diff --git a/code/game/gamemodes/clock_cult/clock_scripture.dm b/code/game/gamemodes/clock_cult/clock_scripture.dm
index 3e818eefb47..3c35d3ed2f6 100644
--- a/code/game/gamemodes/clock_cult/clock_scripture.dm
+++ b/code/game/gamemodes/clock_cult/clock_scripture.dm
@@ -20,7 +20,6 @@ Judgement: 10 servants, 100 CV, and any existing AIs are converted or destroyed
 	var/obj/item/clockwork/slab/slab //The parent clockwork slab
 	var/mob/living/invoker //The slab's holder
 	var/whispered = FALSE //If the invocation is whispered rather than spoken aloud
-	var/consumed_component_override = FALSE //If consumed components are unique to a scripture regardless of tier
 	var/usage_tip = "This piece seems to serve no purpose and is a waste of components." //A generalized tip that gives advice on a certain scripture
 	var/invokers_required = 1 //How many people are required, assuming that a scripture requires multiple
 	var/multiple_invokers_used = FALSE //If scripture requires more than one invoker
@@ -175,13 +174,13 @@ Judgement: 10 servants, 100 CV, and any existing AIs are converted or destroyed
 // DRIVERS //
 /////////////
 
-/datum/clockwork_scripture/channeled/belligerent //Belligerent: Channeled for up to ten times over thirty seconds. Forces non-servants that can hear the chant to walk. Nar-Sian cultists are burned.
+/datum/clockwork_scripture/channeled/belligerent //Belligerent: Channeled for up to fiteen times over thirty seconds. Forces non-servants that can hear the chant to walk. Nar-Sian cultists are burned.
 	descname = "Channeled, Area Slowdown"
 	name = "Belligerent"
-	desc = "Forces all nearby non-servants to walk rather than run. Chanted every three seconds for up to thirty seconds."
-	chant_invocations = list("Chavfu gur've oyvaqarff!") //"Punish their blindness!"
-	chant_amount = 10
-	chant_interval = 30
+	desc = "Forces all nearby non-servants to walk rather than run. Chanted every two seconds for up to thirty seconds."
+	chant_invocations = list("Chavfu gur've oyvaqarff!", "Gnxr gv'zr, znxr fybj!") //"Punish their blindness!", "Take time, make slow!"
+	chant_amount = 15
+	chant_interval = 20
 	required_components = list("belligerent_eye" = 1)
 	usage_tip = "Useful for crowd control in a populated area and disrupting mass movement."
 	tier = SCRIPTURE_DRIVER
@@ -343,18 +342,18 @@ Judgement: 10 servants, 100 CV, and any existing AIs are converted or destroyed
 
 
 
-/datum/clockwork_scripture/channeled/taunting_tirade //Taunting Tirade: Channeled for up to ten times over thirty seconds. Confuses non-servants that can hear it and allows movement for a brief time after each channel
+/datum/clockwork_scripture/channeled/taunting_tirade //Taunting Tirade: Channeled for up to five times over thirty seconds. Confuses non-servants that can hear it and allows movement for a brief time after each channel
 	descname = "Channeled, Mobile Area Confusion"
 	name = "Taunting Tirade"
-	desc = "Confuses and dizzies all nearby non-servants with a short invocation, then allows movement for three seconds. Chanted every second for up to thirty-five seconds."
+	desc = "Weakens, confuses and dizzies all nearby non-servants with a short invocation, then allows movement for five seconds. Chanted every second for up to thirty seconds."
 	chant_invocations = list("Ubfgv'yrf ba zl-onpx!", "Rarzvrf ba zl-genvy!", "Tbaan gel-naq-funxr zl-gnvy.", "Obtrlf ba zl-fvk!")
-	chant_amount = 10
-	chant_interval = 5
+	chant_amount = 5
+	chant_interval = 10
 	required_components = list("guvax_capacitor" = 2)
 	consumed_components = list("guvax_capacitor" = 1)
 	usage_tip = "Useful for fleeing attackers, as few will be able to follow someone using this scripture."
 	tier = SCRIPTURE_DRIVER
-	var/flee_time = 27 //allow fleeing for 3 seconds
+	var/flee_time = 47 //allow fleeing for 5 seconds
 	var/grace_period = 3 //very short grace period so you don't have to stop immediately
 	var/datum/progressbar/progbar
 
@@ -363,10 +362,11 @@ Judgement: 10 servants, 100 CV, and any existing AIs are converted or destroyed
 		if(!is_servant_of_ratvar(L) && !L.null_rod_check())
 			L.confused = min(L.confused + 20, 100)
 			L.dizziness = min(L.dizziness + 20, 100)
+			L.Weaken(1)
+	invoker.visible_message("<span class='warning'>[invoker] is suddenly covered with a thin layer of dark purple smoke!</span>")
+	invoker.color = "#AF0AAF"
+	animate(invoker, color = initial(invoker.color), time = flee_time+grace_period)
 	if(chant_number != chant_amount) //if this is the last chant, we don't have a movement period because the chant is over
-		invoker.visible_message("<span class='warning'>[invoker] is suddenly covered with a thin layer of dark purple smoke!</span>")
-		invoker.color = "#AF0AAF"
-		animate(invoker, color = initial(invoker.color), time = flee_time+grace_period)
 		var/endtime = world.time + flee_time
 		var/starttime = world.time
 		progbar = new(invoker, flee_time, invoker)