Magic.spells.special is a skill which affects various miscellaneous wizard and witch commands.
Uses
There are several things which can tm this skill, and which improve in some fashion at higher levels.
Circle
A witch's level in this skill determines how much witchy paraphernalia she needs in order to circle.
Focus tea
Higher levels in this skill improve the accuracy of information from using focus tea.
Scroll handling
This skill determines whether you can keep scrolls from escaping.
Spell capture
Attempting to capture escaped spells uses this skill.
Educing
Attempting to educe a spell or trick from a hag stone uses this skill.
Other effects
The head space available to a magic user is their bonus in this skill, plus 30.
The ability to safely store and retrieve a staff elsewhere (see Crondor's Marvellous Sequestration) depends on this skill. Low levels may cause minor damage, loss of the staff or loss of an arm.
Primaries
The following groups have this skill as a primary:
TM opportunities
0-50 bonus
51-100 bonus
101-150 bonus
151-200 bonus
| Bonus |
Action taken
|
| 184 |
Octograve with old staff
|
201-250 bonus
251-300 bonus
| Bonus |
Action taken
|
| 278 |
Capturing a moderate-sized spell in a Klein Bottle
|
301-350 bonus
351-400 bonus
401-450 bonus
451-500 bonus
