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Message: <blockquote data-quote="RigaMortus" data-source="post: 1379378" data-attributes="member: 1077">You are basing the power of a skill on something the DM has the total ability to control.  Ok, so an arcane spell caster can cast divine spells.  And a Fighter can heal and buff himself.  Well, with what exactly?  CMIIW, but doesn't the DM decide what magic items characters have access to?  If the party finds a wand of cure light wounds, who is most likely to take it?  The Cleric, or the Fighter with +8 to UMD?It's kind of like the Ranger's Favored Enemy.  By level 20 I can have a +10 to damage against giants, which can be a very big boon.  But what good is that +10 to damage if the DM never throws giants at the party?I don't see any problem with UMD that the DM can't control himself.</blockquote>