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  • November 18, 2015 at 12:02 am #270335
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    I’m not sure if I personally prefer the assistant to have spell casting of the source or not. However, I think the rules say you don’t need to have spell casting.

    One thing I’m curious on is where did the auto-fail if you take damage come from? I don’t remember seeing it under ritualistic casting or elsewhere. I would have expected it to work the same as casting an interruptible spell (you have to make a roll to continue the action).

    November 18, 2015 at 2:20 am #270337
    Anonymous
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    This is specific to Arcanum: Ritualistic Casting, pg.141

    If you take any damage while assisting before the spell is
    successfully cast, your attempt to assist automatically fails.

    You don’t get to make the Mettle roll that any other Interruptible action can try. (pg.303)

    November 18, 2015 at 3:48 am #270338
    Anonymous
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    Ah. Yep. I missed the last line. Odd that only ritualistic casting of all the interruptable actions does not get a roll to continue.

    December 2, 2015 at 6:26 pm #270434
    Anonymous
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    On further thought, if the assistant needs only ranks and does not need to be able to cast spells, then it can violate the spirit of Henry’s firm rule of no mixing of divine and arcane magic in a single character. In Arcanis, it’s an inviolate rule that no person can cast both cants and arcane (primal, elder, or eldritch) magic spells. Assisting in a ritual is not casting a spell per se, but it feels like it goes against the spirit of the rule.

    With the second rule proposal and interpretation of the ARPG rule that only skill training is required, a divine caster could assist with casting an eldritch spell or vice versa. On the other hand, if it is required that the assistant has the ability to cast spells himself, there is no issue with helping someone cast a different type of spell.

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