Ritual

Ritual — a scripted act, usually involving speech, one or more focus items, and sometimes sacrifice of life or of other valuables. A ritual takes at least five rounds, and some may even last hours. Most only take a few minutes. A ritual enacts some outcome, affects reality in some way. It may give everyone involved certain status effects, or ward an area, or extend or shorten the duration of some process.

Rituals are longer, and sometimes require more casters and/or more valuable components than spells. Remember that in the Scarlet Horizons setting, arcane and clerical spells only go from 0th to 5th levels. Rituals are responsible for magical effects that might be accomplished by level 6 to 9 spells in another setting.

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