Types of Thaumaturgy for Ritual casting

[Sitrein]

So the book gives some examples of different flavors of Thaumaturgy but what about others? Personally, I'm about to make a character with just Ritual but I'm not sure what to specialize in. I'm thinking of probably doing something primarily defensive, like wards, but with that being the only thing really special with this character, it almost seems... lame...

Any ideas for other focuses of Thaumaturgy and how would you use them?

[WillH]

Don't forget Ritual can also be restricted to a theme. So you can have Ritual Whatevermancy and have all aspects of Thaumaturgy as long as the effect has something to do with Whatever.

[Sitrein]

Don't forget Ritual can also be restricted to a theme. So you can have Ritual Whatevermancy and have all aspects of Thaumaturgy as long as the effect has something to do with Whatever.

Yeah. I'm considering doing something like that but those different types of whatevermancy are what I'm trying to get ideas for. Sorry If I was unclear on that. Been up all night so I might not be thinking entirely clearly.

[Sitrein]

Alright, let's liven this up. I'll post some ideas I had while at work today. I have no idea if these can even work, I didn't have books to reference and I'm a little hazy on the exact rules for thaumaturgy/ritual magic. I'll go over them tomorrow and check it out.

Some Binder Varient Basically using binding thaumaturgy as control style magic. "I'm not going to defeat you through my own force but I can lock you down to all hell while my friend wails on you," sort of thing. Again, I need to see the rules but I imagine that this would be basically doing a lot of Block actions for various things. Binding bullets to the gun so they can't fire, boots to the ground, standard life force magic being bound inside the caster creating a block to prevent the caster from casting on anything other than himself. Something like that.
Illusionist Bending light and the like to make glamors. Only thing I need to question would be if this would be restricted to visual with light manipulation or could I do sound as well? I imagine it would work pretty much just like Veils but I need to read up on those too. Also, can a ritualist do veils? I mean, I don't see why not but I wouldn't say that I'm particularly all seeing, either...
Chromiamancer That very well may be the wrong Latin prefix. I was going for color mage. Bending light and controlling darkness. I imagine one would have great battlefield control when he plunges the zone into darkness and then brings back full daylight, blinding everyone there.

Anyway, just some ideas. I'll hammer them out more and edit with some things fixed after I get some sleep. Let me know what you all think and feel free to post any of your own ideas! It's brainstorming, no such thing as a bad idea so long as you're being somewhat serious (There will be no steak-mancer!).

[jadecourtflunky]

Those sound great... but thaumaturgy takes time, remember? Most of those would be good battlefield applications. Though, some long-term veiling I could see.

[Sitrein]

Yeah, I'm pretty much planning on only ever getting into combat when I have friends and just conceding every time that I don't. When I do have friends I'll hopefully have them holding people off long enough for me to be a decent support caster through Thaumaturgy. The rest of the time I can use it for interesting things outside of battle and for battle prep. Still, it all depends on the area of thaumaturgy that I'll do with ritual.

But really, if I end up doing something like pyromancer or kinetomancer, I'll just do evocation fire or force. No reason to do thaumaturgy for that as far as I can see.

[Ophidimancer]

Some Binder Varient Basically using binding thaumaturgy as control style magic. "I'm not going to defeat you through my own force but I can lock you down to all hell while my friend wails on you," sort of thing. Again, I need to see the rules but I imagine that this would be basically doing a lot of Block actions for various things. Binding bullets to the gun so they can't fire, boots to the ground, standard life force magic being bound inside the caster creating a block to prevent the caster from casting on anything other than himself. Something like that.

Take Summoning and Binding as your Ritual specialty and you can do this.

[deathwombat]

Plans never survive first contact with t he opposition.

[sinker]

Take Summoning and Binding as your Ritual specialty and you can do this.

I don't think summoning and binding works that way. Summoning and binding is all about calling spirits and getting them to do your bidding. I'd say that's going to be transformation and disruption (I.E. transforming boots into boots that are melded to the ground, etc).

[Ophidimancer]

Take Summoning and Binding as your Ritual specialty and you can do this.

I don't think summoning and binding works that way. Summoning and binding is all about calling spirits and getting them to do your bidding. I'd say that's going to be transformation and disruption (I.E. transforming boots into boots that are melded to the ground, etc).

Check out the bottom of YS272.  All summoners can cast containment spells.  Then turn the page and see Bob's comment about about Summoning and Binding spells working on corporeal beings.