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Re: UMD scale is skewed
7/10/2004 7:54:19 PM
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| Okay, the forums refuse to let me submit more than a sentence at a time, so I apologize for the following:
Vives is in no way, shape, or form a low magic world. Can I ask what would lead you to think it was? We tend to have an abnormally low number of players of spellcasters, but IMO that is indicative of our higher magic gear level.
Also, the rules for Spellcraft checks for scrolls are provided in the 3.0 DMG. Can't quote you a specific page because I don't have the book in front of me ... |
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Re: UMD scale is skewed
7/11/2004 3:14:29 PM
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| (Yay! Multiposting is fun! Go postcount go!)
<quote>Low-magic in terms of items.</quote>
I'm sorry, but you really aren't correct here. Vives is an extremely high magic item world, with only the barest minimum of restricted items and item properties. Almost every PC of Vives has a full kit of magical gear long before they can ever even equip half the stuff, PC's can add a variety of properties to their own weapons, there is no control over static scroll availability and we've recently ... |
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Re: UMD scale is skewed
7/11/2004 3:14:50 PM
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| If Vives were a low-magic world in terms of items, a +2 weapon would sell (quickly) for between 40,000 and 70,000 gold, and a +3 item would be available ONLY one-per-PC and ONLY through intense DM questing. Scrolls would not be available in stores. Nothing better than +1 simple weapons and +1 medium armor would ever be put in a store or added to the standard treasure drop tables. No item would ever give a +5 to a skill, no item would ever give a bonus feat at all. Glowing weapons would ... |
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Re: UMD scale is skewed
7/11/2004 3:15:11 PM
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And, if I'm a rogue with UMD and I figure out how to activate my rod of the ghost why is it I forget how to do so the next time I try to use it?
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Rods will be looked at. However, to get to the meat of your question: controlling and utilizing the forces of magic is a dangerous game of wit, wisdom, and mental fortitude. You aren't just reading a scroll, or waving a wand casually, you are uniting yourself with forces (if you aren't a caster yourself) very much beyond your ... |
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Re: UMD scale is skewed
7/11/2004 3:15:38 PM
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And Barnas, you're right, Enchant Arrow IS a class feature... JUST like UMD is. THAT'S my point. UMD is restricted to rogues and bards, two classes who need the boost in effectiveness it provides.</quote>
What is your point? Do you think that Enchant Arrow should be given a percentage failure chance like we've added to UMD? Or that UMD shouldn't have a risk involved? Because either way, pretty much the entirety of the rulebase on the subject disagrees with you as I read ... |
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