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Invoke
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<b>Casting a spell: INVOKE</b>
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For "magical" people. If you want to throw a spell at someone or something.
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Example : invoke 'blade of shivering ice' {player}
Note that the name of the spell must be enclosed by " ' "s.
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There are two modifiers that can be used with the invoke command:<br>
-novoice -nogesture
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-novoice means you will not be seen to utter the spell<br>
-nogesture means you will not make gestures when casting
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each of the options adds to the difficulty of casting the spell.
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If you are underwater and not able to breath water you will automatically
cast spells with -novoice and incur the penalty. Similarly if for any
reason you cannot speak - e.g. you have something in your mouth they you
againincur the -novoice penalty.
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If you are underwater and do not have 'free action' then you will
automatically cast with -nogesture and incure the casting penalty. The
same is true if you
try to cast whilst holding something or wielding a twohanded weapon or
wielding two weapons - i.e. you must have at least 1 hand free to cast
without
the -nogesture penalty.
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There will be times when casting without these option could cause you to be
attacked.
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<b>See also: <a href="magic.html">MAGIC</a>
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