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<blockquote data-quote="candidus_cogitens" data-source="post: 445522" data-attributes="member: 770">Also, regarding scrolls....In order to activate a scroll, do you have to get into that &quot;proper mental state&quot; in order to be able to read it?&nbsp; Clearly the answer to that is NO.&nbsp; This helps to clarify the issue at hand.That mental pre-preparation is already done for you with scrolls, and all you have to do is just utter the words.&nbsp; Otherwise, I suppose it would be impossible for sorcerers to cast spells from scrolls, since they would not even know how to go about getting into the &quot;proper mental state&quot; for activating arcane writing.Bypassing that &quot;proper mental state&quot; step must be what makes scrolls scrolls, and not just a loose page of a spellbook.That being the case ... it seems pretty important that that step be preserved in the wizard's spellcasting process.&nbsp; The magic has to come from somewhere .... either from a sorcerer's charisma, from a wizard's actively-achieved special mental state, or from something imbedded in the scroll.&nbsp; Still ... it would seem possible for a wizard to hasten the process of achieving that special mental state.&nbsp; I want a new feat!</blockquote>

[QUOTE="candidus_cogitens, post: 445522, member: 770"] Also, regarding scrolls.... In order to activate a scroll, do you have to get into that "proper mental state" in order to be able to read it? Clearly the answer to that is NO. This helps to clarify the issue at hand. That mental pre-preparation is already done for you with scrolls, and all you have to do is just utter the words. Otherwise, I suppose it would be impossible for sorcerers to cast spells from scrolls, since they would not even know how to go about getting into the "proper mental state" for activating arcane writing. Bypassing that "proper mental state" step must be what makes scrolls scrolls, and not just a loose page of a spellbook. That being the case ... it seems pretty important that that step be preserved in the wizard's spellcasting process. The magic has to come from somewhere .... either from a sorcerer's charisma, from a wizard's actively-achieved special mental state, or from something imbedded in the scroll. Still ... it would seem possible for a wizard to hasten the process of achieving that special mental state. I want a new feat! [/QUOTE]

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