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<blockquote data-quote="CanadienneBacon" data-source="post: 6611132" data-attributes="member: 11146">I spent a significant amount of time last night researching how a player identifies a spell scroll, reads a spell scroll, casts from a spell scroll, and transcribes a spell scroll in 5e.&nbsp; Identifying that what you have is a spell scroll is tricky since read magic no longer exists.&nbsp; I checked the entry for detect magic and identify, no dice there as to lay mechanics.&nbsp; I looked through the index of Wizard spells and didn't spot anything that would indicate it helps a player ID a spell scroll by reading it.&nbsp; I'm open to suggestions from the field.&nbsp; [Thus, my post last night re: starting to think that maybe I need a 5e DMG]&nbsp; Tentatively, I'm inclined to have you make an Intelligence (Arcana) check, DC 10 + spell level of the spell on the scroll.I'm reasonably clear on how one casts a spell from a spell scroll.&nbsp; I don't have those mechanics on hand at the moment, but you can find them by googling.&nbsp; Or wait for me to post them later tonight.Transcription from a spell scroll into a spellbook is covered by the PHB.&nbsp; Transcription takes 1 hour and 50 gold per spell level.&nbsp; As best I can tell, no Intelligence Arcana check is entailed in transcription.&nbsp; See PHB pp 114-115.&nbsp; The main issue currently on our plate in the IC is discerning whether the vellum is a spell scroll or just some other spellcaster's scribbled notes.&nbsp; Let me know your thoughts.</blockquote>

[QUOTE="CanadienneBacon, post: 6611132, member: 11146"] I spent a significant amount of time last night researching how a player identifies a spell scroll, reads a spell scroll, casts from a spell scroll, and transcribes a spell scroll in 5e. Identifying that what you have is a spell scroll is tricky since [I]read magic[/I] no longer exists. I checked the entry for [I]detect magic [/I]and [I]identify[/I], no dice there as to lay mechanics. I looked through the index of Wizard spells and didn't spot anything that would indicate it helps a player ID a spell scroll by reading it. I'm open to suggestions from the field. [Thus, my post last night re: starting to think that maybe I need a 5e DMG] Tentatively, I'm inclined to have you make an Intelligence (Arcana) check, DC 10 + spell level of the spell on the scroll. I'm reasonably clear on how one casts a spell from a spell scroll. I don't have those mechanics on hand at the moment, but you can find them by googling. Or wait for me to post them later tonight. Transcription from a spell scroll into a spellbook is covered by the PHB. Transcription takes 1 hour and 50 gold per spell level. As best I can tell, no Intelligence Arcana check is entailed in transcription. See PHB pp 114-115. The main issue currently on our plate in the IC is discerning whether the vellum is a spell scroll or just some other spellcaster's scribbled notes. Let me know your thoughts. [/QUOTE]

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