Question about Encounter: Vox Unpopuli

[JLV]

Originally Posted by Skarg

It sounds right for beginning characters but too easy for high-IQ wizards, to me. I think taking the IQ level of the spell into account makes a lot of sense because they are so much rarer. How well the caster knows the spell seems like it would make a big difference, too.

If I know a spell so well I barely have to do anything to cast it, then perhaps I can cast it while making other sounds/gestures to throw off someone trying to figure out what I'm casting, or even pretend to cast another spell. Or if someone knows I can cast some spells without gestures, I might cast those spells and make their gestures, to make them think I'm only pretending to cast those spells. :-)

I wonder if somehow making it an "opposed" roll would allow that kind of chicanery to be taken into account? Your IQ versus the IQ of the caster, for example? Perhaps you could modify it by the IQ of the spell by simply saying that if the IQ required for the spell is higher than your IQ, you can't even try to guess...