Rituals

Rituals are a mechanic added by Abyssalcraft that is integral to Jojovein progression. Rituals are primarily used as a method of creating new, valuable items, but are also used in some cases for summoning mobs or bosses or affecting the surrounding area. To perform a Ritual, the player must have a Necrotic Diary (Necronomicon) or one of its upgrades.

## Setting Up / Ritual Altars:

To set up a Ritual Altar, a Diary (Necronomicon) and 9 blocks of a block specific to the player's current dimension are required. Usable blocks are listed below.

Usable blocks for ritual circles by dimension:

Darkstone Cobblestone

Coralium Cobblestone

Platinum Cobblestone

Dark Ethaxium Bricks

Once the blocks are placed in the circular pattern shown in the Diary, shift right-click the center block with a Diary to create the altar. The video below demonstrates this process:

If the Ritual Altar does not transform when the process is done, it is likely too crowded and needs more space. The altar requires a 9x9 space to be constructed, with a block or more of space between the square of area occupied by the altar and any surrounding blocks on the same y-level. Blocks can be placed anywhere immediately above or below the altar without interfering with the process.

## Recipe

Recipe for a Shub-Niggurath Statue. They are often used as they are comparatively cheap to craft.

Most rituals require Potential Energy (PE) to be performed. To charge a Diary with P.E., Statues are required.

Statues are idols of Lovecraftian deities that are used to generate Potential Energy (P.E.) to perform rituals. Drawing P.E. from statues can produce various negative consequences (creation of Shoggoth Ooze, summoning of several mobs, fireballs raining down from the sky, poisoning of all nearby entities, random teleportation of all nearby entities, setting all nearby entities on fire, etc.), but these consequences can be avoided with proper use (see Places of Power).

### Sources:

* Crafting from Monolith Stone, a Meteor Pearl, and one additional resource that varies for each statue.
* Shoggoth Dens:
	+ Natural generation in Shoggoth Dens alongside non-functional Decorative Statues
	+ Product of Shoggoth Breeding (Statue appears atop resulting Monolith Stone pillar)
* Can be rolled in Advanced/Veteran Loot Cases

### Statue Usage/Arrangement:

To make an effective charging station, craft an Energy Pedestal and place a Diary on it, then put statues 3 blocks away. The most basic setup will look something like this:

More effective setups can be built, most notably though "Places of Power," but may be less intuitive.

An example of one such advanced setup can be seen below. It utilizes "Places of Power," making it safe to use without negative consequences and staying within the 20 statue limit within the official server. **NOTE: THE SPACING IS VERY IMPORTANT AND SPECIFIC.**

### Places of Power:

Places of power are specific formations in which statues and surrounding blocks can be placed to avoid incurring penalties when borrowing P.E. from statues. All places of power are activated by shift-right-clicking a specific Monolith Stone within the structure with a diary. If activation is successful it will mark the stone with a square pattern.

* **Left:** Boulder-shaped, moderate density. May be more difficult to fit into spaces and maintain proper distance.
	+ 15 x Monolith Stone
	+ 4 x Monolith Stone Pillar
	+ 4 x Statue (any)
* **Middle:** Pillar-shaped, condensed. Best structure for placing many active statues in a given space. Does not lose effectiveness when compared to individual statues (Equally effective as 3 normal statues).
	+ 1 x Monolith Stone
	+ 3 x Statue (any)
* **Right:** Gate-shaped, low-density. Good for aesthetic design.
	+ 1 x Monolith Stone
	+ 6 x Slab (Vanilla & Abyssalcraft)
	+ 4 x Stair Block (Vanilla & Abyssalcraft)
	+ 1 x Statue (any)
	+ 6 x Wall Block (Vanilla & Abyssalcraft)

## Performing Rituals:

Once the Ritual Altar is constructed, simply place the items in the recipe on the respective slots and shift-right-click the center with the Diary.

Despite the patterns of the recipes in JEI and the Diaries, items can be in any arrangement within the outer ring of the ritual altar.

The video below demonstrates this process:

When a Ritual is completed, lightning will strike the center of the circle and the created item will appear on the center pedestal (assuming the ritual was a success). If the ritual was to summon a mob, the mob will spawn immediately above the center altar upon ritual completion.

### Common Ritual Errors:

Ritual failures are common, especially for new players. **When a ritual fails, the player loses the items intended to be consumed in the ritual**. Due to the risks of item loss, it is recommended that players be aware of common issues that result in failure. If the ritual fails or doesn't start, it is usually for one of the following reasons:

#### **Ritual Never Starts:**

1. The Ritual Circle is damaged or bugged and just needs to be rebuilt. (This happens often)
2. The Diary (Necronomicon) did not contain enough P.E. to perform the ritual.
3. The Diary being used must be upgraded further to perform the ritual being attempted.
4. You are not in the correct dimension to perform the ritual.
5. The ritual ingredients were not placed correctly (The items are in the wrong pedestals in the ritual circle)
6. The ritual requires a sacrifice (must be nearby when starting ritual and must be killed manually before ritual finishes) \*(Largely phased-out in modern Jojovein Versions)

#### **Ritual Fails:**

1. You walked out of range of the ritual circle and the circle stopped taking your P.E. resulting in a ritual failure.
2. You failed to kill a necessary sacrifice before the ritual finished.
3. You removed the Diary (Necronomicon) from your main hand (usually to kill a sacrifice) and failed to put it back in time, failing to deliver enough P.E. to complete the ritual.

## Tips

* The lightning produced by Rituals can be triggered more easily and reliably than through other methods, making it optimal for producing Charged Creepers for mob head farming, When using Rituals for this purpose, it is recommended that it be done outside of claimed territory so that the Creepers are not killed by passive claim damage.