Oath-Stones

Blood Oaths

An Oath is entered into by one or multiple parties.

There are none who seem to know the secrets

of the Oath-Stones and too touch one sends

goosebumps up ones spine. They emit an alien aura.


Both parties must state their oath and seal it by blood:
1. Which Oath they are binding themselves to.
2. What their penalty is if they renege.

If an Oath is broken, then creatures mentioned only in dark

tales of old known as the Ugless, come to claim the Oath-breaker

under cover of night (1d6 nights), whereupon the oath-breaker 

is mysteriously taken to hang from the ensorcelled gallowed plank 

carried by the Ungless. The Oath-breaker suffers 1d6 damager per 

turn as they hang. Should they die blue faced and soiled, cold

even to deaths touch- they return to life in the agonizing throes

of struggle only to have their last breath taken again.

The process repeats itself never-ending.

Bear in mind that Patrons will sometimes make you swear 

an Oath that you will perform a desired service. The 

upside is that the patron is forced to bind themselves 

according to the same Oath (so they won't backstab you either).

If a group makes an Oath together, then they are bound to 

it together and will suffer the effects together (if any). 

This replaces geas, which now gets some fun campaign driving use.