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-Pick a ritual. Its Target Values
+====== Ritual System ======
-[Power, Stability, Focus]
-show the numbers you must match.
-You start at [10,10,10] and take 10 actions using reagents to move your values. Each exact match at the end gives 1 point:
+=== Target Values ===
+Every ritual lists a set of **Target Values** in the format:
-= Crit Fail • 1 = Fail • 2 = Success • 3 = Crit Success
+**[Power, Stability, Focus]**
-Up to 3 allies can help; each lets you lock one value at a time of your choosing so it can’t change.
+These numbers represent the exact values you must reach by the end of the ritual.
+All rituals are performed by manipulating these three values over a the span of ten actions.
+----
+=== Starting Values ===
+All participants begin a ritual at:
+**[10, 10, 10]**
+You will take **exactly 10 actions**, each of which uses a reagent to modify one or more of these values.
+----
+=== Allied Assistance ===
+Up to **three allies** may aid you during a ritual.
+Each ally grants you **one Lock**, which you may use at any time. A Lock allows you to:
+  * **Freeze** one of your current values (Power, Stability, or Focus)
+  * That value **cannot be changed** by any further actions, use them for values that match their target
+Once a value is locked, all reagent effects that would alter it are **ignored**.
+<flow>
+flowchart TD;
+  a["Are others aiding you in your ritual?"];
+  b["Have your assistants use their
+  Ritual Assist ability on you"];
+  c["Start Ritual"];
+  a --> No;
+  a --> Yes;
+  Yes --> b;
+  No --> c;
+  b --> c;
+</flow>
+----
+=== Reagent Use ===
+  * You must perform **10 total actions**.
+  * Each action consumes a **reagent**.
+  * Reagents shift Power, Stability, and Focus in specific ways (defined elsewhere).
+  * If you run out of reagents before completing your 10 actions, you will be forced to perform randomized actions
+----
+=== Random Action ===
+If you lack sufficient reagents to complete all 10 actions:
+  * For each missing reagent, you must perform an action which randomly alters each value
+  * These still count as normal actions and **cannot be skipped**
+  * You **may choose** to take a random action willingly, even if you would have reagents to use
+----
+=== Scoring the Result ===
+At the end of your tenth action, compare your final values to the ritual’s Target Values.
+Count how many of the three values **exactly match** their targets:
+  * **0 Matches → Critical Failure**
+  * **1 Match → Failure**
+  * **2 Matches → Success**
+  * **3 Matches → Critical Success**
+<flow>
+flowchart TD;
+  a["Ritual End."];
+  b["Does the final value match the target value?
+  (Power, Stability, Focus)"];
+  c["Add one to score per matching value."];
+  d["No change to score."];
+  a --> b;
+  b --> Yes;
+  b --> No;
+  Yes --> c;
+  No --> d;
+</flow>
-You MUST perform 10 actions to end a ritual, if you have no more reagents you will have to use a with random values.