Magic in Battlespire is straightforward. Contrary to the main Elder Scrolls games you cannot rest, therefore you cannot recover magicka passively. Spell points can only be restored by using potions, magical items, healing crystals or via spell absorption. There is a manageable number of spells you can use. Either you pick some of these spells during character creation, or you find a scroll which teaches you one of these spells during your quest. To use the enchantment double-click the item in your inventory on your person in the item slot like you would a potion, which drains some of the Condition of the item, though some enchantments are activated when equipped or when striking.
By default every class in the game starts with at least one spell, even non-spell casting classes. During the course of the game you will find many enchanted items such as armor, clothing and weapons, which can also be used to cast these spells. Each use of such a magical item is as if you cast the spell by yourself, as it will train the respective magical school, the same goes for potions and sigils (sigils cast an etherealness spell on you, thus training the school of Thaumaturgy). Some enchantments, like Water Breathing or Magica Resartus can only be found on magical items, or on potions.
Interacting with the SpellbookEdit
There are a couple of options while you are in the spellbook menu. On the left you can see a list of your known spells, where you can select one. To the right of the scroll list on the bottom of the page are the Cost, Duration and Magnitude of the selected spell.
After selecting a spell, you can modify it with the 3 icons in the middle and the Det. field. The first icon is called the Icon Button, and it simply lets you change the effect icon of the spell. Typically you can only see it if the spell gives your character a lasting effect, in which case it shows up on the top left of your screen.
The second icon is the Delivery Button, changing what the spell affects, similar to Range in Daggerfall. Changing the delivery method is the only thing that affects the cost of the spell. Not all spells have access to every delivery method. For example, Vampiric Drain is unable to be set to caster only, and Teleport is only available in caster only.
| Icon | Name | Description |
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Caster only | Selected spell affects the user only. |
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Touch delivery | Selected spell affects the touched target. Target has to be close and in front of you, otherwise the spell won't be cast. Spell becomes more expensive than caster only. |
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Single creature at range | Selected spell affects one creature at range. Spell becomes more expensive than touch delivery. |
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Area around caster | Selected spell affects the area around the caster. Spell becomes more expensive than single creature at range. |
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Area at range | Selected spell affects the area at range. Spell becomes more expensive than area around caster. |
The third icon is the Damage Type Button, it defines the spell's elemental nature. It affects how much damage certain enemies with resistances take[verification needed — see talk page] and what sprite the spell uses when the delivery method is at range. Damage type does not affect spells that do not deal damage.[verification needed — see talk page]
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Fire | Selected spell uses the element of fire. Sprite looks like a fireball. |
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Ice | Selected spell uses the element of ice. Sprite looks like an ice star. |
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Poison | Selected spell uses the element of poison. Sprite looks like a light blue skull with energy around it. Possibly accidentally uses the magicka spell sprite? |
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Electricity | Selected spell uses the element of electricity or shock. Sprite looks like a green ball of energy. Possibly accidentally uses the poison spell sprite? |
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Magicka | Selected spell uses the element of magicka. Sprite looks like a ball of lightning. Possibly accidentally uses the electricity spell sprite? |
The last way you can modify the spell is using the Detonation Button, denoted with the Det. label. It changes what happens when the spell collides with the environment, if it was cast as a ranged attack.
- Any — Spell flies straight and detonates any time it collides with anything, including enemies and floors.
- Organic — Spell flies straight and detonates whenever it collides with enemies. Whenever it collides with floors, it bounces and flies off.
- Organic Drop — Spell flies as if it is affected by gravity and detonates whenever it collides with enemies. Whenever it collides with floors, it bounces and slows down until it is stationary.
You can cast the spell in the spellbook by clicking the Cast button. You can also assign a hotkey in the Spellbook to quickcast spells. You can use F1 through F8 for hotkeys.
