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They missed some things like cleaning up spiked shields better, since they are going to need more direct language (unfortunately) to stop the "it's not an 'as if' item" folk.
They made it stronger by changing the price to be a flat number everywhere instead of an adjustment from spikes. This makes the spiked shield a standalone item instead of a shield that has been modified by spikes.
But, the argument breaks both ways. If you say armor spikes are shield spikes, then that means the same would apply to the klar. So then, attacks with the klar are clearly shield bashes, and so can benefit from the bashing enchant.
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Spiked shield doesn't stack with bashing per a FAQ that spawned from a thread with 107 FAQ clicks asking if spiked bashing shields stacked.
I get that you differ on that opinion. I guess it comes down to table variance, altho I think from your perspective the table variance will be greater than from my perspective.
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Spiked shield doesn't stack with bashing per a FAQ that spawned from a thread with 107 FAQ clicks asking if spiked bashing shields stacked.I get that you differ on that opinion. I guess it comes down to table variance, altho I think from your perspective the table variance will be greater than from my perspective.
That FAQ is overwritten by this errata source. The spiked shield doesn't even have shield spikes. It has armor spikes.
The spiked shield doesn't even have shield spikes. It has armor spikes.That first isn't a change, as that language didn't change and second, is a known error that apparently got missed in the errata.
You have no proof of that. And it sounds incredibly unlikely when you consider how much attention these items received in the errata.
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That FAQ is overwritten by this errata source. The spiked shield doesn't even have shield spikes. It has armor spikes.Spiked shield doesn't stack with bashing per a FAQ that spawned from a thread with 107 FAQ clicks asking if spiked bashing shields stacked.I get that you differ on that opinion. I guess it comes down to table variance, altho I think from your perspective the table variance will be greater than from my perspective.
So sayeth a silly crocodile in a silly suit.
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Edit: oh, I see, someone else.
That FAQ is overwritten by this errata source. The spiked shield doesn't even have shield spikes. It has armor spikes.Spiked shield doesn't stack with bashing per a FAQ that spawned from a thread with 107 FAQ clicks asking if spiked bashing shields stacked.I get that you differ on that opinion. I guess it comes down to table variance, altho I think from your perspective the table variance will be greater than from my perspective.
We have a recent thread for discussing the "the rules for shields with shield spikes don't apply to spiked shields" over here
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If you follow FAQ and the forums, you knew these items were being changed:
- Amulet of Mighty Fists to CRB price.
- Courageous weapon changed to match FAQ and original design.
- Quick Runner's often mentioned as a problem item.
- Bracers of Falcon's Aim was a known pricing error.
- Snapleaf was a single use item and some felt that wasn't clear.
- Mithril items wasn't priced correctly by Mithril rules.
- Scorpion whip deviated from the new AA design.
- Sleeves of Many Garments has FAQ so we knew change was coming.
- Ring of Continuation also had FAQ.
So those items were not effectively errata Friday as much as whenever the original issue was identified and FAQ and/or forum posts made regarding them.
See, if the Bracers of Falcon's Aim was "just a pricing error", why didn't they just jack up the price to like, say, 10,000 gp and call it a day? Why did they have to tank the item by making it nigh-worthless?
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Interesting =/= Optimal
The Jingasa is still an interesting item.
What's about Bracers of Falcon’s Aim price?
Spell Effect, use-activated or continuous: Spell level × caster level × 2,000 gp and x2 for 1 minute/level duration. That's 4,000 gp for 1st level spell.
BTW, new item should cost Spell level × caster level × 1,800 gp/(5/1 per day). That's 360 gp.
Yeah, I remember that preset item cost is what's matter, so it's like, may be I've missed something?
Aha, and continuous True Strike should be around 20000 gp?
Bottom line. Bracers of Falcon's Aim were not just underpriced. No, they were BROKEN.
Permanent effect that dublicates very powerful personal druid/ranger-only spell?
That grants you stackable very powerful critical-boosting effect for bows and crossbows?
This item was so broken that it was complete idiotism not to buy one (if it was available) for every bow and crossbow build.
And even if they would be priced 20000 gp or 30000 gp they will still be broken, it will just delay their purchase till mid-high level, but they would still remain a must have item.
Overall, I would like to THANK Paizo for this errata. It's sad that we had to wait for it all those years, but it's better late than never.
Good job, Paizo! Just please, please, issue erratas more frequently.
