Dungeon Enslaved by D. R. Rosier

Author:D. R. Rosier [Rosier, D. R.]
Language: eng
Format: epub
Publisher: UNKNOWN
Published: 2019-07-22T22:00:00+00:00

“Control is more than mere concentration and focus. It is confident belief. You can be as focused as you want, but if you fear your spell will get away from you, it will. Controlling a spell is ten percent focus and knowledge, and ninety percent confidence and faith that you are in control. A tentative approach to spellcasting will always fail. Conversely, overconfidence is almost as bad. Control requires both the confidence and the level of focus and concentration a spell requires. The former without the latter, is just as bad as the reverse.

“You may ask me… How do you find this precious balance? That’s the easy part. We’ve already done it for you. The spells you learn will be rated by level in the books you study. The masters will assess you, your control, knowledge, and power, and you’ll know your ranking. If the spell requires a higher ranking, don’t try it. If it’s at your ranking or lower, you can be confident in your ability to cast it and control it. That requires trust. If you aren’t trusting of what your assessment says, you can’t be confident when you cast. That’s the trouble some of you will run into, but I’m telling you now we are very good at assessments, the church has been doing it for a very long time.

“Now, all of you are low level apprentices of the cleric discipline. I imagine you’re all very tired of creating and maintaining light spells all day, and then casting a simple offensive light spell to kill weak skeletons.”

She paused, and there was a bit of nervous laughter. Most of the students in the class were sixteen, two were seventeen, they’d gotten a late start.

“Well, your practice has paid off, you’ve been judged to have enough control over channeling your magic, and your concentration, to be considered an apprentice. We’re going to learn two new spells this week, healing, and shielding. Light shield spells work best against dark magic, but they will shield you from most magic at your level or below. Healing… is self-explanatory, but for those of you unsure you’ll be learning to heal wounds and broken bones, such as might be encountered in a dungeon dive. Healing disease is a journeyman level spell.

“You’ll also no doubt notice when we return to the dungeon, that your weak light attack spells to unravel the dark magic of the undead is quite a bit stronger. Some spells should never be overpowered, but some like the magical light attack spell grows in power as your magical strength, focus, and concentration grow. Any questions before you start studying those spells?”

Jason, one of the young clerics asked, “What about other spells?”

She nodded, “Once you’ve proved you can cast those two spells easily and consistently, you’ll be considered apprentice level two. After that, you’ll have unfettered access to the apprentice level library, and may learn whatever spells and techniques you find there. Healing and shielding are the only required spells for the apprentice levels, after that it’s what you feel comfortable doing.

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