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<blockquote data-quote="Tal Rasha" data-source="post: 5739220" data-attributes="member: 46213"><p><strong>Epic Spells, how do they work?</strong></p><p></p><p>Fellow readers (and esteemed author),</p><p></p><p>I have a little experience with D&D, from playing computer games and the like, but not enough to completely understand how epic spells work in Sep's campaign. It's clear they cost XP to develop and cast. My questions are:</p><p></p><p>- is it possible to lose levels when developing / casting epic spells?</p><p>- if yes, how "far down" can you go?</p><p>- does XP expended on epic spells in any way regenerate?</p><p>- if yes (e.g. Chtonics, anyone else?), how quickly and how much? It's ok to answer "not public knowledge for the sake of the flow of the game/campaign".</p><p>- story characters are occasionally said to have "untapped reservoirs". Is a reservoir strictly "XP earned since most-recent level-up" or something more? Can one choose to forego leveling up to increase one's reservoir?</p><p>- the protagonists were at times said to be "spent", yet in subsequent posts they were again casting epic spells. Did they get XP back or were they simply running off XP they had earned since then?</p><p>- when Temenun summoned <em>Shvar Choryati</em>, his asking price was 2000. 2000 what, exactly?</p><p></p><p>As an aside, re: <a href="http://www.enworld.org/showthread.php?t=130712&pp=40&page=26#post5409687" target="_blank">this post</a>, is Guho dead now? Wait, let me rephrase that: insofar as can be deduced by someone familiar with the story, spells and the rules behind it, but not privy to insider knowledge, and without spoiling anything, will it take a larger than normal effort to once more bring Guho to the battlefield? Also, it's my understanding that liches as well as Guho herself (prior to this latest confrontation) don't need outside help to re-corporeate; is the situation for her(?) now changed?</p><p></p><p>I'm not nitpicking and I don't expect the spell-casting system and XP economy to be watertight (though the references to quantum physics and Markets are very much to the author's credit). I just want to get a handle on as many of the rules in play here as I can. Thanks for your patience. <img src="data:image/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAIAAAAAAAP///yH5BAEAAAAALAAAAAABAAEAAAIBRAA7" class="smilie smilie--sprite smilie--sprite1" alt=":)" title="Smile :)" loading="lazy" data-shortname=":)" /></p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Tal Rasha, post: 5739220, member: 46213"] [b]Epic Spells, how do they work?[/b] Fellow readers (and esteemed author), I have a little experience with D&D, from playing computer games and the like, but not enough to completely understand how epic spells work in Sep's campaign. It's clear they cost XP to develop and cast. My questions are: - is it possible to lose levels when developing / casting epic spells? - if yes, how "far down" can you go? - does XP expended on epic spells in any way regenerate? - if yes (e.g. Chtonics, anyone else?), how quickly and how much? It's ok to answer "not public knowledge for the sake of the flow of the game/campaign". - story characters are occasionally said to have "untapped reservoirs". Is a reservoir strictly "XP earned since most-recent level-up" or something more? Can one choose to forego leveling up to increase one's reservoir? - the protagonists were at times said to be "spent", yet in subsequent posts they were again casting epic spells. Did they get XP back or were they simply running off XP they had earned since then? - when Temenun summoned [i]Shvar Choryati[/i], his asking price was 2000. 2000 what, exactly? As an aside, re: [url=http://www.enworld.org/showthread.php?t=130712&pp=40&page=26#post5409687]this post[/url], is Guho dead now? Wait, let me rephrase that: insofar as can be deduced by someone familiar with the story, spells and the rules behind it, but not privy to insider knowledge, and without spoiling anything, will it take a larger than normal effort to once more bring Guho to the battlefield? Also, it's my understanding that liches as well as Guho herself (prior to this latest confrontation) don't need outside help to re-corporeate; is the situation for her(?) now changed? I'm not nitpicking and I don't expect the spell-casting system and XP economy to be watertight (though the references to quantum physics and Markets are very much to the author's credit). I just want to get a handle on as many of the rules in play here as I can. Thanks for your patience. :) [/QUOTE]
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