Hello, I have a question about daemonic pact ritual.
You call upon a daemon whose level can be no more than double daemonic pact’s spell level, two daemons whose levels are each at least 2 less than double the spell level, or three daemons whose levels are each at least 3 less than double the spell level.
For example, if the ritual casted at level 5, a character can call upon a daemon creature with a level 10 or less.
And if the ritual casted at level 6, a character can call upon three deamons with a level 9 or less.
Is it right ?
Thanks for your future answer.
Nope. Characters can't use Daemonic Pact.
Primary Check Religion (expert; you must be a daemon or an urdefhan)
If somebody is playing a daemon, then... the probably still shouldn't get access to this, as they pact rituals are free and lack a duration of service, intended for NPC creatures-formerly-known-as-outsiders o be able to call on allies if left alone long enough.
That said, yes, your math on the ritual's options is correct.
That said, yes, your math on the ritual's options is correct.
So if this is for a game that you are the GM of and you have some Daemon NPCs, that would be correct.
Does a tiefling character with grimspawn heritage feat qualify or not ?
Is it possible to obtain the service of an hireling as a urdefhan mystic ?
Does a tiefling character with grimspawn heritage feat qualify or not ?
Is it possible to obtain the service of an hireling as a urdefhan mystic ?
Nothing in the Grimspawn feat makes you a daemon. There's a difference between "my uncle works at Nintendo" and "I work at Nintendo". Becoming a daemon would be a 20th level Sorcerer feat if they ever release a daemon bloodline.
But more importantly, it's clear PCs aren't supposed to have access to it. Compare it with Planar Ally and Planar Binding. Those have scaling costs, time limitations, meaningful consequences for failure, call only one creature, and require multiple creatures on top of needing much higher ritual levels. Compare that with "get three extraplanar helpers for free or an effectively free blood sacrifice with no duration".
There aren't rules for getting a specific creature as a hireling, and this is more or less asking to get a specific kind of serial killer mage as a hireling, which is well in "ask the GM to make a side quest" territory. My recommendation would be to use Planar Ally to set the base cost and limitations, with more added depending on the service, with the benefits being earlier access and reduced consequences for a failed ritual.
