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Revision as of 23:58, 10 August 2009

Spells are cast simply by chanting words (e.g. An Nox), by selecting the spell from a menu, or by using a hot key to cast a spell previously bound to that key. Spells do not need to be pre-mixed and ingredients are not required. Spells range anywhere from circle 1 to circle 8. The higher the circle, the harder the spell is to cast, the more mana it uses and the longer the cooloff.

To cast:

  • hit 'c'
  • type the first letter of each word, eg 'a' then 'n' to cast An Nox (cure poison)
  • hit Enter

OR

  • hit shift+C
  • and scroll down to the spell you wish to cast
  • hit Enter


Overview

The Schools of Magic

All magic in New Sosaria is broken up into three categories, or schools. Each school of magic represents a unique approach to manipulating the metaphysical world and must be learned separately. Therefore skill in one school has no bearing on or benefit to the spells of another school, apart from the common use of Mana as a power source.

The Language of Magic

Every spell consists of an incantation that is made up from one or more Rune words, or syllables which are written in the Old Sosarian Runic alphabet. Each Rune word has its own distinct meaning and their combination is usually representative of the desired spell effect. For example, the Harm spell An Mani consists of the syllables An which means Negate and Mani which means Life.

Tomes and Scribes

The player can only cast spells that s/he already knows, and to learn a new spell one must acquire and study the appropriate tome for that spell. Each spell need only be learned once.

Tomes can be bought from your nearest Scribe merchant. To read a tome in order to learn the spell, simply press L (shift-L), select the appropriate tome and the spell will be learned. Once you've learned a spell, it may be cast by reciting the correct incantation for the spell. For example, to cast the spell Vas Ort Grav (chain lighting), you'd type "cvog" Cast: Vas Ort Grav).

(It would seem there were more gremlins than I could have imagined. They are everywhere devouring things they shouldn't. They've eaten the list of tome availability and have only left a few scraps behind. I hate these voracious little green rats.)

Town Spell Tome Description School Circle Price
Nordhaven AN(An Nox) Cure Poison Piety 2 187 gp
IL(In Lor) Small Magic Light Magery 1 125 gp
M(Mani)) Lesser Heal Piety 1 125 gp
Port Izumi AM(An Mani) Lesser Harm Sorcery 1 187 gp
AN(An Nox) Cure Poison Piety 2 187 gp
EU(Ex Uus) Agility Magery 4 403 gp
GP(Grav Por) Magic Missile Sorcery 2 187 gp
IW(In Wis) Display Position Magery 2 187 gp

Mana and Magic

Mana is the energy source of all spells. The amount of mana you have available for spells is related to the amount of intelligence your character has. A spell will use mana in direct proportion to its circle.

Skill Progression

There are separate player status screens which display your chance to successfully cast a spell that you have learned from a tome. Notice that 0% in a magic skill still gives you a 25% chance of casting a circle 1 spell of that related school of magic, and 0% chance of casting any higher circle of spell of that school.

Casting a spell will raise its associated magic skill, e.g. casting small light (In Lor) will train Magery. Once the chance of casting a particular circle of spell reaches 100% then casting it will no longer raise the associated magic skill. You will need to cast higher circle spells in order to improve your magic skill further.

Once you reach 100% in a school of magic you'll have 100% casting rate of all spells in that school.

Spells, Schools and Circles

Magery

Utility spells.

circle spell name runic incantation description
1 small light IL Create a small lightsource
2 locate IW Display position within current map as co-ordinates
minor summon KBX Summon a spider
3 unlock EP Unlocks a door or chest
reveal WQ Reveals invisible and hidden creatures
soul trap IMJ Soul trap (see Enchanting)
4 greater light VL Create a large light source
speed EU Temporarily increase your dexterity
recall KOP Recall (teleport to the place where you last cast the Mark spell)
invisibility SL Short term invisibility
5 mark KPY Mark (to be teleported to at a later time with the Recall spell)
paralyse AEP Paralyze opponent
blink IP Blink (teleport in a straight line in any direction)
summon KX Summon creature (the strength of which increases with your intelligence)
6 charm AXE Charm creature
confuse QAW Create mass confusion among enemies
7 greater invisibility VSL Longer lasting invisibility
clone KXQ Clone creature
8 polymorph VYR Polymorph self into a dragon
summon dragon KVX Summon a dragon (the color of which depends on your intelligence)
summon daemon KXC Summon a daemon

Sorcery

Destructive spells.

circle spell name runic incantation description
1 minor harm AM Basic adjacent attack
2 magic missile GP Basic ranged magic attack
3 greater harm VAM Improved adjacent attack
4 hex XJ Polymorph other into a rat
poison wind INH Cone of poison
5 lightning OG Lightning attack on single target
6 earthquake IVPY Earthquake (targets all hostiles on screen)
sleep wind IZH Cone of sleep
vampyric bite XMP Vampyric attack, regains HP
7 chain lightning VOG Lightning attack on multiple targets
mana burn IJO Damages spell using enemies mana
fireball VF Powerful ranged attack
8 kill XC Very powerful ranged attack

Piety

Healing, divine and anti-undead spells.

circle spell name runic incantation description
1 minor heal self M Light heal on self
2 cure poison AN Cure poison on self or other
heal other XM Heal other player or creature
3 armour S Temporarily increase defense
cure disease ABC Cure disease on self or other
4 greater armour VS Improved armour spell
5 turn undead AXC Damages undead
6 greater heal self VM Fully restores HP
7 greater heal other XVM Fully heal other player or creature
8 resurrect AC Resurrect player

The Mage's Staff

The serious mage will never leave home without his or her staff (ie: a crook, a shillelagh, or a staff). The advantages of having a staff equipped are:

  • faster cooloff
  • less mana used per spell
  • staff materials affect spell damages, and may have a venomous or vampyric effect
  • staves of slaying give increased damage to offensive spells
  • increased mana regeneration rate (including during meditation)

Spell Scrolls

The learned scribe may be able to create spell-scrolls. On reading one of these scrolls (eg Scroll: In Lor) the spell is cast with a 100% success rate. Only a subset of all the spells can be made with the Inscription skill.