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Phenomenon 319 Ethereal Adoration Veil

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Lore: In the veiled annals of Saṃsāra’s astral mystics, where the Astral Wanderers once communed with the ethereal plane’s boundless secrets, the Phenomenon 319 Ethereal Adoration Veil arose from a perilous fusion of Lady Eliria’s beloved Raindrop of Adoration—its luminescent charm weaving hearts into bonds of awe—and the forbidden Ethereal Emanation spell, etched into the Enigma Codex by wanderers who risked soul-loss for celestial wisdom. A rogue mage-smith of Celestis, seeking to bridge mortal frailty with astral transcendence, merged the amulet’s emotive allure with the spell’s projection rite, crafting a veil that drapes the wearer in spectral grace. Legends tell of diplomats who ghosted through enemy courts, their intangible forms inspiring adoration that lingered like echoes, turning foes into devotees without a blade drawn. Yet the veil’s dual nature warns of the ethereal’s hunger—wearers who linger too long risk their spirits adoring the void itself, lost in boundless fascination.

Description: A delicate, translucent veil of shimmering silver-threaded silk, its fabric a swirling blend of luminescent blues and soft, heart-warming pinks, evoking raindrops on a lover’s window. Intricate patterns of celestial paths and adoring eyes weave through the material, glowing with an inner light that pulses like a gentle heartbeat. Worn over the face or neck, it unfolds on command into a spectral shroud enveloping the wearer in an intangible, ghostly form, eyes peering from ethereal mist with enigmatic allure. The veil feels weightless yet grounding, emitting a faint scent of lavender rain and sage winds, radiating a warm aura of fascination and astral serenity. Subtle cracks in the silver filigree hint at the merged spell’s strain, yet its resilience keeps the ethereal bond ever-vigilant.

Stats: Rarity: Very Rare; Cost: 1,000 gold coins; Slots: 5 attachment slots for badges, pins, or trinkets (plus 1 for each character tier); Elemental Affinity: Emotion, Water, Astral; Magic Circuit Flow: 100 units/hour; Durability: High

Tags: Emotive, Water, Defensive, Charismatic, Astral, Exploration, Cautionary, Luminescent, Compassionate, Awe-Inducing, Crowd Controller, Focused Allure, Empathic Radiance, Diplomatic Aid, Projection, Intangible, Spectral, Meditation, Ethereal Plane, Vulnerability, Celestial Insight, Soul-Risk, Veil-Shroud, Spectral Charmer, Veil Projection, Adoring Phantom, Ethereal Allure, Astral Fascination, Mistbound Empathy, Ghostly Diplomacy, Soul-Adored Shroud, Projection Charm, Intangible Reverence

Passive Magics: Adoration Aura: Wearer gains advantage on all Charisma (Persuasion) checks to inspire or earn admiration; nearby allies within 15 feet gain +1 to morale or resolve checks against fear/charm.; Ethereal Resilience: Gain resistance to charm and water effects; physical body (if projected) is warded with +1 AC against opportunistic attacks.; Spectral Harmony: While attuned, the veil allows subtle astral glimpses (advantage on Insight checks to detect lies or hidden emotions) without full projection.; Merged Veil Ward: The veil’s dual essence provides constant minor projection—wearer phases slightly through non-magical barriers (e.g., thin walls) for brief moments, easing navigation.

Active Magics: Ethereal Adoration Projection: Once per day, project consciousness into an intangible spectral form for 10 minutes (traverse barriers, explore unseen; cannot interact physically); during projection, emanate a 15-foot adoration aura making hostile actions against the spectral form difficult (disadvantage on attacks).; Unfaltering Charm Veil: Once per short rest, as a reaction to a failed save against mobility/charm effects, automatically succeed; the veil shrouds the wearer in spectral mist, dealing 2d6 psychic damage to the source if applicable.; Shield of Astral Fascination: Once per long rest, present the veil as an action; wearer and up to 5 allies within 30 feet gain 15 temporary hit points and advantage on saves vs. charm/fear for 1 hour, the filigree flaring to project ethereal illusions of adoring celestial figures.; Reverberant Spectral Command: Once per long rest, channel the weave in spectral form; issue a rallying projection affecting up to 8 creatures within 40 feet (advantage on next attack/save or heal 2d8 HP), the veil’s eyes pulsing to amplify inspiration across physical and astral planes.

