
If Nar-Sie and Ratvar encounter one another,


=== The chaplain is actually useful for once ===
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The chaplain is immune to cult magic, his null rod is robust against cultists, and most importantly, he has the means to create holy water, the only method of deconverting cultists. Hitting a water tank with the Bible will turn all 1000 units or so of water in the tank into holy water, which should be more than enough for your needs (and if not, water tanks are plentiful and no one ever uses them except for this.) Hitting any container that contains unholy water with a bible as chaplain will also 'cleanse' the taint, but this will come up far less.
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The deconversion process is simple: restrain a suspected or confirmed cultist and force-feed them holy water. This takes around 35 units and two minutes to succeed. It doesn't ''rely'' on cultists being tied up, but this makes it much more difficult for the cultist to suddenly vanish mid-deconversion (via teleportation), as cultists tend to do. If a cultist escapes, and his brother smacks him with a tome, the holy water in their system will become unholy water and the deconversion will fail, so don't let that happen.


If there's no chaplain (and there probably won't be) you can still take the crusade into your own hands. Break into his office (or get the AI to let you in, preferably not over comms), steal his holy water, and start force-feeding it to people. Cargo can also order a religious supplies crate, which contains candles, bibles, robes, and most importantly holy water. This of course relies on cargo not being a hive of scum and cultism (and not ordering guns either), but you can always hijack their console. It helps if the HoP is on your side.
==How to Fight A Blood Cult: A Guide for the Common Spaceman==
'''The Cult of Nar-Sie''' may be a formidable group of wrist-cutting lunatics, but not to fear! There are ways that you as a normal crewmember can either fight or stay safe from their occult influence. Here are some suggested courses of action if you are a non-cultist and care for your well being:
===[[Chaplain]][[File:Generic_chaplain.png]]===
The Chaplain is immune to conversion and is able to turn normal water into '''Holy Water''', which can deconvert cultist back into normal people. With a [[Chaplain#Null_Rod|Null rod]] in inventory, the Chaplain is also immune to cult magic. The bible is able to make hidden runes visible. You are not immune to being sacrificed.  


Confirmed cult activity -- anyone who is seen scribing or chanting by runes (or whose blood a rune was made of), invoking talismans, or carrying a tome in their backpack (without a very good reason, such as taking it to the crematorium to be destroyed) -- is technically grounds for execution (which doesn't necessarily keep cultists exterminated) or forced borging (which does). In general, deconversion is preferable. But know the options are there.
'''When cult activity is confirmed:''' Make sure you have your [[Chaplain#Null_Rod|Null rod weapon]] and [[Chaplain#Holy_Book|Holy Book]] with you. Grab a water tank, bless it with your book so it turns into holy water, and drag the tank to the brig. The brig is now your home. You are a primary target for the cult, and will sometimes also be their sacrificial objective.  


=== Remember a cult without tomes is a worthless cult ===
'''(Optional) when brig has holy water secured:''' Grab a [[Atmospherics_items#Fire_Extinguisher|Fire Extinguisher]] from a wall. Empty it and fill it with holy water. You can use it to start blessing tiles, which blocks Blood Beams and prevents [[Construct#Wraith|Wraiths]] from jaunting over them.  
To reiterate, a cult being present is an acceptable reason for security to search everyone on the station, constantly. If Code Red hasn't already been set, it ought to be. It doesn't matter how much people whine and complain, taze their asses, handcuff them, take them somewhere private (ideally the brig), and search. Explain to them that there is a cult around and security can't take any chances. Every tome destroyed and cultist borged or executed is a step towards the station being safe again. All it takes is one cultist with a tome full of words to restart the cult, but if there are no tomes, and all the roundstart supply papers have been used up, the cult has no access to its magic, and as a result of this cannot expand.


If it is safe to do so, open every closet and crate you have access to. You may get lucky and find a cultist's tome stash. Remember that the HoS and Detective can access personal lockers (i.e. the ones by laundry), even locked ones, and that examining a personal locker tells you who owns it.
'''(Optional) if the AI has not been moved:''' Have the [[AI]] let you into its chamber, so you can bless it. Many cults will kill the [[AI]] early, by constructing a [[Construct#Wraith|Wraith]]. The wraith can easily jaunt in, appear right in front of the [[AI]] and kill it. You can prevent this by blessing most tiles in the AI's chamber.  


=== Detective, the forgotten comrade ===
'''When you are safe in the brig:''' You can cooperate with security and stick close to them. Hopefully, they will treat you with respect in return and give you some gear. If the time comes, you may then choose to be the vanguard in the final battle against the cult.
Use the Detective's forensic scanner to discover whose blood that Rune belongs to. Simple.


Confiscated tomes can be scanned for fingerprints. This is particularly useful if a tome was found hidden away somewhere, rather than on a cultist's person.


=== Communicate ===
====Purified Soulstones and Constructs====
Roll calls and more roll calls. Ping security staff so you know that they are alive. This is the responsibility of all security staff. As soon as the thought occurs to you to ask, ask. Not enough people do this. It makes people feel good knowing that their coworkers are looking out for them and in a practical sense, it lets you know when other people have died.
Anyone (not just a chaplain) can purify a soulstone shard with a bible, and then put it into a found construct shell to create [[Construct#Purified_Constructs|purified constructs]], which will help the crew.
===[[Security]][[File:Generic_hos.png]]===
Even the best-prepared and robust members of the Cult will have trouble defending themselves against the united power of security, especially if the Chaplain helps them. Your job is to deconvert (or kill if necessary) cultists, find and crack down on cult bases, and destroy [[Construct|constructs]]. Remember: the safety of the station and its staff are on the line, and it's probably your fault if you fail.
====How to Deconvert a Cultist with Holy Water====
'''Step 1: Find a suspected cultist.''' If less than 20% of the crew are converted they will look like normal crew, so you will have to look for people who are behaving suspiciously or are caught standing near runes. Small brute injuries on one arm or isolated blood spills in someone's workplace could also be signs. If you know that more than 20% of the crew are (or at some point were) converted to the cult, you should ask suspected crewmembers to take off their eyewear. When examining a cultist a red text will then say <span style="color:red;">'''"his/her eyes are glowing an unnatural red!"'''</span>. If more than 40% of the crew is (or was) cult, you will also see pentagram halos above their heads.  


Radio channels can be infiltrated by the cultists (remember the lawyers have security headsets and are not loyalty implanted). PDA messages can be read by the [[Chief Engineer]] (and the [[AI]] if they have the password), and PDAs can be lost and stolen. You ultimately have to decide for yourself whether the risk of the information falling into the wrong hands is worth the benefit of the information being disseminated.
'''Step 2: Arrest the suspected cultist.''' Disable/stun and cuff, like any other criminal. As long as cuffed cultists are either held or buckle-cuffed to a chair, they can not be teleported away by their fellow cultists. Take them to the interrogation room.  


=== Knowledge is power ===
'''Step 3: Check the suspect's bag for a ritual dagger '''(or other cult items). The cult might still be too small to have glowy eyes. Lock it away so it can't be used to stop deconversion, in case a prisoner resists out of the cuffs. Take off any cult gear as well, as they might hurt the prisoner after deconversion if worn.
If security is able to discover the cult without alerting the station you are at a distinct advantage. The cultists will have no idea that they are now at risk. If you get presented this opportunity exploit it to the maximum, you must go from the hunted into the hunter. Work together to keep information of the cult suppressed however quickly people will question why security is dragging and arresting people seemingly at random.
Remember to check EVERYWHERE. Some cultists may be hiding their gear in more discreet locations on their person. They might have hidden their dagger in their boots if they are wearing Jackboots or Workboots, as well as inside a coat or medkit.


