Spell

A spell is a collection of magic effects that can be placed in an actor's spell inventory. The actor triggers these effects by casting the spell.

• Type: The type of spell, which affects its cost and how often it is used.

Type	Properties
Ability	These effects are always active. Must be Self effects.
Disease	Effects can be transferred by a hit in combat. Percentage chance per hit.
Lesser Power	Cost to cast is fixed. The actor's skill is ignored.
Poison	?
Spell	Normal cost to cast. No limit on casting.
Power	Cost to cast is fixed (usually zero). Can only be cast once a day.

• School: The school is always the same as that of the single most expensive effect.
• Disallow Spell Absorb/Reflect: If checked, this spell cannot be absorbed or reflected.
• Script Effect Always Applies: If not checked, script effects will be subject to resistances. For Example, a player with 50% magic resistance will be affected by a 30 second script effect for only 15 seconds unless this box is checked.
• Area Effect Ignores LOS: Normally an area effect spell must have line of sight from its center to the target in order to affect it. For example, hiding behind a pillar will protect an actor from a fireball. However, if this box is checked, intervening objects are ignored.
• Immune to Silence: This spell can be cast even if the actor is silenced. Usually reserved for racial powers.
• PC Start Spell: If checked, the player starts the game with this spell.
• Auto-Calculate: If checked, the cost of the spell is the sum of the individual effects.
• Spell Level: Sets the skill rank necessary to cast the spell. Normally spell rank is determined by the following game settings: fMagicSpellLevelApprenticeMin, fMagicSpellLevelJourneymanMin, fMagicSpellLevelExpertMin, fMagicSpellLevelMasterMin.
• Spell Cost: With Powers, the cost to cast the spell. With Spells, this number is affected by the caster's skill. See here for details on how the cost is calculated and how skill affects it.