Yeah, wizards can either use a spell focus or a component pouch (which is assumed to contain all components without an associated cost) as the basis for spellcasting. I don't think there's any mechanical difference so it's case of preference. As Korvak I adhered to material costs for spells, and I think that can be fun if for instance you need to obtain a ruby or something to cast a spell, as it could lead to a mini-adventure. If you'd rather simplify it a bit though, let me know.Raid wrote: ↑Fri Nov 25, 2022 8:43 amSomething I forgot to bring up last night and one thing I sorta did but didn't elaborate on. Are we sticking with the same rules regarding spell components that we did in the other two campaigns? What about spell focuses, as they're used to remove the component cost (unless a component has a specified monetary value)? Charr had a focus in one hand for the entire campaign, and I didn't actually learn what they did until this morning. I thought they were what you needed to cast the spell through, sort of like a weapon that the spell emerges from.
Yep, copying spells from another spellbook is much like copying from a scroll, and the spell is then in both spellbooks. I think I agreed with Dave that I could use either spellbook, but the spells I prepared for the day had to be from a single book.Raid wrote: ↑Fri Nov 25, 2022 8:43 amIgnoring the RP stuff, mechanically, can you copy spells out of another wizard's spellbook if you have the time and the gold cost to do so? I think Korvak did this in the last campaign but I just wanted to be sure. It doesn't remove the spell from the original source does it? I re-read the Colour of Magic recently, and spells in Discworld are entities rather than just words on a page, and I just wanted to make sure it's not the case in D&D.