=== Trust no one ===
'''Step 4: Force feed the confirmed cultist at least 25 units of Holy Water'''. Use '''30 units''' to be safe. Each sip contains 5 units. It takes exactly 60 chemical ticks (about 2 minutes or less) to deconvert a cultist. After 25 ticks (about 50 seconds or less) the cultist will have a 20% chance per tick to spout random cult sentences which, when it happens, also has a 10% chance to cause 12 seconds of unconsciousness. Stunbaton or flash the prisoners every now and then to make sure they don't resist out of the cuffs. The holy water will instantly clear out blood rites and blood spells.  
Remember that even if someone shows up as loyalty implanted on a SecHUD, they may still be working for the cult. This is especially likely if they are not a member of security.


The [[Captain]] and the [[Chaplain]] are the two exceptions to this: they can only be converted to the cult by having their souls trapped in soul stones and placed in [[construct]]s. However, remember that if the cultists have access to [[genetics]], they can steal the identity of anyone they manage to kidnap.
<small>'''Step 4 (oozeling edition):''' if the comfirmed cultist is an oozeling, use caution, water (including holy water) is VERY lethal to oozelings even in extremely small doses, so 30 units alone is a certain kill, so make sure to give the oozeling some medicine, my go to for this is perfluorodecalin due to its toxin damage (which inturn is toxin healing and bloodo regen for oozeling) and oxygen healing which can be found in sleepers, which a good brig physician probally made in brigs medical</small>


=== Implant important persons before the cult gets them ===
'''Step 5: [[Security_items#Mindshield_Implant|Mindshield Implant]] the cultist.''' Mindshield implants will not deconvert cultists, but they will prevent them from being converted/reconverted. They can still be sacrificed and turned into constructs though. [[Security]] and the [[Captain]] are implanted by default.
'''''<span style="color:red;">If someone is already a cultist, loyalty implants will do nothing.</span>'''''
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Like with [[Revolution|revs]], you will see a big purple message when a nearby person is deconverted: '''"-Name- looks like he/she just reverted to his/her old faith!"'''<br>
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Deconverted cultists do not keep their memories from their time in the cult.
====If Shit Hits the Fan====
If you start seeing pentagram halos you might not have time to arrest and deconvert anymore. Team up, gear up with your weapons of choice, and start blasting people with halos. If the situation feels under control again then go back to deconverting. <br>
Here are some tips and tricks for security:
* '''Bowman headsets guard against the Stun spell'''. As soon as a cult is confirmed, swap your standard headset out for a Bowman.
* Mirror shields can instantly shatter, stunning their users, if hit by a shot that does 30 damage or more. Many types of shotgun ammo, such as slugs, should do the trick.  
* Zealot's Blindfolds protect against flashes, but not against bangs. Use [[Security_items#Flashbang|flashbangs]].
* Consider arming deconverted and implanted former cultists. They should be your confirmed allies.
* If you die and are cloned, get a new [[Security_items#Mindshield_Implant|Mindshield Implant]] as soon as possible.
* [[Construct|Constructs]] cannot be stunned and are usually never on your side in a cult round. Kill them with lethal weapons without hesitation.
* Mindshields can be applied to members of the Cult even when they are not converted; they only protect against hostile mind conversion. Don't just go randomly implanting people until you know who is really on your side.
** Extremely crafty cultists can disguise as a recently murdered Security Officer and steal an implant for themselves to look like officers. Don't expect this to happen often, but the possibility is there.
===[[Medbay]][[File:MedicalDoctor.png]]===
If you work in the Medbay it's not your job to directly fight the cult, but you may still do so if you wish. Whatever you do, be careful about attacking people if you are not sure who is cultist or not. The same goes for every other department as well. <br>
Here are some general tips and tricks for Medbay workers:


However, it's worth it to implant certain high-priority targets, such as
'''[[Medical Doctor|Medical Doctors]]:''' Examine people before healing them, to check for glowy eyes or cult gear. If you don't see anything obvious, then try to do your job as normal. <br>If you have holy water you can be extra helpful by building a [[Guide_to_chemistry#Smoke_Machine|smoke machine]]. Print the board from the medical techfab or ask the AI to let you into the [[Tech_Storage|tech storage]] so you can grab it. Print stock parts and cable coil from an [[autolathe]]. Fill it with holy water and turn it on. Cultists who breathe the holy water will have their prepared spells deleted, so they can no longer stun you. The holy water smoke will also bless tiles if 10u or more touches them.


* '''[[Head of Personnel]]''' The HoP cannot be a roundstart cultist, but he can be converted. If he gets converted he can give the entire cult all-access.
'''[[Chemist|Chemists]]:''' You can create non-lethal syringes with [[Guide_to_chemistry#Chloral_Hydrate|Chloral Hydrate]] or other chemicals, to use in a syringe gun. Then if you accidentally shoot a non-cultist it won't be a big deal. If you manage to put a confirmed cultist to sleep, then feel free to cuff them with [[Makeshift_weapons#Cablecuffs|cablecuffs]] and bring them to the brig for deconversion. You can also make [[Guide_to_chemistry#Ephedrine|combat drugs]] and hand them to security.  
* '''[[Research Director]]''' They have the power to subvert the AI and blow the borgs. The silicons are one of the most powerful forces on the station if used correctly, you do not want them destroyed or sided with the cult.
* '''[[Chain of Command#Heads of Staff|Other heads of staff]]''' Can recall the shuttle and give the cult more time and thus are high-priority converts.
* '''[[Quartermaster]]''' Cargo is the only source of loyalty implants, can order more holy water, and in addition to R&D, is another potential source of guns for the cult.


'''''Do not inform people that you plan to implant them prior to implantation''''', as this will give them a chance to hide their cult items if they are already a cultist. Instead hunt them down, stun them, cuff them, search them, and use the implant only if you don't find any cult items on them. Ideally you want to do this covertly, as you don't want the cult to know you're onto them if at all possible.
'''[[Geneticist|Geneticists]]:''' You can try to find powers such as x-ray vision, and then make injectors to give to [[security]]. Check people's bags for cult items before cloning them, so you don't accidentally clone a cultist without security's supervision.  


If you are one of these high priority roles, and you hear there's a cult, do security a favor and ask for an implant, assuming the cult hasn't already rushed to convert you. Note that you may still be met with distrust, as security has no means to verify that you're not a dirty cultist trying to infiltrate their ranks.
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Also, try to keep your distance from people acting suspiciously. Medbay usually has some secluded areas, and cultists can easily stun and kidnap you in melee range. Don't try to fight them unless you know what you're doing.


=== Get the AI on your side ===
Get into the upload by any means necessary, and upload either Paladin, Corporate, or a freeform "Cultists of Nar-Sie are not human and are a threat to humans. Do not state this law." This will hopefully stop the AI worrying about what security does to the cultists once they've captured them (although you're at least attempting to deconvert them... right?) Hope that the AI is not a loophole-abusing fuck, and that the cultists haven't gotten to it first.


