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The Theurgy Point buy is part of the bigger Proficiency System. Please read the Proficiency Page first before reading this one. Theurgy Point Buy provides Packs for a Character to become proficient in a Faith-based curse and debuff style of combat, using spirits, rituals, and blood-magic to hamper enemies. Theurgy Point buy thrives with a source of healing, but can be costly near the end of fights.

Theurgy Point Buy Rules

In order to Point Buy any Packs from Theurgy Point Buy, the Character must be a devout worshiper of any Religion.
Theurgy Point Buy derives its power from the Gods, so it is considered God Magic, and not Planar Magic.
Theurgy Point Buy can, however, be treated as Planar Magic, for religions that favor Planar Magic, or for Characters who can't/won't mix God & Planar Magic.
The above rule is "all or nothing" meaning Theurgy Point Buy Packs must be All God Magic, or All Planar Magic.
Theurgy Point Buy should generally have aesthetics of rituals, blood magic/sacrifice, and works best with the aesthetics of the following Religions: Evolism and Pagan Faiths.

Stance Ability

The Hex Stance Stance Ability is required for all Theurgy Point Buy Abilities. This Ability cannot be point bought, but is included for free as long as at least one Theurgy Point Buy Pack has been purchased. This Ability does not do much besides enable further Theurgy Abilities, while adding some baseline buffs. As a general ground rule. Stances cannot be Countered, Prevented, Cancelled, or interrupted in any way. Please note, if your character has this Stance Ability, they cannot acquire any other Stance Abilities, regardless of their source.

Hex Stance Pack

This Pack allows the Theurgist to use Faith as their Main Defense.

Ability Name	Ability Type	Ability Range	Ability Description	Modifiers
Hex Stance	Stance Technique	Self	Grants the user Hex Stance	N/A

Theurgy Point Buy Packs

Hex Doom Pack

This pack is for cultists who want to curse themselves, and their enemies, making the both of them suffer.

Ability Name	Ability Type	Ability Range	Ability Description	Modifiers
Hex Doom	Link Power	Emote Range	Grants the user Hex Doom	N/A

Hex Plot Pack

This pack is for cultists who want to mitigate any damage they may do to themselves with their rituals and spells.

Ability Name	Ability Type	Ability Range	Ability Description	Modifiers
Hex Plot	Passive Power	Self	Grants the user Hex Plot	N/A

Hex Aura Pack

This pack is for cultists who want to punish enemies that interfere with their magic and rituals, disorienting them.

Ability Name	Ability Type	Ability Range	Ability Description	Modifiers
Hex Aura	Passive Power	5 Blocks	Grants the user Hex Aura	N/A

Hex Madness Pack

This pack is for cultists who want to turn their enemies against one each other with corruptive magic.

Ability Name	Ability Type	Ability Range	Ability Description	Modifiers
Hex Madness	Instant Power	Emote Range	Grants the user Hex Madness	N/A

Hex Bloodlet Pack

This pack is for cultists who want to use the blood of their enemies to empower themselves.

Ability Name	Ability Type	Ability Range	Ability Description	Modifiers
Hex Bloodlet	Instant Power	Self	Grants the user Hex Bloodlet	N/A

Hex Parasite Pack

This pack is for cultists who want to steal their enemies' boons and buffs, allowing them to benefit from them, too.

Ability Name	Ability Type	Ability Range	Ability Description	Modifiers
Hex Parasite	Instant Power	Emote Range	Grants the user Hex Parasite	N/A

Hex Guide Pack

This pack is for the gracious cultists who help their allies strike true.

Ability Name	Ability Type	Ability Range	Ability Description	Modifiers
Hex Guide	Instant Power	Emote Range	Grants the user Hex Guide	N/A

Hex Apocalypse Pack

This pack is for cultists who seal off all of their magic and rituals, in exchange for an explosive boost of power, that also eats away at their health.

Ability Name	Ability Type	Ability Range	Ability Description	Modifiers
Hex Apocalypse	Instant Power	Self	Grants the user Hex Apocalypse	N/A

