RPM question

[Christopher R. Rice]

Originally Posted by KarlKost

Yes... But it's still not just a matter of screaming "Igneus!" while pointing a stick at an enemy to immediatly turn him into ashes. It's more like a few seconds of making funny noises and silly dances, enough time to turn you into target practice for bowmen

It absolutely can be. You can take a -4 to gather rolls to roll once per second with Adept. If you want something faster than that you have to go to NERAW (not exactly rules as written) or use the rules for incantations from DF19 which do exactly what you're suggesting.