Re: Spellcasting and personality

[Wright Frazier <khelek@ns1.cioe.com>]

I can see your point _IF_ it gives no benefit.  If you want to look cool,
fine, but it should not give a benefit.  Your example greg gives a huge
benefit.  You never disarm yourself, and so don't have to waste a round
retreiving your weapon.  The blowing of a kiss, or John's thing are 
completely different.  They have no benefit other than looking cool or
wierd.  For what you use, I'd make you research the spell at 5x cost so
that instead of complicated standard hand gestures, you wave your sword
around in said gestures.  Or you could just switch your sword to your
shield hand for 4 seconds, and then transfer it back once done.  Something
that wouldn't stop anything, but casting with something in your hand
is a no no.  That includes having a shield strapped to the arm.

Wright

> Ok. All of us here speak and can type. Some can type by hunt and peck others
> just by typing and looking at the screen and not the keys. End result you
> see what I typed. Speaking everyone has some form of accent or individual
> vocalization yet the result comes out the same ( discounting stutterers and
> southerners :) y'all ).
> 
> Isn't spellcasting similar? You learn how to cast a spell and the basics of
> the casting is the same for everyone but there are differences. Some people
> cast left handed some right spell still goes off. Its all a form of style
> and comfort. The problem with John's example is he cast a spell and spoke
> which can't happen or can it? What if he learned to cast a lightning bolt
> by using that phrase and gesture? As Dom Foran I chuck lightning bolts
> from my sword arm while holding the sword. No extra benifit for it it just
> looks cool. ( There is a benifit I don't have to drop my sword and pick it
> back up ( but then again an effect stickum stops that )).
> 
> I'm sure there is some female mage who learned to cast lightning bolt and
> end the cast with the blowing of a kiss. Dramatic. As long as the effect
> doesn't change whats to say casting all looks the same. Oh I also dislike
> the Identify Spell skill. There is no way a Priest of Ra should be able to
> tell an Earthmage lining up to cast Bobble until it is done and then there
> should be no skill check ( the blue area should be sign enough ).
> 
> 							Greg
>