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Dark Immolation

Posted: Fri, May 11 2012, 10:21 AM

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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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TormakSaber

Posted: Fri, May 11 2012, 13:15 PM

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Whatever is appropriate to the character within reason.

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Faram

Posted: Sun, May 13 2012, 21:45 PM

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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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Dark Immolation

Posted: Sun, May 13 2012, 23:14 PM

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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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TormakSaber

Posted: Mon, May 14 2012, 2:10 AM

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A Quickened Still Spell still has verbal components. Just very fast ones.

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mirvala-

Posted: Mon, May 14 2012, 2:18 AM

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It's a tongue twister with side effects...

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Faram

Posted: Mon, May 14 2012, 15:40 PM

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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.

davis114

Posted: Sat, May 19 2012, 8:13 AM

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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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Gravemaskin

Posted: Tue, May 22 2012, 17:20 PM

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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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