Slot: Worn Item (Head)

As a Tier 2 item of Very Rare quality with High Durability, the Phenomenon 319 Ethereal Adoration Veil has 68 hit points. If targeted directly and reduced to 0 hit points, its magic becomes fully disabled, rendering it an inert, translucent silk veil with no passive or active effects until repaired.

Repairing the Veil requires specialized expertise reflecting its merged astral-emotive nature. For a Damaged state (1-34 HP remaining), the filigree dims and spectral weave frays intermittently; a Journeyman Weaver mends the silk (DC 15 skill check, 40 gold in ethereal threads/lavender essence, 1 day), followed by a Journeyman Enchanter/Astral Mystic realigning projection circuits (DC 18 check, 80 gold in phenomenon gem shards/water essence, 2 days)—passives become unreliable (50% activation chance) until fixed.

For a Disabled state (0 HP), full restoration demands Masters: a Master Weaver deconstructs/reweaves the silver-threaded silk and celestial patterns (DC 25 check, 150 gold in astral silk/concentrated sage, 3 days); a Master Mage/Enchanter reforges filigree and re-imbues emotive/projection rites (DC 28 check, 300 gold in ethereal crystals/phoenix tears, 4 days total). The process takes 1 week, with a final binding ritual (DC 30 Arcana/Meditation check using Mind’s Eye Focus Crystal) to fuse adoration aura and ethereal emanation. Success revives all magics; failure risks permanent degradation (reduce max HP by 10).

Grand Guildhall Emporium Location & Atmosphere: Nestled in the arcane trade vaults of Andean’s Sky-Dock or Verenthia’s Celestial Concordat, within warded galleries of moonlit crystal and whispering astral runes. Homunculi archivists and veiled diplomats guard the displays; the air hums with emotive resonance and faint lavender mist. Buying: Requires Tier 2+ guild standing or astral letter of marque. The Quartermaster projects the Veil’s spectral form in a private chamber, demonstrating intangible scouting while allies feel the adoration aura. Contract signed in ethereal ink. Cost: Buy 1,600–1,900 gold (members 10 % discount); Sell 950–1,150 gold.

Arcane Artisan’s Atrium Location & Atmosphere: Hidden in Celestis’s Emotive Quarter or Lirath’s Veil-Weaver Spire, a luminous workshop of silk looms and astral forges scented with sage and ozone. Master enchanters demonstrate the Veil’s projection in meditative circles. Buying: Artisans unfold the Veil into spectral form, guiding buyers through a short astral glimpse. Purchase includes a custom emotive attunement ritual. Cost: Buy 1,800–2,100 gold; Sell 900–1,100 gold (higher if astral provenance verified).

Metropolitan Sky-Auction Location & Atmosphere: Aboard the Aether’s Whisper zeppelin or Thalanis’s Grand Mirage Colosseum under illusionary stars. Bidders in sky-boxes watch the Veil project a ghostly diplomat charming illusory foes. Buying: Public spectacle—starting bid with holographic astral scouting demo. Bidding paddles pulse with emotive runes. Cost: Buy 1,700+ gold (wars often exceed 2,500); Sell hammer price minus 25 % commission (net 1,000–1,500).

Legendary Wandering Merchant – “The Veil Singer” Location & Atmosphere: Appears for 48 hours in frontier sky-ports or island mist-markets, within a pavilion of drifting silk and astral chimes. Entry by solving an emotive riddle. Buying: The merchant projects the Veil’s form, negotiating gold, astral crystals, or a favor (e.g., retrieve a lost emotive echo). Cost: Buy 1,900 gold or equivalent trade/quest; Sell 1,200–1,400 gold (highest for items with spectral tales).

Black-Market Astral Caravan Location & Atmosphere: Shadowed convoys of mist-cloaked wagons in lawless nebula docks or undercity veil-tunnels. Guards are spectral-enhanced rogues; deals in warded silos lit by blue phantom-lanterns. Buying: Cash or untraceable shin-astral only. Seller projects the Veil through a wall to prove intangibility. Cost: Buy 1,400–1,600 gold (stolen/discounted); Sell 700–900 gold (risk of astral seizure).

1. Grand Noble Court or Diplomatic Summit Proactive “Offense” (Social Dominance): The wearer drapes the Veil over their face, its silk shimmering like starlight on water. They invoke Reverberant Spectral Command, the veil unfolding into a ghostly diplomat that hovers beside them, projecting ethereal illusions of adoring celestial envoys. The clasp pulses, and a 40-foot aura of adoration washes over the chamber—rivals hesitate mid-accusation, their words faltering as the spectral form whispers unity. The wearer’s voice, amplified by Adoration Aura, turns hostile factions into reluctant allies, securing treaties without a single concession. The offense is emotional conquest.

