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Thread: Simple Q&A D&D 3.5 (by RAW) XXI

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    BardGuy

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    Default Re: Simple Q&A D&D 3.5 (by RAW) XXI

    A 1325 Dispute
    Quote Originally Posted by Curmudgeon View Post
    What you need to activate a spell from a staff is the following:
    • knowledge of the spell contained therein
    • a successful Use a Wand check
    You don't need to know the spell. It only needs to be on your class spell list in order to activate a wand or staff without a check. As I said before, using the emulate class feature option to emulate a a class's spellcasting ability would treat you as having their spell list with a DC of 20 (giving you an effective caster level of 0). You would be able to activate a wand or staff, with the same DC as activating a wand or staff normally.
    Is there really any reason that I could not use that option in lieu of the "Use a Wand" option, besides the fact that the "Use a Wand" option exists?
    Last edited by Vaern; 2012-11-12 at 02:07 AM.