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                        Returning 35 results for 'cast was ritual'.
                    
                
                                                     Monsters
                                                    Monster Manual
                                                    
                                                
                                            
                                                     ritual consumes.Multiattack. The dracolich makes three Rend attacks. It can replace one attack with a use of Spellcasting to cast Ray of Sickness (level 2 version).
Rend. Melee Attack Roll: +13
                                                
                                            
                                                
                                                     it turns to dust if reduced to 0 Hit Points. If the gem is destroyed, the dracolich can create a new one by completing an 8-hour ritual using a gem worth 1,000+ GP and by expending 5,000 GP, which the
                                                
                                            
                                        
                                                     Monsters
                                                    Eberron: Rising from the Last War
                                                    
                                                
                                            
                                                    Spellcasting. The magewright’s spellcasting ability is Intelligence (spell save DC 12). To cast one of its rituals, the magewright must provide additional material components whose value in
                                                
                                            
                                                
                                                     gold pieces is 20 times the spell’s level. These components are consumed when the ritual is finished. The magewright knows the following spells:
At will: mage hand, prestidigitation
Rituals
                                                
                                            
                                        
                                                     Magic Items
                                                    Princes of the Apocalypse
                                                    
                                                
                                            
                                                     takes an extra 2d6 fire damage.
Fire Mastery. You gain the following benefits while you hold Tinderstrike:
You can speak Ignan fluently.
You have resistance to fire damage.
You can cast dominate
                                                
                                            
                                                
                                                     perform a ritual called the Dance of the All-Consuming Fire, using Tinderstrike to create a devastation orb of fire (see the devastation orb description for the time and cost of the ritual). Once you
                                                
                                            
                                        
                                                     Monsters
                                                    Storm King's Thunder
                                                    
                                                
                                            
                                                    : dancing lights, mage hand, message, thaumaturgy
1/day each: augury (cast as 1 action), bestow curse, cordon of arrows, detect magic, speak with dead, spirit guardiansThe Uthgardt are suspicious and
                                                
                                            
                                                
                                                     and respect a shaman’s power.
An Uthgardt shaman must possess a sacred bundle to cast spells. A sacred bundle is made up of sticks, bones, feathers, tufts of fur, and stones that have been &ldquo
                                                
                                            
                                        
                                                     Monsters
                                                    Strixhaven: A Curriculum of Chaos
                                                    
                                                
                                            
                                                    Pact of Pain. Using a 10-minute ritual, the daemogoth can forge a magical bond with a willing creature it touches throughout the ritual. The creature becomes bound by the pact until it dies, the
                                                
                                            
                                                
                                                     cast that spell using this pact, requiring no material components and using Intelligence as the spellcasting ability. When it casts the spell, the creature takes 7 (2d6);{"diceNotation":"2d6
                                                
                                            
                                        
                                                     Magic Items
                                                    Princes of the Apocalypse
                                                    
                                                
                                            
                                                     damage.
You can cast dominate monster (save DC 17) on an air elemental. Once you have done so, Windvane can’t be used this way again until the next dawn.
Song of the Four Winds. While inside an
                                                
                                            
                                                
                                                     air node, you can perform a ritual called the Song of the Four Winds, using Windvane to create a devastation orb of air (see the devastation orb description for the time and cost of the ritual). Once
                                                
                                            
                                        
                                                     Magic Items
                                                    Princes of the Apocalypse
                                                    
                                                
                                            
                                                     you, but not their exact location.
You can cast dominate monster (save DC 17) on an earth elemental. Once you have done so, Ironfang can’t be used this way again until the next dawn
                                                
                                            
                                                
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Shatter. Ironfang has 3 charges. You can use your action to expend 1 charge and cast the 2nd-level version of shatter (DC 17). Ironfang regains 1d3 expended charges daily at dawn.
The Rumbling. While
                                                
                                            
                                        
                                                     Monsters
                                                    The Book of Many Things
                                                    
                                                
                                            
                                                    Fortune Teller. Oddlewin can cast the Augury spell as a ritual, using cards as the material component.
Nilbogism. Any creature that attempts to damage Oddlewin must first succeed on a DC 12 Charisma
                                                
                                            
                                        
                                                     Magic Items
                                                    Tales from the Yawning Portal
                                                    
