| Artoo |
I wanted to make sure I'm understanding how scrolls would work for a caster with slower spell progression, like a bard.
Scroll Use Rules:
To have any chance of activating a scroll spell, the scroll user must meet the following requirements.
If the user meets all the requirements noted above, and her caster level is at least equal to the spell's caster level, she can automatically activate the spell without a check. If she meets all three requirements but her own caster level is lower than the scroll spell's caster level, then she has to make a caster level check (DC = scroll's caster level + 1) to cast the spell successfully. If she fails, she must make a DC 5 Wisdom check to avoid a mishap (see Scroll Mishaps). A natural roll of 1 always fails, whatever the modifiers. Activating a scroll is a standard action (or the spell's casting time, whichever is longer) and it provokes attacks of opportunity exactly as casting a spell does.
*The spell must be of the correct type (arcane or divine). Arcane spellcasters (wizards, sorcerers, and bards) can only use scrolls containing arcane spells, and divine spellcasters (clerics, druids, paladins, and rangers) can only use scrolls containing divine spells. (The type of scroll a character creates is also determined by his class.)
*The user must have the spell on her class list.
*The user must have the requisite ability score.
If the user meets all the requirements noted above, and her caster level is at least equal to the spell's caster level, she can automatically activate the spell without a check. If she meets all three requirements but her own caster level is lower than the scroll spell's caster level, then she has to make a caster level check (DC = scroll's caster level + 1) to cast the spell successfully. If she fails, she must make a DC 5 Wisdom check to avoid a mishap (see Scroll Mishaps). A natural roll of 1 always fails, whatever the modifiers. Activating a scroll is a standard action (or the spell's casting time, whichever is longer) and it provokes attacks of opportunity exactly as casting a spell does.
Are the stats required determined by the class of the creator of the scroll or the user of the scroll?
Example:
Say a Bard wants to use a scroll of Blur(2nd level spell) created by a Wizard.
Blur is on both the bard and wizard spells lists and is an arcane spell in both cases.
For a Bard Blur requires a caster level of 4 and at least 12 Charisma.
For a Wizard Blur requires a caster of 3 and at least 12 Intelligence.
From what I can figure out the Bard needs 12 Charisma and either a caster level of 3 or to make a DC 4 caster level check to use the scroll. Is that right?