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Overall, I would like to THANK Paizo for this errata. It's sad that we had to wait for it all those years, but it's better late than never.
Good job, Paizo! Just please, please, issue erratas more frequently.
The item was definitely broken, but I honestly don't understand how anyone can be happy with the end result. When is turning items into dead space on the page ever good?
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The item was definitely broken, but I honestly don't understand how anyone can be happy with the end result. When is turning items into dead space on the page ever good?Overall, I would like to THANK Paizo for this errata. It's sad that we had to wait for it all those years, but it's better late than never.
Good job, Paizo! Just please, please, issue erratas more frequently.
I see post like the first one, and I really wonder if this is why Paizo 'rebalancing' is accepted. Like are you happy that the item is made entirely unviable now? There's very few people saying that the items weren't broken (jingasa could have been 2 items easily), but is this salt the earth level of errata really acceptable to some people who just didn't like something? Wouldn't you rather seen something simply made good instead of broken rather than broken bad instead of broken good?
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Actually the change to a deflection bonus on the Jingasa of the Fortunate solider has the bigger impact on some of the games I run and am kinda excited to see it. One player that min/maxes and finds strange synergies in the game has a pugwampi gremlin with the unlucky aura.
For the price of 5000gp and up he can supply himself and his compatriots as he gains cash to ignore the aura with the old Jingasa vs. a luck stone that costs 20000gp each. This leads to every single enemy rolling twice for every d20 roll within 20 feet and taking the lower roll and the rest of the party ignoring it.
Although I agree with many of the posters that I would rather see them fixed to be balanced then just worthless and a waste of page space.
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I have talked to people that have ended subscriptions and quit over this kind of stuff in the past. A game store I even frequent is quite fed up with them. It feels like they may be killing their own game by doing these things without checking if the people who will actually be buying and playing with it actually like it.
Agreed. Errata like this is the best advertisement for D&D 5th edition I have seen in a long time. Certainly better than anything the makers of 5th Edition itself have come up with.
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Actually the change to a deflection bonus on the Jingasa of the Fortunate solider has the bigger impact on some of the games I run and am kinda excited to see it. One player that min/maxes and finds strange synergies in the game has a pugwampi gremlin with the unlucky aura.
For the price of 5000gp and up he can supply himself and his compatriots as he gains cash to ignore the aura with the old Jingasa vs. a luck stone that costs 20000gp each. This leads to every single enemy rolling twice for every d20 roll within 20 feet and taking the lower roll and the rest of the party ignoring it.
Although I agree with many of the posters that I would rather see them fixed to be balanced then just worthless and a waste of page space.
But that's hardly a Jingasa issue, that's a Pugwampi issue. Crafter's Fortune is 1. level, last 24 hours, and provides a luck bonus.
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But that's hardly a Jingasa issue, that's a Pugwampi issue. Crafter's Fortune is 1. level, last 24 hours, and provides a luck bonus.Actually the change to a deflection bonus on the Jingasa of the Fortunate solider has the bigger impact on some of the games I run and am kinda excited to see it. One player that min/maxes and finds strange synergies in the game has a pugwampi gremlin with the unlucky aura.
For the price of 5000gp and up he can supply himself and his compatriots as he gains cash to ignore the aura with the old Jingasa vs. a luck stone that costs 20000gp each. This leads to every single enemy rolling twice for every d20 roll within 20 feet and taking the lower roll and the rest of the party ignoring it.
Although I agree with many of the posters that I would rather see them fixed to be balanced then just worthless and a waste of page space.
Eh, I don't think that would work since it doesn't constantly give you a luck bonus, it just gives it to you on your next craft check.
So Unless a Pugwampi breaks into your workshop you're still out of luck (pun sorta not intended).
I see post like the first one, and I really wonder if this is why Paizo 'rebalancing' is accepted. Like are you happy that the item is made entirely unviable now? There's very few people saying that the items weren't broken (jingasa could have been 2 items easily), but is this salt the earth level of errata really acceptable to some people who just didn't like something? Wouldn't you rather seen something simply made good instead of broken rather than broken bad instead of broken good?
What item is unviable now?
Bracers of Falcon's Aim? Even with nerf it's normal, usable item.For just 4000 gold you can make your bow 19-20/x3 for entire combat (it's unique ability that can't be replicated even by weapon enchantment). Only downside is activation time, but there are cases when you have at least 1 round of preparation before combat starts.
