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1d4chan>LongFangLongshot: /* Organization */

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Organization

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	* '''Acharne''': The worst parts of college fraternities and secret societies all in one awful place. They lionize mental and physical suffering, and will put their adherents through hell just to join, and fuck up their lives just to see if it can be done. They work primarily with the Mind Sphere as opposed to the Time Sphere, and are sometimes called Durdenites in the modern day due to them largely being the kind of person who watches Fight Club and thinks Tyler Durden is the hero.		* '''Acharne''': The worst parts of college fraternities and secret societies all in one awful place. They lionize mental and physical suffering, and will put their adherents through hell just to join, and fuck up their lives just to see if it can be done. They work primarily with the Mind Sphere as opposed to the Time Sphere, and are sometimes called Durdenites in the modern day due to them largely being the kind of person who watches Fight Club and thinks Tyler Durden is the hero.
	* '''Aghoris''': The oldest Non-Code sect, and ironically one of the greatest masters of Ecstatic magic...though they get there in a less than ideal way. The Aghoris understand life to be an illusion, and the self to be the greatest illusion of all, which means they practice an unbelievable amount of harm to each other and others in order to achieve enlightenment. They have also lost most of the masters that kept them in check, they have mostly degenerated into being the most Slaaneshi of all Ecstatics and most don't really like hanging out with them.		* '''Aghoris''': The oldest Non-Code sect, and ironically one of the greatest masters of Ecstatic magic...though they get there in a less than ideal way. The Aghoris understand life to be an illusion, and the self to be the greatest illusion of all, which means they practice an unbelievable amount of harm to each other and others in order to achieve enlightenment. They have also lost most of the masters that kept them in check, they have mostly degenerated into being the most Slaaneshi of all Ecstatics and most don't really like hanging out with them.
			* '''Dissonance Society''': Anarchists and Communists who want to completely reboot society by either convincing people to help restart it or actively destroy it. Initially born from within the Joybringers, they bend the Code way too often to ever be considered truly adherent in the name of saving humanity...though usually by causing a ton of trouble.
			* '''Hagalaz''': Straight up Vikings who didn't really take to Christianity and modern life, and honestly got ''very'' mad about all of it being imposed on them and joined the Ecstatics using traditional norse runic magic as a base for their berzerker fury. They have ties to the Verbena, but even they have their limits on how much they're willing to hear out the Sons of Wotan in their fatalistic rampages. Great to have in a fight however.



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1d4chan>LongFangLongshot: /* Organization */

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Organization

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	The Code adherent Factions are:		The Code adherent Factions are:
	* '''Joybringers''': Largest modern faction, born of the old Cult of Bacchus that fell in the 19th century. They're one of the strictest about the Code, but for the most altruistic reasons.		* '''Joybringers''': Largest modern faction, born of the old Cult of Bacchus that fell in the 19th century. They're one of the strictest about the Code, but for the most altruistic reasons of wanting to ascend humanity all at once rather than one at a time.
			* '''K'an Lu''': An ancient sect of Taoist monks who introduce themselves to extreme physical sensation in order to better perfect themselves and to bring themselves into an ultimate balance that ends in their ascension. While extremely rare these days, they've had a big impact on other Code-adherent Sects, even if the others simply cannot keep up with their rigid and often quite painful methods of self-enlightenment.
			* '''The Fellowship of Pan''': Largest ancient faction due to their goals largely aligning with the Joybringers. They're the traditional bacchanalian sect that's all about wine and fucking, but largely for the purpose of getting man down to his basest possible elements, beyond pure instinct, where the shared heartbeat of humanity is said to lie. Because of this, they're actually considered excellent healers as they can cool off the angry, and inspire the hopeless. Just expect a hangover afterwards.
			* '''Vratyas''': The most insular of the code-adherent; having never left their Nepalese monastaries. They are considered the world's foremost masters of Tantra, and are said to be the men that Sh'Zar himself met in order to first unlock the secrets of Ecstasy. They reveal extremely little of their craft to outsiders, but are rumored to be taught from birth on how to best maximize the potential of the human body.
			* '''Erzuli Jingo''': A very lost and dying Dreamspeaker cult that forgot where it was in the middle of it's religious experience generating and spirit calling. Not really very powerful anymore.

