Spellcasting Services

[Captain Punka]

Just clarifying, that rules as currently written, since Spellcasting Services are specified as being uncommon in the core rules (p. 294), they are not available for purchase by characters.

Thus, to my knowledge, the only spells that characters can have NPC's cast are Raise Dead and Resurrect with the expenditure of 50/25 Fame. Is that correct?

[Captain Punka]

I guess I'm even more confused now because I noticed that the "Bring Them Back Alive" boon reduces the cost of the Raise Dead spell and Resurrection ritual. That either suggests...

a) NPC spellcasting is available even though it's an "uncommon" service, or

b) This boon is only good if there is a character at the table casting this spell or ritual

Thoughts?

[Exton Land]

Captain Punka wrote:

I guess I'm even more confused now because I noticed that the "Bring Them Back Alive" boon reduces the cost of the Raise Dead spell and Resurrection ritual. That either suggests...

a) NPC spellcasting is available even though it's an "uncommon" service, or

b) This boon is only good if there is a character at the table casting this spell or ritual

Thoughts?

The boon "Resurrection Plan" allows you access to an NPC caster(s) for the Resurrect ritual (lvl 5) for the 25/50 fame. And it seems to cover the diamond cost as well regardless of character level being resurrected, since you're purchasing the ritual directly and it would include that cost.

The boon "Bring them Back Alive" is to reduce the cost of a PC who had the spell. Or if I'm wrong about diamond cost being included in the Resurrection Plan boon, then it would reduce that cost.