Spell

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Spell is a term for the form of forces of magic, that heroes use to aid their journey. Typically heroes use spells to aid their travels, reveal hidden knowledge about their surroundings, and in combat, to help their troops or bring harm to their adversaries. Before heroes can cast spells, they must possess a spell book. The spell book is where a hero records the spells he or she has learned. Spell books can be bought from mage guilds for 500 Gold.

Each spell has a level which represents how difficult it is to cast. Higher level spells are only obtainable by heroes with higher wisdom skill. When heroes visit a town with a mage guild, they automatically learn any new spells the guild has to offer and their wisdom rating allows them to cast. Heroes may also learn spells as they explore map locations. Each spell belongs to one of the four schools of magic: air, earth, fire, or School of Water Magic.

Heroes may learn the air magic, earth magic, fire magic and water magic secondary skills to increase the strength at which they cast the spells of each school. Heores without such expertise may cast a school's spells at normal level (resulting in the same effect as the basic level spell). Additionally, holding an expertise in a school enables hero to cast spells at reduced cost. The reduction is depend on spell level, as can be seen from the table on the right. This cost reduction is the same regardless of whether a hero holds the skill at basic, advanced, or expert level.

Cost reduction
 Lvl 1   Lvl 2   Lvl 3   Lvl 4   Lvl 5 
-1 -2 -3 -4 -5

Spells cost spell points to cast. A hero's maximum spell points is equal to 10 times their Knowledge skill. As a hero casts spells, their spell points are diminished. A hero cannot cast a spell costing more spell points than he or she has available. Each hero regains one spell point per day, or can be completely replenished when he or she starts a new day in a town with a mage guild or visits a magic well on the adventure map. Heroes with the mysticism skill regain spell points more rapidly, heroes with the Intelligence skill get a bonus to their maximum spell points.

Type of spells

Adventure map spells

Adventure spell is a spell that may be cast on the adventure map. The following spells are considered as adventure map relevant spells:

Charting

Recognaissance

Boats

Enhanced Movement

See also