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	* Construct. Makes a shell you can put a filled soul stone in to turn it into a construct that will obey the cult. Constructs have a variety of useful abilities, generally aren't affected by atmospherics or gravity, and can destroy walls and doors.		* Construct. Makes a shell you can put a filled soul stone in to turn it into a construct that will obey the cult. Constructs have a variety of useful abilities, generally aren't affected by atmospherics or gravity, and can destroy walls and doors.
	** The Artificer construct can make a forge for you to turn your robes and small oxy tank into a insulated voidsuit and big oxy tank, red pylons that act as turrets when an animal is sacrificed to them, and altars for you to heal.		** The Artificer construct can make a forge for you to turn your robes and small oxy tank into a insulated voidsuit and big oxy tank, red pylons that act as turrets when an animal is sacrificed to them, and altars for you to heal.
	** The Wraith construct can phase through walls all around the ~~station~~ and have decent damage; send them on spying, sabotage, and assassination missions.		** The Wraith construct can phase through walls all around the ship and have decent damage; send them on spying, sabotage, and assassination missions.
	** The Juggernaut construct is immune to small amounts of damage, can destroy walls and doors in half the hits, deals as much damage as a cult sword, can reflect bullets, and has very high health.		** The Juggernaut construct is immune to small amounts of damage, can destroy walls and doors in half the hits, deals as much damage as a cult sword, can reflect bullets, and has very high health.
	* Wall. Makes an impenetrable wall that can be turned on and off only by cultists.		* Wall. Makes an impenetrable wall that can be turned on and off only by cultists.
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	* EMP. EMP's the surrounding area. 2 tile radius on floor, 1 tile radius on talisman. Doesn't affect cultists or their belongings.		* EMP. EMP's the surrounding area. 2 tile radius on floor, 1 tile radius on talisman. Doesn't affect cultists or their belongings.
	* Geometer: Summon Nar'Sie. Needs 9 cultists around the rune; apparitions don't count, but constructs do.		* Geometer: Summon Nar'Sie. Needs 9 cultists around the rune; apparitions don't count, but constructs do.
	* Runes not listed here: Apparition, Revival, Cultist summoning, Deafening, Blood boil, Blood drain, Freedom, Ethereal, Sacrificial, Concealment, Revealing, Visibility~~. View [https://wiki.aurorastation.org/index.php?title=Cult&action=submit#The_Runes The Runes] below to learn more~~.		* Runes not listed here: Apparition, Revival, Cultist summoning, Deafening, Blood boil, Blood drain, Freedom, Ethereal, Sacrificial, Concealment, Revealing, Visibility.

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	#::- Red Pylons shed dim light. They can turn into turrets by click-dragging a small-ish animal onto them, then killing the animal. Mice, monkeys, slimes, and department pets are good candidates.		#::- Red Pylons shed dim light. They can turn into turrets by click-dragging a small-ish animal onto them, then killing the animal. Mice, monkeys, slimes, and department pets are good candidates.
	#:*You can ignore the rest of the spells. Cultists can already make these things faster than you, but you can help if you like.		#:*You can ignore the rest of the spells. Cultists can already make these things faster than you, but you can help if you like.
	# Wraith: You have 100 health, move decently fast, and do 25 damage. Use Phase Shift (lets you move through walls for 5 seconds) to traverse the ~~station~~. Has a short cooldown. If you land in a wall, you get pushed out. With Phase Shift, you can go anywhere in the ~~station~~ and wreak havoc; spy on the enemy, assassinate crewmembers, set up passageways for infiltration, vent key areas, etc etc...		# Wraith: You have 100 health, move decently fast, and do 25 damage. Use Phase Shift (lets you move through walls for 5 seconds) to traverse the ship. Has a short cooldown. If you land in a wall, you get pushed out. With Phase Shift, you can go anywhere in the ship and wreak havoc; spy on the enemy, assassinate crewmembers, set up passageways for infiltration, vent key areas, etc etc...
	# Juggernaut: You have 400 health, move slowly, and do 30 damage. You can make a tile impenetrable by using your Shield spell; good for dealing with cowards using ranged weapons. Phases out after 25 seconds; cooldown is 30 seconds. Ranged brute damage attacks (i.e. bullets) against you have a 70-80% chance of being deflected off of you, reducing their damage by 70%. You destroy walls, windows, and doors very quickly, which makes you good for breaching fortified areas.		# Juggernaut: You have 400 health, move slowly, and do 30 damage. You can make a tile impenetrable by using your Shield spell; good for dealing with cowards using ranged weapons. Phases out after 25 seconds; cooldown is 30 seconds. Ranged brute damage attacks (i.e. bullets) against you have a 70-80% chance of being deflected off of you, reducing their damage by 70%. You destroy walls, windows, and doors very quickly, which makes you good for breaching fortified areas.

