Spellcasting

Detecting Spellcasting

If a creature detects you using at least one spellcasting component, it may have the chance to identify and react to the spell.

Verbal Components

A spell with a verbal component can be detected as long as its caster is heard, and identified as long as it is close enough for the words to be heard clearly. The verbal component for each spell varies in volume depending on the range of the spell.

• Quiet. A spell with a range of self, touch, or with a range of 30 feet or less can be cast quietly. The verbal components for such spells can be whispered. In a quiet environment, a whisper can be heard within 30 feet and understood within 10 feet.
• Normal. A spell with a range longer than 30 feet but no more than 90 feet must be cast with direct vocalization. The verbal components for such spells must be spoken at a clear, pronounced volume. In a quiet environment, normal speech can be heard within 180 feet and understood within 60 feet.
• Loud. A spell with a range longer than 90 feet is very loud. The verbal components for such spells must be shouted. In a quiet environment, shouting can be heard at distances further than 900 and understood within 300 feet.

Somatic and Material Components

A spell with a somatic or material component can be detected as long as the creature can be seen, and identified as long as the creature is within 120 feet.

If a Spellcaster is Hidden or Invisible, Somatic and Material components cannot be detected. A creature holding a material component may not be suspicious unless the nature of the object is known, but a spellcaster reaching for a component may reveal its intention. If a creature is seen, it can try to hide Somatic components and/or the process of reaching for a material component using Dexterity (Sleight of Hand) (the full rules for which can be found on the Skills page).

Mana

All spellcasting uses a modified version of the variant spell point rule from the Dungeon Master's Guide (which has been renamed to mana). All spells cost an amount of mana equal to the spell's level when cast. For the purpose of various features, the expenditure of this mana functionally creates a spell slot of the appropriate level, which is then used to cast the spell.

Spellcasting Progression

Full-Caster

Spells of 6th level and higher are too powerful for most spellcasters to use more than once a day, even if they have enough mana. Starting at 19th level, spellcasters gain the ability to use some of these spells more than once a day, as shown on the chart below.

Regardless of your caster level, you only ever have one slot per day for 10th, 11th, and 12th level spells.

Half-Caster

Third-Caster

This page was last edited on July 16, 2024, at 12:02 AM

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