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Post by Whatchamacallit on Feb 4, 2004 1:44:21 GMT -5
Aside from the normal stuff in the PHB (yada yada), is this skill used to identify magic items? Say I find a ring, and after I cast Detect Magic on it, noting a magical aura around it, what skill would I have to use to identify what this ring does?
Thanks
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Post by TheUdjat on Feb 4, 2004 6:59:10 GMT -5
If I recall correctly, yes, Spellcraft is the skill in question. But I think the DC is pretty high for identifying items to a terribly useful degree. But then, I don't get many chances to test all that out, so I'm hardly the expert on the subject.  |
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Post by BluSpecs on Feb 4, 2004 9:21:45 GMT -5
Spellcraft also helps you in countering spells and identifying whats being cast at you
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Post by Wizard on Feb 4, 2004 11:33:29 GMT -5
You're talking about an epic use of appraise. It's very hard to identify a magic item with skills...something that I don't really agree with, but whatever. Maybe I'll change it in Kenelton's.
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Post by Merovingian on Feb 4, 2004 12:27:33 GMT -5
There is a first level spell Identify that give the most prominent magical ability(s) of an item. Beyond that there is a spell that give the complete identity of an item, but I’m not sure what that one is called it’s 5th level I think. Problem is ID takes 8 hours to perform so nothing a wiz/sor can do on the spot.
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Post by Wizard on Feb 4, 2004 14:11:16 GMT -5
Analyze Dweomer. And it only takes 1 round to cast.
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Post by thrawn86 on Feb 7, 2004 19:16:15 GMT -5
And then there's the way we play in my campaign, where I tell the players after about 5 minutes what any given item does, reagardless of what they do, because I'm lazy and can't remember the item myself for more than that length of time...
I like that rule.
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