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technodemon 09-20-05, 07:33 PM	Something has been bugging for sometime now I hear someone say just take 1st level of said spell caster to use this magic item. Now where exactlly does it say that by taking only one level of any caster you can activate the level of magic item, like a wand, scroll or staff?
Merestil Haye 09-20-05, 07:45 PM	Something has been bugging for everytime I hear someone say just take 1st level of said spell caster to use this magic item. Now where exactlly does it say that by taking only one level of any caster you can activate the level of magic item, like a wand, scroll or staff?Scrolls? Here.Spell Completion This is the activation method for scrolls. A scroll is a spell that is mostly finished. The preparation is done for the caster, so no preparation time is needed beforehand as with normal spellcasting. All that’s left to do is perform the finishing parts of the spellcasting (the final gestures, words, and so on). To use a spell completion item safely, a character must be of high enough level in the right class to cast the spell already. If he can’t already cast the spell, there’s a chance he’ll make a mistake. Activating a spell completion item is a standard action and provokes attacks of opportunity exactly as casting a spell does. While wands and staffs are here.Spell Trigger Spell trigger activation is similar to spell completion, but it’s even simpler. No gestures or spell finishing is needed, just a special knowledge of spellcasting that an appropriate character would know, and a single word that must be spoken. Anyone with a spell on his or her spell list knows how to use a spell trigger item that stores that spell. (This is the case even for a character who can’t actually cast spells, such as a 3rd-level paladin.) The user must still determine what spell is stored in the item before she can activate it. Activating a spell trigger item is a standard action and does not provoke attacks of opportunity.You will note that for spell trigger items there is no check to attempt to use the item. You simply know how to do it. For spell completion items there may be a chance of failure.
Scarlet Knight 09-20-05, 07:49 PM	Scrolls are spell completion items, wands and staffs are spell trigger items. Here are the relevant rules for each: Spell Completion This is the activation method for scrolls. A scroll is a spell that is mostly finished. The preparation is done for the caster, so no preparation time is needed beforehand as with normal spellcasting. All that’s left to do is perform the finishing parts of the spellcasting (the final gestures, words, and so on). To use a spell completion item safely, a character must be of high enough level in the right class to cast the spell already. If he can’t already cast the spell, there’s a chance he’ll make a mistake. Activating a spell completion item is a standard action and provokes attacks of opportunity exactly as casting a spell does. Spell Trigger Spell trigger activation is similar to spell completion, but it’s even simpler. No gestures or spell finishing is needed, just a special knowledge of spellcasting that an appropriate character would know, and a single word that must be spoken. Anyone with a spell on his or her spell list knows how to use a spell trigger item that stores that spell. (This is the case even for a character who can’t actually cast spells, such as a 3rd-level paladin.) The user must still determine what spell is stored in the item before she can activate it. Activating a spell trigger item is a standard action and does not provoke attacks of opportunity.
technodemon 09-20-05, 08:05 PM	Ok I am blind.... Im trying to figure something out for a character idea.