And do not compare this item to similar Wands. This item doesn't require UMD investment and doesn't have chance of failure during activation (as you will have until +19 UMD skill)
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I see post like the first one, and I really wonder if this is why Paizo 'rebalancing' is accepted. Like are you happy that the item is made entirely unviable now? There's very few people saying that the items weren't broken (jingasa could have been 2 items easily), but is this salt the earth level of errata really acceptable to some people who just didn't like something? Wouldn't you rather seen something simply made good instead of broken rather than broken bad instead of broken good?What item is unviable now?
Bracers of Falcon's Aim? Even with nerf it's normal, usable item.
For just 4000 gold you can make your bow 19-20/x3 for entire combat (it's unique ability that can't be replicated even by weapon enchantment). Only downside is activation time, but there are cases when you have at least 1 round of preparation before combat starts.And do not compare this item to similar Wands. This item doesn't require UMD investment and doesn't have chance of failure during activation (as you will have until +19 UMD skill)
2.000 gp for 80 scrolls of Aspect of the Falcon.
2.000 gp for a cracked vibrant purple prism.You can now recharge your stone outside of combat (so a single skill rank and a total modifier of +1 or better is all the UMD you need, assuming no-one in your party has the spell on their list), you're not limited to 1/day, you can use your stone for even better buffs, and you have a free wrist slot.
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I see post like the first one, and I really wonder if this is why Paizo 'rebalancing' is accepted. Like are you happy that the item is made entirely unviable now? There's very few people saying that the items weren't broken (jingasa could have been 2 items easily), but is this salt the earth level of errata really acceptable to some people who just didn't like something? Wouldn't you rather seen something simply made good instead of broken rather than broken bad instead of broken good?What item is unviable now?
Bracers of Falcon's Aim? Even with nerf it's normal, usable item.
For just 4000 gold you can make your bow 19-20/x3 for entire combat (it's unique ability that can't be replicated even by weapon enchantment). Only downside is activation time, but there are cases when you have at least 1 round of preparation before combat starts.And do not compare this item to similar Wands. This item doesn't require UMD investment and doesn't have chance of failure during activation (as you will have until +19 UMD skill)
I'll say it's not viable for what it used to be. Unlike everyone else, I'm not going to get into item prices, as I can easily admit it was silly underpriced. But a standard use item like this just isn't worth what it would have been. Personally, had it been a move or swift round activation, while it's only once per day, I'd have been fine with it. And really, I don't have to say it's unviable, as the amount of people no longer using it will prove that.
What I would like is to see if:
A-PFS legalizes it (it was [rightfully so] banned in PFS)
B-We get some rough numbers on how many people are picking it up
I'll repeat myself in that I agree we needed an errata, but I don't think the severity of the errata was justified. I don't even think Jingasa's worthless now, but to use my own terminology for this, it went from a blue to an orange rating wise.
What I WILL say here is that the power level for those item slots went down a lot, as wrist/head were pretty unpopular as far as item slots go. So while I've complained about it, I will say in a design sense that this is probably a good thing for the game (please no one quote me saying otherwise, I realize my opinion is changing here).
What this will HOPEFULLY allow is for new items to take their place of lower power level, and quite a few as well. If we received a few fun and flavorful items in the head/wrist slot, I'd actually be entirely cool with this even if it does reek of Paizo "Here's a good option, a new option comes out, we nerf the previous one" that has been pervasive in their errata.
But at least from a design standpoint, I don't dislike the errata as a whole anymore, just the lack of communication involved in it and the severity of it.
2.000 gp for 80 scrolls of Aspect of the Falcon.
2.000 gp for a cracked vibrant purple prism.You can now recharge your stone outside of combat (so a single skill rank and a total modifier of +1 or better is all the UMD you need, assuming no-one in your party has the spell on their list), you're not limited to 1/day, you can use your stone for even better buffs, and you have a free wrist slot.
Assuming that GM will allow you to somehow buy 80 scrolls of druid/ranger only spell, you still need to have Wisdom 11+ and Charisma 10+ to be able with only 1 rank in UMD use this trick.
And btw, how are you supposed to store a spell into this ioun stone if as per RAW of ring of spell storing...
A ring of spell storing contains up to 5 levels of spells (either divine or arcane, or even a mix of both spell types) that the wearer can cast.
