Advanced Rituals

The rules in this section expand the ritual casting rules presented earlier in this chapter. With your DM’s permission, spellcasters can weave multiple spells into a single, deliberate working—slower than combat magic, but capable of stranger reach and greater scope.

Advanced Ritual Recipes (Two Spells)

Shroud of Stillness

Primary: Fog Cloud
Secondary: Silence
Ritual casting time: 20 minutes
Base Duration: As primary spell
Base spell component costs: 0 gp
Description: A fog bank that devours sound within it—ideal for silent infiltrations (mostly prep).

Ghost Step

Primary: Invisibility
Secondary: Pass without Trace
Ritual casting time: 20 minutes
Base Duration: As primary spell
Base spell component costs: 0 gp
Description: Unseen movement that leaves almost no trace—best for scouting and heist prep.

Black Veil

Primary: Darkness
Secondary: Invisibility
Ritual casting time: 20 minutes
Base Duration: As primary spell
Base spell component costs: 0 gp
Description: A lightless concealment that keeps a hidden operative concealed even at close range (prep/ambush).

Forensic Lens

Primary: Detect Magic
Secondary: Identify
Ritual casting time: 20 minutes
Base Duration: As primary spell
Base spell component costs: 100 gp
Description: Sweep a scene for auras, then read the most relevant workings quickly (downtime).

Diplomat’s Tongue

Primary: Comprehend Languages
Secondary: Tongues
Ritual casting time: 20 minutes
Base Duration: As primary spell
Base spell component costs: 0 gp
Description: Two-way understanding with nuance—excellent for parley.

Sealed Perimeter

Primary: Alarm
Secondary: Arcane Lock
Ritual casting time: 20 minutes
Base Duration: As primary spell
Base spell component costs: 25 gp
Description: A warded entry that both seals and warns (stronghold/camp).

Speaking Seal

Primary: Arcane Lock
Secondary: Magic Mouth
Ritual casting time: 20 minutes
Base Duration: As primary spell
Base spell component costs: 35 gp
Description: A lock that can challenge with passphrases or issue warnings (security).

Silent Knock

Primary: Knock
Secondary: Silence
Ritual casting time: 20 minutes
Base Duration: As primary spell
Base spell component costs: 0 gp
Description: Locks yield without the signature thunder—heist-only utility (prep).

Rune of Capture

Primary: Glyph of Warding
Secondary: Hold Person
Ritual casting time: 20 minutes
Base Duration: As primary spell
Base spell component costs: 200 gp
Description: A trigger rune that paralyzes the first trespasser (trap).

Rune of Cinders

Primary: Glyph of Warding
Secondary: Fireball
Ritual casting time: 20 minutes
Base Duration: As primary spell
Base spell component costs: 200 gp
Description: A delayed blast trap bound to a surface or object (trap).

Hutwatch

Primary: Leomund’s Tiny Hut
Secondary: Alarm
Ritual casting time: 20 minutes
Base Duration: As primary spell
Base spell component costs: 0 gp
Description: A safer camp with an early-warning edge.

Provisioned Shelter

Primary: Leomund’s Tiny Hut
Secondary: Create Food and Water
Ritual casting time: 20 minutes
Base Duration: As primary spell
Base spell component costs: 0 gp
Description: A refuge that also supplies the party (expedition logistics).

Amphibian Blessing

Primary: Water Breathing
Secondary: Water Walk
Ritual casting time: 20 minutes
Base Duration: As primary spell
Base spell component costs: 0 gp
Description: Swim, dive, or stride the surface at will—excellent travel magic.

Safe Flight

Primary: Fly
Secondary: Feather Fall
Ritual casting time: 20 minutes
Base Duration: As primary spell
Base spell component costs: 0 gp
Description: Flight with a built-in descent failsafe (prep).

Silent Climber

Primary: Spider Climb
Secondary: Pass without Trace
Ritual casting time: 20 minutes
Base Duration: As primary spell
Base spell component costs: 0 gp
Description: Ceiling routes become quiet infiltration lines (prep).

Truthsight Interrogation

Primary: Zone of Truth
Secondary: Detect Thoughts
Ritual casting time: 20 minutes
Base Duration: As primary spell
Base spell component costs: 0 gp
Description: A truth field plus intent-reading—best as a social tool, not combat.

Gentle Command

Primary: Suggestion
Secondary: Calm Emotions
Ritual casting time: 20 minutes
Base Duration: As primary spell
Base spell component costs: 0 gp
Description: A soothing persuasion that lands more cleanly in tense scenes.

