[GnollHack] Bless spell material components?

[SushiMartyr]

Hello, I have a question for fellow GnollHack players (as far as I’m aware, GnollHack is the only variant to use this spell system). I’m sorry if this is an inappropriate place to ask; I’m not sure how the community works— if this query should be directed elsewhere, please let me know for next time.

But if I am indeed in the right place: what material components are required for the Bless spell? (Context if needed: I am playing an 8-Intelligence Monk who has found a robe of starry wisdom and quite a few spellbooks, including Bless. Yes, holy water exists, and will probably be how I bless Bless in the first place should I decide to go that route, but it would be nice to know how viable the other options are.) Thanks for your time. :)

[Tommi Gustafsson]

torstai 15. kesäkuuta 2023 klo 2.05.08 UTC+3 SushiMartyr kirjoitti:
> Hello, I have a question for fellow GnollHack players (as far as I’m aware, GnollHack is the only variant to use this spell system). I’m sorry if this is an inappropriate place to ask; I’m not sure how the community works— if this query should be directed elsewhere, please let me know for next time.
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> But if I am indeed in the right place: what material components are required for the Bless spell? (Context if needed: I am playing an 8-Intelligence Monk who has found a robe of starry wisdom and quite a few spellbooks, including Bless. Yes, holy water exists, and will probably be how I bless Bless in the first place should I decide to go that route, but it would be nice to know how viable the other options are.) Thanks for your time. :)

If you have learnt the spell, you can use the View Spell command to see its material components. It's Alt-z in keyboard using versions. On mobile, its in more commands.

[SushiMartyr]

Thanks for replying. I have not yet learnt the spell; it’s more that I’m wondering whether it’s worth learning it (via blessing the spellbook) based on how difficult the material components are to acquire. I haven’t been playing that long, but some spells seem to require less common components than others.

[Tommi Gustafsson]

Bless
Level 5 clerical spell

Attributes: Wisdom
Success chance: 0% (base -50%)
Mana cost: 40.0
Casting time: 1 round
Cooldown: None
Targeting: None
Train chance: 100%
Components: Verbal, Material
Material components - 2 castings:
1 - a noncursed opal
2 - a noncursed holy symbol as a catalyst
Description:
Blesses on object

It's a bit expensive to mix, with two castings from an opal.