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{{Player System Manager
{{Armor specialization
| mnemonic = CASTING
|mnemonic = casting
|type = Passive Buff
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| available = [[Paladin]]s
| requirements = None
|requirements = None
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|availableto = [[Paladin]]s
| prereqs = None
|availablein = Armor Specializations
| AP1 = 20
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| AP2 = 30
{{PSMcosts
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| AP3 = 40
|sq1 = 20|se1 = - |pu1 = -
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| AP4 = 50
| AP5 = 60}}
|sq2 = 30
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|sq3 = 40
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*'''Description:''' Adjusts a person's armor so that they can better recover from a failed spell casting attempt. Armored Casting reduces the amount of mana lost when failing to cast a spell due to armor hindrance by 15% per rank (all fractions dropped) and has chance to reduce the roundtime of the failure.
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|sq4 = 50
|sq5 = 60
}}
{{TOC limit|2}}
{{PSMinfo
|description = Adjusts a person's armor so that they can better recover from a failed spell casting attempt.
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|mechanics = Reduces the amount of mana lost when failing to cast a spell due to armor hindrance by 15% per rank (all fractions dropped) and has chance to reduce the roundtime of the failure.
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|additionalinfo = Each rank of Armored Casting returns 15% of of a failed spell's mana to the caster (rounded down) and gives a 33% chance to reduce [[cast roundtime]] by 1 second. At 3 ranks, cast roundtime is always 2 seconds for a failed spell; ranks 4 and 5 provide a chance to reduce it to 1 second. Armored Casting does not reduce the hard [[roundtime]] from {{boldmono|[[CHANNEL]]}}ing a spell, nor does it stack with [[Rapid Fire (515)]].


===Messaging===
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:Each rank of Armored Casting returns 15% of of a failed spell's mana to the caster (rounded down) and gives a 33% chance to reduce [[cast roundtime]] by 1 second. At 3 ranks, cast roundtime is always 2 seconds for a failed spell; ranks 4 and 5 provide a chance to reduce it to 1 second. Armored Casting does not reduce the hard [[roundtime]] from {{boldmono|[[CHANNEL]]}}ing a spell, nor does it stack with [[Rapid Fire (515)]].
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Application of the specialization:

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<pre{{log2}}>
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*'''Messaging:''' Application of the specialization:
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>armor casting milque
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<div {{log}}>
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You adjust Milque's gold chainmail kirtle, making it easier for her to recover from failed spell casting.
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>armor casting milque<br>
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You adjust Milque's gold chainmail kirtle, making it easier for her to recover from failed spell casting.<br>
Roundtime: 5 sec.
Roundtime: 5 sec.
</div>
</pre>

<noinclude>==</noinclude><includeonly>'''</includeonly>Cumulative Benefits Table<includeonly>'''</includeonly><noinclude>==</noinclude>

{| {{prettytable}}
|+ '''Armored Casting Benefits (on Armor Hindrance failures)'''
|- align=center bgcolor = lightgrey
!Armored Casting
!Percentage of <br /> Mana Returned
!Min Cast RT
!Max Cast RT
|- align=center
|Rank 1
|15%
|3 (67%)
|2 (33%)
|- align=center
|Rank 2
|30%
|3 (34%)
|2 (66%)
|- align=center
|Rank 3
|45%
|colspan="2"|2 (100%)
|- align=center
|Rank 4
|60%
|2 (67%)
|1 (33%)
|- align=center
|Rank 5
|75%
|2 (34%)
|1 (66%)
|}<noinclude>



===Cumulative Benefits Table===
[[Category:General Specialization]]</noinclude>
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Revision as of 13:27, 31 January 2021

Armored Casting
Mnemonic [casting]
Type Passive Buff
Requirements None
Available To Paladins
Available In Armor Specializations
Rank Square
1 20  
2 30 
3 40 
4 50 
5 60

Description

Adjusts a person's armor so that they can better recover from a failed spell casting attempt.

Mechanics

Reduces the amount of mana lost when failing to cast a spell due to armor hindrance by 15% per rank (all fractions dropped) and has chance to reduce the roundtime of the failure.

Additional Information

Each rank of Armored Casting returns 15% of of a failed spell's mana to the caster (rounded down) and gives a 33% chance to reduce cast roundtime by 1 second. At 3 ranks, cast roundtime is always 2 seconds for a failed spell; ranks 4 and 5 provide a chance to reduce it to 1 second. Armored Casting does not reduce the hard roundtime from CHANNELing a spell, nor does it stack with Rapid Fire (515).

Messaging

Application of the specialization: 

>armor casting milque
You adjust Milque's gold chainmail kirtle, making it easier for her to recover from failed spell casting.
Roundtime: 5 sec.

Cumulative Benefits Table

Armored Casting Roundtime (on Fumbles and Armor Hindrance failures)
Armored Casting Cloth Leather Scale Chain Plate
Rank 1 5 10 15 20 25
Rank 2 4 8 12 16 20
Rank 3 3 6 9 12 15
Rank 4 3 4 6 8 10
Rank 5 3 3 3 4 5
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