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[[File:Mapping of the Heart.PNG|thumb|A character undergoing the Mapping of the Heart.]] | [[File:Mapping of the Heart.PNG|thumb|A character undergoing the Mapping of the Heart.]] | ||
The '''Mapping of the Heart''' is a ritual carried out by the [[Viconia DeVir|Inquisitor of Shar]] at the [[House of Grief]]. The mapping is performed on whoever sits on the stone bench at {{Coords|-272|9}}. Only one | The '''Mapping of the Heart''' is a ritual carried out by the [[Viconia DeVir|Inquisitor of Shar]] at the [[House of Grief]]. The mapping is performed on whoever sits on the stone bench at {{Coords|-272|9}}. Only one character per run can undergo the Mapping of the Heart. {{CharLink|Shadowheart}} will have a unique interaction with the Inquisitor on the bench and will not complete a typical mapping. | ||
The answers to the mapping affect the battle with the | The answers to the mapping affect the battle with the {{CharLink|Viconia DeVir}} by giving her two specialized spells {{SAI|Castigate Heartform}} and {{SAI|Mapped Terror}}. The Mapping can be skipped entirely by passing a {{Ability check|Investigation|20}} to find a button on the wall that opens the hidden passage to the [[Cloister of Sombre Embrace]]. | ||
== Questions == | == Questions == | ||
{{ | The questions are always asked in the same order. The answers provided to each question award a hidden value towards generating the Heartform, similar to how dialogue choices can improve or reduce [[Approval]] with companions. | ||
* "What last caused you to shed a tear?" | |||
** Grief. (Craven -1) | |||
** Loneliness. (False -1, Craven -1, Violent +1) | |||
** A wound. (Melancholy +2) | |||
** An onion. (Craven +1, False +2) | |||
** A beautiful sunset. (Jealous +1, Violent+2) | |||
** Never happened. (False +2) | |||
* A {{Ability check|Perception|18}} is made before the next question. If successful, the character has the opportunity to cut the mapping short at this point and delivering the Heartform based only on the first answer. | |||
* "What is your unspoken desire?" | * "What is your unspoken desire?" | ||
** To run away from it all. | ** To run away from it all. (Violent -1, Craven +2) | ||
** To indulge every hunger, every lust. | ** To indulge every hunger, every lust. (Melancholy +2, False -1, Jealous +2) | ||
** To dominate. | ** To dominate. (Jealous +1, Violent +2, Craven -1) | ||
** To be dominated. | ** To be dominated. (Melancholy+1, Violent-1, Prying+1) | ||
** To be held. | ** To be held. (Melancholy +1, Prying +1) | ||
** To bathe in wealth and power. | ** To bathe in wealth and power. (False +1, Jealous +1, Violent +1) | ||
* "What is your greatest fear?" | * "What is your greatest fear?" | ||
** Darkness | ** Darkness (Melancholy -1) | ||
** To be without power. | ** To be without power. (Melancholy +1) | ||
** Betrayal | ** Betrayal. (False +2) | ||
** Disease. | ** Disease. (Violent -1) | ||
** Turning into a mind flayer. | ** Turning into a mind flayer. (False -1, Prying +1) | ||
** Spiders. | ** Spiders. (Violent -1, Craven +1) | ||
* "How would you spite one who wronged you?" | * "How would you spite one who wronged you?" | ||
** I would not. I would forgive them. | ** I would not. I would forgive them. (False +1, Melancholy +1, Prying +1) | ||
** I would forgive them, but slowly poison them. | ** I would forgive them, but slowly poison them. (Jealous +1, Craven +1, False +2) | ||
** I would challenge them publicly, and humiliate them before all. | ** I would challenge them publicly, and humiliate them before all. (Melancholy +1, Jealous +1, Violent +2) | ||
** I would kill them. | ** I would kill them. (Violent +2) | ||
** I spare them - but hunt down their beloved. | ** I spare them - but hunt down their beloved. (False +1, Violent +1, Craven +1) | ||
** I would fabricate a grave threat, and let them live in fear of it. | ** I would fabricate a grave threat, and let them live in fear of it. (Melancholy +1, Prying -1, False +2) | ||
* "How would you feel, if all your burdens were | * "How would you feel, if all your burdens were lifted?" | ||
** I would be happy. | ** I would be happy. (Melancholy +1, False -1, Craven -1) | ||
** I would be restless. | ** I would be restless. (Melancholy +2, Violent +1, Prying +1) | ||
** I would be suspicious. | ** I would be suspicious. (Violent -1, False +2) | ||
** I would manifest new burdens within a tenday. | ** I would manifest new burdens within a tenday. (Jealous +1, Melancholy +2, Prying +1) | ||
** I would be lesser - my burdens moulded me. | ** I would be lesser - my burdens moulded me. (Melancholy+1, Violent +1) | ||
** I would be grateful to the gods. | ** I would be grateful to the gods. (Craven +2) | ||
== Outcomes == | == Outcomes == | ||
The outcomes of the mapping affect the | The outcomes of the mapping affect the battle against Viconia in two ways. She applies a curse using {{SAI|Castigate Heartform}}, the effect of which is altered by the heartform she decides for the party. Secondly, your answer to "your greatest fear" changes the effect of her [[Mapped Terror]] ability. | ||
* | * {{Cond|Craven Heart}} - "You flee when you should fight, seek to soften every hard choice. You are untempered." | ||
