[DF] Easy arcane magic for Dungeon Fantasy

Gnome · 02-09-2012, 11:53 AM

Normally, casting times in the standard magic system can be reduced with high skill. Missile spells, however, are an exception to this: it takes a second to cast and a second to throw.
However, the little known spells Breathe Fire, Lightning Stare, Icy Breath, Breathe Steam and Spit Acid are direct damage spells that take effect immediately. They have a 2 second casting time, but with 20 skill the time is reduced to 1 second. So one solution for the "direct damage" type wizard is to specialize in one of these spells, raising skill to 20, enabling an attack every turn at short to mid range. I recommend Lightning Stare for the armor-bypassing and stun effects...

02-09-2012, 11:53 AM	#28
Gnome Join Date: Feb 2011 Location: Cambridge, MA	Re: [DF] Easy arcane magic for Dungeon Fantasy Normally, casting times in the standard magic system can be reduced with high skill. Missile spells, however, are an exception to this: it takes a second to cast and a second to throw. However, the little known spells Breathe Fire, Lightning Stare, Icy Breath, Breathe Steam and Spit Acid are direct damage spells that take effect immediately. They have a 2 second casting time, but with 20 skill the time is reduced to 1 second. So one solution for the "direct damage" type wizard is to specialize in one of these spells, raising skill to 20, enabling an attack every turn at short to mid range. I recommend Lightning Stare for the armor-bypassing and stun effects...