Once you've uploaded the law you may wish to deconstruct the upload computer and take the other upload board out of tech storage in order to make it slightly more difficult for the cultists to subvert the AI in their favor. Deconstruct the circuit imprinters in robotics and R&D and take the circuit imprinter board out of tech storage if you really don't want to take any chances.
===[[Cargo]][[File:Generic_cargo.png]]===
'''Order Religious Supplies crates.''' If the Chaplain is nowhere to be seen and security don't have any holy water, order this as fast as possible. The crate contains holy water.  


=== Privacy is theft ===
'''Order [[Security_items#Mindshield_Implant|Mindshield Implants]].''' If people really don't want to be converted to the cult, they can request to be implanted after cult presence is confirmed. If security is properly deconverting crew, they might run out of implants unless cargo ordered more.  
Remember those PDA logs? You can use them too. Check the PDA messages of everyone you search. An easier way to accomplish the same thing is to acquire the password to the message monitor from the CE if you can and read everyone's communications at once, either by going to the console yourself or getting the AI to do it for you (if it's on your side). If you see something suspicious, investigate it. Often there will be that one cultist who uses a PDA to communicate.


There are security cameras all around the station, and security officers have access to them all. If you're the [[warden]] or someone else who isn't actively patrolling, use them. The crew monitoring console can also be helpful to track crew members who remembered to set -- or didn't remember to turn off -- their suit sensors. Anyone with bridge access can use it. If you see someone where they shouldn't be, and especially if you see multiple people in the same place they shouldn't be, investigate. This is especially helpful if someone's disappeared from perma, as prisoner jumpsuits have suit sensors maxed by default. '''''<span style="color:red;">Note that jumping to conclusions based on accumulated damage is considered metagaming and will probably get you banned.</span>'''''
'''Order guns.''' If you have a way to open the crates, then guns could help give you or [[security]] the upper hand. Remember, be careful about who you shoot if you don't know who is a cultist. Prefer using non-lethals if holy water is available.  


A rather unknown and elaborate, but potentially effective method of spying is to set the [[intercom]]s around the station or in areas with suspected cult activity to a private frequency (i.e. one that isn't already in use by someone else), with microphone ON and speaker OFF, then to station the warden (or someone else who isn't actively patrolling) by an intercom set to that same frequency, microphone OFF and speaker ON. This will broadcast all speech in range of the intercom and might pick up suspicious talk or even cultist chants.


=== Abuse the null rod ===
===[[Science]][[File:scientist_generic.png]]===
This item spawns in the Chaplain's office, and causes the bearer to be immune to all cult magic as long as it is in their inventory. It will also destroy runes, but remember that destroying runes isn't always helpful, as they can be scanned for DNA samples. Given how immensely bullshit and overpowered a lot of cult magic is (looking at you, blood boil), you need every advantage you can get. Either arm up the Chaplain (or if he's an incompetent fuckwit, taze him and give his rod to the Captain or Head of Security) or steal it from his office if the Chaplain doesn't exist
'''[[Guide to toxins|Toxins]]''': While bombs should be the crew's last resort, they are the strongest weapon you can use to stop a Nar-Sie summon. If you hear the summoning announcement, it might be time to deliver a bomb to the announced location, as a final decisive move against the cult.


=== Combat mechs are overpowered ===
'''[[Roboticist]]''': [[Guide_to_robotics#Exosuits|Exosuits]] are strong when cracking down on cult bases. Feel free to build one or more. Cult spells and items can not stun mechs, but they can still damage and destroy it.  
'''''I typically find that if the RD and robos are well protected or implanted, a mech or two can stamp out a cult if they plan carefully enough. Bonus points if you get the RD department into Security so that the mech builds are utterly safe. – RG4'''''


Note that mechs (and cyborgs too) can be countered easily by the cultists with EMP talismans and runes, so this relies on the cult being ill-prepared.
'''[[Guide to xenobiology|Xenobiologist]]''': Some slime cores, such as those from [[Guide_to_xenobiology#Sepia_Slime|Sepia Slimes]] can be very powerful in combat, if you manage to get them. Be careful though, as in the xenobiology lab you are often isolated which could make you an easy target. Silver and Adamantium are magic-proof making them great warriors against a cult and runed metal golems can jaunt into cult bases and most cultists wont realise they arent actually converted


=== Hulk with x-ray vision is even more overpowered ===
Oldman Robustin's guide to fighting a cult:


# Get hulk and xray within 5 minutes of roundstart
===[[Engineering]][[File:Generic_engineer.png]]===
# Detect cultists through walls
'''[[Engineer]]''': Normally, cultists are not allowed to sabotage the engine since it may hurt their teammates. Just make sure there is power. Feel free to build backup [[Guide_to_Telecommunications|telecomms]] in case a [[Construct#Wraith|wraith]] wrecks it (cultists don't need [[Guide_to_Telecommunications|telecomms]]). You can also try asking the [[AI]] let you move its core to a hidden location if you can make it trust you.
# If they're so eager to spill blood for their god, why not help them? Punch into their hideout and smash them all
# Laugh as they try to talisman you while you punch, cuff and force-feed the cabal into oblivion
# Continue laughing as OOC whines about your endeavors for the next few rounds


=== Biological warfare ===
'''[[Atmospheric Technician]]''': You don't need to go out of your way to fight the cult unless you have some sort of plan. Do not flood the station with gas, since it might hurt non-cultists, and Cult tiles resist the spread of most gases. Repair any hull breaches resulting from combat.
'''''If everything fails, there's always brainrot! Cure loyalists and enjoy the sight of cultists trying to scribe a rune for 5 minutes! Hope you don't get banned! – Actionb'''''
===[[Botany]][[File:Generic_botanist.png]]===
'''Grow [[Guide_to_hydroponics#Holymelon|Holymelons]].''' Not only can they be ground for holy water, but they also have anti-magic properties. Keep a [[Guide_to_hydroponics#Holymelon|Holymelon]] in your hand and you should be immune to cult conversion and some other cult spells, until the melon runs out of charges.


=== A final note on powergaming ===
''from validsalad''
Ignore complaints of powergaming. To put things into perspective, the enemy is an evil cult known to kill and target security forces, convert people that cannot be deconverted, and summon extradimensional horrors that devour everything. Think about the response you'd get in real life. Martial law would probably be in effect. Daily heavily-armed police raids would probably be the norm. There would be no such thing as privacy as high-risk people start getting moved to camps where they can be monitored 24/7. SS13 isn't real life but one would assume the SS13 security force and real life law enforcement have a lot to share when confronted with things like evil cults with magic.


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ENEMY STAFF

Follower of Nar-Sie 		Access: Whatever you have
Additional Access: Wherever a teleportation rune is
Difficulty: Medium
Supervisors: Nar-Sie
Duties: Sacrificing the needed target and Summoning Nar'Sie
Guides: This is the guide
Quote: NAR-SIE HAS RISEN

"The oldest and strongest emotion of mankind is fear, and the oldest and strongest kind of fear is fear of the unknown."


Even in the far future, some things are never quite understood. There are things that lurk in the darkness of space, unspeakable horrors of ancient power that wish to bring ruin to the universe and to shape it into their image. They reach out from the void, and turn the minds of mortal men and women in their favor in hopes that one day they shall be brought once more into this plane of existence.

