Ritual Path Magic FAQ and Answers Thread

[Christopher R. Rice]

The following thread is meant to serve as a FAQ to the popular Ritual Path Magic system. Originally from Monster Hunters 1: Champions, it has since become a highly used and widely exported system. Because of this it has even gotten its own book (which is currently still forthcoming, though is expected sometime Autumn 2013).

Currently, there is no set order for any of the links and they have only a basic description from the thread itself. Thanks to Humabout for gathering together all of the links and thread titles. I intend to eventually winnow this down to actual questions and answers, but this works for now. Please feel free to ask any questions you might have about RPM here as well.

• [RPM] Alternative Paths
• RPM ritual for halting or slowing aging?
• Rituals Wanted!
• MONSTER HUNTER Ritual Magic
• Monthly Monster Hunters Game
• [RPM] Healing
• [RPM] Random Grimoires
• Magic to RPM Complete Conversion
• [RPM] RPM and Afflictions
• [RPM] Blocking Rituals
• [RPM] List of published rituals
• [RPM] Cold Damage
• Quick Question: RPM Damage and Area? Why does a cone cost so much?
• Quick Question: RPM Damage and Duration?
• Mixing Ritual Path Magic and Divine Favor... Can it be done?
• [RPM] Create Zombie/Undead/Etc.
• [RPM] Dancing Shield
• [RPM] Cosmic Payload Charm
• Quick Question: Enhancement/Limitation to last as long as touch is maintained?
• (RPM) Giving yourself options in combat
• RPM without spell improvisation?
• [DF] Ritual Path Magic for Dungeon Fantasy
• [RPM] Create/Destroy and Duration
• [RPM] Blasting with RPM--something that works better than you'd think?
• Template not working (for GCA)
• RPM- Stat up a powerful artifact
• Ritual Path Magic: morality and limits
• [RPM] Spotting a consecreated space?
• Alternate forms, changing IQ, RPM and Charms/hanging spells
• [mh] ritual path magic and creating illusions
• Worked Realm Magic for upcoming campaign
• [RPM] Help me tweak the basic RPM system
• [RPM] Ritual Path Magic without critical failures?
• Ritual Path Magic for low-power campaigns
• [RPM] (Temporary) Enchanted Items that grant Spell-like use?
• [DF+RPM] Cowardly Berserker
• [MH] Charms for 16 effective skill or thereabouts
• [MH] Quick and Dirty Charm Rules for Spells?
• [MH] RPM Magical Armoury - Charms, Conditionals, and Weapons
• [MH] RPM Conditional Magic Enchanting
• RPM[MH]- RPM, charms, and weapons
• [MH] RPM Lightning Bolt
• [RPM] I need "Styles"-
• [RPM] Limitations for Ritual Adept and Magery
• As a "holy grail" for RPM casters how would you make a raise dead spell?
• Dispelling in RPM
• [RPM] Random Grimoires
• [RPM] Different Setting and Different Paths
• Quick Question: Shrinking with Ritual Path Magic?
• Quick Question: Ritual Path Magic and Meta-Traits/Templates are too expensive?
• Quick Question: RPM and Affliction rules?
• [rpm] attack spells with area of effect
• Quick Question: How to handle Binding with RPM?
• Help/Critique: Converting spells to RPM!
• Quick Question: Limitaition on RPM Magery "Ritual Mastery Only"?
• RPM linked to Energy Cost?
• [RPM] Various Questions on Ritual Path Magic
• [RPM] Gathering Energy Bonus
• [MH] The Witch - what has worked for you?
• Quick Question: Limiting Ritual Path Magic
• Help with Ritual Path Magic
• [MH] Grimoires for the Modern Mage
• Need Help - Fly Spell
• [MH] Witch Variety
• RPM and Threshold Magic
• I'm Still Over-Complicating Dungeon Fantasy [DF, Thaumatology, RPM]
• Talents for MH:RPM Paths okay?
• RPM questions, re: defaults, skill costs/levels
• Shapeshifter needing lesser transform spell to change?
• Ritual Path Alchemy
• RPM Magery Limitation: Can't use Greater Effects
• Magic System from MH
• Ritual Path Magic and magical items
• Arcane Lore for Ritual Path Magic
• Ritual Path Magic
• [MH] "...simple...spell(s)..."
• [MH] [RPM] Witch Power Up?
• [RPM]Effects for the gunmage
• [MH] Tool for calculating Ritual Path Magic costs
• Ritual Paths: Energy Accumulation Summary
• MH Ritual Path variant
• [MH] RPM Creating Things
• RPM[MH]- Applicable items and sacrifice
• [MH] RPM-Starting Charms

