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Old 07-08-2022, 07:33 AM   #1
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What are the advantages to a hero who knows one spell, other than the casting of it?

They recognize the casting of that one spell by ITL 142, and they get the +4 bonus with the missile spell items, but what else?

Would a hero who knew Flight have a bonus to control a flying carpet?
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Old 07-11-2022, 12:36 PM   #2
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Maybe to piloting it, from experience flying, but the main roll for magic carpets is just about gaining mental control, which shares little/nothing with the Flight spell . . . unless the GM decides it does (e.g. maybe the mental exercises for casting Flight and controlling a carpet do happen to be similar).

Flight could be useful for carpet users who fall off their carpets, too . . .
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Old 07-12-2022, 10:47 AM   #3
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What are the advantages to a hero who knows one spell, other than the casting of it?

They recognize the casting of that one spell by ITL 142, and they get the +4 bonus with the missile spell items, but what else?

Would a hero who knew Flight have a bonus to control a flying carpet?
I don't understand your reference to +4 bonus for missile spells. Please explain.
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Old 07-12-2022, 01:03 PM   #4
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I don't understand your reference to +4 bonus for missile spells. Please explain.
ITL 156: "non-wizards are at -4 DX unless they know the spell."
Knowing that spell is therefore +4 DX over not knowing it.
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Old 07-12-2022, 01:13 PM   #5
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'Bonus' is a misleading term here. 'Advantage' would be more appropriate.
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Old 07-12-2022, 01:49 PM   #6
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ITL 156: "non-wizards are at -4 DX unless they know the spell."
Knowing that spell is therefore +4 DX over not knowing it.
Ah. Now I get what you meant.

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'Bonus' is a misleading term here. 'Advantage' would be more appropriate.

(i.e. a wizard has a 4-point advantage over a non-wizard when casting spells.)
Concur.
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