[RPM] Over-the-top Rituals

[Dwarf99]

Someone did an excel spreadsheet with a huge number of standard magic spells converted to RPM rituals.

[vierasmarius]

Originally Posted by Dwarf99

Someone did an excel spreadsheet with a huge number of standard magic spells converted to RPM rituals.

That would be Raekai's Magic to RPM Complete Conversion. He's still working on it, since it was initially created using MH1 before the RPM book came out. There are a few extremely-high-cost spells in there, such as Suspend Time (651), Body of X (often 500+), and Resurrection (1210).

Another big ritual that's come up on the forums is the one performed by the Elves which resulted in the Banestorm (an example of what happens when one of these rituals botches). There's some of that discussed here.

[Anders]

Need help with epic zombicopalypse spell.

The spell opens a portal to Hell, and releases spirits that animate the dead. It starts in a place and then spreads in an expanding circle, at about walking rate. All dead intelligent beings (ex-intelligent beings I suppose) that are more-or-less intact are animated.

[GodBeastX]

Are the spirits the only things that can come through?

[Anders]

I would say yes.

The spell ends when the entire world is a vast, zombie-ridden wasteland. The spirits and zombies remain, because the gate is closed.

[vierasmarius]

Originally Posted by Anders

Need help with epic zombicopalypse spell.

The spell opens a portal to Hell, and releases spirits that animate the dead. It starts in a place and then spreads in an expanding circle, at about walking rate. All dead intelligent beings (ex-intelligent beings I suppose) that are more-or-less intact are animated.

Hmm... honestly, the trickiest part (as far as I can see) is the "expands at walking pace" bit. Probably best to treat it as a special effect. The rest of it would be a relatively straight-forward Greater Create Undead, or Greater Create Crossroads (to open a portal) + Lesser or Greater Control Spirits (to bring spirits across). Would definitely need more effects if the necromancer wants to have any control of the horde. Season to taste with Area Effect (based on the largest area it will affect), Subject weight (for the heaviest corpses it can reanimate) and Duration (how long the zombies last). You could use Conditional Termination (Thaum pg 242) to make the zombies last indefinitely, with the ritual broken when a specific set of conditions are met.

Hmm... I suppose if you're summoning spirits and having them animate the dead, then the duration only needs to be enough to draw them into our world; once here, they remain as long as they choose and animate the dead on their own prerogative. This might also get rid of the need for Area Effect (you're summoning the spirits at one spot, and they spread from there) and Subject Weight (since you're not raising the dead yourself). This definitely means that the necromancer has no control over the forces he's unleashed though.