Perfect Disguise

Primary: Disguise Self
Secondary: Alter Self
Ritual casting time: 20 minutes
Base Duration: As primary spell
Base spell component costs: 0 gp
Description: Illusion + bodily change—more convincing even up close.

False Signature

Primary: Nystul’s Magic Aura
Secondary: Disguise Self
Ritual casting time: 20 minutes
Base Duration: As primary spell
Base spell component costs: 0 gp
Description: A disguise that also “reads” wrong to magical inspection.

Hidden & Revealed

Primary: See Invisibility
Secondary: Detect Magic
Ritual casting time: 20 minutes
Base Duration: As primary spell
Base spell component costs: 0 gp
Description: A layered sight for hidden creatures and hidden workings.

Homing Eye

Primary: Locate Object
Secondary: Clairvoyance
Ritual casting time: 20 minutes
Base Duration: As primary spell
Base spell component costs: 100 gp
Description: Find the thing, then observe near it to confirm placement (prep).

Preserved Testimony

Primary: Speak with Dead
Secondary: Gentle Repose
Ritual casting time: 20 minutes
Base Duration: As primary spell
Base spell component costs: 0 gp
Description: Stabilize remains, then question them—an investigation staple.

Consecrated Barrier

Primary: Magic Circle
Secondary: Protection from Evil and Good
Ritual casting time: 20 minutes
Base Duration: As primary spell
Base spell component costs: 100 gp
Description: Stronger planar defense for a sanctum (prep).

Thorough Unweaving

Primary: Remove Curse
Secondary: Dispel Magic
Ritual casting time: 20 minutes
Base Duration: As primary spell
Base spell component costs: 0 gp
Description: Strip both hex and scaffolding around it (downtime).

Purging Draft

Primary: Lesser Restoration
Secondary: Protection from Poison
Ritual casting time: 20 minutes
Base Duration: As primary spell
Base spell component costs: 0 gp
Description: Cure and then ward against toxin relapse (medical).

Bonded Bulwark

Primary: Warding Bond
Secondary: Aid
Ritual casting time: 20 minutes
Base Duration: As primary spell
Base spell component costs: 100 gp
Description: Shared protection plus bolstered vitality (prep).

Layered Ward

Primary: Mage Armor
Secondary: Shield of Faith
Ritual casting time: 20 minutes
Base Duration: As primary spell
Base spell component costs: 0 gp
Description: Arcane barrier reinforced by divine protection (prep).

Living Fortification

Primary: Stoneskin
Secondary: Barkskin
Ritual casting time: 20 minutes
Base Duration: As primary spell
Base spell component costs: 100 gp
Description: A rugged, resilient hide—frontliner prep.

Nightseer

Primary: Darkvision
Secondary: See Invisibility
Ritual casting time: 20 minutes
Base Duration: As primary spell
Base spell component costs: 0 gp
Description: See in the dark and through invisibility (delving).

Cleansing Radiance

Primary: Daylight
Secondary: Dispel Magic
Ritual casting time: 20 minutes
Base Duration: As primary spell
Base spell component costs: 0 gp
Description: Bright clearing light paired with targeted unweaving (site clearing).

Beast Courier

Primary: Speak with Animals
Secondary: Animal Messenger
Ritual casting time: 20 minutes
Base Duration: As primary spell
Base spell component costs: 0 gp
Description: Negotiate the message, then send the messenger.

Hazard Sense

Primary: Find Traps
Secondary: Detect Magic
Ritual casting time: 20 minutes
Base Duration: As primary spell
Base spell component costs: 0 gp
Description: Flags mundane and magical threats more clearly (prep).

Hidden Bolt-Hole

Primary: Rope Trick
Secondary: Pass without Trace
Ritual casting time: 20 minutes
Base Duration: As primary spell
Base spell component costs: 0 gp
Description: A concealed escape pocket that leaves minimal sign.

Veiled Cache

Primary: Leomund’s Secret Chest
Secondary: Nondetection
Ritual casting time: 20 minutes
Base Duration: As primary spell
Base spell component costs: 5075 gp
Description: A hidden stash that resists divination (downtime).

Diagnose & Cleanse

Primary: Detect Poison and Disease
Secondary: Purify Food and Drink
Ritual casting time: 20 minutes
Base Duration: As primary spell
Base spell component costs: 0 gp
Description: Spot contamination, then remove it—hostile-environment staple.

Speaking Flame

Primary: Continual Flame
Secondary: Magic Mouth
Ritual casting time: 20 minutes
Base Duration: As primary spell
Base spell component costs: 60 gp
Description: A permanent light that can warn, signal, or deceive.

Slick Web

Primary: Web
Secondary: Grease
Ritual casting time: 20 minutes
Base Duration: As primary spell
Base spell component costs: 0 gp
Description: Slip into strands—excellent capture trap (prep).

