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There is a third class of abilities, the Yngvarian abilties, whose only defining trait is, they don't fit the Vancian or Howardian models cleanly. Yngvarian abilities are hotly debated as an ongoing area of philosophical discussion. | There is a third class of abilities, the Yngvarian abilties, whose only defining trait is, they don't fit the Vancian or Howardian models cleanly. Yngvarian abilities are hotly debated as an ongoing area of philosophical discussion. | ||
====Spells as a class ability==== | |||
Spells are primarily Vancian because they have a strongly defined series of steps, 'Spell Levels". But spells have a second element, the 'Circle'. The Circle of a spell is related to but not fully defined by the spells Level. The damage a spell does is determined by its Circle, NOT its level, and the Circle of a spell can be raised by the caster through a process called 'Mana Burning' or just Burning. | Spells are primarily Vancian because they have a strongly defined series of steps, 'Spell Levels". But spells have a second element, the 'Circle'. The Circle of a spell is related to but not fully defined by the spells Level. The damage a spell does is determined by its Circle, NOT its level, and the Circle of a spell can be raised by the caster through a process called 'Mana Burning' or just Burning. | ||