Re: Naive question on casting 500+ fatigue spells
 

<font size="2" face="sans-serif, arial, verdana">If this were the case, then an astral 4 mage could never cast solar brilliance. They can cast the spell, so it's not the case. </font><hr /></blockquote><font size="2" face="sans-serif, arial, verdana">It was also my understanding (from reading these forums) that it was capped at the mage's level, currently, in Dom2.

- Kel

Re: Naive question on casting 500+ fatigue spells
 

For a better explanation, Solar Brilliance is an astral 5 spell that requires 5 astral pearls to cast (and hence requires 500 fatigue to cast). I have personally seen astral 4, and astral 5 mages cast this spell against a horde of undead without going over 200 fatigue. This is only possible if they are capable of spending the 5 gems as the base cost, then up to 4 or 5 gems more to boost their power level and reduce fatigue.

Re: Naive question on casting 500+ fatigue spells
 

<font size="2" face="sans-serif, arial, verdana">From Dom2 manual, chapter 6.4.7 Battle Magic and Magic Gems:

"(A paragraph detailing the gem use as fatique lessener)

A mage may not use more gems than his skill level in the path of gem being used. If a spell requires magic gems to be cast, the mage must pay that amount of gems in addition to the gems he used to raise his skill level."

Reading that fast, I'd think level 4 mage could use only 4 gems, total. On the other hand, the first quoted sentence _might_ refer to above paragraph, so it would mean max 4 gems could be used for level raising / fatique removing, in addition to the amount of gems required to cast the spell. But as I'm not a native speaker, the interpretation is best left to someone else. http://forum.shrapnelgames.com/images/icons/icon7.gif

Anyway, just bad wording in the manual, misinformation, or some sort of unintended behaviour?

Re: Naive question on casting 500+ fatigue spells
 

I know for sure that I've seen L3 mages use 4-5 gems on a single spell.

I think the manual is worded a bit confusingly, but is saying that a mage can't use more than his level in gems to boost his level for casting reqs/fatigue reduction purposes. The gem cost of the spell itself is independent of that.

Re: Naive question on casting 500+ fatigue spells
 

<font size="2" face="sans-serif, arial, verdana">The latter interpretation is the correct one. Although a mage will never use more than 7 extra gems to reduce his fatigue, even if he's level 8+ in the path required to cast the spell.

Re: Naive question on casting 500+ fatigue spells
 

<font size="2" face="sans-serif, arial, verdana">Not at all, since the mage was a solo starspawn armed with only a starshine skullcap against several hundred undead.

Re: Naive question on casting 500+ fatigue spells
 

<font size="2" face="sans-serif, arial, verdana">Not at all, since the mage was a solo starspawn armed with only a starshine skullcap against several hundred undead. </font><hr /></blockquote><font size="2" face="sans-serif, arial, verdana">OK. (But why didnt he cast power of the spheres then? I love that spell, but I'm a certified newbie. Just curious, thanks.)

Re: Naive question on casting 500+ fatigue spells
 

Only semi-related, but: do Banner and Light of the Northern Star, stack?

PvK

Re: Naive question on casting 500+ fatigue spells
 

<font size="2" face="sans-serif, arial, verdana">He didn't cast power of the spheres because it wouldn't have been any help. All it would have accomplished is to give him a bunch of extra fatigue, use up several astral pearls, and make it less likely that he would have had enough fatigue remaining to cast solar brilliance.

Re: Naive question on casting 500+ fatigue spells
 

<font size="2" face="sans-serif, arial, verdana">No.