My artificer has finally collected a set of ritual I think are useful and her reconnection to her Vistani ancestry (Vistani Healer) allows for a certain amount of free ritual casting. I was wondering what rituals people were finding useful and have been able to use during LFR adventures.
The most notable rituals I was planning to use on a daily basis for free are Fantastic Recuperation and Raise Dead. I was also figuring on casting Steed Summons to get more use out of my Nightmare. The Vistani Pathfinder feat will likely be added for expense free to access some useful exploration rituals like Waterborn and Water Breathing in future levels.
Raise Dead - you hope you don't need it, but sometimes you do.
Remove Afflication - ditto.
Brew Potion - there are some very useful low level potions that you don't necessarily want to carry around, but can come in handy in specific circumstances.
Darklight (is that the name?) - creates a zone that you can see in, but is obscured from the point of view of enemies outside.
Water Breathing, Waterborn, etc. - avoiding the underwater combat penalties is huge. Being able to move (swim) without making Athletics checks is huger.
I find rituals can sometime negate skill challenges but then as a DM I have no problem with PCs using a ritual that leads to the same ends. Some may same that's exchanging gold for XP but hey, if the ritual fits.....
Comrade's Succor sounds nice but I don't think I've ever seen any character in LFR run out of healing surges.
Traveler's Camouflage - huge bonus to stealth for the whole party while out of combat.
p.s. Since the most common animal to use with Animal Messenger is a bird, does that mean that druids communicate with "twitter"?
Tenser's Floating Disc - useful about every other adventure, all my healers/leaders have it
Make Whole - could be renamed "Break Module" its so handy
Comrade's Succor - lets the team tanks help out with healing if they want, by donating surges to their allies who have run low (this has been surprisingly important to several players of fighters/paladins)
Traveler's Camouflage - great for outdoor adventures
Comprehend Language - very useful in ancient tombs/crypts/etc
Endure Elements - another one that is great for outdoor adventuring
Banish Vermin - situational, but it has saved the party, and goes well with one of my character themes
Familiar Mount - not only cool, thematically, but useful for both combat and movement
I use other rituals, but those are my favorites.
Unseen Servant - so useful my arcane caster changed familiars to get more frequent access to it
Traveler's Camouflage - great for outdoor adventures
Endure Elements - another one that is great for outdoor adventuring
Banish Vermin - situational, but it has saved the party, and goes well with one of my character themes
Familiar Mount - not only cool, thematically, but useful for both combat and movement
Those appear to be primarily fluff rituals. Not that there's anything wrong with that.
Nobody ever mentions Water's Gift. Best ritual for underwater and half the price and 4 levels lower then Waterborn.
I would mention it if any of my characters had played an underwater adventure in the past two years. But they haven't. I'm sure that any LFR adventure featuring a lengthy underwater section would provide you with a scroll anyway.
Unseen Servant - so useful my arcane caster changed familiars to get more frequent access to it
Traveler's Camouflage - great for outdoor adventures
Endure Elements - another one that is great for outdoor adventuring
Banish Vermin - situational, but it has saved the party, and goes well with one of my character themes
Familiar Mount - not only cool, thematically, but useful for both combat and movement
Those appear to be primarily fluff rituals. Not that there's anything wrong with that.
(grins) Come play with our group for a while, and you will see that they are definitely not fluff. Some are situational (Banish Vermin, for example), but if you can arrange the circumstances they can be outstanding. Unseen Servant is used every encounter by my thief (not rogue, thief).
As far as Familiar Mount goes, consider the usefulness of a flying familiar, a 5 minute ritual (2.5 minutes with a scroll), and a 12 hour duration.
"Your familiar grows to Large size and can accommodate you as a rider, and it is in active mode for the duration. You can end the ritual by returning the familiar to passive mode with a minor action. If the familiar takes damage equal to 5 + one-half your level or more, it returns to its normal size and to passive mode."
Nobody ever mentions Water's Gift. Best ritual for underwater and half the price and 4 levels lower then Waterborn.
I would mention it if any of my characters had played an underwater adventure in the past two years. But they haven't. I'm sure that any LFR adventure featuring a lengthy underwater section would provide you with a scroll anyway.
There have been half-dozen or so adventures that take place under water. They usually provide you with Water Breathing ritual or scroll, but then you are still hosed when fighting underwater. I would rather have access to my own choices and not depend on kindness of strangers. Last time I did this I got applause from my group and the GM, who did not need to track our penalties for underwater.
Tenser's Floating Dis = never leave home without it ;)
is that a giant disembodied hand floating behind you giving the finger to every enemy you fight?
Tenser's Floating Dis = never leave home without it ;)
is that a giant disembodied hand floating behind you giving the finger to every enemy you fight?
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This is the lost Bigby's Spell, of course. "Bigby's Salute" I think it was called.
This is the lost Bigby's Spell, of course. "Bigby's Salute" I think it was called.
Bigby's Expressive Single Digit.
Nobody ever mentions Water's Gift. Best ritual for underwater and half the price and 4 levels lower then Waterborn.
I sort of mentioned it upthread, except I couldn't remember the name so I just put it under "etc.".
Waterborn is so good compared to the others that I think it's mis-leveled. (Is that a word?)
However, in the very next module, the characters were taken to a masquerade ball, with no weapons or armour!
When the inevitable combat encounter kicked off... one minor action later and a chest full of miltary ordinance appears... those were very unhappy minions!
