--- deliantra/Deliantra-Client/pod/faq.pod	2008/09/22 20:29:47	1.21
+++ deliantra/Deliantra-Client/pod/faq.pod	2008/09/29 15:23:31	1.23
@@ -362,12 +362,12 @@
 
 =head3 How can I summon a specific monster with C<summon pet monster>?
 
-Higher levels of L<skill_description/summoning> give you access to higher
-level monsters, but not all monsters have equal abilities. Instead of
-summoning the highest level monster allowed by your level you can also
-summon any other monster you had before by adding its I<archetype name>
-after the command, i.e. to summon bees you would use the C<cast summon pet
-monster bee> (short: C<cspm bee>) command.
+Higher (effective) casting levels of L<skill_description/summoning> give
+you access to higher level monsters, but not all monsters have equal
+abilities. Instead of summoning the highest level monster allowed by your
+level you can also summon any other monster you had before by adding its
+I<archetype name> after the command, i.e. to summon bees you would use the
+C<cast summon pet monster bee> (short: C<cspm bee>) command.
 
    Level  Monster
        1  bat
@@ -394,9 +394,54 @@
      100  laoch
      105  snitchangel
 
+=head3 How does being attuned/repelled/denied effect casting level?
+
+Some spells are attuned to one or more spell classes (such as wounding,
+summoning, fire and so on). The player can likewise be attuned to some of
+these classes, giving a bonus, or repelled to them, giving a malus, or
+denied to them, making her unable to cast the spell at all.
+
+The casting level is the level of the skill that the spell uses (e.g.
+summoning or sorcery).
+
+When attuned, the bonus is 16 levels, but never higher than the casting
+level itself, i.e. at level 2, the bonus is 4, at level 5, the bonus is
+10 and at level 50, the bonus is 16.
+
+When repelled, the malus is 16 levels always.
+
+These are added (or subtracted) to the skill level when checking whether
+the player can cast th spell and when calculating spell strength.
+
+The effect on strength is as if the minimum spell level is lower (when
+attuned) or higher (when repelled), and the strength will increase the
+same as without any attunement.
+
+=head3 What is the "effective" spell level?
+
+Effective spell levels start at 1 (lowest spell strength) and go up to
+100 (highest nominal spell strength). Higher levels are also possible and
+make the spell correspondingly stronger.
+
+The effective spell level is calculated from the casting level, after
+adding/subtracting any bonus from attunements.
+
+If the casting level is 100 or higher, then this is the effective spell
+level.
+
+If it is lower, then the minimum level comes into play: the minimum level
+is not only the minimum level a caster is required to have, it is also the
+level where the spell strength starts.
+
+When you cast a spell at level 90, which has a minimum level of 90, the
+effective strength will be 1 (lowest). Casting at level 91 gives effective
+strength 10, casting level 98 gives effective strength 80, up to casting
+level 100, which then gives effective level 100.
+
+
 =head2 Praying, Gods and Cults
 
-=head3 X<how_tp_pray>How do I pray?
+=head3 X<how_to_pray>How do I pray?
 
 First enter the "praying mode" by readying your L<skill_description/praying> skill
 (by default bound to C<Alt-P>, or by typing C<rspraying>), then hold and keep holding