spellcasting forbidden help pls

[Blackadder]

I was just fighting the "Playfull Darkness" and when i try to cast a spell it just says: "spellcasting forbidden". Non of my characters have a stat that would forbid spellcasting.
Its also not the first time some time it just says "unavialable for some reason"

[tempest.of.emptiness]

Chances are you have a debuff that is preventing spellcasting. For example, your spellcasting stat might have been drained to the point that you are no longer capable of casting spells. I can't tell you specifically what the cause is, but checking through the effects on your character is a good start.

[Blackadder]

Originally posted by tempest.of.emptiness:

Chances are you have a debuff that is preventing spellcasting. For example, your spellcasting stat might have been drained to the point that you are no longer capable of casting spells. I can't tell you specifically what the cause is, but checking through the effects on your character is a good start.

They have no negative effect at all.

[アンジェル]

Originally posted by tempest.of.emptiness:

Chances are you have a debuff that is preventing spellcasting. For example, your spellcasting stat might have been drained to the point that you are no longer capable of casting spells. I can't tell you specifically what the cause is, but checking through the effects on your character is a good start.

Very precisely on point. In most cases when one of your members cannot cast a spell it is because of that kind of debuff. Though it is surprising that according by your post, Blackadder, seemingly your entire party is affected?

[アンジェル]

Originally posted by Blackadder:

Originally posted by tempest.of.emptiness:

Chances are you have a debuff that is preventing spellcasting. For example, your spellcasting stat might have been drained to the point that you are no longer capable of casting spells. I can't tell you specifically what the cause is, but checking through the effects on your character is a good start.

They have no negative effect at all.

Could you share some screenshots of that happening? Also some screenshots of your spellbook? I have a suspicion if its actually a bug.

[Blackadder]

I found the problem. Turns out the game does not like it when i use the item "skeletal finger" and some of my cupromancer infusions and the lich spell "deadly magic" at the same time.

[Blackadder]

Originally posted by アンジェル:

Originally posted by Blackadder:

They have no negative effect at all.

Could you share some screenshots of that happening? Also some screenshots of your spellbook? I have a suspicion if its actually a bug.

I shared a screenshot. I dont know how to post one in a discussion

[tempest.of.emptiness]

Originally posted by Blackadder:

I shared a screenshot. I dont know how to post one in a discussion

When you open the screenshot, at the top there is a web address to link the image. You can copy that entire link and paste it into your posts, like this:
https://steamcommunity.com/sharedfiles/filedetails/?id=2616239955

From that image I see that you have several characters with stat damage, and also your characters seem to be suffering from the affects of abyssal corruption. They also have more effects on them than can be displayed directly on the UI. To see all the effects you need to mouse over the triangle at the top of their effects list (to the right of their portrait). When you do that, the rest of the effects will appear in a pop-up box above the triangle, and then you can mouse over them to see what they are and what they are doing to your characters.

[Blackadder]

Originally posted by tempest.of.emptiness:

Originally posted by Blackadder:

I shared a screenshot. I dont know how to post one in a discussion

When you open the screenshot, at the top there is a web address to link the image. You can copy that entire link and paste it into your posts, like this:
https://steamcommunity.com/sharedfiles/filedetails/?id=2616239955

From that image I see that you have several characters with stat damage, and also your characters seem to be suffering from the affects of abyssal corruption. They also have more effects on them than can be displayed directly on the UI. To see all the effects you need to mouse over the triangle at the top of their effects list (to the right of their portrait). When you do that, the rest of the effects will appear in a pop-up box above the triangle, and then you can mouse over them to see what they are and what they are doing to your characters.

I checked the effects non of them says some thing about beeing unable to cast a spell.
But the negative levels may be a reason.

[tempest.of.emptiness]

Negative levels do not cause you to lose spell slots or the ability to cast spells. They do decrease the effectiveness of spellcasting by lowering your effective caster level and any related aspects of the spell (such as the damage it deals, its DC, and its duration).

Level drain is certainly a bad thing, but it is not the cause of your inability to cast spells.

The icon that indicates that your character has stat damage does not tell you whether that damage has impacted your ability to cast spells. You have to figure out on your own that the damage is affecting your spellcasting stat and is sufficient to prevent spellcasting.

Abyssal corruption also lowers stats (until cleared), and in the case of spellcasting stats if it lowers them below the threshold needed to cast a spell then it cannot be cast.

To cast a spell you need to have 10 + spell level in your spellcasting stat. For example, if you use Int to cast then you need an 11 Int to cast level 1 spells and a 14 Int to cast level 4 spells. You should be able to see your modified stats (ie reflecting any stat damage) on your character sheet; if any character has their spellcasting stat reduced to 10 or lower then that is why they cannot cast spells.

[.:Ubel]

I found the reason. If you are a Lich and cast a spell using Deadly Magic, any spell that includes you in the radius will apply (and your party) Deadly Magic to you because it cannot be resisted (even by yourself). Deadly Magic has a secondary affect of preventing spellcasting for 1D3+1 rounds. I had the same issue and this thread helped me realize the answer. Lich powers are sometimes too powerful, even for a Lich.