## Nonverbal Spell *You can cast spells that have verbal components without actually verbalizing the words.* **Benefit:** You can cast spells with verbal components without needing to utter the actual verbal components. You still must make significant noise when casting such a spell, thus it cannot be cast in an area of of _silence_ spell. The noise made when casting a nonverbal spell can be anything from recognizable speech to elaborate song to simple growls, but the noise is hard to recognize as a verbal spell component. Attempts to identify a spell cast in this manner take a –4 penalty.