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Message: <blockquote data-quote="Ridley's Cohort" data-source="post: 1377901" data-attributes="member: 545">I am with Stalker0 on this one.The 10th level Fighter can use a Wand of Fly or Scroll of Fly with 50% effectiveness instead of downing a Potion of Fly at 100% effectiveness and a few more coin.  Ooooh.  I am quaking in my boots.Who cares?  Half of those things are standard potions.  Some that aren't have reasonable substitutes that are available, e.g. Blur for Mirror Image.  Should we feel sorry for those 10th level Clerics the day the Fighter gets his hands on a Wand of Silence?If my warrior PC desperately wants to True Strike or use a Wand of Silence, he can very well take a single level of Sorceror or Cleric.  On what basis do conclude that spending 12-20 ranks cross class is a cheesier solution?The overlooked forest is that any ability that does not work 80+% of the time during combat is not all that attractive once you get up to higher levels.  The cost in money or skill points is irrevalent.  What matters is the cost in actions.That is why True Strike magic item is not really abusive, even in the hands of a well-optimized Fighter.  Sure he can increase his damage with a big Power Attack boosted hit, but he spent two rounds to accomplish that -- average damage per round is not all that different from the dumb Barbarian who waded in swinging.  If the True Strike nets him an advantage it is because of good tactical play, as it should be.</blockquote>