Pathfinder 1E Any rules when using UMD on items?

[krunchyfrogg]

If you pass the check, will it just work?

I am thinking about my proposed Paladin build in another thread. The highest his INT stat is in any of the builds is 10. But I plan on having him use UMD to cast spells not on the Paladin spell list.

this going to cause a problem? I'd hate to go through this trouble and then have to save up for a Headband of intellect or something.

This game will be played in Pathfinder Society, so the rules are very important here.


Thanks!!

 

[Voadam]

Bard, sorcerer, and oracle spells are generally only one check for you to use the scroll. Wizard and cleric scrolls you will have to make a second check to emulate the casting stat.

Two relevant sections of UMD:

Emulate an Ability Score: To cast a spell from a scroll, you need a high score in the appropriate ability (Intelligence for wizard spells, Wisdom for divine spells, or Charisma for sorcerer or bard spells). Your effective ability score (appropriate to the class you're emulating when you try to cast the spell from the scroll) is your Use Magic Device check result minus 15. If you already have a high enough score in the appropriate ability, you don't need to make this check.


Use a Scroll: Normally, to cast a spell from a scroll, you must have the scroll's spell on your class spell list. Use Magic Device allows you to use a scroll as if you had a particular spell on your class spell list. The DC is equal to 20 + the caster level of the spell you are trying to cast from the scroll. In addition, casting a spell from a scroll requires a minimum score (10 + spell level) in the appropriate ability. If you don't have a sufficient score in that ability, you must emulate the ability score with a separate Use Magic Device check.

This use of the skill also applies to other spell completion magic items.