Crystal Shield

[Jazzepi]

Almost every piece of armor has encumbrance associated with it. This raises your spellcasting encumbrance which can be seen by clicking on the fatigue stat. Every time you cast a spell, this is added in addition to the spell's original fatigue cost.

You may find, however, that having an extra level in a spell category of your choice more than makes up for the extra fatigue caused by the shield's encumbrance by reducing the fatigue caused by the spell.

Jazzepi

[Ironhawk]

Yeah. But likely you are using the shield to push your paths up so that you gain access to whatever spell you are looking for.

[MaxWilson]

Or to boost the effects of whatever spell you're casting. I love to see D9 Cloud of Death, for instance. 14 AN damage (MR at +2 penetration), AoE 19.

-Max