Energy Cost Reduction for Missile Spells

[Rhino]

How do you handle the energy cost reduction for high spell skill levels when casting missile spells? The cost reduction on the first round of charging is straightforward. I am wondering, however, if you get the cost reduction on each subsequent round of charging. I suspect not.

[Dalin]

Officially, you get the cost reduction only on the first turn. It's not an uncommon house rule to declare otherwise.

[InexplicableVic]

Originally Posted by Dalin

Officially, you get the cost reduction only on the first turn. It's not an uncommon house rule to declare otherwise.

Correct. That's a house rule in Peter Dell'Orto's Felltower that is used frequently--you can build it up for 3 rounds and get the discount each round.

[ericbsmith]

Originally Posted by Dalin

Officially, you get the cost reduction only on the first turn. It's not an uncommon house rule to declare otherwise.

Technically, it's once per Spell Cast. A possible compromise for Missile Spells would be to allow for added cost savings if you make additional spell skill rolls, that way the added savings have a, ahem, cost.

[jackcelso]

Energy Cost Reduction
The higher your base skill with a spell, the less energy it
requires to cast. If you know it well enough, you can cast
it at no cost! Exception: Blocking spells (p. 14) always have
full cost.
Calculate the entire cost to cast a spell – for instance, by
multiplying cost for the size of the subject or area affected –
before applying energy cost reductions for high skill. pg9 spells

As i see sum the total cost of the missile and reduce the cost one time only