Reactive “Defense” (Counter-Intrigue): A rival casts Dominate Person or unleashes a Geas. Unfaltering Charm Veil triggers—the veil shrouds the wearer in spectral mist, auto-succeeding the save and dealing 2d6 psychic backlash to the caster. To the court, the wearer simply phases through the spell, their form flickering like moonlight on ripples. If assassins strike, Shield of Astral Fascination activates; the veil projects a dome of ghostly admirers (+15 temp HP, advantage vs. charm/fear), turning blades aside as foes stare in awe.

2. Treacherous Astral Rift Expedition Proactive “Offense” (Scouting/Ambush): Facing a rift guarded by void-beasts, the wearer activates Ethereal Adoration Projection. The veil unfolds into full spectral form, intangible and unseen, scouting the rift’s heart. It emanates a 15-foot adoration aura, charming lesser guardians into inaction while relaying intel via Spectral Harmony (advantage on Insight). The party strikes from perfect ambush.

Reactive “Defense” (Rift Collapse): A psychic storm erupts. Unfaltering Charm Veil phases the wearer through collapsing astral debris. Shield of Astral Fascination envelops the party in protective mist (+15 temp HP), the veil’s celestial illusions distracting storm-spirits long enough for escape.

3. Urban Uprising or Black-Market Riot Proactive “Offense” (Crowd Control): A mob blocks the street. The wearer projects via Ethereal Adoration Projection, their spectral form hovering above, Reverberant Spectral Command granting allies advantage on attacks while the adoration aura (disadvantage on hostile actions) turns rioters into a cheering crowd. The offense is pacification through awe.

Reactive “Defense” (Assassination): A sniper’s bolt flies. The veil’s Ethereal Resilience phases the wearer intangible for a heartbeat, the bolt passing harmlessly. Shield of Astral Fascination projects a ghostly shield, absorbing the next strike (+15 temp HP to allies).

4. Ancient Ethereal-Sealed Ruin Proactive “Offense” (Puzzle Bypass): A warded door blocks progress. Ethereal Adoration Projection sends the spectral form through, the adoration aura charming guardian spirits into revealing the rune sequence. The party enters unopposed.

Reactive “Defense” (Soul Trap): A glyph triggers Soul Bind. Unfaltering Charm Veil auto-succeeds, the veil’s mist shattering the trap (2d6 psychic to glyph). Shield of Astral Fascination protects allies from secondary banshee wails.

5. Sky-Pirate Void-Ship Assault Proactive “Offense” (Boarding Sabotage): Pirates grapple the hull. The wearer projects spectrally, phasing through the enemy ship’s wards. Reverberant Spectral Command inspires crew (+advantage attacks) while the adoration aura stalls pirate gunners. The spectral form sabotages cannons unseen.

Reactive “Defense” (Void Cannon): A cannon fires. Ethereal Adoration Projection keeps the wearer intangible; Shield of Astral Fascination shields the helm (+15 temp HP), celestial illusions distracting the gunner.

Perception of Activation (Universal):

  • Sight: Veil erupts into spectral silk, silver filigree blazing celestial blue-pink; ghostly form unfolds with starlight grace.
  • Sound: Harmonic chime of rain on crystal + distant celestial choir.
  • Smell/Touch: Lavender rain, sage wind, weightless warmth.
  • Mind’s Eye: Aura of boundless adoration meeting infinite astral void.

The Veil is not worn—it is embodied, a spectral diplomat that turns defense into untouchable grace and offense into irresistible charm.

Perception of Activation:

Sight User’s Perspective: The veil ignites in a cascade of liquid starlight. Silver threads blaze into molten rivers of blue-pink luminescence, weaving celestial paths that spiral outward like living constellations. The fabric billows into a spectral shroud, translucent yet radiant, enveloping the wearer in layers of ethereal silk that pulse with a heartbeat of soft rose and sapphire. Adoring eyes—hundreds of them—open within the weave, glowing with gentle fascination, their gaze locking onto allies with warmth and foes with disarming serenity. The cracks in the filigree mend in real-time, silver sealing like healing scars. Observer’s Perspective: A breathtaking bloom of light erupts from the veil, expanding into a 40-foot dome of shimmering mist. The wearer phases into a ghostly silhouette, their form flickering between solid and spectral, eyes peering from swirling ether with enigmatic allure. The air fills with holographic illusions—celestial paths spiraling, adoring eyes blinking in unison—projecting symbols of unity and fascination across the ground. Positives: Allies feel inspired, morale surging; the display is hypnotic and heroic. Negatives: The light is a beacon—impossible to miss within 100 feet, obliterating stealth.

