Secondary checks

Often, a ritual requires secondary checks to represent aspects of its casting, usually with a standard DC for a level twice the ritual's spell rank. A different secondary caster must attempt each secondary check. If there are more secondary casters than checks, the others don't attempt any. Secondary casters attempt their checks before you attempt the primary check; no matter their results, the ritual proceeds to the primary check. Secondary checks affect the primary check depending on their results. Critical Success You gain a +2 circumstance bonus to the primary check. Success No bonus or penalty. Failure You take a –4 circumstance penalty to the primary check. Critical Failure As failure, and you reduce the degree of success of the primary skill check by one step.