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<blockquote data-quote="AbdulAlhazred" data-source="post: 4707416" data-attributes="member: 82106">Not that I've seen. A geas could be a type of ritual. Not sure what exactly the parameters would be, it would depend on what the affect on the target was, etc.&quot;Ordinary&quot; oaths would be social strictures. Break it and people are unlikely to take you at your word in the future.Of course in a magical universe you might be able to swear an oath &quot;In the name of Gelin&quot; and give it actual teeth. I would think that too would be a form/variation of a ritual. Maybe such a 'binding oath' has to be sworn in the Temple of Gelin and there could be specific conditions (IE essentially it becomes a ritual administered by a Cleric of Gelin). Simply blurting out an oath and mentioning the name of a higher power MIGHT also have some kind of effect/consequences, but that could be more unpredictable and might not be as convincing to whoever is interested in making sure you keep your word.As for advantages... There could be some sort of buff you could gain for taking on an oath like that, but it would probably be pretty circumstantial. I would think it would only be applicable in the direct furtherance of the oath and it would depend heavily on the nature of the higher power invoked. Of course failing to fullfil such an oath would also logically have consequences!</blockquote>

[QUOTE="AbdulAlhazred, post: 4707416, member: 82106"] Not that I've seen. A geas could be a type of ritual. Not sure what exactly the parameters would be, it would depend on what the affect on the target was, etc. "Ordinary" oaths would be social strictures. Break it and people are unlikely to take you at your word in the future. Of course in a magical universe you might be able to swear an oath "In the name of Gelin" and give it actual teeth. I would think that too would be a form/variation of a ritual. Maybe such a 'binding oath' has to be sworn in the Temple of Gelin and there could be specific conditions (IE essentially it becomes a ritual administered by a Cleric of Gelin). Simply blurting out an oath and mentioning the name of a higher power MIGHT also have some kind of effect/consequences, but that could be more unpredictable and might not be as convincing to whoever is interested in making sure you keep your word. As for advantages... There could be some sort of buff you could gain for taking on an oath like that, but it would probably be pretty circumstantial. I would think it would only be applicable in the direct furtherance of the oath and it would depend heavily on the nature of the higher power invoked. Of course failing to fullfil such an oath would also logically have consequences! [/QUOTE]

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