* | * {{Cond|False Heart}} - "Deceiving as easily others breathe. You hide the truth even from yourself. But your true self is nothing to fear." | ||
* | * {{Cond|Jealous Heart}} - "Your wants are endless. All others are undeserving of any boon next to you. Envy is a fire that will consume you, but we can help douse it." | ||
* | * {{Cond|Melancholy Heart}} - "You possess a melancholy heart. A smile is a stranger upon your lips. You do not know what you are missing, but you miss it nonetheless." | ||
* {{Cond|Prying Heart}} - "You crave insights and secrets that are not your own. You live through others, and neglect the self. We can help you rediscover you." | |||
* {{Cond|Violent Heart}} - "Rage grips you. Blood inflames you." | |||
* {{Cond|Wayward Heart}} - Unique to Shadowheart if she sits on the bench. | |||
== Related Literature == | |||
* {{MdRarityItem|Absolving the Wayward Heart}} | |||
* {{MdRarityItem|Confronting the False Heart}} | |||
* {{MdRarityItem|Denying the Prying Heart}} | |||
* {{MdRarityItem|Emboldening the Craven Heart}} | |||
* {{MdRarityItem|Forging Success}} | |||
* {{MdRarityItem|Reconciling the Jealous Heart}} | |||
* {{MdRarityItem|Soothing the Violent Heart}} | |||
* {{MdRarityItem|The Unburdening}} | |||
* {{MdRarityItem|The Ways of the Heart: An Introduction}} | |||
* {{MdRarityItem|Warming the Melancholy Heart}} | |||
Latest revision as of 09:51, 19 November 2024
The Mapping of the Heart is a ritual carried out by the Inquisitor of Shar at the House of Grief. The mapping is performed on whoever sits on the stone bench at X: -272 Y: 9. Only one character per run can undergo the Mapping of the Heart. Shadowheart will have a unique interaction with the Inquisitor on the bench and will not complete a typical mapping.
The answers to the mapping affect the battle with the Viconia DeVir by giving her two specialized spells 
and . The Mapping can be skipped entirely by passing a 
DC 20 Investigation check to find a button on the wall that opens the hidden passage to the Cloister of Sombre Embrace.
Questions[edit | edit source]
The questions are always asked in the same order. The answers provided to each question award a hidden value towards generating the Heartform, similar to how dialogue choices can improve or reduce Approval with companions.
- "What last caused you to shed a tear?"
- Grief. (Craven -1)
- Loneliness. (False -1, Craven -1, Violent +1)
- A wound. (Melancholy +2)
- An onion. (Craven +1, False +2)
- A beautiful sunset. (Jealous +1, Violent+2)
- Never happened. (False +2)
- A DC 18 Perception check is made before the next question. If successful, the character has the opportunity to cut the mapping short at this point and delivering the Heartform based only on the first answer.
- "What is your unspoken desire?"
- To run away from it all. (Violent -1, Craven +2)
- To indulge every hunger, every lust. (Melancholy +2, False -1, Jealous +2)
- To dominate. (Jealous +1, Violent +2, Craven -1)
- To be dominated. (Melancholy+1, Violent-1, Prying+1)
- To be held. (Melancholy +1, Prying +1)
- To bathe in wealth and power. (False +1, Jealous +1, Violent +1)
- "What is your greatest fear?"
- Darkness (Melancholy -1)
- To be without power. (Melancholy +1)
- Betrayal. (False +2)
- Disease. (Violent -1)
- Turning into a mind flayer. (False -1, Prying +1)
- Spiders. (Violent -1, Craven +1)
- "How would you spite one who wronged you?"
- I would not. I would forgive them. (False +1, Melancholy +1, Prying +1)
- I would forgive them, but slowly poison them. (Jealous +1, Craven +1, False +2)
- I would challenge them publicly, and humiliate them before all. (Melancholy +1, Jealous +1, Violent +2)
- I would kill them. (Violent +2)
- I spare them - but hunt down their beloved. (False +1, Violent +1, Craven +1)
- I would fabricate a grave threat, and let them live in fear of it. (Melancholy +1, Prying -1, False +2)
- "How would you feel, if all your burdens were lifted?"
- I would be happy. (Melancholy +1, False -1, Craven -1)
- I would be restless. (Melancholy +2, Violent +1, Prying +1)
- I would be suspicious. (Violent -1, False +2)
- I would manifest new burdens within a tenday. (Jealous +1, Melancholy +2, Prying +1)
- I would be lesser - my burdens moulded me. (Melancholy+1, Violent +1)
- I would be grateful to the gods. (Craven +2)
Outcomes[edit | edit source]
The outcomes of the mapping affect the battle against Viconia in two ways. She applies a curse using , the effect of which is altered by the heartform she decides for the party. Secondly, your answer to "your greatest fear" changes the effect of her Mapped Terror ability.
- "You flee when you should fight, seek to soften every hard choice. You are untempered."- - "Deceiving as easily others breathe. You hide the truth even from yourself. But your true self is nothing to fear."
- - "Your wants are endless. All others are undeserving of any boon next to you. Envy is a fire that will consume you, but we can help douse it."
- - "You possess a melancholy heart. A smile is a stranger upon your lips. You do not know what you are missing, but you miss it nonetheless."
- - "You crave insights and secrets that are not your own. You live through others, and neglect the self. We can help you rediscover you."
- - "Rage grips you. Blood inflames you."
- - Unique to Shadowheart if she sits on the bench.
