diff --git a/code/game/antagonist/station/cultist.dm b/code/game/antagonist/station/cultist.dm
index 9c076ae901a..f103b2a8859 100644
--- a/code/game/antagonist/station/cultist.dm
+++ b/code/game/antagonist/station/cultist.dm
@@ -35,16 +35,6 @@ var/datum/antagonist/cultist/cult
 
 	faction = "cult"
 
-	restricted_species = list(
-		"Baseline Frame",
-		"Shell Frame",
-		"Hephaestus G1 Industrial Frame",
-		"Hephaestus G2 Industrial Frame",
-		"Xion Industrial Frame",
-		"Zeng-Hu Mobility Frame",
-		"Bishop Accessory Frame"
-	)
-
 	var/allow_narsie = 1
 	var/datum/mind/sacrifice_target
 	var/list/allwords = list("travel","self","see","hell","blood","join","tech","destroy", "other", "hide")
diff --git a/code/game/gamemodes/cult/ritual.dm b/code/game/gamemodes/cult/ritual.dm
index 900a2b65142..6c8684c86aa 100644
--- a/code/game/gamemodes/cult/ritual.dm
+++ b/code/game/gamemodes/cult/ritual.dm
@@ -349,6 +349,9 @@ var/global/list/rnwords = list("ire","ego","nahlizet","certum","veri","jatkaa","
 						return
 					user << browse("[tomedat]", "window=Arcane Tome")
 					return
+		if(isipc(user))
+			user << "<span class='notice'>You cannot draw runes, as you have no blood.</span>"
+			return
 
 		if(user.get_active_hand() != src)
 			return
diff --git a/code/game/gamemodes/cult/runes.dm b/code/game/gamemodes/cult/runes.dm
index 996c4659cda..529888a686f 100644
--- a/code/game/gamemodes/cult/runes.dm
+++ b/code/game/gamemodes/cult/runes.dm
@@ -4,7 +4,6 @@ var/list/sacrificed = list()
 	return
 
 /obj/effect/rune
-
 /*
  * Use as a general guideline for this and related files:
  *  * <span class='warning'>...</span> - when something non-trivial or an error happens, so something similar to "Sparks come out of the machine!"
@@ -257,10 +256,15 @@ var/list/sacrificed = list()
 		user.whisper("Ta'gh fara[pick("'","`")]qha fel d'amar det!")
 	playsound(U, 'sound/magic/Disable_Tech.ogg', 25, 1)
 	var/turf/T = get_turf(U)
-	if(T)
-		T.hotspot_expose(700,125)
 	var/rune = src // detaching the proc - in theory
-	empulse(U, (range_red - 2), range_red)
+
+	var/list/ex = list(user) // exclude caster
+	for(var/mob/M in range(range_red, T))
+		if(iscultist(M))
+			ex += M
+		else
+			continue
+	empulse(T, range_red - 2, range_red, exclude = ex)
 	qdel(rune)
 	return
 
diff --git a/html/changelogs/Sindorman-IPC-cultist.yml b/html/changelogs/Sindorman-IPC-cultist.yml
new file mode 100644
index 00000000000..511bcf2805e
--- /dev/null
+++ b/html/changelogs/Sindorman-IPC-cultist.yml
@@ -0,0 +1,8 @@
+author: PoZe
+
+delete-after: True
+
+changes:
+  - tweak: "IPCs can not be convertable to cult."
+  - balance: "IPCs can no longer draw runes, since they have no blood. They still can use talismans"
+  - tweak: "Cultist IPCs are immune to cultist EMP from runes or talismans."