Spell Actions

Spell Actions

Spell Actions are actions the player has learned to conjure without a scroll. Spells can exist in one of three schools: Shattered Light, Aeos, and Aysus. Spell Actions utilize a key ability, typically intelligence or charisma for their attack and damage rolls.

Spell Actions can be acquired mainly through class and expertise tree perks. Action vendors will also provide a limited supply of spell actions for sale, this will scale based on map location since access to map areas can be tuned for various levels.

Spell Actions Types:

Spell

• A temporary magical action involving either damage, healing, shield, or status condition.

Enchantment

• Enchantments are a multi-turn effect that buffs an allied creature

• Enchantments can require concentration

• Have a duration. Usually, the duration is finite, in rare cases with a renewal condition, however, in the case of Enchantments requiring concentration the duration is infinite.

  • Some enchantments can expire conditionally, such as dropping below 50% of health

• Have a combination of initial, continuous, or end effects, with at least one continuous or one end effect.

Hex

• A multiturn debuff that affects foes in some way

• Hexes can require concentration to be held

• Have a duration. Usually, the duration is finite, in rare cases with a renewal condition, however in the case of Hexes requiring concentration the duration is infinite.

• Has at least one initial, continuous, or end effect.

• Sometimes involve other trade-offs requiring health sacrifice or inflicting overcast on the caster.

Ward

• A ward is an Area Of Effect Buff applied to a grouping of allied tiles.

• Can provide protection, health, or AP regeneration.

Spell Properties

Properties
Action Type	Spell Action
Mastery Type	Necromancy, Manipulation, Smite, Fire, Protection
Recharge Time	Amount of turns it takes to recharge
Power Points	Number of uses between long rests
Elite Status	Determines whether a action is an Elite action

Resource Cost
AP Cost	Number of action points to use the action
Sacrifice	A percentage of maximum health that is sacrificed

Targeting
Target	Self, Enemy, Tile
Range	The maximum number of game units an action can be used from
Area of Effect	Line, cone, ring, adjacent, nearby,

Spell Effects
Spell Sub-Type	Spell, Enchantment, Hex, or Ward
Requires Concentration	True or false
Duration	Finite or indefinite
Effect Design	A combination of initial effect, continuous effect, or end effect. Effects can be a wide range of outcomes such as damage, or an ongoing triggerable activation when certain conditions are met.
Conditional Effect	Enchantment or hex expire conditions, additional spell damage conditions, effects that are only applied under certain circumstances such as hitting a frozen opponent with Sonic or Fire damage
Saving Throw	On hit, a saving throw can be required of the target.

Example Action

Fire Ball [ Spell Action ]

Action Properties
Action Type:	Spell Action
Mastery Type	Fire Magic
Recharge Time	1 turn
PP	15
Elite	no

Action Cost
AP	1
Sacrifice	n/a

Targeting
Target	Enemy
Range	15m
AoE	3m sphere

Action Effect
Duration	instant
Caster	+1 Overcast
Damage	4 D4 Fire damage
Saving Throw	Dexterity, 10 DC
Saving Throw Passed	reduce 25% damage rounded up
Saving Throw Failed	status: Burn