Process of Ritual Casting
After the caster states “Begin ritual casting,”
the following steps must occur before the
ritual is deemed complete:
1. The ritual marshal calls a Hold;
2. If the recipient of the ritual is an individual,
the ritual marshal will ask the recipient,
“A ritual is being cast on you. Do you accept
it?” (Note that a player must accept the
rituals Banish to Other Plane, Divestiture, and
Obliteration.) If the player says “no,” the ritual
marshal must follow the rules set forth below
under the heading “Unwilling Targets”;
3. The ritual marshal makes sure that everyone
in the Circle of Power is awake out-ofgame;
4. The ritual marshal assures that the
ritual can properly begin;
5. If the ritual has not yet failed or automatically
backlashed, the ritual marshal tells
everyone in the Circle of Power, “There is magic
all around you”;
6. The ritual marshal calls “Lay on”;
7. The ritual marshal rolls the ten-sided
die once where the caster can observe the die
roll;
8. The ritual marshal determines if the
ritual fails for any reason other than the die roll;
9. The ritual marshal waits the duration
of the ritual casting, in case a condition occurs
that would cause an automatic backlash;
10. Assuming the ritual has not automatically
backlashed, the ritual marshal announces
either “You have successfully completed the
ritual” (if the ritual succeeded) or “Something
has gone dreadfully wrong” (if it does not).
The Ritual has now ended.
