Ritual of Leaving

With this ritual the caster creates a magical 5 foot wide by 10 foot high gate. The gate leads to the location where the ritual was originally cast. This ritual can be placed upon the caster, another character, or cast into an item. The gate opens when the caster calls upon the power of the ritual (invokes the ritual). The caster must spend 15 seconds laying down a 5 foot long piece of garland indicating the opening of the portal. The character can be interrupted in the same ways the casting of a spell is interrupted. If the character is interrupted, the portal fails to open and the charge is not expended. The gate may be opened anywhere the caster chooses with the following limitations: the gate must be vertical and the size and shape of the gate will conform to the available space. The gate automatically closes when the caster has passed through it, therefore the caster cannot be followed into the gate. Up to two other characters – so long as they can fit through the gate – or up to 600 lbs of material may go through the gate before the caster. Players should put on white headbands and go to the location where the ritual was cast immediately. The caster may choose to close the gate at any time. Regardless, the gate will close in 30 minutes if the caster does not go through or chooses to close it. If the caster is still in their Death Count, they can be dragged through the gate. If three people go through before the caster, then the gate closes. The gate is one way and has only one face. Once the caster invokes the ritual, that side is the doorway; the opposite side is impassible and appears as a solid glowing wall. Any character attempting to pass through the wrong side of the portal will simply be stopped as if they tried to pass through a solid wall. If this ritual is made permanent, then the caster can invoke the ritual once per Tag Cycle.