Are scrolls unbalancing?

[mvincent]

Unless your DM is smart and gives your party 5%-10% more XP than needed to be level X, which I tend to to so people aren't screwed by spending feats on item creation.

Actually, by staying just below the next level, you gain more XP during the next adventure (even though you still have the wealth of a higher level character).

As a wizard, I try to stay behind before gaining even levels (since those don't gain you an entirely new spell repertoire like the odd levels do)

 

[fuindordm]

This question is addressed in the D&D FAQ, IIRC. They suggest up to 6 spells per scroll (since that's the most you can find in random treasure) and basing the crafting time off of the whole scroll rather than each spell.

I think they are essential to any caster who prepares spells, and not unbalancing at all. They make enormous sense, and encourage wizards to seek out and learn utility spells. Scribe scroll is a great feat for clerics, too--how often do they prepare remove paralysis, for example?

And I'm a DM.

 

[shilsen]

This question is addressed in the D&D FAQ, IIRC. They suggest up to 6 spells per scroll (since that's the most you can find in random treasure) and basing the crafting time off of the whole scroll rather than each spell.

Both sound like very reasonable ideas to me.

I think they are essential to any caster who prepares spells, and not unbalancing at all.

Agreed, but I'd say they're very useful for spontaneous casters too, since most of those suffer from a very limited spell selection. A sorcerer can do much worse than carrying around a bunch of utility scrolls.

They make enormous sense, and encourage wizards to seek out and learn utility spells. Scribe scroll is a great feat for clerics, too--how often do they prepare remove paralysis, for example?

Also for druids. There are a lot of druid spells that one might not want to spend a slot on but can be excellent to put on a scroll.

One thing to keep in mind is that the party druid or cleric can scribe scrolls with the wizard (who's got it as a bonus feat). As long as the druid or cleric counts is designated as the creator, the scroll is divine and usable by them.

And I'm a DM.

I'm writing as DM and player. I make significant use of Scribe Scroll when running a PC who can use it and also encourage my players to use it intelligently for their PCs.

 

[hong]

This is easily solved by having the scroll take 5 ranks in Balance.

 

[Darklone]

This is easily solved by having the scroll take 5 ranks in Balance.

To avoid losing your dex bonus when sooo many people will allow only one sneak attack per round. Since years.