THE BASICS OF USING MAGIC

Magic is performed by chanting magical spells. These spells are also
called "songs", and whenever you learn a new song, it is written down in
your songbook which is shown by pressing the "songbook"-key, [m] by
default.

To learn or train a song, you must study crystals. Many crystals can be
bought in libraries, some other crystals must be found or obtained other-
wise. When you've studied a crystal, the associated song is accessable from
your songbook. To chant a song (i.e. to cast a spell), you have to select it
from your songbook. You will then try to chant the song.

Your success depends on your current psychic power (PP) and on the skills
"Chant" and, for attacking spells, "View". If your PP are below the mini-
mum PP requirements of a certain spell, it won't be cast at all. If the
spell is cast and your "Chant"-skill is low, it might fail often. In the
case of failure, the consumed PP are wasted.

For most songs, you have to be an Enchanter to use them. Only a few are
open for other professions.