Sound User’s Perspective: A crystalline chime rings within the soul, layered with the distant whisper of rain on silk and a soft, choral hum of celestial voices. It is the sound of a lover’s sigh echoing through infinite skies. Observer’s Perspective: A gentle, resonant chord—rain on crystal + ethereal choir—cuts through all noise within 60 feet, soothing yet commanding. Beyond, it echoes like a lullaby from the stars. Positives: Calms allies, disrupts enemy focus. Negatives: Reveals position to all within earshot, even through barriers.

Smell User’s Perspective: Lavender rain after a storm, mingled with sage winds and a faint, electric ozone—like standing in a meadow during a meteor shower. Observer’s Perspective: Those within 10 feet catch a fleeting scent: fresh rain on silk, sage, and starlight. Subtle, easily lost in chaos. Positives: Grounding and soothing for the user. Negatives: Trackable by creatures with heightened scent for hours.

Touch User’s Perspective: The veil becomes weightless yet present, silk caressing like a lover’s breath. A warm pulse spreads through the body, grounding yet lifting, as if the wearer stands in two worlds at once. Observer’s Perspective: Allies in contact feel a gentle, tingling warmth—like touching a sun-warmed cloud. Positives: Reassuring, empowering. Negatives: No tactical info unless in contact.

Taste User’s Perspective: A psychosomatic burst: rain-kissed lavender with a hint of star-dust sweetness. Observer’s Perspective: Not applicable. Positives/Negatives: Internal only.

Extra-Sensory Perception 1: Wave of Boundless Fascination User’s Perspective: A profound openness floods the mind—every heart within range feels like an old friend. Doubt vanishes; the wearer knows they are adored, needed, safe. Observer’s Perspective: Allies feel a surge of loyalty and calm; enemies hesitate, aggression melting into reluctant awe. Mind’s Eye users see the wearer’s aura expand into a radiant celestial figure—veiled, ghostly, irresistible. Positives: Morale boost; psychological disarmament. Negatives: Attracts astral predators or emotive entities drawn to the broadcast.

Extra-Sensory Perception 2: Astral Veil Harmony User’s Perspective: The world slows. The wearer perceives the rhythm of the ethereal—every barrier, every emotion, every hidden truth laid bare. They know exactly when to phase, when to speak, when to vanish. Observer’s Perspective: The veil’s eyes pulse in hypnotic synchrony, projecting a field of serene order. Allies’ actions feel coordinated; enemies’ strikes seem mistimed. Positives: Grants tactical omniscience; +1 initiative to allies. Negatives: Psychically sensitive beings detect the field, marking the user as an astral beacon.

Rite of the Ethereal Adoration Veil

Items Merged

Additional Materials Needed

  • Astral Silk (1): Rare, weightless fabric harvested from celestial spider-webs in the ethereal plane.
  • Phenomenon Gem Dust (1): Ground from a palm-sized Phenomenon gemstone, catalyst for emotive resonance.
  • Ethereal Crystal Shard (1): Fragment from an astral intersection, anchor for projection magic.
  • Concentrated Lavender Essence (1): Distilled from moon-blooming lavender, binds calming scent.
  • Sage Wind Essence (1): Captured from high-altitude sage winds, enhances astral serenity.
  • Enchanted Silver Filigree Wire (2): Sun-silver thread for weaving celestial patterns.

Tools Required

  • Enchanter’s Loom: For weaving astral silk with silver filigree.
  • Alchemist’s Crucible: For infusing essences and gem dust.
  • Astral Focus Crystal: To channel ethereal projection rites.
  • Mind’s Eye Meditation Circle: For binding emotive and astral magics.
  • Silver-Smithing Tools: For reshaping amulet into veil framework.

Skill Requirements

  • Master Enchanter: To fuse emotive charm with astral projection.
  • Master Weaver: To integrate astral silk and silver filigree.
  • Journeyman Alchemist: To handle lavender and sage essences.
  • Adept Astral Mystic: To navigate ethereal plane during binding.
  • Lore (Emotive & Astral Magic): Deep understanding of adoration and ethereal realms.

