I'm trying to familiarize myself with the Words of Power rules from Ultimate Magic. While I think I mostly understand the system, there seem to be a few important spells it can't yet replicate. The ones that are jumping out at me are Restoration and its greater and lesser variants. Purify (a level 4 word) removes negative levels, but I can't find any means to cure ability drain/damage as a word caster. Am I overlooking something?
That's too bad. I was beginning to like the variant system. Perhaps it will could be an option in a party where most of the bases are already covered, spell-wise.
That's too bad. I was beginning to like the variant system. Perhaps it will could be an option in a party where most of the bases are already covered, spell-wise.
Becoming a Wordcaster
When a character gains the ability to cast spells from a class,
he must decide whether to become a wordcaster or a normal
spellcaster in that class. Once made, this choice cannot
be changed. A character who elects to be a wordcaster in a
spellcasting class typically cannot use the spells of that class
(though there are feats that allow a wordcaster to learn and
use a limited number of spells; see the sidebar on page 166),
but he can utilize spell trigger and spell completion items
just as if he were an ordinary spellcaster of that class.
It's no big deal, you just need to buy some scrolls and keep them in a secure spot for those situations where you need to do things you can't do with words. Or wands. Or staffs.