Question on Spellcraft and scrolls

[Troy Loney]

one my pcs a level 2 Cleric was trying to learn remove diease from a remove disease scroll he bought and he failed his spellcraft the DC was 12 he rolled a 10. Another one of the pcs claimed if he casted read magic (O level spell) he can try again and read magic allows him to learn any spell from any scroll without rolling a spellcraft check.
Does casting read magic mean you do not have to roll spellcraft checks when you try to learn a new spell from a spellbook or scroll?

How exactly does this work? It says in pathfinder players handbook if you fail a spellcraft check to learn a spell from a scroll you can't try again for at least one week Also, how long does it take to learn a new spell from a spellbook or scroll? Can you learn a spell from any level scroll? For example a Level 2 Cleric buys a level 4 scroll can he then cast a level 4 spell if he makes his spellcraft check even though he can't cast level 4 spells?

[Balor]

First, divine casters don't learn spells. They have available to them any spell from the cleric/druid list that their level allows them to cast.

Second, you cannot learn a spell that your level does not allow you to cast.

Third, yes, you can cast a spell from a scroll that is higher level than you would normally be able to cast. I believe this requires a successful spellcraft check, but I could be wrong on that.

I'm not certain about this, but I would think that Read Magic does not allow you to automatically learn a spell. Just because you can read something does not mean you understand it.

[Xaaon of Korvosa]

Balor wrote:

First, divine casters don't learn spells. They have available to them any spell from the cleric/druid list that their level allows them to cast.

Second, you cannot learn a spell that your level does not allow you to cast.

Third, yes, you can cast a spell from a scroll that is higher level than you would normally be able to cast. I believe this requires a successful spellcraft check, but I could be wrong on that.

I'm not certain about this, but I would think that Read Magic does not allow you to automatically learn a spell. Just because you can read something does not mean you understand it.

The read magic would allow you to read it to cast it, not to copy it into a spell book.

Balor is absolutely right, only Wizards, "learn" spells, and cast from a spell book.

Sorcerers/Bards choose spells they know, and cn't changed them except as the book says.

Paladins, Rangers, Clerics and Druids all pray for spells from the gods that be...

[Troy Loney]

Question on this. one my wizard characters have the Acid Splatter feat. Which allows them to use an orb of acid for 1d6 per acid spell. So if they have 4th level acid spell in the 4th level slot and prepared they do 4d6.

Now, wouldn't this be considered a spell like ability?