gtJormungand
First Post
However, if they were quicker, it could nicely add tension.
Rituals taking 1 minute, i.e. 10 rounds would be combat-castable - but the caster would need to be defended during this time. I think that's pretty neat for a lot of scenarios.
However, this wouldn't be very much fun for the caster because they don't get to do anything for the combat. Therefore, by WotC's design criteria, it should only apply when the caster is not a PC.