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<blockquote data-quote="preacher" data-source="post: 4147900" data-attributes="member: 36981">You need to determine if the scroll is arcane or divine - if the spell can be of either type, like Summon Monster, you have to decide as DM which type it is. (Unless the scroll was created by a specific NPC, in which case the NPC's class will determine if it's arcane or divine.)According to the SRD, there are two other conditions that must be met for a character to activate a scroll:Type: it must be the correct type, arcane or divine. This is determined by the class of the person who created the scroll. A Summon Monster I scroll created by a wizard would be arcane, but if it was created by a cleric it would be divine. The person using the scroll must be able to cast the same type of spells.Spell list: The spell on the scroll must feature on the user's spell list. He doesn't have to actually know it, but it has to be one he could potentially learn at some point.This second point is important because if bard creates a scroll of Cure Light Wounds, it's arcane, and can only be activated by someone who has CLW on their spell list. So although a wizard can cast arcane spells, he doesn't have CLW on his spell list and couldn't activate it. Only a bard could (or another arcane caster with CLW on their spell list).</blockquote>

[QUOTE="preacher, post: 4147900, member: 36981"] You need to determine if the scroll is arcane or divine - if the spell can be of either type, like Summon Monster, you have to decide as DM which type it is. (Unless the scroll was created by a specific NPC, in which case the NPC's class will determine if it's arcane or divine.) According to the SRD, there are two other conditions that must be met for a character to activate a scroll: Type: it must be the correct type, arcane or divine. This is determined by the class of the person who created the scroll. A Summon Monster I scroll created by a wizard would be arcane, but if it was created by a cleric it would be divine. The person using the scroll must be able to cast the same type of spells. Spell list: The spell on the scroll must feature on the user's spell list. He doesn't have to actually know it, but it has to be one he could potentially learn at some point. This second point is important because if bard creates a scroll of Cure Light Wounds, it's arcane, and can only be activated by someone who has CLW on their spell list. So although a wizard can cast arcane spells, he doesn't have CLW on his spell list and couldn't activate it. Only a bard could (or another arcane caster with CLW on their spell list). [/QUOTE]

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