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| Author: | Dark Immolation [ Fri, May 11 2012, 10:21 AM ] |
| Post subject: | Quickened Casting |
More or less asking Amian's ruling for how Quickened spells work and look IC. Does one simply say the last part or trigger of a spell, like when reading a scroll? Or is it more appropriate to think of them being cast in a "shorthand", or rapid method? The latter theory would explain why a hastened caster can counterspell a quickened spell. It would mean a quickened spell is just the normal procedure done really fast naturally, too quick for most to keep up with, but a hastened caster can by making just as fast motions. |
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| Author: | TormakSaber [ Fri, May 11 2012, 13:15 PM ] |
| Post subject: | Re: Quickened Casting |
Whatever is appropriate to the character within reason. |
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| Author: | Faram [ Sun, May 13 2012, 21:45 PM ] |
| Post subject: | Re: Quickened Casting |
I've considered taking epic quickening along with epic still spell which would make my character capable of standing still and setting someone on fire without lifting a finger or opening his/her mouth. Try that! |
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| Author: | Dark Immolation [ Sun, May 13 2012, 23:14 PM ] |
| Post subject: | Re: Quickened Casting |
If NWN actually respected that and didn't make the PC go through the animations with the appropriate metamagics, I would. For now, you just have to emote [Still/Silent Spell] whatever. |
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| Author: | TormakSaber [ Mon, May 14 2012, 2:10 AM ] |
| Post subject: | Re: Quickened Casting |
A Quickened Still Spell still has verbal components. Just very fast ones. |
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| Author: | mirvala- [ Mon, May 14 2012, 2:18 AM ] |
| Post subject: | Re: Quickened Casting |
It's a tongue twister with side effects... |
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| Author: | Faram [ Mon, May 14 2012, 15:40 PM ] |
| Post subject: | Re: Quickened Casting |
Which is fun, especially if you create a character that doesn't speak common, let's say, only Abyssal. Then even if you talk regularly people would think you're cursing at them. |
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| Author: | davis114 [ Sat, May 19 2012, 8:13 AM ] |
| Post subject: | Re: Quickened Casting |
Verbal and physical shorthand is the way I've always described it. I have yet to find any actual canon lore on the physical appearance of metamagic, though. |
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| Author: | Gravemaskin [ Tue, May 22 2012, 17:20 PM ] |
| Post subject: | Re: Quickened Casting |
Not looking at auto-metamagic spells; metamagic spells require X spellslots HIGHER than normal, meaning altering them makes them more complicated. Because of this I've always assumed that a hastened spell is actually a more complex but simplified variant of the normal spell. It could also be seen as a way of just triggering the last few bits of the spell in order to complete it. Similar to a scroll already having all the incantations, materials and components done at it's creation, only needing the remaining triggers in order to complete and cast it. Found something somewhat related here. |
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