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Divination, Omphalomancy
The act of divining by observing the knots
in an umbilical cord is Omphalomancy.
Check: Roll 3d10 and apply the modifier
from Intuition. Higher results correspond with
higher accuracy or an interpretation that matches
reality more closely. Very poor results are proven
wrong almost instantly, while very good results are
not falsifiable.
Divination, Ornithomancy
The act of divining by observing the flight
of birds is Ornithomancy.
Check: Roll 3d10 and apply the modifier
from Intuition. Higher results correspond with
higher accuracy or an interpretation that matches
reality more closely. Very poor results are proven
wrong almost instantly, while very good results are
not falsifiable.
Chapter 8: Skills
Divination, Oneiromancy
The act of divining by interpreting dreams
is Oneiromancy.
Check: Roll 3d10 and apply the modifier
from Intuition. Higher results correspond with
higher accuracy or an interpretation that matches
reality more closely. Very poor results are proven
wrong almost instantly, while very good results are
not falsifiable.
Divination, Onomancy
The act of divining by interpreting the letters
of a name is Onomancy.
Check: Roll 3d10 and apply the modifier
from Intuition. Higher results correspond with
higher accuracy or an interpretation that matches
reality more closely. Very poor results are proven
wrong almost instantly, while very good results are
not falsifiable.
Divination, Oomancy
The act of divining by interpreting eggs is
Oomancy. The diviner considers the outer shape
and the inner contents.
Check: Roll 3d10 and apply the modifier
from Intuition. Higher results correspond with
higher accuracy or an interpretation that matches
reality more closely. Very poor results are proven
wrong almost instantly, while very good results are
not falsifiable.
Divination, Pyromancy
The act of divining by fire is pyromancy.
The presage is good if the flame was vigorous and
quickly consumes the sacrifice. On the other hand,
if it is slow to consume the victim, the presage is
evil.
In addition to observing sacrifices, the flames
of torches are observed. If the flame forms a single
point it is good, if it splits in 2, it is a bad omen.
Curiously, 3 is a better omen than 1. Bending of
the flame is understood as sickness for the healthy
and death for the sick. Sudden extinction suggests
the coming of a frightful disaster or catastrophe.
Another specialty is called pyroscopy,
wherein the seer burns a sheet of paper on a white
surface and examines the resulting stains.
One form of pyromancy is daphnomancy,
wherein the seer listens to the noise made by laurel
branches crackling in an open fire. The louder the
crackles, the better the omens. If crackles are absent,
the meaning is bleak.
Finally, seers of pyromancy may practice
capnomancy, the art of interpreting the movement
of smoke from sacrificial offerings. The meaning is
good if it rises lightly from the altar and ascends
straight to the clouds. The omen is bad if the smoke
hangs about.
Check: Roll 3d10 and apply the modifier
from Intuition. Higher results correspond with
higher accuracy or an interpretation that matches
reality more closely. Very poor results are proven
wrong almost instantly, while very good results are
not falsifiable.
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