Disguised Casting vs. Backlash

[Draven]

Jonny Dirtcaster is surrounded by his friends, the Templars of Destroy All Necromancy.

He knows there's a Dracolich nearby, and he's about to cast an Earth Aura ritual. He doesn't want the Dracolich to sense that he's casting Earth Magic, so he goes and uses Ritual Manipulation - Disguised Casting.

But alas, it backlashes in his face....specifically, a backlash that makes the ritual appear to be necromantic in nature. As this could result in his friends murdering his face, Jonny Dirtcaster immediately asks a Marshal whether or not his Disguised Casting trumps the backlash effect.

 

[obcidian_bandit]

My ruling would be "Disguised Casting specifically states that the aspect of the ritual is unknowable." Generally, the scroll trumps the rulebook, but in this case I think it's a matter of the scroll providing a situation, while the book resolves the situation, rather than the scroll winning regardless of the circumstances.
~Matt,
SEA/OR Marshal
(Probably not worth locking, someone will probably disagree with me in about 10 seconds. Maybe this should be a 'Theory' question...)

 

[Alavatar]

I agree with Matt in theory with the caveat that it is ultimately the Ritual Marshal's call since there are two conflicting "rules".

-Seth
SEA/OR Marshal