Re: Legends: skills & spells

From: dani@netcom.com (Dani Zweig)

Date: Wed, 03 Mar 1993 05:53:19 +0000

lee@torrid.ogo.dec.com:

>How do the higher level "meta"-spells work for priests.

To the best of my knowledge, you need to be 5* the level of the group
spell to use any of its subspells.  It's not that you're too low-level
to *cast* the spell; you're too low-level to know the group spell and
therefore don't have access to the subspells.

>Bard -- sounds like they can bless/curse characters, gather flora like
>        Rangers, and somehow acquire rumors & myth information.  Is this
>        correct?  Can they make poisons or healing draughts?

No poisons or draughts.  And the bless/curse is not automatic.  I think
(correct me if I'm wrong, someone) that they have a 5% chance per level
of the bless/curse working.

>Spy -- Are they able to discern information about characters/locations that
>       others can't, or what?

Yes.  You get more information from spying than from observing, and you
can get it at a distance.

>Stealth -- How generally useful is this?  What does it do?

It's mostly useful for thieves and assassins and spies who don't want
to be noticed while working.  Stealth at the force level is of
dubious value.  And yes, anything nonstealthy that's with you will
give you away.  (So, for example, don't try to sneak into a treasure
vault while mounted on a wardrake.)

>Ranger -- Can they make healing draughts, or is it only ranger _guilds_ which              can do this?

Rangers too.

>Finally, how helpful is it for an arcanist to have a familiar?

You want a familiar.  Most of them give minor benefits (a few spells,
some stats bonuses), and a few give major benefits.  And, if you don't
like your familiar, you can always relearn the spell and try again.

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Legends: skills & spells
lee@torrid.ogo.dec.com (wooga wooga wooga)
Mon, 01 Mar 1993 16:27:05 +0000

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Legends: skills & spells
lee@torrid.ogo.dec.com (wooga wooga wooga)
Mon, 01 Mar 1993 16:27:05 +0000