Crafting Steps The process takes six days of intensive, uninterrupted work.

Day 1: Ritual Deconstruction

  1. Place Phenomenon 42 in the Alchemist’s Crucible. Melt the silver filigree at low heat, capturing “Adoration” enchantment in molten form; consume the silk lining.
  2. Inscribe Ethereal Emanation from the Enigma Codex onto the Astral Focus Crystal, isolating the projection essence in a warded vial.

Day 2: Essence Preparation

  1. Grind Phenomenon Gem Dust with Concentrated Lavender Essence in the crucible, creating a luminescent paste.
  2. Infuse Sage Wind Essence with Ethereal Crystal Shard, stabilizing astral resonance.

Day 3–4: The Great Re-Weaving

  1. Mount Astral Silk on the Enchanter’s Loom. Weave channels for silver filigree using Enchanted Silver Filigree Wire.
  2. Integrate molten adoration silver and gem-lavender paste into the silk, forming patterns of celestial paths and adoring eyes.
  3. Embed Ethereal Crystal Shard at the veil’s center, anchoring projection magic.

Day 5: Veil Framework

  1. Reshape the amulet’s silver framework into a delicate veil clasp using Silver-Smithing Tools.
  2. Thread Sage Wind Essence through the filigree, sealing astral serenity.

Day 6: Final Binding

  1. Place the assembled veil in the Mind’s Eye Meditation Circle under the Astral Focus Crystal.
  2. Enter deep meditation, channeling will to fuse adoration aura with ethereal projection. Focus on the paradox of tangible charm and intangible presence.
  3. On success, the crystal flares; filigree blazes blue-pink, silk pulses with heartbeat light, and the veil binds into a single Tier 2 artifact: Phenomenon 319 Ethereal Adoration Veil.

Veil That Loved Stars and Walked Without Feet

In the time before the first fire, when the sky was a bowl of black water and the ground was a song that had not yet learned words, there lived a woman whose name is broken. The tablets call her Ely-Ria, which means She-Who-Sees-With-Heart. She was small, her hair like night-rain, her eyes like two drops of moon.

Ely-Ria walked alone. She walked because her people were sick with forgetting. They had forgotten how to love, how to fear, how to hope. Their hearts were dry stones. The sky above was full of stars, but the stars did not look down. The stars were proud.

So Ely-Ria said, “I will go to the stars and ask them to love us again.” But the path to the stars was not a path. It was a thought. It was a dream. It was a place where feet could not walk.

She went first to the one who spun the world’s tears into cloth. This one had no name, only a sound like wind in silk. Ely-Ria gave a price of three heartbeats and a tear that had never fallen. The spinner began to weave.

She went next to the one who wrote the sky’s secrets in water. This one had a name like rain on glass. Ely-Ria gave a price of seven memories and a drop of starlight. The writer began to sing.

The spinner and the writer met beneath a moon that had no face. The spinner said, “My cloth is of the heart. It loves.” The writer said, “My water is of the sky. It sees.” They could not make one thing from two.

But Ely-Ria, She-Who-Sees-With-Heart, spoke. “Make me a love that can walk without feet. Make me a seeing that can love without eyes.”

They labored. The spinner took threads of night-rain and wove a veil thin as breath. Into it she put the memory of every heart that had ever beaten, the print of every eye that had ever adored. The writer took water from the sky’s own tears and poured it over the cloth, making pictures of stars that looked down and paths that had no end. At the center they set a drop of starlight, bright enough to blind fear.

When it was done, they called it a Wonder-That-Cannot-Be-Spoken, but the tablets say Veil-That-Loved-the-Stars.

Ely-Ria put the Veil-That-Loved-the-Stars over her face, and her body fell still. Her heart stopped. But her love walked.

The love walked up. It walked through the ground, through the sky, through the place where feet cannot go. It walked until it stood among the stars. The stars were cold. They were proud. They said, “Little love, you are small. Go away.”

But the veil was warm. Light poured from the drop of starlight, a sun made of heart. The light was not hot; it was kind. In it the stars saw not a small love but a mother, a sister, a friend from their oldest dreams. Their pride melted. Their cold hearts opened.

The stars tried a Word-of-Command. It flew like a spear. But the veil caught the word, turned it, sent it back as a lullaby. Ely-Ria’s love spoke with no mouth, and the stars listened.

She asked for love. The stars gave it. They looked down. They smiled. The people below remembered how to love, how to fear, how to hope. Their hearts turned to water.

