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Originally Posted by Finalgenesis
I think earthquake is 4E and cost 4 gems?
If your guy is E3, he can only use 3 gems max in a single casting, so... 1 to boost to E4, and only 2/4 to having enough to cast quake.
On the other hand if he cast Epower first he can do it.
So if you had a 2S mage, he can cast antimagic with 2 gems, 1 to boost to 3S and 1 to cast antimagic.
However if you have a 3S mage he cannot cast will of the fate as it requires 4 gems even if its 4S to cast.
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The S3 mage cannot cast will of the fates by himself. However, you can still get him to cast the spell with some finagling.
Example 1: You have another S3 mage cast Light of the Northern Star, making the original S3 an S4 who hasn't used any gems yet.
Example 2: You have the S3 cast communion slave, have an S1 cast communion master and then cast Power of the Spheres (boosting both the master and the slave in all paths). Your S3 is now an S4 and casts the spell like normal.
Example 3: You have the S3 carry a crystal shield which casts power of the spheres on him without requiring him to use any astral gems first.
Example 4: You have the S3 cast communion master with at least 2 communion slaves, boosting him up to an S4.
Spells that boost your paths for the duration of a combat (such as Phoenix Power, Earthpower, communions, etc.) allow the caster to use additional gems as well. For example, you could give an E1 caster 2 earth gems, one of which he uses so he can cast Earthpower (which requires E2 to cast). He is now an E2 who has used one 1 earth gem and has one left over so he spends that last gem to cast Bladewind (which requires an E3 to cast).