T

he Sacellum is the primary religion of the

Victorians of Gaea. On the surface, it appears
to be a form of Christianity; somewhere
between Catholicism and Protestantism. Rituals,
belief in saints as intermediates between the faithful
and God, prayers, and other beliefs are very similar
to the Catholic or even Cyber churches. But the
lack of central leadership, opulent cathedrals, and
colorful vestments with a plain, more puritanical
visage makes it seem, on first glance, a Protestant
sect.
MIRACLES
THE MYSTERIES OF
SACELLUM
Shortly after the Victorians encountered the
Horrors that the Gaunt Man had brought to Gaea,
an explorer in the Holy Land found an ancient
copy of the New Testament written on vellum
parchment in a language very similar to Coptic
of Core Earth. Gone from these gospels were the
themes of love and redemption.
Gone were the tenets of loving thy neighbor as
thyself and turning the other cheek. This collection
of New Testament writings was named the Sacred
Vellum and over time its name was shortened to
Sacellum. The God of the Sacellum, continued
the theme of the jealous Old Testament God, who
brought plagues down upon the Romans and a
Jesus that lived by the book, chapter, and verse of
Matthew 10:34-36 (Sacellum):
“Do not suppose that I have come to bring peace to the
earth. I did not come to bring peace, but a sword. For I
have come to turn a man against his father, a daughter
against her mother, a daughter-in-law against her
mother-in-law a man’s enemies will be the members of
his own household if they be sinners.”
Although seemingly small, the differences are stark
and plain to see by anyone with a copy of the New
Testament and Sacellum. Over time the message of
the Sacellum: fire and brimstone, punishment and
fear supplanted the message of love and forgiveness.
The faith grew. What started as a small offshoot
sect of Christianity quickly gained power and
recognition because the Sacellum’s message of a
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and eternal damnation to sinners was much more
understandable to a populace being assaulted by
Orrorsh. The message of a loving and caring God
was counter to the reality of horror. AVAILABLE MIRACLES
The Jesus of the Sacellum himself used violence
and a whip to drive sinners from the Temple, and
ordered his disciples to buy and arm themselves Below is the list of miracles priests of the
with swords in Luke 22:36-38 (Sacellum): Sacellum may select from. This list replaces
the more moderate “Fire and Brimstone”
“But now, the one who has a purse must take it, and list from Torg Eternity used by the normal
likewise a bag. And everyone who has no sword must faithful, and may only be selected by
sell his cloak and buy one. For I tell you, this scripture Chaplains with the appropriate Perk (see
must be fulfilled in me.” page 14).
And he was counted among the lawless; and indeed • Sacellum Chaplain: Banish*, bless
what is written about me is being fulfilled. missile, blind, crisis of faith, crucifixion,
They said, “Lord, look, here are two swords.” curse*, fear*, infernal judgment, hellfire*,
part the sea, paralyze, pillar of salt, repel*,
He replied, “It is not enough.”
sins of the flesh, thrice damned, ward
The subtle changes; an additional or omitted enemy*
word here and there altered the meaning of the *See Torg Eternity Core Rules
New Testament completely. But the Sacellum was
understandable to Victorian society. A God who
punished mankind for sinning, one who let the
Great Evil unleash his wrath upon a sinful world,
and one whose priests were able to repel and defeat a forgiving God would have, in time, delayed the
horrors matched the reality that faced the Victorians takeover of Orrorsh. When a person feels that they
and the Sacellum soon supplanted all other forms have God at their side against evil, they fight harder
of Christianity. as their area of influence shrinks. Helping others
What is unknown to the Victorians is that the strengthens the community in the long term. But
Gaunt Man played a role in the creation of the this results in and arduous and terrible test of faith
Sacred Vellum. The explorer who found the writing that does not produce immediate results.
had been Corrupted himself. His initial desire to The Sacellum faith changed this. The Sacellum
find the “true Christian faith” became the first proclaims that God is sending the evil to punish
step in spreading a corrupt religion. He ignored sinners. If evil comes to a town, it must be someone
inconsistencies within the pages of the Sacred within who has called forth God’s wrath. Neighbor
Vellum and even doctored parts of it himself in turns on neighbor, family member against family
order to pass it as truth to the Victorians back home. member and society is culled from the inside.
Over time he wanted recognition and to become Awesome miracles of the Sacellum can be called to
a saint, feeling he was a link between the true faith bear against the Nightmares and Horrors of Orrorsh.
and God. He wanted acknowledgment of being the Sacellum miracles are an immediate and visible
one who found the means through faith to fight result. And with this, in time the other forms of
against the horrors of Orrorsh. His fall to Corruption Christianity shrank and withered and the Sacellum
became inevitable. Ironically, the impact of the became the prominent religion for the Victorians.
Sacellum faith on the Victorians was so absolute, But individual occurrences of defeating a Horror
his name has been lost as he was never a martyr. or even a Nightmare mean nothing to the Gaunt
The Sacellum is a powerful force. Its miracles Man. Everything and everyone can be sacrificed for
do help slay the evils of Orrorsh, but it is slowly his end goal. And with the most powerful Horrors
destroying itself. The teachings of peace, love, and able to return, it is usually a temporary loss anyway.