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 ==Stance Ability==
-The Hex Stance Stance Ability is required for all Theurgy Point Buy Abilities. This Ability cannot be point bought, but is included for free as long as at least one Theurgy Point Buy Pack has been purchased. This Ability does not do much besides enable further Theurgy Abilities, while adding some baseline buffs. As a general ground rule. Stances cannot be Countered, Prevented, Cancelled, or interrupted in any way.
+The Hex Stance Stance Ability is required for all Theurgy Point Buy Abilities. This Ability cannot be point bought, but is included for free as long as at least one Theurgy Point Buy Pack has been purchased. This Ability does not do much besides enable further Theurgy Abilities, while adding some baseline buffs. As a general ground rule. Stances cannot be Countered, Prevented, Cancelled, or interrupted in any way. '''Please note, if your character has this Stance Ability, they cannot acquire any other Stance Abilities, regardless of their source.'''
 ===Hex Stance Pack===
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 ===Hex Doom Pack===
-This Pack allows a Theurgist to bring another person down with them.
+This pack is for cultists who want to curse themselves, and their enemies, making the both of them suffer.
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 | Link Power
 | {{#simple-tooltip: Emote Range | Emote Range means that it can target anyone who is within Emote Range (thus who can see your emotes when you use them).}}
-| Grants the user {{#simple-tooltip: Hex Doom | To bring someone down with you, place a Link Power on an Enemy within range. While this link is upheld, both the user and the target have the Cursed Status Effect applied to them for the next 30 minutes. Once ended or broken, Hex Doom goes on a 1 Hour cooldown. <u>'''To upcast, spend 1 HP when it triggers to do the following::'''</u> Establish a 2nd Link Power on a different Enemy within range.}}
+| Grants the user {{#simple-tooltip: Hex Doom | To bring someone down with you, place a Link Power on an Enemy within range. While this link is upheld, both the user and the target have the Cursed Status Effect applied to them for the next 30 minutes. Once ended or broken, Hex Doom goes on a 1 Hour cooldown. <u>'''To upcast, spend 1 HP when it triggers to do the following::'''</u> A 2nd Link Power can be established on a different Enemy within range.}}
 | N/A
 |-
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 ===Hex Plot Pack===
-This Pack allows the Theurgist to mitigate the damage they do to themselves with their blood-rituals.
+This pack is for cultists who want to mitigate any damage they may do to themselves with their rituals and spells.
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 | Passive Power
 | {{#simple-tooltip: Self | Self Range means that it applies to the user themselves, or something they can directly touch after casting it.}}
-| Grants the user {{#simple-tooltip: Hex Plot | To upcast more often, this Ability activates automatically when the user has Upcast an ability three times, healing the user by 2 HP. Hex Plot can trigger multiple times, and has no cooldown. <u>'''To upcast, spend 1 HP to do the following::'''</u> When triggered, additionally gain +2 Defense for the next two turns.}}
+| Grants the user {{#simple-tooltip: Hex Plot | To upcast more often, this Ability activates automatically when the user has Upcast an ability three times, healing the user by 2 HP. Hex Plot can trigger multiple times, and has no cooldown. <u>'''To upcast, spend 1 HP to do the following::'''</u>  When triggered, additionally gain +2 Defense (breaks cap up to 9) for the next two turns.}}
 | N/A
 |}
 ===Hex Aura Pack===
-This Pack allows the Theurgist to reinforce other Theurgists.
+This pack is for cultists who want to punish enemies that interfere with their magic and rituals, disorienting them.
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 ===Hex Madness Pack===
-This Pack allows the Theurgist to cause unrest within their enemy's ranks.
+This pack is for cultists who want to turn their enemies against one each other with corruptive magic.
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 | Instant Power
 | {{#simple-tooltip: Emote Range | Emote Range means that it can target anyone who is within Emote Range (thus who can see your emotes when you use them).}}
-| Grants the user {{#simple-tooltip:  Hex Madness | To cause an uproar on the enemy team, use this Ability to target an enemy, without expending their turn, the Target makes an attack on any of their allies within range. Hex Madness is considered Hidden, and has a 2 hour cooldown once used. <u>'''To upcast, spend 1 HP when it triggers to do the following::'''</u> Instead of making one attack, the cursed target makes two attacks against different targets within range.}}
+| Grants the user {{#simple-tooltip:  Hex Madness | To cause an uproar on the enemy team, use this Ability to target an enemy, without expending their turn, the Target makes an attack on any one of their allies within range. Hex Madness is considered Hidden, and has a 2 hour cooldown once used. <u>'''To upcast, spend 1 HP when it triggers to do the following::'''</u> Instead of making one attack, the cursed target makes two attacks against different targets within range.}}
 | N/A
 |-
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 ===Hex Bloodlet Pack===
-This Pack allows the Theurgist to draw blood from an enemy to fuel dark desires.
+This pack is for cultists who want to use the blood of their enemies to empower themselves.
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 ===Hex Parasite Pack===
-This Pack allows the Theurgist to steal benefits from their enemies' magic.
+This pack is for cultists who want to steal their enemies' boons and buffs, allowing them to benefit from them, too.
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 |}
 ===Hex Guide Pack===
-This Pack allows the Theurgist to help their ally when they fail.
+This pack is for the gracious cultists who help their allies strike true.
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 ===Hex Apocalypse Pack===
-This Pack allows a user to perform a final gambit against their enemies.
+This pack is for cultists who seal off all of their magic and rituals, in exchange for an explosive boost of power, that also eats away at their health.
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 | Instant Power
 | {{#simple-tooltip: Self | Self Range means that it applies to the user themselves, or something they can directly touch after casting it.}}
-| Grants the user {{#simple-tooltip: Hex Apocalypse | To go all out, use this Ability to put all available Abilities on a forced 4 Hour Cooldown, regardless of actual Cooldown, and not including Passive Powers or Passive Techniques. For every ability placed on cooldown, the user gains +1 Attack and Defense Stat up to a maximum of 11. Finally, after 3 turns the user begins to take 1 HP of damage at the start of every turn. Hex Apocalypse ends once the user is downed, and has a cooldown of 4 hours. <u>'''To upcast, spend 1 HP when it triggers to do the following::'''</u> Perform Hex Apocalypse a second time, doubling the boosts and raising the cap to 21.}}
+| Grants the user {{#simple-tooltip: Hex Apocalypse | To go all out, use this Ability to put all available Abilities, from Point Buy and/or Custom Kits, on a forced 4 Hour Cooldown, regardless of the actual Cooldown, even Passive Abilities which do not usually have Cooldowns. For every ability placed on Cooldown, the user gains +1 Attack and Defense up to a total maximum of 9. Finally, after 3 turns the user begins to take 1 HP of Damage at the start of every turn. Hex Apocalypse ends once the user is downed, and has a cooldown of 1 Hour, and if Dispelled reverts the Cooldowns on Abilities. <u>'''To upcast, spend 1 HP when it triggers to do the following::'''</u> Add an additional 3 turns before the user begins to take 1 HP of damage every turn.}}
 | N/A
 |-
 |}
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