Elin:Spellcasting

Some of the text on this page is from the Beta build of the game.

About

Read spell books to gain stock in spells. Casting spells costs spell stock and MP; each cast always costs 1 spell stock. Memorization affects spell stock gain per successful read.

Every spell is governed by a stat. Spells rapidly gain experience depending on how high the governing stat is above the spell's level. However, if the spell's level is higher than the governing stat, spell XP is severely reduced based on the difference.

Please check this page for prices of magic books and magic wands.

NPC Spellcasting

Creatures other than the player, including your allies, operate according to different rules for spellcasting than players. NPCs do not require or consume spell stocks, and do not need spellbooks. However, NPCs also cannot learn new spells from spellbooks. An NPC may only learn new spells through Gene Engineering.

NPCs are not limited to the types of spells available as spellbooks. They can use spells unavailable to the player, such as Mind Arrow.

NPCs also do not level up individual spells by repeatedly casting them. NPC's spell levels are determined by their character level instead.

Domains

Characters will be assigned elemental domains at generation according to class. Some classes such as wizard or priest have the option to gain additional elemental domains as class perks in character generation. However, not all elements are necessarily available for selection even with the perk; for example, wizards cannot obtain the holy domain.

Attack spells of the player's domains will be considerably more likely to spawn as loot or in shop inventories. This weighting only applies to attack spells and not healing or support spells.

Class-related domains cannot be changed once character generation has been completed, but additional domains can be re-selected by joining the Mages' Guild and raising your rank.

Domain	Main Stat	Elemental Effect	Notes	Touch	Arrow	Bolt	Ball	Miasma	Intonation	Bit
Fire	Magic	Burning. Can destroy flammable objects. -30% damage on wet targets.	Burning can be prevented with Sperb(15) or higher fire resistance. Item destruction preventable by fireproof blanket (enemies) or magic manners (player).	X		X	X		X
Cold	Magic	Wet, Chill (slows). Can destroy objects.	Item destruction preventable by coldproof blanket (enemies) or magic manners (player). Chill stacks to Freeze for even greater slowdown.		X	X	X		X	X
Lightning	Magic	Stun. +50% damage on wet targets.	Stun is not prevented by negate paralysis affix.			X	X		X	X
Darkness	Magic	Blind			X	X		X	X
Mind	Charisma	Confusion, Sleep		X		X				X
Poison	Dexterity	Poison			X		X	X
Nether	Endurance	Heal self for a % of damage dealt.		X		X				X
Sound	Perception	Dim	Dim hinders casting, prevents action if stacked to Muddled, and gives incoming attacks +25% crit chance.			X	X			X
Nerve	Learning	Paralysis			X	X		X
Chaos	Magic	Random status ailments.				X	X		X	X
Magic	Magic				X		X			X
Holy	Will		Cannot be selected as an additional domain.	X		X			X	X
Ether	Magic	Progress ether disease	Cannot be selected as an additional domain.			X	X			X
Cut	Strength	Bleed	Cannot be selected as an additional domain. Bleed can be prevented with Sperb(15) or higher cut resistance.	X		X		X
Acid	Magic	Damage equipment	Cannot be selected as an additional domain, item damage prevented by acidproof affix.		X	X	X
Impact	Magic	Dim, Confusion, Paralysis	Cannot be selected as an additional domain. Used in a very few attacks, such as suicidal explosion, flam explosions, etc.

Touch: Melee range, single target, low mana cost.

Arrow: A single target ranged spell.

Bolt: A beam that pierces enemies and travels for 12 tiles. Can hit caster if it's stopped by an adjacent wall.

Ball: A 5x5 sphere Aoe centered about the caster. Damage reduces with distance from the origin.

Miasma: A damage over time spell. Cannot be stacked. Spreads to adjacent enemies when it ticks. Tick rate is based on global time. Bypasses elite status resistances. Can be cleansed with holy light or vanquish hex.

Intonation: Changes damage dealt by the wielder's physical attacks to that element and provides resistance to it. Successful strikes consume a charge. Applies to melee, bow/gun, and thrown attacks.