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 bridge to Kolkata, Sacellum priests were able
THE SACELLUM’S PLACE IN to show the power of their miracles to the local
residents firsthand. Some new converts were gained,
VICTORIAN SOCIETY
but there is much the Sacellum priests need to do in
At its height, the Sacellum faith controlled the order to overcome the wariness shown to these new
Victorians. Not as an institution, but as an ideal. “redcoats” with their “missionaries”
There is no central organization, but priests tended
to the spiritual concerns of the populace and
deviation from their tenants were met harshly. The STRUCTURE
way of purity was harsh but deemed necessary Even though the rituals, rites, and beliefs of
to prevent the spreading corruption of the Gaunt the Sacellum are similar to Catholicism, it is a
Man. The ideas of free thought and expression and decentralized religion. Each church has its own
most things that would not fit a “puritan” society priest, who is relatively autonomous in caring for
was not tolerated. those in his charge. Priests are trained in seminary
These were seen as the path to sin and corruption and once they prove that they are ready to minister
and worship of the evil that is the Gaunt Man, who to the populace, sent to an area of which they
has displaced the notion of Satan as the nemesis of are not known. The Sacellum view is that ties to
God. To the Sacellum, magic and the occult were family and friends may soften the priest and allow
two the greatest sins that a person can partake in. sin and corruption to go unpunished. The priests
They lead to dark paths and all dark paths lead to themselves, for the most part, are not wantonly cruel
the Gaunt Man. But over time the effectiveness of and do not take delight in punishing those to whom
these means to defeat the horrors of Orrorsh have they minister who have strayed from the path of the
been proven time and time again, and only Sacellum Sacellum. They see themselves as a firm but guiding
priests and the staunchest followers of hand without which society would be lost.
the faith still hold this view. Priests can be of any gender. This is both due to
Now, with the Victorian population the differences between the Sacellum and Christian
only a remnant of what it once was sects that do not allow it as well as the fact that if
and other refugees from Gaea the Sacellum was not open to this, there would
fleeing that doomed cosm alongside simply not be enough priests to serve
them, the power and influence of the Victorians. The most important
the Sacellum is fading. The Sacellum things is that the Priests stays
was not able to save Gaea, and many pure to the Sacellum’s teachings
have broken with them as new and keeps their flock on the path
faiths, both of other of righteousness.
Gaean societies and
those in India on PRIESTS AND
Core Earth, have
CHAPLAINS
been discovered.
Those who still The priests of the Sacellum are
follow the Sacellum an important part of Victorian life.
have hope for success They are completely
on Core Earth as a way committed to the
to alleviate the guilt of destruction of the
failing Gaea. monsters that have
After the Night of invaded Gaea (and now
Screams, when the Gaean Core Earth). Their faith and
expeditionary forces cam conviction are strong.
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they are the only faith that can rid the cosmverse Range: 5 meters
of the evils of Orrorsh. Their strict vows and Duration: 1 day
commitment to staying “pure” blind them and they One of the most important miracles invoked by a
cannot see that one of the core tenants of their faith Sacellum chaplain is Bless Missile. Usually done in
lead to its ultimate downfall. Martyrdom is seen as the morning, the Quartermaster gathers ammunition
the godliest act a priest can do within the Sacellum that is to be distributed that day and presents it to
faith. And when martyrdom is the ultimate act, the the chaplain. The chaplain then sprinkles holy water
priests that wield a tremendous power against evil on the ammunition and blesses it.
gladly dies to save another person who does not Bless Missile increases the damage value against
contribute as much to the fight. supernatural evil by +1. Up to 100 bullets are blessed.
To defeat a horror immediately, and temporarily An arrow counts as 10 bullets and an artillery
without knowing it’s true death, instead of retreating shell counts as the full 100. Special ammo, such as
and fighting another day is something that happens those for the Slayer’s gun cannot be Blessed with
too often within the priesthood. When the Victorians this miracle.
populated the majority of Gaea, an individual Missiles blessed with this miracle counts as
priest’s death was not seen as weakening the whole. magical for purposes of affecting foes with the
Now, on the other hand, when the Victorian society Ethereal or similar abilities that generally ignore
is in refugee status, a remnant of what it once normal weapons.
was, Sacellum priests don’t realize they are part
Success Levels:
of the cause of the speed in which the Victorians
• Good: Up to 500 bullets can be blessed.
were destroyed.
• Outstanding: As Good and the damage against
After the Sacellum became the most accepted form supernatural evil is increased to +2.
of Christianity, the benefit of having of embedded
priests within the Victorian military became obvious.
blinD
This led to the creation of the Sacellum chaplains,
Axiom Level: 12
priests who use their faith to bolster soldiers and
Skill: Faith 14
battle horrors. On average a single chaplain ministers
Casting Time: 1 action
to a unit of soldiers roughly the size of a platoon
DN: Target’s willpower or Spirit
(15-45 soldiers). The chaplain provides spiritual
Range: 100 meters
guidance, which is much more than encouragement
Duration: 3 rounds
and support. The chaplain makes sure his soldiers
This miracle robs the target of the ability of sight
are spiritually pure and on a righteous path. Sin
by shrouding his eyes in shades of unrelenting gray.
cannot be tolerated, as sin leads to corruption and
On a success the target suffers the −2 penalty for
corruption of one leads to the corruption of all. It is
Dim lighting on find tests and ranged attacks. The
the chaplain’s job to root out sinners and deal with
penalty applies even to targets who can normally
them as needed, depending on how corrupt they
see in the dark and ignore such modifiers.
have become. The soldiers themselves usually see
the Sacellum chaplain as a father, one who is harsh, Success Levels:
but in a fight to save their souls. • Good: The Darkness penalty increases to -4
• Outstanding: The Darkness penalty increases
to the maximum -6

