Board Thread:General Discussion/@comment-5023546-20130910031001/@comment-5567085-20140225235646

the simplest spells (at the current, temporary costs) are around 1-2 Aura and 1-2 units of Dust. Once we have finalized the Spell list, we can balance the Aura costs a bit more. These basic spells can be upgraded (think 3.5 metamagic) but only when you create the spell on your spell list. Example: A blue Lance spell will cause damage in a straight line. an empowered Blue Lance Spell, which causes more damage and costs a bit more to cast, is a distinct and different spell, and would require a different spell slot.

there will be slightly different modifiers for offencive, defencive, and buff spells, but those are still in the works. I hope to have this done by the end of the week, but I make no absolute promises.

When you add Dust to your weapon (two colors for one weapon level), it will have a certain Amount of dust it can hold. this amount can be upgraded by improving your weapon. This will more likely be a limiting factor for number of spells that can be cast. Reloading dust is a delicate operation that cannot be done during battle.