Note that for two mana crystals an Autumn ritualist can have access to any one spell known by a covenmate, for a season. The same effect’s also available for 2 mana in Day without the “only enchant covenmates” restriction.
Swift-cast limb fix is amazing, because Hero skills can do a fast heal but nothing except a Chrysalis Pendand does quick limb fixing. But you can have both spells if you want, cheaply.
As I understood it, the wands requiring no resources to make would give you knowledge of the spell, and thus you could swift cast it if needed, using your own mana/crystals.
Items which give you free uses of a spell, however can only be cast how the item describes.
Am I right?
Interesting about the Autumn ritual. I had not considered mastering that! This bit I don’t get though:
“While it is often used by a coven, it is a simple enough ritual that a single scholar of Autumn magic might perform it; even though it draws on the bonds between coven-mates, it does not automatically require the use of the coven bond”
If you are transferring spells between coven mates surely solo casting it is useless.
[edit] ahh i get it, it does not have to count as one of the coven’s daily rituals…
The targets all have to be bonded to the same coven to use it not be ‘contributors’ to the ritual, so you can pass a spell from one member of your coven to another, even if only you are performing the magic to do so.
Yeah, the item description will say, but pretty much all the free ones are “you can use this spell as if you has the skill”. Free uses are “this specific action”.
Note that because you can recharge mana in a magic tent aura like Chamber of Delights, an Extra Mana item will pay off on every quest or battle, not just once a day. X Spells Per Day item are less efficient, but give you both the ability to do the spell and a means to power it.
Note you need to have that weapon in hand to use it, making a wand more convenient than a rod.