Spellcasting
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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, but increasing skill in a spell's individual magic schools has a greater effect on both attributes.
Note that the max MP increase granted by Spellcasting is not cumulative with that of Invocations; only the highest of the two is used. For this purpose, Spellcasting is twice as effective.
Aptitudes
| At | Ba | DE | Dg | Ds | Dj | Dr | Fe | Fo | Gr | Gh | Gn | HO | Hu | Ko | Mf | Mi | Mu | Na | Op | On | Sp | Te | Tr | Vp | VS |
| -2 | 0 | 3 | -2 | -1 | 11 | -1 | -1 | 0 | -1 | -2 | 8 | -3 | -1 | 0 | -1 | -4 | 2 | -1 | -1 | 1 | 2 | -1 | -5 | -1 | 0 |
- Purple draconians get 1.
History
- Prior to 0.26, Spellcasting lowered your spell hunger. Also, it was possible to increase maximum MP by training Evocations.
- Prior to 0.12, this skill had a hidden cost in experience points which was +30%; all species had their aptitudes adjusted to account for this.
| Skills | |
|---|---|
| Weapons | Short Blades • Long Blades • Ranged Weapons
Axes • Maces & Flails • Polearms • Staves • Unarmed Combat • Throwing |
| Physical | Fighting • Armour • Dodging • Stealth • Shields |
| Magical | Spellcasting • Invocations • Evocations • Shapeshifting |
| Spell Schools | Air • Alchemy • Conjurations • Earth • Fire • Hexes • Ice • Necromancy • Summoning • Translocations |
