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Salk
post Sep 30 2005, 08:03 PM
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Hello!

I am at the moment unable to verify directly but I wonder if I remember well.

Is it true that both in Baldur's Gate and Baldur's Gate 2 a magic user (both divine and arcane) can use wands or read scrolls with spells that are of much higher level than he/she could actually master ?

In short, is it true that I can, example, read and start the effects of a Lightning Bolt scroll having a second level Mage read it ?

If this is true, I think it would be definitely something that I'd like to see corrected. I don't know what the AD&D 2ed. says about this but I'd think it shouldn't be at all allowed.

If instead I am just misremembering then sorry for the stupid question! cool.gif
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Baronius
post Oct 1 2005, 08:30 PM
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Though just like with several other parts of AD&D, I don't agree with the rule that the scrolls are magical as physical objects, and not the magical words themselves, the caster's knowledge/power.

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I'm not sure if it is implemented but isn't there also a chance of failure if trying to cast a scroll higher in level than the caster?

In BG1 there isn't any. Neither in BG2, to my knowledge.


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