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<blockquote data-quote="Wulf Ratbane" data-source="post: 5173371" data-attributes="member: 94">&quot;Ritual&quot; is a meta-game definition.The only reason that spells are classified as Ritual is if the DM wants to strictly control their use. There's therefore no reason, ever, to allow a player a mechanical workaround for Ritual spells.&quot;Taxing&quot; the player a feat is simply not going to achieve the desired objective for which the DM classifies a spell as a Ritual in the first place. If you're ok with such a spell being Restricted then just don't make it a Ritual to begin with. Restricted spells are more of a class balance issue. They are Restricted in order to force the spellcaster to occasionally take more linear (and therefore sub-optimal) spells, which in turn puts the spellcaster back onto a more even footing with the linear power progession of the non-casting classes. This is a bit of a no-brainer feat, and I suspect you'll very quickly see the same Restricted spells moving over to the Rote list.I personally wouldn't allow this feat, but with respect to Restricted spells, at least you're not crossing that meta-game line.</blockquote>

[QUOTE="Wulf Ratbane, post: 5173371, member: 94"] "Ritual" is a meta-game definition. The only reason that spells are classified as Ritual is if the DM wants to strictly control their use. There's therefore no reason, ever, to allow a player a mechanical workaround for Ritual spells. "Taxing" the player a feat is simply not going to achieve the desired objective for which the DM classifies a spell as a Ritual in the first place. If you're ok with such a spell being Restricted then just don't make it a Ritual to begin with. Restricted spells are more of a class balance issue. They are Restricted in order to force the spellcaster to occasionally take more linear (and therefore sub-optimal) spells, which in turn puts the spellcaster back onto a more even footing with the linear power progession of the non-casting classes. This is a bit of a no-brainer feat, and I suspect you'll very quickly see the same Restricted spells moving over to the Rote list. I personally wouldn't allow this feat, but with respect to Restricted spells, at least you're not crossing that meta-game line. [/QUOTE]

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