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<blockquote data-quote="Samloyal23" data-source="post: 6578928" data-attributes="member: 21432"><p>So, just jotting down ideas. I am think I need a table of casting side effects. If you do not learn the spell "correctly" you in effect learn to miscast it. If this happens you have to deal with the side effects until you do enough spell research to re-learn the spell without errors. </p><p></p><p><strong><u>Perilous Spell Learning Table</u></strong></p><p>Roll d10</p><p>1-2 You have not learned the spell or invocation correctly. Each time you cast it you suffer a 10% casting failure penalty.</p><p>3-4 You have not learned the spell or invocation correctly. Each time you cast it your target receives a +2 saving throw bonus.</p><p>5-6 You have not learned the spell or invocation correctly. Each time you cast it you must save versus Fortitude or lose 1 Con. Lost Con can be recovered only through rest.</p><p>7-8 You have not learned the spell or invocation correctly. Each time you cast it you must pass a skill check or accidentally summon a random creature as though you also cast a Summon Monster spell of the same level. You have no control over the summoned creature and cannot dismiss it.</p><p>9 You learned the spell in an eccentric way but it works normally. Any other caster who sees you use the spell knows you were not trained in its use.</p><p>10 A breakthrough! You have learned a "trick" to cast the spell more efficiently. Targets suffer a -2 penalty on saves when you cast this spell. </p><p></p><p>This is just off the top of my head, but what do you all think?</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Samloyal23, post: 6578928, member: 21432"] So, just jotting down ideas. I am think I need a table of casting side effects. If you do not learn the spell "correctly" you in effect learn to miscast it. If this happens you have to deal with the side effects until you do enough spell research to re-learn the spell without errors. [b][u]Perilous Spell Learning Table[/u][/b] Roll d10 1-2 You have not learned the spell or invocation correctly. Each time you cast it you suffer a 10% casting failure penalty. 3-4 You have not learned the spell or invocation correctly. Each time you cast it your target receives a +2 saving throw bonus. 5-6 You have not learned the spell or invocation correctly. Each time you cast it you must save versus Fortitude or lose 1 Con. Lost Con can be recovered only through rest. 7-8 You have not learned the spell or invocation correctly. Each time you cast it you must pass a skill check or accidentally summon a random creature as though you also cast a Summon Monster spell of the same level. You have no control over the summoned creature and cannot dismiss it. 9 You learned the spell in an eccentric way but it works normally. Any other caster who sees you use the spell knows you were not trained in its use. 10 A breakthrough! You have learned a "trick" to cast the spell more efficiently. Targets suffer a -2 penalty on saves when you cast this spell. This is just off the top of my head, but what do you all think? [/QUOTE]
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