Wands?

[elbandit]

Are wands considered to have a psecfic magical tone such as Arcane or Divine (like scrolls) or are they neutral? I cannot find anything specfic in the core books abouit it.

Example, with a Wand of Summon Monsters 2... can both a cleric and a mage use the same wand?

 

[Patryn of Elvenshae]

Wands are neutral. Anyone with the proper spell on their list can use one.

 

[elbandit]

Ah! Thanks!

 

[Nail]

Example, with a Wand of Summon Monsters 2... can both a cleric and a mage use the same wand?

Yep!

 

[Ogrork the Mighty]

But does it detect as divine or arcane magic?

 

[Patryn of Elvenshae]

Neither; unless it's based on the user of the wand at the time.

Are there any abilities which apply only to the one or the other that the distinction would ever be important?

 

[Lonely Tylenol]

Detect Magic doesn't tell you whether something is arcane or divine. It tells you the school of magic and the strength of the aura. If it were a wand of Summon Monster II, for example, it would tell you "faint conjuration".

 

[Sejs]

But does it detect as divine or arcane magic?

Yup, what Doc Awk said. There's no way to tell if a spell is divine or arcane outside of the effects of said spell being on one list and not the other, assuming you can identify them.

 

[cordell]

Alright, how about this one:

A Rogue picks up the Wand of Summon Monsters 2 and tries to use it, via Use Magic device.

Does he need to emulate a high intelligence, or high wisdom? What if a Sorcerer made the wand, does he need to emulate a high charisma?

 

[Dog Moon]

Originally posted by cordell
A Rogue picks up the Wand of Summon Monsters 2 and tries to use it, via Use Magic device.

Does he need to emulate a high intelligence, or high wisdom? What if a Sorcerer made the wand, does he need to emulate a high charisma?

Why should this matter? Unless I'm mistaken, wands have a set DC and the stat [or other extraneous abilities] of the wielder doesn't matter. All the Rogue should need to do is to emulate the class itself to be able to use the wand.