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Sunrunners_Fire · 09-01-2010, 08:41 PM

Energy Reserve: 10
Regeneration (Extreme: 10/second) (Energy Reserve Only)

Time to Cast Spell: 2 Seconds.
Energy Cost: 20

Please forgive the arbitrary numbers, I'm trying to narrow it down as far as reasonable to define the situation. I have a mage with regen reserve, who wants to cast spells with long casting times and also cost more energy than he has available on a second-by-second basis.

Can he cast the above spell, as he can spend 10 energy per second (20 total at the end of the 2 seconds) for the duration of the spell's time to cast?

Does the answer change (and how?) if he uses ceremonial magic instead?

(I have an opinion of how this works, as the GM running the game for the player in question, but I'd like others opinions and ideas to make sure I'm interpreting it correctly.) :)

09-01-2010, 08:41 PM	#1
Sunrunners_Fire Join Date: Mar 2010	How to resolve this situation? Energy Reserve: 10 Regeneration (Extreme: 10/second) (Energy Reserve Only) Time to Cast Spell: 2 Seconds. Energy Cost: 20 Please forgive the arbitrary numbers, I'm trying to narrow it down as far as reasonable to define the situation. I have a mage with regen reserve, who wants to cast spells with long casting times and also cost more energy than he has available on a second-by-second basis. Can he cast the above spell, as he can spend 10 energy per second (20 total at the end of the 2 seconds) for the duration of the spell's time to cast? Does the answer change (and how?) if he uses ceremonial magic instead? (I have an opinion of how this works, as the GM running the game for the player in question, but I'd like others opinions and ideas to make sure I'm interpreting it correctly.) :)