Rituals will be learned using these steps and are for ALL blood sorcery (Thaumaturgy, Necromancy, Dur-An-Ki, eetc):

• Firstly, the process of learning of the ritual and mastering it must be rp'd.

• Rituals are free to be taught IC from the appropriate teacher (ST lead) twice per month, or you can spend XP for them at 2 times the ritual level rating. Even if you elect to use xp I will still require some sort of RP for it. This could be journal writings or IC RP on your own

• There are two ways that the ritual can be learned. If your character is in good standing with the clan that teaches it (ex. a loyal Tremere or Giovanni), then they may simply request to have the ritual taught to them. If they are unable to gain approval, or would prefer to simply research it on their own then the following rules apply for researching it. They must make an extended Intelligence + Investigation roll with difficult of ritual's level +3. The number of successes required is equal to the ritual's level x3. The roll can be made once every number of days equal to the rating of the ritual. So for example, with a level 3 ritual you could roll for it once every three days.

• After they have finished learning of the ritual by either method, they must then master it. This will require an extended roll of Intelligence + Occult with a difficulty of the ritual's level +3. The number of successes needed is equal to the ritual's level x5. The roll can be made once every number of days equal to the rating of the ritual, same as during the research phase.

Your mentor rating can be added to the number of dice available for your roll.