[tab][/tab] Hullo! Been thinking about something that came up in one of the adventures, took me a while to formulate a response and I would like your thoughts on this, before I make a ruling or something.
[tab][/tab] In Perama caves, Scylax spontaneously casts a spell. This is a 'Ward' but with personal range. From what I read (barring exotic wards etc) there are two sets of wards: one is the total protection afforded to an individual, like Ward Against Wood (AM 139), Halt the Piercing Shafts (MoH 50) and Ward Against Rain (AM 128), or some protection like Ward Against Heat and Flames (AM 145). All of these have a high base, resulting in a high casting level; the second category is the Circular Wards against 'whatever' that fall under the Ring duration with Circle target and a modular level of effect, usually depending on the level of might the opposing entity that is warded against has.
[tab][/tab] I am very wary those two things can cross pollinate. I think its a matter of balance: Circle (lower casting but immobile and can be bypassed) vs Personal (mobile, almost complete but higher casting). What do you people think?