Reference summary · Core rule · Rules Tome 2.0.8 § 303, 510.13
Spells and Action cards
Cleric and Wizard Action cards are spells; casting requires the appropriate class, traits, and effective action level.
How it works
Rule explanation
A Character must meet an Action card’s class and trait restrictions and have sufficient level, including applicable action-level modifiers, to perform it. Rank does not add to casting level. Classless Actions have no class requirement unless their text provides one. All Cleric or Wizard Action cards are spells, including multiclass Actions with either class. An effect can also make another action or strike a spell; a spell that is not an Action card is level zero and its level cannot change. Play an Action into the action zone, observe its Order or React timing, pay its costs, and normally discard it after resolution unless its text directs another destination, such as attaching it.
At the table
Example
A level 3 Wizard in rank 2 does not qualify for a level 5 Wizard Action merely because level plus rank equals five. That rank calculation is for equipment.
Watch for this
Common mistake
An ability is not a spell merely because a Wizard performs it. An effective action level of zero does not kill the Character; it is not a reduction of the Character’s actual level.