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Mage Wars => Rules Discussion => Topic started by: Mathias on March 01, 2013, 03:04:01 AM
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Forcemaster has her force spell at 1 cost.
However if you equip her force ring (don't know the names yet), can you cast the spell for free?
Same for Warlord and his commands + ring.
Mathias
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Not to answer your question with another question, but what spell cost one? I dont know that there are any...And the text states:Once per round, pay one less when casting a force spell.(Paraphrasing) So yes.
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I'm talking about the Force Ring and the Force Pull which is on the Forcemaster sheet.
If her Force Pull would be one cheaper, it would cost zero mana. (For free)
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I would say no, because it is no "regular" spell with the Force trait (printed in the right upper corner). But that's just my opinion...
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I would need the full text on both the ring and the force pull.
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Force Pull: ... she may cast this quick force spell. ...
Ring:1/round pay 1 less mana when casting or revealing a force spell.
Enchantments only receive discount when revealed.
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It is my understanding that this combo makes the casting cost Mana free.
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If those are the wording then you could make her force pull free. :)
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Yes, the ring makes this ability free. It was intended that way.
Note that her ring costs 1 more mana than other similar Mage rings. That little extra cost was just for this reason. It will take her 4 rounds to make a profit on this ring (not counting the quick spell action required to cast the ring!).
Keep in mind, she only gets the -1 mana benefit once per round. So, if she uses it with Force Pull, then she does not get the benefit to use with other force spells she casts. Basically, as soon as she puts on that Force ring, she should be prepared to cast at least one force spell per round, or else she is effectively wasting one mana.
Design note: These Mage rings were originally built-in Mage abilities. They are interesting because they help indirectly steer a mage into a certain play style and type of spell casting. Later, we decided to not force that upon the player, but instead make these into rings. However they are priced very enticingly!