Originally posted by marduk99
In the 2nd edition DS book it says that when a defiler memorizes his spells, that's when he damages the plant life around him. I don't own the first edition rule book but a lot of the other source books seem to suggest that defiler damage is done when a wizard casts his spell. When does defiler damage happen? Or what do most of the players here go by?
i'm not sure but I think there are to ways.
1-- the wizard(preserver or defiler) can learn its spells(the theory) without partly(preservers) or totally(defilers) defiling its surrounding. Once the theory is knowned the caster can then roam the land untill a spell is neaded. When he cast the spell that's the time when the damage to the land is done.
I think this method is the most likely since it would prevent the precious life energies(even to defilers) to be waisted if no spell are neaded in a near future.
2--- The caster could sap the life energies at the same time he learns its spells but he keeps the arcane energies until neaded.
That my 2ceramics
Originally posted by NytCrawlr
Time to upgrade to 3rd edition my friend.
Aye, I agree there Nyt.
If you don't want to, however, it's your perogative. But material is released on athas.org for the 3.5 D&D rules, and it's an excellent piece of work. More things are expected to be popping up in the near future as well.
Originally posted by marduk99
In the 2nd edition DS book it says that when a defiler memorizes his spells, that's when he damages the plant life around him. I don't own the first edition rule book but a lot of the other source books seem to suggest that defiler damage is done when a wizard casts his spell. When does defiler damage happen? Or what do most of the players here go by?
Well, DS2 introduced the "defiling when you memorize" thing to ... great disapproval. In DS1, and (as you note) all previous material, including the setting fiction, you defiled when you actually cast the spell. In Defilers and Preservers, they reintroduced the defiling at casting time thing, as an option for the player. Radii and such were calculated the same.
In DS3, the "defile at memorization" thing is dead. You defile when you cast, period.