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<blockquote data-quote="Thornir Alekeg" data-source="post: 3546383" data-attributes="member: 15651">Rituals are all about power.&nbsp; Not neccesarily things like arcane or divine power, but the power of demonstrating great knowledge and influence.&nbsp; It is showmanship.&nbsp; Is it more impressive for a cleric to be able to speak some quiet words, make a few gestures and cast Storm of Vengeance in one round, or to gather a mass of acolytes and lesser priests, speak and gesture magnificently for an extended period, drawing all eyes to him and then unleashing the fury of the storm?&nbsp; Why are D&amp;D plot rituals usually Ancient rituals?&nbsp; They are all about forgotten, often forbidden, power that someone has actively suppressed, by hiding it or wiping out those who have it.&nbsp; Why aren't there new ones people are researching/creating/discovering?&nbsp; Perhaps because those that suppressed the knowledge still try and do so today.&nbsp; Perhaps because casters these days are out for instant gratification and don't want to take the time to research a three day ritual that involves 24 people in order to shake the very world, when they can already cast some pretty potent stuff.</blockquote>

[QUOTE="Thornir Alekeg, post: 3546383, member: 15651"] Rituals are all about power. Not neccesarily things like arcane or divine power, but the power of demonstrating great knowledge and influence. It is showmanship. Is it more impressive for a cleric to be able to speak some quiet words, make a few gestures and cast Storm of Vengeance in one round, or to gather a mass of acolytes and lesser priests, speak and gesture magnificently for an extended period, drawing all eyes to him and then unleashing the fury of the storm? Why are D&D plot rituals usually Ancient rituals? They are all about forgotten, often forbidden, power that someone has actively suppressed, by hiding it or wiping out those who have it. Why aren't there new ones people are researching/creating/discovering? Perhaps because those that suppressed the knowledge still try and do so today. Perhaps because casters these days are out for instant gratification and don't want to take the time to research a three day ritual that involves 24 people in order to shake the very world, when they can already cast some pretty potent stuff. [/QUOTE]

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