That’s an excellent point.
But if “ritual sacrifice” simply means “spell with material components which are expended”, then every potion ever brewed is a “ritual sacrifice”.
It might be. There’s no reason for magic not to have universal patterns that can manifest on both tiny and vast levels, and the ultra-specific instructions for how to brew any given potion would certainly fit the notion of “ritual”.
That’s an excellent point.
But if “ritual sacrifice” simply means “spell with material components which are expended”, then every potion ever brewed is a “ritual sacrifice”.
It might be. There’s no reason for magic not to have universal patterns that can manifest on both tiny and vast levels, and the ultra-specific instructions for how to brew any given potion would certainly fit the notion of “ritual”.