A spellcaster can cast any spells into the ring, so long as the total spell levels do not add up to more than 5
Use Magic Device do not make you a spellcaster (you need to have CL 1+ for this, and it doesn't allow you to qualify for 'wearer can cast').
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2.000 gp for 80 scrolls of Aspect of the Falcon.
2.000 gp for a cracked vibrant purple prism.You can now recharge your stone outside of combat (so a single skill rank and a total modifier of +1 or better is all the UMD you need, assuming no-one in your party has the spell on their list), you're not limited to 1/day, you can use your stone for even better buffs, and you have a free wrist slot.
Assuming that GM will allow you to somehow buy 80 scrolls of druid/ranger only spell, you still need to have Wisdom 11+ and Charisma 10+ to be able with only 1 rank in UMD use this trick.
And btw, how are you supposed to store a spell into this ioun stone if as per RAW of ring of spell storing...
Use Magic Device do not make you a spellcaster (you need to have CL 1+ for this, and it doesn't allow you to qualify for 'wearer can cast').A ring of spell storing contains up to 5 levels of spells (either divine or arcane, or even a mix of both spell types) that the wearer can cast.
A spellcaster can cast any spells into the ring, so long as the total spell levels do not add up to more than 5
80 is an absurd number. It was picked to make the costs match. The point is that the bracers are a terrible waste of gold.
A Ring of Spell Storing allows the wearer to cast the stored spells, whether or not he's a caster. That's the point. It takes a caster and/or a scroll to recharge it.
And I am arguing from an assumption of actual play, so the UMD is really not an issue as long as I don't have to do it in combat time.
A Ring of Spell Storing allows the wearer to cast the stored spells, whether or not he's a caster. That's the point. It takes a caster and/or a scroll to recharge it.
And I am arguing from an assumption of actual play, so the UMD is really not an issue as long as I don't have to do it in combat time.
In order to store a spell in ring of spell storing you must be able to cast a spell and be a spellcaster.
I still don't see how UMD grants you ability to cast spells and be a spellcaster.After all, UMD doesn't allow you to qualify for any feats or prestige classes that require ability to cast spells.
So, if you don't have druid or ranger in your group your trick doesn't work.
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A Ring of Spell Storing allows the wearer to cast the stored spells, whether or not he's a caster. That's the point. It takes a caster and/or a scroll to recharge it.
And I am arguing from an assumption of actual play, so the UMD is really not an issue as long as I don't have to do it in combat time.
In order to store a spell in ring of spell storing you must be able to cast a spell and be a spellcaster.
I still don't see how UMD grants you ability to cast spells and be a spellcaster.
After all, UMD doesn't allow you to qualify for any feats or prestige classes that require ability to cast spells.So, if you don't have druid or ranger in your group your trick doesn't work.
Assuming that "must be a spellcaster" is even a rule and not a description of the common use case, my Cleric buddy can use the scroll for me. Yes, one could say that I'm moving the goal posts here by requiring a teammate to have spent a skill point in one of the 3 top skills in the game, but all of this UMD nonsense goes out the window with a single level of Ranger or Hunter anyways.
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Assuming that "must be a spellcaster" is even a rule and not a description of the common use case, my Cleric buddy can use the scroll for me. Yes, one could say that I'm moving the goal posts here by requiring a teammate to have spent a skill point in one of the 3 top skills in the game, but all of this UMD nonsense goes out the window with a single level of Ranger or Hunter anyways.A Ring of Spell Storing allows the wearer to cast the stored spells, whether or not he's a caster. That's the point. It takes a caster and/or a scroll to recharge it.
And I am arguing from an assumption of actual play, so the UMD is really not an issue as long as I don't have to do it in combat time.
In order to store a spell in ring of spell storing you must be able to cast a spell and be a spellcaster.
I still don't see how UMD grants you ability to cast spells and be a spellcaster.
After all, UMD doesn't allow you to qualify for any feats or prestige classes that require ability to cast spells.So, if you don't have druid or ranger in your group your trick doesn't work.
Rangers don't get caster's levels till 4th, just a heads up.
Rangers don't get caster's levels till 4th, just a heads up.Assuming that "must be a spellcaster" is even a rule and not a description of the common use case, my Cleric buddy can use the scroll for me. Yes, one could say that I'm moving the goal posts here by requiring a teammate to have spent a skill point in one of the 3 top skills in the game, but all of this UMD nonsense goes out the window with a single level of Ranger or Hunter anyways.
