Components V, S, M inscribed stones to cast into the water Optional Components F the Rl’yeh Tablets give a +5 bonus on the ritual's skill checks Skill Check Knowledge dungeoneering or
Trang 1Components V, S, M (inscribed stones to cast into the
water)
Optional Components F (the Rl’yeh Tablets give a +5
bonus on the ritual's skill checks)
Skill Check Knowledge (dungeoneering) or Profession
(Yog-Sothothery philosopher) DC 14, 1 success
Range 50 miles
Targets up to 20 deep ones
Duration instantaneous
Saving Throw none; Spell Resistance no
This ritual alerts the nearest 20 mature deep ones
within range, apprising them of the caster’s location
and interest in communication; it delivers no further
specific message The deep ones gain familiarity with
the caster as if they had firsthand knowledge (for
the purpose of scrying and similar spells) and gain
familiarity with the caster's location as if they had seen
it once (for the purpose of teleport and similar spells)
The deep ones otherwise gain no special ability to
travel to the caster or communicate Deep ones will
cautiously learn what they can about the caster before
approaching or otherwise making themselves known,
or simply abduct an apparently weak and vulnerable
caster for questioning by their leaders
CONTACT FORMLESS SPAWN
School evocation; Level 3
Casting Time 1 hour
Casting Time V, S
Optional Component F (the Book of Eibon gives a +5
insight bonus on skill checks to cast the ritual), L (inside a
temple or shrine with an intact altar and/or statue of the
Tsathoggua gives a +5 circumstance bonus to the ritual's
skill checks)
Skill Checks Knowledge (dungeoneering) or Profession
(Yog-Sothothery philosopher) DC 20, 1 success
Range 1 mile or unlimited; see text
Targets up to 20 formless spawn of Tsathoggua
Duration instantaneous
Saving Throw none; Spell Resistance no
This ritual alerts formless spawn of Tsathoggua to
the caster’s location and interest in communication
Usually, casters use them as surrogates for contact with
Tsathoggua itself The formless spawn gain no special
ability to contact or travel to the caster One or more formless spawn will generally move to encounter the caster as quickly as possible, as they and Tsathoggua are always interested in meals, new worshipers who might bring further meals, or just having a good time toying with fragile humanoids
If this ritual is cast in or within 90 feet of any temple of Tsathoggua (even one without an intact altar
or statue of Tsathoggua), the range becomes unlimited
CONTACT ITHAQUA
School evocation; Level 8 Casting Time 4 hours (2 phases of 2 hours; fails
automatically if interrupted)
Components V, S, SC (at least 5 and up to 10, who must
have Mythos taint or have at least 1 rank in Knowledge [geography] or Profession [Yog-Sothothery philosopher] and must chant from text; +1 bonus on the non-diagram ritual skill check per optional caster), L (beyond a polar circle or in a similar permanently cold area, atop a large hill of snow or a frozen peak)
Skill Checks Craft (sculptor) DC 20, 1 success (diagram);
Knowledge (geography) or Profession (Yog-Sothothery philosopher) DC 33, 1 success
Range unlimited Diagram primary caster must stand in the middle of a
10-foot-diameter circle carved into the ice and snow
Effect Ithaqua Duration 1d10 hours Saving Throw none; Spell Resistance no
This ritual calls down Ithaqua, the Elder God of ice, wind, and ravaging hunger Ithaqua may take several hours to appear, and might remain distant so that only the impossibly cold winds that follow his path mark his dread presence Regardless, Ithaqua will likely bring along some gnoph-keh (see page 342) and transform any ritual participants into wendigo (see page 396), if they are not wendigo already
CONTACT YITHIANS
School evocation; Level 5 Casting Time 12 hours Components V, S