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Message: <blockquote data-quote="Stormborn" data-source="post: 2188557" data-attributes="member: 14041">This is interesting, although there is still the question of the spell book.  While spells prepared would be skin art, what would spells known be?  Wizards would still likely need a book somewhere to have a list of all they know.Would this eliminate the need for material components as we know them?  Or rather, the components would be needed when the glyph was drawn, but not when the spell was cast.  Components might be special inks rather than the things listed in the PHB. In my campaigns this wouldn't be an issue, but it might for some people. It might also make replacing spell components a little more tricky.  It could also allow for some new magic/alchemical items, like special inks that allow metamagic feats to apply to a spell by spending gp for enhanced components.Would higher level spells take up more space on the body, like they do in a spell book? If so would this give away what kind of spells a wizard has prepared or at least how many he has left? IOW, could the party make a Kn(aracan) or Spellcraft or even Spot roll to determine how many spells a spell caster has left?  Issues of clothing apply, of course.That might also explain why wizards don't wear armor. Its more than just being nonprofficent, it prevents them from accessing their spells by covering them up.  Might make arcan spell failure make more sense.  Somatic components might require touching the tatoo.Could high level spells applied in obvious places add to intimidate checks?  Or subtract from diplomacy, depending on the targets knowledge of such things?Just stuff to think about.</blockquote>

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