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	Ask your masters for a robe, sword, and tome to start you off, and ask them what they want you to do.		Ask your masters for a robe, sword, and tome to start you off, and ask them what they want you to do.

	You can use runes and tools just like a crewmember cultist, too ~~(see [https://wiki.aurorastation.org/index.php?title=Cult&action=submit#Cultist Cultist])~~, but you can't help summon Nar'Sie. Make sure the person who summoned you has access to plenty of brute damage healing and stays conscious so they can sustain your existence (if nothing else, bother the resident Artificer to make altars so they can heal). Without aid, your summoner will go from full health to crit in 5 minutes. If you die, the cultist can summon you again, so long as another ghost doesn't get picked.		You can use runes and tools just like a crewmember cultist, too, but you can't help summon Nar'Sie. Make sure the person who summoned you has access to plenty of brute damage healing and stays conscious so they can sustain your existence (if nothing else, bother the resident Artificer to make altars so they can heal). Without aid, your summoner will go from full health to crit in 5 minutes. If you die, the cultist can summon you again, so long as another ghost doesn't get picked.

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	!Cultist summoning		!Cultist summoning
	\|style="text-align:left"\| Three cultists sacrifice their blood to summon a fellow acolyte from anywhere on the ~~station~~ to them.		\|style="text-align:left"\| Three cultists sacrifice their blood to summon a fellow acolyte from anywhere on the ship to them.
	\|style="text-align:left"\| Requires at least 3 cultists to activate. Select your target from the list, and if they are not bound (in the ways that the Freedom rune neutralizes) they will appear on the rune laying down. Unlimited range. If only three cultists activated, the activators are stunned for 6-12 seconds and weakened for 2. Additionally, the activators take brute damage equal to 25 divided by the number of activators divided by two, rounded down.		\|style="text-align:left"\| Requires at least 3 cultists to activate. Select your target from the list, and if they are not bound (in the ways that the Freedom rune neutralizes) they will appear on the rune laying down. Unlimited range. If only three cultists activated, the activators are stunned for 6-12 seconds and weakened for 2. Additionally, the activators take brute damage equal to 25 divided by the number of activators divided by two, rounded down.
	\|No		\|No
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	!Teleportation		!Teleportation
	\|style="text-align:left"\| Teleport to another teleport rune in a messy fashion.		\|style="text-align:left"\| Teleport to another teleport rune in a messy fashion.
	\|style="text-align:left"\| When you create the rune, it will assigned randomly to a network, visible when you examine it - the four networks are Vernuth, Koglan, Irgros, or Akon. Use your tome on the rune to change which network it belongs to. When you use the rune, it will randomly pick one of the other runes on the same network and take you to it, blood and gibs spattering out of both runes as you are sucked through Redspace. You must wait five seconds before teleporting again. The floor runes do not disappear on use, but the talismans are either one use only, or have a time window of usability after it's first used. Make sure to configure which network the talisman's rune goes to before you create the talisman. Only floor runes are valid destinations. Teleportation runes only work on the ~~station~~.		\|style="text-align:left"\| When you create the rune, it will assigned randomly to a network, visible when you examine it - the four networks are Vernuth, Koglan, Irgros, or Akon. Use your tome on the rune to change which network it belongs to. When you use the rune, it will randomly pick one of the other runes on the same network and take you to it, blood and gibs spattering out of both runes as you are sucked through Redspace. You must wait five seconds before teleporting again. The floor runes do not disappear on use, but the talismans are either one use only, or have a time window of usability after it's first used. Make sure to configure which network the talisman's rune goes to before you create the talisman. Only floor runes are valid destinations. Teleportation runes only work on the ship.
	\|Yes		\|Yes
	\|No, except for talismans		\|No, except for talismans
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	!Geometer		!Geometer
	\|style="text-align:left"\| Summons Nar'Sie.		\|style="text-align:left"\| Summons Nar'Sie.
	\|style="text-align:left"\| Only needs one rune, but needs nine or more cultists surrounding it. Apparitions don't count, though constructs and people revived via Revival do. Must be activated on the ~~station~~ itself.		\|style="text-align:left"\| Only needs one rune, but needs nine or more cultists surrounding it. Apparitions don't count, though constructs and people revived via Revival do. Must be activated on the ship itself.
	\|No		\|No
	\|Yes, but won't work a second time		\|Yes, but won't work a second time
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	==== Wall Runes ====		==== Wall Runes ====
	You may come across a strange blurry patch of red air that seems impenetrable - there might be a rune there, or not, if the Cult was clever enough to hide it. Trying to shoot the Cultists through this invisible barrier is a quick way to be laughed at! You can cut through the real, solid walls in an attempt to get around, but be warned that the Cult can erect their Wall runes much faster than you can slice through the ~~station~~.		You may come across a strange blurry patch of red air that seems impenetrable - there might be a rune there, or not, if the Cult was clever enough to hide it. Trying to shoot the Cultists through this invisible barrier is a quick way to be laughed at! You can cut through the real, solid walls in an attempt to get around, but be warned that the Cult can erect their Wall runes much faster than you can slice through the ship.

