Rules Update: Arch Caster

Can you Double Power Enchanted Armor? Or is the skill intended to be for lower list spellls only?

Type - Augment (Thaumaturgy): These powerful abilities enhance existing abilities to potent levels, and must be combined with a lower list casted ability. Unless otherwise noted only one skill with this trait can be used at a time when casting another ability.

Lucas R. Brand wrote: Type - Augment (Thaumaturgy): These powerful abilities enhance existing abilities to potent levels, and must be combined with a lower list casted ability. Unless otherwise noted only one skill with this trait can be used at a time when casting another ability.

His question is a valid one. Double power is not a Thaumaturgy ability, it is a Battle Casting one.

That being said I am checking for clarification. I do not believe it is intended to allow such a combination.

Whoops... I misread Double Power and Double Cast... lack of sleep, go!!!


Spell Surge
Tier: 2
Build: 4
Maximum: 5 Purchases
Pre-Req.: 1 Tier 1 Battle Skill
Traits: Skill (Periodic), Augment (Battle Casting)
This skill allows a character to use any 1st or 2nd rank ability without the use of a spell packet or saying the verbal, singing, or concentrating the normal required time. The caster must have their arm extended and finger pointing at the target (the caster may not be paralyzed, immobilized, or stunned). To invoke this skill you must call “Spell Surge” and then the ability name. The caster must have a clear line of sight to the target, and the target must be within 10 feet.

My question is... if you were to be casting an ability upon yourself... like Earthen Armor, does the requirement of an arm extended cease to be valid? I know it sounds silly but I figured better to ask now and look silly than find out later and be wrong.

Arcing Cast
If being used in conjunction with defensive abilities, a maximum of three targets within the arc can be chosen to be effected.

I command the might and magic of the earth to Arching Cast, with Double Power, with Double Cast stone-skin

with Double Power 6

then with Double Cast 12 can be chosen to be effected

am i right or will it stay at 3

Double cast only works on attack spells.

Double power also doesn't work in the method you describe.

So it stays at 3.