English edition v1.3.3

#4 Sorcery Tatsujin Spells (Grand Secret Art)

Base Energy 8 (ritual), Target Number 18. A 1-session ritual — cannot be cast in combat. Limited to 1 time per 1 session for a Tatsujin-grade PC.

#§ 4 Grand Secret Arts


#35-08-01. Divine Art of the Heaven-Earth Sealing Knot (天地封結)

  • Type: [upkeep] (ritual type)
  • Energy: 8 (ritual) / Target Number: 18
  • Range/Target: 1 city/region

Casting: a 1-session ritual. Cannot be cast in combat.

Effect: a permanent Barrier (Barrier HP 100, yoma -5 — 1st-expansion Domain Barrier grade, preserved in this §11). Permanently seal all Incorporeal and yoma in the city/region. After the 1-session ritual, the PC needs exhaustion on the next round + 1 week of rest (the ritual's price).

Failure: does not manifest. The PC takes exhaustion on the next round + 1 session of madness (the casting's price).


#35-08-02. Divine Art of the Hundred-Demon Shikigami (百鬼式神)

  • Type: [upkeep → aptitude] (ritual type)
  • Energy: 8 (ritual) / Target Number: 18
  • Range/Target: a designated area

Casting: a 1-session ritual. Cannot be cast in combat.

Effect: summon a shikigami squad (5 minion-grade) for 1 week. Can be operated as a squad unit.

Failure: does not manifest. The PC takes exhaustion on the next round, the casting's price.


#35-08-03. Divine Art of the Time-Reversing Return (歸還逆時)

  • Type: [Kata] (ritual type)
  • Energy: 8 (ritual) / Target Number: 18
  • Range/Target: self + 1 zone

Casting: a 1-session ritual. Cannot be cast in combat.

Effect: rewind 1 event (e.g., a PC's death/decision) by 1 hour. The PC can decide again. Limited to 1 time per 1 campaign.

Failure: does not manifest. The PC takes exhaustion on the next round + risk of permanent madness for 1 session (the casting's price).


#35-08-04. Divine Art of the Netherworld Gate Opening (幽界開門)

  • Type: [upkeep]
  • Casting: a 1-session ritual. Cannot be cast in combat.
  • Energy: 8 / Target Number: 18
  • Range/Target: 1 designated zone

Effect: create a permanent gate connecting to the Spirit Realm or another world. The PC party opens a Spirit Realm expedition route through that gate — entry into the 1st-expansion [Spirit Realm region] becomes possible. The gate is closed manually by the caster, or maintained for 1 campaign.

Side effect: right after creation, the appearance rate of Incorporeal in that zone rises (a scenario hook may arise). GM discretion.

Failure: the gate is not created. The PC takes exhaustion on the next round + 1 session of madness (the ritual's price).

School perk: with 19-01-05 Tibetan Esotericism (mandala ritual), Target Number -2.

GM approval required: this spell affects the campaign's progression structure. The GM's prior approval is required.


  • Divine Art of the Heaven-Earth Sealing Knot (35-08-01): campaign climax. A great sealing event.
  • Divine Art of the Hundred-Demon Shikigami (35-08-02): right before a great battle. Squad reinforcement.
  • Divine Art of the Time-Reversing Return (35-08-03): when regretting a PC's death or a key decision. Limited to 1 time per 1 campaign — use with care.
  • Divine Art of the Netherworld Gate Opening (35-08-04): opening a Spirit Realm expedition route. The GM's prior approval is required.

"A Tatsujin-grade spell: one breath changes one fate. But that breath comes once in a lifetime."