CASTING SPELLS

Contents

• Caster Level - A spell's power often depends on its caster level, which for most spellcasting...
• Choosing A Spell - First you must choose which spell to cast. If you're a cleric, druid, experienced...
• Combining Magical Effects - Spells or magical effects usually work as described, no matter how many...
• Instantaneous Effects - Two or more spells with instantaneous durations work cumulatively when they affect the same target.
• Spells With Opposite Effects - Spells with opposite effects apply normally, with all bonuses, penalties, or changes accruing in the order that they apply.
• Stacking Effects - Spells that provide bonuses or penalties on attack rolls, damage rolls,...
• Concentration - To cast a spell, you must concentrate. If something interrupts your concentration...
• Casting Defensively - If you want to cast a spell without provoking any attacks of opportunity,...
• Entangled - If you want to cast a spell while entangled in a net or by a tanglefoot...
• Grappling Or Pinned - The only spells you can cast while grappling or pinned are those without...
• Injury - If while trying to cast a spell you take damage, you must make a Concentration...
• Spell - If you are affected by a spell while attempting to cast a spell of your...
• Vigorous Motion - If you are riding on a moving mount, taking a bouncy ride in a wagon, on...
• Violent Motion - If you are on a galloping horse, taking a very rough ride in a wagon, on...
• Violent Weather - You must make a Concentration check if you try to cast a spell in violent weather.
• Counterspells - It is possible to cast any spell as a counterspell.
• As A Counterspell - You can use dispel magicto counterspell another spellcaster, and you don't need to identify the spell he or she is casting.
• Counterspelling Metamagic Spells - Metamagic feats are not taken into account when determining whether a spell can be countered
• How Counterspells Work - To use a counterspell, you must select an opponent as the target of the counterspell.
• Specific Exceptions - Some spells specifically counter each other, especially when they have diametrically opposed effects.
• Special Spell Effects - Many special spell effects are handled according to the school of the spells...
• Attacks - Some spell descriptions refer to attacking. All offensive combat actions,...
• Bonus Types - Usually, a bonus has a type that indicates how the spell grants the bonus.
• Bringing Back The Dead - Several spells have the power to restore slain characters to life.
• Spell Failure - If you ever try to cast a spell in conditions where the characteristics...
• The Spell's Result - Once you know which creatures (or objects or areas) are affected, and whether...