Re: Legends: how item based spells work

From: drhj@v1.astro.cf.ac.uk (Dean Johnson)

Date: Tue, 04 May 1993 14:37:35 +0000

In article 93May3084446@alfredo.mit.edu, dresnick@athena.mit.edu (David I Resnick) writes:
> Hi,
>
> I have a few questions about how item based spells work.
>
> 1) My holy symbol allows me to cast bless soldiers at strength 10.
>    -Can this be extended?  Will trying to train 12 blessed soldiers
> 	cost me 2 mana?  If so, will this work for a priest who has not
> 	yet learned bless soldiers?

The item gives him the ability to cast the spell and a certain amount of free power
towards it.  Anything above and beyond the free power YOU pay for as normal.
When equiped, it should print out on your character summary whether it give you
the ability to cast the spell and how many free points you get.  If it doesn't
say you can cast the spell and only gives you free points, then the priest will
have to learn it.  If you are talking about a temple of the Dead holy symbol, it
should give you the spell create Netherworld soldier as the spell is not in the
priest's list in the scenario book.

>
> 2) I have some armor that allows some spells to be cast (desert armor,
>    allows 53,164).
>    -Can non-arcanes use this armor to cast spells?

In my experience non-arcane users CANNOT cast spells no matter what items you
give them.

>    -Can these spells somehow be taught to my arcanes?

I have never been able to teach spells from equipped items or familars.  The spells
have to be in YOUR list of 16 spells for you to be able to teach them.
>
> Thanks!
> David
>
> --
>        David Resnick                           dresnick@athena.mit.edu

References

Legends: how item based spells work
dresnick@athena.mit.edu (David I Resnick)
Mon, 03 May 1993 12:44:46 +0000