Spellbound wand item level bug

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KeldonDonovans
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Spellbound wand item level bug

Post by KeldonDonovans » Fri Jan 26, 2024 3:47 pm

If this isn't a bug, apologies, the discord suggested I post it here.

Tl;dr: My 8th level wizard can no longer equip or use his spell bound wand, as it is listed as requiring level 15.

Steps to replicate:

1.) bought blank master spell bound wand (level 3 version).

2.) Equip in main hand.

3.) Cast sound Lance into the wand

4.) Go test the wand on some basement rats, worked like a charm.

5.) Try to use my infinicast magic missile to recharge it while out of combat. Notice it does not work. No user feedback explaining it, just acts as if I haven't clicked anything.

6.) Try to use cantrip to recharge, expecting it not to work, and it does not. Message pops up explaining it doesn't work.

7.) Try to use scroll of barkskin to recharge it. Scroll is consumed, it does not work. Message pops up explaining it does not work.

8.) Try to feed the wand potions, expecting it not to work. It does not. No Message.

9.) Try to use the wand's soundlance to cast soundlance into the wand. It does not work. No Message.

10.) Accept that I have to cast my spells into it, so I cast ILMS into the wand to recharge. Functions as expected.

11.) Test the wand a little more, refill it, adjust hotbar for new wonderful item.

12.) Realize the goal is to eventually have multiple of these, so I decide to rename the wand to "Sound Lance" to keep them obvious.

13.) Try to re-equip wand, only to find it now requires character level 15 to use.

Not sure if this is because I imbued it while it was equipped, bypassing level check scripts, or because I renamed it. But it did stink that it happened, considering this wand was supposed to help me get to 15, when I'll finally unlock my signature spell.


KeldonDonovans
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Re: Spellbound wand item level bug

Post by KeldonDonovans » Fri Jan 26, 2024 3:50 pm

Added information that may be useful or not:

Was in Andunor, upstairs trade hub basin. Character is drow. Character is level 8, pure wizard, specialist evoker. Relogging did not fix. Not sure if server reset has occurred, checked now and it does not work, original event was 14 hours ago.


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Re: Spellbound wand item level bug

Post by Tikin » Fri Jan 26, 2024 8:00 pm

Hi there,

From Wiki, concerning the spellbound wands (page here https://wiki.nwnarelith.com/Spellbound_Wands)

"It gains a character level requirement of 5 per innate level."

Innate levele of sound lance is 3, so I believe the 15 Character Level is not a bug. Seems intended.

Now that it is said, I suppose this thread could move to feedback, as several things could be said in that regard, like ...
_not sure of the interest of this limitation
_how it being unclear or unintuitive leads to disapointment for players who would build their character as a carpenter and put efforts to make a master spellbound wand to finally realize they can't use it once they have charged it ... Perhaps a Character level limitation directly included in the description of the spellbound wands would avoid this kind of disapointment?
_now that these wands have existed for some time others may have feedback, or even instructive notions about what builds benefit or not from which spells ... ?

:kiss:

Edited because I typed "deception" which is the french word for "disapointment" but doesn't mean the same thing in english


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Re: Spellbound wand item level bug

Post by KeldonDonovans » Sat Jan 27, 2024 12:30 am

Ah, so it is. I am used to the wiki having a level requirement in the chart, and missed it down there under empowerment.

Case closed, life will just stink for a little bit. Shouldn't have put everything into getting that wand so quickly.

Though, I suppose it is still technically a bug that I could use it in the first place. Had I not unequipped it, I would still be using it to give everything a good bop.


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Re: Spellbound wand item level bug

Post by Kalopsia » Sat Jan 27, 2024 9:20 am

It's theoretically possible to add a level 1 spell to a masterly wand. That's why I omitted the level requirement on the base items :)


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Re: Spellbound wand item level bug

Post by KeldonDonovans » Sat Jan 27, 2024 4:23 pm

Kalopsia wrote:
Sat Jan 27, 2024 9:20 am

It's theoretically possible to add a level 1 spell to a masterly wand. That's why I omitted the level requirement on the base items :)

Is there some benefit to doing this that I have overlooked? Or is it just a colossal waste of resources, that is technically possible?


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