	The only way to truly remove a Wall rune is to have the Chaplain neutralize it, or hope you're lucky enough to catch the Cult with the wall down.		The only way to truly remove a Wall rune is to have the Chaplain neutralize it, or hope you're lucky enough to catch the Cult with the wall down.
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	Whether your religion is legitimate or not, as a devout person of the cloth, you are imbued with the holy power to turn Cult from Nar-sie's hideous visage, and return them to sanity. Your obsidian Null Rod can erase runes, or de-program Cult members when used violently (but justly).		Whether your religion is legitimate or not, as a devout person of the cloth, you are imbued with the holy power to turn Cult from Nar-sie's hideous visage, and return them to sanity. Your obsidian Null Rod can erase runes, or de-program Cult members when used violently (but justly).

	As the Chaplain, you are arguably the most powerful person on the ~~Station~~ in the event of a Cult round. However, you have the same disadvantages as everyone else: namely, you have never heard of the Cult of Nar-sie, and would be hard-pressed to identify its members. Security may bring you their armaments and Tomes if found - player's discretion is important to determine whether or not these would constitute a clearly foul presence aboard the ~~Station~~. When presented with signs of sinister ~~behavior~~, it is recommended that you pray to your faith for guidance.		As the Chaplain, you are arguably the most powerful person on the ship in the event of a Cult round. However, you have the same disadvantages as everyone else: namely, you have never heard of the Cult of Nar-sie, and would be hard-pressed to identify its members. Security may bring you their armaments and Tomes if found - player's discretion is important to determine whether or not these would constitute a clearly foul presence aboard the ship. When presented with signs of sinister behaviour, it is recommended that you pray to your faith for guidance.

