Innate Improved Alacrity

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Hi, I'm new to this board....

Once I had installed the six custom templates downloadables (lich half-celestial vampire.....) and the lich had the ability to cast spells without pause inately.
After checking the templates with nearinfinity I saw that the lich character file, Licht.cre, had an effect like that:

signature:
version:
increase number of spells cast per round (ref 188)
unknown value: 00 00 00 00
value: 9 (spells per round)
unknown value: 00 01
duration: instant/permanent after bonuses (ref 8)
probability 1: 100
probability 2: 0
no dispel/resist.

I tried to make the same effect on my main character's character file, part npc CRE 0, but after I added that effect the game wouldn't load my save.

How can I do so my PC can innately have no pause between spells cast?

 

Change all the values back to their original state first of all...

The reason you can do that is obviously because it is a spell changed from mage to innate, so you'll have to use something like Shadow keeper or wait until you get the scroll for your mage (it is a level nine spell)

 

you sure?
I think I misexpressed:
I don't want to have an ability in the innate slot that gives me improved alacrity, I want the spell cast per round value of my PC raised to 9 by giving him an effect on his CRE file, not by giving another memorized spell in the innate slot, bu I don't know if it is possible the way I want it.

I managed to give those types of effects to some items (for example, the robe of vecna allowing to memorize 12 spells and to cast them without pause,)but not directly to characters.

 

If you're still talking NPC here, then make an Item, which sets spell casting speed to 0. And time between casting to 0.
Then give that item to the NPC, make the BAM(image) non-present. Or make it immovable. Such as Imoen's Girdle (which doesnt let her die in Irenicus' Dungeon).

That's one way, you can try scripting but it will be a lot harder. So try the above. It will do the trick.

 

thanks Gopher, but there are some things I didn't understand:

How do I place the item? I know how to do to make for example a girdle that would allow time between spells=0 but I'd rather not waste a equipment slot for that.
Is there a way I make an item that will have effects just when carried in inventory (like the eternal lamp in Valkyrie Profile) or an item that will have effect when put in a quick item slot?

And which effect must I use to have no pause between spells? You said to make an item making delay between spells to 0 but on the lichT example I had the effect was "increase spells cast per round" set to 9.
How do I do it?

If I made the Bam image non present will I be able to stock two items on the same inventory slot?

I followed your inspiration Gopher and created an item derived from Imoen's belt:
however, the game crashes everytime I equip it, but I still can have it in my inventory;
the item is as follows:

signature: itm
version: V1
general name: no such index
used up item: none
item flags: droppable displayable copyable magical
category: belts and girdles
unusable by: anyone
inventory icon: (the line is blank strangely)
minimum stats: none of any
unknown: 00h
weapon proficiency: unknown
unknown 00h
price:0
max in stack:1
icon: ibelt05.bam
lore to identify:0
ground icon: gbelt 01.bam
weight: 0
general description: no such index
carried icon: cbelt05.bam
enchantment:0
ability offset: 72h (what is this?)
number of abilities: 0
global effects offset: 72h (what is this?)
unknown: 00 00h
number of global effects: 20
gives immunity to imprisonment, disintegrate, stun poison petrification and time stop,

increases spells cast per round per 5
and casting speed per 4
regenerates 1hp a second
immunity to non-magical weapon
displays portrait icon of regeneration, protection from normal weapons and protection from elements
gives 2 points of ac bonus
and another +3 against blunt piercing and missile weaponry
and +2 to all saving throws

Can someone tell me if something is wrong?
please?

[This message has been edited by klaussner (edited June 21, 2002).]