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'''Multiple Casting''' is an ArM5 [[mastered spell special ability]] that lets a magus cast the spell several times at once.  This allows the caster to affect multiple targets in a single combat round.

The wording of the rules is a little unclear about exactly how many versions of the spell a magus may cast. Consider the following to be errata:

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Multiple Casting (p. 87): Replace the the last sentence of the first paragraph with "You may cast a number of additional copies of the spell equal to or less than your Mastery Score."
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--[[David Chart]], [[Mailing List | Berkeley Ars Magica List]], 17 Oct. 2005
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So if your mastery score is 2 and you have the Multiple Casting special ability, you could cast up to 3 instances of the spell simultaneously: the original plus two additional copies.

The reason this is a Frequently-Asked Question is that the above errata were not corrected until several months after ArM5 was published.

==  References ==

* ArM5, page 87
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