Ritual PFS procedures

[Eldrich Sterne]

Hey y'all, got an esoteric question for you today:

My wife and I have been playing characters together in PFS. We want our characters to do the Heartbond ritual, as the secondary characters. Now, I understand that availability of uncommon spells is typically locked behind a boon. However, neither of us are looking to be the PRIMARY caster here. All the benefits of the ritual are for the SECONDARY casters. Is it possible/legal for my character to burn a boon on getting the ritual, but have another primary caster officiate for us? I mean, this is a wedding. This is Wedding: The Ritual. We're basically finding someone to be a priest for us. Surely this isn't beyond our characters' ability in Absalom of all places?

[Nefreet]

Oh that is an adorable ritual ^_^

Do you have a Boon that unlocks Access to it? I don't see one in the Boon store.

[Tomppa]

I don't think that ritual is available at the moment, unfortunately - at least I don't know of any boons that might unlock it.

Some options with a similar theme would be Lover's Gloves (lvl 8 item), while messenger's rings (level 9 item) would allow you to cast the message spell at will (like the ritual does at critical success) and a wand of status would allow you to keep checking on each other's position and status at will.

Your characters can be married, and you may be able to (separately) acquire effects similar to those of the ritual, but the actual ritual itself is probably beyond reach.

[pauljathome]

This particular ritual really should be made available to players somehow. As Nefreet says, its just too adorable to not be allowed somehow. Toss in some cost (ACP, money, whatever) if you need to in order to keep things balanced but allow it.

[Eldrich Sterne]

I just perused the boon store...how isn't there an option to purchase uncommon spells from the Advanced Player's Guide???

[Nefreet]

I thought the same thing when I searched.

[Tomppa]

That's because there's only one uncommon spell in APG, and that's Ghostly Tragedy, which is set as restricted in the character options page.

[roll4initiative]

I want a divorce. Where can I get a remove curse cast on me?

[Nefreet]

The caster level check always succeeds, but on a critical failure you lose half of the gold you've ever accrued.

[Cordell Kintner]

You can say you two are Heartbonded as part of your backstory without the effects of the ritual. Merisiel and Kyra are canonically Heartbonded but you don't get the effects if you happened to play the two of them in a scenario together.

As for getting the actual effects, sure it should be an option, but they would have to do something like making both parties purchase the boon, and having a space on the boon to write in the PFS number of the PC you are bonded with. They would likely only make the ritual low level ritual available though, as permanent telepathy is really strong.

Also, I'm certain the heartbond would end if the two members stop having "genuine affection" for one another. Otherwise there's probably no way to end it.

[Watery Soup]

Seconding the idea of using roleplay and other mechanics, rather than the ritual.

One of my characters took dream message to keep in touch with her children. Range: planetary? That needs sone love.

[Online Guide Team Lead - JTT]

roll4initiative wrote:

I want a divorce. Where can I get a remove curse cast on me?

At any lodge between game sessions.

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