Unholy Supplication — Legacy Infernal Incantation
Unholy Supplication is a third-party 3.x-era incantation from the Dicefreaks Grimoire of Cosmic Entities Volume One. It is not a normal spell and has no direct 5e/2014 or 5.5e/2024 equivalent.
At a Glance
| Type | Incantation |
|---|---|
| School | Divination [Evil] |
| Effective level | 6th |
| Skill check | Knowledge (the planes) DC 21; 6 successes |
| Failure | Attack by a summoned fiend |
| Components | V, S, M, secondary casters, backlash |
| Casting time | 60 minutes |
| Target | Personal |
| Duration | 12 minutes |
| Saving throw | None |
| Spell Resistance | No |
Edition Status
- 5.5e / 2024: no official incantation subsystem of this kind and no direct equivalent.
- 5e / 2014: no direct equivalent.
- Pathfinder 1e: not a core PF1e incantation; use only as explicit third-party material.
- D&D 3.5e: compatible with the old d20 incantation framework, but this specific rite is third-party Dicefreaks material.
Legacy Procedure
The rite is performed in the hours before dawn and is used to establish direct communication with one named Courtier of Perdition.
The primary supplicant requires eight secondary casters. Each participant burns 66 gp of incense during the hour-long invocation.
On successful completion, no image appears. Instead, the chief supplicant can communicate with the chosen infernal power for 12 minutes.
The conversation is most often used to report service, ask questions, negotiate terms, or swear infernal loyalty. The incantation does not compel the Courtier to answer honestly, helpfully, or at all.
Backlash
When the communication ends, the primary caster becomes exhausted under the source’s legacy rules and automatically contracts devil chills.
These are 3.x-era consequences. Any modern conversion should decide explicitly what replaces legacy Exhaustion and disease mechanics rather than silently mapping them onto 2024 rules.
Failure
If the incantation is performed incorrectly, the source calls for a hostile kyton to appear and attack the caster, equivalent to a summon monster VI effect cast by a 12th-level sorcerer.
This is a ritual-failure consequence, not an ordinary failed spell slot.
Using the Incantation in the Setting
This rite suits secret infernal cults, desperate bargains, espionage between mortal agents and the Lower Planes, and villains seeking instructions from a distant patron.
Because the communication is real but not trustworthy, the rite can create information without becoming an automatic answer machine. A Courtier of Perdition can lie, omit facts, demand payment, issue contradictory orders, or use the contact to manipulate the caller.
Source and Provenance
Source: Grimoire of Cosmic Entities Volume One
Authors: Eli Atkinson, William Church and Serge W. Desir, Jr.
Original concept: Serge W. Desir, Jr.
Publisher/community: Dicefreaks d20 Community
This page preserves third-party legacy material and does not present it as an official Wizards of the Coast or Paizo rule.
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