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  2. Magic systems in games - Wikipedia

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    Spell-slot systems often employ a rationale that the spell is forgotten when cast, [5]: 240 or that the caster has a finite supply of the ingredients required to cast the spell. In the first case, the spellcaster must re-memorize the spell from a source, typically a grimoire. In the second case, the caster must find new ingredients and prepare ...

  3. Magic in Dungeons & Dragons - Wikipedia

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    Spellcasters can only cast a spell they know or have prepared if they have an available spell slot. This mechanic originated out of the Vancian magic system where "the number of memorized spells is strictly limited by the magician's memory capacity in proportion to the spells' difficulty levels, effectively granting a number of spell slots".

  4. Player's Option: Spells & Magic - Wikipedia

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    Player's Option: Spells & Magic is a supplement which focuses in detail on magic. [1] Spells & Magic is 192 pages in length, which includes an introduction, followed by eight chapters and four appendices. The introduction gives advice on how to integrate the material from the book into an ongoing campaign, and addresses factors such as the ...

  5. Magic (game terminology) - Wikipedia

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    In this system, the player character can only memorize a fixed number of spells from a list of spells. Once this spell is used once, the character forgets it and becomes unable to use it again. [1] [4] [5] [6] "Mana" is a word that comes from Polynesian languages with a complex meaning. Mostly, it loosely represents power, respect and dignity.

  6. Dungeons & Dragons gameplay - Wikipedia

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    A generally non-beautiful character can have a very high charisma due to strong measures of the other two aspects of charisma. Charisma influences how many spells spontaneous arcane spell-casters (such as sorcerers and bards) can cast per day, and the effectiveness of said spells.

  7. Pay table - Wikipedia

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    A pay table is the name for the list of payouts on a slot machine or video poker machine. The table shows for each combination of symbols and the number of coins bet how many coins (or credits) the bettor will win. The pay table feature of the slot machine displays all possible winning sequences for that specific slot game.

  8. Sorcerer (Dungeons & Dragons) - Wikipedia

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    The sorcerer is an arcane striker, with controller as a secondary role. Unlike other editions of the game, 4e sorcerers now have their own list of spells, rather than the same spells as the wizard. Sorcerers' attack spells generally use charisma; furthermore, many sorcerer spells benefit from high strength or dexterity.

  9. Comps (casino) - Wikipedia

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    [5] [6] Comp hustlers play games with a low house edge, such as blackjack or video poker, or games with small bet sizes, such as penny slots. Comp hustlers use tactics such as placing large bets when a pit boss is checking their bet size to rate them for comps and then moving to a smaller bet size when the boss is not watching.