	The Non-Code adherent Factions are:		The Non-Code adherent Factions are:
	* '''Acharne''': The worst parts of college fraternities and secret societies all ~~meshed into~~ one. They lionize mental and physical suffering, and will put their adherents through hell just to join, and fuck up their lives just to see if ~~they~~ can ~~do it~~. They work primarily with the Mind Sphere as opposed to the Time Sphere, and are sometimes called Durdenites in the modern day due to them largely being the kind of person who watches Fight Club and thinks Tyler Durden is the hero.		* '''Acharne''': The worst parts of college fraternities and secret societies all in one awful place. They lionize mental and physical suffering, and will put their adherents through hell just to join, and fuck up their lives just to see if it can be done. They work primarily with the Mind Sphere as opposed to the Time Sphere, and are sometimes called Durdenites in the modern day due to them largely being the kind of person who watches Fight Club and thinks Tyler Durden is the hero.
			* '''Aghoris''': The oldest Non-Code sect, and ironically one of the greatest masters of Ecstatic magic...though they get there in a less than ideal way. The Aghoris understand life to be an illusion, and the self to be the greatest illusion of all, which means they practice an unbelievable amount of harm to each other and others in order to achieve enlightenment. They have also lost most of the masters that kept them in check, they have mostly degenerated into being the most Slaaneshi of all Ecstatics and most don't really like hanging out with them.


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1d4chan>LongFangLongshot: /* The Esoteric Power of Percocet and Wine */

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The Esoteric Power of Percocet and Wine

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	=== The Esoteric Power of Percocet and Wine ===		=== The Esoteric Power of Percocet and Wine ===
	One of the Ecstatics' most defining trait and stereotype is their affinity for narcotics and sexual experience as a foci for their magic. It's not their ''only'' Foci, as the concept is to expand and open your senses, which can be any number of things: a favorite story read aloud, a comic book, a prayer (the Chorus ''loves'' that.), anything like that...but Sex, Drugs, and Rock n' Roll is generally accepted to be the easiest and most useful ways of doing it.		One of the Ecstatics' most defining trait and stereotype is their affinity for narcotics and sexual experience as a foci for their magic. It's not their ''only'' Foci, as the concept is to expand and open your senses, which can be any number of things: a favorite story read aloud, a comic book, a prayer (the [[Celestial Chorus\|Chorus]] [[HERESY\|''loves'' that]].), anything like that...but Sex, Drugs, and Rock n' Roll is generally accepted to be the easiest and most useful ways of doing it.

	Don't just assume this is a way to free ass and weed though; the Cultists take this shit ''very'' seriously. For the Ecstatics, Sex is more than just fun; it's a three-tiered system with wanton fucking being at the very bottom, and requires either a lot of it or a perfect situation to create the perfect moment of momentary enlightenment. They'll happily go down on you if you ask, but you're not going to really get much beyond the obvious. Their concept of "high-sex" is pleasurable, but it's honestly more work than play; being a specific tantric ritual designed to share energies with the other person. Lovemaking is the creamy middle of the two, being more about intense personal bonding, something that the Ecstatics also see as something that can expand your boundaries, though not nearly to the extent as their more intense rituals. Oh yeah and ''do not'' use their permissiveness as an excuse to try and force yourself on them or another person; that's in their code. If they consent though? Have a ball.		Don't just assume this is a way to free ass and weed though; the Cultists take this shit ''very'' seriously. For the Ecstatics, Sex is more than just fun; it's a three-tiered system with wanton fucking being at the very bottom, and requires either a lot of it or a perfect situation to create the perfect moment of momentary enlightenment. They'll happily go down on you if you ask, but you're not going to really get much beyond the obvious. Their concept of "high-sex" is pleasurable, but it's honestly more work than play; being a specific tantric ritual designed to share energies with the other person. Lovemaking is the creamy middle of the two, being more about intense personal bonding, something that the Ecstatics also see as something that can expand your boundaries, though not nearly to the extent as their more intense rituals. Oh yeah and ''do not'' use their permissiveness as an excuse to try and force yourself on them or another person; that's in their code. If they consent though? Have a ball.

1d4chan>LongFangLongshot: /* Code of Ananda */

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Code of Ananda

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	=== Code of Ananda ===		=== Code of Ananda ===
	Sh'Zar realized quite quickly that while all the pleasure in the world and chasing it is a net good for Cultists, ~~he realized pretty early on after the establishment of the tradition that~~ this gaggle of meth addicts and nymphomaniacs need a little bit of guidance to keep them from tearing themselves, and the tradition, to shreds and committing exceptionally dangerous crimes. Thus, he set down the Code of Ananda, which attempts to set guidelines for all Cultists on what "Acceptable Behavior" is.		Sh'Zar realized quite quickly that while all the pleasure in the world and chasing it is a net good for Cultists, this gaggle of meth addicts and nymphomaniacs need a little bit of guidance to keep them from tearing themselves, and the tradition, to shreds and committing exceptionally dangerous crimes. Thus, he set down the Code of Ananda, which attempts to set guidelines for all Cultists on what "Acceptable Behavior" is.

