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draco2005
08-03-05, 09:35 PM I have a question in regard to the alternate spellcasting. I currently do not have the book, but I read some of it. The question is this: Why is there more "readied spells" than the number of spells per day? If you were to readied 5 first level spells and your spells per day is 3, what do you do with the remaining two readied spells? From what I understand, you can keep the remaining two readied spells for the next day. What good is it if you cannot cast all of your "Readied" spells? I might have interpreted this wrong, please clarify this for me! Thanks in advance!

Draco.....
DarthRandal
08-04-05, 01:06 AM You're going to get significantly more responses (as well as significantly more accurate responses) if you pose this question on the Arcana Evolved (http://p222.ezboard.com/fokayyourturnfrm29) forum over on Monte Cook's (http://www.montecook.com/cgi-bin/page.cgi?splash) website, seeing as Monte, and not WotC, is the publisher of Arcana Evolved.

That said, the purpose of "readied spells" is to define your spellcaster's daily list of available spells. To put it in bog-standard D&D terms, "readied spells" are akin to a sorcerer's "Spells Known" list, but instead of having a fixed, unchanging list, your AE spellcaster can 'reset' her list every day when you "ready" spells.

Thus, you generally have more spells ready than you can cast per day, just as a D&D sorcerer knows more spells than he can cast per day.

Disclaimer: I am not a lawyer, rules or otherwise.
Neither am I Monte Cook. :D
GreyLord
08-04-05, 03:43 PM Basically, it makes a Wizard have more ability to cast a select spell at the needed time. For example, let's say a normal Wizard had prepared the spells Mage Armor, Spider Climb, and Identify...however it comes up that he's involved in combat...sure Mage Armor might help...but it might also be nice if he had readied a Magic Missile spell instead...though that would make 4 readied spells instead of the three that he could normally cast.

I think that explains it's reasons for use somewhat.

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draco2005 08-03-05, 09:35 PM	I have a question in regard to the alternate spellcasting. I currently do not have the book, but I read some of it. The question is this: Why is there more "readied spells" than the number of spells per day? If you were to readied 5 first level spells and your spells per day is 3, what do you do with the remaining two readied spells? From what I understand, you can keep the remaining two readied spells for the next day. What good is it if you cannot cast all of your "Readied" spells? I might have interpreted this wrong, please clarify this for me! Thanks in advance! Draco.....
DarthRandal 08-04-05, 01:06 AM	You're going to get significantly more responses (as well as significantly more accurate responses) if you pose this question on the Arcana Evolved (http://p222.ezboard.com/fokayyourturnfrm29) forum over on Monte Cook's (http://www.montecook.com/cgi-bin/page.cgi?splash) website, seeing as Monte, and not WotC, is the publisher of Arcana Evolved. That said, the purpose of "readied spells" is to define your spellcaster's daily list of available spells. To put it in bog-standard D&D terms, "readied spells" are akin to a sorcerer's "Spells Known" list, but instead of having a fixed, unchanging list, your AE spellcaster can 'reset' her list every day when you "ready" spells. Thus, you generally have more spells ready than you can cast per day, just as a D&D sorcerer knows more spells than he can cast per day. Disclaimer: I am not a lawyer, rules or otherwise. Neither am I Monte Cook. :D
GreyLord 08-04-05, 03:43 PM	Basically, it makes a Wizard have more ability to cast a select spell at the needed time. For example, let's say a normal Wizard had prepared the spells Mage Armor, Spider Climb, and Identify...however it comes up that he's involved in combat...sure Mage Armor might help...but it might also be nice if he had readied a Magic Missile spell instead...though that would make 4 readied spells instead of the three that he could normally cast. I think that explains it's reasons for use somewhat.