Author Topic: Scroll DC's (Read 459 times)

steverimmer · « **on:** May 04, 2005, 08:09:00 am »

Just wondered how the dc's for scrolls are worked out. The reason I ask is that Buppi just tried to use a scroll of light which is a cantrip and it had a DC of 25. It just seemed a bit high that was all

ZeroVega · « **Reply #1 on:** May 04, 2005, 08:28:00 am »

Emm... maybe I'm mistakin, but is Light even supposed to have a DC? I mean, DC Vs. what?!

ForgottenCreature · « **Reply #2 on:** May 04, 2005, 08:33:00 am »

buppi is a rogue, so i would assume vs her UMD. and think of it this way, you are performing magic, thats quite a feat for a rogue. its not like using a piece or armor designed for another class, its causing things to happen out of nothingness.

steverimmer · « **Reply #3 on:** May 04, 2005, 08:49:00 am »

Thats true....just wondered out of curiousity how the dc's were worked out

Talan Va'lash · « **Reply #4 on:** May 04, 2005, 09:08:00 am »

To cast a spell from a scroll the DC of the UMD check is 25+spell level so, for a cantrip 25 and for a a level 5 spell it would be 30.

This is pretty high, but... casting a spell from a scroll means you have to complete all the somatic and verbal components. Thats pretty hard without having studied magic. A lot harder than just using a command word or gesture on a wand.

Edit: Light is a cleric spell... so i have no idea why youre making a UMD check to cast it...

Thunder Pants · « **Reply #5 on:** May 04, 2005, 09:15:00 am »

it's a bug in the script really, nothing major, just multiclassed spell caster rogues trying to read a scroll defaults to their rogue UMD

Dorganath · « **Reply #6 on:** May 04, 2005, 10:03:00 am »

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Talan Va'lash - 5/4/2005 11:08 AM

Edit: Light is a cleric spell... so i have no idea why youre making a UMD check to cast it...

Light is an arcane cantrip as well, and it's my understanding that UMD doesn't apply to objects that wield divine power.

Not to be confused with OMD, which only applies for unemployment benefits (baaaaad 80's reference)

Talan Va'lash · « **Reply #7 on:** May 04, 2005, 10:13:00 am »

yeah, I had thought that anyone could use divine scrolls, but I dont believe that is the case in Layo, as I cant use all those cure minor and cure light scrolls I find.

Ar7 · « **Reply #8 on:** May 04, 2005, 10:40:00 am »

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Talan Va'lash - 5/4/2005 10:13 AM

yeah, I had thought that anyone could use divine scrolls, but I dont believe that is the case in Layo, as I cant use all those cure minor and cure light scrolls I find.

I believe in NWN Raise dead and Resurrection scrolls are usable by any class, all the the other divine scrolls are not

Guardian 452 · « **Reply #9 on:** May 04, 2005, 10:44:00 am »

One of the Restoration scrolls is usable by all as well I think.... been a while though.

Leanthar · « **Reply #10 on:** May 04, 2005, 10:44:00 am »

Err, it is not a Layo thing. We have not changed the way scrolls and UMD and such work.

steverimmer · « **Reply #11 on:** May 04, 2005, 10:58:00 am »

Ahh so 25+spell level thats good. I just wondered what it was thanks all

FlameStrike · « **Reply #12 on:** May 04, 2005, 11:57:00 am »

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Ar7 - 5/4/2005 6:40 PM

I believe in NWN Raise dead and Resurrection scrolls are usable by any class, all the the other divine scrolls are not

Wizards cannot use either of these, nor the Restoration types of scrolls, at least it was so on the last time i checked, although you might as well take levels as Rogue to allow the use of them...

Gulnyr · « **Reply #13 on:** May 04, 2005, 12:13:00 pm »

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Talan Va'lash - 5/4/2005 12:08 PM
This is pretty high, but... casting a spell from a scroll means you have to complete all the somatic and verbal components. Thats pretty hard without having studied magic. A lot harder than just using a command word or gesture on a wand.

So wands are lower? DC 20?

Talan Va'lash · « **Reply #14 on:** May 04, 2005, 11:38:00 pm »

I think the difficulty of wands is based on their value being a class restricted item as per the chart in the manual. So, if your UMD is high enough you can use it, you dont have to make a check each time since you dont have to perform the intricate gestures and incantaionts, just the command word or action.

Zen · « **Reply #15 on:** May 05, 2005, 07:45:00 am »

Boy I'm glad I'm just a fighter. You guys are making my head hurt.

freemen2 · « **Reply #16 on:** May 05, 2005, 07:53:00 am »

Tell me about it have some rogish ways about me and I gaved-up with casting scrolls as I don't get it :S
Some scrolls have a higher level to cast and I can cast them, those some are level 1 and I can't *all happy to have stopped banging is head against hard surfaces about this* :p

Talan Va'lash · « **Reply #17 on:** May 05, 2005, 08:12:00 am »

freemen: Its because you make a roll each time. If your UMD is only 10 you could roll a 20 and cast a fifth level spell. Or you could roll a 1 and not be able to cast any level spell.

freemen2 · « **Reply #18 on:** May 05, 2005, 08:33:00 am »

Yeah what I got frem asking different people but I always roll the same numbers, for scrolls. Fer Strengh t'is always the same and never was able to cast it, think it's DC 27 or 28 and I always roll a 1 lol.
Endurance on the other hand, I always make it *shrugs*
Any ways, only way to increase yer chances is to increase yer use magic device skill, right?

Talan Va'lash · « **Reply #19 on:** May 05, 2005, 11:46:00 am »

yup

Edit: or take mage levels. that will vastly increase your chances hehe