Dungeons & Dragons: Ritual Casting, Explained
Magic and spellcasting have been a staple of Dungeons & Dragons throughout the game's history. In D&D's fifth edition, players have a myriad of options when looking to play a character capable of casting spells. Unless a character is casting cantrips, traditionally weaker forms of magic, characters are required to expend spell slots, a finite resource in order to cast their spells.
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However, for those looking to conserve resources when casting their spells, many classes have access to a useful alternative spellcasting option: ritual casting. In order to help those looking to make the most out of their utility spells, we're going to explore everything you need to know about ritual casting in Dungeons & Dragons.
Ritual Casting is an excellent option for utility casters, allowing a character to cast a spell without expending a spell slot at the cost of spending additional time to cast that spell. In order to cast a ritual spell, a character must spend ten additional minutes casting that spell in addition to the spell's normal casting time.
As no spell slots are expended this way, when ritual casting, a spell can't be cast at a higher level. When using the likes of divination magic or spells to preemptively prepare for a given task, rituals are a great option to allow a spellcaster to access their magic without reducing the character's number of available spell slots.
It's important to note that not every spell in the game can be cast via ritual casting and spells that may be cast this way are notably tagged as rituals, meaning that in order to get the most out of ritual casting, a spellcaster must have such spells available and ready.
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