Scrolls

[Fallen Seraph]

Also with anyone being able to use Rituals, that scroll found in the library could be uncovered by a simple-librarian who reads it accidentally activating the Ritual causing a demon to be released, or to be summoned to another plane, etc.

Hehe, ohhh... The plot-hooks

 

[fafhrd]

Papyrus is soooo broken.

 

[Belorin]

I believe it means scrolls are Rituals and therefore not usable in combat.


Bel

 

[Falling Icicle]

Has it been confirmed that anyone can cast rituals? Among the preview characters, only the Cleric and Wizard had Ritual Casting.

 

[Li Shenron]

*Random idea* Scrolls use Ritual-like powers but are usable outside a Ritual.

So imagine this, there is a Ritual that can cause an area to be purified by Holy-Radiant energy. This would normally be used for exorcisms and such.

However, since you inscribed the power into a Scroll it is usable in combat.

Thus this:

"As the zombie-hordes begin to swarm over the battlements and surround the party, the Cleric shifts his way into the centre of the party, the Fighter and Paladin raise their shields and keep pushing the zombies back as the Rogue and Ranger fire out from the protection of the shields. The Cleric begins to read out the Scroll (full-round action). As he finishes the Scroll burns away and light bursts out, the zombies around them turn to dust."

Unlikely. That would kind of bring back into the battle spells that they wanted to remove from it, when they up with rituals in the first place...

 

[Li Shenron]

Has it been confirmed that anyone can cast rituals? Among the preview characters, only the Cleric and Wizard had Ritual Casting.

I think there was a thread about a WotC designer saying so, and I assumed it was reliable... The preview characters indeed show that perhaps only some classes have it.