Unfortunately for the station, looks like NanoTrasen accidentally positioned the station near an undetectable weak point in time and space. Whoops. Who would've known?


The Beginning of a New Era

The Geometer of Blood, Nar-Sie, has sent a number of her followers to Space Station 13. As a cultist, you have an abundance of cult magics at your disposal, something for all situations. You must work with your brethren to summon an avatar of your eldritch goddess!

Several cultists will arrive on the station. When you spawn, you'll find a ritual dagger and 10 runed metal in your bag. The dagger is essential for drawing runes while the runed metal is used to make valuable structures.

Objectives

Your objective requires you to sacrifice a certain crewmember and summon Nar-Sie.


The general path of action of the cult and those in it:

  1. From a discrete location, contact your allies through your Commune button.
    Warning: When communing with the cult, any nearby crew can see and hear you whispering, potentially revealing your cult. Be careful!.
    Important: Communication and teamwork is essential! If you fail to read the guide, you will probably fuck up the round for everybody, prove unworthy for the cult of Nar-Sie, and may even be banned from becoming an antagonist!
  2. (Optional) Choose a Cult Master, usually being the most experienced player or the one with the most advantageous access level. A common strategy is to not choose a leader until it's time to summon Nar'sie, to minimize the risk of the leader dying before being able to cast the Final Reckoning spell. More on this later.
  3. Find an area to convert into a base, usually accessible by one or more members of the cult, but well-hidden enough that security or crew won't find it easily.
  4. Setup a teleport rune, so all cultists can access it. Inform the cultists that a teleport rune is ready. If you teleport to the base, try to have a concealed teleport rune to get you back, otherwise, you could be stuck! You can draw runes on lavaland, but not in space too far from the station.
  5. Setup an empowering rune and then prepare up to 4 blood spells. Stun spells are your bread and butter - but diversifying with spells like EMP, Teleport, Blood Rites, etc. will ensure you're ready for anything.
  6. Convert new members, or sacrifice implanted crew, on the offer rune. Combine the filled Soulstone Shards from sacrificed humans to create powerful cult constructs!
  7. Use teamwork, or the spirit rune, to find your sacrifice target. Remember, stun magic won't work if the chaplain has his null rod. Kill the sacrifice target and place them on an offer rune with 3 cultists nearby.
  8. Prepare to summon Nar-Sie. She can only be summoned in a few locations and the crew will fight desperately to stop you! Make sure you have enough cultists and equipment to withstand their assault.
  9. Gather 9 cultists on the final rune to summon Nar-Sie!


Sacrifice

REMINDER: One cultist is required to sacrifice a dead body, three for a live one, standing adjacent to the rune. Each sacrafice will add to the Cult's total number of sacrifices, which are used to revive deceased bretheren instantly over a Revival Rune.

To please Nar-Sie, you must find and sacrifice your target using an offer rune. Only then you can scribe the Summon Nar'Sie rune.

NAR-SIE HAS RISEN

After you have sacrificed your target, you can summon Nar-Sie. Nar-Sie can only be summoned in one of three rooms randomly chosen at round start. Drawing the summon rune takes 45 seconds and creates a weak shield around the caster but alarms the entire station of your location, so prepare to fight. After it's drawn, 9 cultists, constructs, or summoned ghosts must stand on the rune, which can then be invoked to manifest Nar'Sie itself.

The Cult Master and You

The Cult Master is the leader of your cult, the main driving force behind your goal to summon Nar-Sie. The Cult Master has access to a wide variety of abilities to assist the cult in achieving its goals. Make sure to protect and serve him/her at all costs, as they are the key to the cult success!


So, how does one become the Master?

When the round first starts, an additional button along with your Commune verb will be available. The "Assert Leadership" button will allow you to apply for the Cult Master status. Once a member of the cult asserts their leadership, an announcement will be made to all cultists. After a few seconds, a vote will be called where the cult can vote whether or not they want that person as the Cult Master. If the vote passes, the player will gain the Cult Master's abilities. If you are not the Master, make sure to follow his/her orders, as they are now your superior!


Being The Master of Wrist Cutting

So, you asserted your leadership and won the vote of the cult. Congratulations on your promotion to Cult Master! I hope you know what you are doing. If you have experience playing as a department head this shouldn't be too different, minus the killing and summoning elder gods part.

To summon Nar-Sie, you are going to need to keep organized and grow your numbers as much as possible while remaining hidden. As the Cult Master, your Commune power is enhanced, making all of your messages large and bolded just like when you use a megaphone. This will assist greatly in organizing the cult, as the other cultists will be able to easily see your messages among the common radio rabble.


Here is a quick reference guide on what you should be doing as the Cult Master:

  1. Determine a hidden, easily defendable location for your cultists to congregate. They will need a place to create runes and structures to assist the cult.
  2. Beat back and silence any potential intruders to your hideout.
  3. Stay back and relay information and orders with use of the Spirit Realm rune, and let your goons handle the dirty work. Make sure to have a Medbot, Pylon or some other source of healing nearby so you don't drain your life completely.
  4. Staying at the base helps you reach the two-cultist requirement you need to convert someone. When a fellow cultist manages to snag and send back an unconverted crewmember, you will be there to bring them into the cult.
  5. While around your base, it is recommended to create items from the Altars and Forges to have a fresh supply of equipment ready when everyone needs it at once. Nobody likes waiting around the Forge because someone made a single set of armor and ran off.
  6. Lead your brethren into battle when the time comes to face the crew head on!
  7. Use your unique powers to move things around, target foes for your fellow cultists and use the Final Reckoning when you are ready to summon Nar-sie herself!


In the end, you call the shots. Your cult doesn't have to be run like this; experiment and find what works and doesn't! Even if you lose (odds are you will lose... a lot), you'll be better prepared for the next time the Cult of Nar-sie needs a leader.


Cult Master Powers

As the Cult Master, you have access to a handful of powerful and versatile occult powers to assist you and the rest of the cult. These powers can be accessed from the HUD on the top left. The powers are as follows:

Name Description Cooldown
Final Reckoning A single-use spell that brings the entire cult to the master's location. Useful for when it's time to summon Nar-Sie and you need the whole cult to help defend and invoke. Please note that this is a one-use ability. If you screw up, it's on you! One Use
Mark Target Marks a designated player target that you select with your cursor for the cult to be marked as top-priority for 90 seconds. Successfully marking a person sends a message to the entire cult, giving the name and location of the target. Useful for calling your entire cult to attack a specific target.

After using this ability, it goes on a 120-second cooldown.

120 Seconds
Eldritch Pulse Seize upon a fellow cultist or cult structure and send it through time and space to a nearby location on your screen. A very versatile ability with many potential applications. Teleport a cultist into the armory! Teleport cultists into inaccessible areas! Teleport cultists and structures away from harm! Teleport cultists behind a security raid to flank them! Limitless potential!

After using this ability, it goes on a 15-second cooldown.

15 Seconds

The Ritual Dagger

Your dagger is your most important tool and has several functions:

  • You can draw runes with it.
  • Hitting a cultist with it removes Holy Water from them.
  • Hitting a non-cultist with it will result in you stabbing them (huh), dealing 15 armor-piercing brute damage.
  • Hitting runes with it removes them.
  • Hitting cult structure with it will unanchor and anchor them, allowing you to move them around.
  • Hitting a runed girder with it will disassemble the girder.

