Master Ritualist

Master Ritualist

Prerequisite: Intelligence or Wisdom 13 or higher

You have deepened your knowledge of ritual magic, allowing you to inscribe and perform rituals from your chosen class and your own class spell lists, and even attempt rituals from other traditions at greater cost and risk. You gain the following benefits:

Ritual Book and Initial Spells

You acquire a ritual book containing two 1st-level spells of your choice that have the ritual tag. These spells must come from the spell list of a class you select when you gain this feat. The class must be one capable of casting ritual spells, such as bard, cleric, druid, sorcerer, warlock, or wizard.

You can cast any spell in your ritual book as a ritual. You do not need to have the spell prepared, nor expend a spell slot, but you must spend the additional 10 minutes required to cast it as a ritual.

Scribing Ritual Spells

You can add other ritual spells to your ritual book if you find them in written form (such as a spellbook or scroll), by following one of these options:

1. From Your Feat-Chosen Class List (Standard)

You may add ritual spells from the class list you selected when you took this feat, provided the spell’s level is no higher than half your character level (rounded up).
Copying the spell takes 2 hours per spell level and costs 50 gp per spell level in inks and materials.

2. From Your Class Spell Lists

If you have levels in a spellcasting class, you may add ritual spells from that class’s spell list, provided the spell’s level is no higher than the highest spell level you can cast in that class.
You must still find the spell in written form, and copying it takes 2 hours per spell level and costs 50 gp per spell level.

3. Off-List or Higher-Level Rituals (Advanced Use)

You may attempt to add ritual spells from any class’s spell list or ritual spells beyond the limits above by meeting these requirements:

• The spell has the ritual tag and is found in written form.

• The spell’s level is equal to or less than your proficiency bonus + 1.

• Copying the spell takes 8 hours per spell level and costs 200 gp per spell level in rare inks and components.

• You must succeed on an Intelligence (Arcana), Wisdom (Religion), or Intelligence (Nature) check (DM’s choice) with a DC of 14 + the spell’s level.

• On a failed check, the scroll or source is destroyed, you lose the gp invested in scribing materials, and you cannot attempt to add that ritual spell again for 4 days.

Casting Limitations

You may cast any spell in your ritual book as a ritual without preparing it or expending a spell slot, provided the spell has the ritual tag.

You may only cast a spell from your ritual book using a spell slot if you have the ability to cast that spell by other means (such as through class levels or another feature). Otherwise, you can only cast these spells as a ritual.