                                                
                                            
                                                    This scale bears celestial symbols on one pan and fiendish symbols on the other. You can use the scale to cast detect evil and good as a ritual. Doing so requires you to place the scale on a solid
                                                
                                            
                                                
                                                     (consecrated) or evil (desecrated), and fluctuates slightly if it detects a creature appropriate to the spell but neither good nor evil. By touching the scales after casting the ritual, you instantly learn any information the spell can normally convey, and then the effect ends.
                                                
                                            
                                        
                                                     Magic Items
                                                    Princes of the Apocalypse
                                                    
                                                
                                            
                                                    . You gain the following benefits while you hold Drown:
You can speak Aquan fluently.
You have resistance to cold damage.
You can cast dominate monster (save DC 17) on a water elemental. Once you
                                                
                                            
                                                
                                                     have done so, Drown can’t be used this way again until the next dawn.
Tears of Endless Anguish. While inside a water node, you can perform a ritual called the Tears of Endless Anguish, using
                                                
                                            
                                        
                                                     Monsters
                                                    Strixhaven: A Curriculum of Chaos
                                                    
                                                
                                            
                                                    Legendary Resistance (3/Day). If the titan fails a saving throw, it can choose to succeed instead.
Pact of Suffering. Using a 10-minute long ritual, the titan can forge a magical bond with a willing
                                                
                                            
                                                
                                                     creature it touches throughout the ritual. The creature becomes bound by the pact until it dies, the titan dies, or the pact is broken by a wish spell.
The titan chooses one spell from the
                                                
                                            
                                        
                                                     Monsters
                                                    Planescape: Adventures in the Multiverse
                                                    
                                                
                                            
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Jailer (1/Day). The shator can cast the imprisonment spell, requiring no material components and using Intelligence as the spellcasting ability (chaining effect only; spell save DC 18
                                                
                                            
                                                
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Liquefaction Ritual. The shator can perform a 1-minute ritual that turns all willing farastu demodand;farastus and kelubar demodand;kelubars of its choice within 60 feet of itself into a living liquid form. Each
                                                
                                            
                                        
                                                     Monsters
                                                    Candlekeep Mysteries
                                                    
                                                
                                            
                                                    Amphibious. The hag can breathe air and water.
Innate Spellcasting. The hag’s innate spellcasting ability is Charisma (spell save DC 12). She can innately cast the following spells, requiring
                                                
                                            
                                                
                                                     imitations with a successful DC 14 Wisdom (Insight) check.
Shared Spellcasting. While all three members of the Fetid Gaze are within 30 feet of one another, they can each cast the following spells from
                                                
                                            
                                        
                                                     Monsters
                                                    Mordenkainen Presents: Monsters of the Multiverse
                                                    
                                                
                                            
                                                     Sword attacks. One of the attacks can be replaced by a Hand Crossbow attack. The drow can also use Spellcasting to cast darkness.
Shadow Sword. Melee or Ranged Weapon Attack: +9;{"diceNotation":"1d20+9
                                                
                                            
                                                
                                                     attack—and then they are the last thing their victims see.
A shadowblade gains their powers over shadow via a ritual in which they kill a shadow demon and mystically prevent it from re-forming in
                                                
                                            
                                        
                                                     Monsters
                                                    Mordenkainen Presents: Monsters of the Multiverse
                                                    
                                                
                                            
                                                     Sword attacks. One of the attacks can be replaced by a Hand Crossbow attack. The drow can also use Spellcasting to cast darkness.
Shadow Sword. Melee or Ranged Weapon Attack: +9;{"diceNotation":"1d20+9
                                                
                                            
                                                
                                                     moment they attack—and then they are the last thing their victims see.
A shadowblade gains their powers over shadow via a ritual in which they kill a shadow demon and mystically prevent it from re
                                                
                                            
                                        
                                                     Monsters
                                                    Vecna: Eve of Ruin
                                                    
                                                
                                            
                                                     unoccupied space it can see within 60 feet of itself. It then makes one Death Rend attack if possible.
Cast a Spell (Costs 2 Actions). The false lich uses Spellcasting.Occasionally, liches create
                                                
                                            
                                                
