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'''INVOKE''' is the [[verb]] used to [[PREPARE (verb)|prepare]] a [[spell]] from a [[scroll]]. Once prepared, the spell must still be [[CAST (verb)|CAST]] or [[INCANT (verb)|INCANTed]]. This will remove one [[charges|charge]] of that particular spell from the scroll, and is subject to a skill check of the invoker's [[Arcane Symbols]] knowledge.
'''INVOKE''' is the [[verb]] used to [[PREPARE (verb)|prepare]] a [[spell]] from a [[scroll]]. Once prepared, the spell must still be [[CAST (verb)|CAST]] or [[INCANT (verb)|INCANTed]]. This will remove one [[charges|charge]] of that particular spell from the scroll, and is subject to a skill check of the invoker's [[Arcane Symbols]] knowledge.


* INVOKE {#} while holding a scroll in one hand and nothing in the other to activate the desired spell without penalty. Scrolls can also be invoked one-handed with a 100 point penalty added to the activation modifier.
* INVOKE {#} while holding a scroll in one hand and nothing in the other (or having a scroll in [[Verb:RESERVE|reserve]]) to activate the desired spell without penalty. Scrolls can also be invoked one-handed with a 100 point penalty added to the activation modifier.

* INVOKE {spell} FROM {item} to invoke a spell from specific items.


===Messaging===
===Messaging===

Latest revision as of 18:20, 8 May 2026

INVOKE is the verb used to prepare a spell from a scroll. Once prepared, the spell must still be CAST or INCANTed. This will remove one charge of that particular spell from the scroll, and is subject to a skill check of the invoker's Arcane Symbols knowledge.

  • INVOKE {#} while holding a scroll in one hand and nothing in the other (or having a scroll in reserve) to activate the desired spell without penalty. Scrolls can also be invoked one-handed with a 100 point penalty added to the activation modifier.
  • INVOKE {spell} FROM {item} to invoke a spell from specific items.

Messaging

You must specify a spell to invoke, either by number or mnemonic.