Path/Book Adept

Cost: 10 points/level; maximum of three or four levels

Path/Book Adept is the 4e name for Classic's Ritual Adept. First appearing in GURPS Thaumatology, it was expanded in Thaumatology: Ritual Path Magic.

Path/Book Adept Details

Each level of this advantage allows omission one of the three elements that is decided at the time of acquisition:

• Time: down to 1d seconds of concentration
• Ritual Space
• Material and Symbolic components

Special Enhancements

• Choice of Element (+40% for one element; +20% for two): allows Path/Book Adept advantage to be chosen at the time of ritual casting. Path/Book Adept 2 caps this at +20% and Path/Book Adept 3 renders this enhancement meaningless.

Special Limitations

• One Path/Book Only (-40%)
• One Ritual Only (-80%)

Ritual Adept, 4e

Prerequisite: Magery 0+
Cost: 40 points

Allows the pulling off impressive rituals in less time than it takes other casters to do a cantrip

Can be broken up along the lines of Path/Book Adept:

• Ritual Adept (Connection), 10 points: May ignore the -5 for lacking a connection with the subject of your spell.
• Ritual Adept (Space): May ignore the -5 for performing a ritual in a non-consecrated space. .
• Ritual Adept (Time), 10 points/level; 2 max: Can cast spells faster; level 2 allows energy to be accumulated without checking for skill

See Also

• Paths and Books
• Magery (Path/Book)

References

• Thaumatology: Ritual Path Magic pg 6