NEW MIRACLES crisis Of faiTh

Axiom Level: 12
bless missile Skill: Faith 14
Axiom Level: 12 Casting Time: 1 action
Skill: Faith 14 DN: Target’s faith or Spirit
Casting Time: 30 minutes Range: 10 meters
DN: Standard (DN 10) Duration: 1 round

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 The invoker of this miracle calls out and rebukes fear Of gOD
another person of faith. On a Success, the target’s Axiom Level: 12
faith skill is disfavored. Skill: Faith 12
Success Levels: Casting Time: 1 action
• Good: Duration increases to 3 rounds DN: Target’s willpower or Spirit
• Outstanding: On the first round, the target Range: 50 meters
cannot actively use the faith skill. Miracles Duration: Instant
can be cast if the target’s Spirit is high enough. The invoker causes an intense fear of judgement in
all enemies within a Large Blast (see Torg Eternity).
crucifixiOn Affected targets become Vulnerable. Note that as
Axiom Level: 16 an Area Effect attack there’s no Multi-Targeting
Skill: Faith 14 penalty, but also no option to add extra targets.
Casting Time: 1 action Targets immune to fear effects are also immune
DN: Target’s dodge or Dexterity to this spell.
Range: 10 meters Success Levels
Duration: Instant • Good: Affected targets become Very
Crucifixion is a powerful miracle in which steel Vulnerable.
spikes shoot out of the priest’s hands and pierce • Outstanding: Affected targets become Very
the target’s hands and feet doing 16 damage, AP Vulnerable and suffer 2 Shock.
4. If there is a hard, vertical surface (a tree would
count, a person would not) within a meter behind
the target, the spikes impale him to the surface in infernal JuDgmenT
a manner of a crucifixion and he is restrained (see Prereq: Beta Clearance, Hellfire miracle
Grappling in Torg Eternity). Axiom Level: 16
Skill: Faith 16
Success Levels:
Casting Time: 1 action
• Good: +1BD.
DN: Target’s dodge or Dexterity
• Outstanding: +2BD.
Range: 25 meters
paralyze Duration: 3 rounds
Axiom Level: 12 With infernal judgement, the priest calls up a
Skill: Faith 14 hellish pillar of fire from under the ground to strike
Casting Time: 1 action up at a target. A target up to 25 meters in the air
DN: Target’s willpower or Spirit may be hit by the miracle. The base damage for the
Range: Touch miracle is the priest’s faith. The pillar of fire will
Duration: 3 rounds burn anyone who comes in contact with it, but
This miracle paralyzes the victim upon touch it cannot move.
affecting the target’s ability to move even though Success Levels
she is aware. • Good: +1BD.
Any physical actions are at a -2 penalty and base • Outstanding: +2BD.
movement is reduced by 2 as well. This does affect
magic and miracles that require speech, but not
parT The sea
Axiom Level: 10
psionic powers and other abilities that do not.
Skill: Faith 12
Success Levels: Casting Time: 1 action
• Good: Penalty to physical actions as Standard DN: Hard (DN 14)
and additionally the target cannot move but Range: 50 meters
is not restrained. Duration: Concentration
• Outstanding: As Good and the penalty to With this miracle, the priest calls upon her god
physical actions is increased to -4 to cause a body of water to part and allow passage.

