Why is the Bard/Rogue ability, 'Use magic Device' tied to charisma? That makes as much sense to me as it does to have Sorcery tied to Charisma... I would just stick it on the Lore side of the house. If you Lore is high enough, not only do you have a chance to identify an item, you could also use any item. Or, If they insist on keeping it Charisma based, let Paladins get the 'Use Magic Device' ability also.Inane comment
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Why is the Bard/Rogue ability, 'Use magic Device' tied to charisma? That makes as much sense to me as it does to have Sorcery tied to Charisma... I would just stick it on the Lore side of the house. If you Lore is high enough, not only do you have a chance to identify an item, you could also use any item. Or, If they insist on keeping it Charisma based, let Paladins get the 'Use Magic Device' ability also.[QUOTE=Paranitis]Well, Use Magic Device is to see how well you are at "faking" being able to use magic..and rogues/bards are good at that. Paladins just aren't good at faking anything, lol[/QUOTE]
Exactly. Which is why its charisma based.
As for sorceror's magic being tied to charisma, consider the difference between a wizard and a sorceror. A wizard is an old quiet little man (typically) that is very learned in magic and the study of magic. Hence his magic being taken from intelligence.
A sorceror however is, perhaps, more of a magical "upstart", someone (IMO) who looks upon magic as an art, not a study. Hence the charisma based magic
EDIT: Paladin's with a UMD skill would probably be a bit unbalanced. They already have some magic anyway (I know bards do, but I'm getting to that!). I think the Paladin is a very "down the middle" class. They are good fighters, have some magic, and I'm sure they had bonuses against evil/undead. Give em much more useful skills, and they'd probably be a bit too powerful.
Exactly. Which is why its charisma based.
As for sorceror's magic being tied to charisma, consider the difference between a wizard and a sorceror. A wizard is an old quiet little man (typically) that is very learned in magic and the study of magic. Hence his magic being taken from intelligence.
A sorceror however is, perhaps, more of a magical "upstart", someone (IMO) who looks upon magic as an art, not a study. Hence the charisma based magic
EDIT: Paladin's with a UMD skill would probably be a bit unbalanced. They already have some magic anyway (I know bards do, but I'm getting to that!). I think the Paladin is a very "down the middle" class. They are good fighters, have some magic, and I'm sure they had bonuses against evil/undead. Give em much more useful skills, and they'd probably be a bit too powerful.
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