Post originally by Michael Gentry at 2003-09-06 18:26:57
Converted from Phorums BB System

The game does use spell slots. You memorize a spell, then you cast it, then you have to memorize it again. Just like in D&D.

If you didn't get the "fire & forget" system from the series, then you probably didn't read "Mazirian the Magician," in which the title character memorizes five spells in preparation for pursuing his prey, and then proceeds to cast them, one by one, during the course of the chase, with each spell becoming unavailable to him once he casts it. Or the next-to-last chapter of "Eyes of the Overworld," in which Cugel memorizes the spell "Inside Out and Under" before casting it, at which point the spell leaves his mind. Or the chapter after that, where he memorizes both the Spell of Forlorn Encystment and the Agency of Far Despatch, and then fumbles casting each in turn.