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The [[Spellcasting]] skill determines how proficient a character is at casting [[spell]]s from memory. A higher Spellcasting level makes it easier to cast spells by lowering their [[spell hunger]], increasing their [[spell power]] slightly, and granting your character more max MP and spell levels. It has a minor effect on [[spell success]] rate, however; increasing skill in each spell's individual magic schools is better for raising spell succes.
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The [[Spellcasting]] skill determines how proficient a character is at casting [[spell]]s from memory. A higher Spellcasting level gives your character more [[spell level]]s and increases your max [[MP]]. It also has a minor effect on your [[spell power]] and [[spell success]] rate (equivalent to having 1/4 of a level in every other spell school).
  
Note that the max MP increase granted by Spellcasting is not cumulative with that of [[Invocations]] or [[Evocation]]s; only the higher of the three is used. Also, for balancing reasons, it takes longer for characters to train Spellcasting than any other skill. Each level requires 130% of the normal amount of [[experience]].
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Note that the max MP increase granted by Spellcasting is not cumulative with that of [[Invocations]]; only the higher bonus of the two is used. For this purpose, each level of Spellcasting is twice as effective as Invocations.
  
==Spellcasting Aptitudes==
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[[Djinn]] do not get any HP or MP bonus from Spellcasting; they only benefit from the increase to power and success rate.
From [[Dungeon Crawl]] [[Stone Soup]] [[0.11]] in-game documentation:
 
  
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{{skill aptitudes}}
|Hu=<nowiki> 0</nowiki>
 
|Fe=<nowiki> 0</nowiki>
 
|Ce=<nowiki>-2</nowiki>
 
|DG=<nowiki>-1</nowiki>
 
|DS=<nowiki> 0</nowiki>
 
|Dr=<nowiki> 0</nowiki>
 
|DD=<nowiki>-1</nowiki>
 
|MD=<nowiki>-3</nowiki>
 
|DE=<nowiki>+4</nowiki>
 
|HE=<nowiki>+2</nowiki>
 
|SE=<nowiki>+2</nowiki>
 
|Gh=<nowiki>-1</nowiki>
 
|Ha=<nowiki>-2</nowiki>
 
|HO=<nowiki>-2</nowiki>
 
|Ke=<nowiki> 0</nowiki>
 
|Ko=<nowiki> 0</nowiki>
 
|Mf=<nowiki> 0</nowiki>
 
|Mi=<nowiki>-3</nowiki>
 
|Mu=<nowiki> 0</nowiki>
 
|Na=<nowiki> 0</nowiki>
 
|Op=<nowiki> 0</nowiki>
 
|Og=<nowiki>+2</nowiki>
 
|Sp=<nowiki>+3</nowiki>
 
|Te=<nowiki> 0</nowiki>
 
|Tr=<nowiki>-4</nowiki>
 
|Va=<nowiki> 0</nowiki>
 
}}
 
Purple [[draconian]]s get +2.
 
  
 
==History==
 
==History==
The hidden cost of this skill will be removed in [[0.12]].
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*Prior to [[0.26]], Spellcasting lowered your [[spell hunger]].
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*Prior to [[0.12]], this skill had a hidden cost in experience points of +30% XP; all [[species]] had their aptitudes adjusted down to account for this.
  
 
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Latest revision as of 01:23, 22 February 2024

Version 0.31: This article may not be up to date for the latest stable release of Crawl.

The Spellcasting skill determines how proficient a character is at casting spells from memory. A higher Spellcasting level gives your character more spell levels and increases your max MP. It also has a minor effect on your spell power and spell success rate (equivalent to having 1/4 of a level in every other spell school).

Note that the max MP increase granted by Spellcasting is not cumulative with that of Invocations; only the higher bonus of the two is used. For this purpose, each level of Spellcasting is twice as effective as Invocations.

Djinn do not get any HP or MP bonus from Spellcasting; they only benefit from the increase to power and success rate.

Aptitudes

At Ba Co DE Dg Ds Dj Dr Fe Fo Gr Gh Gn Hu Ko Mf Mi MD Mu Na Op On Sp Te Tr Vp VS
-2 0 -2 3 -2 -1 11 -1 -1 0 -1 -2 8 -1 0 -1 -4 -2 2 -1 -1 1 2 -1 -5 -1 0


History

  • Prior to 0.26, Spellcasting lowered your spell hunger.
  • Prior to 0.12, this skill had a hidden cost in experience points of +30% XP; all species had their aptitudes adjusted down to account for this.
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