                                                     ritual. This transforms the corpse into a near-identical copy of the lich with immense necrotic power and some of its creator’s arcane prowess. The creator then embeds enchanted gemstones into the
                                                
                                            
                                        
                                                     Monsters
                                                    The Book of Many Things
                                                    
                                                
                                            
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Tail. Aurnozci makes one Tail attack.
Cast a Spell (Costs 2 Actions). Aurnozci uses Spellcasting.
Conflagration (Costs 2 Actions). Flames momentarily surround Aurnozci. Each creature within 15
                                                
                                            
                                                
                                                     down mortal souls for violent ritual sacrifice to their god.
Roleplaying Aurnozci
Aurnozci is a being of mindless destruction, and the Caged Worm has few dealings with mortals that don’t end
                                                
                                            
                                        
                                                     Magic Items
                                                    Princes of the Apocalypse
                                                    
                                                
                                            
                                                    A devastation orb is an elemental bomb that can be created at the site of an elemental node by performing a ritual with an elemental weapon. The type of orb created depends on the node used. For
                                                
                                            
                                                
                                                     example, an air node creates a devastation orb of air. The ritual takes 1 hour to complete and requires 2,000 gp worth of special components, which are consumed.
A devastation orb measures 12 inches in
                                                
                                            
                                        
                                                     Magic Items
                                                    Keys from the Golden Vault
                                                    
                                                
                                            
                                                     to the book, you can cast circle of death (save DC 20) from it as an action. After you cast the spell, roll a d6. On a roll of 1–5, you can’t use this property again until the next dawn
                                                
                                            
                                                
                                                    -evil creatures.
Command Evil. While you are attuned to the book and holding it, you can use an action to cast the dominate monster spell on an evil target (save DC 18). You can’t use this
                                                
                                            
                                        
                                                     Equipment
                                                    
                                                    
                                                
                                            
                                                     grimoire, you must be a spellcaster who can cast spells of 7th level or higher. If you spend 80 hours over a period of 30 days or fewer studying the book, you learn the ritual to create a soulstone and turn
                                                
                                            
                                                
                                                    , transforming the ritual caster into a Lich (MCDM);lich. In a final, terrible act, the completion of the ritual requires tearing out one’s own heart and the heart of a loved one.
To decipher the
                                                
                                            
                                        
                                                    Ritual Caster (Warlock)
                                                    
    
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                                                     Feats
                                                    Player’s Handbook (2014)
                                                    
                                                
                                            
                                                    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 1st-level spells of your choice. Choose one of the following classes: bard, cleric, druid, sorcerer, warlock, or wizard. You must choose your spells from that class
                                                
                                            
                                        
                                                    Ritual Caster (Druid)
                                                    
    
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                                                     Feats
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                                                    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 1st-level spells of your choice. Choose one of the following classes: bard, cleric, druid, sorcerer, warlock, or wizard. You must choose your spells from that class
                                                
                                            
                                        
                                                     feats
                                                    Player’s Handbook (2024)
                                                    
                                                
                                            
                                                     a maximum of 20.
Ritual Spells. Choose a number of level 1 spells equal to your Proficiency Bonus that have the Ritual tag. You always have those spells prepared, and you can cast them with any spell
                                                
                                            
                                                
                                                     Ritual tag to the spells always prepared with this feature.
Quick Ritual. With this benefit, you can cast a Ritual spell that you have prepared using its regular casting time rather than the extended
                                                
                                            
                                        
                                                     monsters
                                                    
                                                    
                                                
                                            
                                                     ritual consumes.Multiattack. The dracolich makes three Rend attacks. It can replace one attack with a use of Spellcasting to cast Ray of Sickness (level 2 version).
Rend. Melee Attack Roll: +13
                                                
                                            
                                                
                                                     it turns to dust if reduced to 0 Hit Points. If the gem is destroyed, the dracolich can create a new one by completing an 8-hour ritual using a gem worth 1,000+ GP and by expending 5,000 GP, which the
                                                
                                            
                                        
                                                    Ritual Caster (Sorcerer)
                                                    
    
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                                                     Feats
                                                    Player’s Handbook (2014)
                                                    
                                                
                                            
                                                    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 1st-level spells of your choice. Choose one of the following classes: bard, cleric, druid, sorcerer, warlock, or wizard. You must choose your spells from that class
                                                
