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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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Rabain
post Oct 1 2005, 11:15 PM
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Well the scroll is magical only if a spell is written on it. A blank spell scroll is just a piece of paper.

Caster's vary in knowledge and power so their ability to read scrolls should vary accordingly but the amount of magic in the scroll (with spell) is not less if successfully read by a lesser mage.
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