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Message: <blockquote data-quote="DEFCON 1" data-source="post: 2076757" data-attributes="member: 7006">Tor L Tha, if you'd like to change your 5th level you just gained to wizard or sorcerer, I have no problems with that.  You can't swap over more levels since you've already been established as a 4th level rogue, but your newly gained level can be switched over to wizard or sorcerer if you'd like.  If you choose to do this, then all your magical scrolls will be able to be used no problem.However, if you stick with 5th level rogue, here's what you'll need to do.  First off, if you want to max out Use Magic Device, then you'll need to use 8 of the 10 skill points you just gained for 5th level to raise Use Magic Device.  Your max rank in UMD is 8.  So if you've already distributed points for your 5th level gain, you'll need to go back in and take away some points to move your UMD to 8.Next, to cast spells from scrolls using UMD, you first need to make a Decipher Spell check, which is 25 + spell level.  This deciphering can be done at any time (thus before combat begins if you'd like).  Once you decipher it, it's always deciphered and you are nowready to cast that spell at any point in the future.Then, when you want to actually cast the spell (during combat or whenever) you need to attempt to Use The Scroll, which is a check of 20 + the caster level of the spell you are trying to cast.  In other words a 21 for 1st level spells, 23 for 2nd level spells, 25 for 3rd level, 27 for 4th level and so on.  You also need to have high enough primary ability score (in this case INT) to cast the spells like a normal spellcaster does.  Since you have an INT of 14, you can only cast up to 4th level spells.Finally, to make the math easier... selling 10 acid splash scrolls, 2 detect poision scrolls, 4 ghost sound scrolls, and *2* read magic scrolls (18 scrolls total) give you 18 x 12.5gp = 225 gold pieces for them.  Thus you can then buy either 9 1st level scrolls, or 1 2nd level scroll and 1 to 3 1st levels (depending on the price of the 2nd level scroll).I'll hold off on selling the cure light potions until you've all decided what you want to do with the scroll situation first.</blockquote>

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