> >On p164 we read that "An adept can cast a spell at any time, using it
> >as an active ability or an augment. Since each spell has its own
> >rating, even multiple spells from the same grimoire can be used to
> >augment a single other ability or each other".
> >
> >Confusingly, this seems to be contradicted on the same page, in the
> >very next section, regarding Grimoires: "An adept cannot use multiple
> >spells from the same grimoire to augment another ability or each other".
> >
> >Which statement is correct?
> >
>
> I think that this is another case of unclear writing - the second
> statement is poorly written and misleading but entirely wrong The
> first statement is from the section on casting spells the Adept knows
> individually. The second is from the section about casting spells
> from a Grimoire.
>
> So I think the prohibition in the second example only applies when
> casting spells from the Grimoire (i.e. using the Grimoire ability
> which would involve using the same ability multiple times). Spells
> that an Adept knows individually can be cast individually (not using
> the Grimoire) as per the first statement.
Correct.
For example, you belong to the bardan's book scholl (H!Q 172).
When you use "Augment Sword Blow 17", "Give Soldier Courage 19", "Strengthen
Armor 1W" and "Strengthen Shield 17", that's four seperate skills, thus can
all be cast on the same "Sword and Shield Fighting" ability for a +8
augment.
But if you're casting out of the book (because you don't know the spells
individually, or you don't have talismans for them), then you're using a
single skill ("Read _The Army Book_ 4W"), so can only use it once for a +2
augment. Remember that you need the ability *and* the talisman to be able to
cast a spell individually.
RR
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