Magic item, arcane or divine ?

[marune]

Ok, you found a magical item, you want to know if it is arcane or divine made. What are your options ?

 

[Nightfall]

Check to see if it's made in the Abyss or made in Taiwan.

 

[Ilium]

Other than scrolls, I'm not aware of any differentiation in the rules. Some spells are only available on certain lists, of course, but other than that I don't think you can tell the difference by the RAW.

 

[marune]

In Magic of Faerûn, with a DC 20 Knowledge[Religion] one can know the patron deity of a divine magic item. I should have given that one before...

Knowing the origin can be very important to some characters who shun arcane / divine magics.

IMHO, Spellcraft maybe the right skill...

 

[Infiniti2000]

What's a divine magic item as defined in Magic of Faerûn? Is it merely something created by a divine spellcaster? Can you have a divine AND arcane item?

 

[marune]

What's a divine magic item as defined in Magic of Faerûn? Is it merely something created by a divine spellcaster? Can you have a divine AND arcane item?

It doesn't provide a definition... it's just a expanded skill usage.

However, I would say that if a divine spellcaster cooperated with an arcane spellcaster to craft an item, you could get the patron deity of the divine one.

 

[Ilium]

That would make sense. If you're going for house rules, then I would agree that Spellcraft would be a good skill to use. Probably in connection with the Detect Magic spell, just like figuring out what school of magic was used.

 

[AuraSeer]

You might try legend lore. That should tell you the creator, as long as he or the item are powerful enough to be "legendary."

 

[Infiniti2000]

However, I would say that if a divine spellcaster cooperated with an arcane spellcaster to craft an item, you could get the patron deity of the divine one.

So, each item has a patron deity? What happens when two or more divine casters cooperate on one item? That seems like a hassle to figure out the patron deities of magical items. You'll need a table with percentages for each deity and/or combination thereof for any random items.

Regardless, I'm not sure a check is even required. How about if someone just assumes it's divine? Can that someone just use the knowledge (religion) check anyway? If it fails, it's either not a divine item or he doesn't know, and either way it doesn't matter much.

 

[marune]

So, each item has a patron deity? What happens when two or more divine casters cooperate on one item? That seems like a hassle to figure out the patron deities of magical items. You'll need a table with percentages for each deity and/or combination thereof for any random items.

Hmm, if two divine spellcasters with different patron deities cooperated, just give the two patrons deities.