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Message: <blockquote data-quote="MoonSong" data-source="post: 6226441" data-attributes="member: 6689464">didn't read the whole thread in order to keep true to my ideas, sorry if this sounds similar to something being told before (Imagine this being told by a certain androginous elf on a red robe):"Of course you don't just forget a spell after you cast it, that's silly you just don't forget stuff so easilly, in fact a good memory is a requisite to be able to cast spells in teh first place. That is frankly a myth, and of course it seems weird when we say 'I have no more spells for today' it has to appear, after all since we draw energy from the cosmos there is no limit on how many spells we get to cast. But here is the explanation, a very simple one, spells are very complex and precise formulas that have to be followed to the letter, incluidng cantrips, even the most intelligent wizards get to know a dozen or so from memory, that is why spellbooks are that important to us. Casting a spell takes time, a lot of time, and requires special controled circumstances for it to be practical, that is why the ancient wizards devised a way to seal a spell, so you cast it on ideal conditions and then immediately you seal it before it takes effect, then later you unseal it by making the propper gestures and chants to remove the seal and have the spell take effect. Now here is the important part, the universe is fundamentally complex and is very impredictable at certain level, not to mention the conditions aren't uniform, that is why the gestures and chants are slightly different each time you unseal a spell, this is what you have to memorize each time you prepare a spell, the keys to unseal it, they are different each time, and you have to perform them with precision, once you unseal it you still remember the spell and the gestures, but there is no more spell to unseal. That is why it seems as if we forget a spell each time we cast it. On magical writings, while each spell is a true and tried formula of great preciision, the wizard casting it isn't ideal, there are variations on a personal level that have to be taken into account, and this gets more complex because there are lots of other factors involved on the writing, that is why a wizard borrowing a spellbook need to study it very carefully before being able to cast from it. When you write a scroll you don't commit the full spell to it, instead you write down the gestures and chants needed to unseal it, but unlike a normal casting you have to modify the sealling to allow anybody to use it. It is possible to learn a spell from a scroll however, by unsealing it under controled conditions you can study it and  deduct the right formula. Clerics seem to have it easier their deities do the heavy work for them and yes, they also use gestures and chants to unseal the spells granted by their patrons, but their benefactors just impregnate their mind with the right keys, and being supernatural in nature, they get to cheat a little and don't need such a strong precision when they cast. Sorcerers, well we don't really know how they do it, there are many teories on how, some are based on the few dragon disections that have been possible, but the truth won't be able to be known until we get to perform a vivisection on one while they cast, something that might never happen given it is very impractical... and that would be wrong"</blockquote>

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