Independent Spell Leveling: ISL : V - Skyrim

» Tue May 03, 2011 4:26 am

I thought Todd said somewhere there were 85 spells (at the time of interview)

I was going thru the OB wiki and just from Alteration, Conjuration, Destruction, and Illusion there are about 35 spell effects (not individual spells). I only counted summoning as 1 effect since there are so many creatures that can be summoned and we don't know how it will work in Skyrim. Same for Drain, Damage (like damage health, magicka, attribute, fatigue), Absorb effects, counted as 1 effect each. So if you have about 35 effects in just 4 schools they are either leveling spells or cutting a bunch of effects. Unless I misunderstood what Todd was saying.

I was saying that the system this guy is proposing would probably only be implemented if they were to go the route of giving us fewer spell choices.. Not that that's what they were doing.

» Tue May 03, 2011 7:50 am

Too much micro-managing, it wouldn't play very well for most people. Better to have a spell school that covers a series of spells rather than just 1 spell. I like the idea though, and it could potentially be something that could have a minor impact in addition to the already existing system.

» Mon May 02, 2011 7:19 pm

I would really like spells to increase in power the more you use them

Well I think spells will leveling with skills in appropriate school and level of character (trough perks) so they will increase in power the more you use them, thats was before.
But creating independent of skills leveling of spells its the same as creating independent of skill leveling for weapons, developers delete weapon types skills and I hardly believe they will make independent leveling for spells differ then some perks and leveling with skills.
But thats can be done with mods.

» Tue May 03, 2011 3:51 am

I would really like spells to increase in power the more you use them

I am going to say yes, BUT FOR ADDITIONAL DAMAGE ONLY!!!
Meaning? If you are a skill level 100 master of destruction or conjouration, then you should get the reduction in casting cost on ALL spells in that field, but spells that you use the most often should become both more powerful, and have their casting cost reduced even further, as something of a mini-perk.