Ely-Ria’s love walked down. The veil carried her when her spirit was tired. At the bottom, her body breathed again. The people drank starlight. The fields turned to laughter. The children danced.

But the tablets end broken. Some say the veil walked away after, becoming the Love-That-Walked-Without-Feet. Some say it sleeps in a cave of moon-tears, waiting for another dry heart. Some say it was torn by a later star who feared its warmth.

Moral of the Story: A thing made of two truths—heart that loves and sky that sees—can make even the proudest star bend, but only if the maker remembers to keep both truths alive. Forget one, and the wonder walks away, or fades, or turns to tears. True magic is not in the making, but in the holding.

Suggested conversions to other systems:

Call of Cthulhu (7th Edition)

Ethereal Adoration Veil

This delicate, translucent veil of shimmering silver-threaded silk appears as a swirling blend of luminescent blues and pinks, evoking raindrops on a lover’s window. Intricate patterns of celestial paths and adoring eyes glow with inner light. Worn over the face or neck, it unfolds into a spectral shroud for astral projection. Attuning requires wearing it for a week and succeeding at a Hard POW roll (lose 1/1D6 SAN).

Adoration Aura (Passive): One bonus die to Persuade or Psychology rolls to inspire admiration or diffuse tension. Spectral Resilience (Passive): One bonus die to resist charm or fear effects; physical body gains +1 Armor while projected. Ethereal Projection (Active): Spend 8 Magic Points; project spectral form for 10 minutes (intangible scouting, traverse barriers); emanates 15-ft. aura (enemies -20% to hostile actions). Shield of Fascination (Active): Spend 10 Magic Points and Persuade roll; on success, wearer +5 allies within 30 ft. gain 15 temp Sanity Points and resist charm/fear for 1 hour. Erratic Veil Risk: 10% chance per activation (D100); stall projection, random psychic backlash (1D6 damage), or astral rift (1/1D8 SAN). Repair requires Occult/Arcana roll. SAN Loss: 0/1D4 to attune; 1/1D10 if malfunction summons entity.

Blades in the Dark

Ethereal Adoration Veil

(Fine Item, Worn, Mystical, Arcane) A translucent veil of silver-silk blending blues and pinks, unfolding into spectral shroud with celestial paths and adoring eyes. [1 Load]

Aspects: Veil of Spectral Charm; Adoring Astral Projection; Fractured Filigree. Charismatic Projection: +1d to Sway or Consort inspiring/leading; project intangible for scouting (Prowl 3d, no load). Rallying Shroud: +1d to Command allies; spectral aura treats 4-5 as 6 on morale. Erratic Malfunction (10% on actions): d6: 1-3 stall (lose action); 4-5 random psychic harm (Level 1: Dazed); 6 rift (Level 2 Harm: Haunted, +1 Heat). Repair: Tinker/Attune roll (Risky, standard) + 2 Coin; removes malfunction, +1d actions.

Dungeons & Dragons (5th Edition, 2024)

Ethereal Adoration Veil

Wondrous item (very rare), requires attunement

This translucent veil of silver-threaded silk swirls with blues and pinks, patterns of celestial paths and adoring eyes. Worn over face/neck, unfolds into spectral shroud. Advantage on Charisma (Persuasion) to inspire/admire; allies within 15 ft. +1d4 to saves vs. fear/charm. Resistance to charm/water effects; advantage Insight detect lies/emotions. Ethereal Projection (1/day): Action; project spectral form 10 min (intangible, traverse barriers; 15-ft. aura: enemies disadvantage attacks on form).* Unfaltering Veil (Reaction, 1/short rest): Succeed failed save vs. charm/mobility; 2d6 psychic to source.* Shield of Fascination (1/long rest): Action; you +5 allies within 30 ft. 15 temp HP, advantage vs. charm/fear (1 hour).* Erratic Malfunction (10% DC 10 on activation): 1-5 stall; 6-9 random psychic 2d6; 10 rift 4d6 psychic (10-ft., Wis DC 15 half).* Repair: DC 22 Arcana (weaver’s tools) + 400 gp materials.

Knave (2nd Edition)

Ethereal Adoration Veil

(1 slot, Worn, Magical, Spectral) Translucent veil of silver-silk with blue-pink swirls, celestial paths/adoring eyes; unfolds to spectral shroud.

