Shin Megami Tensei Contracts

Shin Megami Tensei Contracts

A. Court of the Great Will

Pact Price: The fulfilment of the Messiah's role, the institution of a backup system to secure humanity's influence over demonkind (see http://pastebin.com/GPdQLSBV) and personally dueling Lucifer, the creator of Chaos.

Ban (All): THE LORD DOES NOT CARE FOR ARCADIA'S HERESY. BUT ONLY HIS CHOSEN MESSIAH HAS THE RIGHT TO WEAR HIS AUTHORITY AND BRING FORTH HIS JUDGEMENT.

Contract of Transcendant Law
-Rank 1 Clause: Eyes of Heaven-With a glance, intuit how far a mortal lifeform has fallen from redemption. Particularly depraved sinners have a mark that appears above their head to denote their iniquity.
-Rank 2 Clause: Messianic Gospel-The Changeling preaches an ideology focused on assisting the weak, and egalitarianism, but at the cost of a collectivist social order. Direct listeners are supernaturally compelled to propagate and integrate themselves into this ideology.
-Rank 3 Clause: King of Kings-The Changeling's commandments cannot be gainsayed or denied in an organization he leads. A penalty of (Wyrd) is imposed on disobedience to both the spirit and letter of his orders.
-Rank 4 Clause: Faith's Unyielding Grace-The Changeling supernaturally succeeds at any and all attempts to promote promote safety, stability, control and unity, gaining bonuses in striving against hardships, 8-agains on instant actions and adding (Clarity+Wyrd) automatic exceptional successes to unresisted extended actions.
-Rank 5 Clause: Thy Kingdom Come-Remaking in image of the Millenial Kingdom, with a population at least majorly made up of those loyal and devout to him the Changeling may transfigure a population center into a true bastion of Law, causing order to flourish on a metaphysical level throughout the land. The exact effects manifest in numerous ways; buildings take on grand if starkly utilitarian forms such as simple rectangles that need no maintenance yet shrug off almost all assault, mortals are reforged with an impetus to always make the best objective decisions benefitting the Changeling, their community as well as themselves (in that order), sustenance of all kinds is given a purifying aspect (while less savory consumables may be erased entirely, those that remain can sustain mortals eternally with but a single meal yet leave them well enough to consume more) and natural disasters never befall the land again.
(more complex legalese detailing extremely generous amounts of operational leeway in future SMT jumps as Heaven's demonic covert ops man)

Contract of YHVH's Wrath
-Rank 1 Clause: Megido Unleashed-All harm personally dealt by the Changeling is rendered Almighty for (Clarity) hours, regardless of its' scope or nature.
-Rank 2 Clause: I Am Who I Am-the Changeling dons the authority of the Great Will, adding (Clarity) exceptional successes in taking instant actions to command, dominate, subjugate and enforce.
-Rank 3 Clause: Heavenly Aegis Supremacy-the Changeling strips the enhancements, charms, rancor and assorted ephemeral boons from a small group of foes. Alternate clause: The Changeling strips the debillitations, hexes, fear and assorted ephemeral obstacles a group of foes has inflicted on him instantly.
-Rank 4 Clause: One Nation, Under God-the Changeling reflects all damage dealt ONLY BY guns, ice, physical blows and attacks that rely on intangible blasts of force to deal damage. Damage from electricity is halved and damage from flame reduce to 2/3s of its' original value. The Changeling also reflects abjurations, bindings, curses, attacks only consisting of magical energy and attacks which target his nervous system specifically. Truly Almighty (as defined by SMT convention) damage may bypass this protection. This clause lasts for (Clarity) minutes per activation.
-Rank 5 Clause: Thy Word Be Done-the Changeling straight up kills the stupidist nearby enemy by raising his voice.
(more complex legalese detailing protocal for future personal audiences and boon requests with the Great Will's subdivided's aspects)

Contract of Divines and Heralds
-Rank 1 Clause: Fear Not-the Changling's mien shines with heavenly awe, at once wondrous and terrifying. His voice is supernaturally reassuring and persuasive, regardless oof how terrifying he may appear to others
-Rank 2 Clause: Divine Intervention-the Changeling summons any quantity between a battalion of lesser angels, or a few moderately powerful ones like a Power. Each activation keeps the angels in place for (Clarity) weeks before they are returned to the SMT multiverse.
-Rank 3 Clause: The Gommorah Option-the Changeling summons any quantity between a battalion of moderately powerful angels, or a few at the pinnacle of the Divine race's power such as Cherubim. Each activation keeps the angels in place for (Clarity) days before they are returned to the SMT multiverse.
-Rank 4 Clause: Hark the Heralds-the Changeling summons either an individual or group of beings from the Herald race. This encompasses the Seraph, as well as most named angels and the Archangels. Each activation keeps the angels in place for (Clarity) hours before they are returned to the SMT multiverse.
-Rank 5 Clause: On Earth, As It Is In Heaven-With a touch, the Changeling may bless a being with true devotion to himself or the Great Will with an angel's form. The more genuine the faith, the greater the blessing's power; the wicked are seared alive for being incompatible with the Lord's glory while those pure of intent and faith may count as among the greatest of angels. Each being elevanted so gains a unique form of thaumaturgy aligned with their ideals.
(more complex legalese detailing grandfather clause explaining and reaffirming a unique position of authority among future iterations of the forces of Law, being technically outside the chains of command but also the representative of His authority over humanity and demonkind)

B. Court of Canopus

Pact Price: See above; the guarantee of a stabilised multiverse via Observation technology as a consequence of the above.

