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Message: <blockquote data-quote="AllisterH" data-source="post: 5090735" data-attributes="member: 51325">DRAGON #380.It's an interesting ritual in that, you actually want someone specialized in Thievery doing the ritual since you make a Thievery check (you don't replace it with arcana...). It's BETTER than the 4th level Knock ritual but at the same time, it doesn't totally invalidate having it.I like this ritual....It allows for magic to be "better" but it does so by working IN CONJUNCTION with the skill.A hybrid or multiclassed thief/wizard is the type I see picking up this ritual while a single classed wizard would use Knock.Level 8 rituals I think are fineAnthem of UnityAura MaskGravesightInquisitive's EyesLinked PortalRaise Dead Seal PortalShare HuskSignal of Pursuit - CT of 1 minute...scroll form means 30s.StatusTenser's Lift Water Breathing - yes the 10/5 minute casting time is appropriate. If you didn't cast this beforehand, then you don't deserve the benefit. None of this.."oh wait...I made a scroll of this last year just in case".Level 8 rituals I think need work.Analyze Portal - I actually have no problem with the cost as like ost rituals, it scales up so that by mid paragon, the money isn't an issue but the time of 1 hour....seems overly long IMO.Remove Affliction (I really like the cost and danger aspect of the ritual)- I actually have no inherent problem with this ritual other than I think it's too low a level. I've always disliked the fact that mundane diseases in all editions of D&D were non issues even by level 9. Rather see this as a mid paragon ritual.Shadow Bridge - CT is 5 minutes so in scroll form, it's only 2.5 minutes. Two problems with this ritual is that I think the length of the bridge is way too short...At BEST you're looking at 200 feet and that it only last 10 minutes. Way too short a time given the the other options at around this level. Indeed, I'm trying to think of situations where Tenser's Lift is not outright better.Song of Sustenance - See my problem with Remove Affliction. The ritual itself is fine but think it's just a tad too low.Wizard Sight - Now the divination set of rituals I think have a problem. They don't last long enough. In this case, in my home rules, I changed rounds to minutes (and minutes to hours for higher level scrying)For me, most rituals have an appropriate casting time as I believe rituals should be PREPARATION tools. In pre 3e, that's what spells like Water Breathing and Knock were. Rewards for basically determining what the upcoming adventure would be.</blockquote>

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