Adoring Aura: +3 CHA checks inspire/admire; allies +2 morale/save vs. fear.* Veil Projection: 1/day project intangible 10 min (scout barriers; enemies -4 attacks).* Unfaltering Shroud: 1/day auto-succeed save vs. charm/mobility.* Spectral Shield: Allies hearing command +2 next save/attack.* Erratic Malfunction (10%): d6: 1-3 stall; 4-5 random psychic 2d6; 6 rift 3d6 psychic (10 ft.).* Repair: DC 16 Intelligence (weaver’s tools) + 250 coins; removes malfunction.

Fate Condensed

Ethereal Adoration Veil

A translucent veil of silver-silk blending blues and pinks, unfolding into spectral shroud with celestial paths and adoring eyes. Aspect: Veil of Loving Stars.

Skills: Rapport Great (+4), Will Good (+3), Lore Fair (+2). Stunts:

  • Adoring Projection: +2 to Rapport when inspiring/charming; project intangible spectral form (create advantage: Ghostly Scout) for scene.
  • Reverberant Command: Once per scene, spend Fate Point to create Adoration Aura (2 free invokes) on enemies/allies within zone, granting advantage on social saves.
  • Unfaltering Veil: Once per session, succeed at cost on failed Will defense vs. charm/mobility effects.
  • Shield of Fascination: Deploy spectral shroud; allies in zone reduce incoming mental stress by 2 shifts. Flaw: Fractured Filigree (GM compel: 10% malfunction—stall projection, random psychic backlash, or astral rift summon). Stress: [1] [1] [1]; Minor Consequence.

Numenera & Cypher System

Ethereal Adoration Veil

(Artifact, Level 5) Form: Delicate veil unfolding into spectral shroud of silver-silk (blues/pinks), celestial paths/adoring eyes. Constant Effect: Eases tasks inspiring/leading (Intellect) or resisting charm/fear by 1 step; +1 Armor vs. psychic/charm. Action Effect 1: Project spectral form 10 min (intangible scouting/barriers; 15-ft. aura: enemies level 4 task to attack). Action Effect 2: Auto-succeed task/defense vs. charm/mobility; deal level 4 psychic damage. Action Effect 3: Protective resonance—you +5 allies within short range gain +2 Armor vs. charm/fear (1 hour, 1/day). Depletion: 1 in 1d10 (action effects). Repair: Intellect task level 5 + rare materials (400 shins).

Pathfinder (2nd Edition Remaster)

Ethereal Adoration Veil

Item 9, Uncommon, Invested, Abjuration, Enchantment, Illusion Price 1,000 gp Usage worn (veil); Bulk L

Translucent veil of silver-silk (blues/pinks) with celestial paths/adoring eyes; unfolds to spectral shroud. Activate [one-action] envision; Frequency once per day; Effect Project spectral form 10 min (incorporeal, traverse barriers; 15-ft. aura: enemies flat-footed on attacks vs. form). Activate [reaction] envision; Trigger Fail save vs. charmed/grabbed/slowed; Frequency once per day; Effect Succeed; 3d6 psychic to source. Activate [two-actions] command; Frequency once per day; Effect You +5 allies within 30 ft. gain 20 temp HP, +1 status to saves vs. charm/fear (1 hour). Passive: +2 item bonus Diplomacy (inspire) and Will vs. charm; advantage Insight detect emotions/lies. Erratic Malfunction: 10% (1d10=1) on activation: stall (lose action), random psychic 3d6, or rift 4d6 psychic (15-ft. burst, Will DC 26 half).

Savage Worlds (Adventure Edition – SWADE)

Ethereal Adoration Veil

Delicate veil unfolding to spectral shroud with blue-pink swirls, celestial paths/eyes. Weight: 1 lb.

Charismatic Projection: +2 Persuasion inspiring/leading; project intangible (Pace 6 flying, no load). Adoring Aura: Allies in MBT +1 morale vs. Fear/Shaken. Unfaltering Veil: 1/session auto-negate charmed/Entangled (Benny). Reverberant Command (Action): Spend Benny; you/allies MBT +2 Toughness vs. psychic/charm (5 rounds). Spectral Shroud: Deploy (action, 1/scene): Shroud fights (Fighting d10, Spirit+d8 psychic) or assists (+2 tasks) 5 rounds. Erratic Malfunction (10%): d10: 1-3 stall; 4-5 random Spirit+d8; 6 rift 3d6 psychic (MBT, ignores Armor). Repair: Repair -2 (400 credits materials); removes malfunction, +1 die actions.