                                            
                                        
                                                    Ritual Caster (Wizard)
                                                    
    
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                                                     Feats
                                                    Player’s Handbook (2014)
                                                    
                                                
                                            
                                                    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 1st-level spells of your choice. Choose one of the following classes: bard, cleric, druid, sorcerer, warlock, or wizard. You must choose your spells from that class
                                                
                                            
                                        
                                                    Ritual Caster
                                                    
    
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                                                     Feats
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                                                    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 1st-level spells of your choice. Choose one of the following classes: bard, cleric, druid, sorcerer, warlock, or wizard. You must choose your spells from that class
                                                
                                            
                                        
                                                    Ritual Caster (Cleric)
                                                    
    
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                                                     Feats
                                                    Player’s Handbook (2014)
                                                    
                                                
                                            
                                                    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 1st-level spells of your choice. Choose one of the following classes: bard, cleric, druid, sorcerer, warlock, or wizard. You must choose your spells from that class
                                                
                                            
                                        
                                                    Ritual Caster (Bard)
                                                    
    
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                                                    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 1st-level spells of your choice. Choose one of the following classes: bard, cleric, druid, sorcerer, warlock, or wizard. You must choose your spells from that class
                                                
                                            
                                        
                                                     Charisma is your spellcasting ability for this spell (choose when you select this feat). When you cast this spell as a Ritual, its duration is 8 hours.
Tag Team. When you take the Help action, you can
                                                
                                            
                                                
                                                    Origin Feat
You gain the following benefits.
Speak with Animals. You always have the Speak with Animals spell prepared and can cast it with any spell slots you have. Intelligence, Wisdom, or
                                                
                                            
                                        
                                                    Eye and Hand of Vecna
                                                    
    
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                                                    Dungeon Master’s Guide (2014)
                                                    
                                                
                                            
                                                     power, Vecna couldn’t escape his own mortality. He began to fear death and take steps to prevent his end from ever coming about.
Orcus, the demon prince of undeath, taught Vecna a ritual that
                                                
                                            
                                                
                                                     charges. You can use an action and expend 1 or more charges to cast one of the following spells (save DC 18) from it: clairvoyance (2 charges), crown of madness (1 charge), disintegrate (4 charges
                                                
                                            
                                        
                                                    Book of Vile Darkness
                                                    
    
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                                                     Magic Items
                                                    Dungeon Master’s Guide (2014)
                                                    
                                                
                                            
                                                     made to interact with non-evil creatures.
Command Evil. While you are attuned to the book and holding it, you can use an action to cast the dominate monster spell on an evil target (save DC 18). You
                                                
                                            
                                                
                                                    , plus whatever else you choose:
Vile Apotheosis. The book could hold a ritual that allows a character to become a lich or death knight.
True Names. The true names of any number of fiends might be in
                                                
                                            
                                        
                                                     Feats
                                                    Strixhaven: A Curriculum of Chaos
                                                    
                                                
                                            
                                                    You have learned how to summon a Strixhaven mascot to assist you, granting you these benefits:
You can cast the find familiar spell as a ritual. Your familiar can take the form of the mascot
                                                
                                            
                                        
                                                     Compendium
                                                    
                                                    
                                                         - Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Player’s Handbook
                                                    
                                                
                                            
                                                    Ritual If you have a spell prepared that has the Ritual tag, you can cast that spell as a Ritual. The Ritual version of a spell takes 10 minutes longer to cast than normal. It also doesn’t expend a
                                                
                                            
                                                
                                                     spell slot, which means the ritual version of a spell can’t be cast at a higher level. See also chapter 7.
                                                
                                            
                                        
                                                     Compendium
                                                    
                                                    
                                                         - Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Player's Handbook (2014)
                                                    
                                                
                                            
                                                    Rituals Certain spells have a special tag: ritual. Such a spell can be cast following the normal rules for spellcasting, or the spell can be cast as a ritual. The ritual version of a spell takes 10
                                                
                                            
                                                
                                                     minutes longer to cast than normal. It also doesn’t expend a spell slot, which means the ritual version of a spell can’t be cast at a higher level. To cast a spell as a ritual, a spellcaster must have
                                                
                                            
                                        





