Auctoritas

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This is an oil of presence. Auctorias was crafted to augment your personal power, majesty, and authority. It can be used to enhance your sense of self-esteem and self-worth, bring dignity and honors in your field, and assist you in projecting confidence, competence, proficiency, and composure. This oil can also assist you in dominating situations and resolving legal matters.

Frankincense essential oil and tears (Boswellia sacra), Spanish marjoram essential oil and herb from the TAL garden (Thymus mastichina), juniper essential oil and berries (Juniperus communis), cedar berries and leaf (Juniperus monosperma), carnation petals from the TAL garden (Dianthus caryophyllus), gum mastic (Pistacia lentiscus), white oak bark (Quercus alba), sage leaf and essential oil (Salvia officinalis), saffron (Crocus sativus), hyssop herb and oil (Hyssopus officinalis), acacia bark and leaf (Acacia Senegal), angelica root and essential oil (Angelica archangelica), High John the Conqueror root (Ipomoea jalapa), licorice root (Lycyrrhiza glabra), master root (Imperatoria ostruthium), cascara sagrada (Frangula purshiana), deerstongue (Dichanthelium clandestinum), galangal (Alpinia galangal), and blue chalcedony.

 

 

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The strongest analogy to me is that Auctoritas is an Aldebaran oil hack. Whereas the Aldebaran oil has will + drive thrown in, Auctoritas gives you that impression of sovereignty without the "doing part". If anyone needs to throw presence around like a brick through a window, Auctoritas helps you with that. If you already have Presence +5, ask yourself if/when you need an additional +10 to your presence rolls though. I would pair Auctoritas with another DA item to ensure that all that presence also doesn't garner unwanted negative attention.
 

Also out of the DA2 items, which all seem to provide protection via stealth, this is the one DA2 item that is not about stealth but instead about commanding the spotlight. (You might struggle to keep your light underneath an invisibility cloak, is all I'm saying! Also be careful with blinding others if you do a reveal).