Summoning a Power of Hell

The ritualists create an inner manifestation circle large enough to contain the target’s space and an outer circle at least 10 feet beyond it. The primary caster must possess a proper name and at least one genuine sympathetic key.

1. At the end of the nine-hour casting, the target makes a Charisma saving throw against the primary caster’s spell save DC. Magic Resistance and Legendary Resistance function normally if the target possesses them.
2. On a successful save, no bodily manifestation is compelled. The target may voluntarily answer by voice, omen, projection or personal appearance.
3. On a failed save, a temporary manifestation of the target appears inside the inner circle for up to 9 minutes.
4. The manifestation is the target for purposes of speech, senses, attacks, spells and other interactions, but the rite does not physically remove the target from Hell.
5. If the manifestation is reduced to 0 Hit Points, the manifestation ends. This does not by itself permanently kill the underlying infernal being.
6. The manifestation cannot willingly leave the inner circle by nonmagical movement. Teleportation or interplanar travel across the boundary requires a Charisma save against the ritual DC.
7. Attack rolls made by the manifestation against creatures beyond the inner circle have Disadvantage. Creatures beyond the circle cannot be possessed by the manifestation or gain the Charmed or Frightened condition from it.
8. The standard ward does not block areas of effect, breath weapons or other harmful effects resolved without an attack roll.
9. The outer ring is a separate Parley Seal. While none of the ritualists attacks the manifestation, enters the inner circle or deliberately breaks a ward, the manifestation cannot directly initiate a damaging spell, attack or harmful ability against a ritualist standing outside the inner circle.
10. If the parley is broken, the Parley Seal ends immediately but the ordinary confinement effects remain.
11. At the end of 9 minutes, the manifestation returns to the target and the ritual ends.

This rite attempts to transport the actual target, not a temporary manifestation. A creature whose own rules make such planar displacement impossible cannot be overridden by this ritual.

1. The ritual requires the target’s proper name and at least one genuine sympathetic key.
2. At completion, the target makes a Charisma save against the primary caster’s spell save DC.
3. Magic Resistance and Legendary Resistance function normally.
4. On a successful save, the target remains where it is and the rite fails.
5. On a failed save, the actual target is transported into the locking ward and the Nine Gates contest begins.

Begin with zero Open Gates and zero Closed Gates. At the end of each of the target’s turns, it makes one Charisma save against the ritual DC.

• A successful save marks one Open Gate.
• A failed save marks one Closed Gate.
• Legendary Resistance can change a failed save into a success normally.
• If fewer than five ritualists remain conscious and actively maintaining the circle, the target has Advantage on these saves.
• The first side to reach five marks determines the result, so the contest lasts no more than nine rounds.

• The target cannot willingly cross the boundary by nonmagical means.
• Teleportation and interplanar travel are suppressed until the contest ends.
• The target cannot use an effect whose sole purpose is to summon or call another creature through the ward.
• Attacks, spells and other abilities otherwise function normally. The Locking Circle is not total cover.

The target is banished to the plane and location from which the rite seized it, or to its established infernal seat if that original route no longer exists.

The particular ritual anchor used for the rite cannot target that being again for 9 days. This restriction does not prevent every other contract, portal, manifestation or planar route from reaching the same being.

The locking ward collapses. Because the actual target was transported, it remains physically present and free to act.

Use the target’s published spell save DC. If the creature has none, use 8 + its Proficiency Bonus + its Charisma modifier , with a minimum Ritual DC of 15.

A participant must be proficient in the skill used for a ritual check. No participant can make more than three of the nine checks.

• 7–9 successes: the target makes a Charisma save against the lead caster’s spell save DC. On a failed save, a temporary manifestation appears within the prepared inner ward for up to 9 minutes.
• 5–6 successes: the target becomes aware of the rite, but bodily manifestation cannot be forced. It may speak, project an image, ignore the callers or deliberately send an emissary.
• 0–4 successes: the incantation fails. Resolve a consequence from The Price of Failure below.

The Incantation’s ordinary inner ward functions like a reversed modern Magic Circle against Fiends: it limits willing escape and magical crossing and provides the normal attack, possession, Charmed and Frightened protections. It does not possess the additional Parley Seal of the Circle of the Nine Pits.

The save DC is 19 + the primary caster’s relevant spellcasting ability modifier .

After a failed Will save, make a caster-level check against the target’s Spell Resistance. If that check fails, the target does not manifest.

On success, a temporary summoned manifestation appears within the ritual’s double ward for up to 9 minutes. It is not the physically transported outsider used by the Calling subschool.

• The manifestation cannot cross the inner ward.
• Its attacks, spells and supernatural abilities cannot cross the outer ward while the parley remains unbroken.
• Dimensional travel cannot carry the manifestation outside the ritual ward.
• Attacking the manifestation from beyond the ward or deliberately breaking a circle removes the ritual’s special parley protection.
• When the duration ends, or the manifestation is defeated, it disappears without automatically killing the underlying unique being.

The initial Will save uses DC 19 + the primary caster’s relevant spellcasting ability modifier . Spell Resistance does not stop the initial call.

On a failed save, the actual outsider appears inside the locking ward.

1. At the end of each of the target’s turns, the primary caster makes a caster-level check against Spell Resistance.
2. If the target has no Spell Resistance, the caster-level check automatically succeeds.
3. A failed caster-level check marks one Open Gate.
4. A successful caster-level check allows a Will save against the ritual DC.
5. A successful Will save marks one Open Gate. A failed Will save marks one Closed Gate.
6. The first side to reach five marks determines the result.

Five Closed Gates banishes the actual target back to its origin. The particular ritual anchor cannot call that being again for 9 days.

Five Open Gates destroys the locking effect and leaves the actual called outsider physically present and free.

The ritualists may prepare the special calling diagram used with an inward Magic Circle Against Evil .

The diagram takes 10 minutes and requires a secret Spellcraft DC 20 check.

On success:

• the prisoner cannot use Spell Resistance against the circle;
• none of its attacks or abilities can cross the diagram;
• Dimensional Anchor may be incorporated through the normal diagram procedure;
• its Charisma escape DC increases by 5;
• any outside disturbance releases the prisoner.

• 7–9 successful checks: the target makes a Will save against DC 19 + the primary caster’s relevant spellcasting ability modifier . A failed save calls the actual outsider into the prepared trap.
• 5–6 successful checks: the target becomes aware of the rite but cannot be forcibly transported.
• 0–4 successful checks: the incantation fails and triggers a consequence below.

Because this is a Calling effect, the actual creature remains physically present if the trap fails. Bringing it here is not the same as binding it to service.