If you're in a position that would usually wander the halls, try to seek out your fellow cultists in person. If not, check in with your brothers using your Commune verb, but do this in private, to prevent people from hearing your whispers. A lot of jobs have access to isolated areas of the station that are great for this, and there's also space. Remember, if you get caught, you endanger the entire cult.

Blood Spells

Blood Spells are limited-use blood magic spells that dissipate after they're spent, and they're your bread and butter when fighting the crew. Blood Spells can be created at any time via an action button that appears below your character. However, blood spells created without an Empowering Rune will take longer, cause significant blood loss, and will cap your spell count at a measly one. Using an Empowering Rune circumvents this issue and allow you to acquire up to 4 spells. You can use an Empowering Rune to remove these spells as well to free up room for others if need be.

A good tip is to make sure to try and have a stun spell and a teleport spell with you to escape risky situations. This will leave only two other options for spells though, so carefully choose what you think might help best for a particular situation.

How to use and unequip blood spells

After carving a spell into your flesh you get an action button on your hud. Click it and that spell will be equipped to your hand, like an item. Then you either activate it in your hand and/or use it on a target, depending on which spell you've chosen. To unequip the spell, press Q (works on /tg/ since Aug 2019) or click the same action button again. This will save the spell for later.

List of Available Spells

Name Description Health Cost/No. of Charges

Stun A potent spell that will stun and mute victims upon contact. Simple, clean, and quite effective for a plethora of situations. Paralyzes for for 16 seconds, mutes for 12 seconds and cult-slurs speech for 30 seconds (from the stun moment). If used on a cyborg it stuns it as if hit by a heavy EMP. Does not work on mindshielded personnel.

While slurring cult-speak, victims will speak in a disturbing, incomprehensible way. This is usually a dead giveaway that a Cult is onboard when shouted over the radio (unless the Bartender has been handing out way too many Narsours).

1 charge, 10 HP

Teleport A useful spell that teleports cultists to a chosen destination with a teleport rune on contact. You can teleport other cultists or yourself if need be. 1 charge, 7 HP

Electromagnetic Pulse A large spell that allows a user to channel dark energy into an EMP, causing all electronics in the area to malfunction or be disabled. 1 charge, 10 HP

Shadow Shackles A stealthy spell that will summon shadowy handcuffs on a person, and temporarily silence your victim for 10 seconds. Used for keeping crew restrained until they can be converted. The restraints will diseappear if the victim is converted. 4 Charges

Twisted Construction A sinister spell used to convert:
  • Plasteel into Runed Metal.
  • 50 Metal into a Construct Shell.
  • Cyborgs directly into Constructs.
  • Cyborg shells into construct shells.
  • Airlocks into Brittle Cult Airlocks when on Harm intent. A weaker version of Runed Airlocks.
 1 Charge, 12 HP to arm.

Summon Combat Equipment A crucial spell that enables you to summon a full set of combat gear including a black jumpsuit, armored robes, a cultist hood, cultist boots, a trophy rack, a Nar'Sien bola, and a 30 damage eldritch longsword. If you are already wearing items in those slots you will only summon the sword and bola. The eldritch longsword fits in the suit storage slot of every type of cultist armor. 1 Charge

Summon Ritual Dagger Enables you to summon a ritual dagger used to draw runes, in case you lost yours or forgot to pick it up from the floor when you got converted. Activate the spell and then click yourself. 1 Charge

Hallucinations A ranged yet stealthy spell that will break the mind of the victim with nightmarish hallucinations.

In practice its useless af.

4 Charges

Conceal Presence A multi-function spell that alternates between hiding and revealing nearby runes and cult structures. You can still teleport to concealed teleport runes and prepare blood magic on concealed empower runes. Will make runed airlocks look like basic maintenance airlocks but only cultists will have access. Has a range of 5 tiles. Sadly its not used very often but it can trick even the better of the crew into thinking there is nothing in your base. 10 Charges

Blood Rites A unique multi-function spell that allows you to gather blood from the floor, or from live victims (50 per drain). Then, you can expend the blood to heal yourself or others.

Or, you can use the spell in hand to perform a handful of powerful offensive magic attacks:


  1. Blood Spear (150) summons a robust two-handed blood halberd that deals 24 brute and can be recalled to your hand from up to 10 tiles away if it has a clear path back to you. The blood halberd can also be thrown, which causes it to shatter, deal 40 brute and stun whoever it hits. It will only shatter if it hits someone.
  2. Blood Bolt Barrage (300) temporarily grants you the ability to launch several powerful projectiles from your hand, similar to the Wizard's arcane barrage. This spell is easier to cast with both hands free since you switch hands after each shot. Each shot deals 20 brute damage and you get 25 of them. Very usefull against very big targets aka mechs and comdom's ego.
  3. Blood Beam (500) will cause you to start channeling a powerful ritual. Once the channel is complete, you will launch a series of projectiles in a cone in front of you. These projectiles pierce through structures and will convert any walls, floors, airlocks, and windows they pass through into their cult variant in addition to damaging any non-cultists they pass through. Cultists hit will be induced with unholy water, which heals them. Can be blocked by blessed tiles.
 5 Charges

Runes

The Ritual Dagger allows you to scribe any of these runes, using Scribe Rune. Simply pick the rune you want, and wait until completion. Scribing a rune deals minor damage, since you need to cut your wrists to get the necessary blood. Activate a rune by clicking on it.

Name Description Invokers Required Phrase Rune
Offering Rune Instantly converts a normal crewmember on top of it to the cult, healing them for 75% of their brute and burn damage, and spawning a ritual dagger. Mindshield-implanted crew cannot be converted, only sacrificed, (but constructs are no less dangerous than humans) - therefore it is recommended that you quickly finish off security victims before their radio or suit sensors can give you away!"

If the target is dead, ineligible for conversion or is the required sacrifice target, they'll be sacrificed instead, gibbing them and creating a Soulstone Shard that can be used to power a construct.

1 to sacrifice dead targets, 2 to convert, 3 to sacrifice the objective or living targets Mah'weyh pleggh at e'ntrath!
Empowering Rune Allows cultists to prepare greater amounts of blood magic at far less of a cost. While standing on an empowering rune, the spell count is capped at 4 instead of 1. Additionally, preparing blood magic takes far less time, and you don't lose as much blood while doing it. 1 H'drak v'loso, mir'kanas verbot!
Teleport Rune This rune warps everything above it to another teleport rune when used. Creating a teleport rune will allow you to set a tag for it.
Warning: Teleporting from Lavaland or Space will make the destination rune glow brightly and open a rift in reality that may not only reveal the rune, but the location of your main base as well, choose your rune locations wisely! 		1 Sas'so c'arta forbici!
Revive Rune Whenever someone is sacrificed on a Convert rune, they add one (global) charge to this rune. Placing a cultist corpse on the rune and activating it will bring them back to life, expending a hefty three charges in the process. It starts with one freebie revival, so use it sparingly.

Catatonic(disconnected/ghosted) cultists can be reawakened with a new soul by putting them on the Revive rune and activating it. This method of revival does not consume any charges.

