Learning Spells

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== Synopsis ==

Magi need to learn [[Formulaic Spell | formulaic]] spells before they can cast them. Note that a magus can always [[Spontaneous Spell | spontaneously cast]] a spell even if he has not learned it.

== Learning Spells in [[ArM5]] ==
===At the time of character creation===
At character creation, spells are learned by choosing a sum total of 120 levels of spells before the Gauntlet, and then as many of the additional 30 points earned for each additional year of study as desired.<ref>''[[Ars Magica Fifth Edition]]'', core Rulebook, pp. 32</ref>
===After character creation===
Learning spells is an activity that requires at least one season. A magus can sometimes learn more than one spell in a single season, if the spells are relatively simple compared to his skill in the [[Art | Arts]].

There are several ways to learn spells:

* From a teacher ([[ArM5]] page 95)
* By [[Inventing Spells | inventing]] them ([[ArM5]] page 95)
* From a [[Lab Text]] ([[ArM5]] pages 101-102)

Magi most commonly learn their spells from lab texts. Apprentices learn spells from their [[Parens | parentes]], of from lab texts their parentes give them.

=== Grimoires ===

A book of spells is often called a '''grimoire'''. In [[ArM5]], a grimoire is simply a [[Lab Text | Lab Text]] (or set of Lab Texts) written by the spell's [[Inventing Spells | inventor]]. In earlier editions, grimoires were special texts that had to be written separately from the process of inventing the spell.

== References ==
<references />
* Learning spells, [[ArM5]] pages 94-95
* Inventing spells, [[ArM5]] page 95
* [[Lab Text | Lab Texts]], [[ArM5]] pages 101-102

== See also ==

* [[Apprentice]]
* [[Inventing Spells]]
* [[Lab Text]]

Perpetuity

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A Major [[Inner Mystery]] within [[House Merinita]], described in [[HoHMC]] 102, and allowing several new [[Duration (Spell Parameter)|Durations]].

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Learning Spells

Perpetuity

Lloyd Graney