[Graeme Dice]

Originally posted by Cainehill:
Actually, the gems required by the spell count against the gems that can be used for raising skill level / reducing fatigue.

The problem I have with this statement is that I know that I've seen both astral 4 and astral 5 mages cast solar brilliance when sent into battle solo. It's a spell that requires 5 gems to cast, which means that it should be impossible for them to cast it. The only way that an astral 4 mage can cast solar brilliance is for him to boost his power to 5 with a single gem, spend the required five gems to cast the spell, the spend another 2 gems to bring the fatigue cost down to 167.