Secret Spells and using Ward

[Witchking]

Originally Posted by RGTraynor

Hey, my utility mage doesn't have any offensive spells to speak of, but I can sure get me a fancily carved long stick, stand behind the battleline and point it at an enemy, bark out impressive sounding nonsense syllables in a battlefield voice while I grin ferally -- with at least one party member prepped to glance at me and shout in horror, "No! You promised never to cast that again!!!" -- and laugh as the poor bastard screams and dives for cover.)

Effectively similar to my upthread comment. Ostentatiously look like I am casting, while having a nasty blocking spell (Return Missile) under my pointy hat. IIRC also works for Missile Spells!