Magic Question
Posted: Thu Feb 24, 2022 7:38 pm
ok, sorry in advance if this has been asked already. I am just starting and worried I am missing things.
so, how does (mechanically) magic work? lets look at wizards:
So Olaf the wizard pops out of the funnel, level 1, there is a montage, 80s synth music, rocking time, and he learns his 4 spells (with mercurial, etc etc). for arguments sake, those spells are Earth, Wind, Water, Fire. does he just KNOW those spells? wakes up in the morning, pops a brewski, and has 4 spells? until he screws up, fails a spell check, then he cannot cast that spell anymore that day. I take that to be until he sleeps. but Until that, ping ping ping, just fire away? rinse repeat, wipe hands on pants?
and basically, he cannot swap out these spells later? even if he kills the rookie, takes his grimoire, he is stuck with those 4 spells? (unless he leaves a slot open, hoping later to find one? then he has three spells? until he adds one?
I am sorry I did not format this very clearly, but I have read the book (well, up to around page 126, so far) and it is kind of bugging me, is this vancian? or spell slot?
Thanks in advance for any and all answers (lotta 'A's there)
so, how does (mechanically) magic work? lets look at wizards:
So Olaf the wizard pops out of the funnel, level 1, there is a montage, 80s synth music, rocking time, and he learns his 4 spells (with mercurial, etc etc). for arguments sake, those spells are Earth, Wind, Water, Fire. does he just KNOW those spells? wakes up in the morning, pops a brewski, and has 4 spells? until he screws up, fails a spell check, then he cannot cast that spell anymore that day. I take that to be until he sleeps. but Until that, ping ping ping, just fire away? rinse repeat, wipe hands on pants?
and basically, he cannot swap out these spells later? even if he kills the rookie, takes his grimoire, he is stuck with those 4 spells? (unless he leaves a slot open, hoping later to find one? then he has three spells? until he adds one?
I am sorry I did not format this very clearly, but I have read the book (well, up to around page 126, so far) and it is kind of bugging me, is this vancian? or spell slot?
Thanks in advance for any and all answers (lotta 'A's there)