In order to store a spell in ring of spell storing you must be able to cast a spell and be a spellcaster.
I still don't see how UMD grants you ability to cast spells and be a spellcaster.
After all, UMD doesn't allow you to qualify for any feats or prestige classes that require ability to cast spells.So, if you don't have druid or ranger in your group your trick doesn't work.
Rangers use wands from level 1 and don't bother with Spell Storing ioun stones.
Assuming that "must be a spellcaster" is even a rule and not a description of the common use case, my Cleric buddy can use the scroll for me. Yes, one could say that I'm moving the goal posts here by requiring a teammate to have spent a skill point in one of the 3 top skills in the game, but all of this UMD nonsense goes out the window with a single level of Ranger or Hunter anyways.
Assuming your cleric buddy can somehow qualify as "able to cast druid/ranger spell" (and I must repeat myself, UMD doesn't allow you to do this) - then fine. Maybe he is cleric/druid or cleric/ranger...
UMD allows you to emulate class feature. So, assuming "being spellcaster" is druid class feature (and you know, "spells" is a part of "class feature" section), you rogue just need UMD DC 20 roll. You still, may be, need DC 26 to emulate ability score and 3rd check DC 21 to use scroll. Ta-da!
Ta-da, so how many points you should invest to UMD to consistently beat those DCs? Argument was that even with +1 UMD you can use this trick.
Even if we have Wis 11+:
So, we have to beat DC 21 to cast spell from scroll. Immediately we need to make DC 20 to emulate class ability for ioun stone.
5% chance and 10% chance... Overall we have 0,5% chance per attempt to recharge ioun stone. We also have 5% per attempt to not be able activate this exact scroll for 24 hours and another 5% per attempt to not be able to emulate class feature for ious stone.
Good luck trying! :D
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Rangers use wands from level 1 and don't bother with Spell Storing ioun stones.Rangers don't get caster's levels till 4th, just a heads up.Assuming that "must be a spellcaster" is even a rule and not a description of the common use case, my Cleric buddy can use the scroll for me. Yes, one could say that I'm moving the goal posts here by requiring a teammate to have spent a skill point in one of the 3 top skills in the game, but all of this UMD nonsense goes out the window with a single level of Ranger or Hunter anyways.
In order to store a spell in ring of spell storing you must be able to cast a spell and be a spellcaster.
I still don't see how UMD grants you ability to cast spells and be a spellcaster.
After all, UMD doesn't allow you to qualify for any feats or prestige classes that require ability to cast spells.So, if you don't have druid or ranger in your group your trick doesn't work.
*goes and reads back over wands*
Oh wow! Has it always been that way or was it changed in Pathfinder?
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Bracers of Falcon's Aim was "just a pricing error", why didn't they just jack up the price to like, say, 10,000 gp and call it a day? Why did they have to tank the item by making it nigh-worthless?
Pricing error doesn't mean, "we want this item as is, we just priced it incorrectly."
In this case I think it means "wow this item is too good for continuous and priced way too low even raising to 10,000 gp would've too cheap, keep same price and make it 1/day."
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UMD allows you to emulate class feature. So, assuming "being spellcaster" is druid class feature (and you know, "spells" is a part of "class feature" section), you rogue just need UMD DC 20 roll. You still, may be, need DC 26 to emulate ability score and 3rd check DC 21 to use scroll. Ta-da!Ta-da, so how many points you should invest to UMD to consistently beat those DCs? Argument was that even with +1 UMD you can use this trick.
Even if we have Wis 11+:
So, we have to beat DC 21 to cast spell from scroll. Immediately we need to make DC 20 to emulate class ability for ioun stone.
5% chance and 10% chance... Overall we have 0,5% chance per attempt to recharge ioun stone. We also have 5% per attempt to not be able activate this exact scroll for 24 hours and another 5% per attempt to not be able to emulate class feature for ious stone.Good luck trying! :D
Blah blah blah spellcaster overlords blah your own fault for not picking a caster blah.
We need to make sure we maintain the status quo where only one group has access to the good game features right?
After these discussions I kind of wonder why umd isn't on every non casters list. The devs are clearly saying umd or gtfo.
Interesting =/= Optimal
The Jingasa is still an interesting item.
But so far from optimal that no one would want to use it.
An interesting item is easy
A useful item is easy.
A balanced item is hard
All three together? Even paizo seems to succeed less than 1% of the time making them.
