Difference between revisions of "Racial Spell Cost Modifier"
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A negative modifier means the spell cost is lower. | A negative modifier means the spell cost is lower. | ||
| − | + | == Effective Mana == | |
| + | Note that the following shows the spell cost modifier. We can define the ''effective mana'' as the mana a human would need to cast the same amount as a particular race. If x is the racial spellcost modifier (in percentage), then the effective mana is 100 / (100 - x). | ||
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| + | For example, a 25% spellcost reduction for sprite translates into 33% more effective mana. | ||
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| + | Effective mana is the more directly useful notion, since finally, that's what determines how much you can cast. | ||
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| + | == The values == | ||
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| style="background-color:#8080ff;" | Divine | | style="background-color:#8080ff;" | Divine | ||
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|- align="center" | |- align="center" | ||
| style="background-color:#c0c0ff;" | Legendary | | style="background-color:#c0c0ff;" | Legendary | ||
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|- align="center" | |- align="center" | ||
| style="background-color:#ddffdd;" | Great | | style="background-color:#ddffdd;" | Great | ||
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|- align="center" | |- align="center" | ||
| style="background-color:#ffffbb;" | Good | | style="background-color:#ffffbb;" | Good | ||
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|- align="center" | |- align="center" | ||
| Average | | Average | ||
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|- align="center" | |- align="center" | ||
| − | | style="background-color:#ffdddd;" | | + | | style="background-color:#ffdddd;" | Below Average |
| − | | style="background-color:# | + | |- align="center" |
| + | | style="background-color:#ffaaaa;" | Bad | ||
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| style="background-color:#efefef;" | [[Firedrake]] | | style="background-color:#efefef;" | [[Firedrake]] | ||
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| − | | | + | | none |
| − | | | + | | none |
|- align="center" | |- align="center" | ||
| style="background-color:#efefef;" | [[Gargoyle]] | | style="background-color:#efefef;" | [[Gargoyle]] | ||
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| style="background-color:#efefef;" | [[Human]] | | style="background-color:#efefef;" | [[Human]] | ||
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|- align="center" | |- align="center" | ||
| style="background-color:#efefef;" | [[Imp]] | | style="background-color:#efefef;" | [[Imp]] | ||
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| style="background-color:#efefef;" | [[Orc]] | | style="background-color:#efefef;" | [[Orc]] | ||
| − | | | + | | style="background-color:#ffdddd;" | +10% |
| − | | | + | | none |
| − | | | + | | style="background-color:#ffdddd;" | +10% |
|- align="center" | |- align="center" | ||
| style="background-color:#efefef;" | [[Troglodyte]] | | style="background-color:#efefef;" | [[Troglodyte]] | ||
| − | | style="background-color:# | + | | style="background-color:#ffaaaa;" | +25% |
| − | | style="background-color:# | + | | style="background-color:#ffaaaa;" | +25% |
| − | | style="background-color:# | + | | style="background-color:#ffaaaa;" | +22.5% |
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| style="background-color:#efefef;" | [[Troll]] | | style="background-color:#efefef;" | [[Troll]] | ||
| − | | | + | | style="background-color:#ffdddd;" | +5% |
| − | | | + | | style="background-color:#ffdddd;" | +10% |
| − | | | + | | style="background-color:#ffdddd;" | +10% |
|- align="center" | |- align="center" | ||
| style="background-color:#efefef;" | [[Tuataur]] | | style="background-color:#efefef;" | [[Tuataur]] | ||
Revision as of 06:39, 14 December 2011
Every race has a racial spell cost modifer associated with it. There are three kinds of spells, arcane (mage/wzd/sor type), divine (cleric type) and psionic.
A negative modifier means the spell cost is lower.
Effective Mana
Note that the following shows the spell cost modifier. We can define the effective mana as the mana a human would need to cast the same amount as a particular race. If x is the racial spellcost modifier (in percentage), then the effective mana is 100 / (100 - x).
For example, a 25% spellcost reduction for sprite translates into 33% more effective mana.
Effective mana is the more directly useful notion, since finally, that's what determines how much you can cast.
The values
| Legend | |
|---|---|
| Divine | |
| Legendary | |
| Great | |
| Good | |
| Average | |
| Below Average | |
| Bad | |
| Race | Arcane Modifier | Divine Modifier | Psionic Modifier |
|---|---|---|---|
| Centaur | -10% | -15% | -10% |
| Deep Gnome | -5% | -5% | -5% |
| Draconian | none | none | -5% |
| Drow | -12.5% | -10% | -10% |
| Duergar | ? | ? | -5%? |
| Dwarf | ? | -10% | ? |
| Elf | -12.5% | -10% | -10% |
| Ent | ? | ? | ? |
| Firedrake | none | none | none |
| Gargoyle | -15% | -10% | -10% |
| Giant | ? | ? | ? |
| Gnome | -5% | -5% | -5% |
| Goblin | ? | ? | ? |
| Halfling | ? | ? | ? |
| Half-Elf | ? | ? | ? |
| Half-Orc | ? | ? | ? |
| Harpy | ? | ? | ? |
| Human | none | none | none |
| Imp | ? | ? | ? |
| Kobold | ? | ? | ? |
| Kzinti | ? | ? | ? |
| Lizardmen | ? | ? | ? |
| Ogres | ? | ? | ? |
| Orc | +10% | none | +10% |
| Troglodyte | +25% | +25% | +22.5% |
| Race | Arcane Modifier | Divine Modifier | Psionic Modifier |
|---|---|---|---|
| Demonseed | -12.5% | -10% | -10% |
| Dragon | -10% | -10% | -15% |
| Golem | ? | ? | ? |
| Griffon | ? | ? | ? |
| High Elf | -15% | -15% | -20% |
| Hobgoblin | ? | ? | ? |
| Minotaur | ? | ? | ? |
| Miraar | ? | ? | ? |
| Sprite | -25% | -25% | -25% |
| Troll | +5% | +10% | +10% |
| Tuataur | -10% | -10% | -20% |