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<blockquote data-quote="Murrdox" data-source="post: 711602" data-attributes="member: 10131">For wands, we give a 20% chance that there are markings of some sort on the wand that reveal what spell it is.&nbsp; If you know what spell it is, then you can cast it.You CANNOT simply use a wand that you haven't identified or has no markings, simply by running through command words.This is because some wands have different targets and effects.&nbsp; Thus, in my mind, waving a wand of &quot;Inflict Serious Wounds&quot; at a rock isn't going to do anything, even if you speak the appropriate command word.I suppose if someone wanted to use &quot;Detect Magic&quot; to figure out the approximate spell level, and then go through every individual spell on her spell list in trying to use the wand, eventually she would come up with the correct spell, but I don't allow this... after all, what are you going to as a target to &quot;test&quot; and see if the wand is &quot;Inflict Serious Wounds&quot;?&nbsp; A fellow Party member?I simply tell my players what their items are, and make them pay for the identification costs later.&nbsp; If I give one of my players a +2 longsword, I simply tell them &quot;This longsword feels unusally accurate, guiding your hand to the target.&nbsp; It glows&quot;.&nbsp; Then I tell them it's a +2 longsword, write it down, and pay the cost to identify it when you get back to town (a +2 longsword automatically &quot;works&quot;).&nbsp; On the other hand, if it's a +1 Flaming longsword, I'll let them know it's a +1 Flaming longsword, but they can't use the Flaming ability until they Analyze Deowomer (can't spell it) on it, and find the command word.&nbsp; However, detect magic reveals its more powerful than a simple +1 sword, so the character knows that he needs to go back to town to do further magic on it.&nbsp; I even tell them when they have cursed items, but my players are good enough to roleplay using cursed items when their characters don't necessarily know that they're cursed.&nbsp; I had a Barbarian player pick up a Cursed +2 Chainshirt of Drinking (He had to consume alcohol everyday for it to work) once.&nbsp; He was perfectly content to suddenly carry around a large keg of strong wine with him wherever he went.&nbsp; As far as his character knew... he just suddenly developed a taste for spirits.Wonderous items are also usually obvious (boots of flying are usually going to have little wings on the side... gauntlets of ogre power will make you feel stronger, etc.... )</blockquote>

[QUOTE="Murrdox, post: 711602, member: 10131"] For wands, we give a 20% chance that there are markings of some sort on the wand that reveal what spell it is. If you know what spell it is, then you can cast it. You CANNOT simply use a wand that you haven't identified or has no markings, simply by running through command words. This is because some wands have different targets and effects. Thus, in my mind, waving a wand of "Inflict Serious Wounds" at a rock isn't going to do anything, even if you speak the appropriate command word. I suppose if someone wanted to use "Detect Magic" to figure out the approximate spell level, and then go through every individual spell on her spell list in trying to use the wand, eventually she would come up with the correct spell, but I don't allow this... after all, what are you going to as a target to "test" and see if the wand is "Inflict Serious Wounds"? A fellow Party member? I simply tell my players what their items are, and make them pay for the identification costs later. If I give one of my players a +2 longsword, I simply tell them "This longsword feels unusally accurate, guiding your hand to the target. It glows". Then I tell them it's a +2 longsword, write it down, and pay the cost to identify it when you get back to town (a +2 longsword automatically "works"). On the other hand, if it's a +1 Flaming longsword, I'll let them know it's a +1 Flaming longsword, but they can't use the Flaming ability until they Analyze Deowomer (can't spell it) on it, and find the command word. However, detect magic reveals its more powerful than a simple +1 sword, so the character knows that he needs to go back to town to do further magic on it. I even tell them when they have cursed items, but my players are good enough to roleplay using cursed items when their characters don't necessarily know that they're cursed. I had a Barbarian player pick up a Cursed +2 Chainshirt of Drinking (He had to consume alcohol everyday for it to work) once. He was perfectly content to suddenly carry around a large keg of strong wine with him wherever he went. As far as his character knew... he just suddenly developed a taste for spirits. Wonderous items are also usually obvious (boots of flying are usually going to have little wings on the side... gauntlets of ogre power will make you feel stronger, etc.... ) [/QUOTE]

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