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Spell duration: Special

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How long is that duration? Is it different from each spell that has it? Are they static or does the duration increase with level like with other spells?
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Want to throw up some spell examples?
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Fx Shadow Conjuration (Mage Armor) says the duration is special.

Regular Mage Armor has 1 Hour/cLevel.
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spell duration "special" means it depends on the condition because the spell has multiple conditions that can happen with the same spell

i think most are ones like prismatic spray that can either confuse, petrify, damage or just kill you, so "special" covers all of the durations, confusion would have a short duration maybe 6 sec per level, petrify would be a permanent duration and death or damage would be instant
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Usually, these spells have the same duration as the spells they impersonate :)
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Laenor wrote:Usually, these spells have the same duration as the spells they impersonate :)
ye.. seconded. ;)

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