Note that spells become more costly to cast (in terms of PP) as the number of available castings decreases. Thus a spell will increase in cost as the number of available castings decreases below 100 or so, becoming very noticeable as the number drops below about 20. This is class dependent but will affect all classes to differing extents. Note also that the number of available castings is not a simple "decrement by one each time the spell is cast" type of formula. Again depending on class, the difficulty of casting the spell and probably other factors this will vary. For example, casting Light with 1000 castings available to a level 40 wizard may decrease the available castings by one, while casting Death Ray with 20 castings available with a level 30 archer may reduce the available castings to zero. These are purely hypothetical examples but should give an idea of the trends.
Some general remarks about spells: Ball spells are extraordinarily useful since no monsters shrug them off. They are wonderful when the PC is surrounded, of course. It is worth switching to Coward tactics and waiting to be completely surrounded before casting. Since they are relatively costly in terms of PP, it is useful to destroy the maximum number of enemies with each casting. Fire magic is particularly effective against cold-based creatures and undead including mummies. Cold magic is particularly effective against fire-based creatures. Bless damages undead. Healing spells can be cast at monsters including companions (but don't use them on slaves!). Wish is a unique spell. It is very difficult to learn, probably impossible if the PC has teleportitis. Such PC's must travel to a location where teleportation is impossible, such as the the Assassin's Guild, the Tomb of the High Kings or the elemental temples (the desirability is in that order due to background corruption in all of those locations). Furthermore, PC's will usually reach Starving! status while attempting to learn Wish. Tactics to deal with this include eating a blessed stomfillia to become Bloated, waiting just until the PC returns to Satiated, then eating another blessed stomfillia. It may be necessary to drink additional satiating potions, such as potions of toughness or potential toughness, even when the double blessed stomafillia tactic is used. Alternatively, PC's without teleportitis can use a room that has the "rich flavour" special effect, where PC's will never become hungry. Wish is extraordinarly expensive to cast and also drains a random stat by -10 when cast. If the PC must cast it, be prepared for the stat drain. Plan to cast it in a special room that lowers spell costs, and on Silvernight or Darknight, if possible, according to the PC's alignment.
Notation for spells:
W - Willpower of the PC
M - Mana of the PC
L - Level of the PC
E - Spell Effectiveness for the given spell
R - Maximum range (as determined by the range formula)
r - Remaining range points when target is hit
M{x, y} - take the maximum of x and y
m{x, y} - take the minimum of x and y
| Spell | Range or diameter | Damage | Duration |
|---|---|---|---|
| Acid Ball / Rain Of Sorrow | M{2, W / 8} | M{3, L / 4 + 2}d9 + L + E | |
| Acid Bolt | W / 4 + L / 4 + 2 | M{4, (L + E) / 3}d8 + r | |
| Bless | 3d{W + E} | ||
| Burning Hands / Baptism of Fire | m{15, L}d3 + L + E | ||
| Calm Monster | |||
| Create Item / Divine Favour | |||
| Cure Critical Wounds | cures 4d8 + 4 + E | ||
| Cure Disease | |||
| Cure Light Wounds | cures 1d8 + 1 + E | ||
| Cure Serious Wounds | cures 2d10 + 2 + E | ||