1 Pasnar val'keriam usinar. Savrae ines amutan. Yam'toth remium il'tarat!
Barrier Rune When invoked, makes a 5-minute invisible wall to block passage. Can be invoked again to reverse this. Invoking one barrier rune will chain activate other barrier runes that are within 2 tiles from one another. Reversing a barrier rune will not chain deactivate other barrier runes. Costs 2 brute both to invoke and to deactivate (regardless how many are chained). Active barrier runes have a subtle wriggling animation, and are usually brighter. 1 Khari'd! Eske'te tannin!
Summoning Rune This rune allows you to instantly summon any living cultist to the rune, consuming it afterward. This rune will only work on the main space station, but can grab cultists from almost any location! Does not work on restrained cultists who are buckled or being pulled. 2 N'ath reth sh'yro eth d'rekkathnor!
Blood Boil Rune When invoked, it saps some health from the invokers to send three damaging pulses to anyone who can see the rune, causing 25/50/75 damage split evenly between brute and burn. When the effect is over the rune will briefly set fire to anything over it.

Some species, such as golems, do not have blood, and thus are immune to this rune. Will also deal extra stamina damage to clock cultists.

3 Dedo ol'btoh!
Rune of the Spirit Realm This rune gives you two powerful options:

(1) To manifest ghosts as semitransparent homunculi, which are effectively weak, humanoid cultists with no self preservation instinct. To sustain these homunculi, you must remain on the rune, and each homunculi you have summoned will deal brute damage over time. This option is only available on the space station itself, as the veil is not weak enough in space or Lavaland to give spirits a physical form. If you get stuck on the rune after summoning a ghost, use your ritual dagger to remove the rune before you get hurt too badly.

(2) To ascend as a dark spirit. This option costs no health to use and will give you virtually unlimited knowledge! You can use information given to you by ghosts in this form, commune with the cult with your booming voice, and even mark a target that will be "pinpointed" for the rest of the cult. You can even use this function after manifesting ghosts to help guide them in combat - manifested ghosts can also see regular ghosts and therefore can see your dark spirit as you lead them in battle!

1 Gal'h'rfikk harfrandid mud'gib!
Apocalypse A harbinger of the end times. It scales depending on the crew's strength relative to the cult. Effect includes a massive EMP, unique hallucination for non-cultists, and if the cult is doing poorly, certain events. The rune can only occur in the Nar-Sie ritual sites and will prevent Nar-Sie from being summoned there in the future. Similarly to the Ritual of Dimensional Rending, the Apocalypse rune can only be scribed in one of the 3 ritual areas. After the Apocalypse rune has been scribed, that particular ritual area can no longer be used to summon Nar-Sie.


If the cult makes up <15% of current players, and an apocalypse rune is scribed, a D100 is rolled

  • If 1 - 10: Disease Outbreak + Mice Migration
  • If 11 - 20: Radiation Storm
  • If 21 - 30: Brand Intelligence
  • If 31 - 40: Immovable Rod x3
  • If 41 - 50: Meteor Wave
  • If 51 - 60: Spider Infestation
  • If 61 - 70: Localized hyper-energetic flux wave, Gravitational anomaly, Pyroclastic anomaly, Localized high-intensity vortex anomaly
  • If 71 - 80: Space Vines, Grey Tide
  • If 81 - 100: Nar'sian Portal Storm
 3 Ta'gh fara'qha fel d'amar det!
Ritual of Dimensional Rending This rune tears apart dimensional barriers, calling forth the Geometer. It needs a free 3x3 space, and can only be summoned in 3 areas around the station. To start drawing it the requested target must have already been sacrificed. Starting to draw this rune creates a weak forcefield around the caster and alarms the entire station of its location. The caster must be defended for 45 seconds before it's complete.

After it's drawn, 9 cultists, constructs, or summoned ghosts must stand on the rune, which can then be invoked to manifest Nar'Sie itself.

9 TOK-LYR RQA-NAP G'OLT-ULOFT!!


Structures

By using a construction talisman on platsteel, you are able to get runed metal. With it, you can build several structures, with unique powers. You can unanchor cult buildings by hitting them with your ritual dagger. Using "Conceal Runes" near these structures will make them turn invisible, and make runed doors look like regular airlocks.

Name Description Cost
Altar A bloodstained altar dedicated to Nar-Sie. By using it, you are able to create an Eldritch Whetstone, to sharpen your weapon, a Construct Shell, or a Flask of Unholy Water which heals cultists and greatly reduces stuns, or can be thrown to poison non-cultists. After creating one item with the altar, it needs 4 minutes to recharge. 3 runed metal
Forge A forge used in crafting the unholy weapons used by the armies of Nar-Sie. By using it, you are able to create a Shielded Robe, which creates a powerful shield around the user which blocks any three attacks, a Flagellant's Robe, which makes you faster, but at the cost of increasing damage taken by 45%, and a mirror shield that has level 1 blocking which upgrades to 2 while providing distracting illusions, or serve as a potent -bouncing- thrown weapon that will stun on impact and return to you after a successful hit! After creating one item with the forge, it needs 4 minutes to recharge. 3 runed metal
Pylon A floating crystal that slowly heals those faithful to Nar'Sie. Also slowly turns the surrounding floor into engraved floor. Engraved floors allow for significantly faster rune scribing and will resist changes in atmosphere (i.e. loss of air or release of a harmful gas). 4 runed metal
Archives A desk covered in arcane manuscripts and tomes in unknown languages. Looking at the text makes your skin crawl. By using it, you are able to create a Zealot's Blindfold, which lets you see in the dark, gives you a medical hud, and is flash proof, Veil Shifter (from veil walker set), a 4 use teleporter which teleports you (and anything dragged by you) forward a medium distance (with some randomness), a Void Torch (also from veil walker set) which lets you teleport objects to other cultists, or a Shuttle Curse, which when used, delays the escape shuttle for 2 minutes. You can only use a certain amount of shuttle curses each round. After creating one item with the archives, it needs 4 minutes to recharge. 3 runed metal
Runed door Builds a Runed Airlock. Only opens for cultists. Useful securing your base, but a dead giveaway that a cult is onboard. Non-cultists who attempt to use these airlocks are stunned and thrown back. 1 runed metal
Runed girder A wall girder that can instantly be disassembled with your ritual dagger. 1 runed metal

Constructs

Robust cultists will likely want to enlist the services of a few constructs. To create a construct, a cultist requires:

  • A filled soul stone, either by sacrificing a human, or capturing a soul manually with a stone from an artificer.
  • An empty shell, either by casting Twisted Construction on 50 metal sheets, from an artificer, or from an archive.

When the filled soul stone shard is used on an empty shell, the cultist will be allowed to choose the desired construct to create. Keep in mind these guys are pretty much a dead giveaway that there is cult activity on the station, so try to be covert about it in the beginning.

A complete guide to constructs can be found here. Artificers will poop out new Soulstone Shards and Shells, wraiths can kill the AI, and Juggernauts are great tanks.


The Inevitable Discovery

As the cult rises in power, you and your brethren will begin to undergo some revealing effects caused by the power gained due to the number of members you have in the cult. This will make you easier to spot by unfriendly crewmembers, and after a certain point, there will be no way to hide from the crew. You'll have to make a stand and fight off the rest.


The veil weakens as your cult grows, your eyes begin to glow...

  • Once the blood cult reaches 20% of the active player population, everyone in the cult will receive a notice that the cult is "rising" - and after a moderate delay, the eyes of all existing and new cultists will be permanently red. Examining any cultist with uncovered eyes will confirm their supernatural appearance. Thankfully, this is easily avoidable by wearing any form of eyewear, but still could get you caught out if people are examing you closely without eyewear.

