[RPM] Conditional Rituals (Too Powerful?)

[Langy]

Originally Posted by sir_pudding

DF-style casters also probably need a different stacking rule. They should be able to "cast" the same spell more than once per combat.

Yeah. How about something like this:

Prepared Rituals
A prepared ritual is a special type of conditional ritual that ignores the normal rules for stacking spells and has a special trigger – that of the caster ‘finishing’ the spell.

A prepared ritual follows the normal rules for casting a conditional ritual. This preparation allows the ritual to be finished, finally casting it, at a later date. Finishing a prepared ritual, triggering it, takes significantly less time than casting the ritual anew. In effect, a prepared ritual allows a non-adept to cast a spell as if he were an adept and an adept to cast even faster. A non-adept finishes the spell in 5 seconds times the greater effect multiplier; an adept finishes the spell in 1 second times the greater effect mutliplier.

Unlike normal conditional rituals, after a prepared ritual is cast its conditional ritual slot isn't released – instead, it lies inert until the next daybreak, at which time the slot is released. Alternatively, the caster may meditate for two hours, after which point his inert conditional ritual slots are reset.