Frostgrave - Rules

[joe5mc]

Afraid not. Apprentices just don't have the control of magic required for it. 

[tim in saskatoon]

What happens to a bound demon when a spellcaster is taken out of action? What about if the spellcaster leaves the table?

What would happen if a summoned and bound demon or imp was in combat with a wandering monster and became unbound and essentially became a wandering monster? If wandering monsters don't fight each other would they continue to fight or would they stop and just move away from each other towards the nearest foe?

[Roger]

Hi Folks, Just a quick one (hopefully) ,Soldier carrying a treasure is attacked, does he have to use an action to drop the treasure,or is it assumed that he does that automaticly ?
Thanks
Roger

[Roger]

Sorry ,scratch that last question,found the answer, I couldnt find it last night when we were playing ... Doh!!

[Coenus Scaldingus]

Is any experience gained when successfully casting a spell via a scroll?

And if a wizard casts a resistable spell on an enemy spellcaster, and the target empowers his/her Will roll with the final point(s) of Health (successfully resisting, yet dying because of it), would this count as being killed by the casting wizard?

[joe5mc]

Spellcaster death does not unbind a demon. (Although I can see a lot of people house ruling that)

No experience is gained for casting a spell of a scroll.

Coenus Scaldingus - it's hard to fathom a situation is which this would occur, but yes, the caster would get the experience for the kill.

[Coenus Scaldingus]

Aye, it sure is a corner case, but I'm sure given enough games, it will come up at some point. 
Could imagine two low-health wizards, one casting steal health on the other, the victim either dying of empowering or the spell effect, and this way at least stopping the caster from regaining some health.

Thanks for the rapid response!

[Nooblord]

Hi,

Just a quick one regarding xp for cast spells in a game:

1. For a spell that can be resisted is the xp for successfully casting the spell only received if the target's resistance roll is overcome?

2. For a spell that makes a shooting attack is the xp for successfully casting the spell only received if any damage is done to the target (or the target is pushed any distance etc.)?

[Darkson71]

1. No, you've cast the spell, so you get the XP.

2. Same as 1.

[joe5mc]

Darkson is correct. You get the xps in both situations.

[Darkson71]

Darkson is correct.

I should get this printed on a t-shirt.

[Darkson71]

Ok, so a wizard gains 3 levels after a game.  Can you save on "skill up" for after a future game?  For example, could you add +1 to a spell, then add +1 to the spell the next game (leaving aside that you should get at least 1 level per game)?

[Rixus Mar]

I know i'll seem like a troll asking this but i  thought i had it until i  kept reading...

Does "Shoot" skill affect/stack on Bone Dart?

I know that Joe already ruled Shoot has no bearing on magical attacks magic attacks EVER.

I  was fine with  this.

Then i  get to  a few pages near the end and someone leaves an idle comment about Bone Dart being the exception or some such. Then i start to doubt myself as  Bone Dart is not a magical attack (by way of its description).

Is someone able  to tell me  definitively one way or the other?

ps. Apologies again. I realise it may be a stupid question after Joe definitively answered magic shooting attacks, but  once a seed of  doubt is sown it bears ripe fruit. Oh, and great game! Loving every minute of  it!

[Rixus Mar]

Another question that came up during our games was the order in which you level up. Is there a specific order in which you perform the various "level up" tasks? We were just doing the process as it appears in the book but noticed that we couldn't use any grimoires on the turn that we levelled up - as it forces you to learn spells (or improve a spell/stat) before potentially finding new spells in grimoires.

Is this the only way to do it or are we allowed to do it in any order (find the identity of the treasures and THEN spend the experience)?

[joe5mc]

Do not add your Shooting Stat to Bone Dart attacks or any other attack generated by a spell.

You can absolutely figure out what loot you got and then decided how you level up.