Theurgic Anchors
Theurgic Anchors are a special kind of skill that allows a spell-caster to empower themselves with energy from another source via the Theurgic Anchoring Skill. Whereas Arcane Traditions merely reflect different methodologies to the use of magic, Theurgic Anchors supplement one’s arcana with a different power. This skill is copied below for the sake of convenience.
Many seek out these Anchors as a means to greater amounts of power. Those Anchored to Necrotheurgy are able to exert control over others while the Alienists of Xenotheurgy are able to empower their spells with chaotic energies. However, some seek out Anchors to be closer to something that they are studying or something that they worship. Scholars may seek greater knowledge of the darkness between the stars. Priest may seek a spiritual unity with a divine energy.
Ultimately, this is yet another way for a Spelluser to customize their characters. Theurgic Anchors are agonistic to Arcane Traditions — Animancy is as suitable for Necrotheurgy as Talismanry.
Theurgic Anchoring
Requires: Any two basic Channeler skills
Complex; Active-Conc/Atn, Anchor
Description: You may Anchor your spellcraft in pious devotion, deathly energy, or the maddening dark beyond sanity itself. This grants you a renewable resource that you may expend to empower your spellcraft.
Usage:When you learn this skill for the first time, choose between the Devoted Anchor, the Necrotheurgic Anchor or the Xenotheurgic Anchor. Anchoring yourself for the current month requires an attunement and 10 minutes of meditation at a certain location (depending on the type of Anchor)
Deotheurges steep their magics with prayer and a faith in the divine. They Anchor their magics via a Shrine of their Faith or through group prayer. While thusly Anchored, they may boost their spells to better support their allies.
Necrotheurges tap into the macabre domains of death and decay. They Anchor their magics via a Graveyard or a Bone Garden. While thusly Anchored, their healing abilities are stymied but they are able to feed upon soul energy to empower their destructive and revivifying abilities.
Xenotheurges may allow their mind a glimpse into the maddening depths beyond sanity. They Anchor their magics via a Biomancer Hatchery or an Outsider Obelisk. While thusly Anchored, they are able to defy reality to inflict madness upon their foes or even slip from others’ sight.