# PROHIBITSPELL (Data: classes.lst)

## Status

None

## Syntax

`PROHIBITSPELL:x`

## Parameters

- x: ALIGNMENT.Text (Alignment name)
- x: DESCRIPTOR.Text (Descriptor name)
- x: SCHOOL.Text (School name)
- x: SUBSCHOOL.Text (Subschool name)
- x: SPELL.Text (Spell name)

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## What it does

- Prohibits characters from using certain spells.
- Alignment, descriptor, school, and subschool names are period-delimited (.) lists of the appropriate parameter.
- Spell name is a comma-delimited (,) list of individual spell names.
- Alignment restrictions imposed by this tag can be turned off by the PROHIBITSPELLS house rule preference.
- This tag can be qualified with PRExxx statements using a pipe (|) as the delimiter.

## Example

`PROHIBITSPELL:ALIGNMENT.Evil`

Prohibits the character from taking spells with the “Evil” descriptor.

`PROHIBITSPELL:ALIGNMENT.Chaotic.Evil`

Prohibits the character from taking spells that have both the “Chaotic” and the “Evil” descriptors.

`PROHIBITSPELL:DESCRIPTOR.Fear`

Prohibits the character from taking spells with the “Fear” descriptor.

`PROHIBITSPELL:SCHOOL.Illusion`

Prohibits the character from taking spells from the “Illusion” school.

`PROHIBITSPELL:SUBSCHOOL.Healing`

Prohibits the character from taking spells from the “Healing” subschool.

> `1 <tab> PROHIBITSPELL:ALIGNMENT.Good|PREALIGN:LE,NE,CE <tab> PROHIBITSPELL:ALIGNMENT.Evil|PREALIGN:LG,NG,CG <tab> PROHIBITSPELL:ALIGNMENT.Lawful|PREALIGN:CG,CN,CE <tab> PROHIBITSPELL:ALIGNMENT.Chaotic|PREALIGN:LG,LN,LE <tab> PROHIBITSPELL:ALIGNMENT.Good|PREDEITYALIGN:LE,NE,CE <tab> PROHIBITSPELL:ALIGNMENT.Evil|PREDEITYALIGN:LG,NG,CG <tab> PROHIBITSPELL:ALIGNMENT.Lawful|PREDEITYALIGN:CG,CN,CE <tab> PROHIBITSPELL:ALIGNMENT.Chaotic|PREDEITYALIGN:LG,LN,LE`

Prohibits the character from taking “Good” spells if alignment is LE,NE,CE; taking “evil” spells if alignment is LG,NG,CG; taking “Lawful” spells if alignment is CG,CN,CE; taking “Chaotic” spells if alignment is LG,LN,LE; taking “Good” spells if Deity alignment is LE,NE,CE; taking “evil” spells if Deity alignment is LG,NG,CG; taking “Lawful” spells if Deity alignment is CG,CN,CE; taking “Chaotic” spells if Deity alignment is LG,LN,LE.

`PROHIBITSPELL:SPELL.Fireball,Lightning Bolt`

Prohibits the character from taking either “Fireball” or “Lightening Bolt” spells.

## Where it is used

Class Line and Class Level Line.

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