[Christopher R. Rice]

• [MH] Using MH ritual path/book beyond MH
• [MH] Question about spells
• [MH] Witch's Broom Spell
• [MH] Charms for Sages
• [MH / RPM] Greater and Lesser Effects
• [MH] + [Horror] Corrupt Magery?
• [MH] Spells for Ritual Mastery?
• [MH] [RPM] Willing Sacrifice & Mind Control
• [MH] [RPM] Summon Inhuman
• confusing language in Monster Hunters 1
• changing history with Ritual Path Magic
• The spell familicide
• [MH] [RPM] Seeker bullets and other bullet charms
• Ritual Path Magic: Meta-Magic vs. Overstacking
• Dumb Question on Ritual Path Magic
• Question about Monster Hunters
• [MH] RPM: Enchantments
• [MH] RPM Charms/Conditional rituals question
• RPM list of spells
• [MH] Using RPM for lower-powered genres
• [MH1] Ritual Path Magic - Bringing a statue to life
• [MH] Ritual Path Magic - damage and subject weigth
• [MH] Ritual Path Magic - how many paths to a ritual?
• [MH1] Mathematical analysis of ambient energy draw
• Grimore-R-us needs instructions
• Monster Hunters Ritual Magic System
• [MH] Grimoires and charm making
• [MH] Spell Casting
• [RPM] Big Magic, Without Breaking the World
• RPM sense: Greater vs. Lesser

[Christopher R. Rice]

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[the_matrix_walker]

While this may be thread necromancy, the question is about Wards.

Can you use Bestow a Bonus to increase the effective skill of a ward?

[Christopher R. Rice]

Originally Posted by the_matrix_walker

While this may be thread necromancy, the question is about Wards.

Can you use Bestow a Bonus to increase the effective skill of a ward?

Yes you can and it's a Narrow category.

[the_matrix_walker]

So I am trying to write a ritual for a warrior to summon a magic "bow".

If the spell-bow can shoot repeatedly through the spell, is it better to forgo a damage modifier and use altered Traits to grant an innate attack so that it's not a one and done?

[Christopher R. Rice]

Originally Posted by the_matrix_walker

So I am trying to write a ritual for a warrior to summon a magic "bow".

If the spell-bow can shoot repeatedly through the spell, is it better to forgo a damage modifier and use altered Traits to grant an innate attack so that it's not a one and done?

Creating a bow is a Create Matter effect plus the penalties for crafting per p. 16 of GURPS Thaumatology: Ritual Path Magic.

[the_matrix_walker]

Originally Posted by Christopher R. Rice

Creating a bow is a Create Matter effect plus the penalties for crafting per p. 16 of GURPS Thaumatology: Ritual Path Magic.

Thanks. I put "bow" in quotes because what I am going for is a spell that looks like a bow, but lets me use a build to circumvent having to ready arrows (or maybe even have arrows) and ready the bow for each shot for the duration.

Mechanically equivalent to conjuring a ray gun (other than the damage type).

I was considering putting the Melee Capable enhancement on it since Melee seems to be able to be combined with a duration to keep a hand weapon around continuously and able to damage on successive rounds without additional casting, but I was also considering that perhaps it needed an altered trait to add a properly modified innate attack so it can be freely used through the duration.

[Christopher R. Rice]

Originally Posted by the_matrix_walker

Thanks. I put "bow" in quotes because what I am going for is a spell that looks like a bow, but lets me use a build to circumvent having to ready arrows (or maybe even have arrows) and ready the bow for each shot for the duration.

Mechanically equivalent to conjuring a ray gun (other than the damage type).

I was considering putting the Melee Capable enhancement on it since Melee seems to be able to be combined with a duration to keep a hand weapon around continuously and able to damage on successive rounds without additional casting, but I was also considering that perhaps it needed an altered trait to add a properly modified innate attack so it can be freely used through the duration.

If it's a conjured weapon then you use Create (X Path) and then add Bestows a Bonus to determine the bonus to damage. The base damage is whatever you are conjuring. The drawing an arrow for it is a wash if you determine that's how the spell works - it just creates an energy arrow when you "pull" back the string.