Ah if you read the scrolls section in magic items in the CRB it says that using a scroll is just like casting a spell prepared and cast in the normal way under determine effect this along with several other passages in the scroll section indicates that scroll + martial + ioun stone works.
Ah if you read the scrolls section in magic items in the CRB it says that using a scroll is just like casting a spell prepared and cast in the normal way under determine effect this along with several other passages in the scroll section indicates that scroll + martial + ioun stone works.
Ok, so fighter with 1 rank in UMD and bunch of scrolls in his scroll case can suddenly qualify for any arcane or divine prestige class that requires ability to cast arcane or divine spells of some level?
Stop trying to find things in rules that do not exist.
UMD =/= ability to cast spells. UMD allows you to bend rules, activate items, but still, you are NOT spellcaster and you do not possess ability to CAST spells.
Period.
Assuming that "must be a spellcaster" is even a rule and not a description of the common use case, my Cleric buddy can use the scroll for me. Yes, one could say that I'm moving the goal posts here by requiring a teammate to have spent a skill point in one of the 3 top skills in the game, but all of this UMD nonsense goes out the window with a single level of Ranger or Hunter anyways.Assuming your cleric buddy can somehow qualify as "able to cast druid/ranger spell" (and I must repeat myself, UMD doesn't allow you to do this) - then fine. Maybe he is cleric/druid or cleric/ranger...
Sorry, I honestly don't understand what you're saying here. That you need casting ability to activate the stone, or that cleric can't UMD a druid scroll or what?
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Ah if you read the scrolls section in magic items in the CRB it says that using a scroll is just like casting a spell prepared and cast in the normal way under determine effect this along with several other passages in the scroll section indicates that scroll + martial + ioun stone works.Ok, so fighter with 1 rank in UMD and bunch of scrolls in his scroll case can suddenly qualify for any arcane or divine prestige class that requires ability to cast arcane or divine spells of some level?
Stop trying to find things in rules that do not exist.
UMD =/= ability to cast spells. UMD allows you to bend rules, activate items, but still, you are NOT spellcaster and you do not possess ability to CAST spells.Period.
Maybe you should just go and read what´s in the CRB under UMD.
Here.I somehow also assume that Rysky is making jokes up there about the wands?
I sometimes get the feeling that there are tons of people who just don´t bother to read the actual rules and then stumble over some item because others who did read the rules love to use it often, then this networking clamouring for bans, errata and balance changes starts untill it gets there.
Please read the rules. Anyone with enough skill points and some CHA can use UMD quite well right from the start. Perhaps not reliably since you might roll a 1, but still, pretty fast anything can be emulated.
Why do you think quick draw was clarified to not work on wands, scroll, etc? A rogue with decent INT or CHA can get anywhere ;)
Also some people sound as if Jingasa denied any crit, but in all my sources as well on the web, it´s only working 1/day.
And for some people coming from older editions and many who are especially loud about this, in previous editions helmets denied any crit, without being magical, all the time.
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Stop trying to find things in rules that do not exist.
UMD =/= ability to cast spells. UMD allows you to bend rules, activate items, but still, you are NOT spellcaster and you do not possess ability to CAST spells.Period.
Check: You can use this skill to read a spell or to activate a magic item. Use Magic Device lets you use a magic item as if you had the spell ability or class features of another class, as if you were a different race, or as if you were of a different alignment.
What exactly do you think the bolded text means?
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Hmm, guess it's been a weird houserule/misunderstanding our group has used then >_<Oh wow! Has it always been that way or was it changed in Pathfinder?Always
In my experience, exactly such stuff is a huge problem.
There so many people complaining about things they don´t even really researched or took the time to read and comprehend.You won´t believe how often i hear people talk about their bad Pathfinder experiences just to find out that they played with houserules changing the whole system just because someone not understanding the rules thought it might be fun or sounds cooler.
Stop trying to find things in rules that do not exist.
UMD =/= ability to cast spells. UMD allows you to bend rules, activate items, but still, you are NOT spellcaster and you do not possess ability to CAST spells.Period.
Check: You can use this skill to read a spell or to activate a magic item. Use Magic Device lets you use a magic item as if you had the spell ability or class features of another class, as if you were a different race, or as if you were of a different alignment.What exactly do you think the bolded text means?
Please don´t do that TOZ.
Let people read the rules themselves so they might actually learn them instead of just browsing the forum, guides and minmax sources ;)