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** Reading a spell book adds a small amount of mana to the available pool. (The amount is equal to the magical requirement to read level 1 of that book.)
* Casting spells costs mana, an amount that's different for every spell, and which (generally) decreases (to a pre-set hard cap) at higher levels of the spell.
* Spell levels max out at 15 from reading books.
** Various unique and magical items add 1 or 2 to all spell levels.
*** The most possible with legitimate equipment is +5, and the highest possible spell level is 20. +1 [[D1 Unique Armor|Naj's Light Plate]], +2 [[D1 PrefixesD1_Modifiers#.2B_Spell_Levels|Archangel's]] Staff, +2 [[D1 Unique Helms|Thinking Cap]].)* Most spells can be found on scrolls, which have magic requirements to cast, but do not cost mana. Casting a spell from a scroll casts it at the level your character has learned up to (or level 1 if it's not a spell you have read a book for). Scroll magic requirements are always the same, regardless of what level the spell is being cast at.
** Some spells can only be found on scrolls and not in spell books.
** Casting a spell from a scroll casts it at the level your character has learned up to (or level 1 if it's not a spell you have read a book for).
** The magic required to read a scroll is always the same no matter your level in that spell.
***The required magic is = to the magical requirement to read the first level book in that spell.
* Most spells can be found in charges on items; on staffs and some unique items. Some Hellfire spells can only be found on staffs.
