Can someone explain ritual magic to me like I am 5. In particular the mag requirements of each ritual and mastery. Is one rank of ritual lore the equivalent of 1 mag? I understand that mastery doubles the cost of the mana you put in but how do you know how much mana you need for each ritual??
Thanks in advance
Okay, for 5 year olds…
(This may be a good way to break it down)
Six colours of magic. (Different Realms)
You get a badge in a colour. (Levels in Realm Lore)
You can have lots of badges in lots of different colours. (Multiple levels can be bought, you can have any number of lores)
One badge of magic colour is one step on that colour (1 level of realm lore = 1 level of magnitude)
For little magics you need only a few steps (EG: 2 levels Realm lore, can cast a Magnitude 2 Ritual)
You need to use magic rocks to power your magic! One rock for one step! (Use only crystal mana for ritual magic, one crystal mana per magnitude)
You can only use as many magic rocks as you have badges in that colour (2 realm lore in Summer = 2 mana crystal spend on Summer rituals)
For each badge you can have two shiny beads hanging off it (Every rank of realm lore allows mastery of 2 rituals in that Lore)
If one of your beads is the magics you are doing, all your magic rocks count double! (So if you have 2 ranks in a Lore, and mastery of a magnitude 4 ritual, you can spend 2 crystal mana, and they count as 4 crystal mana)
So if you want to do a magic with 6 steps, you need 6 badges and 6 rocks. (Magnitude 6 ritual needs 6 levels in the lore, and costs 6 crystal mana)
But if you have a bead with that magic, and then you only need 3 badges and 3 rocks!(Mastered ritual, the crystal mana counts double, so is 6 mana, and so can power a mag 6 ritual)
If you get together with some friends, you can do big magics with lots of steps! (A coven is a group of ritual mages pooling their levels in for bigger rituals)
To do big magics with friends, count up all your badges in the one colour, and remember to count the ones with the right bead twice. And if the number is the same as the number of steps of bigger, you can do the big magics! (Ritual magics with a coven involve counting up all the levels of Realm Lore, accounting for mastery, and then working out the crystal mana needed)
You can get extra toys to help, and snacks to help, but that’s about it (Magic items, special potions, Realm-specific mana-replacements [vis] all exist and can boost both level and mana)
But don’t try to puff yourself up too big! (Maximum buffs to 3x level. So if you’re Rank 1, you can use items etc to get to effective rank 3, before mastery, but no more. If you’re rank 9, you can use items etc to get to effective rank 9 before mastery. )
But big magics with friends make you so tired so you can only do them twice a day, and then have a nap. (Two coven rituals per day each)
Now, sit down and watch this cartoon.
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That’s actually a really good video, I’ve not watched it before! (The only thing to note if following the video is that the Regio is not currently providing a lore boost.)
Thank you for this. I was trying to figure out whether the mag referred to the lore rank or mana cost but if my understanding is correct then it’s both? Unless you have mastered the ritual then mana cost is halved
Yes I had heard that the regio was not doing it’s usual regio thing. Thank you