| Darkness | 1 + M{4, (W + E) / 4} / 2 | ||
| Death Ray / Greater Divine Touch | M{2, m{16, (W + E) / 8}} | ||
| Destroy Undead / Dispel Undead | {L + 1}d6 + W + E | ||
| Disarm Trap | |||
| Earthquake | |||
| Farsight | (M + E) * 10 | ||
| Fire Bolt / Hellish Flames | W / 4 + L / 4 + 2 | M{4, (L + E) / 3}d6 + r | |
| Fireball / Major Punishment | M{2, W / 8} | M{3, L / 4 + 2}d6 + L + E | |
| Frost Bolt / Nether Bolt | W / 4 + L / 4 + 2 | M{4, (L + E) / 3}d6 + r | |
| Greater Identify / Greater Enlightment | |||
| Heal | cures 10d6 + 10 + E | ||
| Ice Ball / Freezing Fury | M{2, W / 8} | M{3, L / 4 + 2}d7 + L + E | |
| Identify / Enlightenment | |||
| Improved Fireball / Invoked Devastation | R: LOS D:M{2, W / 8} | {2 + (L + E) / 5}d8 + L | |
| Invisibility / Veil Of The Gods | {L + E + 3}d6 | ||
| Knock / Divine Key | |||
| Know Alignment | |||
| Light | 1 + M{4, (W + E) / 4} / 2 | ||
| Lightning Ball / Heavenly Fury | M{2, W / 8} | M{3, L / 4 + 2}d8 + L + E | |
| Lightning Bolt / Divine Wrath | W / 4 + L / 4 + 2 | Damage: M{4, (L + E) / 3}d6 + r | |
| Magic Lock / Seal of the Spheres | |||
| Magic Map / Knowledge of the Ancients | |||
| Magic Missile / Minor Punishment | W / 4 + L / 4 + 2 | M{2, (L + E) / 3}d4 + r | |
| Mystic Shovel / Divine Digger | M{2, m{10, (W + E) / 5}} | ||
| Neutralize Poison | |||
| Petrification | |||
| Remove Curse | |||
| Revelation | |||
| Scare Monster / Holy Awe | (L)d4 turns + E | ||
| Slow Monster | |||
| Slow Poison | |||
| Strength Of Atlas / Lordly Might | (W + E) * 20 | ||
| Stun Ray / Lesser Divine Touch | M{3, m{12, (W + E) / 4}} | ||
| Summon Monsters | |||
| Teleportation / Ethereal Bridge | |||
| Web | M{3, m{12, (W + E) / 4}} | ||
| Wish / Divine Intervention |
Level TPC COB COW MBL MSH MWV TBL EOM GMB GTB REG TPS TPO GMW
1 N/A 8
2 N/A 8
3 N/A 7 24
4 N/A 7 24
5 N/A 7 24
6 N/A 6 23 18
7 N/A 6 23 18
8 N/A 6 23 18
9 N/A 5 22 17 5/T
10 N/A 5 22 17 4/T
11 N/A 5 22 17 4/T
12 N/A 4 21 16 4/T
13 N/A 4 21 16 4/T 47
14 N/A 4 21 16 4/T 46
15 N/A 3 20 15 3/T 45 30
16 N/A 3 20 15 3/T 44 28
17 N/A 3 20 15 3/T 43 26
18 N/A 3 19 14 3/T 42 24 6
19 N/A 3 19 14 3/T 41 22 6
20 N/A 3 19 14 2/T 40 20 6
21 N/A 3 18 13 2/T 39 18 5
22 N/A 3 18 13 2/T 38 18 5
23 N/A 3 18 13 2/T 37 18 5
24 N/A 3 17 12 2/T 36 18 4
25 N/A 3 17 12 2/T 35 18 4 27
26 N/A 3 17 12 2/T 34 18 4 27
27 N/A 3 16 11 2/T 33 18 3 26
28 N/A 3 16 11 2/T 32 18 3 26
29 N/A 3 16 11 2/T 31 18 3 26
30 N/A 3 15 10 2/T 30 18 3 25 60
31 N/A 3 15 10 2/T 29 18 3 25 58
32 N/A 3 15 10 2/T 28 18 3 25 56
33 N/A 3 14 9 2/T 27 18 3 24 54
34 N/A 3 14 9 2/T 26 18 3 24 52
35 N/A 3 14 9 2/T 25 18 3 24 50 5/T
36 N/A 3 13 8 2/T 24 18 3 23 48 5/T
37 N/A 3 13 8 2/T 23 18 3 23 46 5/T
38 N/A 3 13 8 2/T 22 18 3 23 44 5/T
39 N/A 3 12 7 2/T 21 18 3 22 42 5/T
40 N/A 3 12 7 2/T 20 18 3 22 40 4/T 35
41 N/A 3 12 7 2/T 19 18 3 22 38 4/T 35
42 N/A 3 11 6 2/T 18 18 3 21 36 4/T 35
43 N/A 3 11 6 2/T 17 18 3 21 34 4/T 35
44 N/A 3 11 6 2/T 16 18 3 21 32 4/T 35
45 N/A 3 10 5 2/T 15 18 3 20 30 4/T 35 35
46 N/A 3 10 5 2/T 15 18 3 20 28 4/T 35 35
47 N/A 3 10 5 2/T 15 18 3 20 26 4/T 35 35
48 N/A 3 9 5 2/T 15 18 3 19 25 4/T 35 35
49 N/A 3 9 5 2/T 15 18 3 19 25 4/T 35 35
50 N/A 3 9 5 2/T 15 18 3 19 25 3/T 35 35 50
N/A: this is for free
x/T: x PP per turn
TPC - Teleport Control
COB - Confusion Blast
COW - Confusion Wave
MBL - Mind Blast
MSH - Mental Shield
MWV - Mind Wave
TBL - Telekinetic Blast
EOM - Eyes of the Mind
GMB - Greater Mental Blast
GTB - Greater Telekinetic Blast
REG - Regeneration
TPS - Teleport Self
TPO - Teleport Other
GMW - Greater Mental Wave