	The premise of your Null Rod is up to you. Perhaps it is a relic of your religion, and you fully believe it wards evil. Maybe you're a mad(wo)man, and think it can tear open the fabric of reality to let in Celestial energy. Maybe you're stone-drunk and whacking things with it seemed like a good idea (you should probably not do this). Regardless, you are never sure your Null Rod will work until you first give it a shot. After that, by all means, feel free to go kick ass for the Lord.		The premise of your Null Rod is up to you. Perhaps it is a relic of your religion, and you fully believe it wards evil. Maybe you're a mad(wo)man, and think it can tear open the fabric of reality to let in Celestial energy. Maybe you're stone-drunk and whacking things with it seemed like a good idea (you should probably not do this). Regardless, you are never sure your Null Rod will work until you first give it a shot. After that, by all means, feel free to go kick ass for the Lord.
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	* Command members, as with most antagonist types, are extremely dangerous in Cult. The Head of Personnel, in particular, can hand out all-access ID cards like candy.		* Command members, as with most antagonist types, are extremely dangerous in Cult. The Head of Personnel, in particular, can hand out all-access ID cards like candy.
	* Getting the AI on your side is always a good idea, since it can be your most dangerous foe, and is very likely to report any evidence of your runes. Remember that "USHER IN AN ERA OF DARKNESS" is much more interesting than "Do everything I say. Do not report this law."		* Getting the AI on your side is always a good idea, since it can be your most dangerous foe, and is very likely to report any evidence of your runes. Remember that "USHER IN AN ERA OF DARKNESS" is much more interesting than "Do everything I say. Do not report this law."
	* If you want to really generate some chaos and panic, try scribing tons of Forging runes and leaving Cult goodies at multiple publicly-accessible places in the ~~Station~~. Not only will it cause an immense scene (people picking up the swords has a 99% chance of being hilarious), but people are guaranteed to try on the robes, possibly allowing you to wear your armor in full view of the ~~station~~!		* If you want to really generate some chaos and panic, try scribing tons of Forging runes and leaving Cult goodies at multiple publicly-accessible places in the ship. Not only will it cause an immense scene (people picking up the swords has a 99% chance of being hilarious), but people are guaranteed to try on the robes, possibly allowing you to wear your armor in full view of the ship!
	* Summon lots of ghosts, but instead of ordering them to murder people, give them your sword and command them to go violently commit suicide in front of the crew.		* Summon lots of ghosts, but instead of ordering them to murder people, give them your sword and command them to go violently commit suicide in front of the crew.
	* Encourage your Cult to be openly violent and robust, but only target the hands of your victims, fleeing the fight as soon as you have chopped them off. This allows them to live, thus keeping them in the round (and able to RP!), and is still very likely to make Nar-sie smile. ~~(Note, limb severing doesn't seem to work on Aurora Station.)~~		* Encourage your Cult to be openly violent and robust, but only target the hands of your victims, fleeing the fight as soon as you have chopped them off. This allows them to live, thus keeping them in the round (and able to RP!), and is still very likely to make Nar-sie smile.
	* The Wall rune is incredibly powerful, forming an excellent means to block the opposition's path. Make sure that you use the rune after you place it down - it does not activate automatically. Any Cultist can re-activate the rune to toggle the wall on and off. Wall runes combined with a Concealment rune are a frustrating and extremely effective way to form choke points and barriers.		* The Wall rune is incredibly powerful, forming an excellent means to block the opposition's path. Make sure that you use the rune after you place it down - it does not activate automatically. Any Cultist can re-activate the rune to toggle the wall on and off. Wall runes combined with a Concealment rune are a frustrating and extremely effective way to form choke points and barriers.
	* Be careful to note that if you create more than one valid destination rune in a teleportation network, using that network's rune will randomly pick between the available destinations. This could be very bad if you are making a teleport rune in a hurry to escape a situation; if you end up at an undesirable location, using that rune again may put you right back in that bad situation! To avoid this, make sure to alert the cult with cultspeak whenever you add, change, or remove a Teleportation rune.		* Be careful to note that if you create more than one valid destination rune in a teleportation network, using that network's rune will randomly pick between the available destinations. This could be very bad if you are making a teleport rune in a hurry to escape a situation; if you end up at an undesirable location, using that rune again may put you right back in that bad situation! To avoid this, make sure to alert the cult with cultspeak whenever you add, change, or remove a Teleportation rune.
	* If no one else is manufacturing talismans, it may be a good idea to make some yourself and pass them out to your fellow acolytes.		* If no one else is manufacturing talismans, it may be a good idea to make some yourself and pass them out to your fellow acolytes.
	* Recommended talismans to keep on you: teleport, communication, incapacitation, EMP, and tome summoning.		* Recommended talismans to keep on you: teleport, communication, incapacitation, EMP, and tome summoning.

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ImmortalRedshirt at 03:06, 3 February 2024