Bit: Summons a magical wisp of that element that casts the associated arrow spell. Can move and is innately immune to its element.

Attack Spells

Damaging

Name	Domain	Main Stat	Targeting	Effect	Notes
Meteor	Fire	Magic	Self	Summons numerous meteor clusters over a wide area. Causing a pillar of fire.	Unlike Elona, this is an AoE that spreads outwards from the caster until stopped by a wall. Damages caster.
Shatter Hex	Holy	Will	Hostile	Removes all hexes on target and damages surrounding enemies. Requires at least one hex on target to work.	Bugged? Does not appear to damage either target or surrounding enemies.
Earthquake	Impact	Magic	Self	Causes earthquakes over a wide area.	Damage reduction for levitated targets, damage increase for gravitated targets.

Hexes

Name	Main Stat	Targeting	Effect	Notes
Silence	Will	Creature	Silences target, preventing spellcasting.	Magic device and special actions still work.
Weakness	Will	Creature	Halves target's PV and DV.
Elemental Scar	Magic	Creature	Reduces target's fire, ice and lightning resistances.
Bane	Will	Creature	Decreases target's luck and chance to hit.	Also strips worship bonuses if cast by an inquisitor.
Slow	Will	Creature	Slows the target.	Minimum speed is 10.
Mist of Darkness	Will	Ground	Creates clouds of mist that grant evasion bonuses to anything inside.	Enemies can take advantage of this.
Web	Will	Ground	Creates webs that ensnare anything that steps in them.	Spiders are immune to snaring effect.
Gravity	Magic	Creature	Gravitates the target, making it unable to levitate.

Defense Spells

Healing

Name	Domain	Main Stat	Targeting	Effect	Notes
Cure Minor Wounds	Holy	Will	Party	Heals.	Single-target healing also applies to mount and symbiote.
Cure Critical Wounds	Holy	Will	Party	Heals.	Single-target healing also applies to mount and symbiote.
Healing	Holy	Will	Party	Heals.	Single-target healing also applies to mount and symbiote.
Healing of 《Eris》	Holy	Will	Party	Heals.	Single-target healing also applies to mount and symbiote.
Healing of 《Odina》	Holy	Will	Party	Heals.	Single-target healing also applies to mount and symbiote.
Healing of 《Jure》	Holy	Will	Party	Heals.	Single-target healing also applies to mount and symbiote.
Resurrection	Holy	Will	Self	Resurrects a random dead ally.	Can be used to bring back dead residents. Allies in the party have priority to be revived. Requires a cooldown time of about 1 day before it can be used again.
Nature's Embrace	Holy	Will	Party	Healing over time.
Restore Body	Holy	Will	Party	Restores damaged attributes.	Str, End, Dex, Cha.
Restore Mind	Holy	Will	Party	Restores damaged attributes.	Per, Ler, Will, Mag
Holy Light	Holy	Will	Party	Attempts to remove one hex and grants a weak holy veil.	Success dependent on strength vs hex strength.
Vanquish Hex	Holy	Will	Party	Attempts to remove all hexes and grants a weak holy veil.	Success dependent on strength vs hex strength. Each hex is rolled separately.

Blessings

Name	Main Stat	Targeting	Effect	Notes
Holy Veil	Will	Party	Grant a blessed veil that wards off curses.	Repels hexes by comparing strength of veil vs. strength of hex.
Cat's Eye	Perception	Self	+1 vision and attack range, +Perception, nullifies blind.
Holy Shield	Will	Party	+PV, nullify fear and weakness.
Divine Wisdom	Learning	Self	+Magic, Learning and Literacy, nullify confusion.
Hero	Will	Party	+Strength and Dexterity, nullify fear and confusion
Elemental Shield	Will	Party	+Fire, ice and lightning resists, nullify elemental scar	Overrides elemental scars.
Speed	Will	Self	+Speed	Overrides slow, but does NOT nullify slow.

