You have learned a number of spells that you can cast as rituals. These spells are written in a ritual book, which you must have in hand while casting one of them.
When you choose this feat, you acquire a ritual book holding two cantrips: Dancing Lights and Vicious Mockery. The cantrips can be cast normally, but you must be holding the book in your hand to cast them. In addition, you also learn one ritual spell: Animal Messenger. You count as a Bard when you cast any spell using this book, and your spellcasting ability is Charisma.
If you come across a spell in written form, such as an ancient magical sheet of music, a magical spell scroll, or a wizard’s spellbook, you might be able to add it to your ritual book. The spell must be on the Bard spell list, and the spell’s level can be no higher than half your level (rounded up). If the spell you find is not a ritual, you can still add it, but the spell can only be cast by you as a ritual. The process of copying the spell into your ritual book takes 2 hours per level of the spell, and costs 50 gp per level. The cost represents material components you expend as you experiment with the spell to master it, as well as the fine inks you need to record it.
Comments