Hello,
just to be sure, in order to identify a scroll, a caster have to :
- use "read magic",
- or made a spellcraft DC=20+level of the spell
That's it ?
yep, but you need to cast Detect Magic in conjunction with your SC check.
yep, but you need to cast Detect Magic in conjunction with your SC check.
You "Decipher" a scroll not identify. A distinction only useful in remembering, that unlike identifying anything else, you don't need Detect Magic to decipher a scroll.
And potions; it's actually perception of all skills. I guess potions are color-coded now.
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And potions; it's actually perception of all skills. I guess potions are color-coded now.
I dunno if this is how it was back in the day but whenever my old DM handed out a potion he always described it in careful detail. He had been running his campaign world for 20+ years at that point through various generation's of the game so I cant say if potions ever had that kind of detail involved with them or it was something he cooked up himself.
Seemed there were always different bits of something or other floating in the potions, or they had a different consistency, or color, or one was considerably more odorous etc.
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yep, but you need to cast Detect Magic in conjunction with your SC check.You "Decipher" a scroll not identify. A distinction only useful in remembering, that unlike identifying anything else, you don't need Detect Magic to decipher a scroll.
And potions; it's actually perception of all skills. I guess potions are color-coded now.
its by taste.
How can a rogue use a scroll ?
Do note that really evil bad guys like to put symbol traps on scrolls, so that when you try to decipher them you go BOOM. :)
Do note that really evil bad guys like to put symbol traps on scrolls, so that when you try to decipher them you go BOOM. :)
You're right, but a rogue can wish to read a scroll (invisibility or cure moderate), can he?
Sorry, I forget the use of "use magic device", so he can use a scroll or wand using this way, sorry for the question ;-D
Sorry, I forget the use of "use magic device", so he can use a scroll or wand using this way, sorry for the question ;-D
Yep, he can use UMD, but he is likely going to set off the symbol trap, if it's present, just as someone deciphering.
Yep, he can use UMD, but he is likely going to set off the symbol trap, if it's present, just as someone deciphering.
You're right, but the player doesn't think like that (for the moment) and want to use some scroll in order to help the group (or itself, perhaps) ;-D
You're right, but the player doesn't think like that (for the moment) and want to use some scroll in order to help the group (or itself, perhaps) ;-DYep, he can use UMD, but he is likely going to set off the symbol trap, if it's present, just as someone deciphering.
Yep, which is why it's GM Dirty Trick #73. :)
Hey MDT - where is this delightful dirty trick list of which you speak?
Hey MDT - where is this delightful dirty trick list of which you speak?
He let me borrow it, but there was an exploding runes on page 69...so now it is a little blown up...