Your cult is ascendant and the red harvest approaches - you cannot hide your true nature for much longer!!

  • Once the blood cult reaches 40% of the active player population, everyone in the cult will receive a warning and after a moderate delay will gain a blood-red cult halo, permanently revealing the identity of existing AND new blood cultists. There is no way to hide this one. If you've managed to get this far, you should have no problems defeating the crew in a head-on battle if you can deal with Security.


Threats to the Cult

Even with access to a large number of different runes and spells, there are ways that your plans may be thwarted by the station's crew. Keep your eye out for these groups of individuals, as they can put a dent in your occult activities.

Security and the Chaplain

Even the best-prepared cultists will have trouble to defend themselves against the united power of security. Especially if the Chaplain Helps them. The Chaplain is able to turn normal water into Holy Water (by slapping its container with a bible), which will turn cultist back into normal people if it stays long enough in their system. The Chaplain is also immune to cult magic and conversion, and his bible is able to make hidden runes visible. The bible can also be used by anyone (not just the Chaplain) on a filled Soul Shard to purify it, which deconverts the shade inside.

Clockwork Cult Ratvar Scum

As of April 3, 2018, Clockwork Cult is currently not in the gamemode rotation. It remains fully functional in code, however.

Clockwork cult is back baby!

The followers of Ratvar want nothing more than do summon their machine god, so it can take revenge on our beloved Nar-Sie. Due to their connection to Ratvar, they or their constructs cannot be converted, but they also can´t convert followers of Nar-Sie. 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. However, clashing sword-and-spear with these heretics is very unlikely under normal circumstances.

Cultist Tips

  • Cultists can know a rune's name and effects by examining it.
  • Your dagger is a robust melee weapon with 15 damage and good armor-piercing, it can also be sharpened to further increase its lethality.
  • Always be ready to summon a cultist in trouble. Stunned or restrained cultists cannot call for help on the cult communion, so keep an eye on the Common channel. If you see a cultist being arrested be sure to report it in communion so they can be rescued before its too late! You can also use the spirit rune to check for cultists in trouble or ask ghosts for the location of dead cultists to revive.
  • Spirit Sight is an incredibly powerful exploration tool, and ghosts can give you precious hints.
  • The chaplain's weapon makes them immune to most of your magic. Don't attempt to use stun spells on them while they have their weapon, or you will get discovered and likely killed.
  • Mindshields guard against Stun, Security will have these so don't try to stun them with your spell.
  • Keeping a shade in a Soulstone Shard with you will allow you to use two-person runes by yourself, by releasing and then recapturing the shade.
  • Cultists often find a use for medibots. Having a single bot with a low threshold, backed up by brutepacks or pylons, can keep your cult in fighting shape.
  • Get some plasteel either from mining, stealing it from robotics, engineering or EVA storage, or deconstructing reinforced walls/tables if you are desperate.
  • The EMP spell and Apocalypse Rune are both incredibly useful. They can give you access almost anywhere, just don't forget your crowbar!
  • Manifest Spirit is also useful for getting those missing cultists you need for the Nar'Sie rune.
  • A construct can quickly take down an AI. The best one to do the job is the Wraith. It can jaunt into the core and take the AI down before the crew can respond.
  • Drawing a rune on a cult floor is 50% faster than on a normal floor (except the Nar-Sie rune). Cult floors also resist changes in atmosphere like hull breaches or plasma floods.
  • If the Harvesters bring enough people to Nar-Sie you may or may not get a special ending.
  • You may be tempted to try converting the Free Golems down in mining but be warned, Adamantine Golems are anti-magic and your spells will not work on them, similarly, Silver and Cloth Golems are Holy and will also be immune to your conversion.

Nar-Sie

Once you've completed the ritual, Nar-Sie will come forth.

Her destructive power is unmatched, transforming the bodies of the unenlightened and twisting the very walls to suit her image.

Few things are capable of challenging Nar-Sie's sheer power.

One of them is Ratvar.

If Nar-Sie and Ratvar encounter one another,

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How to Fight A Blood Cult: A Guide for the Common Spaceman

The Cult of Nar-Sie may be a formidable group of wrist-cutting lunatics, but not to fear! There are ways that you as a normal crewmember can either fight or stay safe from their occult influence. Here are some suggested courses of action if you are a non-cultist and care for your well being:

Chaplain

The Chaplain is immune to conversion and is able to turn normal water into Holy Water, which can deconvert cultist back into normal people. With a Null rod in inventory, the Chaplain is also immune to cult magic. The bible is able to make hidden runes visible. You are not immune to being sacrificed.

When cult activity is confirmed: Make sure you have your Null rod weapon and Holy Book with you. Grab a water tank, bless it with your book so it turns into holy water, and drag the tank to the brig. The brig is now your home. You are a primary target for the cult, and will sometimes also be their sacrificial objective.

(Optional) when brig has holy water secured: Grab a Fire Extinguisher from a wall. Empty it and fill it with holy water. You can use it to start blessing tiles, which blocks Blood Beams and prevents Wraiths from jaunting over them.

(Optional) if the AI has not been moved: Have the AI let you into its chamber, so you can bless it. Many cults will kill the AI early, by constructing a Wraith. The wraith can easily jaunt in, appear right in front of the AI and kill it. You can prevent this by blessing most tiles in the AI's chamber.

When you are safe in the brig: You can cooperate with security and stick close to them. Hopefully, they will treat you with respect in return and give you some gear. If the time comes, you may then choose to be the vanguard in the final battle against the cult.


Purified Soulstones and Constructs

Anyone (not just a chaplain) can purify a soulstone shard with a bible, and then put it into a found construct shell to create purified constructs, which will help the crew.

Security

Even the best-prepared and robust members of the Cult will have trouble defending themselves against the united power of security, especially if the Chaplain helps them. Your job is to deconvert (or kill if necessary) cultists, find and crack down on cult bases, and destroy constructs. Remember: the safety of the station and its staff are on the line, and it's probably your fault if you fail.

How to Deconvert a Cultist with Holy Water

Step 1: Find a suspected cultist. If less than 20% of the crew are converted they will look like normal crew, so you will have to look for people who are behaving suspiciously or are caught standing near runes. Small brute injuries on one arm or isolated blood spills in someone's workplace could also be signs. If you know that more than 20% of the crew are (or at some point were) converted to the cult, you should ask suspected crewmembers to take off their eyewear. When examining a cultist a red text will then say "his/her eyes are glowing an unnatural red!". If more than 40% of the crew is (or was) cult, you will also see pentagram halos above their heads.

Step 2: Arrest the suspected cultist. Disable/stun and cuff, like any other criminal. As long as cuffed cultists are either held or buckle-cuffed to a chair, they can not be teleported away by their fellow cultists. Take them to the interrogation room.

Step 3: Check the suspect's bag for a ritual dagger (or other cult items). The cult might still be too small to have glowy eyes. Lock it away so it can't be used to stop deconversion, in case a prisoner resists out of the cuffs. Take off any cult gear as well, as they might hurt the prisoner after deconversion if worn. Remember to check EVERYWHERE. Some cultists may be hiding their gear in more discreet locations on their person. They might have hidden their dagger in their boots if they are wearing Jackboots or Workboots, as well as inside a coat or medkit.

