From: Andrew Bell (bell@cs.unc.edu)
Date: Mon 20 Aug 1990 - 09:56:33 EEST
Notes on the Steal Spell spell:
A spell can be stolen from any target and placed on any other target.
The normal rules of overcoming someone with magic apply, so the new
target may resist the spell if he/she does not wish to be affected, and
defensive magic works normally if the target is not the caster of the
Steal Spell spell. A spell can be stolen without being retargetted,
in which case the magic simply disappears.
Sorcerers who possess the Stygian sorcery spell See Rune Magic can steal Rune Magic spells that they see. A stolen spell is "cast" by the act of stealing it; the stealer cannot hold it and cast it later. Only one spell can be stolen by any given Steal Spell spell, although as many uses as the target has can be stolen. If the sorcerer manages to steal multiple spells at the same time that work in concert, for example most magic and the Extension spell, he or she can apply the two spells to the new target (which can be the original owner) together. The original owner of the spell cannot pray to regain the spell until the spell's duration ends.
Note that ritual magic cannot be stolen. Any sorcerer who steals a spell that taints its caster with chaos will get a chaos taint if he or she retargets the spell at anyone.
Yet another new spell:
Aid
ranged, temporal, passive
This spell allows the caster to act as a magic point source for the target. If this spell is successfully cast, the target can freely draw on the caster's magic points as long as he or she stays within range of the caster.
This spell is frequently the first spell taught by sorcerers to their apprentices and students, generally without cost. Typically, the student or apprentice must keep this spell in mind as long as he or she is in the service of a master.
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