Spell Characteristics If you’ve played the AD&D game for any amount of time, you are already quite familiar with a number of spell characteristics such as range, duration, area of effect, and other such attributes. Some characteristics are fixed values, while others may vary with the caster’s level. Player’s Option: Spells & Magic introduces the new characteristics of casting subtlety and sensory signature , which describe the obviousness of a spell’s casting or effects.

In addition to perception characteristics, we’ll also take a look at spells that may create knockdowns (a concept from the Player’s Option: Combat & Tactics book), as well as spells that require attack rolls on the part of the caster.

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