Available SpellsEdit
| Icon | Acquisition Cost during character creation |
Name | School | Description |
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240 | Cure Poison | Restoration | Cures any poison in caster's body and restores all attributes affected by poison. |
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240 | Dispel Magic | Thaumaturgy | Caster can dispel one spell from a list of all spells on caster and in immediate vicinity. |
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240 | Jumping | Mysticism | Allows caster to jump at twice his normal rate. |
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240 | Slow Fall | Alteration | Caster falls at a slow, safe speed and takes no damage from falls. Lasts for a given period. |
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320 | Cure Health | Restoration | Heals a certain number of hit points. |
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320 | Resistance | Alteration | Increases resistance to harmful effects of raw magica, fire, frost, shock, or poison. |
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240 | Detect Spell | Mysticism | Detects delayed action spells or spells fired within range of caster. |
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360 | Detect Enemy | Mysticism | Points to the nearest creature or monster not of the caster's team. |
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400 | Detect Invisibility | Mysticism | Allows the caster to see all invisible creatures. |
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400 | Monster Summoning | Thaumaturgy | Summons a random monster to attack a creature other than the summoner or his team. |
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400 | Slow | Mysticism | Decreases the Speed attribute of the target. |
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480 | Cause Damage | Destruction | Permits caster to strike and damage a target at hand or long range. |
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480 | Confusion | Mysticism | Causes periodic and random changes to movement and combat actions. |
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480 | Shield | Alteration | Protects the caster making him more difficult to hit in melee combat. |
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480 | Vampiric Drain | Restoration | Drains Attribute or Health Points from a target and transfers them to caster. |
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560 | Etherealness | Thaumaturgy | Caster can pass through many objects, monsters and other players in particular. |
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560 | Invisibility | Illusion | Renders the caster completely invisible. Lasts for a given period or until the caster is hit. |
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560 | Poison | Restoration | Inflicts poison damage on target until spell expires or Cure Poison removes the spell effect. |
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640 | Continuous Damage | Destruction | Inflicts damage on target until spell expires or Dispel Magic removes the spell effect. |
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720 | Delayed Damage | Destruction | Creates an invisible "mine" triggered by and causing damage on creature passing through area. |
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720 | Fire Shield | Alteration | Fiery aura around caster inflicts twice the damage suffered by caster upon the attacker. |
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720 | Spell Resistance | Alteration | Caster has a chance to resist any spell in addition to his normal save against magic. |
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800 | Teleport | Thaumaturgy | Caster can set an "anchor" in the world, or transport instantly to a previously set "anchor." |
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880 | Spell Absorption | Mysticism | Caster has a chance to absorb magic points of incoming spell, avoiding spell effects. |
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960 | Spell Reflection | Thaumaturgy | Spells on character may either: 1. hit normally, 2. reflect back, or 3. reflect in random direction. |
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1040 | Haste | Mysticism | Increases the Speed attribute of the target. |
Summoning of CreaturesEdit
The type of creature you can summon depends on the game level on which you currently are. The Thaumaturgy skill doesn't matter, as it only influences the amount of magicka required to cast the spell. The duration a summoned creature will remain is about 30 seconds in real time (depending how fast the game is running, therefore it can be some seconds more or less). You can summon as many creatures as your magicka allows at a time. But you cannot summon creatures inside separate cells (featured on for example Level 6) like buildings, caves etc. When using the spell "Monster Summoning", the creature that was last killed will be the one you summon. When using an item with a summoning enchantment, the following rules apply:
If more than one creature can be summoned on a level, it seems hazard determines which one will be summoned in the end.
This table shows which creatures can be summoned on which level (this does not apply when casting the spell):
| Game Level | Summonable Creatures |
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| Level 1 | Dremora, Scamp, Vermai |
| Level 2a Level 2b |
Spider Daedra |
| Level 3 | Ghost, Morphoid Daedra |
| Level 4 | Dremora, Fire Daedra, Frost Daedra, Seducer, Dark Seducer |
| Level 5 | Fire Daedra, Frost Daedra |
| Level 6 | Clannfear, Dark Seducer, Seducer |
| Level 7 | Dark Seducer, Wraith |
Summoning a creature to your "aid" is a mixed blessing however. If the creature can cast spells, which most creatures can do, it will attack you, in most cases immediately after it is summoned. This applies to both using the spell and using enchanted objects. When the summoned creature's spells are used up, it will attack the closest enemy, e.g. will stay at the summoner's side until it detects an enemy or vanishes when the duration of the summoning has expired. This unhelpful behavior seems to be another glitch left in the game, even with the latest patch (v1.5).