Driven Storm

Primary: Sleet Storm
Secondary: Gust of Wind
Ritual casting time: 20 minutes
Base Duration: As primary spell
Base spell component costs: 0 gp
Description: A pushing blizzard front that wrecks footing and sight (prep).

Thicket Snare

Primary: Plant Growth
Secondary: Entangle
Ritual casting time: 20 minutes
Base Duration: As primary spell
Base spell component costs: 0 gp
Description: Rapid overgrowth that grips intruders (prep).

Quiet Killfield

Primary: Spike Growth
Secondary: Silence
Ritual casting time: 20 minutes
Base Duration: As primary spell
Base spell component costs: 0 gp
Description: Movement hurts and cries don’t carry (ambush prep).

Summoned Flood

Primary: Control Water
Secondary: Create or Destroy Water
Ritual casting time: 20 minutes
Base Duration: As primary spell
Base spell component costs: 0 gp
Description: Add volume, then command it (siege/engineering).

Earthworks

Primary: Wall of Stone
Secondary: Mold Earth
Ritual casting time: 20 minutes
Base Duration: As primary spell
Base spell component costs: 0 gp
Description: Walls plus trenches/berms—fast fortification.

Far Orders

Primary: Sending
Secondary: Rary’s Telepathic Bond
Ritual casting time: 20 minutes
Base Duration: As primary spell
Base spell component costs: 0 gp
Description: Team link plus a long-range instruction burst.

Hidden Stasis

Primary: Feign Death
Secondary: Nondetection
Ritual casting time: 20 minutes
Base Duration: As primary spell
Base spell component costs: 25 gp
Description: Convincing death that’s harder to locate by magic (escape prep).

Unseen Talent

Primary: Enhance Ability
Secondary: Invisibility
Ritual casting time: 20 minutes
Base Duration: As primary spell
Base spell component costs: 0 gp
Description: A hidden specialist with sharpened capability.

Unstoppable Speed

Primary: Haste
Secondary: Freedom of Movement
Ritual casting time: 20 minutes
Base Duration: As primary spell
Base spell component costs: 0 gp
Description: Swift and hard to restrain (pre-battle buff).

Pinned & Burning

Primary: Hold Person
Secondary: Heat Metal
Ritual casting time: 20 minutes
Base Duration: As primary spell
Base spell component costs: 0 gp
Description: A capture-and-punish setup (trap/interrogation prep).

Rescue Preparation

Primary: Revivify
Secondary: Gentle Repose
Ritual casting time: 20 minutes
Base Duration: As primary spell
Base spell component costs: 300 gp
Description: Preserve the fallen, then restore life when needed (prep).

False Wilds

Primary: Hallucinatory Terrain
Secondary: Pass without Trace
Ritual casting time: 20 minutes
Base Duration: As primary spell
Base spell component costs: 0 gp
Description: Fake landscape plus scrubbed evidence (ambush/escape).

Compelling Document

Primary: Illusory Script
Secondary: Suggestion
Ritual casting time: 20 minutes
Base Duration: As primary spell
Base spell component costs: 10 gp
Description: A message that reads “right” and nudges action (intrigue).

Advanced Ritual Recipes (Three Spells)

Ghost Step Supreme

Primary: Invisibility
Secondary: Pass without Trace; Silence
Ritual casting time: 30 minutes
Base Duration: As primary spell
Base spell component costs: 0 gp
Description: Unseen, untracked, and near-silent infiltration (prep).

Ward-Hut Bastion

Primary: Leomund’s Tiny Hut
Secondary: Alarm; Glyph of Warding
Ritual casting time: 30 minutes
Base Duration: As primary spell
Base spell component costs: 200 gp
Description: A camp with warning and a lethal “line you don’t cross” (prep).

Read & Rewrite

Primary: Detect Magic
Secondary: Identify; Nystul’s Magic Aura
Ritual casting time: 30 minutes
Base Duration: As primary spell
Base spell component costs: 100 gp
Description: Analyze magic, then mask the signature to defeat inspection (counter-intel).

Courtroom Extraction

Primary: Zone of Truth
Secondary: Detect Thoughts; Suggestion
Ritual casting time: 30 minutes
Base Duration: As primary spell
Base spell component costs: 0 gp
Description: Truth pressure, intent reading, then a guided next step (social).

Talking Lockdown

Primary: Arcane Lock
Secondary: Alarm; Magic Mouth
Ritual casting time: 30 minutes
Base Duration: As primary spell
Base spell component costs: 35 gp
Description: A sealed entry that warns and speaks challenges/threats (security).