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The liquid separates, leaving a corridor of solid The effect of this miracle produces a curse which
earth. One a Standard success, a volume of water causes rips and tears to appear on the target’s body
equivalent to a hot tub may be parted. character’s body. The open sores cause pain and
When the miracle ends, the water rushed back, discomfort. The target takes 2 points of Shock that
doing 10 damage (ignores armor) to anyone left does not go away unless healed or the duration
standing in the area that was parted. passes. The damage can be healed through mundane
or magical means such as the healing skill or various
Success Levels
abilities, spells, and miracles that heal damage, but
• Good: Water volume can be equivalent to a
the appearance of the flesh can only be repaired with
backyard swimming pool. +1BD.
by removing the curse or allowing the duration to
• Outstanding: Water volume can be a river or
end on its own. The target’s Charisma and Charisma
small lake. +2BD.
based skill tests are at a -4 penalty as long as the
pillar Of salT sores are present.
Axiom Level: 17 Spells and miracles such as Repel Curse and
Skill: Faith 16 Break Curse end this miracle as presented in their
Casting Time: 1 action descriptions.
DN: Hard (-4) vs. the target’s willpower or Spirit. Success Levels:
Range: 5 meters • Good: Shock is increased to 4 points
Duration: 3 rounds • Outstanding: As a Good success, but the
This powerful miracle is only able to be invoked duration increases to an Act.
without contradiction on holy ground and other
areas where the Spirit axiom is 17 or higher. The Thrice DamneD
priest calls upon the wrath of the Sacellum God to Axiom Level: 16
turn the target into a pillar of salt. On a success, the Skill: Faith 16
target becomes Stymied and Vulnerable. At the start Casting Time: 1 round (cast on the following
of the target’s following turn, the target becomes round)
Very Stymied and Very Vulnerable. At the start DN: Target’s willpower or Spirit
of the target’s subsequent turn, Restrained, Very Range: 50 meters
Stymied, and Very Vulnerable. Duration: One day
The target may sacrifice their entire turn to make The target will suffer three different conditions
a Very Hard (DN 14) faith or Spirit test to end the within the next 24 hours, as the invoker wishes. The
miracle early. If the target is KO’ed due to Shock, condition lasts 1 round. No more than one of these
they must immediately make a Defeat test. conditions can affect the target at the same time.
Success Levels: The invoker chooses the conditions that will affect
• Good: As Standard, plus the target takes 1 the target but may choose the order as wanted. The
Shock per round. same condition cannot affect the target more than
• Outstanding: As Standard, plus the target once from this miracle and the target cannot be
takes 2 Shock per round. affected by this miracle more than once in 24 hours.
The conditions can be: Disfavored, Very Stymied,
• Very Vulnerable, Confused, or Fatigued.
Success Levels
sins Of The flesh • Good: The duration of each condition becomes
Axiom Level: 14 2 rounds.
Skill: Faith 12 • Outstanding: The duration of each condition
Casting Time: 1 action becomes 3 rounds.
DN: Target’s faith or Spirit
Range: Touch
Duration: 1 Scene

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