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• An assistant priest (or higher) can only use their battle skill if the cult they hold that rank in is a warrior cult. Thus an assistant priest of Lhankor Mhy who is also a lay member of Orlanth can belong a regiment, but must use their power skill instead of their battle skill.
• Clarification: if a character bringing their lover shows conspicuous piety, they will have to pay for the lover to do so too.
• Orlanth and Storm Bull now have mandatory ceremonies in winter instead of autumn. Argan Argar changed to autumn instead of winter.
• A character can only be an initiate or higher in two cults simultaneously.
• A character can only be a priest or higher in one cult at a time.
• Priests must lead a ceremony each period.
• Chief priests and high priests must lead a ceremony during the cult's holy season.

Leaving a Cult

An Initiate or higher leaving a cult will earn a NiS.

Spirits of Reprisal

• Lay members may leave the cult at any time, but if the character joins a hostile cult within a year they will be beset by Spirits of Reprisal.
• Initiates who leave the cult will be beset by Spirits of Reprisal unless they initiate into an associated cult within a year.
• Assistant Rune-Lords or Assistant Priests will be beset by Spirits of Reprisal if they leave the cult.
• God-Talkers, Rune-Lords, Priests or higher will be beset by Spirits of Reprisal if they leave the cult and/or if they are convicted of breaking a Major Cult Taboo.

The Spirit of Reprisal has a Death Roll of 11+ on 2D6, with no other possible results. If the character survives, their Endurance will be at 60%, unless already lower.

Stepping down the ranks
A character may step down one rank in the cult hierarchy each Period (3 turns), until they are an Initiate.

Related changes

• Doing cult (and regimental) duties is normally enforced by the GM. By explicitly stating so in their orders, a character can choose to not do their cult or regimental duty.
• Not doing your cult duties is added to the list of minor cult offences.
• Initiates will no longer be demoted if not doing their cult duties. The only way to step down from Initiate to Lay member is by being demoted as a result of a cult tribunal conviction.