Step 4: Force feed the confirmed cultist at least 25 units of Holy Water. Use 30 units to be safe. Each sip contains 5 units. It takes exactly 60 chemical ticks (about 2 minutes or less) to deconvert a cultist. After 25 ticks (about 50 seconds or less) the cultist will have a 20% chance per tick to spout random cult sentences which, when it happens, also has a 10% chance to cause 12 seconds of unconsciousness. Stunbaton or flash the prisoners every now and then to make sure they don't resist out of the cuffs. The holy water will instantly clear out blood rites and blood spells.

Step 4 (oozeling edition): if the comfirmed cultist is an oozeling, use caution, water (including holy water) is VERY lethal to oozelings even in extremely small doses, so 30 units alone is a certain kill, so make sure to give the oozeling some medicine, my go to for this is perfluorodecalin due to its toxin damage (which inturn is toxin healing and bloodo regen for oozeling) and oxygen healing which can be found in sleepers, which a good brig physician probally made in brigs medical

Step 5: Mindshield Implant the cultist. Mindshield implants will not deconvert cultists, but they will prevent them from being converted/reconverted. They can still be sacrificed and turned into constructs though. Security and the Captain are implanted by default.

Like with revs, you will see a big purple message when a nearby person is deconverted: "-Name- looks like he/she just reverted to his/her old faith!"

Deconverted cultists do not keep their memories from their time in the cult.

If Shit Hits the Fan

If you start seeing pentagram halos you might not have time to arrest and deconvert anymore. Team up, gear up with your weapons of choice, and start blasting people with halos. If the situation feels under control again then go back to deconverting.
Here are some tips and tricks for security:

  • Bowman headsets guard against the Stun spell. As soon as a cult is confirmed, swap your standard headset out for a Bowman.
  • Mirror shields can instantly shatter, stunning their users, if hit by a shot that does 30 damage or more. Many types of shotgun ammo, such as slugs, should do the trick.
  • Zealot's Blindfolds protect against flashes, but not against bangs. Use flashbangs.
  • Consider arming deconverted and implanted former cultists. They should be your confirmed allies.
  • If you die and are cloned, get a new Mindshield Implant as soon as possible.
  • Constructs cannot be stunned and are usually never on your side in a cult round. Kill them with lethal weapons without hesitation.
  • Mindshields can be applied to members of the Cult even when they are not converted; they only protect against hostile mind conversion. Don't just go randomly implanting people until you know who is really on your side.
    • Extremely crafty cultists can disguise as a recently murdered Security Officer and steal an implant for themselves to look like officers. Don't expect this to happen often, but the possibility is there.

Medbay

If you work in the Medbay it's not your job to directly fight the cult, but you may still do so if you wish. Whatever you do, be careful about attacking people if you are not sure who is cultist or not. The same goes for every other department as well.
Here are some general tips and tricks for Medbay workers:

Medical Doctors: Examine people before healing them, to check for glowy eyes or cult gear. If you don't see anything obvious, then try to do your job as normal.
If you have holy water you can be extra helpful by building a smoke machine. Print the board from the medical techfab or ask the AI to let you into the tech storage so you can grab it. Print stock parts and cable coil from an autolathe. Fill it with holy water and turn it on. Cultists who breathe the holy water will have their prepared spells deleted, so they can no longer stun you. The holy water smoke will also bless tiles if 10u or more touches them.

Chemists: You can create non-lethal syringes with Chloral Hydrate or other chemicals, to use in a syringe gun. Then if you accidentally shoot a non-cultist it won't be a big deal. If you manage to put a confirmed cultist to sleep, then feel free to cuff them with cablecuffs and bring them to the brig for deconversion. You can also make combat drugs and hand them to security.

Geneticists: You can try to find powers such as x-ray vision, and then make injectors to give to security. Check people's bags for cult items before cloning them, so you don't accidentally clone a cultist without security's supervision.


Also, try to keep your distance from people acting suspiciously. Medbay usually has some secluded areas, and cultists can easily stun and kidnap you in melee range. Don't try to fight them unless you know what you're doing.


Cargo

Order Religious Supplies crates. If the Chaplain is nowhere to be seen and security don't have any holy water, order this as fast as possible. The crate contains holy water.

Order Mindshield Implants. If people really don't want to be converted to the cult, they can request to be implanted after cult presence is confirmed. If security is properly deconverting crew, they might run out of implants unless cargo ordered more.

Order guns. If you have a way to open the crates, then guns could help give you or security the upper hand. Remember, be careful about who you shoot if you don't know who is a cultist. Prefer using non-lethals if holy water is available.


Science

Toxins: While bombs should be the crew's last resort, they are the strongest weapon you can use to stop a Nar-Sie summon. If you hear the summoning announcement, it might be time to deliver a bomb to the announced location, as a final decisive move against the cult.

Roboticist: Exosuits are strong when cracking down on cult bases. Feel free to build one or more. Cult spells and items can not stun mechs, but they can still damage and destroy it.

Xenobiologist: Some slime cores, such as those from Sepia Slimes can be very powerful in combat, if you manage to get them. Be careful though, as in the xenobiology lab you are often isolated which could make you an easy target. Silver and Adamantium are magic-proof making them great warriors against a cult and runed metal golems can jaunt into cult bases and most cultists wont realise they arent actually converted


Engineering

Engineer: Normally, cultists are not allowed to sabotage the engine since it may hurt their teammates. Just make sure there is power. Feel free to build backup telecomms in case a wraith wrecks it (cultists don't need telecomms). You can also try asking the AI let you move its core to a hidden location if you can make it trust you.

Atmospheric Technician: You don't need to go out of your way to fight the cult unless you have some sort of plan. Do not flood the station with gas, since it might hurt non-cultists, and Cult tiles resist the spread of most gases. Repair any hull breaches resulting from combat.

Botany

Grow Holymelons. Not only can they be ground for holy water, but they also have anti-magic properties. Keep a Holymelon in your hand and you should be immune to cult conversion and some other cult spells, until the melon runs out of charges.


Jobs on Beestation

Command Captain, Head of Personnel
Security Head of Security, Security Officer, Warden, Detective
Engineering Chief Engineer, Station Engineer, Atmospheric Technician
Science Research Director, Scientist, Roboticist, Exploration Crew
Medical Chief Medical Officer, Medical Doctor, Brig Physician, Chemist, Geneticist, Virologist
Service Janitor, Bartender, Cook, Botanist, Clown, Mime
Civilian Assistant, Lawyer, Chaplain, Curator, Gimmick
Cargo Quartermaster, Cargo Technician, Shaft Miner
Non-human AI, Cyborg, Positronic Brain, Drone, Personal AI, Construct, Ghost
Antagonists Traitor, Malfunctioning AI, Changeling, Nuclear Operative, Blood Cultist, Clockwork Cultist, Revolutionary, Wizard, Blob, Abductor, Holoparasite, Xenomorph, Spider, Swarmers, Revenant, Morph, Nightmare, Space Ninja, Slaughter Demon, Pirate, Creep, Fugitives, Hunters, Heretics, Space Dragon
Special CentCom Official, Death Squad Officer, Emergency Response Officer, Chrono Legionnaire, Highlander, Ian, Lavaland Role
Game Modes on beestation

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Nuclear Emergency


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Blood Cult


Clockwork Cult


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