Channelling and Spellcraft Specialisation. What do they mean?

By DurakBlackaxe, in WFRP Rules Questions

Can someone explain to me some of these specialisations, I add what i think they are. I know they add a white dice.

Channelling Specialisation options:

Below capacity , used when zero power

Overchannelling , used when excess power

Conservative , used when in con stance?

Reckless , used when in reckless stance?

By college order , No idea how college has anything to do with channelling unless you plan to only cast spells in that college with the power gained

Spellcraft Specialisation options: Some of these I doubt ever come up

History of Magic , Doing a check on history of magic

Colleges of Magic , doing a check on a college or casting a spell of that college. Not sure which

Rank 1 spells, Rank 2 spells, Rank 3 spells, Rank 4 spells, Rank 5 spells = When casting a spell of that rank





Hopefully I am correct on these, or if not someone fill me in with the correct info

Edited by DurakBlackaxe

I've always seen them as this:

Below capacity: used when below equilibrium (aka you have less power than your WP score)

Overchannelling: used when above equilibrium

Conservative: used when Channelling in Conservative stance

Reckless: used when Channelling in Reckless stance

By College Order: relevant to which wind you are trying to Channel. A Bright Wizard would therefore always have an extra fortune point as long as they're channeling Aqshy, and not some other wind. You might however find yourself in the land of the dead one day, and all you've got is Shyish, and you have to make a quick decision and try to channel that to survive...in which case, no fortune die :)

History of magic: used when making a knowledgecheck on the history of a particular magical item, spell, or something of that nature

Colleges of magic: used when making a knowledge check regarding one of the Colleges of Magic, its more prominent members, history, maybe even spells.

Rank 1,2,3,etc = used when casting a spell of that rank.

That's how I've used them.