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Overpowered Scrolls? - Casting spells without slots
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<blockquote data-quote="Doskious" data-source="post: 8491371" data-attributes="member: 86490"><p>I've yet to identify a section of the rules that articulates that a spell on a scroll is hard-associated with a particular slot level.</p><p></p><p>TT indicates that all spells cast from items (including scrolls):</p><p></p><p>Except that the section in the rules on 'Casting spells without slots' (pg 492) specifically states that:</p><p></p><p>And specific overrides general. In this case, the general rule is that spells cast from magic items are cast at the lowest possible level, and the specific override has to do with casting spells from scrolls. Scrolls is a more specific subset of magical items.</p><p></p><p>I'm not at all sure what "using a magical scroll to cast [the spell on the scroll] at a higher level" means other than "at a higher level than the default lowest-possible spell level it would normally be cast at." Meaning that, as far as I can tell, yes, my Wizard can scribe a scroll of Fireball using a 3rd level slot for the crafting and then attempt a DC 19 Intelligence check to try to cast Fireball as though using a 9th level slot from that scroll. If I'm successful, the Fireball does 12d6 damage. If not, the scroll is expended without any Fireball-y effects at all.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Doskious, post: 8491371, member: 86490"] I've yet to identify a section of the rules that articulates that a spell on a scroll is hard-associated with a particular slot level. TT indicates that all spells cast from items (including scrolls): Except that the section in the rules on 'Casting spells without slots' (pg 492) specifically states that: And specific overrides general. In this case, the general rule is that spells cast from magic items are cast at the lowest possible level, and the specific override has to do with casting spells from scrolls. Scrolls is a more specific subset of magical items. I'm not at all sure what "using a magical scroll to cast [the spell on the scroll] at a higher level" means other than "at a higher level than the default lowest-possible spell level it would normally be cast at." Meaning that, as far as I can tell, yes, my Wizard can scribe a scroll of Fireball using a 3rd level slot for the crafting and then attempt a DC 19 Intelligence check to try to cast Fireball as though using a 9th level slot from that scroll. If I'm successful, the Fireball does 12d6 damage. If not, the scroll is expended without any Fireball-y effects at all. [/QUOTE]
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