D&D 5E Considering new ritual spells

[TheEvilDM]

Are the concentration spells still concentration if they are a ritual (mostly for the conjure spells)?

Yes. The only thing that you circumvent by taking the extra 10 minutes to cast a spell as a ritual, is the use of a spell slot. All other requirements still apply.

 

[Augoeides]

My biggest motivation for making these spells rituals is that they, then, become available to Tome Warlocks. With few exceptions, it just doesn't make sense to require additional invocations over what are currently required for the Tome Warlock to cast rituals.

 

[Augoeides]

The biggest mistake you can do is make a spell a ritual because "narratively" you feel like it should be.

Nah, the biggest mistake is to let the game mechanics get in the way of the narrative.

 

[Li Shenron]

Nah, the biggest mistake is to let the game mechanics get in the way of the narrative.

That's what I always say, but not in this case.

I don't know why, but when talking about "rituals" people always get carried away by the romantic narrative of the word "ritual", and lose sight of what the technical word ritual means in the game.

A ritual in 5e is not just a long and fancy procedure for casting a spell. It's a free spell, as long as you're not in a rush. So if you want the narrative of a Wizard taking a looong time to perform the complicated and meticulous procedure of lighting candles and drawing circles, you should just give the spell a long cast time without making it technically a "ritual". Instead, you should make it a "ritual" by the RAW if you want the spellcaster not to have to spend a slot to cast it.

 

[Horwath]

any spell that has duration of 10min or more and has concetration tag on it wouldn't be too ovepowered as it would prevent stacking on.