Contract of the Akashic Records
-Rank 1 Clause: Nicaea α Version: The Changeling may use the internet to gain a vision of how someone they know will die, provided their fate is not significantly altered. Ban: The Changeling being significantly and personally involved in this individual's fate causes this clause to fail
-Rank 2 Clause: Quantum Decryption-the Changeling may intuitively gain answers to mental inquiries on the true nature of fundamental constants of reality, with a singular, simple query e.g. "What is the force of the gravitational constant on Earth?" counting as a single activation of this clause. Ban: This clause cannot grant insight into any other topic unless it has a significant impact on the fundamental constants of reality
-Rank 3 Clause: IFF of Destiny-the Changeling is intuitively aware of any major threats to or violations of reality, gaining a vague understanding of their severity, location and general nature. Ban: The Changeling must be in a different plane of existence to observe violations of reality in another one
-Rank 4 Clause: COPY+PASTE the World-the Changeling may reverse entropy, causing anything damaged to repair itself back to its' state of optimal function; the more complex something is the longer it will take, with something as complex as Tokyo likely taking a week to be refurbished and anything more complex requiring proportionately more activations of this clause. Ban: The Changeling must have access and good knowledge of a quantifiable representation of the recipient being repaird's origin, history and demise in order to use this clause e.g. a series of blueprints for a building and reports on changes in its' physical state
-Rank 5 Clause: Cosmic Search Engine-the Changeling automatically gains (Wyrd+Clarity) exceptional successes on enquiries he makes about information that exists within a reality. Ban: This clause can only be activated when the Changeling is physically within the closest analogue to the Akashic Record in another world; in worlds where even the meanest analogue does not exist this clause cannot be activated at all unless the Changeling somehow creates one which is then acknowledged as such within the collective consciousness of a planetary population.

Contract of Supreme Administration
-Rank 1 Clause: Transcendant Interface Protocal-the Changeling may hijack mystic nexuses of power, even those which he normally has no affinity for, such as Hallows or leylines, and not only attune them to himself but formulate (initially crude) means of harnessing their energy. Ban: The Changeling may only use this on land under his formal ownership, or which has no claim
-Rank 2 Clause: Fell Star Omen-the Changeling enfeebles his opponents, magnifying the damage dealt by conventional forms of harm to Aggravated levels regardless of their nature. Alternate clause-for (Clarity) hours the Changeling gradually builds an increasing resistance to harm he experiences, so long as it is significant enough to deal Aggravated damage to him.
-Rank 3 Clause: Moderation Report-the Changeling summons a group of Swords to assist him for (Clarity) hours
-Rank 4 Clause: Chaos Stir-the Changeling perfectly mimics a physical or magical attack carried out by a single opponent. Ban: The Changeling can only use this clause when attacked first, the clause only activates when the Changeling chooses to retaliate against the specific opponent who struck at him and truly unique attacks may not be mimicked. It is the clause that carries out this attack, not the Changeling.
-Rank 5 Clause: Judgement Day-the Changeling becomes immune to almost all forms of harm. The Dragon Stream is a reference for things that might break through his aegis somehow.

Contract of Base Factors
-Rank 1 Clause: Gravitational Truncheon-the Changeling can alter the concentration of gravity in nearby areas, breaking its' hold or compressing the fabric of space-time itself. Alternate clause: The Changeling's blows hit harder, gravity bending to lend them more raw force on impact. Ban: The Changeling must create a shamanistic cyber-totem honoring gravity in order to use this clause and keep it near himself. The destruction of this totem prevents this clause from being used and if it is stolen through the magic of sympathies this clause may be used against the Changeling
-Rank 2 Clause: Flames of Elemental Primacy-the Changeling deals aggravated damage with a jet of fire. Alternate clause: The raw damage of any attack the Changeling makes consisting solely of a naturally occuring element (fire, earth, water etc) is amplified tenfold. Ban: The Changeling must create a shamanistic cyber-totem honoring heat in order to use this clause and keep it near himself. The destruction of this totem prevents this clause from being used and if it is stolen through the magic of sympathies this clause may be used against the Changeling
-Rank 3 Clause: Grasp of Space-within the span of a square mile the Changeling may interact with anything he can perceive as if he were standing next to an opponent regardless of intervening distance. Alternate clause: The Changeling's speed is multiplified fourfold, space warping around him to hasten his passage. Ban: The Changeling must create a shamanistic cyber-totem honoring space in order to use this clause and keep it near himself. The destruction of this totem prevents this clause from being used and if it is stolen through the magic of sympathies this clause may be used against the Changeling
-Rank 4 Clause: Dancing Between Seconds-the Changeling may warp causality such that one of his attacks' full effects hit (Wyrd) times, as long as those attacks take place in a span of seconds. Alternate clause: Any attacks the Changeling uses which have an aspect of bypassing supernatural defences in general (rather than a specific one like sunlight for vampires) are empowered, time itself fraying the opponent. Ban: The Changeling must create a shamanistic cyber-totem honoring time in order to use this clause and keep it near himself. The destruction of this totem prevents this clause from being used and if it is stolen through the magic of sympathies this clause may be used against the Changeling
-Rank 5 Clause: Enter the Void-the Changeling causes a black emptiness in reality to open up before him. This cosmic defrag erases awareness, ideals and the basic concept of a lifeform's existence rather than targetting physical matter-although certain defences such as the Dragon Stream may stall its' advance. Each activation of this clause causes the Void to gradually expand up to (Wyrd) square miles before disappearing. Ban: This clauses's Glamour cost is its' rank multiplied by (Wyrd+Glamour) as well as an equal number of aggravated health levels.
(various subclauses dealing with more specific applications of the base factors)