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Bound Spells

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Casting and Dispelling

Bound Spells follow the normal procedure for Casting a Learned Spell, with the following exceptions:

  • When trying to cast a Bound Spell one Magic Die is a D6, the rest are D3. For example, if Casting a Bound Spell with 3 Magic Dice, roll 1D6 and 2D3.

  • A rolled D3 can never fizzle.

  • Bound Spells have their own Casting Values, defined in the brackets following Bound Spell.

  • Bound Spells can never Miscast.

When Casting a Bound Spell version of a Learned Spell that was already cast in the same Magic Phase, the Casting Roll is decreased only by 1 (instead of by 3).

Note: When Casting a Learned Spell version of a Bound Spell that was already cast in the same Magic Phase, the Casting Roll is decreased by 3, as usual. This is ignored if the Bound Spell is Replicable.

Bound Spells are designed to offer low-resource and low-risk casting opportunities to the players. They typically require fewer dice for casting and never cause Miscasts. However, they are also easier to dispel. As a result, Bound Spells are the perfect tool when the opponent is out of Magic Dice for dispelling.

When casting Bound Spells, it is important to clearly differentiate between the D6 and D3 dice. Announce to the opponent how you roll your dice, and either roll them separately, use differently coloured dice, or use dedicated D3-only dice.