	The Code reads as follows:		The Code reads as follows:

1d4chan>LongFangLongshot: /* Code of Ananda */

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Code of Ananda

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	The Code reads as follows:		The Code reads as follows:
	* '''I. Thou art miraculous: So are we all.''' - Don't use your magic to lord over Sleepers. They might Awaken someday.		* '''I. Thou art miraculous: So are we all.''' - Don't use your magic to lord over Sleepers. They might Awaken someday.
	* '''II. He who spits upon his good right hand shall find the left one fails him in need'' - Help your fellow Cultist if he needs it, and don't take it for granted. You're gonna need help eventually too.		* '''II. He who spits upon his good right hand shall find the left one fails him in need''' - Help your fellow Cultist if he needs it, and don't take it for granted. You're gonna need help eventually too.
	* '''III. Each gold coin yields two like it; each stalkgiven creates a bundle. Yet, each coin taken turns therest to dross, and one bundle gone creates a famine. Thus shall a Seer count his deeds.''' - Don't fuck up the magic blunt rotation. Help your fellow Cultist and Sleeper with your findings if you can.		* '''III. Each gold coin yields two like it; each stalkgiven creates a bundle. Yet, each coin taken turns therest to dross, and one bundle gone creates a famine. Thus shall a Seer count his deeds.''' - Don't fuck up the magic blunt rotation. Help your fellow Cultist and Sleeper with your findings if you can.
	* '''IV. Some minds rest best asleep. Stir not thosewho would not waken otherwise.''' - Don't wake up Sleepers willy-nilly. A hotly debated topic among the Cult since it's very much against the "push the boundaries of personal reality" thing that the Cult was founded on. Without a doubt the part of the code most broken or ignored by it's more unsavory characters.		* '''IV. Some minds rest best asleep. Stir not thosewho would not waken otherwise.''' - Don't wake up Sleepers willy-nilly. A hotly debated topic among the Cult since it's very much against the "push the boundaries of personal reality" thing that the Cult was founded on. Without a doubt the part of the code most broken or ignored by it's more unsavory characters.

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+We know what you're thinking, and no, they aren't [[Slaanesh|Slaaneshi]]... for the most part. The '''Cult of Ecstasy''' are if both the drug users and flower children of the 1960's got powers in [[Mage: The Ascension]]. They're here to "blow open the doors on the way to enlightenment" and "live beyond the bounds of acceptability".
-We know what you're thinking, and no, they aren't [[Slaanesh|Slaaneshi]]... for the most part. The '''Cult of Ecstasy''' are if both the drug users and flower children of the 1960's got powers in [[Mage: The Ascension]]. They're here to "blow open the doors on the way to enlightenment" and "live beyond the bounds of acceptability". And get high. As expected, this can become its own obstacle, as the Cultist worries about getting stuck in the "same old shit" over and over again. One of their only rules is that of Compassionte Respect, so that's something they've got over the Slaaneshis at least.
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	We know what you're thinking, and no, they aren't [[Slaanesh\|Slaaneshi]]... for the most part. The '''Cult of Ecstasy''' are if both the drug users and flower children of the 1960's got powers in [[Mage: The Ascension]]. They're here to "blow open the doors on the way to enlightenment" and "live beyond the bounds of acceptability". And get high. As expected, this can become its own obstacle, as the Cultist worries about getting stuck in the "same old shit" over and over again. One of their only rules is that of Compassionte Respect, so that's something they've got over the Slaaneshis at least.		We know what you're thinking, and no, they aren't [[Slaanesh\|Slaaneshi]]... for the most part. The '''Cult of Ecstasy''' are if both the drug users and flower children of the 1960's got powers in [[Mage: The Ascension]]. They're here to "blow open the doors on the way to enlightenment" and "live beyond the bounds of acceptability". And get high. As expected, this can become its own obstacle, as the Cultist worries about getting stuck in the "same old shit" over and over again. One of their only rules is that of Compassionte Respect, so that's something they've got over the Slaaneshis at least.

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1d4chan>CoolGuy99 at 14:10, 28 August 2019

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	We know what you're thinking, and no, they aren't [[Slaanesh\|Slaaneshi]]... ~~For~~ the most part. The '''Cult of Ecstasy''' are if both the drug users and flower children of the 1960's got powers in [[Mage: The Ascension]]. They're here to "blow open the doors on the way to enlightenment" and "live beyond the bounds of acceptability". And get high. As expected, this can become its own obstacle, as the Cultist worries about getting stuck in the "same old shit" over and over again. One of their only rules is that of Compassionte Respect, so that's something they've got over the Slaaneshis at least.		We know what you're thinking, and no, they aren't [[Slaanesh\|Slaaneshi]]... for the most part. The '''Cult of Ecstasy''' are if both the drug users and flower children of the 1960's got powers in [[Mage: The Ascension]]. They're here to "blow open the doors on the way to enlightenment" and "live beyond the bounds of acceptability". And get high. As expected, this can become its own obstacle, as the Cultist worries about getting stuck in the "same old shit" over and over again. One of their only rules is that of Compassionte Respect, so that's something they've got over the Slaaneshis at least.

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