There are secrets in the Omega that should be left alone. However, that doesn’t mean everyone listens
to that advice. At least one of the Omega Attunement skills is required to learn and use this skill. An Omega Focus is needed to research or store thaumaturgy projects or to analyse anomalies. The Thaumaturgy skill gives the ability to develop thaumaturgical powers, and to perform thaumaturgical Analysis of Omega anomalies. You will be granted a number of Omega Work Points (OWP) per event in order to develop thaumaturgical powers.
Tier 1
- Has 10 OWP per event that can be used to research thaumaturgy projects.
- May analyse standard tier Omega anomalies.
Tier 2
- Has 15 OWP per event that can be used to research thaumaturgy projects.
- May analyse standard and advanced tier Omega anomalies.
- Once per day, may Attune yourself to one Tier 1 ability from an Omega Attunement that you can already use, after 5 minutes of roleplay. You must pay 5 FP, but then can use that ability for free, once per encounter for the rest of the day. (Please note that this cannot be used for variable-cost Omega abilities, such as Resist.) In your vocals, the Focus cost will remain the same, (for example, Focus 1 Bolt) but you will not expend FP for this casting.
Tier 3
- Has 20 OWP per event that can be used to research thaumaturgy projects.
- May analyse standard, advanced and expert tier Omega anomalies.
- Once per day, may Attune yourself to two Tier 1 abilities, or one Tier 2 ability from an Omega Attunement that you can already use, after 5 minutes of roleplay. You must pay 8 FP but then can use those abilities for free, once per encounter for the rest of the day. You may alternatively use the Thaumaturgy Tier 2 Attune ability instead. (Please note that this cannot be used for variable-cost Omega abilities, such as Resist.) In your vocals, the Focus cost will remain the same, (for example, Focus 2 Stun) but you will not expend FP for this casting.
Thaumaturgical Research
Thaumaturgy is the study of manipulation of Omega power, and will allow Omega users to unlock the true potential of the Omega within themselves, and create completely new abilities. Thaumaturgy requires a ritually created Focus.
This requires the Thaumaturgy skill, which gives you a set of Omega Work Points (OWP) per event. These points help you learn how to perform many interesting abilities as an Omega user through Thaumaturgy research. To research a new Thaumaturgy ability you must have an open slot on a Focus bound to your character.
Before you begin your research, you must propose your idea to thauma@greencloaks.co.uk on a research form.
Once you have an approved research proposal you can start putting work points into it by completing your crafting form on site and handing it in to the Omega referees at the Omega Sphere.
After you have completed research it is recorded in a database at Games Organisation Desk and you will receive a lammie detailing the ability. You can then use your new ability. You may have as many open research projects as you want, and are not required to finish any, however, once you begin a research project, the slot on your Focus is committed to it and cannot be used for other purposes.
Your Omega Attunement skills are important for research. If you wish to do research into a particular area of the Omega, you must have the relevant Omega Attunement skill. The higher the tier of that Attunement skill, the easier the research will be.
If you have an existing Thaumaturgical effect and wish to research enhancing it, this is a new project but will not use a new slot; it will overwrite the existing slot upon completion. Due to the intensely personal nature of Thaumaturgy projects, they cannot be worked on in teams, and cannot be taught.