Oil-Slicked Walls
Ritual 2Uncommon Source Battlecry! pg. 94Cast 8 hours;
Secondary Casters 1
Primary Check Warfare Lore (expert);
Secondary Checks Architecture Lore or
CraftingArea 7-mile radius
emanation centered on you;
Target(s) the outer walls of a settlement
Duration 1 week
The outer walls are a city’s first defense against invaders, and you want to make certain no attackers can climb over them. Upon successful completion of this ritual, the surfaces of a settlement’s walls within the area are covered with a thin, slippery sheen that can’t be washed away.
Critical Success The oil covering the walls also coats any climber’s hands. The DC for
Athletics checks to Climb the affected walls increases by 10, and a creature who fails a check to climb also drops anything they are carrying.
Success The DC for
Athletics checks to
Climb the affected walls increases by 5.
Failure The ritual has no effect.
Critical Failure Phantom oil constantly pools around your feet during times of stress. For 1 week, the first time each encounter that a primary or secondary caster takes an action to move, they must attempt a Reflex save or
Acrobatics check to
Balance against the ritual’s casting DC or fall
prone. A caster can
Step or
Crawl without having to attempt a check or save.