Queations and Answers

["Rick Myers" <leviathan_60@hotmail.com>]

First Questions:

I have been told that the verbal casting skill only works for priestly 
spells, however, the write-up in the book uses mage casting as it's 
examle.  Has Dan made a ruling on whether elemental spells may be cast 
as well with verbal casting?

The opposite question of using non-verbal casting as a preist arrises.

Just wondering, as I play a mage/ptiest character

And (hopefully) answers:


>This brings up a couple of questions I've been meaning to ask.
>
>a) What rank of Tusparol to priests of Anubis start with?  Does it
>	count as their primary language? or is it a 'freebie'?
>	Or is it just considered one of those things that Priests of
>	Anubis know and is taken for granted as them knowing it and
>	only nonbackground priests of Anubis actually have to buy it.

Characters of normal intelligence begin at rate 2 with 2 languages their 
racial language, and a second language of their choice.  It makes sense 
that a priest of Anubis should take Tusparol as his second language, 
rather than getting a third language for free.  The rank of Tusparol is 
then dependent on the characters starting Int stat.  This is how I 
handled Tusparol with my priest of Anubis.  The forseeble difficulty is 
for non-human priests who would have to choose between Tusparol and 
Paroli as a second language.  However, given the unbalanced creature 
abilities a non-human begins with, having to buy Tusparol doesn't seem 
out of line.

>
>b) Do Priests of Anubis cast spells in Tusparol?  or do they use 
Paroli,ect..?

Tusparol is a sign language by definition, making it unsuitable for 
spell casting were a verbal component is required.  An Anubian normally 
casts in his native tongue...ie paroli unless he is non-human.
>
>Wright
>
>
>> Yes.  Also, a not so well known fact of spell casting is that one can
>> never use both non-verbal and verbal casting in the same round. 
>> 
>> Jevan
>> 
>> On Fri, 11 Sep 1998, Michael Kilgore wrote:
>> 
>> > This is something that has had me confused for a while...
>> > 
>> > For both types of spells (elemental and divine), the caster must be 
able to
>> > perform hand gestures and speak (whether or not they can be heard 
is
>> > irrelevant).
>> > 
>> > Thanks,
>> > Mike
>> > 
>> > 
>> 
>> 
>
>


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