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[DM needs help] How the party figures out what spell is in a wand? (and other items)
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<blockquote data-quote="rtricher" data-source="post: 1315058" data-attributes="member: 8881"><p>As far as wands are concerned listen to Hypersmurf he's dead on as you put it.. </p><p></p><p>When trying to find out what Items do/are you could give them better hints.. as said earlier things may have inscriptions or runes.</p><p></p><p>The way I run my game is that PCs find treasure while on adventure if they manage to identify it great..ie. I put it on do I notice anything (yes you feel light footed ..ie. boots of striding...) but generally they just don't risk trying the gear and they won't anymore of this I'm sure, a bag of devouring is a mean thing man.. Otherwise the other things to note are whether or not the PC in question is forced to gain a negative level ie. from a Chaotic weapon in the hands of a lawful PC.</p><p></p><p>As per the Use Magical Device skill, AFAIK it's designed for non magic users and it imitates the inate ability that a spellcaster has for using such things..</p><p></p><p>Have a good day, make sure you're still having fun and try not to kill anyone.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="rtricher, post: 1315058, member: 8881"] As far as wands are concerned listen to Hypersmurf he's dead on as you put it.. When trying to find out what Items do/are you could give them better hints.. as said earlier things may have inscriptions or runes. The way I run my game is that PCs find treasure while on adventure if they manage to identify it great..ie. I put it on do I notice anything (yes you feel light footed ..ie. boots of striding...) but generally they just don't risk trying the gear and they won't anymore of this I'm sure, a bag of devouring is a mean thing man.. Otherwise the other things to note are whether or not the PC in question is forced to gain a negative level ie. from a Chaotic weapon in the hands of a lawful PC. As per the Use Magical Device skill, AFAIK it's designed for non magic users and it imitates the inate ability that a spellcaster has for using such things.. Have a good day, make sure you're still having fun and try not to kill anyone. [/QUOTE]
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