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Contents 1 Expansion notes in spell lists 2 Specialist wizards? 3 Spells 4 Pseudo-casting (wizard)

[edit] Expansion notes in spell lists

Should we include the "Hotu-exclusive", "exp-added" notes for the class page spell lists?--Defunc7 00:29, 11 Sep 2005 (PDT)

I would think it would start looking messy. The name is wiki'ed to the spell description which has the note about that already. I think that is enough. -- Pstarky 00:38, 11 Sep 2005 (PDT)

I agree with Pstarky. -- Austicke 18:39, 11 Sep 2005 (PDT)

[edit] Specialist wizards?

When a wizard specialisies in a spell school, they get to prepare extra spells. Is there any relevance or bonus to the school in which they have specialised, other than the prohibition from using spells of the oposite school? EG: Transmutation and Abjuration are both opposed by Conjuration. Is there any difference at all in a wizard specialising in Transmutation from one specialising in Abjuration?

There is a difference in spellcraft checks since the specialist transmuter will more easily identify transmutation spells compared to the abjurer. Both schools take a -5 penalty in identifying conjuration spells. Harleyquin 14:32, 14 February 2006 (PST)

-- Is the spellcraft bonus +5 for your relative specialty? RoninOni 09:45, 19 September 2006 (PDT)

• No, the bonus is only +2. See spellcraft. --The Krit 04:38, 21 September 2006 (PDT)

[edit] Spells

do the wizard and sorcerer class have the exact same spells or dose one have have more than the other one

Yes, they both get the same spells. The difference between the two is taht sorcerers can cast more spells per day, wizards can get higher DCs, and wizards can have more spells known.--Aez 16:16, 9 July 2007 (PDT)

Is there any way to change the order of the list of spells in the spell book? They appear to be listed in the order learned, but that is not very convenient. --24.145.0.58 May 2008

• There is no way that I'm aware of. --The Krit 22:36, 19 May 2008 (UTC)

[edit] Pseudo-casting (wizard)

Unlike other spell-casting classes the wizard can learn spells by scroll. Spells learned this way are stored at the first wizard class level. If that class level is lost through experience loss only, the wizard will have to relearn all the spells previously learned from scrolls when he relevels. On the other hand if a wizard loses levels but not the first wizard level he will gain access to all the spells previously learned from a scroll when he relevels to his original status.

The criteria to cast a spell for all classes (in general) are

1. An ability score of 10 + spell level.
2. Enough class levels to gain cast at least 0 spells of that spell level
3. Knowledge of that spell in the corresponding class tab
4. For non-spontaneous casting the memorization of that spell, for spontaneous casting at least one casting of that spell level

There is one exception to these rules which requires the use of equipment. An item with the property of bonus spell of a class level. For example if a wizard of level five had a ring that allowed a wizard bonus spell of level three, he could memorize another fireball. But if the wizard had leveled to level seven and learned a fourth level spell and deleveled to level five he could use a ring that gave a wizard bonus spell slot of level 4, he could use this slot for memorizing and casting the fourth level spell he learned, even though he is unable to learn any other fourth level spells. This pseudo-casting of spells has the following criteria:

1. An ability score of 10 + spell level
2. A bonus spell slot of that level
3. Knowledge of that spell in the corresponding class tab (Note: for all other classes besides wizard, knowledge of a spell is lost through deleveling if the resulting class level is not high enough for access to that spell)
4. For non-spontaneous casting the memorization of that spell (Note that meta-magic spells can be pseudo-cast)

Note that only wizards can conceivably pseudo-cast spells of a higher level than they normally could have access to.

Limitations for pseudo-casting

1. Pseudo-casting does not use the ability score chart for additional uses of the spell if the class level is not high enough to normally cast the spell
2. Pseudo-casting uses the current class level of the corresponding class even if it is too low to normally be able to cast the spell (Thus a level one wizard pseudo-casting shapechange will have the polymorph lasting only one turn).
3. Pseudo-casting does not qualify for any feats requiring ability to cast a certain level of spells. Thus Auto Still I and Quicken Spell, for example, could not be qualified for simply by the ability to pseudo-cast spells of the required level.
4. When polymorphing/shifting items giving bonus spell slots are unequipped and the spells memorized in those slots are lost.
5. Clerics cannot pseudo-cast domain spells of a higher spell level than they can normally cast

WhiZard 06:20, 23 April 2008 (UTC)