"Spell Failure, do not equip items when casting" in Log
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"Spell Failure, do not equip items when casting" in Log
I get this every time after I rest my toon Caed Wynter-Rose. Is it a known issue, but not fixed by the time of yesterday's Update?
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Re: "Spell Failure, do not equip items when casting" in Log
It is a known issue. Is this still happening after the update?
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Re: "Spell Failure, do not equip items when casting" in Log
Yes, it happened to me yesterday after I downloaded the new gig+ of data. Thanks.mrm3ntalist wrote:It is a known issue. Is this still happening after the update?
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Re: "Spell Failure, do not equip items when casting" in Log
Can you tell what kind of feats your character has ? Thinking about feats that are tied to a script and not passive ones (so feats like Hevy armor optimization, auras, etc).
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Re: "Spell Failure, do not equip items when casting" in Log
Only the most powerful, powerbuilding Feats, natch!!!
Here are the feats so far in the build:

Here are the feats so far in the build:

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Re: "Spell Failure, do not equip items when casting" in Log
Ok, how many times do you get the message after a rest ?
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Re: "Spell Failure, do not equip items when casting" in Log
1 time.
If I remember correctly, BEFORE the last update, it was 2 times.
If I remember correctly, BEFORE the last update, it was 2 times.
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Re: "Spell Failure, do not equip items when casting" in Log
FYI and Update:
I just noticed a double reporting of the Error on my other toon Hurgon:

I just noticed a double reporting of the Error on my other toon Hurgon:

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Re: "Spell Failure, do not equip items when casting" in Log
I had this occur right after the update. Oddly, teleporting via scroll actually caused it to stop.
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Re: "Spell Failure, do not equip items when casting" in Log
It's going to be a bit long to correct those all. When you notice several such messages after resting please tell me what feats your character has.
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Re: "Spell Failure, do not equip items when casting" in Log
We also get the message when casting spells such as GMW on weapons in inventory.
Spell does its job though.
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Spell does its job though.
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Re: "Spell Failure, do not equip items when casting" in Log
cleric1/dragonslayer1,fighter (no special casting feats taken) gets one message on rest.
wizard/dragonslayer/eldrich knight (pcaster,still spell,spell penetration) gets one message on rest.
cl/dragonslayer,berserker,hiero (pcaster,extend,spell penetration) gets one message on rest.
bard/cl,silverstar (no special casting feats taken) does not get the message on rest.
mo/cl/hiero/sacredfist (pcaster,extend,sfocus) does not get the message on rest.
mo/sshaman (pcaster) does not get the message on rest.
looks like it is tied to dragonslayer.
wizard/dragonslayer/eldrich knight (pcaster,still spell,spell penetration) gets one message on rest.
cl/dragonslayer,berserker,hiero (pcaster,extend,spell penetration) gets one message on rest.
bard/cl,silverstar (no special casting feats taken) does not get the message on rest.
mo/cl/hiero/sacredfist (pcaster,extend,sfocus) does not get the message on rest.
mo/sshaman (pcaster) does not get the message on rest.
looks like it is tied to dragonslayer.
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Re: "Spell Failure, do not equip items when casting" in Log
I know the reason, it's just very long to track all the culprits 
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Re: "Spell Failure, do not equip items when casting" in Log
Had it happen on my level 2 cleric, only feat I had taken was soellcasting prodigy. Interestingly enough though it seems to only occur within a round or so after resting. So if I try casting a spell right after resting it'll fail and give me the message that I shouldn't swap weapons or some such, however if I just wait a sec, no issues. I've tried casting a cantrip after resting a few times and it failed each time but the next spell would work fine. I've also waited a full 10 seconds after resting and had no issues. Not sure if this helps but it's what I've noticed.
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Re: "Spell Failure, do not equip items when casting" in Log
Indeed, need to wait a round when resting a cleric and paladin and that has been the case for a while now.
Not the same with my wizard and I just line up wards but occasionally forget it's different when I play the cleric.
Not the same with my wizard and I just line up wards but occasionally forget it's different when I play the cleric.
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