Bard Spells?

bellock · Post by **bellock** » Tue Oct 22, 2002 10:19 am

I have a 9th level Bard that can only cast level 1 & 2 level spells, but I do have the level 3 & 4 spells in my spell book. The level 3 & 4 spells show up when you go to cast a spell, but they are grayed out. Anyone know why these would be grayed out and can not be cast? Is it a issue that needs a patch?

Gwalchmai · Post by **Gwalchmai** » Tue Oct 22, 2002 10:53 am

What Charisma stat does your bard have?

1-800-DOCTORB · Post by **1-800-DOCTORB** » Tue Oct 22, 2002 1:53 pm

are you under the effect of an energy drain spell?

bellock · Post by **bellock** » Tue Oct 22, 2002 3:00 pm

I believe the charisma of my Bard is 12. No, I am not under the effect of an energy drain spell or any other spells. I have tried removing all armor and misc and I have also tried resting.

fable · Post by **fable** » Tue Oct 22, 2002 3:39 pm

There's your answer. To cast a spell, your bard has to have a Charisma that's (10+ (spell's level)). If your bard's Charisma is 12, they can only cast level 1 and 2 spells.

I'd suggest raising their Charisma whenever the chance arises. Or, if it's still early in the game, you might try replacing them with another, somewhat more vibrant bard.

1-800-DOCTORB · Post by **1-800-DOCTORB** » Tue Oct 22, 2002 4:41 pm

I respect fable's opinion, but something doesn't make sense. If charisma is only 12, wouldn't the spells simply not be there rather than "greyed out" as bellock claims?

Tharan · Post by **Tharan** » Tue Oct 22, 2002 5:35 pm

No Doc, Fable is right. When I first made the game I made a sorc with 10 charisma. Lol I still got to choose spells and such but they were all pretty gray.. untill someone told me whats what. Hmmm.... the restart did not seem so meaningless then!

bellock · Post by **bellock** » Tue Oct 22, 2002 9:43 pm

Hey guys, thanks for your help. I have played Baldurs gate I & II and Icewind Dale I, but this is the first time I ever created a Bard. I thought Wisdom was one of the most needed ability score; like the cleric. Live and learn. Thanks again.

BlackJesus666 · Post by **BlackJesus666** » Wed Oct 23, 2002 9:35 am

ROFL.

Another improvement in messing up a bard.

Most people raise INT for a bard, because they are not familiar with 3edition rules. But giving him high WIS puts one on the top.
Hehe

[no offense]

Ambiorix · Post by **Ambiorix** » Tue Oct 29, 2002 4:01 pm

No need to restart when your character happens to have wrong stats. Just unload all his equipment on the ground, use the character arbitration to delete the character, make a new character, re-equip his stuff and use cheats to raise his XP to what it was. Just a few minutes work.

BlackJesus666 · Post by **BlackJesus666** » Tue Oct 29, 2002 4:11 pm

Just use DaleKeeper to edit his stats.

No equipping and re-equipping and deleting and making new....

Ambiorix · Post by **Ambiorix** » Tue Oct 29, 2002 4:17 pm

Where can I find Dalekeeper, BlackJ. ?

BlackJesus666 · Post by **BlackJesus666** » Tue Oct 29, 2002 4:26 pm

Here:
http://www.mud-master.com/dalekeeper/DK2-Beta-5.zip

Actually, I haven´t used it. I would, if I encountered a bug or something. Planning in most cases works out for me

Ambiorix · Post by **Ambiorix** » Tue Oct 29, 2002 4:32 pm

Thanks BlackJ.

I will try and resist cheating. The stats of my party OK but I made some bad choices on choosing feats. I gave my fighter a feat in "spell focus".

BlackJesus666 · Post by **BlackJesus666** » Tue Oct 29, 2002 4:36 pm

Urgs, well thats bad. Try to resist playing drunk. Helped me alot