Shadowrun (6th World)

Ethereal Adoration Veil

Type: Enchanted Worn Item (Magical/Projection) Availability: 15R Cost: 70,000¥

Translucent veil of silver-silk (blues/pinks) with celestial paths/adoring eyes; unfolds to spectral shroud. Handling: 4 Speed: 4 Accel: 2 Body: 5 Armor: 6 Pilot: 4 Sensor: 3

Attributes: Agility 6, Reaction 5, Strength 4, Charisma 5, Intuition 5, Logic 4, Willpower 6 Skills: Astral 6, Perception 5, Social 7

Powers:

  • Adoring Projection: +3 dice Social tests inspire/charm.
  • Spectral Resilience: +2 dice resist charm/psychic.
  • Ethereal Projection: Major Action, 1/run; project intangible 10 min (traverse barriers; 15m aura: enemies -2 attack dice).
  • Unfaltering Veil: 1/run auto-succeed resist charm/grapple; 2d6 psychic (AP -2).
  • Shield of Fascination: Major Action, Charisma + Willpower (5); net hits +1 Armor to wearer +5 allies 20m (1 min).
  • Erratic Malfunction (10%): d6: 1-3 stall; 4-5 random psychic 3d6; 6 rift 5d6 psychic (5m radius).

Repair: Astral + Logic (6) + 6,000¥ materials.

Starfinder (2nd Edition)

Ethereal Adoration Veil

Item Level 9; Price 15,000; Bulk L; Worn Magic Item

Translucent veil unfolding to spectral shroud (blues/pinks), celestial paths/adoring eyes. Capacity: 20; Usage 1/10 min

+3 insight bonus Diplomacy (inspire) and Will vs. charm; advantage Insight detect emotions. Ethereal Projection [standard] (1/day): Project spectral form 10 min (incorporeal, traverse barriers; 15-ft. aura: enemies flat-footed vs. form attacks). Unfaltering Veil [reaction] (1/day): Trigger fail save vs. charmed/grabbed/slowed; succeed, 3d6 psychic. Shield of Fascination (1/day): Standard; you +5 allies within 30 ft. 20 temp HP, +1 saves vs. charm/fear (10 min). Erratic Malfunction (10% DC 10): 1-5 stall; 6-9 random psychic 3d6; 10 rift 4d6 psychic (15-ft., Will DC 17 half).

Repair: DC 26 Mysticism + 5,000 credits materials.

Traveller (Mongoose 2nd Edition, 2022 Update)

Ethereal Adoration Veil

TL 14; Mass 0.5 kg; Cost 100,000 Cr

Translucent veil projecting spectral shroud with blue-pink swirls, celestial paths/eyes. STR 6, DEX 10, END 8, INT 6, EDU 5, SOC 8 DM +2 DEX, +2 SOC Skills: Persuade 3, Stealth 2, Astral 2

Adoring Aura: DM +3 Persuade inspire; +2 resist charm/fear. Ethereal Projection: 1/day project intangible 10 min (traverse barriers; enemies -2 attacks). Unfaltering Veil: 1/day auto-succeed resist charm/grapple. Shield of Fascination: 1/day; wearer +5 allies 10m +3 Armour vs. psychic/charm (1 hour). Erratic Malfunction (10%): d10: 1-4 stall; 5-7 random psychic 3d6; 8-10 rift 4d6 psychic (5m).

Repair: Astral 10+ + 15,000 Cr materials.

Warhammer Fantasy Roleplay (4th Edition)

Ethereal Adoration Veil

Type: Magical Item Encumbrance: 1

Translucent veil unfolding to spectral shroud (blues/pinks), celestial paths/adoring eyes. Traits: Ethereal, Enchanting, Unstable

Characteristics: M —, WS —, BS —, S —, T —, I 40, Ag 50, Dex 40, Int 30, WP 50, Fel 60 Wounds: — (spectral)

Adoring Aura: +20 Charm/Leadership inspire; +10 Will vs. charm/fear. Ethereal Projection: Action, 1/day; project intangible 10 rounds (traverse barriers; enemies -20% attacks). Unfaltering Veil: 1/day auto-succeed Test vs. charmed/Entangled. Shield of Fascination: 1/day; wearer +5 allies gain 3 Resolve (1 hour). Erratic Malfunction (10%): d10: 1-4 stall; 5-7 random psychic 2d10; 8-10 rift 3d10 psychic (5 yards, +1 Corruption).

Repair: Lore (Magic) DN 8 + 300 gc materials.