Combat Casting
Prerequisite: Caster Level >= 1.
Benefit: When you fail the percentile chance to cast a spell, or your spell is disrupted due to damage in combat, the spellcasting attempt costs you only 15 phases, as opposed to the 30 phases it would cost any other character. Additionally, for you, the penalty to Defense during a casting timeout is -2 rather than -4. You still lose your parry, dodge and insight bonuses to Defense during a casting timeout, however.