Casting 'empty' spells

[Powl]

Hi all,

woohoo my first post! Really nice site

I was wondering: can a magic spell be cast, with the sole purpose of triggering the Lore attribute? So for instance, suppose my Vampire has suffered a wound and every other unit in range is at full strength. Can he still cast Invocation and then recover the wound using the Lore attribute?
And what if this Vampire was more than 18" away from any friendly unit, could the spell be cast?

Thanks!

 

[Johnny-Crass]

Yes

 

[The Sun King]

Welcome to the forum young one! Hope you'll enjoy your stay here.

To answer your question: Yes.

To elaborate: It all has to do with viable targets. You cannot cast a spell without a viable target, but since IoN is a bubble spell it doesn't TARGET anyone. But if you tried to cast a magic missile at the darkness(nerdy reference for the geeks out there) then it wouldn't be cast since there was no viable target.

NINJAED: Damnit!

 

[Adam_Barrow]

(nerdy reference for the geeks out there)

Oh, you.

 

[Powl]

Ok, I thought so but wasn't sure. Thanks for the quick replies!

 

[NoisyAssassin]

Dagnabbit, now I REALLY want GW to introduce a new unit called the Darkness so I can magic missile it. Preferably with a Light mage. Maybe something suitably converted and nicknamed will suffice...

 

[Zhatan]

(nerdy reference for the geeks out there)

Oh, you.

I don't get it...

 

[Count Lasombra]

Is that nerd bait Zhatan?
the spell Magic missile hit's it's target automatically(in D&D).The "darkness" is not a viable target.

 

[Adam_Barrow]

@Zhatan and Lasombra Youtube "dead ale wives dungeons and dragons". It's an old dnd joke from way back.

Or, here: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9Kgx2b1sIRs

 

[Zhatan]

Haha ok.
I have really only played with DnD rules in computer rpgs like Baldurs Gate and such.

I used to play PnP RPG's when I was younger though but that was kind of a Swedish version of DnD called "Drakar & Demoner" translated "Dragons & Deamons". The rules were different though.

 

[Count Lasombra]

Jesus.I'm glad I never heard that before.I've been playing D@D since 1st edition.
I know there are imbeciles that game,but I avoid them like the plague.
Thanks Adam.

 

[Tomfoolery]

I'll go back to D&D once they reintroduce THACO. d20 systems are flavorless.