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PerpetualNewb
2007-04-10, 09:25 PM
Quick question:
A Cleric with the Magic domain (http://www.d20srd.org/srd/spellLists/clericDomains.htm#magicDomain) can "use scrolls, wands, and other devices with spell completion or spell trigger activation as a wizard of one-half your cleric[/URL] level..."
The SRD entry for scrolls (http://www.d20srd.org/srd/classes/cleric.htm) states that "divine spellcasters ... can only use scrolls containing divine spells."
The question is, does the Magic domain override the Divine/Arcane restriction on scrolls, or can the Cleric still only cast Divine spells from scrolls?[U]

Ryuuk
2007-04-10, 09:30 PM
The magic domain makes it so that you are considered a wizard (an arcane caster) of half your cleric level in addition to being a cleric (divine). The domain is meant to give access to both arcane and divine magic items.

Ramza00
2007-04-10, 09:45 PM
Note a cleric with UMD but without the magic domain can always emulate his way into using the scroll.

PerpetualNewb
2007-04-10, 11:23 PM
Sorry guys, here's another question that is probably answered by sufficient reading comprehension.
Does casting a spell from a scroll count against the number of spells you can cast per day? If possible, could you point to a page number or section in the SRD that supports your answer?
Edit: And one more question:
It seems to me that a Cleric of a Lawful Good diety can not cast Chaotic or Evil spells. Is this correct? Sorry for all the questions. I've never played a magic user before and am trying to read up on everything I can for a campaign in a few weeks.

MeklorIlavator
2007-04-10, 11:39 PM
Casting spells from a scroll or wand do not count against spells per day, the bonus of getting more spells is counterbalanced by the cost.

And clerics can only cast spells with alignment descriptors that they match, so a LG cleric can cast good or lawful spells, while a NG cleric can only cast good spells(I believe this to be the right interpretation.)

Jasdoif
2007-04-10, 11:39 PM
Sorry guys, here's another question that is probably answered by sufficient reading comprehension.
Does casting a spell from a scroll count against the number of spells you can cast per day? If possible, could you point to a page number or section in the SRD that supports your answer?No, it doesn't count against spells per day. This is kind of indirect, but the best I can find right now short notice: http://www.d20srd.org/srd/magicItems/magicItemBasics.htm#spellCompletion
To use a spell completion item safely, a character must be of high enough level in the right class to cast the spell already. If he can’t already cast the spell, there’s a chance he’ll make a mistake. Activating a spell completion item is a standard action and provokes attacks of opportunity exactly as casting a spell does.If you're able to cast a spell from a scroll that you can't cast already, it's impossible that it counts against your spells per day, because you don't have any spells per day for it.



Edit: And one more question:
It seems to me that a Cleric of a Lawful Good diety can not cast Chaotic or Evil spells. Is this correct?
That's correct. http://www.d20srd.org/srd/classes/cleric.htm#chaoticEvilGoodandLawfulSpells
A cleric can’t cast spells of an alignment opposed to his own or his deity’s (if he has one). Spells associated with particular alignments are indicated by the chaos, evil, good, and law descriptors in their spell descriptions.

Fax Celestis
2007-04-10, 11:41 PM
Nope. A NG cleric would only be prevented from Evil spells. It's "can't cast spells of opposed schools", not nonmatching ones.

Jasdoif
2007-04-10, 11:41 PM
They can only pick an alignment domain that matches their alignment, though. An NG cleric couldn't choose the Law or Chaos domains.