Utility Spells

Name	Main Stat	Targeting	Effect	Notes
Teleport	Perception	Self	Teleports self.	Can be any vacant tile on the map.
Short Teleport	Perception	Self	Teleports self.	Generally within a 5-tile radius.
Return	Perception	Self	Returns to a previously visited location.	Cast return or evac again to cancel. Valid destinations are player's home, static dungeons, Little Garden, Mansion of Little Sister, and recently visited nefia.
Evac	Perception	Self	Returns player to the world map.	Cast return or evac again to cancel.
Identify	Perception	Item	Identifies an item.	Up to miracle quality items can be identified.
Flying	?	Item	Reduces weight of an item by 10%.	Some items appear to not work with the spell, such as tents and items that weigh equal or less than 0.1s. Since it appears to be a flat 10% reduction, a good use for it is the heaviest piece of equipment you're using. This effect stacks, presumably until the 0.1s mark. Warning: closing the interface after using the spell ends the spell.
Uncurse	Will	Self or Ally	Removes curses on equipped gear.	Check to succeed is made via spell strength. Note: A blessed rod of uncurse would uncurse every item in the player's inventory.
Magic Map	Perception	Self	Reveals map.	Effect is centered about player's position and grows with spell level. Will not reveal fully walled-in tiles, so cannot be used to detect buried ore deposits. Note: A cursed scroll will confuse the player.
Levitate	Perception	Self	Makes the player float.	Identical to float bit while in effect. Countered by gravity.
Mutation	Perception	Self	Mutates the player.	Potions are preferred because they can be blessed.
Telepathy	Perception	Self	Reveals monsters on the floor.	Will not reveal monsters considered mindless (some machines and undead) or too alien (yith).
Invisibility	Perception	Creature	Grants invisibility and +stealth.	Effect also applies to mount and symbiote. Any action immediately ends invisibility. Some monsters innately see invisible, others will toss liquids in an attempt to reveal you.
Incognito	Perception	Self	Grants disguise.	Primarily used to reset accidentally aggroed neutral mobs.
Broomification	Perception	Creature	+45 speed, +20 DV, -10 Str, End, Dex, Fire resistance.	Riding/hosting does not consume a turn. Any other transformations are cancelled. Witches have a bonus to riding brooms. Duration does not run out while creature is being ridden.
Summon Animal	Charisma	Self	Summons animals to fight for you.	Summons are scaled by spell level.
Summon Undead Younger Sisters	Charisma	Self	Summons undead younger sisters to fight for you.	Summons are scaled by spell level.
Summon Shadow	Charisma	Self	Summons shadows that detonate on enemies.	Summons are scaled by spell level. Shadows appear at half health. Suicide explosions are sound-element. Handle with care, very easy to kill yourself unless you have sufficient magic control skills.

Testing

Each 10 points of main stat for each spell effects the number of dice rolled (Example, Mind Bolt at level 1, never been used, went from 1d7 to 2d7 when going from 9 to 10 charisma)

Each level of the spell increases cast chance by 1% (or thereabouts)

Each other level (level 3, 5, etc) increases dice value (Example, above mind bolt went from 2d7 to 2d8 at spell level 3, with no increase to casting skill or stat)

For non-damage spells, spell level increases cast chance and duration.

Talismans

(All talisman information tested with Sword Sage, and the Talisman Mastery feat.)

By using a Calligraphy Kit, spellbooks can be bound to melee weapons in the form of Talismans.

Sword Sages have the calligraphy tool from the start, and other classes can also purchase it at the furniture store in Mifu Village or obtain it through crafting.

How to use the calligraphy tool: Use the calligraphy tool→select a weapon and an attack magic book.

Talismans "cast" the spell as if the player had used it themselves, at the same spell level, domain bonus and same stat bonus that the player would ordinarily have from traditional casting.

Talismans do not consume MP, and have a 100% chance to trigger if the weapon attack hits and the melee hit does not drop the target instantly to critical health.

Talisman damage is rolled after weapon damage.

Casting in this manner *does* give the player the appropriate spell experience, but not the casting experience.

Talisman stock is gained at 1/2 the base rate of reading the book, with no bonuses from memorization.

When magic is activated, the stock is reduced by one and experience is gained for the magic used. However, no experience is gained in the casting skill.