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<blockquote data-quote="EvilPheemy" data-source="post: 3619994" data-attributes="member: 3700">As written, a scroll is a scroll is a scroll, without any sort of alignment or influence from the cleric who scribed it in the first place.&nbsp; Like any non-aligned magic item, it is merely a tool.&nbsp; In this case a repository of divine magical energy for use by any caster who can utilize divine magic.However, making a house rule of connecting a given divine spellcasting item to the deity of the cleric who scribed or created it makes for a deeper and more intricate setting.&nbsp; You really need to poll your players on this issue if you wish to enact it.&nbsp; If your players are the type who would appreciate this sort of detail, then by all means add it (and remember, you'll be doing a LOT of work assigning divine scrolls to specific faiths).&nbsp; However, most players will be lukewarm on the issue, and there is a population of players who would find the houserule unfairly limiting.Remember, scrolls expand your spellcaster's abilities.&nbsp; In the game as written there is a certain assumption that spellcasters would have access to scrolls as they adventure.&nbsp; To deny those spellcasters a measure of those scrolls because of the whim of fate, &quot;Whoops, it looks like that Remove Curse scroll was infused with power from Llolth!&nbsp; Too bad the elven Cleric can't use it.&quot; would be a little unfair to the divine spellcasters.</blockquote>

[QUOTE="EvilPheemy, post: 3619994, member: 3700"] As written, a scroll is a scroll is a scroll, without any sort of alignment or influence from the cleric who scribed it in the first place. Like any non-aligned magic item, it is merely a tool. In this case a repository of divine magical energy for use by any caster who can utilize divine magic. However, making a house rule of connecting a given divine spellcasting item to the deity of the cleric who scribed or created it makes for a deeper and more intricate setting. You really need to poll your players on this issue if you wish to enact it. If your players are the type who would appreciate this sort of detail, then by all means add it (and remember, you'll be doing a LOT of work assigning divine scrolls to specific faiths). However, most players will be lukewarm on the issue, and there is a population of players who would find the houserule unfairly limiting. Remember, scrolls expand your spellcaster's abilities. In the game as written there is a certain assumption that spellcasters would have access to scrolls as they adventure. To deny those spellcasters a measure of those scrolls because of the whim of fate, "Whoops, it looks like that [i]Remove Curse[/i] scroll was infused with power from Llolth! Too bad the elven Cleric can't use it." would be a little unfair to the divine spellcasters. [/QUOTE]

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